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OzSome · 09-05-2010, 06:50 PM

For some Labour Day Classic between the Stampeders and Eskimos is the most important game of the season. Some people doesn't even care of the win-loss record for both teams and don't even care whether one or both teams are in the playoff hunt. The most important thing for the fans is whoever wins this game. NOt sure if that's the case now.

Battle of Alberta - Part 1: Stamps embarrassed the Eskimos a few weeks ago by winning 56-15. Stampeders used variety ways to score TDs in building a 28-points halftime lead.

-- Ground Attack: RB Joffrey Reynolds ran for 27 yards to score the first TD of the game 2 minutes into contest.

-- Air Attack: Henry Burris passed for 17 yards to Receiver Arjei Franklin for a TD.

-- Third Down Gamble: QB Drew Tate one yard keeper on a 3rd down gamble.

--- Defense: DB Dwight Anderson picked off QB Zabransky's pass and returned it for 89 yards for a TD.

OFFENSE:

In the last two games, Burris connected for 581 yards in the last 2 games. He's been good but on the negative side, he threw 3 INT against BC Lions. It doesn't matter because Burris seems to bounced back from his mistakes.

Nice to see RB Joffrey Reynolds getting the ball more often lately. He gained over 200 yards in the last 2 games. With Reynolds-Cornish combo we can see a more potent offense the rest of the season. Speaking of RB Jon Cornish. He was named Canadian Player of the Week for Week 9 as rushed 6 times for 70 yards. Joffrey Reynolds on the other hand just need 136 yards to pass Kelvin Anderson's team record of 8,292 rushing yards. Reynolds already moved past Tracy Ham to claim 10th place on the CFL all-time rushing list.

Stamps receiving corps are much potent lately with the return of Ken-Yon Rambo a few weeks ago. Rambo has been on firs since he came back from injury. He was named the CFL Offensive Player of Week 9 after his performance against the BC Lions (9 catch for 108 yards).

Nik Lewis leads the team with 43 grabs for 607 yards and 5 TDs. This is the same Nik Lewis who didn't get his first TD last season until the late in the season against Saskatchewan.

Offensive Line were the biggest question mark before the season start. Stmaps lost 3 good offensive linemen before the season. Dmitri Tsoumpas went to sign with Miami Dolphins, Jeff Pilon retired and Jesse Newman retired for personal reason. Some people were thinking the Stamps are doomed and Burris and Reynolds will not have a bad season because they are running for their life. To our surprise, veteran Comiskey, rookie Myddleton and rookie import Harrison played so well. Dmitri Tsoumpas are now back and Stamps just traded Jesse Newman to BC yesterday. OLine are no longer a question mark.

DEFENSE:

Stamps defense are top in the league in most categories. They are first in the follwing categories:
-- Fewest points allowed per game(22.1)
-- Fewest Touchdown allowed (14)
-- Fewest Total Offense per game (304.6 yards)
-- Fewest First Down Allowed (137)
-- Fewest Rushing Yards Allowed (86.6)
-- Fewest Average Gain per Rush allowed (5.0
and so on.

If OLine were the biggest question mark on Offense, the Linebacking position were the biggest question mark on defense. We lost 3 LBs from last season and MLB Juwan Simpson never played MLB in the CFL before. The LB crew of MLB Juwan Simpson, Malik Jackson, Keon Raymond showed the fans that they can be dominating as well.

Our Defensive Linemen are always the biggest strength for the Stamps every season. Dline kept getting richer with the addition of Non-Import DL Corey Mace, who will play his first game as a Stamps to replace the injured Non-import Miguel Robede. With the surplus of good DLiNemen, we don't even notice the difference in polay whenever someone is injured. Our DLine consisted of Charleston Hughes, Devone Claybrook, Robert MCCune, Tearrius George, Tom Johnson, Mike Landry, MIke Labinjo, Miguel Robede and Corey Mace.

Of course whenever the opposing QB threw a pass, our defensive backs consisted of Brandon Browner, Milton Collins, Dwight Anderson, Eric Fraser, Wes Lysack and Brandon Smith are there to stop the pass.

SPECIAL TEAMS:

Rookie Kicker Rob Maver is 2nd in the league points (86) and 2nd in Field Goal Accuracy with 85.7%.

Punter Burke Dales is 2nd in punting average at 43.8 yards per punt and net punting average of 34.3.

Returner Deon Murphy is 2nd in the CFL in combined yards with 1,226 yards (359 yards in punt return (3rd) and 546 yards in kickoff return (1st)).

OPPOSITION:

If you look at the record Stamps with 7-1 record while the Eskimos with 2-6 record, you would think this is not even worth watching. BUt for some reason, both teams gets fired up playing against each other all the time. Everybody think the Eskimos are more fired up especially their defense after their win against Saskatchewan. Stamps are on the other hand would rather not give Eskimos any hope of making the post-season so they will try to beat them back-to-back games. The Eskimos are suspect with their QB position. Ricky Ray hasn't been playing consistently this season while their leading receiver against Calgary in Fred Stamps haven't been playing. I cannot wait to watch this game and hopefully the Stamps embarrass the Eskimos again in this back-to-back games.

09-05-2010, 06:50 PM	#1
OzSome Franchise Player Join Date: Mar 2004 Exp:	LABOUR DAY: Battle of Alberta 2010 - Part 2 For some Labour Day Classic between the Stampeders and Eskimos is the most important game of the season. Some people doesn't even care of the win-loss record for both teams and don't even care whether one or both teams are in the playoff hunt. The most important thing for the fans is whoever wins this game. NOt sure if that's the case now. Battle of Alberta - Part 1: Stamps embarrassed the Eskimos a few weeks ago by winning 56-15. Stampeders used variety ways to score TDs in building a 28-points halftime lead. -- Ground Attack: RB Joffrey Reynolds ran for 27 yards to score the first TD of the game 2 minutes into contest. -- Air Attack: Henry Burris passed for 17 yards to Receiver Arjei Franklin for a TD. -- Third Down Gamble: QB Drew Tate one yard keeper on a 3rd down gamble. --- Defense: DB Dwight Anderson picked off QB Zabransky's pass and returned it for 89 yards for a TD. OFFENSE: In the last two games, Burris connected for 581 yards in the last 2 games. He's been good but on the negative side, he threw 3 INT against BC Lions. It doesn't matter because Burris seems to bounced back from his mistakes. Nice to see RB Joffrey Reynolds getting the ball more often lately. He gained over 200 yards in the last 2 games. With Reynolds-Cornish combo we can see a more potent offense the rest of the season. Speaking of RB Jon Cornish. He was named Canadian Player of the Week for Week 9 as rushed 6 times for 70 yards. Joffrey Reynolds on the other hand just need 136 yards to pass Kelvin Anderson's team record of 8,292 rushing yards. Reynolds already moved past Tracy Ham to claim 10th place on the CFL all-time rushing list. Stamps receiving corps are much potent lately with the return of Ken-Yon Rambo a few weeks ago. Rambo has been on firs since he came back from injury. He was named the CFL Offensive Player of Week 9 after his performance against the BC Lions (9 catch for 108 yards). Nik Lewis leads the team with 43 grabs for 607 yards and 5 TDs. This is the same Nik Lewis who didn't get his first TD last season until the late in the season against Saskatchewan. Offensive Line were the biggest question mark before the season start. Stmaps lost 3 good offensive linemen before the season. Dmitri Tsoumpas went to sign with Miami Dolphins, Jeff Pilon retired and Jesse Newman retired for personal reason. Some people were thinking the Stamps are doomed and Burris and Reynolds will not have a bad season because they are running for their life. To our surprise, veteran Comiskey, rookie Myddleton and rookie import Harrison played so well. Dmitri Tsoumpas are now back and Stamps just traded Jesse Newman to BC yesterday. OLine are no longer a question mark. DEFENSE: Stamps defense are top in the league in most categories. They are first in the follwing categories: -- Fewest points allowed per game(22.1) -- Fewest Touchdown allowed (14) -- Fewest Total Offense per game (304.6 yards) -- Fewest First Down Allowed (137) -- Fewest Rushing Yards Allowed (86.6) -- Fewest Average Gain per Rush allowed (5.0 and so on. If OLine were the biggest question mark on Offense, the Linebacking position were the biggest question mark on defense. We lost 3 LBs from last season and MLB Juwan Simpson never played MLB in the CFL before. The LB crew of MLB Juwan Simpson, Malik Jackson, Keon Raymond showed the fans that they can be dominating as well. Our Defensive Linemen are always the biggest strength for the Stamps every season. Dline kept getting richer with the addition of Non-Import DL Corey Mace, who will play his first game as a Stamps to replace the injured Non-import Miguel Robede. With the surplus of good DLiNemen, we don't even notice the difference in polay whenever someone is injured. Our DLine consisted of Charleston Hughes, Devone Claybrook, Robert MCCune, Tearrius George, Tom Johnson, Mike Landry, MIke Labinjo, Miguel Robede and Corey Mace. Of course whenever the opposing QB threw a pass, our defensive backs consisted of Brandon Browner, Milton Collins, Dwight Anderson, Eric Fraser, Wes Lysack and Brandon Smith are there to stop the pass. SPECIAL TEAMS: Rookie Kicker Rob Maver is 2nd in the league points (86) and 2nd in Field Goal Accuracy with 85.7%. Punter Burke Dales is 2nd in punting average at 43.8 yards per punt and net punting average of 34.3. Returner Deon Murphy is 2nd in the CFL in combined yards with 1,226 yards (359 yards in punt return (3rd) and 546 yards in kickoff return (1st)). OPPOSITION: If you look at the record Stamps with 7-1 record while the Eskimos with 2-6 record, you would think this is not even worth watching. BUt for some reason, both teams gets fired up playing against each other all the time. Everybody think the Eskimos are more fired up especially their defense after their win against Saskatchewan. Stamps are on the other hand would rather not give Eskimos any hope of making the post-season so they will try to beat them back-to-back games. The Eskimos are suspect with their QB position. Ricky Ray hasn't been playing consistently this season while their leading receiver against Calgary in Fred Stamps haven't been playing. I cannot wait to watch this game and hopefully the Stamps embarrass the Eskimos again in this back-to-back games.