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OzSome · 10-22-2009, 10:00 PM

It's the Battle of Alberta again in the CFL. Edmonton came off a win on the road against the awful Toronto Argonauts while the Stampeders played some intense football last week by tying the Saskatchewan Riders 44-44.

Calgary(8-6-1) is tied with Saskatchewan for first place in the West while the Edmonton Eskimos(7-8) last in the West. A win by the Stamps will clinch them a playoff berth while the Esk will be a point away from the Stamps. It is still a race in the Western front.

Calgary and Edmonton played against each other 3 times already this season. Edmonton won at the last minute on the first game with the score 38-35 for Edmonton. Then Labour Day back-to-back game were won by the Stamps with the score 32-8 and 35-34. Copeland is the biggest weapon for the Stamps offensively with 21 catches for 398 yards and 5 TD catch. On Defense, Jim Davis playing in his first game as a Stamps showed his former team that they made a mistake by getting 3 QB sacks on Sept. 11 game.

OFFENSE: Henry Burris had an okay game against the Riders last week. He finally passed for more than 200 yards last game after that 4 games slumps. He also threw 2 TD pass on the double OT.

Joffrey Reynolds had a monster game running for 3 TD. He was unstoppable last game too bad the other part of the offense weren't on the same boat. The OLine played a lot better last game giving Reynolds lots of room to run and Burris also got some time to look for receivers.

Teyo Johnson might miss the game due to injury. Cote says he is ready to go and help the Stamps. Nik Lewis missed practice one day due to stomach virus but he is expected to play.

DEFENSE: Not so sure if the Saskatchewan offense were that good last game or was it the Stamps' defense awful. They missed a lot of tackles agaisnt the Riders. Andy Fantusz torched them. It must have been the first time this season that I saw an awfuk defense.

SPECIAL TEAM: Burke Dales made some booming punts. He had a heck of a game vs the Riders. The Special Team coverage team were just as brutal as the defense tackling. Jesse Armstead had a great time running around untouched most of the game. Something has to change because the Eskimos have one of the most explosive punt/kickoff returner in Tristan Jackson.

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I got the feeling that Henry Burris confidence just went up after those 2 TD passes on OT last game. I can see that trend continuing against the Eskimos. Burris must use his legs a lot, and try to run the ball for a first down if he's got some openings. Hopefully Joffrey Reynolds will be busy again all game. With Romby Bryant and Burris combo start clicking, we can see Copeland getting some openings again.

GO STAMPS GO!!

More updates before game time.

10-22-2009, 10:00 PM	#1
OzSome Franchise Player Join Date: Mar 2004 Exp:	GAME 16: BATTLE OF ALBERTA - Part IV It's the Battle of Alberta again in the CFL. Edmonton came off a win on the road against the awful Toronto Argonauts while the Stampeders played some intense football last week by tying the Saskatchewan Riders 44-44. Calgary(8-6-1) is tied with Saskatchewan for first place in the West while the Edmonton Eskimos(7-8) last in the West. A win by the Stamps will clinch them a playoff berth while the Esk will be a point away from the Stamps. It is still a race in the Western front. Calgary and Edmonton played against each other 3 times already this season. Edmonton won at the last minute on the first game with the score 38-35 for Edmonton. Then Labour Day back-to-back game were won by the Stamps with the score 32-8 and 35-34. Copeland is the biggest weapon for the Stamps offensively with 21 catches for 398 yards and 5 TD catch. On Defense, Jim Davis playing in his first game as a Stamps showed his former team that they made a mistake by getting 3 QB sacks on Sept. 11 game. OFFENSE: Henry Burris had an okay game against the Riders last week. He finally passed for more than 200 yards last game after that 4 games slumps. He also threw 2 TD pass on the double OT. Joffrey Reynolds had a monster game running for 3 TD. He was unstoppable last game too bad the other part of the offense weren't on the same boat. The OLine played a lot better last game giving Reynolds lots of room to run and Burris also got some time to look for receivers. Teyo Johnson might miss the game due to injury. Cote says he is ready to go and help the Stamps. Nik Lewis missed practice one day due to stomach virus but he is expected to play. DEFENSE: Not so sure if the Saskatchewan offense were that good last game or was it the Stamps' defense awful. They missed a lot of tackles agaisnt the Riders. Andy Fantusz torched them. It must have been the first time this season that I saw an awfuk defense. SPECIAL TEAM: Burke Dales made some booming punts. He had a heck of a game vs the Riders. The Special Team coverage team were just as brutal as the defense tackling. Jesse Armstead had a great time running around untouched most of the game. Something has to change because the Eskimos have one of the most explosive punt/kickoff returner in Tristan Jackson. ------- I got the feeling that Henry Burris confidence just went up after those 2 TD passes on OT last game. I can see that trend continuing against the Eskimos. Burris must use his legs a lot, and try to run the ball for a first down if he's got some openings. Hopefully Joffrey Reynolds will be busy again all game. With Romby Bryant and Burris combo start clicking, we can see Copeland getting some openings again. GO STAMPS GO!! More updates before game time.