Yeah Lions are brutal against the run this year. First the Hamilton RB ran wild on them, Reynolds woke up against them, and now anyone running for the Bombers gets a 1st down each time. We need a younger Tyrone Williams, the guy was a run stopping force.
This is the mechanic that official use to waive off a flag. In US College, they hang on to the flag, and waive it above their head. In the NFL, they just verbalize that there is no flag. Recall two years ago when Ed Hochuli said, "there is no flag on the play for holding; the defender was overpowered."
The benefit of having a unique mechanic is that if for some reason the audio isn't working (remember the CBC broadcasts a few years ago?), then simply seeing the Referee use this mechanic, you will know what's going on. If he doesn't throw his hanky to the ground in front of him, he could be telling you that #50 is reporting as eligible for all you know.
How in the hell did B.C. give up 179 yards rushing in the FIRST HALF?!?!?! :o Saying B.C. is terrible against the run is a bit of an understatement. They might as well not even put their defence on the field. I don't want to take anything away from Winnipeg's running game. Obviously these guys are playing well. However, when you give up 179 yards in just two quarters... I'd say your defence is absolute garbage. So much for going 2-0... :?
I kind of wish B.C. had shown a little more aggressiveness and gone for it on third down. It didn't look like they had much left to gain. A yard, maybe a yard and a half. If they'd given it to Mallett, he probably could've gotten the first down. Instead they kicked a long field goal, and the kicker was way off. They walked away with nothing.
Man these Bombers are running at will....I havent seen this in the CFL in a long time. Usually when a team gets big rushing yards like Hamilton a few yrs ago with Lumsden, it's because of really long runs but this game is just full of 10-25 yard runs. Lining up 10 yards back like their RBs do gives them great momentum when they get the ball. /sigh