Jun
Season Preview:Winnipeg Blue Bombers
The Winnipeg Blue Bombers have nowhere to go but up but I don’t expect them to achieve much more than last season’s 4-14 record. No one will question Buck Pierces toughness but with injury after injury plaguing his career it may be time for Winnipeg to go looking for a dependable starting QB. Prediction Bombers [...]
Jun
Season Preview: Hamilton Tigercats
The Hamilton Tiger-Cats will be the East’s representative in the 2011 Grey cup. Their core of Veterans, lead by Kevin Glenn, and a very healthy mix of young players make the Tiger-Cats ready to take the next step in 2011. With the addition of Avon Cobourne to the line up, the Cats have added a [...]
Jun
Season Preview: Calgary Stampeders
It would be naive to think that the Calgary Stampeders, and their leader Henry Burris, are not threat to win the CFL Championship in 2011. A veteran receiving cast, featuring the likes of Rambo, Bryant and Lewis, and the added one-two punch of running backs Joffery Reynolds and Jon Cornish Calgary will again be a [...]
Jun
If It Wasn’t For Football…
Courtesy Canada.com REGINA – Chris McKenzie’s battle to make the CFL’s Saskatchewan Roughriders pales in comparison to ones he has already fought. The 27-year-old survived a tough life on the streets of Queens, N.Y., long before becoming a football player. “I’ve overcome a lot,” the rookie defensive back said Friday after the Roughriders’ training camp [...]
Apr
Cap violation will cost Montreal
Courtesy TSN.ca: The CFL has fined and stripped the Montreal Alouettes of a first-round pick in this year’s Canadian college draft for violating the league’s salary cap last year. Two league sources requesting anonymity told The Canadian Press of the league’s decision. The CFL was expected to release the results of the off-season audits it [...]
Apr
The CFL Draft for dummies manual
Courtesy TSN.ca: All that casual fans really need to know about the 2008 Canadian Football League Draft is that it takes place on Wednesday, April 30th and you can see it live on TSN.ca. For those who want to sound like real draft junkies to impress the opposite sex at parties, keep reading. Getting Territorial [...]
Apr
Coming to the CFL unlikely for Jesse Newman
Courtesy Regina Leader Post: Leo Blanchard is an unlikely story himself, an Edmonton kid who never played football in high school but later developed into a two-time CFL all-star and a five-time Grey Cup champion. Yet the former Edmonton Eskimo offensive lineman believes that Jesse Newman’s road to the CFL is even more implausible. Newman’s [...]
Apr
Ticats: Building around the O-line
Courtesy Hamilton Spectator: The quarterbacking is sound. The running attack is promising. And the linebacking appears to be set. But GM Bob O’Billovich is upfront about the strength of the 2008 Hamilton Tiger-Cats. It’s the offensive line. Indeed, the Ticats boast their best Canadian talent in that area. And it’s also the unit that will [...]
Apr
Draft prospect heading south
Courtesy TSN.ca: University of Sherbrooke wide receiver Samuel Giguere, one of the top prospects for Wednesday’s CFL Draft, has signed with the Indianapolis Colts. ”I’m really happy to be a member of the Colts,” Giguere told The Canadian Press. ”I was really nervous all weekend and I’m just glad to finally know where I’ll be [...]
Apr
Argos take gamble, again
Courtesy Globe and Mail: For all of the talk of character and chemistry and intangibles, there’s a dirty little secret that applies to all professional sports — and especially to professional football. Talented players with side issues, bad/confused/damaged people who also happen to be good athletes, will be tolerated precisely until they’re more trouble than [...]
