No Fair Catch

Jack

The world's one and only independent Canadian Football League podcast. With a new podcast out every Tuesday, No Fair Catch covers all things CFL: player transactions, game previews & recaps, editorials, insight, guest interviews and more!

Episodes

  1. 02/05/2012

    PODCAST #8: CFL Draft Preview (Mock Draft Included)

    Click here to listen to the podcast! The CFL draft is, at the time of this publishing, in less than 48 hours! Taking this into consideration, Jack has put together a mock draft to go along with his CFL draft preview to get your excitement peaked for Thursday's draft! Jack's mock draft looks as follows: ROUND ONE 1)   Saskatchewan Roughriders  WR Shamawd Chambers (Wilfred Laurier) 2)   Edmonton Eskimos                 OL Ben Heenan (Saskatchewan) 3)   Hamilton Tiger-Cats                OL Austin Pasztor (Virginia) ***Vikings (undrafted) 4)   BC Lions                                   DE Ameet Pall (Wofford) 5)   Calgary Stampeders               LB Frederic Plesius (Laval) 6)   Edmonton Eskimos                 WR Ismael Bamba (Sherbrooke) 7)   BC Lions                                   DL Jabar Westerman (Eastern Michigan) ROUND TWO 8)   Winnipeg Blue Bombers        OL Matt Norman (Western) 9)   Toronto Argonauts                  WR Simon Charbonneau-Campeau (Sherbrooke) 10)  Hamilton Tiger-Cats              DB Keenan MacDougall (Saskatchewan) 11)  Montreal Alouettes                DE Christo Bilukidi (Georgia State) ***Raiders (6th) 12)  Calgary Stampeders             OL Kirby Fabien (Calgary) 13)   Winnipeg Blue Bombers      DL Juston Capicciotti (Simon Fraser) 14)   BC Lions                                 WR Johnny Aprile (Queen’s) ROUND THREE 15)  Saskatchewan Roughriders WR Bogdan Raic (Ottawa) 16)  Winnipeg Blue Bombers       OL Tyson Pencer (Washington State) 17)   Hamilton Tiger-Cats              RB Nathan Riva (Western) 18)   Montreal Alouettes                DB Bryce McCall (Saskatchewan) 19)   Calgary Stampeders             DE Tyrone Crawford (Boise State) ***Cowboys (3rd) 20)   Edmonton Eskimos               DB Keynan Parker (Oregon State) 21)   Winnipeg Blue Bombers      P Brett Cameron (University of North Dakota) 22)   Hamilton Tiger-Cats              K Austin Anderson (McGill)

  2. 28/02/2012

    PODCAST #3: Is Running The Ball Really Worth It In The CFL Today?

    Does running the ball in the CFL really matter? Is it worth it to use one of your three precious downs on a handoff or a sweep? Do teams that run the ball effectively win more games in the Canadian Football League? This has been a hotly debated issue in the CFL for years. In this podcast, I, Jack, take on the daunting task of answering this much-debated question: "is running the ball in the CFL really worth it?" ENJOY! (please click the title of this blog post to listen to the podcast) ------ HERE ARE THE STATISTICS REFERENCED IN MY PODCAST -------- *bolded & italicized text indicates the team missed the playoffs *underlined text indicates the team participated in the Grey Cup (Record) Team = Rushing Yards  (QB rushing yds = % of team yrds)  Passing Yrds 2011 (6-12) Toronto = 2,298                   (576 = 25%)                                         3,770 (11-7) Calgary = 2,244                    (551 = 25%) (10-8) Montreal = 2,006                   (343 = 17%) (10-8) Winnipeg = 1,988                  (480 = 24%)                                         4,494 (11-7) Edmonton = 1,857                (350 = 19%) (11-7) BC = 1,777                           (471 = 27%)                                         5,090 (5-13) Saskatchewan = 1,741         (448 = 26%)                                         4,526 (8-10) Hamilton = 1,620                  (326 = 20%) 2010 (13-5) Calgary = 2,538                    (680 = 27%)                        (7-11) Edmonton = 2,223               (511 = 23%)                                         4,302 (4-14) Winnipeg = 2,181                (755 = 35%)                                         4,476 (9-9) Toronto = 2,005                      (274 = 14%) (10-8) Saskatchewan = 1,887         (618 = 33%)                                          5,645 (12-6) Montreal = 1,795                  (433 = 24%)                                          5,675 (8-10) B.C. = 1,740                         (471 = 27%) (9-9) Hamilton = 1,696                    (289 = 17%) 2009 (10-7-1) Calgary = 2,261                 (585 = 26%) (15-3) Montreal = 2,141                  (549 = 26%)                                          5,191 (7-11) Winnipeg = 2,073                (152 = 7%)                                           3,600 (8-10) B.C. = 2,059                        (610 = 30%) (10-7-1) Saskatchewan = 1,948      (603 = 31%)                                         4,672 (9-9) Edmonton = 1,885                  (206 = 11%) (9-9) Hamilton = 1,872                    (572 = 31%) (3-15) Toronto = 1,710                   (341 = 20%)                                        4,128 2008 (3-15) Hamilton = 2,537                (899 = 35%)                                         4,474 (13-5) Calgary = 2,392                   (707 = 30%)                                         5,253 (12-6) Saskatchewan = 2,250        (616 = 27%) (11-7) B.C. = 2,140                       (539 = 25%) (11-7) Montreal = 1,965                  (275 = 14%)                                         5,829 (8-10) Winnipeg = 1,837                (281 = 15%) (3-15) Toronto = 1,579                  (493 = 31%)                                         4,784 (10-8) Edmonton = 1,456               (288 = 20%) 2007 (14-3-1) BC = 2,141                       (473 = 22%) (7-10-1) Calgary = 2,079                (673 = 32%) (12-6) Saskatchewan = 2,044         (784 = 38%)                                        4,990 (3-15) Hamilton = 1,927                (268 = 14%)                                        3,664 (8-10) Montreal = 1,909                  (530 = 28%) (10-7-1) Winnipeg = 1,821              (132 = 7%)                                          5,292 (5-12-1) Edmonton = 1,561           (516 = 33%)                                        5,059 (11-7) Toronto = 1,436                   (297 = 21%) RAW RUSHING Statistics: Non-playoff teams – 4.3 points                                             Grey Cup teams – 4.4 points                                             LEAGUE AVERAGE - 4.5 points                                             Playoff teams (non-Grey Cup teams) - 4.8 points QB rushing totals average out to making up for 23.95% of all rushing yards. QB rushing from non-playoff teams – 24.8% QB rushing from play-off teams (minus the Grey Cup Champion) – 22.5% QB rushing from Grey Cup champions = 29% Average passing yards per season for non-playoff teams = 4,278 Average passing yards per season for Grey Cup teams = 5,213

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The world's one and only independent Canadian Football League podcast. With a new podcast out every Tuesday, No Fair Catch covers all things CFL: player transactions, game previews & recaps, editorials, insight, guest interviews and more!