Western:
1.) Calgary, 2.) Edmonton
It is toss-up between the Riders and BC for 3rd place. It will all depend on how the QB plays. Is Jennings stays as the starter or Lulay steal the starting position sometime this season? How about Darian Durant? If he stays healthy, Riders might have a chance but if not, they will be in last place in the West. I still pick BC as 3rd and Riders 4th.
5.) Winnipeg is very intriguing to me. They were busy in the off-season again but are those pickups works out? Drew Willy need to be healthy and consistent. If he does and the off-season pans out, they might leap to 3rd place; otherwise I pick them last in the West.
Eastern:
1.) Hamilton - I think Collaros will miss the first few games but they are still better than Argos and Redblacks.
2.) Ottawa - encore season for Henry Burris? I think this team is still improving and they won't have a hangover from good finish last season.
A toss-up between Toronto and Montreal. Toronto - after Ricky Ray, TO does not have a super sub QB like Collaros or Harris to rely on anymore. Chad Owens is gone to TigerCats. Montreal loses out on the QB position against Argos. They have a few good young QBs but very raw on CFL talent. If one of these QB takes the starting QB and play well, then they might beat out Toronto for 3rd place in the East. Otherwise I will give Toronto a slight edge for 3rd place.
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