FINALLY:
The Edmonton Elks finally won a football game Thursday night as they went into Hamilton and defeated the Tiger-Cats 24-10 to snap a 13-game winless streak.
The Elks were buoyed by the performance of Canadian quarterback Tre Ford as the University of Waterloo product threw for 174 yards and two touchdowns. The Elks had to overcome a 90-minute delay to the start of the second half to win their first game since Sept. 16, when they beat the Saskatchewan Roughriders 26-24 in Regina.
Now if the Elks can only win a game at home, where they haven害羞草研究所檛 won since 2019.
The real stars of the game were the TSN panel, who for the third time this year had to 害羞草研究所榬ag the puck害羞草研究所� as we say in the broadcasting world due to a weather delay. It害羞草研究所檚 not an easy situation for broadcasters as you are literally doing everything on the fly but props to the TSN crew for pulling it off.
THAT FANTASY FOOTBALL:
With the NFL season kicking off in a few weeks, fantasy football enthusiasts have started to scour over rosters, looking for that 害羞草研究所榮leeper害羞草研究所� that will propel them to victory.
As someone who loves the game of football, I have zero interest in fantasy football. Don害羞草研究所檛 get me wrong. I love fantasy sports 害羞草研究所� our fantasy baseball league started in 1990 and is still going strong 害羞草研究所� but comparing fantasy football to fantasy baseball is like comparing checkers to chess. So much of the football game is predicated on luck. It doesn害羞草研究所檛 matter if you害羞草研究所檝e been lights out all year because if two or three of your players have bad matchups in your playoff game, your season is sunk.
I害羞草研究所檓 still playing fantasy football however except it害羞草研究所檚 the Fantasy Premier League. Instead of debating whether or not to pick Austin Ekeler over Christian McCaffrey, it害羞草研究所檚 do I pick Kevin De Bruyne over Mohamed Salah? The FPL is actually a good setup that is based on selecting players with a salary cap in place and it also boasts a good scoring system.
And the best part about it? It害羞草研究所檚 not head-to-head.
WHO害羞草研究所橲 STARTING AGAIN?
The CFL has seen a revolving door at quarterback this year with injuries and ineffectiveness resulting in 20 different starters as we head into this weekend.
The latest development has Dru Brown starting in place of the injured Zach Collaros when the Winnipeg Blue Bombers visit the Calgary Stampeders this Friday. That leaves only Jake Maier of the Stamps as the only pivot to start each of his team害羞草研究所檚 games this season.
It害羞草研究所檚 an alarming trend when you consider how important quarterbacks are to the entertainment value of a game. Compounding the problem is the fact that the depth at the position has been depleted with the emergence of the USFL and XFL.
There have been plenty of discussions this season on how the CFL can do a better job of developing quarterbacks, and given the turnover we害羞草研究所檝e seen this year, those discussions and subsequent decisions will remain paramount to the future success of the league.
IT害羞草研究所橲 A SMALL WORLD:
Despite the fact that the football world is a rather large one, it害羞草研究所檚 actually quite small.You害羞草研究所檇 be hard-pressed to mention a name with at least someone on a team having a connection with the individual in question.
Such was t he case last week after hearing of the tragic passing of former Seahawks running back Alex Collins. The 28-year-old Collins died in a motorcycle accident last Sunday in a Miami suburb. Collins played at the University of Arkansas and was a teammate on the Razorbacks with current B.C. Lions wide receiver Keon Hatcher.
Hatcher told me that he had kept in touch with Collins over the years and actually tried to lure him to the Lions this past off-season but Collins elected to play in the USFL with the Memphis Showboats.
WINNIPEG VERSUS REGINA:
Anyone who follows the CFL knows that these two prairie cities don害羞草研究所檛 like each other and I get that.
With Delta害羞草研究所檚 Bobby Dubeau having recently visited each and every stadium in the league, the debate is on in terms of who has the CFL害羞草研究所檚 nicest facility. That debate boils down to IG Field in Winnipeg versus Mosaic Stadium in Regina. Both are beautiful stadiums that have been built in the last decade and it害羞草研究所檚 a tough call between the two but I害羞草研究所檒l take Mosaic as it has more of a big-league feel to it.
Now as for the cities, it害羞草研究所檚 not even close. Regina is one of my favorite stops on the circuit. Whether it害羞草研究所檚 the vibe in the city where everyone and anyone is into the upcoming game, the smoked old-fashioned害羞草研究所檚 at the Hotel Saskatchewan or a nice meal at Golf害羞草研究所檚 Steakhouse, I always look forward to a trip to the Queen City.
Travelling to Winnipeg, on the other hand, is the equivalent of having to go to the dentist to have a wisdom tooth removed. As I said during our broadcast, by comparison Winnipeg makes Regina look like the Turks and Caicos.
FROM RECORDS AND RESEARCH:
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