If someone had told me that after four weeks of the CFL season that the Edmonton Eskimos would be 4-0 and that the BC Lions and likely the Saskatchewan Roughriders would be 0-4, I would have been asking just how much alcohol they had in their system. However, that is the case. The Eskimos stayed perfect by hanging on in Calgary on Saturday night to defeat the Stamps 24-19.
You have to hand it to the Eskimos as they are playing good football right now and you are going to have your hands full if you are going to beat this team. Chances are they will go 5-0 next weekend when they are home to Toronto.
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I don't know if the media got on John Hufnagel for this, but I am pinning that loss on his shoulders. What a stupid decision it was by Hufnagel to have Edmonton kickoff after their late 4th quarter field goal. Calgary needed field position and they would have had it at the 35. Instead, a bad decision by rookie Anthony Parker meant Calgary scrimmaged at the 12. Those 23 yards he gave up were huge.
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The more and more that I watch the game, I don't know if I am more frustrated with what is and what isn't pass interference or what is and what isn't roughing the passer. I have seen several very questionable roughing the passer calls and the two CFL games today provided more examples of it. I can understand wanting to protect the quarterback, but like it is in the NFL, the guy is part of the game and is going to be contacted from time to time. You can't flag a guy 15 yards when he is following through on a hit as has been the case a few times this year including one late in the Calgary-Edmonton game when the Stamps were penalized on a play where I thought the Stampeders defender did nothing wrong. Remember, this is coming from a guy who has no time for the Stamps. Its almost getting to the point that you have to just put a flag on the quarterback's waist and you have to grab it before he throws the ball.
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Can the Riders make tomorrow's game in Montreal interesting? I hope so, but I don't see this team coming within 14 of the mighty Als at home.
That being said, they can come back home and take out what I think is a very beatable Calgary team.
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How many games has the Jays bullpen cost them this year. It wouldn't be enough to get them into a playoff chase, but their 8th and 9th inning work has been less than stellar. It would serve Alex Anthopoulos well to go out in free agency this winter and find a grade "A" closer.
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The NFL is back so when do the fantasy football drafts begin?? For that matter, when does the Brett Favre is coming back stories start to surface.
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Why is there a "Final Destination 5". Shouldn't it have just ended at 1.
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Those Moores commercials on the CFL games say 79 percent of women think the sexiest thing a man can do is dress well. Do 100 percent of those 79 percent look at the man's bank account? I asked Mrs. Scruffy what is the sexiest thing a man can do is and her reply was "clean the house". Obviously, there must be another reason why she finds me damn sex-ay. No, I don't know when her laser eye surgery appointment is.
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Did you know who Adam Hadwin was until today? I didn't. How much longer till Mike Weir does the right thing and hang it up.
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Did anyone see John Daly's Canadian golf pants that he wore Friday. Those would make Norwegian curlers jealous.
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The trio of Kate Beirness, Natasha Staniszewski and Sara Orlesky simply embarass Ivanka Osmak.
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Oops!! Did anyone notice that the CFL on TSN ad featuring the Riders involves Tad Kornegay. EDIT!!!!
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It is worth noting how the Winnipeg Blue Bombers have improved - they could be 4 -0 as well, save for the loss by one point. Early coach of the year contenders by far - Kavis Reid and Paul Lapolice.
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