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OzSome · 10-13-2008, 12:38 PM

Happy Thanksgiving to everyone!

Last game, the Riders sort of embarrassed the Stamps especially in the first half where Bishop had a good time throwing the ball. The 2nd half, the Stamps made some adjustment but it wasn't enough. Are they going to continue the adjustment?

OFFENSE: Henry Burris did not have a very good game last week. Offense couldn't capitalized on the red zone and Burris fumbled and intercepted on a bad time. Joffrey Reynolds were used only to carry 5 times for 25 yards. He is currently leading the CFL in rushing but might not keep the lead if Cortez refused to mix up plays. Nik Lewis needs one catch to tie Allen Pitts' franchise record of 85 straight games with at least one catch. Ken Yon-Rambo already caught over 1,000 yards this season and hopefully he catch some more to increase his leads in receiving yards. The rest of the receiving corps are Copeland, Thelwell, Ralph, Teyo Johnson(doubtful), and Jabari Arthur. Backing up Reynolds are Summers, Cote and Cornish.

OFFENSIVE LINE: Jeff Pilon is back and ready to play. He did not play for two games due to shoulder injury. Rob Lazeo seems to enjoying being a leader out there playing along with the rookies Tsoumpas, Newman and Archibald. The O-Line might have a tougher time against Sask DLines Kitwana Jones, who had a great game last week, Shultz, Adams and Chick who is coming back after injuries. OLine also has to deal with LLyod who seems to blitz a lot last game. The rest of OLines are Derek Armstrong, and Fabio Filice.

DEFENSIVE LINEMEN: With Mike Labinjo out again for this game, Justin Phillips and Robede will take his spot. Both Canadians will also start the game due to ratio. With Canadian safety Wes Lysack's spot being taken by an import Milton Collins, it means one of the LB or DLine position will be taken by Canadians unless they put backup Howell in a safety position. The always energetic Charleston Hughes and Eddie Freeman will take the other DLine starting spot. The rest of the Dlines are Juwan Simpson, Pat MacDonald, Howard Hughes, and Randy Chevrier.

LINEBACKERS: The LBs were not noticeable last week. Starter Rasheed, Armour and Shannon James should have a good game this game against Wes Cates, Bishop and the gang. The rest of the LBs are Carpenter, Grootegoed, Calixte and Ternovatsky.

SECONDARY: Getzlaf, Dressler and Rob Bagg had a good game for the Riders last week against our secondary especially Calvin Bannister. I guess that's why Bannister is delegated to a backup position and in comes rookie Lenny Walls, who had a stint in the NFL. CB Anderson had a sure INT last week only to drop the ball. It could have been the difference in the game because after that lost opportunities, Riders scored a TD themselves. The rest of secondary are: CB Browner, HB Smith, S Collins, DB Bannister, Raymond and Howell.

SPECIAL TEAM: We all know what Sandro deAngelis. He is the leading in field goal percentage. It's good to see he is leading but it also means that the Stamps were in the red zone way too many times but missed scoring TDs. Burke Dales are always punting well lately while the coverage are always good. Our special team is actually starting to gel together. The returners kicking are always good and punt return are getting better because they are mixing it up with Howell and sometimes Summers.
For the Stamps to win, the offense need to use Reynolds more now that the weather is getting cold. They have to mix it up with running the ball, short passes, then once in awhile try the long passes. The last game, the Stamps did not take advantage of the constant safety blitz by the Riders. With safety blitzing, one of Copeland, Rambo, Ralph, Lewis or Thelwell only plays one-on-one against the DBs.

The defense should play much better with a lot of pressures on Bishop. In the first half, Bishop have lots of time picking his receivers because the 3-man rush Stamps are getting contained. I believed it was rare to see a blitz. The LBs were not used a lot more going after Bishop. Calgary should go full out with 4 man-rush, LB or safety blitz and so on. Stamps need to rattle Bishop and make him run around.

GO STAMPS GO!!

10-13-2008, 12:38 PM	#1
OzSome Franchise Player Join Date: Mar 2004 Exp:	GAME 15: Rematch RIDERS vs STAMPS Happy Thanksgiving to everyone! Last game, the Riders sort of embarrassed the Stamps especially in the first half where Bishop had a good time throwing the ball. The 2nd half, the Stamps made some adjustment but it wasn't enough. Are they going to continue the adjustment? OFFENSE: Henry Burris did not have a very good game last week. Offense couldn't capitalized on the red zone and Burris fumbled and intercepted on a bad time. Joffrey Reynolds were used only to carry 5 times for 25 yards. He is currently leading the CFL in rushing but might not keep the lead if Cortez refused to mix up plays. Nik Lewis needs one catch to tie Allen Pitts' franchise record of 85 straight games with at least one catch. Ken Yon-Rambo already caught over 1,000 yards this season and hopefully he catch some more to increase his leads in receiving yards. The rest of the receiving corps are Copeland, Thelwell, Ralph, Teyo Johnson(doubtful), and Jabari Arthur. Backing up Reynolds are Summers, Cote and Cornish. OFFENSIVE LINE: Jeff Pilon is back and ready to play. He did not play for two games due to shoulder injury. Rob Lazeo seems to enjoying being a leader out there playing along with the rookies Tsoumpas, Newman and Archibald. The O-Line might have a tougher time against Sask DLines Kitwana Jones, who had a great game last week, Shultz, Adams and Chick who is coming back after injuries. OLine also has to deal with LLyod who seems to blitz a lot last game. The rest of OLines are Derek Armstrong, and Fabio Filice. DEFENSIVE LINEMEN: With Mike Labinjo out again for this game, Justin Phillips and Robede will take his spot. Both Canadians will also start the game due to ratio. With Canadian safety Wes Lysack's spot being taken by an import Milton Collins, it means one of the LB or DLine position will be taken by Canadians unless they put backup Howell in a safety position. The always energetic Charleston Hughes and Eddie Freeman will take the other DLine starting spot. The rest of the Dlines are Juwan Simpson, Pat MacDonald, Howard Hughes, and Randy Chevrier. LINEBACKERS: The LBs were not noticeable last week. Starter Rasheed, Armour and Shannon James should have a good game this game against Wes Cates, Bishop and the gang. The rest of the LBs are Carpenter, Grootegoed, Calixte and Ternovatsky. SECONDARY: Getzlaf, Dressler and Rob Bagg had a good game for the Riders last week against our secondary especially Calvin Bannister. I guess that's why Bannister is delegated to a backup position and in comes rookie Lenny Walls, who had a stint in the NFL. CB Anderson had a sure INT last week only to drop the ball. It could have been the difference in the game because after that lost opportunities, Riders scored a TD themselves. The rest of secondary are: CB Browner, HB Smith, S Collins, DB Bannister, Raymond and Howell. SPECIAL TEAM: We all know what Sandro deAngelis. He is the leading in field goal percentage. It's good to see he is leading but it also means that the Stamps were in the red zone way too many times but missed scoring TDs. Burke Dales are always punting well lately while the coverage are always good. Our special team is actually starting to gel together. The returners kicking are always good and punt return are getting better because they are mixing it up with Howell and sometimes Summers. For the Stamps to win, the offense need to use Reynolds more now that the weather is getting cold. They have to mix it up with running the ball, short passes, then once in awhile try the long passes. The last game, the Stamps did not take advantage of the constant safety blitz by the Riders. With safety blitzing, one of Copeland, Rambo, Ralph, Lewis or Thelwell only plays one-on-one against the DBs. The defense should play much better with a lot of pressures on Bishop. In the first half, Bishop have lots of time picking his receivers because the 3-man rush Stamps are getting contained. I believed it was rare to see a blitz. The LBs were not used a lot more going after Bishop. Calgary should go full out with 4 man-rush, LB or safety blitz and so on. Stamps need to rattle Bishop and make him run around. GO STAMPS GO!!