Thursday, September 6, 2012

CFL Power Rankings Week 10

1. Montreal Alouettes
The Alouettes beat the Lions last week, albeit at home, but still that's enough for me. I'm not sure if the Als will hold on to this spot for very long, but after the Labour Day weekend games, the Als are looking good.
2. BC Lions
Obviously still a good team. Can take back first place by winning this week. Getting Elimimian back from the NFL would make them better.
3. Calgary Stampeders
Who won the Kevin Glenn Henry Burris switcheroo? Looks like Calgary after they won the Labour Day classic at home against Edmonton. Cornish is arguably the best running back and Canadian to boot.
4. Edmonton Stampeders
Edmonton has an abundance of riches now that non-import running back Jerome Messam is back from the NFL. Of course they have Steven Jyles and now that he is injured Kerry Joseph as quarterback. Joseph is probably better than most backup quarterbacks in the CFL right away, but he's really old. We'll see how the Esks do during the second half with their quarterback tandem.
5. Toronto Argonauts
Winning on the road on Labour Day at Ivor Wynne. Can't really argue with that. Chad Owens had a monster game receiving and on special teams and Ray also had a good game. The Toronto secondary also looked good, but that might just be Henry Burris.
6. Saskatchewan Rough Riders
Wow the Riders absolutely spanked the Bombers. No Joey Elliot heroism here. Are the Riders back after losing five straight? Who knows, but they get to play the Bombers this week, which is pretty convenient.
7. Hamilton Tiger-Cats
Before the season started, people probably weren't expecting the Cats to be 3 and 6. So much for Smiling Hank. A weak defence, with a poor secondary and a toothless pass rush means an OK offense and awesome special teams isn't going to amount to much except for a lot of games lost by a small margin.
8. Winnipeg Blue Bombers
How did this team get to the Grey Cup last year? OK Buck Pierce wasn't injured that much and Doug Brown was still around clogging the middle. The Bombers didn't seem to do anything in the off-season which seems pretty stupid now. I'm tempted to put them in ninth place behind McMaster.

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