CFL Previews - September 10-12 - Week Eleven
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CALGARY STAMPEDERS (8-1) AT EDMONTON ESKIMOS (2-7)
DATE & TIME: Friday, September 10, 9:00 p.m. (et).
GAME NOTES: Friday night brings out the best and the worst in the Canadian
Football League as the slumping Edmonton Eskimos entertain the high-flying
Calgary Stampeders in a Western Division showdown at Commonwealth Stadium.
Except for a single misstep against Toronto back in the middle of July, the
Stampeders have been perfect this season. On Labour Day Calgary posted its
second 50-point game in the last three outings by blowing away this same
Edmonton squad, 52-5. On a roll with six consecutive wins, the Stamps have
outscored their last three opponents by a combined 156-55 and that has the
squad sitting atop the league's scoring list with an average of 35.9 ppg. Not
surprisingly Edmonton, which has fallen in three of the last four games and
has captured its two victories by a margin of just three points each, is at
the bottom of that list after nine games with just 18.6 ppg.
The Eskimos may have scored the first points of the meeting on Monday with an
86-yard single by Noel Prefontaine, the kicker ending up being responsible for
all five of the team's points, but the offense failed to do anything
significant for the visitors on the day. The quarterback tandem of Ricky Ray
and Jared Zabransky combined to hit just 12-of-30 passes for 193 yards and
each was intercepted twice in the awful effort. Adding insult to injury was
the fact that running back Arkee Whitlock gained a mere three yards on three
attempts before leaving the meeting with an actual injury.
Over on the other side, there was no stopping the Stamps as Henry Burris made
history with his 15-of-23 passing effort for 226 yards and three touchdowns.
The signal-caller, now with 35,054 yards passing in his career, moved past
Dieter Brock for 10th place on the CFL's all-time passing list. Romby Bryant
was the chief recipient of Burris's efforts as he reeled in five balls for 80
yards and a pair of scores, while Ken-Yon Rambo and Deon Murphy also caught
scoring strikes to dig an even deeper hole for the Eskimos.
Running back Joffrey Reynolds, who coming into this season had gained at least
1,200 yards rushing in five straight campaigns, accounted for a game-high 85
yards and tallied a major on 18 carries in the onslaught as well.
Since opening the season against Toronto with 116 yards and a score, averaging
almost seven yards per carry, Reynolds hasn't been as productive, but some of
that can be attributed to Burris finding a groove and sticking with it by
putting the ball in the air more often. Nevertheless, even though Reynolds has
not logged 100 yards in a game since the opener, he is still second in the
league in rushing after nine games with 706 yards and that's reason enough for
opposing defenses to keep him on their radar.
Burris, now completing his passes at a 65.1 percent clip, has thrown 13
interceptions to tie for the most in the league, but those mistakes are
outweighed by his league-high 21 TD strikes. The only team with more
interceptions thrown at this juncture is Edmonton with 14, divided up among a
number of players. The Eskimos as a whole have completed an even 60 percent of
their attempts, but with more than a dozen INTs and just eight TD passes the
squad has a dismal 73.4 efficiency rating at the moment.
Granted, over the years Ray has had his share of success against Calgary,
tossing 26 touchdowns through the air and scoring another three on the ground,
but he has also suffered not only 13 picks but 14 fumbles as well. In his
career versus Edmonton, Burris has also put the ball on the carpet (13 times)
and thrown 19 interceptions, but his whopping 39 touchdowns through the air
and seven on the ground have easily balanced the ledger.
Even though Calgary blew the doors off the Esks just four days ago, it is
Edmonton that owns a 121-80-3 advantage in the regular-season series between
the two clubs dating back to 1949. Nonetheless, the Stamps have taken five
straight meetings and six of the last seven versus Edmonton.
A slow starter this year with just 16 combined points in the first quarter,
Edmonton is setting itself up for yet another disastrous meeting against the
Stampeders this week. In three of the last five meetings between the squads
the Eskimos have scored eight points or less and while the team should be able
to hit double digits this time around, that's still a far cry from putting one
in the win column.
Sportsbook Betting Lines Predicted Outcome: Calgary 45, Edmonton 13
MONTREAL ALOUETTES (6-3) at HAMILTON TIGER-CATS (5-4)
DATE & TIME: Saturday, September 11th, 1:00 p.m. (et).
GAME NOTES: The Montreal Alouettes continue to compete without the services of
quarterback Anthony Calvillo as the team challenges the Hamilton Tiger-Cats
this weekend at Ivor Wynne Stadium.
Calvillo, who suffered a chest injury several weeks ago and sat out last
week's loss to British Columbia, says he is on the mend and feels better, but
the coaching staff has decided that sitting the superstar signal-caller would
be the in best interest of everyone involved, especially with the second half
of the season being so critical.
With Calvillo taking a seat again the Als are set to go with a backup, but
instead of letting Chris Leak handle the action it will be Adrian McPherson
who himself is fresh off the injured list after getting cleared to play
following a torn MCL suffered during training camp.
McPherson had some solid efforts for Montreal late last season and finished
2009 with six touchdown passes and a completion percentage of 68.1. More
importantly, as long as he is not tentative in the pocket and slowed too much
by a knee brace, his mobility at the position is more than the team is used to
with Calvillo. McPherson gained 351 yards on the ground, averaging close to
six yards per attempt a year ago and that's something the Tiger-Cats have to
plan for, even if the Montreal coaches want to limit how many times McPherson
puts himself in harm's way.
Last week the Als hosted British Columbia, one of the weakest clubs in the
league with just a single win at the time, but it just so happened that the
Lions picked that week to put together a strong effort on both sides of the
ball to come away with the overwhelming 38-17 victory at Montreal. Leak
started at quarterback for the Als, hitting 15-of-27 passes for 135 yards,
but he was sacked three times and intercepted twice, prompting the team to
insert Ricky Santos.
Santos, a former Walter Payton Award winner, stepped in and converted 10-of-12
passes for 93 yards and a pair of majors, but by then the help was too little,
too late for a Montreal squad that lost for the second time in the last three
outings and is just hanging on to first place in the Eastern Division over
both Hamilton and Toronto which enter this week with identical records at 5-4.
As for those Tiger-Cats, winners of three of their four home games this season
and a solid 5-2 within the division, they managed to take care of the Toronto
Argonauts last week by a final of 28-13 at home, even though the visitors held
them to a paltry 34 yards rushing on 14 attempts. While the run game was
stalling, Hamilton turned to Kevin Glenn to get them through and he didn't
disappoint as he hit on 27-of-33 passes for 313 yards and a score, shaking off
an interception and a sack along the way.
Defense was a mixed bag for Hamilton as the group allowed Cleo Lemon to light
up the airwaves for 350 yards, but at the same time the Tiger-Cats held the
opposing gunslinger without a major, sacked him three times and also picked
off a trio of passes.
Aside from making interceptions, Hamilton's pass defense is one of the weakest
in the league at the moment, allowing opponents to complete 65.8 percent of
their attempts, a mark that is second-to-last behind only Toronto (70 percent)
which has had trouble stopping everyone this year. Were it not for the three
INTs last week by Hamilton, the group would be even further off the pace in
the league given that they are bringing up the rear in that department with a
mere seven interceptions through nine games. Nevertheless, Hamilton is still
third in the league at the moment in terms of turnover margin with a plus
four.
Ahead of the Tiger-Cats in the turnover department is Montreal which is a plus
eight, mainly because Calvillo has been so careful with his throws this season
and has but three picks in 288 attempts. Unfortunately for the Als, they'll
have to wait at least one more week to get Calvillo's magic arm back in the
lineup.
The loss of Calvillo against BC shouldn't have brought down the Als, but maybe
the Lions saw the opportunity to score a huge victory and took advantage of
the situation. Even though McPherson is coming off the injured list and is
somewhat inexperienced, at this juncture he gives the Alouettes their best
chance at winning, despite what Santos was able to accomplish in mop-up duty
last week. Unfortunately for the signal-callers available for the Als this
weekend, not one of them has yet to even attempt a pass against Hamilton and
that can't be a good omen.
Montreal's lack of experience at the QB spot against Hamilton might also mean
the Tiger-Cats won't be ready for what the Als throw at them this time around.
It should also give Avon Cobourne reason to think he might gets his hands on
the ball more for Montreal as well, after gaining just 57 yards on 13 attempts
last week. One of the most dominant runners in the CFL a year ago, Cobourne is
currently seventh in the league with just 460 yards and three TDs, averaging
less than five yards per attempt.
With respect to the all-time series between these two clubs, Montreal owns an
84-74-7 in the regular season dating back to 1950. The Alouettes have taken
five in a row against Hamilton and 13 of the last 14 encounters, including a
37-14 romp in Montreal back in July.
If Cobourne fails to reach expectations and the quarterbacks for the Alouettes
have a hard time connecting with receivers, this could be another losing
proposition for Montreal.
Sportsbook Betting Lines Predicted Outcome: Hamilton 31, Montreal 24
TORONTO ARGONAUTS (5-4) AT BRITISH COLUMBIA LIONS (2-7)
DATE & TIME: Saturday, September 11th, 4:00 p.m. (et).
GAME NOTES: Fresh off a huge upset win against the Montreal Alouettes, the
British Columbia Lions shoot for back-to-back victories for the first time in
2010 as they entertain the Toronto Argonauts on Saturday afternoon at Empire
Field.
The Lions, who defeated Edmonton in the season opener (25-10), had been
slipping away ever since and were trapped at the bottom of the Western
Division standings with a seven-game losing streak before entering the month
of September. A team that is winless at home in four tries thus far, British
Columbia caught front-running Montreal at the right time and used the
opportunity to come up with a stunning 38-17 win over the Alouettes on the
road.
Granted, the Als were without quarterback Anthony Calvillo who was still
nursing a chest bruise, but still it was assumed that Montreal had enough
quality players to get them by the Lions, yet that wasn't the case at all.
Quarterback Casey Printers connected on 14-of-28 passes for 235 yards and a
pair of touchdowns, helping offset Travis Lulay who had as many completions to
the opposition (two) as he did to his own teammates (2-of-6 for 54 yards).
Surprisingly, BC was able to overcome 12 penalties for 115 yards to gather the
victory, partly because Montreal was flagged 11 times for a loss of 127 yards.
As for the Argonauts last week, they saw quarterback Cleo Lemon open up the
offense and throw for a career-high 350 yards by completing 32-of-44 passes,
but he was sacked three times and was guilty of three interceptions as well in
his team's 28-13 loss to Hamilton on the road. Toronto kicker Grant Shaw kept
the team involved in the first half with field goals of 39 and 16 yards, while
running back Cory Boyd tacked on a seven-yard scoring run to cap a nine-play,
63-yard drive in the third period, but it wasn't nearly enough with the number
of turnovers the Argos committed.
Boyd finished the game with 54 yards on 11 attempts, but no one else on the
team was credited with more than a single carry in the setback. Toronto ended
up with a pair of lost fumbles and that defeated a defensive effort that held
the Tiger-Cats to just 34 yards rushing on 14 attempts.
Even though he had a lackluster game last week, the fact remains that Boyd is
still the leading ground gainer in the CFL after nine games with 846 yards,
averaging close to six yards per attempt. For much of the early part of the
2010 campaign the Argos had to lean heavily on Boyd because they were not sure
what they'd be able to get out of Lemon, but now they know there is potential
in the first-year signal-caller as long as he can cut down on his mistakes. In
the first game of the season between these two squads, Lemon threw for 222
yards and a pair of touchdowns, but at he same time he was touched for a pair
of interceptions, fumbled once and was sacked three times so really the only
way to go is up for him versus the Lions at this stage.
In his first ever game against Toronto, Printers had huge production with
three passing scores and one on the ground and his legs have since proven to
be a lethal weapon versus the Argos. In two meetings back in 2008, the QB
threw for a combined 332 yards but just one TD, while coming up with an even
100 yards on the ground and four majors, so at least Toronto knows what to
plan for heading into this weekend.
Unfortunately for Printers and the Lions, 2008 seems like a lifetime ago
because this season the passing attack for BC has fallen far short of the
mark. At this stage the position has accounted for just seven touchdowns
through the air and a league-low 55.2 percent completion rate. Add to that a
total of 13 picks and it is easy to see how the program ranks dead last in the
CFL in efficiency rating at 68.2.
In a bit of irony Toronto, which has allowed opponents to complete 70 percent
of their pass attempts and is giving up a league-high 428.1 ypg, is actually
better than the Lions when it comes to scoring defense, allowing 27.0 ppg
compared to the 27.1 ppg permitted by BC entering this week's action.
With regards to the all-time, regular-season series between the programs,
British Columbia owns a 46-31-2 edge dating back to 1954. The Argos won the
most recent meeting earlier this season by a score of 24-20 at home, but that
victory for Toronto was the first against the Lions since October 2004 when
the team posted a 22-16 triumph. In between Toronto victories, BC had rattled
off 10 straight wins in the series.
The Lions caught lightning in a bottle last week and probably won't have the
same luck this time around, even if Lemon does serve up a bunch of mistakes
for BC to try and capitalize on.
Sportsbook Betting Lines Predicted Outcome: Toronto 27, British Columbia 20
SASKATCHEWAN ROUGHRIDERS (6-3) AT WINNIPEG BLUE BOMBERS (2-7)
DATE & TIME: Sunday, September 12, 1:00 p.m. (et).
GAME NOTES: For the second time in as many weeks the Saskatchewan Roughriders
and the Winnipeg Blue Bombers find themselves pitted against each other on the
gridiron, this time at Canad Inns Stadium on Sunday afternoon.
In Week 10 action, the Roughriders scored nine straight points to open the
fourth quarter at home and that was enough to put the team over the top in a
27-23 final versus Winnipeg. The victory for Saskatchewan continued the trend
of alternating wins and losses by the club over the last seven games.
The Roughriders scaled back their running game and instead focused on putting
the ball in the air as Darian Durant converted 23-of-35 passes for 301 yards,
yet he failed to put one in the end zone, was intercepted once and sacked
three times. However, when Saskatchewan did opt to keep the ball on the ground
the end results were nothing short of amazing as Durant gained 43 yards on six
carries and scored once and Wes Cates added a pair of majors, even though he
gained just 15 yards on seven attempts.
Over on the other side Fred Reid was limited to just 43 yards on 13 carries,
but still he made his way over the goal line in the setback for the Blue
Bombers. Buck Pierce was back under center for the club and hit on 21-of-29
passes for 243 yards, but like Durant he could not get one of his passes into
the end zone. Steven Jyles, who was brought in to sub for Pierce, completed
all four of his passes for 43 yards and a score in the losing effort.
Keeping Winnipeg signal-callers on their toes was James Patrick who notched
yet another interception for the Roughriders, returning it 44 yards on the
first play of the second quarter to later set up the first major of the game.
Patrick now has a total of seven interceptions on the season, easily the top
number by any defender in the league entering play this week. Unfortunately,
the defender isn't getting much support in that area from the rest of his
teammates because through 10 games Saskatchewan has a total of only 11 picks
and is currently breaking even in the turnover department as a result.
As frustrating as it might be for Patrick to see his team with a turnover
differential of zero at the moment, it is still better than Winnipeg which is
a minus six due to the fact that the Bombers have only 17 takeaways thus far.
The biggest issue for Winnipeg has been maintaining possession of the ball
because at the moment it is tied with Toronto for the most lost fumbles with
11.
Jyles and Pierce, the primary gunslingers for the Blue Bombers, have done all
they can to try and keep the team competitive thus far with their combined 14
TD passes and just six interceptions. The team as a whole is completing 63.5
percent of its pass attempts and putting that altogether gives the unit an
efficiency rating of 99.6, which is currently third in the conference. No
matter which signal-caller is under center for the club, the main option down
the field remains Terrence Edwards who is second in the league in receiving
yardage with 778, averaging almost 18 yards per catch while reeling in seven
TDs for the squad.
Durant has been slinging the ball all over the field every chance he gets for
the Roughriders, which is why he leads the league in passing yards with 2,775
after nine games. However, Durant has also had more than his share of mistakes
and is currently tied with Calgary's Henry Burris for the most interceptions
with 13. In defense of Burris, he has tossed his picks while also converting a
league-leading 21 majors, compared to just 11 TDs for Durant.
In his last three appearances against Winnipeg, Durant has averaged almost 260
ypg through the air, has thrown for a pair of touchdowns and also logged two
majors as a runner in order to keep the Roughriders more than competitive in
the series. Helping to balance out the offensive attack, Cates has been
destroying the Bombers defense in the last four meetings with a total of eight
touchdowns on the ground and another through the air, even though his overall
yardage hasn't been all that spectacular.
With respect to the all-time, regular-season series between the clubs,
Winnipeg is ahead by a count of 112-83-3 dating back to 1945. Thanks to the
victory last week the Roughriders have now taken five in a row and six of the
last seven meetings with Winnipeg.
Playing the same team in back-to-back weeks should give the Blue Bombers some
insight on how to defeat Saskatchewan, but until Winnipeg gets its quarterback
situation figured out the team will continue to have its issues.
Sportsbook Betting Lines Predicted Outcome: Saskatchewan 33, Winnipeg 24
Sportsbook Betting Lines Season Predictions: 23-13; Last Week: 3-1.
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New York Jets: The Jets were one of the surprise teams in the NFL last season, making the playoffs under hard-driving first-year coach Eric Mangini. Mangini rebuilt the offensive line with rookies D'Brickashaw Ferguson (the No. 4 pick in the 2007 Draft) and Ohio State center (the 29th pick in the first round). This season he upgraded the defense with rookie linebacker David Harris (Michigan) while the secondary picked up a much needed top-notch corner in Pitt CB Darrelle Revis (No. 14 overall).
The Jets have added balance to the offense for QB Chad Pennington with RB Thomas Jones, essentially stolen from the Bears. He will upgrade a New York ground game that was 20th in rushing with a weak 3.5 yards per carry. They have their first true feature back since Curtis Martin. Offensive coordinator Brian Schottenheimer prefers ball control, like his father Marty. In preseason, behind Pennington you’ll see second-year QB Kellen Clemens and mobile newcomer QB Marques Tuiasosopo.
Jacksonville Jaguars: The heat is on Jack Del Rio in Jacksonville as the Jaguars flopped last season despite a ton of talent. Keep in mind that under Del Rio the Jaguars have been outstanding in preseason with a 12-4 SU, 11-5 ATS August mark. online football betting Their defense is loaded, it’s the offense that has been stuck in first gear the last few years.
Enter a new offensive coordinator in Dirk Koetter, the former Boise State and Arizona State pass-happy coach. He will try and upgrade a passing game that ranked 24th last season. Del Rio has criticized wide receivers and Matt Jones this summer, both of whom have battled injuries. It will be interesting to watch the “new” Jaguars passing game in preseason.
Arizona Cardinals: Word out of Arizona is that the players like new coach Ken Whisenhunt, who was the Steelers offensive coordinator last year. We think of Arizona as all-passing because their running game has been awful of late because of a poor offensive line. However, keep an eye on the running game in preseason as they’ve made a lot of changes.
The new coach brings in Russ Grimm to coach the offensive line (Grimm did a marvelous job building the Steelers line). They took Penn State OT Levi Jones in the first round and signed two offensive linemen, Mike Gandy and Al Johnson, to provide depth. Reggie Wells was moved from right tackle to left guard and they want more speed out of the offensive line for pulling and traps, a Pittsburgh staple under Bill Cowher.
Atlanta Falcons: While all the attention has been focused on QB Mike Vick’s off-field problems, new coach Bobby Petrino is revamping the Falcons from an all-running team to a more balanced one. Petrino likes the experience of backup QB Joey Harrington and he has veteran backup Chris Redman, who used to play for Petrino at Louisville and knows his offenses better than anyone. Petrino wants Vick to be more of a pocket passer.
The addition of FB Ovie Mughelli is a sign Petrino wants a power rushing attack behind a physical fullback and newcomer WR Joe Horn should upgrade what was a below average wideout corps. Petrino is changing their old zone-blocking scheme to a more traditional in-line blocking scheme and the offensive line is bigger. Rookie DE Jamaal Anderson was grabbed in the first round and the secondary got younger with former Auburn cornerback David Irons, who the Falcons think was a steal as a sixth-round pick.
Cleveland Browns: The 2007 Browns look like a double-edged sword. There was the excitement of the offseason, trading for RB Jamel Lewis, upgrading the offensive line with Wisconsin’s Joe Thomas (the No. 2 pick in the draft) and free agent LG Eric Steinbach, then trading for Notre Dame QB Brady Quinn when he fell to No. 22. GM Phil Savage and head coach Romeo Crennel feel they have a talented, balanced offense with these new pieces, plus TE >Kellen Winslow and WR Braylon Edwards.
However, were these moves made in desperation? And were they foolish ones? The Browns gave up their 2008 first-round pick for Quinn and we all know QBs take time to develop. And even first-round QBs can be busts (Joey Harrington, Akili Smith). We also don’t know if the offensive line is that much improved (31st in rushing in 2007) and they did nothing to improve a defense that was awful against the run (142 yds pg allowed).
The Browns have a new offensive coordinator in Rob Chudzinski. This is a young offense and Quinn looked tentative, indecisive and inaccurate early in camp. Crennel will play Charlie Frye, Quinn and Derek Anderson in preseason. And there is a mixed bag for rookie QBs receiving significant starts: Tim Couch (14), Kerry Collins (13), Ben Roethlisberger (13), Vince Young (13), Joey Harrington (12), Matt Leinart (11) and Kyle Boller (nine). While all the focus will be on the Browns new-look offense, I’m more concerned with the defense.
Carolina Panthers: Coach Jon Fox loves the ground game, but Carolina has made some interesting changes for 2007. Fox fired offensive coordinator Dan Henning and brings in Jeff Davidson to run the offense. Davidson has brought in zone-blocking schemes to the Panther offense, a dramatic change for a system that's been built around a power-running style.
In zone-blocking, offensive linemen are responsible for blocking any defender who appears in their zone, instead of focusing on one defender. The Broncos and Falcons have had success with the system, which features smaller, more athletic offensive linemen and can create running lanes on the inside and outside. Keep an eye in preseason on how Carolina adjusts as it will take time to learn the system. Fox has been one of the top coaches in preseason, with a 15-5 SU, 12-7-1 ATS August record.
Dallas Cowboys: WR Terrell Owens is still here, but QB Drew Bledsoe and Bill Parcells are gone. New head coach Wade Phillips takes over, replacing Parcells. He ran the Chargers defense last season. Phillips was chosen by teary-eyed owner Jerry Jones partly because he is one of the best 3-4 coaches in football and the Cowboys have loaded up on players for that scheme.
Remember that Phillips was blitz-happy with the Chargers last season and early reports out of the Dallas camp have mentioned how the Cowboys have been blitzing a lot, a departure from Parcells. The theme of the 2007 Dallas defense appears to be one of attack.
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