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Key Personal – Calgary
Bo Levi Mtichell – This team lives and dies by BLM to me he’s the runaway MVP this year. His biggest advantage in this game is that he’s excellent at reading defenses and then picking them apart. When Bo first came into this league he was a risk taking deep ball gunslinger. Now he more closely mirrors his coach in that he can read and pick apart a defense.
Jarome Messam – He’s a rarity and a freakshow in that he’s a 6’3 250 pound running back with good power and finesse who can catch the ball out of the backfield. For the Stamps to be successful he’s going to have to be effective between the tackles to force the RedBlacks to stack the box. If he can get established early this just opens up the Stamps playbook.
Marquay McDaniels – Not because he’s a great possession receiver which he is, but because he outstanding at reading the defense and taking what’s given to him. Nobody is better at settling into and exploiting seam defenses.
Dave Dickenson – He’s had a stunning year as a rookie headcoaching and his ability to alter game plans both in terms of preparation before a game and when he’s adjusting during a game should give him a advantage of being unpredictable.
Key Personal - Ottawa
I’m going to keep this simple.
Front 7 – They need to shut down the Stamps ground game, if they do they leave the game in the hands of a strong zone secondary . However if they can’t overcome the Stamps offensive line and stop the run its going to be a long afternoon for them both in terms of endurance and in terms of Dickenson being able to open his playbook fully.
Mark Nelson – There’s no question that statistically and on paper the Stampeders should tear the RedBlacks a new one. As mentioned before the key for Nelson is to stay patient and stick with the basics in that he can’t stack the box and expect to survive Calgary’s passing game. If he can stick to his normal game plan he can frustrate the Stamps who are heavy favorites and disrupt their rhythm, and cause some mistakes.
Overall Advantage – Calgary
Simply put the RedBlacks can’t seem to stop the pass, and the Stamps are too multi-dimensional and unpredictable.
Tomorrow - Part 2 Ottawa Offense versus Calgary Defense
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