Tuesday, July 10, 2012

CFL Week 2, Power Rankings

1. BC Lions
A little tight in a home win against the Cats, but still getting it done. Lulay still the best quarterback in the league, with the ability to scramble for first downs. Defence not shabby.
2. Saskatchewan Rough Riders
Didn't expect to see them here, but there's always a few surprises in the CFL each year. Durant seems to have returned to being a decent quarterback, and holding a team to a single point is always impressive, even if it is the Edmonton Eskimos.
3. Montreal Alouettes
Smelled the first week, but came back strong against the Blue Bombers this week. Calvillo is still getting it done after all these years. Whittaker (especially) and Green are a potent offensive combination.
4. Toronto Argonauts
Looking better than the previous week and appear now to have a passing offence which they didn't really have last year. Boyd is a solid running back and Durie has turned out to be a good Canadian receiver. Ray still has some skills and is willing to take a hit to complete a pass. And not get injured.
5. Calgary Stampeders
Sure quarterback Drew Tate is now gone for who knows how long with a shoulder injury, but at least the Stampeders have Kevin Glenn as a capable backup. Glenn actually had decent stats against the Argos and the game was certainly tight at the end. Nik Lewis is still impressive as a receiver. If Glenn goes down though, things become problematic.
6. Hamilton Tiger-Cats
Sure they're 0 and 2, but they played a close game against the Lions in Vancouver and limited Geroy Simon. Run defence somewhat sucky. If Henry Burris could be slightly more consistent and get new running back Chevon (don't call me Siobhan) Walker more involved beyond one monster play per game, the Cats could have the best offence in the league.
7.  Winnipeg Blue Bombers
What happened to the vaunted Bomber defence. It was sieve like versus the Alouettes. Pierce when he isn't injured is a quality quarterback and the Bombers have some decent receivers, but Winnipeg just isn't that great.
8. Edmonton Eskimos
Sure they have a win, but these power rankings are about what have you done for me lately, especially after only two games. Looks like trading away Ricky Ray and going with Steven Jyles wasn't that great an idea, although sometimes you have to have a rebuilding year.

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