Gibson's Players of the Week (Week Five) July 31, 2012

Week Five provided the CFL with a bit of deja vu, as Henry Burris reprised his Player of Week skills to lead the Ti Cats to a remarkable come from behind victory over Saskatchewan.

Burris' performance was such that he was given back to back Offensive Player of the week honours, adding to a strong bounce back year for the long time CFL pivot.

Another repeat winner for the awards was J. C. Sherritt who won his second Defensive Player of the week award this season, Sherritt's work came in a losing cause to the Winnipeg Blue Bombers.  Rounding out the week's award winners were Daryl Townsend in Montreal and Andrew Harris of the Lions.


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Offensive Player of the Week

Henry Burris Hamilton Tiger Cats QB

Week Five provided for the another showcase weekend of Henry Burris, the Ti Cats quarterback snared his share of the CFL weekly awards thanks to the Ti Cats come from behind victory over Saskatchewan, such was the nature of the Ti Cats victory that the Gibson's panel gave Burris his second award in a row.


Defensive Player of the Month

J. C. Sherritt Edmonton Eskimos CB

They may have ended up on the wrong side of the score in Winnipeg, but the efforts of the Edmonton Eskimo defence were not lost on the Gibson's panel. The Eskimos found themselves in the Winnipeg backfield quite frequently and none more than J. C. Sherritt who registered 10 tackles in the losing cause. Sherritt currently leads the CFL in tackles with 41.


Special Teams

Daryl Townsend Montreal Alouettes S

So far in 2012, frustration has been the word for the Alouettes, offence and defence have had their struggles and the Als seem to be on the downward side of the mountain that they've been atop for a number of years. If Marc Trestman is looking for something to build on however, special teams may be the place to start where Daryl Townsend has had a good start to the season. With four special teams tackles in the Als loss to the Argos last Friday, Townsend caught the attention of the Gibson's panel for week five.

Top Canadian

Andrew Harris British Columbia Lions RB

The Lions offence finally caught fire this weekend past, Travis Lulay finally able to find the right combinations to unleash the high profile offensive unit, that had struggled in the first four weeks. Week Five however showcased all of the Lions moving parts, none more so than Running back Andrew Harris who impressed the Gibsons' panel such that he was given the nod as Top Canadian for the week.


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