Gibson's Players of the Week: Week Eight

Ricky Ray once again was featured on CFL highlight packages after week eight came to an end, the Argos QB found much success against his old squad on Sunday evening.

And when it came to handing out the Gibson's awards for week eight, it would be a case of the last images holding the attention of the panel, as Ray's efforts against the Esks, placed him atop the Gibson's listings for the week.

The panel did explore other match ups from the weekend, finding much to like from Saskatchewan's Tyron Brackenridge, the Lions Tim Brown and Montreal's Marc-Olivier Brouillette, all of them named to the Gibson's roster for week number eight.

A review of the the Gibson's panel selections can be found below.

Offensive Player of the Week
Ricky Ray, QB, Toronto Argonauts

Defensive Player of the Week
Tyron Brackenbridge, LB, Saskatchewan Roughriders

Special Teams Player of the Week
Tim Brown, KR, British Columbia Lions

Canadian Player of the Week
Marc-Olivier Brouillette, LB, Montreal Alouettes

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Top Ten Plays of Week Number 8

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Gibson's Players of the Week (Week 8) August 21

Week Eight added a few new names to the honour rolls and one rather familiar one as the CFL recognized outstanding achievement for the week.

Leading the pack a pair of Blue Bombers, a team not found often in the win column or the Gibson's so far this year, Joey Elliot's debut this year as Bomber's QB proved to be worth watching, a performance that picked him up a Gibson's.

One of the rising stars and most exciting players in the CFL this year makes a return appearance, as Chris Williams once again is singled out for excellence.

And the folks at St. F X, raise a glass of Gibson's in honour of alumnus Cauchy Muamba who had a spectacular week for the BC Lions, earning him Top Canadian honours.

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Offensive Player of the Week and Top Canadian

Joey Elliot, Winnipeg Blue Bombers, QB

Taking the reins of the Bombers offence offered Joey Elliot a chance to shine and he grabbed the opportunity with an impressive debut in 2012, in his first start since 2010, Elliot guided the bombers to a 32-25 victory, a stat line of 22 for 43 in passes for a total of 406 yards, proved more than enough to move him to the top of the list for week eight.


Defensive Player of the Month

Alex Hall,  Winnipeg Blue Bombers,  DE

Defensively, the Bombers got a bit of that much discussed swagger of last year back, led by Alex Hall who forced two fumbles and registered one tackle and one sack on the way to the Bombers victory.


Special Teams

Chris Williams, Hamilton Tiger Cats, KR

Chris Williams is making a case to rename the Special Teams award the Chris Williams trophy, making his second appearance on the Special Teams recognition list this season.  Williams returned five punts for 146 yards and one touchdown in his marquee moment of week eight.

Top Canadian

Cauchy Muamba, British Columbia Lions, Safety

With one tackle and two picks, Cauch Muamba made the BC Lions defensive coaches happy, a performance that ranked him at the top of the list for Canadians in week eight.


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CFL 2012 Regular Season: Week 8

It's back to work for all of the CFL's teams this week, the August bye weeks a thing of the past, the Labour Day benchmark fast approaching.

Week eight provides the measuring point for a number of teams, some of them having a surprising year thus far, others one that is trending towards potential disaster.

Winnipeg holds the latter category, testing out quarterback number three on the year, awaiting the return of Buck Pierce with Alex Brink giving way to Joey Elliot, raw meat for the visiting Tiger Cats who have some pent up anger to deliver after last weeks disappointing loss to Calgary. Winnipeg's season is fast approaching a meltdown and a quick scan of the Winnipeg papers highlights that sense of frustration set to boil over.

The Eskimos on the other have been the surprise thus far of the CFL season and while Steven Jyles has had a few bumps along the way, he's managed to hold his own heading into week 8, the Esks holding a share of the top of the West thanks to a strong defensive game so far. They take their game to Montreal, where the Als have been having a rather lack lustre season heading to the end of August. Still however within striking range of the top of the east.

The Stamps will be looking to build on Jon Cornish's outstanding performance last week in Hamilton, the Stamps play host to the Toronto Argonauts, a team that while moving forward still appears to be a bit of a work in progress. Ricky Ray who struggled with untimely turnovers last week, will be looking to regain some of his stride when he returns to McMahon Stadium, a familiar haunt for the former Eskimo.

The week wraps up with the Saskatchewan Roughriders heading west to the heatwave in Vancouver, though realistically it probably will resemble nothing more than a particularly warm Saskatchewan day when they arrive. The real heat is in the Rider locker room, where fourth quarter collapses and defensive miscues have been the norm in the last few weeks of play. Will history repeat itself once again, check back after 45 minutes... The Lions coming off their August bye week will be looking to return to the run they had been on before the break, a two week winning streak that had looked rather impressive, whether the week off cools off the Lions to the relief of the Riders will play out on Sunday.

Previews and reviews of week eight can be found below.

Thursday, August 16 -- Hamilton 25 at Winnipeg 32  (27,039)
Friday, August 17-- Montreal 38 at Edmonton 25  (32,760)
Saturday, August 18-- Toronto 22 at Calgary 14   (28,246)
Sunday, August 19-- Saskatchewan 5 at British Columbia 24 (22,912)

Twelve Men Prognostications: Predicted Winners

Hamilton
Edmonton
Calgary
British Columbia

Weekly Record

1 - 3

Overall Record

14 correct, 14 wrong

CFL PLAYERS OF THE WEEK, WEEK NUMBER EIGHT

The CFL announced it's Rogers players of the week for the eight week of play in the 2007 season.

OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
HENRY BURRIS--QB --CALGARY STAMPEDERS
Runner Up: Unanimous selection

DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
AARON HUNT--DB--BC LIONS
Runner Up: Unanimous selection

SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE WEEK
JOFFREY REYNOLDS--RB--CALGARY STAMPEDERS
Runner Up: Luca Congi, Saskatchewan, Markus Howell, Calgary

CANADIAN PLAYER OF THE WEEK
JASON CLERMONT--WR--BC LIONS
Runner Up: Unanimous selection

Week Eight

August 17- BC 45 @ Calgary 45
August 18- Edmonton 32 @ Saskatchewan 39