Agree with all your points. I would also add:
Special teams coverage was noticeably inferior to last week. It looked like they were playing with far less energy.
Masoli made some very bad decisions early. He has to break his tendency to lock into Banks, Tasker or the RB. Tucker was open on a couple that he tried to force to other receivers.
Simoni Lawrence was mainly invisible out there, which usually results in a poor effort for us.
They could have raised beer prices by 25 cents and paid for him.they have to try Frey next week.the middle linebacker should lead the team in tackles
The score is not very indicative relative to how the cats played.
It was a much worse loss.
Next week should be interesting. Does coaching have an answer or will it be “here we go again”.
IMHO, team will have to work hard to get to a similar record to last year.
Need to rise up when playing in a competitive game
We got run over by a good running back, took bad penalties, and were ineffective on offensive.
The Als are still a bad team, and we are still a contender.
Bad games happen
Thanks. Score sheet shows that we did take a timeout with 3:25 left. Same score sheet does not mention the second timeout, but based on the timing of the plays we must have taken it.
I retract my brain fart statement.
I don’t recall that timeout at all. But we definitely took one after 1st down.
I saw this one coming…they thought they were top of the heap team but reality set in…I guess the Nissan rating was right about them…Offense was just okay but where did the defense go? It’s simple that it’s motivation by the coaches to push their players…we have the talent but lack the drive or guidance. Well we always have the Argos to bet on!!
I don’t think anyone has commented on the O-line’s play last night. While I didn’t zero in on it, it seemed, to me, that most of Masoli’s passes were thrown on the run and that he managed to avoid several “sack attacks.”
Standing out on the game summary: Even though the Cats received the second half kickoff, the Alouettes had the ball for 11 minutes in the 3rd quarter.
That’s crazy.
The one I wondered about was at the end of the first half. I thought they had a timeout left, but didn’t call it, and then almost ran the clock out. Also, they might have had time for another play had they called their timeout.
One good thing about Masoli - he made several “proper” decisions by throwing the ball OOB instead of a) taking a sack; and b) trying to force a play and getting intercepted.
And he did throw for over 400 yards and the offense scored 29 points.
I also thought his protection was poor last night, and he was running fro his life all night.
You are still a playoff team, and you hung 400+ passing yards on us. Take away Stanback and the game was in your favor. You lost a game on the road to a desperate team, but that team is still a bad team. I wouldn’t worry.
And “take away” Masoli and the Ti-Cats don’t hang 400+ yards on the Als. So what’s your point?
A previously winless team tied for last place in the division beat the previously unbeaten first place team in the division. Give full credit where credit is due… no need to “apologize” for your team’s well-earned victory as if it were some kind of mistake.
Bad game all around from what we have seen so far this year. Lot of blame to go around but more worried about Erlington. Bradbury crew still running all the games they do 28 penalty calls last night some good a few bad some questionable. Typical Bradbury crew night. Regroup fix the problems, kick some butts and pick up where we left off in game 3.
I’m not apologizing for my team. But this is a small sample size from a team that has been categorically awful for the past five years. I give credit to my team for putting together a good game plan to run the ball down your throats, but I’m also realistic. It’s one win. And we have many levels of dysfunction. Our D hasn’t been able to stop any QB from passing for 400 yards in three games this year. Our DC is a rookie to the league. Our defensive line is a mess. And that’s just on one side of the ball.
All this to say: I don’t think there should be alarm bells in Hamilton after one road defeat that actually wound up being fairly close. You have to think Steinauer will fix the run D going forward. Just my opinion though.
Agreed… Coombs was good… so why did they stop using him as the game progressed… only 1 carry in the 2nd half(and for a good 7 yards)… vs. a dozen rushes for Stanback in the same period. Masoli clearly wasn’t at his best so why weren’t they prioritizing the run game in this situation? When is this team ever going to learn? Meanwhile, Stanback & Gable are ripping it up for their respective teams.
Okay we are 3 and 1 and who is next? CGY.
Bo is out for 4-6 weeks and we should have lots of tape on Arbuckle by then.
Respectfully, I suggest that it was because Stanback was keeping your offense off the field with lengthy, clock-chewing drives, and it’s fairly common for teams, when trailing by substantial margins late in the game, to eschew the run in favor of the pass, which doesn’t eat up as much time on the clock. Also, Masoli passed for 400 yards on the game so it’s not like you weren’t moving the ball. It was just that your offense didn’t see the field much in the third quarter.