Dave Dickenson blames execution, not effort for Calgary Stampeders’ losing skid

“Kalgary Stampiders” lost four games in a row, and Dave Dikenson, the head coach and general manager of the team, blames the performance, not efforts.

“It's hard (to lose four in a row). You feel stress and begin to ask questions on trifles here and there. My opinion: get ready as hard as possible, go out onto the training field, make sure that you have the right vision, realize what you want, and then it's not a stronger thing to play better, but to play better.” Dikenson told reporters in Kalgary on Tuesday..

“We are talking about doing everything right, trust the one who is next to you and play when they come to you. There are efforts, but this is not the point – we are talking about the performance and ensuring that every guy plays a little better, and it begins with practice.”

At the beginning of the season, with a score of 8-3 Kalgary, he scored only 19.5 points per game and 5.9 yards per game, both indicators were the best in the league with a significant margin. “Red-white” scored 39.8 points per game against the backdrop of a loss in four matches-more than half compared to the previous average indicator-and now 6.6 yards are missing for the game in the season, which takes third place after Montreal Alouette and Lyons.

The staff turnover in Kalgary also fell sharply: from plus seven to minus one in the last four games. Vernon Adams Jr. played a role in this shift, because over the past three matches he made six interceptions, including three in the losing team of his former club last weekend.

Dikenson defended his quota veteran, who finished the game with a score of 21 out of 38, gaining 303 yards, two flick and three peaks against Lyons.

“I thought that (Adams -Jr.) held a reliable game (against BC),” Dikenson said. “He did the right things, we were able to draw a ball around the field. He went well and left the loss, we moved it, there were several draws and there were some things that were good for Vernon. We lagged behind, so we took more bags than I wanted. For the most part, he defended the ball.”

Technically, Kalgary can still finish the first in the Western division, although they will need to win all three remaining games and force Saskachevan Rafraders to lose the three remaining games. On Friday evening, the “green and white” will accept the beaten “Toronto argonauts”.It seems that in the near future the team will take first place.

After the defeat from British Colombia, in which Leos won a seasonal series of two games, Istanpeeders should win at least two of the last three games in order to have at least some chance of playing the playoffs for the first time since 2019. If they perform better, they can just get there. If not, then technically, they can still not reach the post -zone.

“Kalgary Stampiders” (8-7) will meet with Hamilton Tiger-Kats (10-6) at the Hamilton stadium on Saturday, October 11, the beginning of the match is scheduled for 15:00 eastern time. Istanpeders suffered a severe defeat from BC Lions.Bye The Tiger Cats scored almost 50 points in the victory over the Argonauts of Toronto..

The weather forecast in Hamilton predicts the temperature of up to 17 degrees, the sun and clouds. The game will be broadcast on TSN, RDS2 and CTV channels in Canada and CFL+ around the world. Radio listeners can tune in to the 770 ChQR channel in Kalgary and to the Ticats Audio Network network in Hamilton.