Friday, September 28, 2012

CFL Regular Season: Week 14

Any given weekend in the CFL offers up any number of themes that could change everything by November's end and week fourteen is no exception.

In the East we have the struggling Tiger Cats showcasing inconsistency in a whole new light, at the season's debut many considered the Cats as perhaps a walk away winner of the East, but as we have seen over the first thirteen weeks, the Cats are anything but a finished product, their loss last weekend to Winnipeg offering up hope in Manitoba that the season may not be lost as previously thought.

Benefiting from the return of Buck Pierce, the Bombers broke free from their own ineptitude of the season, gaining a huge victory that could very well signal a mad dash for the playoffs from the Blue and Gold.

Over in Toronto, a season that offered up much promise at Labour Day may very well start a spin downwards, as the team's leader and highest profile player Ricky Ray takes to the injury list with a return date yet unknown. Taking his place is Jarious Jackson, who while a CFL veteran has had little in the way of starting time or reps for that matter in his days of BC and now Toronto, yet it will be in his hands that the ball is provided, the destiny of the Argos perhaps residing in how he handles the pressures of starting down a playoff stretch.

Only the Als seem solid and on track heading towards Thanksgiving, the always reliable Anthony Calvillo once again keeping the Als calm and focused on their goal of yet another Grey Cup appearance.

In the West, the Riders have their eyes on the Stamps, the Stamps still are marking the Lions and the Eskimos just want to get back to winning football.

Saskatchewan's victory last week moves them within striking distance of the Calgarians currently holding down second, the Lions in the mean time having just escaped Edmonton with a victory last weekend are still the class of the league, holding their perch atop the CFL West and still considered the most likely to repeat as Grey Cup champs.

With those plot lines still in development, week fourteen will no doubt offer up a few new twists and turns.

Previews and reviews of week Fourteen can be bound below.

Friday, September 28-- Montreal 28 at Hamilton 41 (23,784)
Friday, September 28-- Edmonton 15 at Calgary 39  (29,290)
Saturday, September 29-- Toronto 29 at Winnipeg 10  (27,169)
Saturday, September 29-- British Columbia 21 at Saskatchewan 27  (32,690)

Ten Men Prognostications: Predicted Winners

Montreal
Calgary
Toronto
British Columbia

Weekly Record

2 - 2

Overall Record

28 correct, 28 wrong

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