BC -3.5 @ WPG Rourke looked sharp last week, already showing great chemistry with his WRs and spreading the ball around well. BC averaged 8 yards per play on offense, had 25 first downs in 32 minutes of possession. BC is primed to have a good year. I am still not too sure about BCs defense, I need to see more of them as Tre Ford isn't a starting calibre QB in my opinion (yet). The Lions are on a short week playing on Saturday.
Winnipeg didn't play last week and teams coming off a bye to start the season are 6-2 going back to 2016. I take that stat with a grain of salt since Strevler is starting for the Bombers (Collaros is suspended for game 1). Strevler is a sporadic up/down passer who likes to use his legs more than throw. I don't trust him. The Bombers still have most of their core on offense in Oliveira, Schoen and Demski. If I were the Bombers I'd be feeding Oliveira and getting Strevler into play action situations. Their defense took a step backwards, losing Ford to Edmonton and Jefferson isn't getting any younger. BC wins and covers in a fun game. Princess Auto Stadium will be rocking. 27-23 Lions
MON -3.5 @ OTT Montreal looked great last week especially their defense. I was also really impressed with the play of Alexander. Montreal has great balance on offense and a top tier defense. I know Arbuckle was starting and Toronto decided not to run the ball at all trading away their RB1, but Montreal's defense was suffocating. Montreal gained 163 yards on the ground on 26 carries on offense.
Ottawa is going to have one of the better offenses in the league, but also one of the worst secondaries as well. Their secondary is atrocious and the big boys in the trenches need to step up. Dru Brown has been ruled out and Crum will be starting which is a huge downgrade at QB. Ottawa should be getting 2/3 of their OL back from injury. Ottawa went 7-1-1 at home last year. Give me the Als to win and cover. 27-16 Alouettes
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BC -3.5 @ WPG Rourke looked sharp last week, already showing great chemistry with his WRs and spreading the ball around well. BC averaged 8 yards per play on offense, had 25 first downs in 32 minutes of possession. BC is primed to have a good year. I am still not too sure about BCs defense, I need to see more of them as Tre Ford isn't a starting calibre QB in my opinion (yet). The Lions are on a short week playing on Saturday.
Winnipeg didn't play last week and teams coming off a bye to start the season are 6-2 going back to 2016. I take that stat with a grain of salt since Strevler is starting for the Bombers (Collaros is suspended for game 1). Strevler is a sporadic up/down passer who likes to use his legs more than throw. I don't trust him. The Bombers still have most of their core on offense in Oliveira, Schoen and Demski. If I were the Bombers I'd be feeding Oliveira and getting Strevler into play action situations. Their defense took a step backwards, losing Ford to Edmonton and Jefferson isn't getting any younger. BC wins and covers in a fun game. Princess Auto Stadium will be rocking. 27-23 Lions
MON -3.5 @ OTT Montreal looked great last week especially their defense. I was also really impressed with the play of Alexander. Montreal has great balance on offense and a top tier defense. I know Arbuckle was starting and Toronto decided not to run the ball at all trading away their RB1, but Montreal's defense was suffocating. Montreal gained 163 yards on the ground on 26 carries on offense.
Ottawa is going to have one of the better offenses in the league, but also one of the worst secondaries as well. Their secondary is atrocious and the big boys in the trenches need to step up. Dru Brown has been ruled out and Crum will be starting which is a huge downgrade at QB. Ottawa should be getting 2/3 of their OL back from injury. Ottawa went 7-1-1 at home last year. Give me the Als to win and cover. 27-16 Alouettes
CAL @ TOR This is the toughest game of the week to cap. The Stamps looked great last week and Vernon Adams ignited a spark in Calgary's offense. Although VA didn't throw a TD pass and 2 INTs, the Stamps offense looked potent. Dedrick Mills is emerging as the top RB in the league besides Oliveira. Calgary's offense will be great this year, but I still need to see more out of their defense as most of their D is all new guys.
The Argos looked terrible last week and that was to be expected with Arbuckle starting and all the turnaround the Argos had this year. But only running the ball 7 times between 2 RBs?! You also have to expect Dinwiddie will have his guys ready for this game after the whipping they took last week. Chad Kelly is unlikely to play which means Arbuckle will be starting again. McManis is questionable and without him on the field the Argos lose their leader and best defensive player by a mile. I will post my pick for this game late Saturday morning.
SK -3.5 @ HAM The Riders looked great on both sides of the ball last week and were poised to blow Ottawa out before letting them sneak back into the game. SK is dealing with a handful of injuries including Ouellette, Schaffer-Baker, and Rolan Milligan but they didn't miss a beat. Brammer was a full participant in practise which is great news for the OL. The Riders also signed Ka'Deem Carey and backup RB Thomas-Bertrand-Hudon looked great last week. The Riders are very well coached and are all on the same page. They have a top run defense (if not the best in the league) and a shutdown secondary. They are well balanced on offense and Harris is a great leader. Emilus also looked like he took another big step forward with an 8 catch, 133 yards, 1 TD performance, and they just leveled up their backfield by adding Carey.
What happened to Hamilton in week 1? A lot had high hopes for the team, but those hopes have likely been dashed a bit after last week. Their defense looks worse from last year if that's possible. The Cats were 0/4 in defending the red zone in Calgary. Their swiss cheese defense allowed 158 yards on 31 carries and 4 rushing TDs. Bo Levi throwing the ball 50 times, and only giving your starting RB 8 carries? Milanovich is a terrible head coach. He should only be an offensive coordinator if that. Hamilton has very poor coaching all-around but a talented team on the field. I don't see Hamilton's fortunes turning around in just 1 week against the Riders. SK wins and covers. 33-22 Riders
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CAL @ TOR This is the toughest game of the week to cap. The Stamps looked great last week and Vernon Adams ignited a spark in Calgary's offense. Although VA didn't throw a TD pass and 2 INTs, the Stamps offense looked potent. Dedrick Mills is emerging as the top RB in the league besides Oliveira. Calgary's offense will be great this year, but I still need to see more out of their defense as most of their D is all new guys.
The Argos looked terrible last week and that was to be expected with Arbuckle starting and all the turnaround the Argos had this year. But only running the ball 7 times between 2 RBs?! You also have to expect Dinwiddie will have his guys ready for this game after the whipping they took last week. Chad Kelly is unlikely to play which means Arbuckle will be starting again. McManis is questionable and without him on the field the Argos lose their leader and best defensive player by a mile. I will post my pick for this game late Saturday morning.
SK -3.5 @ HAM The Riders looked great on both sides of the ball last week and were poised to blow Ottawa out before letting them sneak back into the game. SK is dealing with a handful of injuries including Ouellette, Schaffer-Baker, and Rolan Milligan but they didn't miss a beat. Brammer was a full participant in practise which is great news for the OL. The Riders also signed Ka'Deem Carey and backup RB Thomas-Bertrand-Hudon looked great last week. The Riders are very well coached and are all on the same page. They have a top run defense (if not the best in the league) and a shutdown secondary. They are well balanced on offense and Harris is a great leader. Emilus also looked like he took another big step forward with an 8 catch, 133 yards, 1 TD performance, and they just leveled up their backfield by adding Carey.
What happened to Hamilton in week 1? A lot had high hopes for the team, but those hopes have likely been dashed a bit after last week. Their defense looks worse from last year if that's possible. The Cats were 0/4 in defending the red zone in Calgary. Their swiss cheese defense allowed 158 yards on 31 carries and 4 rushing TDs. Bo Levi throwing the ball 50 times, and only giving your starting RB 8 carries? Milanovich is a terrible head coach. He should only be an offensive coordinator if that. Hamilton has very poor coaching all-around but a talented team on the field. I don't see Hamilton's fortunes turning around in just 1 week against the Riders. SK wins and covers. 33-22 Riders
BC +3.5 If Collaros was playing this game would be a different story. Rourke VS Strevler is an easy choice for me, and you add on a 3 point cushion to that. This is also the Bombers first game of the season so you'd expect a bit of rust to start.
MTL +3.5 Another game where you have a backup starting for the opponent. Montreal's defense VS Dustin Crum, you don't even need to think about this one and have a 3 point cushion.
SK +3.5 Hamilton looks like a coaching mess where the Riders are the complete opposite. The Riders are clicking on both sides of the ball including special teams, and the TiCats are still learning how to play defense and create play balance on offense and not allow their QB to throw the ball 50 times (or I'd hope so anyways). All with a 3 point cushion to boot.
Going to wait until after week 4 before I throw out my power rankings.
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BC +3.5 If Collaros was playing this game would be a different story. Rourke VS Strevler is an easy choice for me, and you add on a 3 point cushion to that. This is also the Bombers first game of the season so you'd expect a bit of rust to start.
MTL +3.5 Another game where you have a backup starting for the opponent. Montreal's defense VS Dustin Crum, you don't even need to think about this one and have a 3 point cushion.
SK +3.5 Hamilton looks like a coaching mess where the Riders are the complete opposite. The Riders are clicking on both sides of the ball including special teams, and the TiCats are still learning how to play defense and create play balance on offense and not allow their QB to throw the ball 50 times (or I'd hope so anyways). All with a 3 point cushion to boot.
Going to wait until after week 4 before I throw out my power rankings.
CAL @ TOR -1 Kelly is out, McManis is in. Dinwiddie will have his guys prepared much better this week against a weaker defense and team with a new QB and WR, still finding their identity on defense. I think Hamilton looked that bad rather than Calgary looking that good last week. 27-24 Argos
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CAL @ TOR -1 Kelly is out, McManis is in. Dinwiddie will have his guys prepared much better this week against a weaker defense and team with a new QB and WR, still finding their identity on defense. I think Hamilton looked that bad rather than Calgary looking that good last week. 27-24 Argos
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