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From: jeff@dciem.UUCP (Jeff Richardson)
Newsgroups: net.sport.football
Subject: Re: CFL updates?
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Date: Thu, 20-Sep-84 08:55:26 EDT
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Posted: Thu Sep 20 08:55:26 1984
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I follow the CFL and Carlo's posting looks pretty accurate to me.  I have
a couple of things to add:
Toronto's biggest problem in their last couple of games has been the same
thing that plagued them throughout the 70's:  the inability to score when
they get close.  Part of that is the fact that Hank Ilesic is a terrible
field goal kicker.  Before coming to Toronto, he hadn't attempted a field
goal since high school, and I don't know why, if every other team in the
league can have two kickers, why can't the champs afford it.  I said it
then and I'll say it now, they should have kept Ilesic's predecessor, Dean
Dorsey, who is a great field goal kicker but a terrible punter.  The two
of them probably would have given them the best kicking duo in the league.
(Dorsey is now in Ottawa and has missed only about 3 FG's all year.  They
don't make him punt.)  Last year, they showed an uncanny ability to do
only what they had to to win and they always came back when they needed to.
Now, other teams are doing that to them, but it's probably just because
they have 1st place locked up so they have no motivation.  If they don't
panic, they'll come around and they'll have a good chance to repeat as champs.

Ottawa's most important player, Skip Walker, broke his leg and has missed
most of the season.  He was about to come back when he reinjured it, so
there's no telling how long he'll be now.  Without him, the Riders can book
their vacations for early November.

Winnipeg is ahead of B.C., and there last two wins have been big:  65-25
over Ottawa (it was 58-10 at one point) and 48-19 over Hamilton.  Clements
and Reaves are really hot this year and the bombers could go all the way.
Continued pressure for first from B.C. should keep the Bombers sharp.

As far as the single point is concerned, a lot of people think it's stupid,
especially on missed field goals, but I think it makes more sense that the
touchback, which seems to penalize a kicker (punters especially) for doing
what he's supposed to do:  kick the ball far.
-- 
Jeff Richardson, DCIEM, Toronto  (416) 635-2073
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