Well. It's almost that time. That magical time of year I call CFL Preseason. Everyone knows their team has the chance to win the Grey Cup (well, not Toronto fans, but screw them)
Take that Toronto fans! EPIC!
Anyhow, starting today we look at the offences of the CFL West, position by position. Today, the pivotal pivot.
Quarterback
BC Lions
Casey Printers, Jarious Jackson, Travis Lulay
Wally is going the Doc Brown school of quarterback recruiting, going Back to the Future
You think Warren Moon is available?
Casey Printers has had a good year. MOP and all that, only problem is that it was years ago, and since then he has had 3 good games. All last year. All losses. Jarious Jackson is a meathead
stay outta Riverdale!
Lulay is a third stringer, has seen limited action and, as all 3rd stringers are, is a project. Another arm or two would be likely for training camp.
Calgary Stampeders
Henry Burris, Barrick Nealy, Drew Tate
Oh christ, Burris.
The loquacious one is another year older, and another playoff choke behind him. Burris has always been a stats guy, with high stats, and questionable results. I think this might be the year we start seeing the age factor with ol Hank, especially with the loss of Copeland and 3/5ths of his starting offensive line (which we'll cover in a future post).
So expect more of this:
FUUUUUUUUUUUUMMMMMMBLLLLLLLLLE!
The only downside to Hank's eventual retirement is that i give it about 10 seconds before TSN hires that blowhard to be on the panel. A future TSN broadcast including Rod Black, Milt Stegall and Henry Burris is the closest thing to hell on Earth. Unless TSN hires Chris Walby and Shawn Millington, in which case, fuck it, I'll listen to the radio.
Anyhow, in regards to the backups Nealy hasn't looked terrible, but I have no faith in him, I think Tate could end up being a better CFL QB. And I say this in full knowledge that Tate is terrible. I have no reasoning for this other than football intuition and my dislike of Nealy's stupid beard.
Seriously Dude, do yourself a favour and get a Mach 3 and shave the Amish right off
Also another arm or two for training camp wouldn't hurt.
Edmonton Eskimos
Ricky Ray, Jason Maas, Jared Zabransky
Well Ricky Ray used to be clutch, now he's known mainly for:
Not throwing the ball farther than 10 yards
Not leading game winning/clinching drives anymore
His big stupid face
Being oh so fabulous on the beach
Wrong Ricky
I figure Ray has jumped the shark, and barring a magical year, he could be gone from Edmonton (How's that for a bold prediction?). I don't see anyone superb catching the ball, and his supporting cast is suspect at best.
Jason Mass is another old quarterback known for his big stupid face. Mass had some good years in Edmonton, but let's be honest, he had guys like Terry Vaughn, Mookie Mitchell, Ed Hervey catching the ball, and he had Mike Pringle carrying the rock. Since then he sucked hard in Hamilton and has done nothing in round two with the Esks. He needs to be gone.
Zabransky looks like a good little project for QB, and IMHO is the 2nd best QB on the team (and is pushing Ray), in his limited time he's looked good. The Esks also need an arm or two for camp.
Saskatchewan Roughriders
Darian Durant, Steven Jyles, Graham Harrell, Dalton Bell, Cole Berquist, Kent Smith
Durant is the face of this offence, and looking like a future face of the league. With the strongest supporting cast is the West, there are no excuses. Durant has to play at or above the level he ended last year. If he does this team could break records. Yes I am saying DD could throw for more than 6619 yards. There I said it. I also think he could throw for 50 TDs. Don't get me wrong I'm not saying it's likely, or that it definately will happen. But it sure could. Also the team could score more than 698 points.
The Motherfucking Man
Cole Berquist, I admit I never pay attention to at practice, but he obviously impressed the coaching staff enough that they didn't feel the need to overpay Jyles to stay, they cut Harrell, and dealt Bell to TO. His college stats are impressive, and he's in the same vein as Durant so should fit in well.
Kent Smith reminds me of Keith Smith (just in the name). Keith Smith sued the Riders to release him so he could play in the XFL, remember the XFL?
Pictured: Not Keith Smith
Other Keith Smith trivia: He was one of three rookie QBs on the riders in 2001, the others; Kevin Glenn and Ramon Robinson. Keith Smith the ex-riders QB is NOT one of the 12 Keith Smith's who have their own Wikipedia page. Keith Smith started 6 games for the Riders in '01 but broke his ankle and snapped his achilles in Hamilton (ugly, ugly injury). Keith Smith was on Edmonton`s IR when they won the 2003 grey cup (in Regina). The Riders are expected to sign either Ryan Dinwiddie (BOO!) or Todd Reising (YAY!) for training camp.
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