WEBVTT 1 00:00:34.359 --> 00:00:38.840 Well here we are back here Tuesday this week. I just returned from the 2 00:00:38.960 --> 00:00:44.159 UFL Championship game. Here back talking CFL here week two. Let's see if 3 00:00:44.200 --> 00:00:47.079 we can bring in your internet. It's a little hit and go. We'll 4 00:00:47.079 --> 00:00:48.840 see how we do here. Jason, how are you doing, sir? 5 00:00:49.679 --> 00:00:53.200 Doing good? Raid, Thanks for having me as always, and yeah, 6 00:00:53.280 --> 00:00:57.159 happy to be here. It's good here. We got Zach checking in here, 7 00:00:57.240 --> 00:01:00.079 We've got Chris checking in here. It's good. Up on everything today. 8 00:01:00.159 --> 00:01:03.560 Missed a lot of the excitement this weekend, though, I will say 9 00:01:03.640 --> 00:01:07.239 we were Hussey. We were live in the hotel lobby bar with all the 10 00:01:07.319 --> 00:01:11.200 UFL executives, the professor, Andrew Murray and I and Anthony Miller where they're 11 00:01:11.239 --> 00:01:15.840 watching the BC Lions game on Andy's iPad. So just like I'm doing my 12 00:01:15.920 --> 00:01:19.480 work and then I caught up on everything today. But we were literally like 13 00:01:19.799 --> 00:01:23.680 Russ Brandon sitting there, Moose Johnston is sitting there, and we are watching 14 00:01:23.799 --> 00:01:27.680 the BC Lions. Really kind of hairy win there, and we'll talk about 15 00:01:27.719 --> 00:01:30.959 that. I don't think it was maybe as decisive as that we wanted, 16 00:01:32.000 --> 00:01:34.840 But overall, what do you think CFL Week two? Here? I seemed 17 00:01:34.840 --> 00:01:40.760 like some pretty exciting games. Yeah, I don't think there's been a bad 18 00:01:40.840 --> 00:01:44.359 game this year so far, and I mean you can't really say that about 19 00:01:44.400 --> 00:01:47.760 the previous couple of seasons. So I'm really excited to talk about it today. 20 00:01:48.680 --> 00:01:51.319 Yeah, it's good here. So I thought I've just first off here. 21 00:01:51.359 --> 00:01:53.159 We got Tim chepick in here as well, so we'll probably try to 22 00:01:53.159 --> 00:01:57.120 switch back to Monday's here. I think if we can obviously traveling back yesterday 23 00:01:57.159 --> 00:02:00.879 and Jason being really nice of working out schedules, make sure if you're new 24 00:02:01.079 --> 00:02:04.840 like it, subscribe. We gave away a bunch of tickets to the UFL 25 00:02:04.920 --> 00:02:07.599 championship game. Will do the same for the UFO kickoff if we get that 26 00:02:07.759 --> 00:02:12.280 for season tickets, and we'll do jerseys and stuff. We gave away Doug 27 00:02:12.319 --> 00:02:15.560 Flutie one. At some point we can get some row retros that jersey's on 28 00:02:15.599 --> 00:02:17.240 there as well to get by the way, But I thought today first off, 29 00:02:17.280 --> 00:02:21.879 and we'll obviously go game by game on here. But I thought Mike's 30 00:02:21.879 --> 00:02:23.560 got his power rankings up here. I thought this might be just kind of 31 00:02:23.560 --> 00:02:28.240 a cool conversation started here over at Sports Illustrated. I know Anthony as well 32 00:02:28.280 --> 00:02:31.240 on there. But the interesting thing to me, Jason, obviously montre Alowett's 33 00:02:31.319 --> 00:02:36.039 number one. Maybe that's no surprise here, but Winnipeg Blue Bombers. What 34 00:02:36.199 --> 00:02:39.560 a time in our lives here Winnipeg ranked ninth in the power rankings. What 35 00:02:39.560 --> 00:02:45.400 do you think about that? I personally would still not have them ninth. 36 00:02:45.560 --> 00:02:50.039 I know they you know, I definitely would have the Elks below them personally 37 00:02:50.120 --> 00:02:53.360 based on what I've seen. I mean, Winnipeg, you know, it's 38 00:02:53.400 --> 00:02:55.800 had a couple of rough weeks, but I think they deserve the benefit of 39 00:02:55.800 --> 00:03:00.439 the doubt more than almost any other team. And they have their albums, 40 00:03:00.479 --> 00:03:04.199 like I said, but I think that they'll bounce back probably this week. 41 00:03:05.240 --> 00:03:07.400 Well we'll see. And I when I I pulled up over at CFL dot 42 00:03:07.439 --> 00:03:12.120 ca A here to kind of get everything. Of course now I can't even 43 00:03:12.159 --> 00:03:14.560 pull up the site when I you know, when I switched over here, 44 00:03:14.599 --> 00:03:15.960 I mean, the first thing is what's going on with the Blue Bombers, 45 00:03:16.680 --> 00:03:21.000 I tweeted, I mean this feels like a lifetime ago here on Thursday with 46 00:03:21.039 --> 00:03:23.520 it with the Red Blacks game and the you know, the weather delay and 47 00:03:23.599 --> 00:03:27.120 all that. Like I mean, I've prayed for a time like this in 48 00:03:27.280 --> 00:03:32.159 the West where Winnipeg's zero to two can't score. Zach looks human injuries here 49 00:03:32.199 --> 00:03:36.360 and now we've even seen this week even more right, I think Olivara is 50 00:03:36.400 --> 00:03:38.000 not practicing. They got a lot of guys out of so far haunt and 51 00:03:38.039 --> 00:03:40.800 I think it was far Han tweeted about like, uh, is it just 52 00:03:40.919 --> 00:03:43.960 time has come for the Blue Bombers? I mean, what do you make 53 00:03:43.960 --> 00:03:46.319 of this? Well, I definitely think that, you know, they've lost 54 00:03:46.360 --> 00:03:52.159 some of their core pieces JaMarcus Hardrick on the offensive line, Jackson Jeff cot 55 00:03:52.199 --> 00:03:54.680 on the defensive line, but also, like you said, Age, I 56 00:03:54.759 --> 00:03:58.439 think is starting to catch up with them a bit. They don't have the 57 00:03:58.439 --> 00:04:00.840 same margin of air that they once did. I think that, you know, 58 00:04:00.879 --> 00:04:04.080 they have to have that high level play from Zach, Khalaris and there 59 00:04:04.159 --> 00:04:06.879 others are on offense in order for them to, uh, you know, 60 00:04:06.960 --> 00:04:12.080 have success, and they just haven't been playing very well through two weeks. 61 00:04:12.159 --> 00:04:15.919 Zach has just looked probably the worst two games I've seen from him as a 62 00:04:15.919 --> 00:04:20.399 Blue Bomber through the first couple weeks. He's probably almost most definitely been the 63 00:04:20.399 --> 00:04:25.839 worst starting quarterback in the CFL statistically through two weeks here, So I mean, 64 00:04:25.879 --> 00:04:29.720 if that continues, I don't think this team is going anywhere. And 65 00:04:29.920 --> 00:04:32.000 you know, it was weird to me because obviously the Red Blacks home open 66 00:04:32.079 --> 00:04:36.319 your Thursday. I watched that live kind of through that whole weather delay and 67 00:04:36.360 --> 00:04:41.360 all of that, which is really weird, Like, is is is Otwood? 68 00:04:41.480 --> 00:04:44.319 Just like in the Stormfront? I feel like every other week we have 69 00:04:44.360 --> 00:04:46.519 a have a weather delay in Ottawa? Is that the case here? Andrew 70 00:04:46.560 --> 00:04:49.560 Murray the professor checking in here back and say, but like it really feels 71 00:04:49.560 --> 00:04:54.560 like the Red Blacks have a lot of weather delays. Well, they definitely 72 00:04:54.600 --> 00:04:58.720 do. I think that, you know, they like I always make the 73 00:04:58.759 --> 00:05:01.399 joke and everybody always makes the joke hope that they it rains every Red Blacks 74 00:05:01.439 --> 00:05:05.360 home game. But in terms of like the meteorology of it, I'm not 75 00:05:05.879 --> 00:05:11.439 completely certain that you know, Oudawa gets more rain than others. But I 76 00:05:11.480 --> 00:05:15.800 think, you know, just based on the game days, it's it's been 77 00:05:15.839 --> 00:05:18.079 pretty interesting to see what's happened the last few years with the weather they're in 78 00:05:18.079 --> 00:05:20.639 Ottawa. Yeah, it's weird. It used to be that it was like 79 00:05:20.680 --> 00:05:24.959 the Marshall Ferguson curse and now it's I don't know if that, but my 80 00:05:25.040 --> 00:05:29.079 point is like even in that game, you know, in Winnipeg tied it 81 00:05:29.160 --> 00:05:31.399 up right at one point there, and like it never felt like Ottawa was 82 00:05:31.439 --> 00:05:33.480 in danger. Like it felt like, I don't know, to me, 83 00:05:33.560 --> 00:05:36.439 I felt watching that like we're gonna win this game. The Mariners have had 84 00:05:36.439 --> 00:05:42.240 some game recently with and not that Winnipeg you would traditionally think is an inferior 85 00:05:42.279 --> 00:05:45.920 opponent, but at least in that game Thursday, they felt inferior. It 86 00:05:46.000 --> 00:05:49.199 never really felt like they were in danger. Zach had the interception that got 87 00:05:49.319 --> 00:05:54.319 called back because the defensive pass interference immediately throws another interception. Like it just 88 00:05:54.360 --> 00:05:57.519 really felt like nothing was there. I know they did the weather delay, 89 00:05:57.720 --> 00:06:00.120 like let's just call this game. I mean, and I know that it 90 00:06:00.199 --> 00:06:01.839 came back and they have kind of the Hail Mary there at the end, 91 00:06:01.839 --> 00:06:04.560 but I'm like, let's just call this. It's two minutes left. They 92 00:06:04.639 --> 00:06:09.560 never really felt like a Winnipeg had any chance to get anything going. Yeah, 93 00:06:09.560 --> 00:06:12.800 I thought Ottawa looked very composed throughout this game. I thought that Drew 94 00:06:12.839 --> 00:06:15.720 Brown looked like the veteran quarterback out of these two in this game. And 95 00:06:16.360 --> 00:06:19.920 you know, I really wasn't scared for Ottawa. I was pulling for Outawa 96 00:06:20.000 --> 00:06:23.959 obviously, just to see something different in the CFL from what we've seen the 97 00:06:24.040 --> 00:06:27.680 last couple of years. And you know, I wasn't too concerned with them 98 00:06:27.800 --> 00:06:32.000 being able to hold on to the lead other than and before the rain delay 99 00:06:32.040 --> 00:06:35.759 when Winnipeg started to get a nice looking drive going, but then it you 100 00:06:35.800 --> 00:06:39.639 know, the game was halted for a better part of an hour, and 101 00:06:40.199 --> 00:06:44.759 you know it just didn't happen. Right, So in terms of Ottawa here 102 00:06:44.800 --> 00:06:48.040 and I guess we'll start talking about them. We can go reverse chronological kind 103 00:06:48.040 --> 00:06:51.079 of through the weekend just since we're on it. But either we have Drew 104 00:06:51.120 --> 00:06:56.199 Brown now we're not dealing with Okay Mazzoli at some point and get hurt last 105 00:06:56.240 --> 00:06:59.639 year Dustin Crime is back to me in the short yardage guy, like we're 106 00:06:59.639 --> 00:07:01.720 seeing really good defense. It feels like from Bob Dyce, Like, is 107 00:07:01.759 --> 00:07:04.519 this kind of the vision that the Red Blacks are always supposed to be? 108 00:07:05.759 --> 00:07:09.720 Yeah, I think that you know, Drew Brown, you know, if 109 00:07:09.720 --> 00:07:13.319 they were going to reach their highest potential, Drew Brown had to step up 110 00:07:13.319 --> 00:07:15.800 and be the guy. I think from what we've seen from Drew Brown at 111 00:07:15.839 --> 00:07:21.279 the CFL level, especially last year, he's looked very like a high level 112 00:07:21.360 --> 00:07:25.480 quarterback in this league and a guy that could potentially be one of the best 113 00:07:25.519 --> 00:07:29.600 quarterbacks in this league. I mean, look at last year just statistically alone, 114 00:07:29.879 --> 00:07:33.279 touchdowns, zero interceptions. Again, did not throw an interception in this 115 00:07:33.360 --> 00:07:38.000 game, and that's key for Ottawa. They have not been able to avoid 116 00:07:38.040 --> 00:07:41.759 those turnovers from their quarterbacks the last few seasons. And I think, you 117 00:07:41.800 --> 00:07:44.680 know, that's one thing that Drew Brown has always excelled at. You look 118 00:07:44.720 --> 00:07:46.879 back to his college career. They brought that up on the broadcast. That's 119 00:07:46.920 --> 00:07:50.800 always had a good touchdown interception ratio, and I think, you know, 120 00:07:50.800 --> 00:07:55.240 he's a guy that's willing to take chances down the field. I think they 121 00:07:55.240 --> 00:08:00.560 have a really well called offense now with Tommy Gondell, the former off coordinated 122 00:08:00.600 --> 00:08:03.879 for the Hamilton tiger Cats, being there, Brailan Addison's there from you know, 123 00:08:03.920 --> 00:08:07.879 his time in Hamilton, You're starting to see similar concepts. Brail Addison 124 00:08:07.879 --> 00:08:11.560 took a couple of snaps out of the backfield and this want to leave the 125 00:08:11.560 --> 00:08:15.959 first play of the game from scrimmage was a handoff to Brail and Addison I'm 126 00:08:16.000 --> 00:08:20.240 playing running back. So you're starting to see some of those concepts creep up 127 00:08:20.240 --> 00:08:24.680 from his time in Audawa for his time in Hamilton that is in Ottawa, 128 00:08:24.839 --> 00:08:26.839 and I think, uh, you know, maybe Condell just needed a fresh 129 00:08:26.879 --> 00:08:31.079 start and to get out of Hamilton, and maybe he's gonna have a great 130 00:08:31.079 --> 00:08:35.440 season calling place for the red blocks question for Drew Brown and obviously with Winnipeg 131 00:08:35.480 --> 00:08:39.279 last year in the secondary role here, do you think it's you know, 132 00:08:39.480 --> 00:08:43.000 obviously we saw him last year clearros and all that stuff, and then now 133 00:08:43.039 --> 00:08:46.120 is there just one of those like there's not enough tape on him, because 134 00:08:46.240 --> 00:08:48.840 we saw that with Dustin Crumb last year and he kind of had a couple 135 00:08:48.799 --> 00:08:52.320 of weeks where it was like Crumb sanity or Crimanian and it kind of came 136 00:08:52.360 --> 00:08:56.440 back down to earth because teams, is this just like we haven't seen enough 137 00:08:56.440 --> 00:08:58.360 of him yet and we're going to game plan about that going forward. I'm 138 00:08:58.360 --> 00:09:03.360 curious kind of your thoughts on that. Yeah, I mean I would say 139 00:09:03.679 --> 00:09:05.879 no, I think that he's probably going to be one of those guys that's 140 00:09:05.879 --> 00:09:09.919 gonna be able to overcome it because the level of play that we've seen from 141 00:09:09.960 --> 00:09:13.440 him has just been so high and he's just doing the right things so consistently. 142 00:09:13.919 --> 00:09:16.360 But you never know, you've seen a guy like Jake Mayer, who 143 00:09:16.600 --> 00:09:22.120 I think we both were very high on before last season, really come back 144 00:09:22.159 --> 00:09:26.399 down to earth after he hit that you know, fifteen starter start start so 145 00:09:26.879 --> 00:09:30.480 threshold and like you said, get defense has got tape on him. So 146 00:09:30.559 --> 00:09:31.759 I think at the end of the day, you know, we'll have to 147 00:09:31.759 --> 00:09:37.080 wait and see if that's the case for Drew Brown here on the on the 148 00:09:37.360 --> 00:09:39.240 Winnipig side, here he is ag with a couple of those interceptions, like 149 00:09:39.240 --> 00:09:41.639 we said, he had the one that guy called back immediately, you know, 150 00:09:41.679 --> 00:09:46.639 throws it over again. You know, even like penalties, right, 151 00:09:46.720 --> 00:09:48.679 Big Hill took a penalty and I felt like he didn't he missed week one. 152 00:09:48.720 --> 00:09:52.000 I felt like maybe he was trying to kind of like make up for 153 00:09:52.120 --> 00:09:54.720 lost time here, getting a little excited there and that they waved that off 154 00:09:54.759 --> 00:10:00.039 because it was such a far completion. But it feels like Winnipeg, I 155 00:10:00.080 --> 00:10:01.799 don't know if their confidence is shook in. It just feels like, Okay, 156 00:10:01.840 --> 00:10:03.799 now we're trying to make you know, we're almost trying to play in 157 00:10:03.840 --> 00:10:07.840 spite of whatever, and coming up with some of those mistakes. Yeah, 158 00:10:07.879 --> 00:10:13.080 I think that Zach just looks like he's you know, they've had opportunities to 159 00:10:13.159 --> 00:10:16.919 make plays, they've had open receivers, and it just seems like they're just 160 00:10:18.000 --> 00:10:20.000 a little bit off. And like I said, you can't you know, 161 00:10:20.039 --> 00:10:24.039 they can't afford to have those mistakes from him at this point because their defense 162 00:10:24.080 --> 00:10:28.080 isn't as good as they used to be. Their offense is missing key contributors 163 00:10:28.159 --> 00:10:31.480 right now, all of ra you know, out of the lineup. Johnny 164 00:10:31.480 --> 00:10:35.360 Augustine's a good player. I like him as a backup running back, but 165 00:10:35.399 --> 00:10:37.840 he is no Brady Oliver era and it was quite clear to see that in 166 00:10:37.919 --> 00:10:43.159 this one. Really they didn't trust him only the seven carries in this game. 167 00:10:43.320 --> 00:10:46.559 So, I mean, I think going forward they need to get healthy. 168 00:10:46.879 --> 00:10:48.960 I mean, Kenny Lawler is going to be out for a number of 169 00:10:48.960 --> 00:10:52.240 weeks still, you know, based on his injury. So I mean it's 170 00:10:52.240 --> 00:10:54.559 gonna be very interesting to see how these next few weeks. Because I believe 171 00:10:54.600 --> 00:11:00.559 they have BC this Friday. That's gonna be a big measuring stick game. 172 00:11:00.600 --> 00:11:03.440 For both clubs really with you know, I think both of those teams have 173 00:11:03.440 --> 00:11:05.519 looked a little bit shaky in the early going here, and then I think 174 00:11:05.600 --> 00:11:09.080 Winnipeg has Calgary the week after that, if I'm not mistaken. So a 175 00:11:09.159 --> 00:11:13.559 couple of big West matchups coming up for the Blue Bombers and they hope to 176 00:11:13.559 --> 00:11:16.279 a boy that oh and four start well and we'll talk Calgary here with Kellary. 177 00:11:16.320 --> 00:11:18.240 Looks like they could be one of the best teams in the league. 178 00:11:18.240 --> 00:11:22.519 I mean, I don't want to. I saw Daniel Austin sometimes friend of 179 00:11:22.519 --> 00:11:24.000 the show tweeting about them last week. Kind of feels like the West is 180 00:11:24.039 --> 00:11:26.080 running through them. But you know, we can get to them a little 181 00:11:26.080 --> 00:11:30.480 bit. But yeah, I mean a couple of tough matchup you Augustine here, 182 00:11:30.679 --> 00:11:33.000 you know, getting action obviously the touchdown and all that we're making up. 183 00:11:33.039 --> 00:11:35.360 Olivera not being in there, like you said, a lot of guys 184 00:11:35.399 --> 00:11:39.080 injured this week. I just don't know where that relief comes here, Like 185 00:11:39.120 --> 00:11:41.120 you said, Kenny Lawler being out like it just doesn't feel like they're one 186 00:11:41.159 --> 00:11:43.320 week away of Okay, let's get a couple of guys back in here. 187 00:11:43.320 --> 00:11:48.440 It's going to make a difference. Yeah, I agree, Like I completely 188 00:11:48.440 --> 00:11:52.039 agree in terms of, by the way, defense really good. I kind 189 00:11:52.039 --> 00:11:56.519 of you know, keeping Winnipeg under wraps with that. You know, you 190 00:11:56.559 --> 00:12:00.000 see that dumb rhymes here coming off of the Lions last season. Anyway, 191 00:12:00.240 --> 00:12:01.679 l stand out for you. Surprised you because it just like I said, 192 00:12:01.679 --> 00:12:05.879 we've seen like the Bob Dyce kind of coach team here the last year and 193 00:12:05.919 --> 00:12:07.559 whatever year and a half where we took over the interim role. Like it 194 00:12:07.639 --> 00:12:11.559 feels like defense is playing up, feels like they're kind of a force to 195 00:12:11.600 --> 00:12:16.200 be reckoned with. Now, yeah, I think I have to point out 196 00:12:16.240 --> 00:12:18.600 rykwall Armstead, who you know, I believe you a fifth front pick or 197 00:12:18.639 --> 00:12:22.440 something like that of the Jacksonville Jaguars a few years back, a big power, 198 00:12:22.639 --> 00:12:26.080 blunning back. I think that you know, there was one play where 199 00:12:26.080 --> 00:12:30.639 it looked like he ran into a bunch of bodies right in just a basic 200 00:12:30.679 --> 00:12:33.759 halfback dive play, and he broke out of it and made a big play 201 00:12:33.759 --> 00:12:37.360 out of it. Just a lot of tough running him in this game. 202 00:12:37.559 --> 00:12:41.960 And if they can have that element, because they lost Devonte Williams in offseason 203 00:12:41.039 --> 00:12:45.440 due to a you know, a season ending injury, I think if they 204 00:12:45.440 --> 00:12:48.879 can have that production from the running back position, and we do a lot 205 00:12:48.919 --> 00:12:52.720 of good things for Drew Brown in that offense, and I think, you 206 00:12:52.759 --> 00:12:56.639 know, his performance was noteworthy. Curious, what on the way does right 207 00:12:56.679 --> 00:13:00.480 Mozzoli is still on the men coming back, I presume at some point, 208 00:13:00.519 --> 00:13:03.200 but like, what do we is Drew Brown playing his way into just kind 209 00:13:03.200 --> 00:13:07.320 of keeping the role here? I think he has a pretty long I think 210 00:13:07.360 --> 00:13:11.879 that, you know, even though those other two guys have starting experience, 211 00:13:11.960 --> 00:13:15.080 most notably Mizzoli. I mean, he can't really trust him at this point 212 00:13:15.120 --> 00:13:18.159 even if he gets on the field. They helped me. So I think 213 00:13:18.159 --> 00:13:20.679 you gotta, you know, roll with Joe Brown at least give him like 214 00:13:20.720 --> 00:13:24.879 a handful of weeks to really what he can be at Steph boul level and 215 00:13:24.279 --> 00:13:28.559 you know, get over that. You know that fifteen start threshold. I 216 00:13:28.559 --> 00:13:31.240 think you know how many games he started down in the CFL, like less 217 00:13:31.240 --> 00:13:33.960 than ten. Still, so I think it's gonna be very interesting to see 218 00:13:33.960 --> 00:13:37.039 how that plays out. Dustin problem, I don't think that's really an option, 219 00:13:37.159 --> 00:13:39.679 even though we saw him start a number of games last year. I 220 00:13:39.679 --> 00:13:43.279 think that's a team that, you know, similar to Edmonton. It doesn't 221 00:13:43.279 --> 00:13:48.120 get talked about as enough as much as Edmonton. But they need to win 222 00:13:48.320 --> 00:13:50.960 right now and I think Drew Brown gives him the best chance to do so. 223 00:13:50.960 --> 00:13:52.639 Yeah, I mean they have a lot of the talk. It was 224 00:13:52.679 --> 00:13:56.480 a ten year anniversary of kind of the you know, the team returning to 225 00:13:56.519 --> 00:14:00.399 Ottawa. Okay, we're playing against Winnipeg we had played against before. Do 226 00:14:00.440 --> 00:14:03.120 you feel like this home win, like you said, season now trying to 227 00:14:03.120 --> 00:14:05.600 get people excited about this. I mean, it feels like we're trying. 228 00:14:05.879 --> 00:14:07.799 I don't know, like I've said for a couple of years here, like 229 00:14:07.799 --> 00:14:11.120 I don't know what it looks like to be out of a Red Blacks fan 230 00:14:11.200 --> 00:14:13.559 right now. I don't know kind of what lineage you have for that say, 231 00:14:13.639 --> 00:14:16.159 for that it feels like a fortune to go, you know, great 232 00:14:16.240 --> 00:14:18.159 cup that they won, Like it feels like this is kind of a time 233 00:14:18.159 --> 00:14:22.000 where we got to get this team going well. I hope, so I 234 00:14:22.039 --> 00:14:26.360 hope that this team can. You know, I wouldn't even mind. You 235 00:14:26.360 --> 00:14:28.840 know, it's sacrilegious to say as a tai Cats fan, but I wouldn't 236 00:14:28.840 --> 00:14:31.039 even mind if they had a good season this year, you know, and 237 00:14:31.120 --> 00:14:35.120 the Ti Cats had you know, they seem like they're training towards being a 238 00:14:35.159 --> 00:14:37.120 bad team this year. So I think, you know, on Awa, 239 00:14:37.200 --> 00:14:39.960 I think, you know, I would be happy if they had a good 240 00:14:39.960 --> 00:14:45.399 season this year. But I've been fooled before by them In twenty nineteen, 241 00:14:45.440 --> 00:14:48.360 I believe they started too and oher and then lost a fifteen of the Black 242 00:14:48.559 --> 00:14:52.919 sixteen games. So you know, I've been fooled by them before. But 243 00:14:52.519 --> 00:14:56.279 you know, it was a good start to the season for them. Yeah, 244 00:14:56.279 --> 00:14:58.360 it's good. It's good to see some of these teams. And we'll 245 00:14:58.360 --> 00:15:01.240 talk to Edmonton here coming up, some of the these teams that maybe you 246 00:15:01.279 --> 00:15:03.000 hope we're gonna be better, but didn't you know, good for the crowd 247 00:15:03.039 --> 00:15:07.360 here sticking out. I don't know how many people actually stuck around through the 248 00:15:07.360 --> 00:15:09.200 weather delay and all that. Do you like that new rule that like, 249 00:15:09.240 --> 00:15:11.799 okay, if it's an hour, if it's after I was it part way 250 00:15:11.799 --> 00:15:15.240 through the third quarter, and then we can call it if it's up and 251 00:15:15.240 --> 00:15:16.240 if it's size its gonna be. Do you like that? I think that 252 00:15:16.360 --> 00:15:20.000 was this was the first imput uh if I could say that we're an implementation 253 00:15:20.120 --> 00:15:24.919 of it this year. Yeah, I'm not too sure the specifics on the 254 00:15:26.000 --> 00:15:28.799 rules, but I do know it was very close to being called. I 255 00:15:28.879 --> 00:15:31.879 remember they were saying, like they were really debating it on the TSM broadcast 256 00:15:31.879 --> 00:15:35.080 whether or not they were going to go back out there and match the game. 257 00:15:35.639 --> 00:15:39.159 You know, I think that they have to call it after a certain 258 00:15:39.200 --> 00:15:41.799 point. It sucks, obviously, and it's not necessarily fair. It would 259 00:15:41.840 --> 00:15:46.960 have been really really unfortunate in a game like this that was still hanging in 260 00:15:46.000 --> 00:15:50.720 the balance, a one score game. I believe there was actually a game 261 00:15:50.879 --> 00:15:54.600 called back in I want to say twenty seventeen or twenty eighteen or something between 262 00:15:54.600 --> 00:15:58.440 Montreal and Saskatchwan where the game was called midway through the third quarter. I 263 00:15:58.480 --> 00:16:02.600 think that was a two score game, but still a lot of time left, 264 00:16:02.679 --> 00:16:04.840 and I thought that was you know, it's really unfortunate that it didn't 265 00:16:04.840 --> 00:16:08.360 get to finish. But at a certain point you have to call the game, 266 00:16:08.399 --> 00:16:12.600 and I don't think the CFL has you know, the financial resources really 267 00:16:12.600 --> 00:16:18.039 to you know, reschedule the game to a different date to finish out just 268 00:16:18.080 --> 00:16:19.639 a part of a game. So you know, I get it from that 269 00:16:21.120 --> 00:16:23.919 perspective, from the league's perspective, But yeah, it's unfortunate if it ever 270 00:16:25.000 --> 00:16:30.039 comes to actually canceling the rest of the game. It feels like in the 271 00:16:30.159 --> 00:16:32.919 end they really stretched out. And I will say, very rarely do I 272 00:16:32.960 --> 00:16:34.840 get to watch so I can CFL live a lot on the weekends. It's 273 00:16:34.879 --> 00:16:40.480 catching up. But yeah, it would did not struck me as ironic that 274 00:16:40.600 --> 00:16:42.120 Thursday. I'm sitting there, I have my laptop pulled out to watch the 275 00:16:42.159 --> 00:16:44.879 game. I'm like, oh, great, it's the weather delay for an 276 00:16:44.879 --> 00:16:48.320 hour like this is you know, it is what it is, Like I 277 00:16:48.360 --> 00:16:52.000 said that shout out for that. Anything else, I'm looking at the standings 278 00:16:52.039 --> 00:16:53.960 here, but you know, it's good to see We'll talk Hamilton, but 279 00:16:55.000 --> 00:16:57.679 it's good to see Automa at least alive here. Jenna is excited about it. 280 00:16:57.799 --> 00:17:03.200 I feel maybe you know better than I certainly did last year kind of 281 00:17:03.200 --> 00:17:07.160 with Ottawa. I can't remember with the week that Mozoli went down, but 282 00:17:07.880 --> 00:17:08.759 I don't know. To me, I feel like the arrow is pointing out 283 00:17:08.799 --> 00:17:11.200 right now for Otawa. Last thoughts on that. Do you feel that way 284 00:17:11.200 --> 00:17:15.599 and anything else from this game? Yeah, I mean I think similar to 285 00:17:15.720 --> 00:17:19.279 Winnipeg. What I was saying before, I think this week's measuring stick game 286 00:17:19.319 --> 00:17:23.359 for Autawa as well. They played Montreal, obviously defending great Cup champions, 287 00:17:23.359 --> 00:17:27.640 who are looking very good themselves. If they can go into Montreal and that's 288 00:17:27.640 --> 00:17:33.160 Montreal's home opener, I do believe and win that game, I think we 289 00:17:33.200 --> 00:17:37.039 can safely say that this team is vastly improved over a year ago. Yeah 290 00:17:37.119 --> 00:17:41.279 big, I'm looking ahead here. Yeah, big East Division matchup here coming 291 00:17:41.359 --> 00:17:44.200 up. I mean, Montreal, it is looking fire and all scene this 292 00:17:44.359 --> 00:17:47.480 year. Let's get over. I'll get the game pulled up here. But 293 00:17:47.599 --> 00:17:55.000 we had the the Montreal. Speaking of going into Edmonton here, I will 294 00:17:55.039 --> 00:17:59.160 say, first off, I felt like I was watching the USFL game. 295 00:17:59.200 --> 00:18:03.839 I'm just gonna say, not a lot of people in the stands, Holy 296 00:18:03.880 --> 00:18:06.720 god. And I understand that Edmonton is in the you know, the Stanley 297 00:18:06.759 --> 00:18:11.039 Cup playoffs, and they lost there. They they rebounded Saturday and when eight 298 00:18:11.079 --> 00:18:12.799 to one. We were watching that at the bar alongside the BC Lions game. 299 00:18:12.839 --> 00:18:15.720 We really have I had the Texas Mariners game on. I had my 300 00:18:15.799 --> 00:18:18.519 head. We had the CFL and then that, but uh, there was 301 00:18:18.599 --> 00:18:22.519 like two thousand people I mean that was like, this is like rough times 302 00:18:22.519 --> 00:18:26.519 for Edmonton right now. It's tough to see them struggle like this, it 303 00:18:26.559 --> 00:18:30.039 really is. And I mean like every game. You know, it's similar 304 00:18:30.039 --> 00:18:33.759 to audible what it was just say about Oudawa. It's like you're pulling from 305 00:18:33.799 --> 00:18:36.799 them. Get it going, you know, you know, get some wins 306 00:18:36.839 --> 00:18:40.319 for those fans, and you know, you know, hopefully get some pomentum 307 00:18:40.359 --> 00:18:42.880 bag. They keep shooting themselves in the foot. And you know, in 308 00:18:42.920 --> 00:18:47.119 this game, I thought they played well. I think there's no question you 309 00:18:47.160 --> 00:18:49.880 look at them through two weeks, the Elks are improved, especially on offense. 310 00:18:49.960 --> 00:18:55.440 But you know, the turn the game when they had a chance to 311 00:18:55.480 --> 00:18:57.240 take the lead. There was a one score game for a lot of the 312 00:18:57.319 --> 00:19:03.440 second half, and they just you know, turnovers at inopportune times and penalties 313 00:19:03.559 --> 00:19:07.160 at inopportune times, and I think that's ultimately what did them in. I 314 00:19:07.160 --> 00:19:11.440 thought they played overall, you know, you know, just a grand view 315 00:19:11.480 --> 00:19:14.039 of things. I thought they played really well in this game, but they 316 00:19:14.160 --> 00:19:18.400 couldn't come away with the key plays to win. I thought both quarterbacks felt 317 00:19:18.400 --> 00:19:22.720 pretty uncomfortable with that. Cody, you get knocked down quite a bit McLeod 318 00:19:22.759 --> 00:19:25.960 as well. We talked about that preseason and everything. Do you have tray 319 00:19:26.000 --> 00:19:27.319 Ford in there? Do you have McLeod in there? You know, a 320 00:19:27.400 --> 00:19:30.599 twenty eight four to two throwing for a lot of the yards, had the 321 00:19:30.640 --> 00:19:33.400 two interceptions there. You know, a lots of debates we've had with MBT 322 00:19:33.519 --> 00:19:38.759 and everything on here is he Are the EUKS winning with with tray Ford? 323 00:19:38.759 --> 00:19:41.880 Are they not? I don't know at this point. What's your thoughts? 324 00:19:41.960 --> 00:19:47.559 Well, I mean McLeod definitely has moved the offense better from a past game 325 00:19:47.599 --> 00:19:51.039 perspective than tray Ford. But one thing I want to point out is Kevin 326 00:19:51.079 --> 00:19:55.480 Brown's been pretty quiet through two weeks and I think a lot of his success 327 00:19:55.920 --> 00:19:57.079 last year. He's a great player, but I think a lot of his 328 00:19:57.160 --> 00:20:03.000 success last year down the strike was when tray Ford came into the lineup because 329 00:20:03.039 --> 00:20:06.440 they had to account for you know, trey Ford keeping the ball and you 330 00:20:06.480 --> 00:20:11.400 know edge and I think that Kevin Brown got a lot of open run lanes 331 00:20:11.440 --> 00:20:15.680 and when the cloud in there, you know, that's the polar opposite. 332 00:20:15.680 --> 00:20:18.359 I think that you know, he's a guy that you know, he get 333 00:20:18.400 --> 00:20:21.119 the ball out quick, you know, trademark you know, quick release and 334 00:20:21.160 --> 00:20:22.440 everything like that. But you know, he's not going to be the guy 335 00:20:22.480 --> 00:20:26.640 that's going to really, you know, help your run game in that way. 336 00:20:26.720 --> 00:20:29.839 So I think, you know, getting Kevin Browning is going to be 337 00:20:29.880 --> 00:20:32.279 a big thing for them in the next few weeks. They're going to have 338 00:20:32.359 --> 00:20:34.599 to be a little more creative in that regard. But I don't know how 339 00:20:34.720 --> 00:20:40.039 much they can do with mc cloud back there from that perspective, but I 340 00:20:40.079 --> 00:20:42.160 do think the pass the game looks very good. I think that you know, 341 00:20:42.440 --> 00:20:45.519 some of the receivers are looking really good. I think Eugene Lewis has 342 00:20:45.559 --> 00:20:48.799 been a bit of a disappointment this year the first couple of weeks, you 343 00:20:48.799 --> 00:20:52.279 know, considering he missed most last year. I thought maybe he's going to 344 00:20:52.359 --> 00:20:56.799 come into this year really hungry and create a lot of big plays. Obviously 345 00:20:56.799 --> 00:20:59.880 there's still lots of time for him to do so. But I think, 346 00:21:00.079 --> 00:21:03.519 you know, other guys in that receiving cork getting's clearly mccleob Bethel Thompson still 347 00:21:03.519 --> 00:21:07.279 has a lot of good chemistry with him. Hurjimy Aalis the guy I wanted 348 00:21:07.279 --> 00:21:11.160 to talk about because the first year I started making YouTube videos in twenty twenty 349 00:21:11.200 --> 00:21:14.680 one. You know, I always did the you know, season predictions for 350 00:21:14.720 --> 00:21:18.319 the awards and everything like that, and I actually picked him to win Standney 351 00:21:18.400 --> 00:21:22.799 Canadian in twenty twenty one because in twenty nineteen he joined the Stampeders like halfway 352 00:21:22.839 --> 00:21:26.000 through the season and had like seven touchdowns or something like that in half a 353 00:21:26.039 --> 00:21:30.160 season, and I thought, Okay, you know, second year in the 354 00:21:30.200 --> 00:21:33.440 league, you know, improved training, I think he's going to have a 355 00:21:33.440 --> 00:21:37.680 big breakthrough year. And it just never happened. And he's bounced around to 356 00:21:37.759 --> 00:21:41.920 a couple of different spots since then Montreal and then Hamilton last year, and 357 00:21:41.960 --> 00:21:45.920 then you know, comes into Edmonton as basically insurance, and I believe that's 358 00:21:45.920 --> 00:21:49.400 what Dave Camp said, and you know, he won a job and he's 359 00:21:49.400 --> 00:21:52.359 looked very good and he's a big part of this offense in the early going 360 00:21:52.359 --> 00:21:56.359 here, So really happy to see that from him. Dylan Mitchell looks like 361 00:21:56.400 --> 00:22:02.200 he's primed for a bounce back year after an underwhelming last year. So there's 362 00:22:02.240 --> 00:22:04.440 lots of love on this Elk's offense. But I think, you know, 363 00:22:04.480 --> 00:22:07.599 their defense is what I have a bigger problem with. And again, the 364 00:22:07.599 --> 00:22:11.960 turnovers on offense are really the one key thing that has really shot themselves in 365 00:22:12.000 --> 00:22:15.920 the foot. Yeah, I wanted to co sign you with the Kevin Brown 366 00:22:15.960 --> 00:22:19.319 here because I remember, because you know, Wilder got hurt whatever part way 367 00:22:19.359 --> 00:22:23.000 through last year had to retire and then they really were leaning on Kevin Brown. 368 00:22:23.039 --> 00:22:26.640 And I agree with that, and it was really halfway through the season 369 00:22:26.680 --> 00:22:29.200 and it was kind of that trade for it. I think you're completely right, 370 00:22:29.240 --> 00:22:32.079 and it felt like finally that was kind of the back they needed because 371 00:22:32.119 --> 00:22:34.599 it was such a drop down for Wilder with all of that. Was it 372 00:22:34.640 --> 00:22:38.599 getting Junior that had the or excuse me, that wasn't on the Montreal side. 373 00:22:38.599 --> 00:22:41.160 I'll get to that in a minute. I got another short about that, 374 00:22:41.200 --> 00:22:44.880 but no, my other thing was and I was sitting there watching the 375 00:22:44.960 --> 00:22:48.440 highlights again this morning with McLeod and it was so funny because like, you 376 00:22:48.440 --> 00:22:51.039 know, he's sitting there getting paid like half a million dollars and he's looking 377 00:22:51.079 --> 00:22:53.720 around. You know, there's like fifteen people in the stand to you know, 378 00:22:53.799 --> 00:22:57.359 to juxtapose that with BC and they've got sold out and like, you 379 00:22:57.440 --> 00:23:00.079 know, what did the cost to get fifty in there? But you're you 380 00:23:00.160 --> 00:23:03.680 got fifty thousand people buying popcorn and stuff, and I'm like, because they're 381 00:23:03.680 --> 00:23:07.119 making half a million dollars but not a soul in the stands. Like just 382 00:23:07.200 --> 00:23:11.359 kind of a really weird dynamic, I think for Edmonton right now, at 383 00:23:11.400 --> 00:23:14.680 least on that side as well. But yeah, there's good pieces here. 384 00:23:14.680 --> 00:23:17.079 It just feels like, I don't know, man, I see Chris Jones 385 00:23:17.119 --> 00:23:19.160 after the game and he's walking over and shaking Jason Ass's hand, like, 386 00:23:19.400 --> 00:23:23.440 I just don't know, I don't know what was the future holds for Chris 387 00:23:23.519 --> 00:23:27.400 Jones. Well, I mean, I gotta give credit to the Three Down 388 00:23:27.519 --> 00:23:33.640 Nations guys. I was listening to their podcast the other week, and their 389 00:23:33.680 --> 00:23:37.000 prediction is, you know, after a week five, that's when Chris Jones 390 00:23:37.039 --> 00:23:40.079 gonna get let go, because I think they have a week six by and 391 00:23:40.279 --> 00:23:41.920 you know, they don't look like they're gonna be a team that's gonna be 392 00:23:41.960 --> 00:23:45.960 able to string many wins together till then, and I think, you know, 393 00:23:45.000 --> 00:23:48.119 it's very realistic that they can still have zero wins by then, and 394 00:23:48.680 --> 00:23:52.240 ultimately, you know, that's probably a good time to make that change because 395 00:23:52.640 --> 00:23:57.000 you know, at point the losses just keep piling up. It doesn't matter 396 00:23:57.000 --> 00:24:00.880 what state your team is in. I mean, it's like for Hugh Jackson 397 00:24:00.920 --> 00:24:03.440 when he was with the Cleveland Browns. I mean, I think one win 398 00:24:03.519 --> 00:24:07.160 over two years. You know, they had that whole process that they were 399 00:24:07.160 --> 00:24:10.319 doing. But I think you know, at the end of the day, 400 00:24:10.480 --> 00:24:12.920 you have to win some games, and you know, Chris Jones just hasn't 401 00:24:12.960 --> 00:24:17.079 been doing that in the last few years, ever since he came back to 402 00:24:17.160 --> 00:24:19.839 Edmonton. Well maah, I mean we've talked about this before, but at 403 00:24:19.880 --> 00:24:23.200 some point, it's it's a definition of insanity. And you've had Chris Jones 404 00:24:23.240 --> 00:24:26.720 there and you've given them the time. And I remember because it was a 405 00:24:26.759 --> 00:24:29.519 huge deal when he came in, like obviously you know the history of all 406 00:24:29.599 --> 00:24:32.759 that stuff, and I remember, like Rod and everyone was going crazy about 407 00:24:32.759 --> 00:24:36.119 all that. And then now it's insanity. And then the trade for thing. 408 00:24:36.240 --> 00:24:38.839 We've talked about that, whether it's personality or otherwise, but like now 409 00:24:38.880 --> 00:24:41.759 you're you know, you're buying McLoud to come in to kind of like offset 410 00:24:41.799 --> 00:24:45.480 and you put it. Okay, now now we're doing this kind of kick 411 00:24:45.559 --> 00:24:48.279 the can down the road. But at some point you've had enough. And 412 00:24:48.319 --> 00:24:49.599 I love him and I respect him, and he's been on the show and 413 00:24:49.640 --> 00:24:53.519 he's a great coach. But like, I mean, I think it's very 414 00:24:53.559 --> 00:24:56.279 obvious, like, O, hey, we're going to bring this in and 415 00:24:56.279 --> 00:24:57.640 do a big splash. But if you're not changing anything else, and if 416 00:24:57.680 --> 00:25:00.440 that wasn't you have the answer that you one is under your nose anyway, 417 00:25:00.480 --> 00:25:06.960 and you're just too foolish or or blowhard or mentality whatever to see that. 418 00:25:07.079 --> 00:25:08.599 Like I can't help you at that point, but I would have loved you 419 00:25:08.599 --> 00:25:11.680 have seen trey Ford get all the snaps, come into this season and be 420 00:25:11.759 --> 00:25:15.920 ready to go as supposed to further delay in all this, and then Chris 421 00:25:15.039 --> 00:25:18.839 Jones gets out of there, then you got McLeod. It's like lame duck 422 00:25:18.920 --> 00:25:21.880 quarterback situation. Like I just think that makes to be a mess. And 423 00:25:21.960 --> 00:25:26.000 like McCleod will be fine, right, Like he's good and said and you 424 00:25:26.039 --> 00:25:29.200 know, career wise and life wise and everything. But then you're leaving trey 425 00:25:29.240 --> 00:25:30.960 Ford here languishing, Like I just I don't like that, and I just 426 00:25:30.960 --> 00:25:36.119 think it's kind of set up for failure at this point. Yeah, I 427 00:25:36.160 --> 00:25:37.920 feel the same way about Chris Jones. Loved the guy as a person. 428 00:25:37.960 --> 00:25:41.599 I'm happy that he's in the league, but I think his time as a 429 00:25:41.640 --> 00:25:45.200 head coach in this league, you know, like he you know, went 430 00:25:45.240 --> 00:25:47.880 off to a great start when he was with Edmonton, you know, one 431 00:25:47.920 --> 00:25:51.359 that great cop, but he also had you know, a star level quarterback 432 00:25:51.400 --> 00:25:53.599 in Mike Riley, and I think, you know, he didn't come into 433 00:25:53.640 --> 00:25:57.519 this situation with an established quarterback, and I think that's a big part of 434 00:25:57.519 --> 00:26:02.599 the problem. This team just you know, just can't decide what direction they 435 00:26:02.920 --> 00:26:07.720 like want to go full time at quarterback. I think, you know, 436 00:26:07.279 --> 00:26:11.960 it's gonna be very interesting to see what direction they go with the next head 437 00:26:11.000 --> 00:26:15.759 coach, assuming that Chris Jones doesn't, you know, make a massive turnaround 438 00:26:15.799 --> 00:26:18.000 here. I mean, do they go with more of an inexperienced guy, 439 00:26:18.079 --> 00:26:21.640 you know, one of the up and coming coordinators around the league, or 440 00:26:21.680 --> 00:26:23.000 do they go with them, you know, a guy that's been a head 441 00:26:23.000 --> 00:26:26.039 coach before. I know, those guys aren't hanging around them too much. 442 00:26:26.079 --> 00:26:30.680 But you know, it's gonna be very interesting to see because they're in a 443 00:26:30.799 --> 00:26:33.599 very dire situation and I'm just very interested to see, you know what the 444 00:26:33.640 --> 00:26:37.799 new owner, which, by the way, this team may get sold in 445 00:26:37.839 --> 00:26:41.519 this season. According to Dave Naylor, you know, it's gonna be very 446 00:26:41.559 --> 00:26:44.559 interesting to see what the ownership group decides to do once they come in. 447 00:26:45.640 --> 00:26:48.599 Well, and as we talked about this before, but in any other situation 448 00:26:48.640 --> 00:26:51.599 where you had a GM that's kind of keeping an eye on things that isn't 449 00:26:51.680 --> 00:26:53.839 Chris Jones and you have ownership that isn't in flux and we're trying to sell 450 00:26:53.880 --> 00:26:56.759 this, like, I think that there's just a lot more scrutiny on what's 451 00:26:56.799 --> 00:26:59.960 going on where. I mean, obviously there is that it's a lot of 452 00:27:00.200 --> 00:27:02.680 on Edmon team, but I feel like you would have a lot more internal 453 00:27:02.720 --> 00:27:04.200 pressure there as well. And I just don't know the power dynamic there. 454 00:27:04.240 --> 00:27:07.920 But I have a feeling like, you know, like I am president and 455 00:27:08.119 --> 00:27:11.720 teacher and I'm here or principal whatever, and like I don't have to really 456 00:27:11.720 --> 00:27:15.160 deal with anyone and they're dealing, you know, they're worried about all the 457 00:27:15.200 --> 00:27:17.960 sale, and I don't know, it just feels like a mess. On 458 00:27:18.000 --> 00:27:22.440 the other side here, I mean Cody Fajardo, I mean, the Alolettes 459 00:27:22.519 --> 00:27:25.400 look phenomenal, and I know Tim's happy about that. He says, great 460 00:27:25.400 --> 00:27:30.960 cup banner unveiled Thursday. I'm sure there'll be plenty of Queen like, I'm 461 00:27:32.000 --> 00:27:36.000 sure that'll be fine. But uh, I mean Montreal, Let's looks like 462 00:27:36.000 --> 00:27:37.200 the best team in the league, right I mean they I know Mike had 463 00:27:37.240 --> 00:27:40.599 them number one, but I would co sign out. I mean the Alolette's 464 00:27:40.640 --> 00:27:44.880 number one team by by a mile right now. I really don't think they 465 00:27:44.880 --> 00:27:47.400 have a weakness when I look at them, like, through two weeks, 466 00:27:47.440 --> 00:27:49.079 I think that, you know, if anything, last year, I think 467 00:27:49.119 --> 00:27:52.960 Cody Ferjardo's just ceiling was the weakness for this team. I thought that, 468 00:27:53.200 --> 00:27:56.119 you know, maybe they just weren't the most explosive team. But you see 469 00:27:56.119 --> 00:28:00.599 it this year. He's playing more loose, he's playing more confident, he's 470 00:28:00.640 --> 00:28:03.039 taking the shots down the field. Case in point, the first play of 471 00:28:03.079 --> 00:28:08.000 the game bomb to keayon Julian Grant and it really set the tone for the 472 00:28:08.000 --> 00:28:11.880 rest of the game. And he's a guy that you know, you know, 473 00:28:11.920 --> 00:28:14.559 now that he's had a lot of starts under his belt in the CFL, 474 00:28:14.599 --> 00:28:18.599 we know he can play at an acceptable level at his worst. He's 475 00:28:18.599 --> 00:28:21.480 a guy that's willing to take more chances now that he has that great cup 476 00:28:21.559 --> 00:28:25.160 ring and he's really playing like it. And I think another thing is Walter 477 00:28:25.240 --> 00:28:27.240 Fletcher, I think is an upgrade on Williams stand back from last year. 478 00:28:27.240 --> 00:28:33.359 I think Williams standback hasn't looked good in the first couple of weeks with d 479 00:28:33.559 --> 00:28:34.960 C. I didn't think he looked very good the last couple of years with 480 00:28:34.960 --> 00:28:38.880 Montreal getting up there in age. And Walter Fletcher, who by the way, 481 00:28:40.119 --> 00:28:45.319 was originally traded from Edmonton to Montreal after having a promising debut with Edmonton. 482 00:28:45.039 --> 00:28:48.200 You know, he looks like an incredible running back and a great fit 483 00:28:48.240 --> 00:28:52.079 for this offense. Makes plays through the air as well as on the ground, 484 00:28:52.279 --> 00:28:56.880 you know, pretty exploding back. So I think you pair that with 485 00:28:56.960 --> 00:28:59.400 you know, a great group of receivers, you know, a couple of 486 00:28:59.440 --> 00:29:03.400 really good Canadian receivers, which is always important in the CFL, very hard 487 00:29:03.400 --> 00:29:06.160 to have success if you don't have, you know, at least a couple 488 00:29:06.160 --> 00:29:11.000 of good starting caliber receivers or starting caliber options at receiver. And you know 489 00:29:11.039 --> 00:29:14.759 they have that in Phil Pott and Julian Grant, and you know Cole Speaker 490 00:29:14.960 --> 00:29:18.000 stepping up as well. I mean I had that concern, I said last 491 00:29:18.039 --> 00:29:22.039 week that they wouldn't be able to replace Austin Mack. But I think they've 492 00:29:22.039 --> 00:29:26.599 done a really good job of doing that so far. Yeah, Phil Potler's 493 00:29:26.640 --> 00:29:30.400 great, as Cliffy with Al's Five Deck podcast predicted in the beginning, it's 494 00:29:30.400 --> 00:29:33.000 almost like they know that team. It's almost like they really know what they're 495 00:29:33.000 --> 00:29:36.119 talking about over there with the outlets. But I will say, and it 496 00:29:36.200 --> 00:29:38.880 is, it's such a cool situation for Cody. You know, we've talked 497 00:29:38.920 --> 00:29:41.519 about this, but like you know, the Saskatchewan and all that, but 498 00:29:41.720 --> 00:29:45.000 I do feel like, you know, and this is such like a stupid 499 00:29:45.039 --> 00:29:48.720 thing like winning the Great cuple like because it's so hard, but like Cody 500 00:29:48.799 --> 00:29:52.599 is like made now right, Like if you're Cody, that was the big 501 00:29:52.960 --> 00:29:56.240 Like you know, everything was against you. You felt that way whether it 502 00:29:56.279 --> 00:29:59.799 was or not, but it certainly you know, felt that way to Cody. 503 00:29:59.839 --> 00:30:02.880 And you are in such a tough situation and you go to the al 504 00:30:02.960 --> 00:30:06.359 Wettes and you really bet on yourself and you're there with Moss and you really 505 00:30:06.440 --> 00:30:10.079 kind of prove all the you know, all the doubters whatever you do it 506 00:30:10.319 --> 00:30:11.720 and now I feel like, yeah, I can play free, Like I 507 00:30:11.880 --> 00:30:15.559 made forever if I never do another thing ever in my life, Like I'm 508 00:30:15.559 --> 00:30:18.559 a great Cup winning quarterback and I had that, Like I just I feel 509 00:30:18.599 --> 00:30:22.759 like he's totally, like you said, just playing free now and it's just 510 00:30:22.839 --> 00:30:25.519 kind of a different level. We talked last week on here. Cody's a 511 00:30:25.599 --> 00:30:27.440 very emotional quarterback and same with Va. I mean a lot of guys, 512 00:30:27.440 --> 00:30:30.160 but like I don't know, like I said, the monkey off, It's 513 00:30:30.200 --> 00:30:33.680 like like I was in the runnings for the Seattle Best Sledding stuff for a 514 00:30:33.759 --> 00:30:37.720 long time and it was always like and then I won. I'm like, 515 00:30:37.759 --> 00:30:40.319 I don't care if I ever win again. Now I'm an award winning Like 516 00:30:40.319 --> 00:30:42.160 you don't have to deal with that, but I do feel that way. 517 00:30:42.200 --> 00:30:45.880 And then you have to love this with the Walter Fledger because they kept talking 518 00:30:45.920 --> 00:30:48.119 about that like, oh it was with Edmonton. You gotta love that and 519 00:30:48.200 --> 00:30:52.680 him just absolutely running rockshot over at Edmonton all over the field, like well, 520 00:30:52.799 --> 00:30:56.759 Chris Jones, like you know, like you always feel that way too, 521 00:30:56.839 --> 00:31:00.359 Like because there was another guy too with Montreal than that. What was 522 00:31:00.359 --> 00:31:03.839 I going to say here? Charleston Rambo looked really good. Julian Grant and 523 00:31:03.880 --> 00:31:06.759 we see the one with the that I texted you, the the one arm 524 00:31:06.839 --> 00:31:08.640 Cat said Dustin Yill said, oh my god, he's out and he did 525 00:31:08.720 --> 00:31:12.480 that. Cole Speaker actually, well speaker. Yeah, I'm watching on the 526 00:31:12.519 --> 00:31:17.440 trema. I had to get my Destiny said, oh my god, why 527 00:31:17.559 --> 00:31:19.839 is he going? Why is he going? But no, I mean Alwt's 528 00:31:19.839 --> 00:31:22.799 looked great, like I said, Tyson Phil about all that other stuff coming 529 00:31:22.839 --> 00:31:26.240 in. So they're going to have their home opener Thursday, and I'm looking 530 00:31:26.279 --> 00:31:29.240 to head here Ottawa going in. It should be a big matchup. I 531 00:31:29.960 --> 00:31:33.039 expect Montreal to ride the emotions and you know, open up at home, 532 00:31:33.319 --> 00:31:36.680 maybe a way that the tie Cats did not. We'll get to that. 533 00:31:36.799 --> 00:31:40.000 But what do you make here just kind of early preview with Ottawa going to 534 00:31:40.079 --> 00:31:44.720 Montreal. Yeah, I mean I'm very interested to see how, you know, 535 00:31:44.880 --> 00:31:48.920 the audible red blocks offense plays against the you know, Alouettes defense. 536 00:31:48.960 --> 00:31:52.480 I think that one thing I wanted to bring up is the Sean Lemon situation. 537 00:31:52.759 --> 00:31:55.880 You know, I think, uh, you know, Dave Naylor said 538 00:31:55.920 --> 00:32:00.880 his arbitration date for that gambling suspension is set for early July, so we 539 00:32:00.880 --> 00:32:04.759 could play up to four games before that, and he's clearly when you watch 540 00:32:04.839 --> 00:32:07.960 him, he's clearly a difference maker out there. Stell like, even at 541 00:32:07.960 --> 00:32:10.079 his advanced age, he's a guy that makes a difference for that team. 542 00:32:10.480 --> 00:32:14.440 And so you know, with him out there on Thursday, I think that 543 00:32:14.559 --> 00:32:17.240 it's gonna be very interesting to see how those Audall Red Blacks tackles do in 544 00:32:17.279 --> 00:32:21.799 that situation. And you know, I think, you know, Darnel Sanki 545 00:32:21.880 --> 00:32:25.680 another guy that I had a really good game in this one, you know, 546 00:32:25.759 --> 00:32:30.279 having his first full season as an Alouette. So I'm really excited to 547 00:32:30.279 --> 00:32:32.599 see how that game plays out. And I'll be watching it on Thursday. 548 00:32:34.359 --> 00:32:37.440 All right, So let's get move on here, Let's go and the big 549 00:32:37.440 --> 00:32:39.799 and like I said, we're watching this up you never doubt, never doubt 550 00:32:39.839 --> 00:32:43.319 the I would love to be in this game. I just like, well, 551 00:32:43.359 --> 00:32:45.559 I got it. I gotta do that. I gotta do the championship 552 00:32:45.559 --> 00:32:47.200 game stream and all that. But we didn't go, you know, just 553 00:32:47.200 --> 00:32:51.039 to put in perspective, not quite Great Cup numbers. I think we had 554 00:32:51.079 --> 00:32:53.519 like thirty five hundred and four thousand people. We had like sixty seven thousand 555 00:32:53.559 --> 00:32:58.279 before the Great Cup shows it is slightly different for that, but it was 556 00:32:58.319 --> 00:33:01.880 good to get all that first off. So obviously we had the fifty cent 557 00:33:01.960 --> 00:33:06.319 thing, which was cool. Have you been tracking all of the kinds of 558 00:33:06.440 --> 00:33:08.920 controversy where like people came for the concert and they didn't care about the game. 559 00:33:08.960 --> 00:33:12.000 Have you been tracking any of that on Twitter? Because I think that 560 00:33:12.240 --> 00:33:14.319 was kind of an interesting debate. I don't. We don't have to go 561 00:33:14.400 --> 00:33:16.319 super far on it, but I do think it's interesting, like, you 562 00:33:16.319 --> 00:33:19.880 know, we're bringing people in or they staying for the game. Is that 563 00:33:19.920 --> 00:33:22.759 better? Is at worse? Like Amar Doman kind of buying attendance? Any 564 00:33:22.759 --> 00:33:25.680 thoughts on that? Yeah, I do have thoughts on that. I think 565 00:33:25.759 --> 00:33:29.799 that, you know, I hate the negative discourse around it. I think 566 00:33:29.839 --> 00:33:32.880 that you know, nobody you know, I'm not one of these cfl old 567 00:33:32.920 --> 00:33:37.000 heads that agrees with everything the league does. I do think the league has 568 00:33:37.039 --> 00:33:39.240 to change some stuff. But when they do make a good thing, can't 569 00:33:39.279 --> 00:33:44.039 we just celebrate that they did a good thing and they're making the extra effort. 570 00:33:44.279 --> 00:33:47.119 I think that, you know, obviously a lot of those fall left, 571 00:33:47.400 --> 00:33:50.920 like after the concert. I think a lot of those people, you 572 00:33:50.920 --> 00:33:52.240 know, it's the same thing with them. You know, anytime there's a 573 00:33:52.279 --> 00:33:55.440 big you know, music act playing at a sporting event, a lot of 574 00:33:55.440 --> 00:33:59.920 people are just there for that. But even if they were taying one percent 575 00:34:00.240 --> 00:34:02.400 or half a percent of those people that came, I think it's worth it 576 00:34:02.440 --> 00:34:08.000 because you didn't get it increased exposure and you know it just be able to 577 00:34:08.000 --> 00:34:12.280 put out that attendance number. I think it's absolutely worth it for the BC 578 00:34:12.440 --> 00:34:15.280 Lions. And you know, I definitely don't agree with the negative, you 579 00:34:15.320 --> 00:34:21.199 know, comments that I've been seeing from people on that. My feeling is 580 00:34:21.239 --> 00:34:24.119 and I agree with you that, like, uh, you can't scream do 581 00:34:24.480 --> 00:34:29.199 something and then people do something and then it's like not like that, not 582 00:34:29.280 --> 00:34:31.079 like that, and I I, you know, Paul and I dealt with 583 00:34:31.119 --> 00:34:34.440 that for a long time with kind of the some of the some of the 584 00:34:34.480 --> 00:34:38.960 CFL online kind of the really really homer like kind of the three down adjacent 585 00:34:39.159 --> 00:34:42.800 kind of there, and they're like, we want more people to cover the 586 00:34:42.800 --> 00:34:45.400 CFL, and then like Paul and I would tie rightther no, not no, 587 00:34:45.440 --> 00:34:46.480 not like that, not like that. It's like, well no that's 588 00:34:46.519 --> 00:34:49.800 not that's not how it works, right, And we deal with that with 589 00:34:49.840 --> 00:34:52.679 the UFL right, Like, Okay, we wanted to doing and then I 590 00:34:52.719 --> 00:34:54.679 have like, well, we don't like your take, like not, you 591 00:34:54.760 --> 00:34:59.360 know, you can't kind of control the narrative the whole way across there. 592 00:34:59.400 --> 00:35:02.639 But I agree with you, like he's taking the swing, he's buying attendance. 593 00:35:02.760 --> 00:35:06.199 It is what it is. Can you do that every week? No? 594 00:35:06.280 --> 00:35:07.880 But like you said, you get fifty two out what was it, 595 00:35:07.880 --> 00:35:12.000 fifty two, seven hundred whatever the heck? It was in their biggest home 596 00:35:12.039 --> 00:35:15.599 open there in franchise history. Like even if you retain one percent of that, 597 00:35:15.679 --> 00:35:19.599 they're making it back off of you know, the merch and concessions and 598 00:35:19.639 --> 00:35:21.960 kind of everything else in there for that, Like, I think you have 599 00:35:22.039 --> 00:35:24.840 to applaud that when people are taking swings, because not all ownership is either 600 00:35:25.519 --> 00:35:28.920 willing to do that or equipped to do that. Like I think you need 601 00:35:28.960 --> 00:35:32.159 to take that, and especially this season with you know, BC being in 602 00:35:32.239 --> 00:35:36.400 the spotlight hosting the Great Cup and everything, and I think you you need 603 00:35:36.440 --> 00:35:38.400 to have an owner like a Mardoman that's willing to kind of take swings like 604 00:35:38.400 --> 00:35:45.159 that. Do we lose you? Yeah, one hundred percent agree. I 605 00:35:45.159 --> 00:35:51.239 think that you know it's gonna be in see. Sorry, you're good. 606 00:35:52.880 --> 00:35:55.559 Okay, Sorry, I was just saying it's gonna be interesting to see, 607 00:35:55.599 --> 00:35:59.800 you know, if other ownership groups around the league, when the new Edmonton 608 00:35:59.840 --> 00:36:02.320 own ship groups around the league, what they try to do to get fans 609 00:36:02.360 --> 00:36:06.119 in the building, because you know, you know, I think this is 610 00:36:06.159 --> 00:36:10.599 a good template to at least try to temporarily boost attendance. And I think, 611 00:36:12.360 --> 00:36:15.960 you know, it would be very interesting to see, you know, 612 00:36:15.079 --> 00:36:19.800 like I said, what other teams do. Because I think Amar Doman is 613 00:36:20.639 --> 00:36:23.119 doing great, great things in BC. I don't think you should listen to 614 00:36:23.159 --> 00:36:25.920 the haters. I think you know, he's gonna put on a great, 615 00:36:27.239 --> 00:36:30.039 a great coup festival this year. And I think, uh, you know, 616 00:36:30.079 --> 00:36:32.760 overall, if you look at the Lion's attendance, it is up over 617 00:36:32.800 --> 00:36:36.800 though. I think ultimately at the end of the day, I think, 618 00:36:36.840 --> 00:36:38.800 God, the Lions are doing good things. Yeah. And also the last 619 00:36:38.840 --> 00:36:40.719 thing on that, you know, just like you said, with the other 620 00:36:40.760 --> 00:36:44.360 ownership, it kind of puts that put you know, puts a target out 621 00:36:44.360 --> 00:36:45.320 there of like, hey, this is what we're doing. I mean, 622 00:36:45.320 --> 00:36:49.360 it kind of encourages other people to do stuff like that. I you know, 623 00:36:49.559 --> 00:36:52.480 I don't see and again montre Outlett's ownership great. I don't see them 624 00:36:52.480 --> 00:36:58.159 bosting any big you know, big concerts or anything like that. Thus far. 625 00:36:58.280 --> 00:37:00.400 Here, let's see how you're Internet peer at Jason. As we kind 626 00:37:00.400 --> 00:37:05.920 of get into this, BC felt very close to losing this game, Like 627 00:37:06.280 --> 00:37:10.159 we watched it live, we watched the highlights. Today, Calgary looks like 628 00:37:10.199 --> 00:37:14.840 the better team. I thought, kind of general overall thoughts of this game, 629 00:37:14.880 --> 00:37:17.679 and then we can dive down into some players. Yeah, I mean, 630 00:37:17.719 --> 00:37:22.559 there's never necessarily a good loss, but I think Calgary looked very good 631 00:37:22.679 --> 00:37:28.079 in this game. I think that you're starting to see those good signs from 632 00:37:28.159 --> 00:37:30.920 Jake Maher again. I think that is so important for this team obviously for 633 00:37:31.000 --> 00:37:35.000 them to have success this season. And I think, you know, the 634 00:37:35.079 --> 00:37:38.280 receivers are starting to make plays. I think Jalen Philpott being back out there 635 00:37:38.320 --> 00:37:43.280 that is huge for this team after missing all of last year. I think, 636 00:37:43.559 --> 00:37:45.760 you know, their defense still not taking the ball away and I think 637 00:37:45.800 --> 00:37:50.519 that was really the difference in this game. Is that one interception that Mayor 638 00:37:50.559 --> 00:37:53.360 threw, which was his fault, granted because he did like kind of aim 639 00:37:53.480 --> 00:37:57.559 it was a short pass. He aimed a little too much, went a 640 00:37:57.599 --> 00:38:00.920 little high, deflected, and was intercepted. So I think that was a 641 00:38:00.960 --> 00:38:04.480 big turning point in this game. But I think otherwise they were punched for 642 00:38:04.559 --> 00:38:08.159 punch with BC much more competitive in this game than they were a year ago. 643 00:38:08.519 --> 00:38:12.480 And I think when you look at the history of the last couple of 644 00:38:12.519 --> 00:38:15.519 years between these two teams, you know, BC has really you know, 645 00:38:15.639 --> 00:38:21.039 took control of the series, and you know it's been really one sided. 646 00:38:21.119 --> 00:38:24.719 So I think Calgary should hang their hat on that and be able to you 647 00:38:24.719 --> 00:38:30.320 know, come out next time and potentially get the W against them, like 648 00:38:30.679 --> 00:38:35.480 to me, and like you said, way different than maybe kind of last 649 00:38:35.559 --> 00:38:38.199 year, where oh Calgary's coming in, you know, chalk this in the 650 00:38:38.239 --> 00:38:43.400 win column. We're at home, Like I am scared of Calgary right now. 651 00:38:43.440 --> 00:38:46.159 Like I watched these games and I watched the physicality, especially the physicality 652 00:38:46.199 --> 00:38:51.079 they run as well, Like Calgary really scares me in a way that I've 653 00:38:51.079 --> 00:38:53.559 said before. I'm hearing kind of the softness of BC, Like Calgary just 654 00:38:53.559 --> 00:38:57.960 looks really impressive. And then we've taught like like what did they change in 655 00:38:58.000 --> 00:39:00.000 the offseason, Like what did they move? Like it just feels like a 656 00:39:00.039 --> 00:39:02.519 totally new breadth of energy are there. I don't know. To me, 657 00:39:02.599 --> 00:39:07.400 they feel like they're firing on all cylinders and maybe maybe I don't know that's 658 00:39:07.440 --> 00:39:09.840 a bad thing, and just how long the CFL season is, but it 659 00:39:09.840 --> 00:39:14.960 feels like they're at least cresting pretty high right now. Well, I think 660 00:39:15.039 --> 00:39:16.920 the biggest thing for them is that, you know, their biggest addition was 661 00:39:16.960 --> 00:39:22.480 the players that got healthy over the offseason, because I think this was the 662 00:39:22.519 --> 00:39:24.199 most injured team. Quote me up, I'm wrong, but I think that, 663 00:39:25.599 --> 00:39:29.000 Like, correct me if I'm wrong, I should say, but I 664 00:39:29.039 --> 00:39:32.159 think they were the most injured team by the end of last season, the 665 00:39:32.159 --> 00:39:36.519 most players on injured reserves. So I think that, you know, just 666 00:39:36.679 --> 00:39:39.920 by that alone, I think they should improve, and I think we have 667 00:39:40.079 --> 00:39:45.119 seen that through a couple of weeks. I think BC you're also seeing the 668 00:39:45.199 --> 00:39:47.639 opposite side of that because they lost a couple of players in the playoff game 669 00:39:47.719 --> 00:39:52.679 last year against Winnipeg. You know TJ Lee, longtime leader in that secondary. 670 00:39:53.280 --> 00:39:57.639 You know secondary didn't play terrible in this game. But I think they're 671 00:39:57.679 --> 00:40:00.280 still missing him back there. And then Keon, I think, you know, 672 00:40:00.360 --> 00:40:04.960 missing him. I think he's arguably, he arguably was their best receiver 673 00:40:05.119 --> 00:40:08.039 last year. So I think that you know, having those two guys missing 674 00:40:08.119 --> 00:40:13.920 right now for BC, they just a little bit of that upside that they 675 00:40:13.920 --> 00:40:16.880 did and that explosiveness that they had last year. So I mean, I 676 00:40:16.920 --> 00:40:21.719 think that it kind of closes the gap between you know, the bottom teams 677 00:40:21.719 --> 00:40:24.039 in the West and the top teams in the West. Well, I think 678 00:40:24.079 --> 00:40:28.760 if you look here, even in Vernon's kind of receiving core Hereal Hollands and 679 00:40:28.840 --> 00:40:31.239 mcginnit's getting kind of the bulk of that. But I really it doesn't feel 680 00:40:31.239 --> 00:40:35.159 like it spread out maybe as it normally used to be with that with it 681 00:40:35.199 --> 00:40:37.800 felt like Va had five or six targets that he could really go to consistently. 682 00:40:38.440 --> 00:40:43.480 McGinnis I think has looked really good. Hollands had I think it was 683 00:40:43.480 --> 00:40:45.880 Holland's had the ball basically in the breath, like over the shoulder, right 684 00:40:45.920 --> 00:40:49.639 in his hands, bounced up, was almost picked, came back and got 685 00:40:49.639 --> 00:40:52.239 the end of the touchdown later on to kind of make that up. But 686 00:40:52.320 --> 00:40:54.039 like you have to catch that, I mean, you can't he I mean, 687 00:40:54.079 --> 00:40:58.519 it's hitting him in stride, perfect throw from Va. You know, 688 00:40:58.599 --> 00:41:00.639 stand back here trying to get something going. I agree with you. I 689 00:41:00.639 --> 00:41:04.400 don't know, I stand back. We talked about this last week with the 690 00:41:04.480 --> 00:41:07.519 you know, Vernon bringing him in and the friendship and all that, and 691 00:41:07.519 --> 00:41:09.639 then Vernon still taking way too many hits here. I don't love how you 692 00:41:09.639 --> 00:41:15.000 have Vernon as the short yardage guy. I know pre Coop was playing right 693 00:41:15.039 --> 00:41:17.360 with with Edmonton, right in my fever dream with all that stuff, But 694 00:41:19.360 --> 00:41:22.199 I don't know, to me, the way too long of a season, 695 00:41:22.199 --> 00:41:24.840 that'd be Vernon having QB sneaks here and in the second game of the season. 696 00:41:27.480 --> 00:41:30.360 Yeah. Absolutely, I think that you know, Va is not the 697 00:41:30.400 --> 00:41:35.880 biggest guy either. He's not a guy that you want take. Like you 698 00:41:35.960 --> 00:41:37.599 said, I think, you know, he's a valuable player for this team. 699 00:41:37.639 --> 00:41:40.280 He is, you know, has really become and grown into this team's 700 00:41:40.320 --> 00:41:44.920 franchise quarterback, if you will. And I think you know, he's still 701 00:41:44.920 --> 00:41:46.920 playing very well. I think that's a good sign. I think that he's 702 00:41:46.920 --> 00:41:52.199 still playing at a sustainable level that he did last year. So I think 703 00:41:52.559 --> 00:41:54.159 that is a really good sign. But I think, uh, at the 704 00:41:54.239 --> 00:41:58.639 end of the day, like you said, they they they're not spreading the 705 00:41:58.679 --> 00:42:01.599 ball around like they used to in that receiving corps. A couple of rookies. 706 00:42:01.960 --> 00:42:07.239 Aidan Aberhart, he had the nice reception in this one, but beside 707 00:42:07.320 --> 00:42:10.039 that, didn't have any other targets. Travis Fulgum, I think he was 708 00:42:10.079 --> 00:42:14.719 a guy that you know, was a draft pick and got some playing time 709 00:42:14.760 --> 00:42:17.079 in the NFL, but he got a lot of targets in this one didn't 710 00:42:17.079 --> 00:42:22.760 take advantage. I don't I can't remember if those throws were just off from 711 00:42:22.840 --> 00:42:24.639 Vernon or what. But I think, you know, want to see more 712 00:42:24.679 --> 00:42:29.119 production out of those other guys in the receiving corps, and I think, 713 00:42:29.440 --> 00:42:31.920 you know, they just look like a less potent offense this year than they 714 00:42:31.920 --> 00:42:36.320 did a year ago. I think their defense looked better this week. I 715 00:42:36.320 --> 00:42:39.880 thought against Toronto they looked pretty poor defensively, but this week against Calgary they 716 00:42:40.239 --> 00:42:45.320 were able to stop the run, which is something that they've been lamented before 717 00:42:45.800 --> 00:42:49.639 for not being able to do, especially in those matchups going up to Winnipeg. 718 00:42:49.880 --> 00:42:52.639 So I think, you know, the additions of Christian Covington up front 719 00:42:52.719 --> 00:42:57.760 that's really going to help them in that regard. He had his first career 720 00:42:57.880 --> 00:43:01.079 CFL sack in this one. And if you didn't know, he's actually the 721 00:43:01.119 --> 00:43:06.840 son of Rob Covington, who is the CFL's all time leading sac leader who 722 00:43:06.880 --> 00:43:10.039 played his entire career with Hamilton. So I'm good to see that for Covington. 723 00:43:10.320 --> 00:43:15.400 Hopefully it continues as he gets more adjusted to the CFL game after playing 724 00:43:15.679 --> 00:43:19.840 a long time in the NFL. So I think there's some good signs for 725 00:43:19.960 --> 00:43:22.840 BC, but I think at the end of the day, they need to 726 00:43:22.880 --> 00:43:27.559 still show that upside and a big test is coming up this Friday against Winnipeg. 727 00:43:28.559 --> 00:43:30.480 Yeah, now I want to touch on that. And yeah, it's 728 00:43:30.559 --> 00:43:35.320 like it's like the whole thing with Vernon, you know, has had injury 729 00:43:35.519 --> 00:43:38.199 history even last season, lower body injury history, you know, foot, 730 00:43:38.280 --> 00:43:43.159 leg, ankle, kind of whatever that banged up, and that's his strength. 731 00:43:43.199 --> 00:43:46.039 I mean, Vernon running, passing, in motion, escaping. Like 732 00:43:46.719 --> 00:43:51.679 I just and I'm not a football coach, but I just I can't where 733 00:43:51.679 --> 00:43:53.960 that is still his strength. And God knows how long he's going to be 734 00:43:53.960 --> 00:43:57.559 able to be that mobile, just with age and kind of everything else, 735 00:43:57.559 --> 00:44:00.800 but like still having that mobility and then like, yeah, we're also just 736 00:44:00.840 --> 00:44:02.239 going to throw him into a pile of you know, ten other guys like 737 00:44:02.239 --> 00:44:06.039 like that. That just seems like a great situation where that's like the one 738 00:44:06.440 --> 00:44:08.840 difference he has over like at Trevor Harris, right, even like Cody and 739 00:44:08.880 --> 00:44:12.199 Cody can run, I mean, Cody can get some action going, but 740 00:44:12.360 --> 00:44:15.559 I feel like, you know, Vernion is a couple steps quicker and kind 741 00:44:15.599 --> 00:44:17.360 of more more mobile than that. Just really weird to me. And like 742 00:44:17.400 --> 00:44:22.960 you said, here coming up against Winnipeg, like let's kick them all. 743 00:44:22.000 --> 00:44:27.360 They're down BC. Winnipeg traditionally owns you, especially at home, Like let's 744 00:44:27.360 --> 00:44:30.079 come in here, let's take care of business. I hope that they step 745 00:44:30.159 --> 00:44:32.360 up. I mean to me, this is a huge game. You know 746 00:44:32.480 --> 00:44:37.480 it's early in the season, but start making some separation because you know these 747 00:44:37.519 --> 00:44:39.159 games you're gonna come back in the end, Like we talked about this all 748 00:44:39.239 --> 00:44:43.719 last year, like, oh well, like you know what's gonna come back 749 00:44:43.760 --> 00:44:45.639 to the final two weeks of the season. Who's got home field advantage, 750 00:44:45.639 --> 00:44:49.239 So go in there, you know, kick a wound to the animal. 751 00:44:49.320 --> 00:44:51.760 I don't know, I mean, if Winnipeg starts owing three, I don't 752 00:44:51.800 --> 00:44:53.639 know which would be more surprising BC one and two or Winnipeg. I mean, 753 00:44:53.679 --> 00:44:57.519 clearly Winnipeg going through, but either one, it doesn't feel like any 754 00:44:57.599 --> 00:45:00.840 either team can really afford this losses early. Yeah, I mean I was 755 00:45:00.880 --> 00:45:05.440 starting to contemplate, like when we saw how Calgary was really hanging in this 756 00:45:05.519 --> 00:45:08.280 game, what would it be like if BC and Winnipeg started oh and two 757 00:45:08.320 --> 00:45:13.719 and it looked like a very real possibility for a while there, but ultimately 758 00:45:13.760 --> 00:45:15.880 BC gets to win there, I think. Yeah, Like I said, 759 00:45:15.119 --> 00:45:19.800 huge game on Friday, I think that, you know, Winnipeg, I 760 00:45:19.840 --> 00:45:22.039 mean, you can't count anybody out in the CFL, because we did see 761 00:45:22.079 --> 00:45:25.840 once upon a time win five team go on to win the Great Cup, 762 00:45:25.880 --> 00:45:30.679 and that was BC back in twenty eleven. So things can happen in the 763 00:45:30.719 --> 00:45:35.960 small league like this, where it's relatively easy to make the playoffs and you 764 00:45:36.000 --> 00:45:37.440 know, get hot at the right time. But I mean, you don't 765 00:45:37.480 --> 00:45:40.199 want to start oh and three. I think you don't even want to start 766 00:45:40.199 --> 00:45:44.679 one and two if you're the Lions because it's going to be a very tight 767 00:45:44.840 --> 00:45:49.159 race because we'll get to them in a minute. But Sasketch one also looking 768 00:45:49.360 --> 00:45:52.800 very good despite playing kind of sloppy the first couple weeks, but coming out 769 00:45:52.800 --> 00:45:54.400 with a couple of victories. So yeah, it's going to be a very 770 00:45:54.440 --> 00:45:59.639 interesting year in the West. Last thing for me, and we were talking 771 00:45:59.679 --> 00:46:01.840 about this, I was talking about this with Andy and Anthony and kind of 772 00:46:01.840 --> 00:46:06.199 the whole BC of it all. Like I love Rick Campbell and you know 773 00:46:06.320 --> 00:46:08.679 it, certainly BC has had a lot of success, but like, I 774 00:46:08.719 --> 00:46:14.039 don't know here. I mean, you got to see and especially with you 775 00:46:14.039 --> 00:46:15.159 know, hosting and everything this year, but like, I just feel like 776 00:46:15.199 --> 00:46:17.960 they've had so much talent on the roster the last couple of years, and 777 00:46:19.000 --> 00:46:21.400 you know, the big addition here a standback, and we kind of would 778 00:46:21.440 --> 00:46:23.440 be poop poo back and forth about that and this whole Crew Cup thing, 779 00:46:23.519 --> 00:46:27.880 Like I just don't know, I don't want, I don't He's not on 780 00:46:27.920 --> 00:46:30.360 a short leash, but I feel like he should. Like I don't know 781 00:46:30.400 --> 00:46:31.920 if if Rick is the guy here to get them over the hump later, 782 00:46:32.079 --> 00:46:35.440 I don't know. Curious if you have any updated thoughts on Campbell, because 783 00:46:35.440 --> 00:46:37.880 we were talking about it, Like, I don't know if it's if it's 784 00:46:37.920 --> 00:46:40.440 a coaching style, if it's whatever. It just it always feels like a 785 00:46:40.440 --> 00:46:44.760 little too lax Like. I get that he's like a hard edged guy, 786 00:46:44.800 --> 00:46:49.440 but it doesn't feel like it always comes across that way. I mean, 787 00:46:49.639 --> 00:46:52.519 I've depending with myself for years whether or not Rick Campbell is a good CFL 788 00:46:52.559 --> 00:46:55.079 head coach or not. I mean, he did win a great Cup with 789 00:46:55.079 --> 00:46:59.639 the on one but that team, let's remember, was eight nine and one. 790 00:46:59.679 --> 00:47:02.199 I believe they were They had a losing record that year, and they 791 00:47:02.239 --> 00:47:05.960 had a couple of good years in Ottawa where they had a winning record, 792 00:47:05.960 --> 00:47:08.760 but otherwise I believe they had a losing record over the course of his tenure 793 00:47:08.800 --> 00:47:13.079 there. And then he comes to BC. They have Mike Riley at the 794 00:47:13.119 --> 00:47:15.440 beginning, have a disappointing year, and then you know, I think because 795 00:47:15.480 --> 00:47:19.679 of the what you call it, they because he was a first year head 796 00:47:19.719 --> 00:47:22.679 coach, they didn't I didn't let him go after that first season with BC, 797 00:47:22.920 --> 00:47:27.039 and so he kind of catches fire, you know, two years ago 798 00:47:27.079 --> 00:47:30.400 with Nathan Rourke, and then last year he has some sustained success and I'm 799 00:47:30.400 --> 00:47:34.519 thinking, oh, maybe he is actually a good coach. But you always 800 00:47:34.519 --> 00:47:37.159 wonder what stratically does he bring to the table. I mean, I think 801 00:47:37.159 --> 00:47:40.280 he's more of a defensive guy. You look at his background, but I 802 00:47:40.280 --> 00:47:44.519 don't think he doesn't call plays. I don't think he's you know, a 803 00:47:44.559 --> 00:47:47.440 guy that Yeah, I don't think he's a guy that like innovates very much. 804 00:47:47.480 --> 00:47:51.480 I think, you know, I'm obviously not inside the locker room, 805 00:47:51.480 --> 00:47:54.760 but I don't think you're seeing the adjustment mid game with him. And I 806 00:47:54.800 --> 00:47:58.639 think, uh, like I said, I've always debated with myself whether or 807 00:47:58.679 --> 00:48:00.320 not this guy is a good coach because I think he's made that you know, 808 00:48:00.440 --> 00:48:04.079 middle line where it's like, if you're better than Rick Campbell, you 809 00:48:04.159 --> 00:48:06.880 are a good coach. But if you're worse than Rick Campbell, I think 810 00:48:06.920 --> 00:48:09.400 you probably need a new coach. No, I agree. I think that's 811 00:48:09.519 --> 00:48:14.360 really good. I appreciate you kind of being as just eloquent with that and 812 00:48:14.400 --> 00:48:17.440 kind of I don't know, just just because I agree with that. Also 813 00:48:17.559 --> 00:48:22.280 to me, Ryan Phillips kind of questionable right now, where it felt like 814 00:48:22.559 --> 00:48:24.000 he was kind of the hot shot coach and you know, kind of the 815 00:48:24.039 --> 00:48:28.599 coach and waiting and all that. Like, I don't feel like BC's defense 816 00:48:28.679 --> 00:48:31.480 is like exceptional and obviously him getting he had probably the last year ride he 817 00:48:31.559 --> 00:48:35.159 was the full DC and then now that I mean people were talking about him 818 00:48:35.159 --> 00:48:38.440 taking overhead coaching positions, thoughts on him and just kind of that before we 819 00:48:38.440 --> 00:48:42.840 get to the last game. Yeah, like I said, I thought their 820 00:48:42.880 --> 00:48:46.920 defense played very poorly Week one against Toronto, especially against a guy and Cameron 821 00:48:47.000 --> 00:48:52.000 Duke said, who had you know, made very few starts before that point. 822 00:48:52.320 --> 00:48:53.639 But this week I thought they looked okay. I thought, you know, 823 00:48:54.000 --> 00:48:58.639 nothing too concerning from that perspective. Like I said, I think they've 824 00:48:58.679 --> 00:49:01.880 had some changes on that team. You know, Josh Woods is a guy 825 00:49:01.880 --> 00:49:07.079 that's starting in the linebacking core for them. Now they kind of a look 826 00:49:07.159 --> 00:49:12.360 to try to make it a more run stopping heavy defense than they were more 827 00:49:12.360 --> 00:49:15.159 of a pass defense defense before. So it'll be interesting to see how it 828 00:49:15.199 --> 00:49:19.800 plays out over the course of the season. Obviously, last year you had 829 00:49:19.800 --> 00:49:24.239 the Donut Boys with you know, those two shutouts against Edmonton. But it's 830 00:49:24.280 --> 00:49:29.159 gonna be interesting to see how they play against some of these better teams and 831 00:49:29.239 --> 00:49:34.239 better offenses in the CFL as we go forward with the season. Last game 832 00:49:34.440 --> 00:49:38.079 here, let's get to got a heartbreaker. Now has the Father's Day. 833 00:49:38.159 --> 00:49:42.679 We had a lot of touchy, a lot of talk about the UFL the 834 00:49:43.000 --> 00:49:45.119 championship game being on Father's Day. Did you make it out to the Hammer 835 00:49:45.199 --> 00:49:51.280 on Father's Day? I did. Yes, I saw every single second of 836 00:49:51.320 --> 00:49:52.480 this one, and boy, it was a great game. I mean from 837 00:49:52.480 --> 00:49:55.760 an objective perspective, it was a great game. But yeah, the tight 838 00:49:55.800 --> 00:50:00.280 Cats always seem to be on the wrong end of these. Yeah, So 839 00:50:00.280 --> 00:50:04.719 the thoughts on this here, I mean, okay, let's start on the 840 00:50:04.760 --> 00:50:08.639 positive. Bow's back, right, like bo is officially is he back? 841 00:50:12.039 --> 00:50:14.960 Yes, it kind of looks like it. It looks like you're starting to 842 00:50:14.960 --> 00:50:19.199 see you know. Yeah, the numbers are there, obviously, great numbers. 843 00:50:19.280 --> 00:50:22.480 Definitely the best game I saw from Bow in a long time, bar 844 00:50:22.639 --> 00:50:25.360 none. But I think just the you know, the physical health you're starting 845 00:50:25.400 --> 00:50:29.719 to see. I think he's moving around so much better than he has been 846 00:50:29.800 --> 00:50:34.119 the last couple of years. He's taking the deep shots down the field and 847 00:50:34.159 --> 00:50:37.880 actually connecting on them, because how many times have we seen last couple of 848 00:50:37.920 --> 00:50:40.159 years taking deep shots down the field and just you know, it's sailing over 849 00:50:40.239 --> 00:50:44.440 receivers heads. So I think at the end of the day, you know, 850 00:50:44.559 --> 00:50:46.880 this is the biggest positive to take away from this game. If you're 851 00:50:46.920 --> 00:50:52.199 Hamilton. You have other guys on this offense that are playing well right now. 852 00:50:52.320 --> 00:50:57.039 Some of that aren't playing well. Tim White unfortunately just had a couple 853 00:50:57.039 --> 00:50:59.800 of rough weeks. But like I said last week, I think, you 854 00:50:59.840 --> 00:51:01.800 know, very inconsistent player, He's gonna pop off one of these weeks for 855 00:51:01.840 --> 00:51:05.679 like one hundred and fifty yards. You just know what's gonna happen. But 856 00:51:06.199 --> 00:51:09.159 I think at the end of the day, some untimely drops and I think, 857 00:51:09.639 --> 00:51:13.880 you know, if they just make a couple of different plays, right, 858 00:51:13.960 --> 00:51:17.719 I think they win this game. Obviously. Yeah, Butler looking good, 859 00:51:17.840 --> 00:51:21.039 kind of running all over the field. I just like to me, 860 00:51:21.199 --> 00:51:23.920 I because we caught the last half of this game. We had just got 861 00:51:23.920 --> 00:51:27.599 done with the championship beginn We're back at the bar with all the UFL people, 862 00:51:28.159 --> 00:51:30.920 we're watching the game. We knew that Saskatchewan won with a kickoff, 863 00:51:31.199 --> 00:51:35.079 with a walkoff kick right, like kind of all that stuff. But even 864 00:51:35.280 --> 00:51:37.920 I'm rewatching the game this morning, and I'm like, Okay, I understand 865 00:51:37.920 --> 00:51:39.719 the Saskatchewan was this game. I don't really know how though, because it 866 00:51:39.760 --> 00:51:45.519 really felt like the tie Outs were the better team leading up to I don't 867 00:51:45.519 --> 00:51:49.679 know, the last ten minutes of the game. Yeah. Absolutely. I 868 00:51:49.679 --> 00:51:52.440 think the biggest thing though, is that Hamilton did not step on their throat 869 00:51:52.440 --> 00:51:55.239 when they had the lead. I think they just let him hang around in 870 00:51:55.320 --> 00:51:59.599 that ten point range. And I think you really have to get to that, 871 00:52:00.039 --> 00:52:02.920 you know, to score or two touchdown lead in the CFL to field 872 00:52:02.920 --> 00:52:07.119 any sort of comfort. Because even with four minutes left in the game, 873 00:52:07.159 --> 00:52:09.159 which I believe that's when saskatchwon, you know, scored their you know, 874 00:52:09.239 --> 00:52:13.400 first points to get it up back to not first points of the game, 875 00:52:13.440 --> 00:52:16.400 but first points to cut the deficit to seven points and then you know, 876 00:52:16.480 --> 00:52:19.880 you can get it quick to and out and get the ball right back in 877 00:52:19.920 --> 00:52:23.679 the CFL, so you really don't need much time to make some you know, 878 00:52:24.320 --> 00:52:28.639 make up some ground, I think, and Saskatchewan really did that and 879 00:52:28.760 --> 00:52:31.639 we'll get to them. But they look really good offensively. I think that, 880 00:52:31.880 --> 00:52:34.880 you know, Trevor Harris, I mean what it's worth it, you 881 00:52:34.920 --> 00:52:37.800 know, two weeks into the season, probably the MP runner right now, 882 00:52:38.719 --> 00:52:42.159 but like I said, long long way to go on that one. But 883 00:52:42.679 --> 00:52:46.440 read your take from the preseason is not looking too good with the Trevor Harris, 884 00:52:46.440 --> 00:52:52.360 But it's not looking good that I wanted to talk about this because and 885 00:52:52.440 --> 00:52:55.519 I saw Hodge going crazy about this as well, like the penalties that the 886 00:52:55.599 --> 00:52:59.320 Riders are facing, and we got a penalty problem, like they're two and 887 00:52:59.360 --> 00:53:02.119 O like who cares. Yeah, I mean, these are the type of 888 00:53:02.159 --> 00:53:06.199 things you can complain about, but at the end of the day, what 889 00:53:06.280 --> 00:53:08.880 really matters, like you said to and oh, and I think, yeah, 890 00:53:09.000 --> 00:53:13.320 like that's kind of the scary thing about them is that they haven't played 891 00:53:13.480 --> 00:53:16.079 very you know, clean football through two weeks. They've had some turnovers, 892 00:53:16.480 --> 00:53:19.920 they've had a lot of penalties, like you said, lead in the league 893 00:53:19.960 --> 00:53:22.679 in penalties. Uh, but you know, at the end of the day, 894 00:53:22.679 --> 00:53:25.679 and and obviously they've had to come back from uh you know, multiple 895 00:53:27.119 --> 00:53:30.000 you know, deficit, double digit deficits, uh, two weeks in a 896 00:53:30.119 --> 00:53:34.760 row. So they haven't played perfect football, but there's still too and oh 897 00:53:34.760 --> 00:53:37.199 and I think, you know, under our new coach, those things are 898 00:53:37.239 --> 00:53:38.880 gonna be you know, corrected. And I think at the end of the 899 00:53:39.000 --> 00:53:43.480 day, you know, soa Skatchwan's looking pretty good here and they're only going 900 00:53:44.440 --> 00:53:47.000 yeah, let's talk when you know, let's talk the A J L L 901 00:53:47.639 --> 00:53:51.800 Like how how is he looking here? I know we I think we said 902 00:53:51.800 --> 00:53:53.960 first week he wasn't looking maybe back up to up to form, But what 903 00:53:54.000 --> 00:53:59.599 do you make about aj Yeah, he's he's been pretty quiet the first couple 904 00:53:59.639 --> 00:54:02.760 of weeks. I don't know if that's because defenses are kind of loading the 905 00:54:02.800 --> 00:54:07.920 box against him or you Knowchan's offensive line isn't as good as Toronto's, which 906 00:54:08.000 --> 00:54:12.239 I definitely don't think it is as good. But yeah, just not the 907 00:54:12.239 --> 00:54:15.519 reduction you want to see early on this season. But the passing game is 908 00:54:15.559 --> 00:54:19.440 more than made up for it. I think you're seeing a lot of guys 909 00:54:19.480 --> 00:54:22.239 really step up and have really good chemistry with Trevor Harris. You know, 910 00:54:22.320 --> 00:54:27.719 Jered Sterns really had a big breakthrough game in this one. I can see 911 00:54:27.760 --> 00:54:31.079 him being a huge part of this offense now with Sean Bain left the game 912 00:54:31.119 --> 00:54:35.079 with injuries, so we'll see if he misses multiple weeks. But I think 913 00:54:35.159 --> 00:54:38.239 Jared Stearns is a guy that's gonna step up in his absence if he misses 914 00:54:38.239 --> 00:54:43.559 extended time and play a bigger role. Keon Schaeffer Baker one of the best 915 00:54:43.599 --> 00:54:45.440 Canadians receivers in the league. We've seen that the last couple of years, 916 00:54:45.440 --> 00:54:47.920 and I think, you know, he's a guy that you know, is 917 00:54:47.960 --> 00:54:52.639 more able playing you know, a number one or number two receiver role in 918 00:54:52.679 --> 00:54:55.719 this league. So I think this is a team that has a lot of 919 00:54:55.719 --> 00:55:00.079 talent, a lot of flexibility on the offensive side of the ball. I 920 00:55:00.119 --> 00:55:02.239 think if their offensive line can hold up, which is the biggest question, 921 00:55:04.079 --> 00:55:07.000 you know, I think this is going to be a very offense this year. 922 00:55:07.079 --> 00:55:08.840 And I think, you know, trumfor Harris deserves a lot of credit 923 00:55:08.840 --> 00:55:14.599 for looking like he's in great shape at thirty eight years old. Them read 924 00:55:15.199 --> 00:55:17.400 and I think that he's going to be a guy that as long as he's 925 00:55:17.400 --> 00:55:22.440 healthy, this offense is going to keep coming. Yeah. So the last 926 00:55:22.440 --> 00:55:23.679 thing here will kind of round this out. Here, I get out of 927 00:55:23.679 --> 00:55:27.679 here at the top of the hour, Hamilton, oh and two here, 928 00:55:27.760 --> 00:55:29.800 I like I said, I thought they looked really good in the game. 929 00:55:29.880 --> 00:55:32.079 I feel like Bo really joeing with the guys, and I think he's good 930 00:55:32.079 --> 00:55:37.119 to be back. I'm obviously like having a lot of rest here through the 931 00:55:37.159 --> 00:55:38.880 last half of last season and kind of like, you know, even if 932 00:55:38.920 --> 00:55:42.159 he's a little bit older here, Okay, he's been able to kind of 933 00:55:42.159 --> 00:55:45.239 make some time, you know, on the side, kind of rebuild all 934 00:55:45.239 --> 00:55:49.480 that. Like I think Hamilton looks good. Like I said, they're oh 935 00:55:49.559 --> 00:55:51.880 and two are are they too far out? I mean, what do you 936 00:55:51.880 --> 00:55:53.440 make about that? Because to me it feels like they can still be competitive 937 00:55:53.480 --> 00:55:57.159 here. I just feel like this game was an interception, you know, 938 00:55:57.199 --> 00:55:59.280 turn over there right at the end, put him in field, Go Ray 939 00:55:59.320 --> 00:56:00.800 and Drels got You know, this is going to overtime and god knows what 940 00:56:00.880 --> 00:56:06.639 happens. Like doesn't feel like Campbelton's day and two team. Yeah, definitely. 941 00:56:06.679 --> 00:56:09.719 I think they've had some great moments in these games. Against Calgary, 942 00:56:09.760 --> 00:56:15.039 they made it a very competitive game despite not their best and last week I 943 00:56:15.039 --> 00:56:16.400 thought they were the better team, or this week, I should say I 944 00:56:16.400 --> 00:56:20.320 thought they were the better team. But honestly, speaking as a fan, 945 00:56:20.480 --> 00:56:22.880 I'm just so tired of them starting off the seasons like this. I mean, 946 00:56:23.039 --> 00:56:27.119 they've been doing this all my life basically, you know, the last 947 00:56:27.159 --> 00:56:29.880 three years in particular, so I think this is the third year in a 948 00:56:29.920 --> 00:56:32.760 row they've started owing two. If they lose next week, it will be 949 00:56:32.760 --> 00:56:37.159 the third straight year they start owing three, and last year they actually started 950 00:56:37.159 --> 00:56:38.719 going four, so we'll see if they do that. But I mean, 951 00:56:38.840 --> 00:56:44.480 you can overcome it, like I said in the CFL, I mean big, 952 00:56:44.599 --> 00:56:45.840 you can make up ground, especially with a lot of the head to 953 00:56:45.880 --> 00:56:50.679 head matchups, but you don't want to keep digging yourself such a big hole. 954 00:56:50.719 --> 00:56:52.280 And you know it basically, you know what it does. It doesn't 955 00:56:52.480 --> 00:56:55.840 eliminate you from making the playoffs, but what it does early in the season, 956 00:56:57.079 --> 00:56:59.800 it kind of eliminates you from that first place race. And I think, 957 00:57:00.159 --> 00:57:02.440 you know that's going to be so crucial to winning the Great Cup. 958 00:57:02.559 --> 00:57:07.000 It's very much easier just to win that one game and get to the Great 959 00:57:07.039 --> 00:57:09.840 Cup. And you talked about it all the time with BC that it's just 960 00:57:10.000 --> 00:57:14.519 much easier to do that and you know, win a game at home than 961 00:57:14.519 --> 00:57:16.840 it is to win two games to get to the Great Cup like Montreal did 962 00:57:16.880 --> 00:57:20.239 last year. So I think at the end of the day, I'm just 963 00:57:20.320 --> 00:57:22.679 tired of it. As a ty Cats fan, I think they need to, 964 00:57:22.199 --> 00:57:28.719 you know, start getting off to seasons better. I think they've lost, 965 00:57:29.079 --> 00:57:30.639 you know, just going back to last week, but they lost like 966 00:57:30.960 --> 00:57:36.800 sixteen the last seventeen, like opening games of the season. Something crazy like 967 00:57:36.840 --> 00:57:38.760 that. It's just been happening all my life. And like I said, 968 00:57:38.760 --> 00:57:43.360 I'm tired of it. Let's look ahead here, we'll get out of here. 969 00:57:43.800 --> 00:57:46.320 So coming up this week, like we talked about Montreal having their home 970 00:57:46.400 --> 00:57:51.480 opener here with Ottawa Saskatchewan as well opening at home. You got this, 971 00:57:51.679 --> 00:57:53.320 you know already in the season. We got the home at home here with 972 00:57:53.400 --> 00:57:59.519 the Hamilton going back in the Saskatchewan BC at Winnipeg. It should be competitive 973 00:57:59.559 --> 00:58:04.039 there and then Toronto's back I predicted through the loss for Edmonton, Toronto looked 974 00:58:04.039 --> 00:58:07.280 really good week one here. Any other thoughts looking at these games coming up? 975 00:58:07.320 --> 00:58:08.519 I know we talked to Montreal and all of that at BC, but 976 00:58:08.880 --> 00:58:13.000 you know, Hamilton running into the bus, I mean Saskatchewan, let's say 977 00:58:13.039 --> 00:58:15.280 they repeated at home here. Could you zero and three for Hamilton not gonna 978 00:58:15.280 --> 00:58:20.159 be good? Yeah, I mean, let's not talk about that game. 979 00:58:20.239 --> 00:58:22.719 Let's talk about Edmonton Toronto. And I think one thing I'm looking at in 980 00:58:22.760 --> 00:58:28.000 this game is a ploid about the person's return to Toronto. I'm sure he'll 981 00:58:28.039 --> 00:58:31.760 be have a warm reception given them. He gave a good five years of 982 00:58:31.800 --> 00:58:36.719 his career there and obviously was a huge part of that twenty twenty two Great 983 00:58:36.719 --> 00:58:39.079 Cup winning team, so interesting to see how he plays in his return to 984 00:58:39.119 --> 00:58:43.639 Toronto. Definitely, do not expect the Elks to win that one. I 985 00:58:43.719 --> 00:58:46.280 gave that Toronto is an incredibly hard place to play. Toronto's coming off the 986 00:58:46.320 --> 00:58:52.159 buy this week, so you know it's gonna be a tough task for Edmonton 987 00:58:52.159 --> 00:58:57.000 to win that game. But Edmondson has looked intriguing. I'll say that the 988 00:58:57.039 --> 00:59:00.920 first couple of weeks they definitely look a lot more entertaining than they did at 989 00:59:00.920 --> 00:59:04.280 points last year. So I'm a lot to see if they, you know, 990 00:59:04.360 --> 00:59:07.280 can string together enough plays to keep it competitive in Toronto. But looking 991 00:59:07.320 --> 00:59:10.880 forward to that game and all these games next week, well there you go 992 00:59:10.960 --> 00:59:15.559 here. A week two in the books should have UFL insider Mike Mitchell on 993 00:59:15.639 --> 00:59:20.599 for Friday's episode. We'll be abbreviated just Mike this week. I gotta travel 994 00:59:20.639 --> 00:59:24.199 across the mountain on Thursday night to do some work on Friday over in Spokane. 995 00:59:24.519 --> 00:59:28.039 We'll do that with Mike and then Jason. I will be back next 996 00:59:28.039 --> 00:59:30.039 week for our CFL Week three recap, and then I will start getting some 997 00:59:30.039 --> 00:59:34.719 player interviews at that point. Once we're back from the UFL Championship and all 998 00:59:34.719 --> 00:59:37.039 of this stuff, I'll get back on the horse. We'll start getting that 999 00:59:37.039 --> 00:59:39.679 stuff going here for the Friday episodes now that we're done with UFL coverage, 1000 00:59:40.119 --> 00:59:44.559 Jason, anything else before we get out of here, No, I just 1001 00:59:44.559 --> 00:59:47.360 wanted to say that it's looking like a great season this year. I really 1002 00:59:47.440 --> 00:59:52.039 am very optimistic about what we've seen so far, especially from these quarterbacks. 1003 00:59:52.079 --> 00:59:54.440 I think, you know, Zach Klaris has been the worst of them, 1004 00:59:54.639 --> 00:59:58.440 and I think you know, there's a good chance he rebounds. So I 1005 00:59:58.480 --> 01:00:00.760 think at the end of the day, that's a great s for the league 1006 01:00:00.840 --> 01:00:04.639 and this season going forward. Well, I agree, and as someone that 1007 01:00:04.760 --> 01:00:07.880 has covered the UFL here the last couple of weeks of the season, we're 1008 01:00:07.880 --> 01:00:10.559 pretty dull just with teams being locked up and kind of positioning, certain teams 1009 01:00:10.599 --> 01:00:15.320 being out beginning of the season. I do think even even the teams, 1010 01:00:15.320 --> 01:00:17.400 like we talked with Hamilton, like even the teams that are are are struggling 1011 01:00:17.480 --> 01:00:21.519 right now, I think have a lot of upside to look at. Or 1012 01:00:21.559 --> 01:00:23.119 you have teams like Winnipeg where you're like, Jesus, what the hell is 1013 01:00:23.119 --> 01:00:25.119 going to happen here if they're oh and three or you know, one and 1014 01:00:25.519 --> 01:00:29.000 one and three or oh and three or you one and four, whatever, 1015 01:00:29.079 --> 01:00:32.599 so should be interesting that way. Be subscribed on here. Appreciate everyone checking 1016 01:00:32.679 --> 01:00:37.559 out Chris with a lot of comments is always appreciated, and we'll see you 1017 01:00:37.559 --> 01:00:47.800 guys next time. Let's get out of here. Thanks guys,