Vanderjagt's CFL issue: Practice goalposts

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CFL Coach Takes Blame for Mike Vanderjagt's Three Missed Field Goals
Published 7/2/2008 by Ryan Wilson at FanHouse
... guess the sight of Vanderjagt taking a nap in the stands during every training camp practice didn't seem unusual to Stubler. Of course, this is the same guy who said of Vanderjagt's three misses (two "wide rights", and one "woefully short"): "In the NFL, those kicks are right down the middle", based solely on the fact that the CFL hashmarks are six yards wider than NFL hashmarks. Made-up laws of physics aside, Bill Parcells vehemently disagrees. Hat tip: Hashmarks. Naturally.   Permalink | Email this ...

The CFL is a chickenshit operation
Published 7/2/2008 by flubby at Kissing Suzy Kolber
... in his Toronto Argonauts return this past weekend. Sure, we’ve all laughed at Vanderjagt before, but no one wants to see him lose his ability to learn a livelihood. Most times, a str-ugg-ell-ing kicker can work out a case of the yips by sticking around after practice and booting a few extra attempts. Vanderjagt, however, can’t do this since THE ARGONAUTS DO NOT HAVE GOALPOSTS ON THEIR MOTHER FLIPPIN’ PRACTICE FIELD. ...