Ottawa at Winnipeg
If you wanted to consider a weekend as a season....then Ottawa might be the 2nd best team in the East, at least. For whatever that is worth. Ottawa O has some potential...the rest is a mystery. Bombers appear to have made big strides in QB and Coaching. Secondary, OL, RB, and receiving corps have made strides as well. A loss to Ottawa would be a giant setback.....butf the Blue D holds their form, from last week, and contains Burris, all should be well. Bigger crowd at home will help jump start the Bombers to 2-0. Take Bombers by 10.
BC at Montreal
Glenn struggled with picks, last week ....but BC generaly has the organization and coaching to make the required incremental improvements. The Als O right now...is a mess.....fired first OC before season started....Smith is shaky at QB, players are sulking on the bench, along with some questionable coaching schemes. Higgins just threw T. Smith under the bus, in the Montreal Gazette. Best pure passer on roster is probably Alex Brink. Popp might be coaching this crew (yet again) sooner than later. Take BC, even on road... by 10.
Hamilton at Edmonton
Speaking of mess....Ticats game against Sask, last week. Austin does not believe in running the ball. He should reconsider, or at least design an moving pocket O which enables Zac C. to get to the hashmarks, with throw/run option. In practice this may not be easy, as Cats may have the worst OL in the league. The traditional lack of discipline (17 P) doesn't help, and they have holes on D. Edmonton is improving and playing with some gusto. Take another West on road...by 7.
Sask at Toronto
Argos are not as bad as they looked in the Peg......but just don't like the match up between inexperienced Argo D....and Sask's best OL/QB combination in league. Ricardo will have to generate plenty of O, to keep Toronto in this one. If Argos struggle with penalties/turnovers again, or RR can't get it going....this could get ugly. Bottom line...pretty hard to pick any East team to win, at this point. Western sweep, Sask by 10