The ticats did come out to play tonight. I was impressed with Printers. The receivers looked ok tonight. The play calling seemed a bit better. The defence looked to be much more aggressive which accounted for the interceptions. I don't know why they don't throw to Bauman more he seems to catch everything. Marcel looked much more interested in the game than Taaffe ever did and I think it showed in the team's morale.
But in the end the team lost when they had an opportunity to win. It's disheartening...
i was thinking the same thing…Bauman hasnt dropped a pass in weeks now…and he is a big target…i have really seen an improvement in Bauman and i think he will be a go-to guy by seasons end.
The thing that I think was most important about the Edmonton game is that this team showed some mental resiliency.
After getting crushed by BC, seeing the HC fired and their best defensive player traded away for essentially nothing, the team could have easily folded up their tents and gone home, so to speak.
But instead, they really showed up. Yes, there were plenty of mistakes and yes, many guys still have alot to do to develop, but some of the guys who we know are good athletes are starting to become better players. Examples: Bauman, Rodriguez, Tisdale, Thompson, Knowlton.
Let's face it, playoff chances are slim to none this year, and our chances of doing anything in the playoffs were even worse. So hopefully BO'B and MB will focus on player development for the rest of the year. This is probably our best approach for getting a few wins too!
I agree Tom, we’re nowhere close to being a seriously contending team, but I fully expected to see the same kind of performance we saw against BC (or worse) after all that happened this week, and we didn’t.
In other words, there were mistakes, but at least there was effort and the team bounced back from an undressing by BC and the other distractions. This says something positive about the guys and/or the coaches that remain.
Clearly my expectations are low, but that means I’m less likely to be disappointed, and I’m sick of being disappointed.
Well I agree but there is one big question mark that remains in my mind. If we had of played a healthy Ricky Ray what would have happened. It was questionable whether he was even going to start the game. I don't know how much a difference it would have made. But I don't think he has ever thrown that many interceptions in a single game.