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OzSome · 10-01-2014, 02:49 PM

First game of the season between the Stampeders and the Riders. Calgary (11-2) is in first place won against the BC Lions 14-7 last week, while Saskatchewan Riders(9-4) dropped into the third place after losing the game to Edmonton 24-0.

GAME TIME : Friday, October 3 at 8pm MDT at Mosaic Stadium in Regina.
TELEVISED : TSN, ESPN2

OFFENSE :

The powerful Stampeders running game was the difference in last week's game. RB Jon Cornish racked up 156 yards on the ground and he is now in 2nd place in CFL Rushing Leads and I believed he is 21 yards behind Brandon Whitaker of Montreal, who hasn't missed a game this season. Last season against the Riders, Cornish carried the ball 44 times and rushed for 326 yards, with 5 TDs in 3 games. Cornish is a double winner for the CFL monthly awards. He was named the CFL Offensive Player and Canadian player for the Month of September and also won the Canadian Player of the Week in Week 14. The way the Riders defense played last week against the running game, we might see Cornish taking over the CFL lead and will have a good lead on Whitaker who is going to be off this week (Montreal have a bye week).

QB Drew Tate played a much better game last week compared to the game the previous week against Montreal. Not his best but at least he did not turn over the ball. WR Maurice Price caught 2 passes for 66 yards and could have more if Tate did not overthrew a few balls towards Price. WR Jeff Fuller is coming off the 6 game injured list and expected to dress and play for the game on Friday. Stamps is also expecting OL Dan Federkeil to be back in the game and RB/Returner Hugh Charles might get the nod to replace the injured RB/Ret Jock Sanders.

QB Bo Levin been practicing this week and there is a good chance he will start against the Riders on Friday. Hufnagel is not a 100% yet but he is leaning towards BLM to start. It'll all depend on how the practice goes today.

DEFENSE :

Last week was the best the defense played in the last 4 games. Led by MLB Juwan Simpson who practically shut down BC's running game and RB Andrew Harris game (before Harris goes down with the ankle injury). Our DLine who are missing 3 starters shut down Kevin Glenn. DLine with backups Quinn Smith and Junior Turner recorded a sack each. LB Deron Mayo was very impressive all night recording 8 tackles and 1 special team tackle. LB Keon Raymond, the always reliable OLB recorded 4 tackles and had 1 INT. DB Brandon Smith also picked up 1 INT.
The defensive unit was awesome all night shutting down the receivers. When they let them catch the ball, they punished them with the big hit. I think that was one of the reason why the always reliable receiver Shawn Gore and Emmanuel Arcenaux both had a few catchable pass dropped.

SPECIAL TEAM :

Jock Sanders was having a good game before he goes out of the game due to injury. Sanders recorded over 150+ yards in return yards(punt and kickoff) and that earned him the Special Team Player of Week 14. K Rene Paredes is having an off year this season was 3 for 4 on the field goal.

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Who will start as QB for the Riders this week? Are the Stamps defense going after Tino Sunseri or Doege? It doesn't matter who will play, they still have to pressure the QB all night long. I just hope they don't Riders QB lightly.

GO STAMPS GO!!!

10-01-2014, 02:49 PM	#1
OzSome Franchise Player Join Date: Mar 2004 Exp:	GAME 14 : Stampeders at SASKATCHEWAN First game of the season between the Stampeders and the Riders. Calgary (11-2) is in first place won against the BC Lions 14-7 last week, while Saskatchewan Riders(9-4) dropped into the third place after losing the game to Edmonton 24-0. GAME TIME : Friday, October 3 at 8pm MDT at Mosaic Stadium in Regina. TELEVISED : TSN, ESPN2 OFFENSE : The powerful Stampeders running game was the difference in last week's game. RB Jon Cornish racked up 156 yards on the ground and he is now in 2nd place in CFL Rushing Leads and I believed he is 21 yards behind Brandon Whitaker of Montreal, who hasn't missed a game this season. Last season against the Riders, Cornish carried the ball 44 times and rushed for 326 yards, with 5 TDs in 3 games. Cornish is a double winner for the CFL monthly awards. He was named the CFL Offensive Player and Canadian player for the Month of September and also won the Canadian Player of the Week in Week 14. The way the Riders defense played last week against the running game, we might see Cornish taking over the CFL lead and will have a good lead on Whitaker who is going to be off this week (Montreal have a bye week). QB Drew Tate played a much better game last week compared to the game the previous week against Montreal. Not his best but at least he did not turn over the ball. WR Maurice Price caught 2 passes for 66 yards and could have more if Tate did not overthrew a few balls towards Price. WR Jeff Fuller is coming off the 6 game injured list and expected to dress and play for the game on Friday. Stamps is also expecting OL Dan Federkeil to be back in the game and RB/Returner Hugh Charles might get the nod to replace the injured RB/Ret Jock Sanders. QB Bo Levin been practicing this week and there is a good chance he will start against the Riders on Friday. Hufnagel is not a 100% yet but he is leaning towards BLM to start. It'll all depend on how the practice goes today. DEFENSE : Last week was the best the defense played in the last 4 games. Led by MLB Juwan Simpson who practically shut down BC's running game and RB Andrew Harris game (before Harris goes down with the ankle injury). Our DLine who are missing 3 starters shut down Kevin Glenn. DLine with backups Quinn Smith and Junior Turner recorded a sack each. LB Deron Mayo was very impressive all night recording 8 tackles and 1 special team tackle. LB Keon Raymond, the always reliable OLB recorded 4 tackles and had 1 INT. DB Brandon Smith also picked up 1 INT. The defensive unit was awesome all night shutting down the receivers. When they let them catch the ball, they punished them with the big hit. I think that was one of the reason why the always reliable receiver Shawn Gore and Emmanuel Arcenaux both had a few catchable pass dropped. SPECIAL TEAM : Jock Sanders was having a good game before he goes out of the game due to injury. Sanders recorded over 150+ yards in return yards(punt and kickoff) and that earned him the Special Team Player of Week 14. K Rene Paredes is having an off year this season was 3 for 4 on the field goal. ************************************************ * Who will start as QB for the Riders this week? Are the Stamps defense going after Tino Sunseri or Doege? It doesn't matter who will play, they still have to pressure the QB all night long. I just hope they don't Riders QB lightly. GO STAMPS GO!!!