Where are all the Points? A few thoughts on where all the points are going this season. This has been talked about by everyone, the lack of scoring this season. Lets talk about a couple of the things that could be affecting scoring in the CFL. Canadian ratio-changers Canadians starting at positions usually reserved for Internationals like running back. Calgary and BC both play Canadian running backs freeing up an American spot to go on defence. Calgary usually is able to start 11 Internationals on defence, which makes them a very fast defensive unit. With the talent of Nationals, teams are able to start six of their seven on offence and only one on defence. Addition of a fourth Designated Import Teams are allowed to play with four DIs this year; up from three last year. A lot of teams use three DIs on defence: one on the DL, one at LB, and one in the secondary. This allows for more substitutions of International defensive lineman every game, keeping everyone fresh on the defensive front. The LBer DI can be inserted in the game as either a run stopper or a coverage player. The DI in the secondary is inserted into teams extra defensive back coverage schemes. This allows for more sophisticated coverages and also a better ability to disguise coverage. For example, if you want to get the DI DB in the game for a National DB, the DI DB and a National DL would go in while the National DB and an International DL would go out. More complex coverages in todays CFL Defences have had to evolve to handle the offences of today and they have done a great job of it. When I was a coordinator in 2002 and 2003, the coverages you would see were much simpler; a lot of man coverage and forms of Three Deep coverage. Now a days, there are a lot of combination coverages and what is called pattern reading where DBs and LBs run underneath and right to cover the routes that they recognize compared to dropping into designated zones on the field. The defensive coaches in the league are very good and know what they are doing. They deserve a lot of credit for the job they do. Changes in personnel Take a look at some of the changes in QBs this season. Start in Montreal where a Hall of Fame QB in Anthony Calvillo is replaced by QBs with far less experience and reps in games. Henry Burris will probably be a Hall of Fame member and his numbers are not very good this season. He needs to take some of the blame but also having a very young team around can make it difficult to produce at a high level. Ricky Ray will be a first ballot Hall of Famer and he has been missing most of his receiving corps for a good part of the season, including former CFL Outstanding Player Chad Owens. I would think that would hurt your ability to score in the pass heavy CFL. Five teams (EDM, CGY, WPG, MTL, HAM) are all starting QBs who do not have a lot of experience and have not been full-time starters until this year. I know Mike Reilly was a full-time starter last year but it is still only his second year as a starter compared to the vets like Ray, Burris, and Kevin Glenn. There is still half a season to go and it will be interesting to see if the young QBs will settle down and whether the offences will begin to gel and start scoring more points. Tune in and watch! Air Force 1 Pas Cher France . Hes had three top-10 results this season and feels ready to put it all together and finally hoist a trophy at the top level. Acheter Air Max 270 Pas Cher . Not to be outdone, Atletico Madrid bettered its title rivals by demolishing 10-man Getafe 7-0 with Diego Costa returning from injury to score with a brilliant bicycle kick. "It was an almost perfect night," Atletico coach Diego Simeone said. http://www.airmaxpaschervente.fr/destockage-air-max-tn-france.html. Called on from the college ranks to replace Andy Reid, Kelly implemented a whole new atmosphere in the City of Brotherly Love and now has the Eagles in the playoffs for the first time since 2010. Air Max 95 Pas Cher France . The Brazilian driver had the second-best time in last months tests at Jerez and said the "good start" could play to his advantage when the season gets underway in Australia in March. Air Jordan 1 Pas Cher France . -- Raiders wide receiver Jacoby Ford made it through a third straight practice without any setbacks and expects to play in Oaklands regular-season finale against San Diego.HOUSTON -- Matt Dominguez provided a big boost to the Houston Astros on Sunday. Dominguez homered twice and had four RBIs, helping the Astros to defeat the Chicago White Sox 8-2. Dominguez hit his sixth and seventh homers of the season off White Sox lefty John Danks (3-4) in the third and fifth innings. The first was hit to deep left-centre on a full count that followed a double by Dexter Fowler. The second was hit to the left-field Crawford Boxes, also with Fowler on base, putting the Astros up 8-1. "Hes a guy that can turn around anybodys fastball," Astros manager Bo Porter said of Dominguez. "Hes got power to all fields." Backed by early run support, Astros right-hander Brad Peacock (1-4) earned his first win of the season, allowing two runs and five hits and four walks, while striking out five in 6 2-3 innings. The Astros scored two runs or fewer in six of Peacocks previous nine outings entering Sunday. Since Peacock became a starter on April 20, the offence provided 13 runs of support in his previous five starts. "Our hitters came out swinging," Peacock said. "Its a big confidence builder for them and a big confidence builder for us." The Astros have won four of their past five games, while the White Sox have lost six of eight. After taking two of three from the Rangers and White Sox, Houston has won back-to-back series for the first time since last August. The Astros improved to 12-3 when hitting two or more home runs. They are 1-17 when they fail to hit a homer. After a Chris Carter homer in the second inning gave the Astros an early lead, Jonathan Villar sparked a rally with a two-RBI single that scored Jesus Guzman and L.J. Hoes. Guzman advanced to second on a throwing error by left fielder Alejandro De Aza theen stole third and scored when catcher Adrian Nietos attempt to throw him out skipped into the outfield.dddddddddddd The Astros had 10 hits in the game and have had at least nine hits in eight straight games, the clubs longest such streak since 2008. "They were swinging it good," White Sox manager Robin Ventura said. "Any time you get the ball up, especially in this ballpark, youre going to create a lot of problems." Villar later left the game in the seventh inning with a right hand injury, but Porter said the injury was not serious. The White Sox were playing without first baseman Jose Abreu, who was placed on the 15-day disabled list Sunday with ankle tendinitis. "Everything gets frustrating, especially when you have games like this," Ventura said of Chicagos two errors. "It just needs to be cleaned up." Danks allowed eight runs -- seven earned -- and 10 hits and three walks while striking out seven in 4 2-3 innings. He allowed at least one homer for his fourth consecutive start and fell to 1-3 in that stretch after allowing just one homer through five starts in April, when he was 2-1. "I did a terrible job of keeping the ball in the ballpark," Danks said. Notes: Despite having the worst record in the AL at 16-28, the Astros are 15-11 when hitting home runs. The Astros rank third in the majors and second in the AL with 15 multi-homer games. ... Dexter Fowler has walked in eight straight games, Houstons longest streak since 2006. ... Astros prospect C Brian Holberton hit for the cycle at Class A Quad Cities, going 5 for 5 with two singles, a double, triple, two-run homer and five RBIs in a 10-3 win. ... The Astros begin a 10-game road trip to Anaheim, Seattle and Kansas City, and the White Sox travel to Kansas City for a three-game series. ' ' '