Stamps are 0-1 so far this season thanks to their lost against Toronto Argonauts last week. As was expected some are still out of sync last week. We still could have won the game if Maver hit at least one of those field goals. Oh well, it's too late now and we can't turn back last week's game.
OFFENSE:
Stamps OLine wasn't that good in the first half but they are starting to gel a bit. Missing Tsoumpas in the first game didn't help as both J.Michael Deane and Myddleton sort of struggled. With Tsoumpas might be back in the 2nd game, look for Deane to be the backup. Deane I think got lots of potential to be a good CFL OLine. We will see how these young guys play against BC defense tomorrow.
Henry Burris started off well in the first game but then kind of hesitant in the 2nd and 3rd quarter. With the OLine struggling a bit, Burris didn't get a lot of time to look for receiver. I am sure Burris will be a lot better in this game against BC.
It doesn't look like Reynolds and Cornish got used a lot vs the Argos. When they are running the ball, the DLine and LB for opposing team are there right away. Cornish had some nice runs though. Stamps need to utilize this 2-head monsters a lot against BC.
It looks Ken-Yon Rambo will be out against BL Lions. I didn't really see what happenned but obviously the injury was a bit serious that's why they are taking a precautions. Landan Talley had success last season when he replaced Nik Lewis and hopefully he'll have the success as last season on his first game. Maybe we will see the young canadians play more vs BC.
DEFENSE:
I thought the DLine did okay against the Argos. Chris Jones was a bit conservative last game and hopefully he will unleash the beast against Buono's team. With the injury to Malik Jackson last game, the LB position was a non-factor although Brandon Isaac played well. Robert McCune practice as an LB this week so I guess he'll be ready.
I thought the DB position answered the bell last week. They got burned once but overall they played well considering everybody was wondering how will they play with Browner and Anderson. We will find out if they better in this game.
SPECIAL TEAM:
I thought Larry Taylor did an excellent job in punt and kickoff return. We need to have a better blocking from the rest of the group. I can just see Larry Taylor going all the way soon... maybe against the Lions.
This is the reason why you should never hide your injuries to the coach especially if you are a kicker and your injury will affect your performance. Maver came back too soon from the injuries. It was a selfish move on his part that cost us the game. He should sit last game out and use Fabian one more time or even use someone else. You can tell by looking at Maver's face that he was hurting everytime he kick the ball. Maver is out due to injury against BC Lions and will be replaced by Paredes. I can just see Rob Maver getting antsy and worried when Paredes have success especially on a long field goal.So far it is not a good start for the Stamps injury-wise. They already a bunch of players due to injury and now they have to add Ken-Yon Rambo, DL Corey Mace, LB Malik Jackson along with R Jabari Arthur, Drew Tate and others.
GO STAMPS GO!!!
Game in BC Empire Stadium at 8pm Friday, July 8th. It will be televised on TSN