I doubt if I'll renew my Lions tickets if Wally is still here next year. I've got great seats in the alumni section courtesy of a friend that played in the league a few decades ago. I only pay 50% of face value, but when I see a team playing at 20%, well you get the picture. The winds, no, a tornado of change need to blow through the organization over the foreseeable future or there's going to be even fewer buns in the seats for next year. Status quo isn't an option.
The Lions were so up & down this year. They play so good against Winnipeg in an away game & then at home against the Argos they really stink out the place like a giant fart.
Even Wally at half time said it was embarrassing on how they are playing.
Wally I think is too laid back to take out the whip.
Sometimes that's what players need. A kick in the butt.
Play a stinker game then give them very hard practises during the week should wake these guys up.
Hard drills push ups sit ups run up & down the field...
Imagine the coaches in Calgary & Edmonton would react if their team played like that.
They would have no voice left by half time as they would be screaming at the sidelines.
Did you see the Edmonton coach yell at one of his assit. coaches when a bad decision was made?
He was just screaming at the guy... all caught on tv.
Players see that & Edmonton players do not dare slack off.
They know their coach demands they perform "OR ELSE" face the music.
Do not like to see players / assit. coaches who are adults being chewed out as one would hope they do their job without the strong hand of the coach.
But fans like yourself who take the time to support them & get to the game want to see total effort.
Lions last game the players seemed to just go thru the motions.
Run away game.
Plus the game plan was as FA said in past posts " predictable "
Toronto screen plays racked up a lot of yards. They must of called 7-8 screen plays at least & good yards every time. Why because they set up the plays with their prior calls.
QB throws 4-5 times down field from the pocket for yardage then he calls a screen. He goes back in the pocket & looks down field for three seconds like it's going to be another pass down field. Then he turns quick & passes the screen. Bang 10 or more yds or more....
Lions tried to do screens & get tackled for 3 -4 yards
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Why? Because QB drops back & then within a moment throws it. Defense reads it & makes the tackle.
Toronto timing was perfect & Lions timing was off. Jennings got rid of the ball too quickly. Argos QB waits longer & sees the D commit to cover receivers down field & then throws the screen. D has a lot of ground to cover to make the tackle.
Teams in the west are very good & if so team wants to make the play offs they will have to get wins.
Bombers Stamps Esks Rough Riders make the play offs ( cross over )
Lonely Lions only team not to make it.
The leader ( head coach. ) has to set the tone & definitely this was not the case with the Lions.
Hockey teams after losses can get a W quickly to rid the bad feelings ( play 3-4 games weekly ) but a football team who loses has to think about it for a week.
Then if they lose another game even by a few pts still is a loss so now they dwell for 14 or more days on a loss. Then it snow balls. Heavy on the mind.
That's when coaches have to crack the whip & get these guys to fly & react when that ball is snapped.