One quick pre-game thought... I have heard talk around the CFL that Chick is underperforming so far. I totally disagree. In 8 games so far he has 15 tackles and 5 sacks, which is more that respectable. Certainly above the average DE in the CFL.
Well three can have a conversation as easily as 13 or 23.
Thankfully the rival team slaughter is over but had to change the channel to get to the Ticats game :?
Also disappointed that the Ticats site didn't have the opening coin toss and anthem as they've had in the past. I like to watch that online instead of listening to the panel blather.
I haven’t heard that talk, but I don’t think he’s been underperforming at all either.
Kickoff is coming up, and here are some things I’d like to see in this one, in no particular order:
I’d like Collaros to be completely out of preseason mode and look like the kind of QB that made him the favourite to be named the MOP.
I’d like Maher to keep that FG streak going. He did struggle at THF earlier this year. And I would like this team to not have to think about signing Swayze Waters.
I’d like those two new CBs to appear to be an improvement over Lee and Pointer.
And I’d like to see a blowout win over the Roughcheaters. But they may not be easy to beat despite their record, as the Stamps found out last week.
It’s a relief to see a better start from this team.
As Drew tweeted:
Drew Edwards ?@scratchingpost 20s20 seconds ago
#Ticats first play against the #Riders a gain of 24... last week, a fumble. The week before, a pick six. So, improvement.
Man despite the FG, that was a sweet drive. You can see that Zach still has some rust, those were two endzone passes that normally would have been TDs. The positive is that Zach is reading the defence like it's a comic book....
Great drive down the field but a couple of tosses there looked like Zach hasn’t quite shaken off all of the rust. At least they end up with a FG. As long as the D can get the sliders off the field quickly, he’ll get lots more time to throw and he certainly did look better last week as the game went on.