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Third Down Gamble

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Care and concern.

Ottawa RedBlacks still searching for their first win, re-organise their front office; Head Coach Ryan Dinwiddie wants his team to focus on the game ahead. Can grass fields be brought back into CFL stadiums? Buffalo's new stadium gets roughly 500 complaints from ticket holders over sight-lines. Renderings of the new 2027 CFL field configuration have some season-ticket holders concerned as well.…

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Feeling of invincibility.

Winnipeg welcomes back Zach Collaros; Ottawa releases two more veteran defensive players; Chad Kelly throws four interceptions and Toronto wins... again. Do 'points shown in the standings' matter anymore given there likely will be no more draws? Commissioner Stewart Johnston has been barely visible as of late, but the CFL season moves forward with record scoring. (CFL on CBC theme music used with…

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Square peg in a round hole.

Can Winnipeg's running back Brady Oliviera and Offensive Coordinator Tommy Condell get on the same page? Will Winnipeg's defence get on track? Ottawa fires Defensive Coordinator William Fields and release receiver Eugene Lewis, what is next for the RedBlacks? Has quarterback Tre Ford played himself out of a starting role with Hamilton? Think about it... if this were 2027, given the current…

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Don't insult my intelligence.

One linebacker (Hamilton's Winton McManus) gets ejected from a CFL game, while another (BC's Darnell Sankey) is penalized but allowed to continue; what was the difference? For the second time this year, Calgary scores over 50 points against an opponent. With backup quarterbacks in charge, teams are struggling to score and, more importantly, win. Can rookie quarterback Kaidon Salter defy this…

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Toonie-toss: with Andrew Hoskins (Turf District Podcast).

Andrew Hoskins (Turf District Podcast) joins to discuss the issues facing the RedBlacks as they enter their bye week at 0-6. BC's Nathan Rourke goes down with a shoulder injury; Trey Ford wins in, and for, Hamilton. Two new implented rules changes were evident last weekend: Toronto's Lirim Hajrullahu's last play missed field goal sails through the endzone with no point being scored; also, the new…

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Take notice.

Winnipeg trades for quarterback Dru Brown to fill in for Zach Collaros while Hamilton struggles to score a touchdown since Bo Levi Mitchell was injured. Winnipeg's Trey Vaval returns a missed field goal the maximum 129 yards to flip the game versus Toronto, are we witness to an end of an era or can some alteration to the proposed field changes in 2027 be found? Toronto's Damonte Coxie gets ejected…

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Fans for Life: with Howie Mooney (The Sports Lunatics Show).

Howie Mooney guest-hosts and discusses how Hamilton proceeds with a new quarterback and how Ottawa proceeds with their new quarterback. Is (or just a hypthetical-what-if) the CFL considering modifying the field-change plan and relent on eliminating the 55 yard line or the reduction in the depth of the endzones in 2027? (CFL on CBC theme music used with express permission; podcast recorded July 6,…

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Quick Kicks 159: with Steve Daniel (CFL Associate VP, Football and Team Analytics).

Steve Daniel (CFL) brings his expertise and insight to help explain why scoring is way up in the 2026 CFL season and why that is defying some typical early-season trends, why veteran quarterback play is improving game quality, and how the Game Quality Index informs the CFL Board of Governors, member teams, and stakeholders about the game and where it is heading. (CFL on CBC theme music used with…

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Games matter.

Edmonton is 3-0, BC is 0-3, who called that? BC fires their special team coordinator, is that all that may happen with the Lions? When a receiver and a quarterback are not on the same page, what happens? The replay booth steps up and overturns a call on the field of a fumble... because it was created by penalty. Canadian receiver Ajou Ajou is reinstated by the CFL and signs immediatedly a contract…

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Fix what you can.

Ottawa RedBlacks trade quarterback Dru Brown back to Winnipeg. Ottawa signs free agent quarterback McLeod Bethel-Thompson. Elks President Chris Morris blames the name change for the lack of current attendance in Edmonton? Is defensive coordinator Mike Benevides in trouble in BC? Can the Lions get past the injury woes to their receivers? Toronto hosts Saskatchewan in Regina on Friday, Roughriders…

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