Thursday, 17:30 CST, Saskatchewan at Ottawa: The Riders O started slow last week but ended strong. Defense played well enough all game. We haven’t seen Ottawa yet so that’s a blank slate. I expect with another week of practice and the play-book Saskatchewan will push against the RedBlacks hard. Riders by 10.
Friday, 17:00 CST, Winnipeg at Montreal: The Bombers looked surprisingly good last week but the game was a one-off with all the lightning delays. I’m not sure it can be used as an indicator of future success. Both the Als and the Bombers defenses crumbled late game with the Als offense being unable to execute anything in the second half. Streveler vs. Willy? Pick Montreal by 5.
Friday, 20:00 CST, Hamilton at Edmonton: The TiCats played hard last week, but they let up on Mitchell. Will Masoli get a short leash after his ill-advised late game throw that capped the loss last week? Will we see Manziel? The Esks were in tough against a rookie QB last week but Reilly put on his top hat, remained calm and won. I predict a repeat. Edmonton by 7.
Saturday, 17:00 CST, Calgary at Toronto: Grey Cup Redux. Expect the Stamps to be hell-bent on proving something. Expect the Argos to be a little cheesed at how bad the O played last week. I’ll take Calgary by 10.
Huge CFL fan here. I also boycott the NFL and watch NCAA football (August start). Last season I was very disappointed with the moronic Diversity CFL campaign and stopped watching many games after the half way in season. I hear rumours that they will bring back that political bul!shit again. If Ambrosie does that he can go f@#k himself and his league. There was nothing wrong with the old slogan; “This is our League”. I’ll leave it at that for now…
So far so good for the Red Blacks, but it is the CFL, so no celebration yet.
What Rheal said!
Riders by 10?
Oh-oh. Back to the crystal ball.
Sadly, Saskatchewan fell short. Very short.
The riders shut down the soft middle in the first game ( real Linebackers).. Forcing the passing to the outside flats..Pick 6 jumps
With RB they got a pick 6 and then failed to protect the soft center.. The CFL officials don’t seem to understand that PICK plays are not legal.
.. (Watched another game where the blocking Receiver got a passing interference call on the defense)… The deep safety
is lost on most of the plays (no over the top coverage)..been looked-off by QB…They have work but defensive containment AOK
Can’t wait for my TIDE.. this year hope the single dimension QB is replaced.. They have more talent than they use
Oops, Riders came up short. Sad. Not their best effort today.
What Rheal said. Too much gender bender crap and I’ll go back to ignoring the game.
Montreal by 5, eh?