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    Perry Lefko | October 19, 2009

 
TW LW Team Our Take
1 1
(13-2-0) 		Didn't overwhelm the Ticats, and in fact, they had some serious issues giving up the long ball. That said, Montreal still continued their winning ways. Anthony Calvillo's left calf injury may be cause for concern, but at least the team now has to give the backup quarterback(s) some reps. The receiving corps is incredibly deep. The Als just seem to uncover players from nowhere. Rookie Michael Giffin of Queen's, who scored a touchdown on a pass, is the latest in that category.
2 3
(8-6-1) 		The Roughriders had every reason to fold, playing without one of their key players, Weston Dressler, but their receiving corps just continues to step up and make plays. How about Jason Clermont? He had his best game in the Green & White. And you can start up that talk for Darian Durant as the West Division's choice for Most Outstanding Player.
3 2
(8-6-1) 		The bottom line is the Stamps are still not playing with the same efficiency as they did at this time a year ago. Yes, they battled hard to tie the Roughriders in overtime, but they simply allowed the game and the lead to slip away in their own stadium. You couldn't blame this on Henry Burris. His receivers simply dropped too many catchable passes.
4 4
(8-7-0) 		The Lions continue to climb up the standings. It seems like only yesterday they were floundering in the basement. You have to give credit to the team's personnel department for finding quarterbacks. But isn't that always the case with general manager/head coach Wally Buono? He realized a long time ago that you need two and possibly three quarterbacks to be sufficiently deep at the most pivotal position on the team. Travis Lulay looks so much like Buck Pierce in uniform and the way he moves it's eerie. Sadly, having sustained another injury, you really have to wonder how much more of a pounding Pierce can take in his career. That's why the signing of Casey Printers is shrewd. A.J. Harris did a solid job filling in at running back for the injured Martell Mallett.
5 6
(7-8-0) 		If they gave out marks for beauty, their latest win would be a low score. They were all out to beat the Argos. While you can give credit to the Argo defence, the Eskimos' offence continues to be one of the biggest disappointments of the season and their receiving corps lacks the confidence of a year ago when it seemed to rally around the loss of Jason Tucker to injury. Only Fred Stamps is doing anything meaningful this year among the receivers. On a positive note, Arkee Whitlock offered another solid performance.
6 5
(6-9-0) 		If they gave out marks for effort in a loss, the Ticats would score high off of their loss to Montreal. The Ticats refused to give up. What is apparent now is that there is no quarterback controversy in Ticatland. Kevin Glenn, with a career best 506 passing yards, gives the Ticats veteran poise and leadership. That's the thing that has been lacking for several weeks because Hamilton wanted to give Quinton Porter every chance to succeed. For now, it's Glenn's job to lose.
7 7
(6-9-0) 		The Bombers had the Lions at their mercy early in the game, but allowed the momentum to slip away through some turnovers. I wonder why the Bombers didn't blitz the Lions more, testing Lulay. Then again, they couldn't find a way to stop his running at the end.
8 8
(3-12-0) 		Well, at least the offence finally scored a passing touchdown. That's about the only positive in what became the team's end for any chance it had of making the playoffs, which was slim. Losing two offensive linemen to injury is just another disappointment in a season with few positives. Is there something in the Toronto air that causes its professional sports teams to wilt?
 

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