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Week 10 - Bye Hamilton ?‍?Nic Lewis - in second place, all alone in receptions. That is a truly remarkable feat. Whether you like him or not, and how can you not, he is accomplishing what only one other receiver has accomplished, and that person is Gerry Simon. And soon, Lewis will bypass him. I never would have that that but, holy hanna, I clap my hands for a truly gifted athlete. Bravo Nic! #TodayInBlueBomberHistory Aug 21, 2009: RB Fred Reid rushed for 260 yds, a #Bombers record. #OnceABomberAlwaysABomber Matthew Scianitti - Marc Trestman says Anthony Coombs will have surgery on his shoulder, but coach is confident Coombs can return this season #CFL #Argos ?‍?Ha, funny twitter comment - Crap you guys I stared at the eclipse way too long and now I'm an NHL replay official. CFL Staff. - Amid the deafening roar at Investors Group Field on Thursday screeched the silence of the last remaining detractors as Matt Nichols and the Bombers took down the CFL’s top-ranked team. Nichols’ performance (390 yards, 80%, 1 TD, 0 INT) may have been the best by any quarterback this season https://www.cfl.ca/2017/08/21/quarterback-index-return-ricky-ray/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+QbIndexCflca+(CFL.ca-QB+Index) Blue and Gold CFL - Andrew Harris leads the CFL in YAC. He's a running back #Bombers. And it's not even close. Harris is 1st with 355 yards, 2nd is the RedBlacks Brad Sinopoli at 278 yards ?‍?O'Shea says the Bombers would be pretty well on pace for an interception total like last year but we're dropping them now instead of making the catch. (See last game 3-4?) ?‍?In case you're wondering, Dom Davis is still considered the "#2 QB" Craig T Smith - At Packers practice. Ray Nitschke Field. @ Green Bay Packers Training and Practice Fields instagram.com/p/BYHLOCUjXcg/ CFL News - Rookie TE Antony Auclair making case to stick with Bucs tampabay.com/blogs/bucs/roo… via @TB_Times #NFL #CFL #Riders - #CFL 6 game injured list count: #Esks 16 #Riders 12 #AlsMTL 12 #Argos 11 #Calstampeders 11 #Ticats 11 #Redblacks 4 #BCLions 2 #Bombers 2 ALL-TIME CANADIAN RUSHING YARDS LIST 1 Normie Kwong 9,022 yards 2 Jon Cornish 6,844 yards 3 Sean Millington 6,086 yards 4 Andrew Harris 5,728 yards 5 Ron Stewart 5,690 yards • The Stampeders have won 13 consecutive games at home – the eighth-longest home winning streak of all time in the CFL. • The streak is the second-longest run of home victories in franchise history. Calgary owns the CFL record with 27 straight wins at home from 1992-1995. Toronto leads the league with 30 sacks this season, despite missing several starters due to injury. The Argonauts have eight more sacks then the second best team (Edmonton). Winnipeg quarterback Matt Nichols had thrown 179 consecutive passes before he threw that Hail Mary interception in the last game. His personal best was 167. Justin Medlock has kicked three field goals of 50+ yards this season. The record for the most 50+ field goals in a season is nine set by Calgary’s J.T. Hay in 1986 and Baltimore’s Carlos Huerta in 1994. CFL - Last year there were 44 attempts (27 made) from 50+ yards and this year there have been only 13 attempts (eight made). • 62% of games this season have been decided in the final three minutes. • Penalties this season are down 11% compared to last season. • The second quarter this season averages the most points - 16.4 (30% of points). The first quarter averages the fewest amount of points – 10.1 (19% of points). • Winnipeg and Montreal do not yet have a successful 2-point conversion. Both teams are 0 for 2. • Teams coming off a bye week are 4-3 this season. Saskatchewan comes off a bye this week when they play Edmonton. • League-wide one-point convert percentage is 88%, down from 91% from last year. Kickers were only 12 for 16 (75%) last week. • Argonauts running back Brandon Whitaker is four carries shy of reaching 1,000 for his career. • Consistency: 11 different quarterbacks have started this season. At the same point in 2016 it was 15 and 2015 it was 14. CFL News - "We're getting great coverage down there (America). Lots of folks absolutely loving the game." - @MattDuniganTSN #CFL via @tsnmikehogan Blue Bomber Talk - After a great first preseason game, Geoff Gray graded out poorly in preseason game two. #Packers #Bombers #CFL Ted Wyman MID-TERM GRADES OFFENCE: A It’s up-tempo, it’s efficient and it’s producing the most points of any offence in the league. DEFENCE: C Too many yards allowed, too many explosion plays. Big plays aside, still a bit of an Achilles Heel SPECIAL TEAMS: A-minus Medlock is money, winning three games with last-play kicks … return game is solid too. COACHING: B-plus LaPolice has done a great job with the offence, Hall still struggling to find right formula on defence. O’Shea really coming into his own as head coach. “He’s not done … he’s not satisfied, either,” O’Shea said of Randle. “We’ve always known that he’s a top-notch guy in this league, an upper-echelon guy and the way he prepares I wouldn’t say it’s easy — he makes it look easy — but he prepares for it. When he steps on the field he’s already played the game, he’s already worked so hard in practice that he knows he’s going to make those plays. And two interceptions tonight — and some of those plays that you don’t notice, when he’s not intercepting the ball — he’s phenomenal.” Edmonton- 41,178 fans, the largest crowd in the CFL in the last four years. Mike Reilly, one of the league’s elite players, had a microscopic quarterback-efficiency rating (43.8). ?‍?Hugh O'Neil P/K gets the lackadaisical player of the week award. Blocked punt for a TD, missed/blocked convert, illegal Kickoff. He got the trifecta CFL on TSN .@MattDuniganTSN: 'Reilly took a butt kicking tonight'. VIDEO: tsn.ca/cfl/video/duni… #CFLGameDay Gary Lawless - Very likely @Wpg_BlueBombers and @sskroughriders split Labor Day/Banjo. But both teams are hot and whoever wins opener plays with house cash Kevin Dickie - Heard #Riders Call-In Show. Sounds like all Fans have been patient with squad & supported Chris Jones since day one. I love it! #Bandwagon CFL News - The Jason Maas-coached team went from being in a fender bender in Wpg last weekend to being in a total train wreck. - @byterryjones #CFL Less than 1,500 tickets remain for the Banjo Bowl. You should probably be there. ?‍?Jonathon Jennings- 7 123/194 63% 1425 yards TD passes 9 interceptions. CFL News - Seems abundantly clear some players are frustrated w/ play-calling of offensive coordinator Khari Jones lately. - @FifthQtr #CFL #BCLions ?‍?The Eskimos ‘next man up’ mantra has disintegrated into ‘next loss up’ Herb Zurkowsky- #Als have added Canadian receiver Scott MacDonell, late of Ottawa and Saskatchewan Buono acknowledged the position switch represents potentially a major swing with the Lions’ salary cap in the future but had to make the move to salvage a season suddenly looking as if it could spin out of control. He previously restructured Jennings' current contract to give him an NFL option-year window after this season and would make CFL starting pivot money, a reported $300,000 if he comes back in 2018 to the Lions. Lulay, on the other hand, has a salary edge on Jennings at present but is a free agent at the end of the season. It’s a radical shift from a few weeks ago, when Jennings’ shoulder injury and previous collarbone issue wasn’t seen as a problem. http://www.tsn.ca/lions-switch-to-coach-lulay-at-qb-1.840571 ?‍?Check out this punter's coolness... ?‍?Was the performance of Saskatchewan over the Eskimos that good, or do the net 30 point turnover difference play a factor? You decide. Western Division Games only: Edmonton beat BC, beat BC, lost to Winnipeg, Saskatchewan 2-2 WPG beat Saskatchewan, Edmonton lost to Calgary, BC 2-2 Calgary beat Saskatchewan, beat BC, beat Winnipeg 3-0 BC beat Sask, beat Wpg, lost To Sask, lost to Calgary,lost to Edmonton twice 2-4 Saskatchewan beat Edmonton, lost to Winnipeg, Calgary, BC 1-3 Standings Week 11 Winnipeg plays Sask. - Edm plays Cal - Bye BC Week 12 Montreal at BC - Sask. at Winnipeg - Calgary at Edmonton Week 13 Sask at Hamilton- Edmonton at Toronto- BC at Calgary Bye Winnipeg Week 14 Ottawa at Winnipeg- Hamilton at BC - Calgary at Sask Bye Edmonton Week 15 Sask at Ottawa - Montreal at Calgary- Winnipeg at Edmonton Bye BC Week 16 Ham at WPG- Sask at Tor.- Ottawa at BC - Edm. at Montreal Bye Calgary Week 17 Calgary at Ham - Ottawa at Sask. - BC at WPG. - Tor. At Edm. Week 18 Sask. at Calgary - WPG. At Tor. - Edm. At BC - Week 19 Mtl at Sask. - BC at WPG. - Cal at Edm. Week 20 WPG at Cal - Edm. At Sask. - Tor at BC Week 11 Ottawa at Montreal - Thursday WPG. at Sask - Sunday Edm. at Calgary- Monday Toronto at Hamilton- Monday Bye BC

After Week 10 Bye Toronto Donavan Bennett - Sportsnet ?‍? Bennett reminds us that Glenn was dumped...by Ottawa. Was this a form of sweet revenge? -Glenn sends a message The Als set a new season high in points in the 43-19 win and quarterback Kevin Glenn’s five touchdown passes tied a career high set in 2005. Friday’s game served as a message to Ottawa from the 37-year-old. Glenn is often overlooked but he finds ways to succeed; his 94 career wins are tied with Doug Flutie. *With NFL cuts heading north in the next couple weeks, no unit might be overhauled more in the CFL than the Argos secondary. Cam Tucker@CamTucker_sport #BCLions Wally Buono says it's his understanding DB Steven Clarke is done for the year. Wouldn't specify if it was an ACL. Surgery required. ?‍?It's not known whether or not Chris Jones is being considered for the Roughrider's Plaza of Honour at this time... Josh Smith 3downnation John Chick - Two sacks and a forced fumble against Sask. are what show up on the stat sheet, but No. 7 played like a man possessed the entire game, constantly getting pressure. Chick is now tied for the league lead in sacks with seven. Gord Holder - Ottawa Citizen Alouettes defenders sacked Burris and other Redblacks quarterbacks seven times in 38 dropbacks. That 18.4% sack rate illustrated the collective struggles of the offensive line. Steve Milton - Hamilton Spectator The Ticats went 10-1 in their first 11 regular-season games at Tim Hortons... But since, and including, the game against Edmonton last September when Collaros tore his ACL, the Ticats had won just one of six regular-season games at Tim Hortons Field before they disemboweled Saskatchewan Saturday night. Brandon Banks leads the league with 1,437 combined yards, 270 more than No. 2 Chris Raine Ed Tait “The sky’s the limit with this group,” said Stanley Bryant. “It’s been a long time here and I feel like this is the group that can turn it around. And I’m not just saying that because we’re on a three-game winning streak and are just doing what we’re expected to do.” The Bombers didn’t just finish their last game (the win in Toronto) without giving up a sack. They took it one step further. “I’d love to keep that going every week. That’s the first time maybe in my life at any level of playing a game and not getting hit.” - Matt Nichols Rob Vanstone - Regina Leader-Post On Aug. 31 of last year, one day after Saskatchewan’s record dropped to 0-9, Reynolds cashiered head coach Corey Chamblin and general manager/vice-president of football operations Brendan Taman. Chamblin and Taman were sacked even though they were under contract through 2017. -Reynolds cannot throw Jones overboard. It would be too costly — even for a franchise with the Roughriders’ vast financial resources — and would essentially mean a vote of non-confidence in Reynolds by Reynolds. ?‍?Vanstone described the beat down by Hamilton as a 'nail-biter'. Yes, it was tongue-in-cheek. Malcolm Kelly - CBC Sports -Play-by-play man Chris Cuthbert said "wide open" in regards to Hamilton receptions so many times that we were wondering if this was a new defensive scheme by the Riders — lull the Cats into a false sense of security -Calgary's defence allowed just 12 first downs, three field goals and shut out a pretty good offence the entire second half. Five of the Lions' last six drives were three and out. Stamps win season series 2-1. Justin Dunk - 3downnation DeVone Claybrooks has done an outstanding job with Calgary’s ‘D’. In a league where passing numbers are on historic levels nearly half way through the season, the Stamps defence is allowing 65.1 percent of attempts against them to be completed, lowest in the league. ?‍? I don't agree with Dunk, however, when he's touting how well Hamilton looked against Sask. "Orlondo Steinauer’s defence was fierce and opportunistic and the offence made the Riders pay for mistakes." Make no mistake, Collaros and Hamilton played mighty fine, but when he says "That’s the kind of victory that can start a streak.", ?‍?well it may be true, but that was against Sask, who, on that day, looked brutal. ?‍?It remains a question for me as to who made whom look good or bad. Was it Hamilton that made Sask. look that bad? Or Sask who made Hamilton look that good? Matthew Cauz CFL According to Benefits Canada, the average length of a CFL player’s career is 3.2 years. Last season the average age of a CFL player was 27.2 years and the average career length to kick off the 2015 season was 2.62 seasons Gerry Moddejonge Edmonton Journal The Eskimos, who are committing a West Division-worst 10.3 penalties per game, posted a season-low six penalties for 76 yards against Toronto. Mathew Bin's Headline in lastwordonsports.com : "There’s Still Some Rope Left for Chris Jones" One thing in Jones’ favour is that there aren’t many options around for CFL coaches. Also, there may be competition (Montreal) if there was. And the CIS season is just getting under way, so you can't look there. ?‍?But the biggest reason? "He may have been completely ineffective as a leader so far. He may not have made the best use of the tools at his disposal. But the fact is that money talked to get him on the Saskatchewan sidelines, and that money will continue to speak loudly for the rest of the season." CFL Headlines CFL official made some close (and correct) calls in NFL game: slam.canoe.com/Slam/Football ?‍?Good line by Terry Jones (who's thinking of changing the spelling of his last name) (jk) on several teams and team pictures : There was no team picture planned for the Saskatchewan Roughriders Monday in Regina. The Riders probably didn’t dare take the team picture in case they had way too many players show up to be in it and incurred another $80,000 in roster violation fines and another $26,000 penalty to the salary cap. The Riders were 0-8 out of the gate last year. Jones is 1-7. The defence was a mess last season, allowing 239 points in those first eight games. They’re up to 285 this year under acknowledged defensive genius Jones, who had the best defence in the league last year in Edmonton. *When it comes to the Winnipeg Blue Bombers, I have to tuck into a heapin’ helpin’ of humble pie. - Graham Kelly - Medicine Hat News Herb Zurkowsky #AlsMTL announce signing of Canadian DB Hugo Lopez. This would be his fifth #CFL team I believe. Lowell Ullrich Canadian Press East Division teams have a combined 4-11-1 home record so far with no club having more than one win in friendly territory. Bob Irving CJOB Sports is BACK at 25 after the hour, mornings on 680 cjob??❤️ ?‍?they never should have pulled it. CFL.ca Kevin Glenn, Zach Collaros and Patrick Watkins were named the Shaw CFL Top Performers of the Week for Week 9 of the CFL’s 2016 season. CFL History If only Albert Grey had been just a little faster, #CFL teams would be competing for the Allan Cup - (In 1909, both Lord Grey & H. Montagu Allan both wanted to donate a hockey trophy to the Senior Amateur Hockey Champion of Canada ?‍?Roughriders sign import ?........and ............, release Canadian ?...............and import ?......................... The new weekly fill and submit form for Chris Jones and the Riders... Glen Suitor Interesting perspective from @SeifertESPN The NFL is watching some of the CFL rule changes and innovations. ?‍?So, my question is, in relation to power rankings, should a team that won 1 game vault over two teams, that have a better record, just because they each lost their last game? Example - Edmonton won their game vs Toronto and evened their record at 4-4. They're now powered up to #2 over BC 5-3 and Ottawa 4-3-1 Weird.. Jeff Hamilton - Wpg Free Press For one hour before practice, and one hour after, the entire Winnipeg Blue Bombers offensive line meets to go over game film. -Through the first five games of the season, Winnipeg’s O-line surrendered a league-worst 16 sacks. Since then, it has allowed just five in three games, including none against the Argos in a 34-17 win in Week 8. See the article- http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/sports/football/bombers/blue-bombers-offensive-line-looks-to-continue-impressive-run-391117131.html. Fan Poll CFL - Samples 1) Will the Blue Bombers make the playoffs in 2016? Yes - 42% Yes, via crossover - 29% No - 28% 2) What's the biggest reason for the Rider's struggles? Coaching - 37% Youth, new players - 35% The defence - 14% QB play - 7% Other - 7 3) 62% voted that the Ticats are the best in the East Division ?‍?Waiting.... ...waiting, ...............waiting, for the next Jones/Riders fiasco shoe to drop. OK I posted this jest about 6:25 PT in a jest full manner. Then, 2 hours later, the Riders release another big free agent signing...John Chiles (after paying him a 30K signing bonus) SMH Blue Bomber Talk Big money Rider free agent additions: Lemon: traded Capicciotti: back-up Chiles: released Chambers: 27 YPG Kirk Penton PostMedia network. -Why don’t coaches go for two after every touchdown? Teams have been successful 58% of the time on two-point converts this season and 88% on one-point converts. Numbers don’t lie. -Supreme Court cases have come and gone in less time it’s taking to figure out if Duron Carter should be suspended for one game. BY THE NUMBERS 1-3 – The record of home teams last week 30.3 – Average margin of defeat for home teams last week 43 – Players who have started on offence or defence for the Riders this season 270 – Combined yards lead for Ticats returner-receiver Brandon Banks ?‍?The Eskimos are posting upcoming home dates to watch their team until the end of the season, but specifically mentioning it will be their last chance to see Derel Walker, a CFL free agent at the end of the year, as they expect him to be NFL bound. Blue Bombers "With the depth we believe we have a number of guys that could step in without missing a beat." - Coach O'Shea -"He's a professional. He has that same mindset in his preparation. That quarterback room is extremely close." - Coach O'Shea on Willy CFL History The Rouge, is so named as that is usually the color of an American's face after you try to describe to them the meaning of a rouge. #CFL ?? Gord Holder - Ottawa Citizen the Redblacks. They lead the Canadian Football League in total penalties, opponents’ first downs by penalties, “preventable” penalties such as illegal procedure and “technical” penalties such as holding, and they’re tied for second in roughness penalties. With all the talk about the quarterback change in Ottawa, Calgary’s Bo Levi Mitchell says Henry Burris hasn’t ‘lost it’ (Scott Fisher, Calgary Herald). Kyries Hebert, 35, is the second-oldest player on the Alouettes but is a crucial piece of Noel Thorpe’s defence (Herb Zurkowsky, Montreal Gazette). Mike Beamish - the Province Burris, now 41, is the league’s No. 3 all-time passing leader behind retired Anthony Calvillo and Damon Allen, and he seriously intends to play as long as Allen did. The latter was 44 in his final CFL season. Hamilton Spectator The Ticats have eight days between games this week, but face a stretch that will see them play three games in 12 days starting with the Labour Day Classic. Mark Fulton 3downnation Nine Points For Nine Weeks For Nine Teams 1)Scoring is up 6.5% over last year with scoring by offenses being up over 12%. Defensive scoring is down 21% over the same time period. 2)Net offence is up 9% over 2015. Touchdowns are being scored every 6.4 drives compared to every 7.9 drives in 2015 and 2014. That represents over a 24% improvement in efficiency. 3)Passing yards per game is up 16.7%% over last season and a whopping 29% over the recent low achieved in the 2014 season. 4)Not surprisingly, rushing yards per game are down 17.5% over last season. 5)Passing efficiency is up roughly 7.5% with sacks being down 6% and interceptions being down almost 24%. 6)BIG plays are up 21% over last year with BIG kick returns being up 36%. 7)While total turnovers are only down roughly 1% overall since last season, points off turnovers are down almost 8%. 8)Penalties are down a little over 5% versus last season. Yet, coach challenges are up an incredible 104.5% much to the consternation of fans & media and most likely the league itself. 9)The visitor has won 22 out of the 36 games played thus far in 2016. That’s a 37.5% increase in road wins over last season. CFL News Have we seen last of @HenryBurris in Ottawa? @Fan960Steinberg & @TSN_Marsh debate it cfl.ca/2016/08/24/ber… #CFL #Redblacks Darian Durant now holds the CFL record for most consecutive pass attempts without an interception at 323. That record won't last forever but for now, it belongs to Darian. Ricky Ray has the next longest streak at 247. ... John Hodge - 3downnation has compiled quite a list of Canadian players playing in the NFL, and with whom their playing rights up here in the CFL belong. http://3downnation.com/2016/08/25/comprehensive-guide-canadians-former-cflers-nfl-training-camps/ ?‍?I was just reminded on the CFL pre-game show, about the guy who was taking his seat at an Ottawa home game. He had to pass 3 individuals, the Commissionaire of the CFL , the Prime Minister, and Russ Jackson. He ignored both Orridge and Harper, but stopped to shake Jackson's hand. That's a memory. ?‍?Marcel Desjardins was wiped out on the sidelines by a player during the game. Duron Carter was nowhere to be seen... CFL.ca -The oldest team in the CFL is Montreal, who have an average roster age of 28.1. The youngest teams are Saskatchewan and Ottawa, who have an average roster age of 27. -41% of players on Week 9 club rosters were either in their first or second year in the CFL. CFL-wide field goal percentage from Weeks 1-5 totalled 74.4%. However, from Weeks 6-9 kickers are 86.5% (83/96). -Paredes has increased his streak total to 23 consecutive field goals -Edmonton’s Sean Whyte leads the league with a field goal success rate of 91.7% (22/24) and currently has a streak of nine straight field goals made. ?‍?(The misses were from over 50 yards) -Justin Medlock owns the longest kick of the season at 58 yards. That ties the fifth-longest field goal made in CFL history. -Richie Leone, BC, finished 1-2 in the Ottawa game but is a brutal 17-26 for the year. He has however, kicked 13 successful converts. (None in the Ottawa game as they only went for 2 point conversions. 2-3 ?‍?BC got 4 sacks -Alex Bassie got 2 to lead the CFL with 8 Ottawa recorded 6 sacks. ?‍?Richie Leone had 7 punts for 383 yards Medeiros also had 7 punts for 272 yards Can you say huge field position advantage for BC? ?‍?BC owned the TOP with 36:31 to Ottawa 23:29 ?‍? BC had 128 yards rushing to 52 for Ottawa. Chris Rainey was the player of the game, leading the BC offence with 182 all-purpose yards. Jonathon Jennings has yet to lose two games in a row as a starter in the CFL, and completed 23 of 31 of his attempts for 289 yards and one touchdown. Ham. Spectator Former Ticats defensive back Quinton Pointer, released by the team on Thursday, has signed with the Toronto Argonauts. John Hodge 3downnation -Winnipeg, now 5-4, are over .500 at the midway point of the season for just the third time since 2008. -credit the o-line The Bombers have now allowed just six sacks in Nichols’ four starts after allowing 16 in Drew Willy’s five. -Winnipeg committed fifteen penalties in Montreal — almost double their season average — for a whopping 151 yards. -Speaking of turnovers, Winnipeg has now forced eighteen turnovers in their last three games. As of week nine, four teams had recorded fewer takeaways all season (Saskatchewan, 11; Ottawa, 12; B.C., 15; Edmonton, 17). That’s spectacular. -Taylor Loffler’s first quarter sideline hit on Duron Carter revealed some intriguing insight into the inner workings of the Alouettes. Bear Woods leapt off the bench immediately after Carter took the late hit, a normal response given the nature and location of the hit. What surprised me about Woods’ reaction, though, was that he didn’t approach Loffler like most players would in that situation. Instead, Woods walked by Loffler to grab Carter around the waist, pulling him away from the scrum. Clearly, Woods suspected Carter would draw an unnecessary roughness penalty in retaliation and didn’t want his hot-headed teammate to cost his team fifteen yards. Ironically, 13-year veteran Kyries Hebert drew a roughness penalty just seconds later. -Things change quickly in the CFL, but rookie Taylor Loffler is playing like the best safety in the league right now. The 2016 third round pick has 22 tackles, a forced fumble, and two interceptions through four starts this season, all Winnipeg victories. Loffler has yet to be beaten deep this season and has consistently provided excellent run support. The going rate for starting national safeties is $175,000 right now in the CFL — considering the Bombers have the UBC product under contract through 2018 at less than half that annual value, Kyle Walters should be doing cartwheels in his office. http://3downnation.com/2016/08/27/bombers-extend-winning-streak-montreal-14-thoughts/ ?‍?Is Noel Thorpe inching closer to becoming HC of Montreal? ?‍?Rookie QB Cody Fajardo, Toronto, has a shoulder injury and he’ll be out anywhere from four to six weeks with a strained joint. Gary Lawless - the Rouge Many people want to call the move outdoors to BMO a flop, but it’s far too early to evaluate the move. It took decades to drive the Argos into near obscurity in Toronto and rebuilding the brand and buzz isn’t a six-month endeavour. A la Derek Taylor 13 per cent The percentage of snaps Winnipeg quarterback Matt Nichols has been under pressure this season — the lowest rate in the league. Mitchell is second at 17 per cent. 12.3 The number of plays per missed tackle by the Stampeders defence this season, making them the surest tacklers in the league. Calgary is also allowing a ludicrously low 3.6 yards per pass attempt when they get pressure. As they showed the Lions, that defence is a nightmare. 51 The number of receptions without a drop made by Alouettes wideout Nik Lewis. With those sure hands, it’s no wonder he’s been around long enough to move into sixth on the all-time receptions list. Calgary Stampeders Quick Fix: Stamps have won 5 games in a row & are unbeaten in 7 = longest winning & unbeaten streaks in #CFL this season #WhateverItTakes ?‍?Of all the information put out there, this is one I can about the least. ?‍?does the Bomber game count as Carter's suspension....cause he really wasn't in it? ?‍?15 penalties for 151 yards and losing the time of possession battle. But... ?‍?Hmm, 5-4 record. Hey, didn't we win 5 games all last year? ?‍?According to numbers posted by Penton, in the last half of the season, for the last 8 years, we have only had an over .500 record, once. Dave Campbell CHED radio Former #Eskimos DE Willie Jefferson has been waived by the Washington Redskins. Can be claimed by another NFL team in next 24 hours. #CFL Gary Lawless David Foucault cut by Panthers today was drafted by @MTLAlouettes in 2014. They own rights if he elects to come to @cfl #cfl at some point Rod Pedersen At 34, Durant has gone on record as saying he wants to play 10 more seasons. ?‍?Bombers Ed Tait It’s so much fun out there. So much fun,” said Maurice Leggett, 6/33: The Bombers forced six more Alouette turnovers – four interceptions, one fumble once on downs – and now have 33 at the midway point of the season. Just to put that number in perspective, Winnipeg had 38 takeaways all of last year. The Bombers now have four games this season with six turnovers. 12: Interceptions by the Bombers in their last three games, all wins. It’s three? I lost count. I just go out there and play, man, and keep making plays. And little brother Fogg… he’s not. I think he’s jealous.” – Bomber linebacker Maurice Leggett on his fifth interception, and third returned for a TD. Leggett and Fogg have a friendly interception total battle going, FYI. Out scored 15 -0 in the 4th Q Montreal has now been outscored 79-30 in the fourth quarter this season. Penalties 14-146 Bombers.... 13-133 Mont. ?‍?this just in... CFLNews - RT .@joeyalfieri #Alouettes have added WR Seydou Junior Haidara. Former 2nd round pick of #BCLions. Played at Laval. #CFL #AlsMTL ?‍?Interesting news and views coming out of the post-game show on CJOB It was discussed, between Medlock and O'Shea, that because of the swirling wind conditions, that Medlock did not feel comfortable with kicking FGs over 50 yards. Blue Bomber Talk Looks like LB Andy Mulumba (2nd overall pick of the 2013 #CFL draft) has survived the first round of cuts in Kansas City. #Chiefs #Bombers Finally *Thou shalt not gaze too far ahead at thy schedule. Mike OShea 'commandment.' Love the fact that Bob Wylie? treated the hogs to steak dinners at 529 Wellington recently to celebrate the zero sack performance against Toronto. *As tweeted by Couture and Goosen Toronto plays 2 games in Week 11, the 1st against BC on Wednesday, the 2nd on Monday for a total 5 games in Week 11 BC gets the bye on the weekend.