Another perspective

[FarmerJoe]

Has anyone else noticed how many games we've lost by a hair

Week 2: 1-17 vs Sask, but if memory serves it was almost tied at 1:1 or close to it until the last 5 mins
Week 5: 22-23 vs Winnipeg
Week 10: 30-31 vs Calgary
Week 11: 18-20 vs Calgary
Week 13: 18-19 vs BC

5 of 7 losses have effectively been within a single score, It makes me think our problem is a mental error more than talent....

At this point without alot of information it seems to rest on the OC and Jyles.

That being the case I think Jyles has improved significantly over the season and certainly wasn't helped out by the booing fans at the end of the last game. I understand the frustration but it certainly wasn't helpful and frankly it disgusted me a little.

In contrast I have almost no information to judge Crandel on directly. I'm HOPING he is picking the brains of his new "adviser" and desperately trying to improve his own part in the mess we are in.

[BCEsksFan]

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Appreciate you what you're saying, but as to Jyles improving? In the first half of yesterday's game, it looked like a new, improved Jyles. Second half, not so much. Last drive - nope, not at all!

[gizmo fan 2]

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Has anyone else noticed how many games we've lost by a hair

Week 2: 1-17 vs Sask, but if memory serves it was almost tied at 1:1 or close to it until the last 5 mins
Week 5: 22-23 vs Winnipeg
Week 10: 30-31 vs Calgary
Week 11: 18-20 vs Calgary
Week 13: 18-19 vs BC

5 of 7 losses have effectively been within a single score, It makes me think our problem is a mental error more than talent....

At this point without alot of information it seems to rest on the OC and Jyles.

That being the case I think Jyles has improved significantly over the season and certainly wasn't helped out by the booing fans at the end of the last game. I understand the frustration but it certainly wasn't helpful and frankly it disgusted me a little.

In contrast I have almost no information to judge Crandel on directly. I'm HOPING he is picking the brains of his new "adviser" and desperately trying to improve his own part in the mess we are in.

I would agree more if the close losses were not a chronic trend attributable to one side of the ball.

Week 2 - on the offence. Week 5 - on the offence fumbling. Week 10/11 - on the FG kicker/offence not getting closer. Week 13 - on the offence going nowhere in the 2nd half.

We don't have the talent and/or execution and/or intelligence on offence to compete with the better teams in the league in that aspect. We are very competitive on defence, but the defence can't hold out forever (e.g. week 2).

[Esks1949]

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5 of 7 losses have effectively been within a single score, It makes me think our problem is a mental error more than talent....

Is this team as bad as their record? No, of course not. If Kevin Glenn was our QB we would have 2-3 more wins. Just goes to show how badly our GM has done in evaluating QB talent. But, that's another argument.

I think these close losses point to a deficiency that i have noticed in our GM. These close losses seem to suggest this team doesn't hold its nerve when the turning point of the game happens. What type of teams don't hold their nerve when the game is on the line? I would suggest teams that lack leadership and are inexperienced. Eric Tillman doesn't value the intangible quality of leadership on a football team. He would just rather go younger and cheaper. Younger and cheaper is something you can quantify; age is a number and so is a salary. You can't quantify leadership, but it is very important to a teams potential success. The GM should take a player's potential contribution to the team's leadership group. That is part of the evaluation process the GM should be doing. I think this GM has been dropping the ball in this respect.

A lot of criticism has been leveled at the coaches and i certainly think on the O and special teams side it is warranted. Ray made DM look good and he made Crandell look better than what he is. But, getting back on topic how about having some more coaches "on the field". The coaches are the only ones who have to provide the leadership now? Why didn't some player on the field with Burnett in the labour day game say "yo bro you aren't going to make the same mistake you made last game are you?"

IMO a contributing factor to these close losses is the lack of leadership on the team which points to the GM not filling this need on the team. Just another perspective.

[Red Dog]

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Has anyone else noticed how many games we've lost by a hair

Week 2: 1-17 vs Sask, but if memory serves it was almost tied at 1:1 or close to it until the last 5 mins
Week 5: 22-23 vs Winnipeg
Week 10: 30-31 vs Calgary
Week 11: 18-20 vs Calgary
Week 13: 18-19 vs BC

5 of 7 losses have effectively been within a single score, It makes me think our problem is a mental error more than talent....

At this point without alot of information it seems to rest on the OC and Jyles.

That being the case I think Jyles has improved significantly over the season and certainly wasn't helped out by the booing fans at the end of the last game. I understand the frustration but it certainly wasn't helpful and frankly it disgusted me a little.

In contrast I have almost no information to judge Crandel on directly. I'm HOPING he is picking the brains of his new "adviser" and desperately trying to improve his own part in the mess we are in.

L=O points
period

No excuses for these mistakes. EE need to get it together.

[Beerfish]

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As we have been saying, if the Esks had even a half assed QB they have 3 more wins.

[Oiler]

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A loss is a loos whether by 40 or by 1. The record just proves the team is not overpowering enough to win and to win convincingly. We had one big win in which the defence and special teams contributed to 3 TDs. The offense at best can only get 2. If you score more than 20 you beat this team.

[Red Dog]

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As we have been saying, if the Esks had even a half assed QB they have 3 more wins.

Half assed coordinator? and Nichols starting....man I liked what I saw from him in that few minutes he played before he got his bell rung.

[tigerdar]

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Half assed coordinator? and Nichols starting....man I liked what I saw from him in that few minutes he played before he got his bell rung.

Keeping in mind that Hamilton was playing a soft shell zone defence and no one has any film on Nichols to learn his tendancies yet.

[glenvb]

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A team that has been losing a lot of close ones will continue to lose a lot of close ones (see Wpg, 2 yrs ago). It means the fire in the gut just isn't there when the game is on the line.

[cmbuk]

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Lets just start nicholls ffs

[wilkie]

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Nice to dress a second kicker so he can practice at halftime and waste a rostor spot!!
Start Nichols, its not like Jyles is going to wake up one morning and figure it out and improve.
Joeseph was a flash in the pan for one season like his coach.
You won't hurt his development if you throw him in now. These are adults we are dealing with and trying to be P C and not hurt little Johnnys self esteem shouldn't be a concern. Either you can handle it or you can't. The other 2 clowns can't handle it so move on finally. With Ray here it was hurting his development the club said. The only thing hurt was his hand from holding the clip board.

[cmbuk]

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Agree.. The whole point ( IMHO ) of the ray move was to develop 2-3 good young qbs that would be our guys moving forward for the next 5 years plus.

Still not sure why they won't play the kid..

We're either developing qbs or we are not..

If not.. Just say why.. That's all I ask, then the ray trade was pointless

This rate we will be over paying for McPhersons services next year

[chirp]

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I am getting tired of all the excuses for losing from the GM down. Fix the issues and win or admit fault.

[cmbuk]

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I am getting tired of all the excuses for losing from the GM down. Fix the issues and win or admit fault.

thats prob the thoughts of most fans at this point