Rough Riders aquire Bishop from the Argo’s for a draft pick.
The Riders have tried all week to trade Crandell, but there were no takers. Crandell was made expendable with the acquisition of Bishop. So the Riders needed a scapegoat, and it Marcus Crandell. Marcus has not played that bad; in fact, he had several passes dropped when the Riders lost to the Eskimos. Crandell is one of the good guys. Here’s hoping he finds work elsewhere.
Randy
The Calgary Stampeders played a complete game for the first time this season. They were firing on all cylinders as the Stamps defeated the Lions 36-29 in front of a little over 34,000 fans in BC.
FIRST QUARTER
Before I sat down to watch the game, the Stamps scored on a two play drive. That is right, two plays; talk about proficiency! It was the quickest touchdown drive of the season. Burris threw a 31 yard pass to Thelwell, who found a hole in the zone coverage. Reyolds then exploded on a 45 yard run up the midde for 45 yard 7-0 Stamps.
The Lions were much more methodical in their drive on a 14 play drive, taking almost six minutes off the clock. Jackson looked great in this drive with quarterback naked runs. He and Logan got the Lions’ running game in gear; a very impressive drive which culminated with a one yard run to paydirt by Lumbala. Game tied at 7.
The quarter ended with a Sandro 34 yard field goal end of the quarter. 10-7 Stamps. A good first quarter by the Stamps with no early mistakes. The Stamps made a key move by Involving their running back, who was a major cog in the Stamps’ victory on Friday.
SECOND QUARTER
The defenses settle down and held the offenses down to field goals. Sandro kicked two field goals, both 27 yards. McCallum kicked a 44 yard field goal for the Lions. The Stamps had an excellent first half, leading 16 to 11 at the end of the half. The Stamps had an flawless first half. It was a major step in their success in winning this season.
THIRD QUARTER
The Lions scored early in the third quarter as Banks intercepted a pass and took it to the endzone. The Lions took the lead 18-16, Henry Burris was a different quarterback as he orchestrated a nice drive, which culminated with another field of 13 yards. Burris threw a terrific 18 yard pass to Lewis. The Lions countered with another late field goal by McCallum. 26-21 Stamps at the end of the third quarter. Jackson dislocated his finger and got replaced by Pierce.
FOURTH QUARTER
Sandro kicked an early field goal, to regain the 8 point lead. Stamps lead 29-21. Pierce orchestrated a touchdown with a terrific running play, dodging several tackles. The drive ends with three yard pass to Clermont. The Lions got a two point conversion with a pass to Logan. The game is tied at 29.
The Stamps came back with a long drive and used 6 minutes in doing it. By the way, Rambo made a terrific catch in this drive. One of his best this season. The drive really stalled, but for some reason, the refs decided that Banks has three hands, because his two hands didn’t lay a glove on Rambo, yet he got called for pass interference, which prolonged the drive. The next play was the five yard pass to Ralph. 36-29 Stamps.
LIONS PLAYER OF THE GAME
Logan was terrific this game. 11 carries for 95 yards. He was terrific all game. I love this rookie. There is a good reason why Smith is not playing.
STAMPS PLAYERS OF THE GAME
Reynolds/Labinjo
Reynolds ran for 124 yards He was a monster who could not be stopped. The Stamps need to involve Reynolds in order to win the game.
Labinjo was basically kicking the crap out of the Lions’ quarterbacks the whole game. It was his best game of the season, hence the dual winners for this game.
Randy
I would like to welcome 3 more bloggers to the fold here at STB.com.
Jeff Waters will be adding to our SEC college football coverage by covering the Georgia Bulldogs! Jeff has already posted 2 blogs for us here at the site.
Joey Alfieri from the Team 990 Radio Station in Montreal will be blogging on the Montreal Alouettes and eventually will be blogging on a variety of other sports for us here at STB.com. Joey posted his first blog with us a few days ago.
Lastly, Dan Legroulx from the Team 1200 Radio Station in Ottawa will begin blogging with us later this week. Dan will be focussing on whatever sports topic is at the top of the sports news chain as well as NFL related issues on a regular basis. Dan was the co-host of the Late Crew radio show here in Ottawa last year.
I encourage everyone to give them all a warm welcome as we add more bloggers with football upon us!
NOTE - I am a part of a great event that takes place next Saturday, August 23rd at the Playboy Mansion. MMA Fighter Daniel Puder is the host of the event while they raise money for the Cops Care Cancer Foundation. If you want to be a part of the event and would like to attend, go and check out www.puderpro.com for more information on tickets and the foundation that this great cause supports. Click on schedule at his site for a line-up of the weekend events. If you are interested in buying tickets for the event, you can get a 25% discount for them by entering the code word buzz25 at www.puderpro.com.
Thanks,
Kevin
