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Third Down Gamble

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S7 · E360
June 25 · 55 min
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 will bring out their Prairie Blizzard kits. (CFL on CBC theme used with express permission, podcast recorded June 23, 2026).
S7 · E359
June 18 · 43 min
A little counter-intuitive.
The 35 second clock still struggles to be what it claims, upwards of 10 seconds elapse after the end of a play before the 35 second clock starts. Teams are scoring touchdowns on over 24% of their offensive possessions, can they keep up this staggering pace? Quarterbacks went-off last weekend, four of them throwing for over 400 yards, not since 1995 has that happened. Davis Alexander had his helmet slammed on the turf, yet Alexander stayed on the field. Road teams have won four of six games this season, will this trend continue? (CFL on CBC theme music used with express permission; podcast recorded June 16, 2026).
S7 · E358
June 11 · 57 min
Extra intensity.
The CFL's new 35 second clock seems to be getting closer to an actual 35 seconds between the end of the previous play and when next the football must be put back in play. The single point (rouge) underwent changes to its application; were the modifications too many and too far? Ottawa Head Coach Ryan Dinwiddie opts to punt at the opposition 42, would not a field goal attempt been more optimal? Quarterback Chad Kelly finally returns to lead the Argonauts onto the same field that put him on the shelf in the third quarter of the 2024 East Final. Can Elks' running back Justin Rankin become the league's first 1000 yard rusher and 1000 yard receiver in the same season? Rankin is off to a great start. Is Saturday's Saskatchewan versus BC a statement game or is it about revenge? (TSN game audio, CFL on CBC theme music used with express permission; podcast recorded June 9, 2026).
S7 · E357
June 4 · 57 min
Let’s build this together.
CFL Commissioner Stewart Johnston comes through on a promise and lands a six-year broadcasting deal sarting in 2027. Jake Maier is given the role of starting quarterback in Ottawa. Can the B.C. Lions be stopped in 2026, or will injuries (specifically to starting veteran-quarterbacks) play a key role in determining who wins each division? (CFL on CBC theme music used with express permission; podcast recorded June 2, 2026).
S7 · E356
June 3 · 50 min
Quick Kicks 158: with Steve Daniel (CFL Associate VP, Football and Team Analytics).
Special Guest Steve Daniel discusses the importance of analytics in terms of assessing game quailty, the importance of understanding the mean and the median, the value of knowing how impactful turnovers, two-and-outs, and third down stalls are to a team's chances at winning, and he relates how working for the CFL has helped maintain his life-long love of analytics. (CFL on CBC theme music used with express permission; podcast recorded Monday, June 1, 2026).
S7 · E355
May 31 · 44 min
Quick Kicks 157: with Luc Mullinder (Harvard Media Roughriders Radio Network).
Special Guest Luc Mullinder (colour analyst for Saskatchewan Roughriders radio game-broadcasts) discusses the 2026 Roughriders training camp in Saskatoon, how new quarterback Brayden Schager turned heads, what is required of the defensive line given all its changes, and who is expected to step up to replace departed (to Ottawa) A.J. Allen and C.J. Reavis. Luc also illustrates the importance of leadership in training camp and recounts his first training camp as a rookie with the Roughriders, and life after football. (CFL on CBC theme music used with express permission; podcast recorded May 28. 2026).
S4 · E354
May 27 · 41 min
Quick Kicks 156: with Jeff Krever (CFL Senior Director, Player & Game Statistics).
Special guest Jeff Krever (CFL Senior Director, Player & Game Statistics) joins to discuss which players are the ones to watch nearing records or milestones. Jeff also discusses the definition of tackling used by stats crews to be recorded in the game statistics; the efforts in the off-season to help prepare stats crews for the new season; his day in Saskatoon preparing for the Roughriders vs Blue Bombers, and his excitement now that a new 2026 CFL season is upon us. (CFL on CBC theme music used with express permission; podcast recorded May 22, 2026).
S7 · E353
May 20 · 55 min
Consider this.
CFL training camps see some players get injured, others released, and other signing with another team. Edmonton quarterback Cody Fajardo believes the Elks can be in the 2026 Grey Cup. Calgary vs Saskatchewan on CFL+ May 18 (2026) gave the first taste of some of the new rules coming to the CFL, the 35 second clock was a hit! Ironically, next season in 2027, not pre-season but regular-season play starts on Victoria Day Weekend. While many starting quartback jobs are secure, who amng the backups will step-up? (CFl on CBC theme used with express permission; podcast recorded May 18, 2026).
S7 · E352
May 13 · 1 hr 9 min
A lot of different changes: with Andrew Hoskins (Turf District Podcast)
Andrew Hoskins (Turf District Podcast) co-hosts to help discuss the opening of CFL training camps, what the expectations are for players at camp, the importance of pre-season games, and the new Head Coaches that are trying to mold teams in Ottawa and Toronto. April 28, 2026 the CFL announced new playoff-participation rules and we try to make more sense of them. (CFL on CBC theme used with express permission; podcast recorded May 11, 2026).

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