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Wed, June 29 05 "Moose's CFL Team Previews continued Grey cup 04 Champs Toronto Argonauts and the Calgary Stampeders!" Myk

Toronto Argonauts, 97^th year. Coach: Mike ‘Pinball’ Clemons. QBs: Damon Allen and Michael Bishop. Other Key players: WRs, Terrence Edwards, Tony Miles, R. Jay Soward, LS/LB-FB Randy Srochenski, DS, Adrion Smith.

The real 2004 Toronto Argonauts never showed up. Damon Allen And Co. watched a CBC film of a miracle season and the more talented B.C. Lions were paid off so the CFL could have Pinball Clemons crew just sit and watch with the rest of the world, as the miracle season of the ALMOST Pro nounced dead for good, several years ago, Argonauts, completed a miracle run to upset a favored West Champ B.C. team in the Nation’s Capitol last Nov. 21^st. Just kidding, sort of. Seemed like that anyway. Only Chris Schultz and Dave Randorf picked the Argos, so I have to take my hat off to them.

Maybe they (and Bart Hendricks) know where the body is buried. Allen, Who’s first playbook was written in hiroglyphics, and who missed 7 games in the middle of the season, with a slightly fractured right leg, are on last Legs THIS TIME. The only forty-something QB that could get these guys in playoffs this year is Doug Flutie, who almost signed with rival Hamilton in April, along with his SB broth, Darren. This is an old team, even with exciting and this year totally healthy RB John Avery, it’s headed for the scrap heap, quickly. The best thing to happen to these geezers in the offseason was the resigning of great young QB Bishop, who went 4-2-1 last year, filling in for Allen in the stretch run. 

The Argos got REAL lucky when Montreal pivot ace Anthony Calvillo went down with an injury in the EAST Final and all they had to do was beat the Alouettes with overweight Ted White at QB they won’t be that lucky this year. Bishop was simply sensational in his “Arena League offseason”, but came back to the begging Argos because the Grand Rapids Rampage have even less chance at winning the ’06 ArenaBowl than the Argos do of repeating this year. It won’t be funny if Allen is still stumbling around out there come Oct.  The Argos lost a ton of good backups and no younger guys are here to pick up the slack – yet. Predicted Finish: CFL 8^th." Moose

"8th, your kidding me! They have retained the same team from Grey Cup win!" Myk Aussie

  Calgary Stampeders, 54^th year. Coach: Tom Higgins. QBs: Henry Burris, Jason    Gesser, Half Canadian and who broke most of Timmy Chang’s Qbing records at Saint Louis High School in Honolulu, Oahu, Hawai’I!, and other Key players:  LB John Grace, DLm Demetrious Maxie, Andre Arlain, WR, Joey Boese, DB, Brian Clark, LB, Mike Juhasz, WR, Denis Montana, WR and George White, LB. 2004 season: A disaster! Actually, it wasn’t that good! Poor Matt Dunigan was thrust into the G.M./Coach Spot by since departed Doug and Ron Rooke. It turned out to be a fiasco of epic Perportions in Michael Feterik’s farewell season of Ownership in the CFL (don’t look now but Tom Wright has just let the Glieberman’s back in the stable door in the Nation’s Capitol – Yikes!). Son QB(?) Kevin Feterik, who was last seen prepping for his “comeback”, was let go two seasons ago. I spoke briefly to him       in Honolulu last June (’04).

Dunigan told me on the plane going back to Toronto from Regina, following the ’03 Grey Cup that he had no designs on Coaching, but two months later, there were the Rookes and Daddy Feterik, introduing him aboard as the new Obergruppenfueher of the Stamps. It went downhill from there. In comes an excellent Coaching staff that includes Higgins, who just won three straight Western Conference crowns with Edmonton and ex-Lions/Stallions Offencive Coordinator Steve Buratto. The Stamps spend bocqoo bucks to sign talented, but underachieving QB Henry Burris From Saskatchewan but let Marcus Crandell, who won them the Grey Cup in ’01, go to the Roughriders for the $100 waiver fee?! Say what. Calgary could seriously end up regretting that! 

The defence is in a shambles, except for a very good (on paper anyway) Lbing crew: White, Canadian Scott Coe and Brian Clark, will make plenty of tackles this year. They’ll both need to and have to. The Special teams aren’t–Special, that is and the running game could give them real headaches! This will not be much of an ’05 season for Buratto and Higgins unless Burris somehow starts to win big games, something he never did in two stints with the Roughriders. Darnell Kennedy was resently released, but expect to see ex-Winnipeg Bomber Khari Jones back soon, if things start out slowly, The Stamps didn’t get that much help from the CIS draft, yet, in terms of players that fill the holes in the lineup. Stamps fans can be thankful for new good ownership but little else. The West is stacked with powerhouse teams – Calgary probably won’t be one of them. Best of luck to the new gang in Cowtown – you’ll need it! Predicted Finish, seventh in CFL." Moose

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Mon, June 27 05 "Moose's CFL Team Previews continued B.C Lions, Saskatchewan Roughriders!" Myk 

B.C. Lions, 52^nd year. Coach: Wally Buono, QBs: Casey Printers, Dave Dickenson, Jarious Jackson. Other Key players: K/P Duncan O’Mahoney, RB Antonio Warren, SB-TE Jason Clermont, WRs: Ryan Thelwell, Geroy Simon, OLm Moe Elewonibi, Kelly Bates, Angus Reid (no, no the guy from AC/DC). The Lions ended a frustrating season in ’04 losing a Grey Cup they should have won by at least the TD they opened the Grey Cup leading Toronto by. A Dave Dickenson to Jason Clermont score looked like it would set the tone for a B.C. win. It didn’t. Coach Wally Buono had to undergo double bypass surgery one week after the Grey Cup and it may have been bothering him during the game. Many questioned (including Myk Aussie) Wally using JUST Dace Dickenson at pivot during the Championship game, until it came out later that Printers, who damaged his right passing shoulder v. Saskatchewan in the West Final, one week earlier, was hurt worse than originally expected.

There could be trouble brewing in Bridge City – not this year but next. Dave is coming up on the option year of his contract and Printers will only make about $52,000 CDN. this year (plus incentives which will boost it up another 8-9 thou). Dickenson, when healthy is worth every bit of the $400,000 US he makes, however not when a favored team doesn’t win the Grey Cup. Vancouver is home to the 93^rd Grey Cup this year and B.C. expects to be there. But two or three things may keep Wally from getting back this season; Saskatchewan has never been deeper to start a CFL season and Edmonton just got Ricky Ray back. Good news for them since starter Jason Maas had recent passing shoulder surgery himself. 

The real concern for B.C. should be the Defence as the Lions let a lot of higher priced people go in the last two offseasons. Most went to the Green Riders or Winnipeg! You guessed it – they both play in the West, too. Two years ago, without Dickenson, the Lions limped into SkyDome, as a crossover team and lost in the first round. Toronto seemed to have the Lions number the last two years, but on more. Edmonton will win the West, Dickenson will probably get Most Outstanding Player and either Winnipeg or Saskatchewan will probably crossover this season. If any of B.C.’s key vets get hurt, the Lions will sink like a stone in the West standings. But with Toronto and Ottawa bottom- feeders in the East this year, they Will make the playoffs. Grey Cup Party, Anyone!?" Moose

"BC Lions will make the Grey Cup but Eskimos and Riders are looking very good in the very strong West!" Myk Aussie

Saskatchewan Roughriders, 94^th year. Coach: Danny Barrett, G.M. Roy Shivers, Former University of Hawai’i RB Coach in 1975, the year Aloha Stadium opened. Key players: QBs, Nealon Greene, Marcus Crandell WRs: Dennis Gile (who can also Play QB), Des Wayne Weathers, Daved Benefield, DT Scott Schultz, DBs Jackie Mitchell, Davin Bush, Darnell Edwards, WRs: Matt Dominguez, Karsten Bailey, Elijah Thurmon, OLm: Jeremy O’Day, Tango MacCauley, Gene Makowsky, Offencive Lineman of the year in CFL in ’04, LBs: Reggie Hunt, Trevis Smith, Dwan Epps….

I could go on, but I think the reader can get the big picture. All above players ARE name players the Offencive Backfield of Chris Szarka @ FB and the fastest RB in the league, Kenton Keith are pure dynamite. Any team that beats these guys more than once should be shipped the Grey Cup trophy at once. Saskatchewan always finds ways to lose games that they should win, but they also had the best CIS draft ever in team history too. They will win the Grey Cup since they are overdue. Marcus to the rescue." Moose

"Nealon led a team that looked very good on Saturday night against the Bombers. I'll be following the Riders extra closely this year with my mate Marcus Crandell who is a huge part of Total-CFLwebTV now helping out Nealon" Myk Aussie

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Sat, June 25 05 Updated "Moose's CFL 2005 Previews contd! Alouette's and Tiger Cats!" Myk Aussie

Montreal Alouettes, 51^st year, Coach: Don Matthews. QBs: Anthony Calvillo & ?!?. Other Key Players: FB Mike Villimek, Olm Uzooma Okeke & Joe Johnson, DLm Ed Phillion, Marc Megna (Richmond Univ., here in Virginia – he used to Repo cars here in Virginia Beach) & Myks’ mate, ’04 Defencive Player of the Year, Anwar Stewart. RB Eric LaPointe, Grey Cup leading rusher in ’99 in Hamilton’s win should have a good year.  Remember, FB Bruno Heppell has retired. In comes Villimek, another Canadian FB from the awful (some say not that ‘good’!) Ottawa Renegades, who are headed for another bad season.

At WR, no team in the CFL’s East boasts more good players: Darnell McDonald, Dave Stala, who can also play K/QB in a pinch, Silvan Girard, still the fastest player on the team, Ezra Landry, Kwame Cavil and Ben Cahoon, one of the better Canadian Receivers in the loop himself (though I’d take Pat Woodcock). At QB, the need to find a better backup than Ted (Whale) White or J.R. Revere is still on. Expect Ottawa’s blimp K. Joseph, or has been Khari Jones to be here by Labour Day. The Offencive Line should still click even after the best Lineman, former Baltimore Stallion Champ, Neal Fort finally packed it in. Unless Matthews can coax him back…The Defencive Line, with the best passrush in the League, provided by Megna, Stewart and Phillion, will still go-a ‘huntin’ on opposing QBs in the League with a vengence. Expect either Montreal or Saskatchewan to lead the League in sacks, again.  

Linebacking could be in transition as the Als never did quite make up for the retirement Stephan Reid several years ago and Matthews and the Coaching braintrust, looking for more speed, has moved Tim Strickland, an ex-CFL/NFL DB to outside LB. He’ll start with Rayn Folk, Michael Botterill. The secondary is still the best in the East, especially with last years Virginia Rookie phenom, Almondo Curry, leading the way. Stephan Fortin, Reggie Durden, also from Virginia and converted RB, Mike Jenkins, start. Jenkins will still play RB, but moves to secondary until some of the younger imports and CIS draftees are ready. 

The Don knows how to pull all the strings and push all the right buttons. But it won’t be quite enough to get the Als back into the Grey Cup – this year, especially if Winnipeg or Saskatchewan crossover and  Calvillo gets hurt – again, which could happen without the blocking of Fort and Heppell in the lineup any more. Predicted Finish: 11-7-0, 1^st place CFL East.

Hamilton Tiger-cats, 97^th year. Coach: Greg Marshall, QBs: Danny McManus, Marcus Brady and newcomer Jon Buetjer. Other Key players: Olm Dan Comiskey, WR Craig Yeast, an ex-Arena Leaguer, DB Wayne Shaw, CB Dedric Mathis, another ex-Ar.FL’r, SB Archie Amerson, ex-RB, ex-XFL’r, rookie starting CB, Kelvin Millhouse, Univ. of Hawai’I Warriors, RB Troy Davis, LB Matt Robichaud, LB Mat Petz, WR Chris Brazzell. Danny McManus, 40, returns for at least one more year as starting QB after last year passing the 51,000 yard mark and surviving the annual Flutie Sweepstakes this past spring. With Doug safely back home in New England, the first NFL to screw up with him, before he came North back in ’90, McManus retains his pivot job without a fight. Behind is newcomer Buetjer (how to pronounce it, sorry, I Don’t know!) and Classic talented but under achieving, Brady. 

They should be mentioned because when you start any 40+ QB, that’s NOT named Doug Flutie, there could be trouble. Safety Rob Hitchcock leads the most underrated Defense in the East, and decided not to retire yet either. This team could cause Montreal trouble in the East for several reasons. Marshall is an outstanding Canadian / football Coach who has sent many players to the Pros and even proved last year that he could hang with Matthews and the Als. After all, he turned around the Ti-Cats from 1-17-0, The worst mark in club history, in one year and got these guys back in the playoffs.

Myk Aussie scoffed at me last year, saying no way would Hamilton make the playoffs after a 1-17 year and that Ottawa (OTTAWA?) would finish higher in the East. Even after Ottawa’s collapse after a 3-0-0 start, Hamilton remained clam and continued to plug away. Except for a tie, in the annual Labour Day classic, 30-30, that game was one of the best CFL games I ever saw. I still say, that both teams should have tried for a two-pointer to win, but I’m a Yank, as Myk says, and I’D ALWAYS GO FOR 2! The defence took a bit of a hit by not paying more for excellent pass rusher Joe Montford, and sent him to Edmonton for Lineman Comiskey. They will make the Playoffs again but fall short to the crossover team in the EAST." Moose

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Thurs, June 23 05 Updated "Moose's CFL Tips week 1! Edmonton Eskimos & Winnipeg Blue Bombers 2005 Preview!" Myk Aussie

More of Moose's CFL team previews coming Saturday.

Moose's CFL Picks Week 1

Hamilton OVER Montreal
Edmonton OVER Ottawa
B.C. OVER Toronto
Saskatchewan OVER Winnipeg

2005 Predicted Order of Finish:

Edmonton, 12-6-0*, Montreal, 11-7-0*, B.C., 11-7-0*, Hamilton, 11-7-0*, Winnipeg, 11-7-0*, Saskatchewan, 10-7-1*, Calgary, 6-11-1, Toronto, 5-13-0, Ottawa, 4-14-0

Edmonton Eskimos Preview: 87^th Year, Coach: Danny Macocia, QBs; Ricky Ray, Jason Maas, Bart Hendricks, who beat out Khari Jones for number #3? Call out An Investigations Committee! He must know where the body is buried. The Eskimos got QB Ricky Ray back from the dumb New Jersey Jets, who now have no back up pivot! But who cares about them? Ray would have eventually beaten out their golden child, Chad Pennington, who is good, anyway! But back to the Eskies; they will win the West simply because they have really lost nobody well except for Terry Vaughn, a good WR/SB who was on the decline anyway and Toronto doesn’t have any QBs with a decent enough arm to get him the ball anyway. Vaughn, like TO., the luckiest team on planet earth anyway, is in serious decline and won’t make the playoffs anyway.

With Mass recovering from offseason shoulder surgery, Ray better stay healthy! The defence got a boost in a steal of a deal from Hamilton by acquiring Rush-End Joe Montford, who unlike Elfrid Payton, who now plays Pro Indoor Football, will have frist crack at Grover

Covington’s alltime sack mark for the CFL. This was a good move for another reason; last year double-dipper Kelvin Kinney was tired from another year of Arena Football and he and teammate Donny Brady both got hurt in motorcycle wrecks. Kinney is still good but getting along in years for Pro Footballers and ex-Hawai’I Warrior Robert Grant, a DB is now Edmonton’s best Defencive player.

With Mike Pringle retired the running game took a hit. But with other good Offencive Lineman, Bruce Beaton RE-Un-retiring for last run at the Cup, Edmonton was saved from having to draft an extra Offensive Lineman in the CIS draft. The Esks draft in May was solid, though. Expect Ray to complete his usual 67% for 30+ TDs and Edmonton to cruise to another (yawn) Grey Cup appearance, where they will be ambushed by upstart Saskatchewan, now the CFL’s deepest (and fastest) team.

Winnipeg Blue Bombers, 74^th Year. Coach: Jim Daley, former Sasktachewan Grey Cup Coach. QBs: Kevin Glenn, Spurgeon Wynn, ex-Amsterdam Admiral starter (‘AAA’) and Tee Martin, ex-Rhein Fire (‘AAA’) starter. Other Key Players: RB/KR Charles Roberts from here in Virginia, OLm Dave Mudge (ex-MYKwebTV) Db/wr Geoff Drover, K-P Troy Westwood, LBs Lamar McGriggs & Ryland Wickman and the best Special Teams player, maybe ever in the CFL’s history (!) FB/ST Wade Miller. Folkes, next year will be the Blue Bomber’s 75^th season and it’s third time to host the Grey Cup. I talked to ex-Kicker extraordinaire, Trevor Kennerd several weeks ago on the phone and he is hyped to have the Grey Cup in Manitoba. Kennerd should know a thing or three about Grey Cups; he played in four and his Bombers won three in his years with the club; ’84, ’88, ’90. Kicking and Punting is in good hands, er, ah, feet in this ERA as well with Troy (Chief) Westwood. The Offence has never been better @ QB with three young strong-armed pivots in Glenn, Wynn and Martin and for once, they are in proper alignment, for now. Wynn will eventually take Glenn’s job – but not now and maybe not this season!

Roberts remains the fastest back in the CFL, but not the best – yet. That’s Josh Ranek of the Ottawa Renegades. Roberts runs behind a very good O-Line: Mudge, Matt Sheridan, Dan Gyetai, Shawn Gifford. But they will miss Moe Elowonibi, who flew the coop for last year’s Grey Cup runner-up, B.C. The Defencive Line still has plenty of fine Tackles but the Ends need help! This team made no effort to sign an Elfrid Payton, Daved Benefield or Joe Montford in the off season. Surprising since Coach Daley is known for that side of the ball. He took a 10-10 Saskatchewan team to the Grey Cup in ’97 (the game played in Edmonton after originally being scheduled for Baltimore!), with the best Defence in the Loop! LBs McGriggs and Wickman when healthy, which is only 65% of the time the last few seasons are fast, strong and tough.

Drover, the frist player in CFL history from Little P.E.I, is one of the most versatile players in the League and made a smooth transition from WR to DHB. He is joined by again Eric Carter and Jayson Bray, the ex-Calgary Stamp. There are rumours that if injuries hit the secondary this season more Canadian WRs, such as reserves Kamau Peterson (Af2 / New Hampshire U.) or  Jamie Stoddard, who will open the season as Offencive starters, will move to the D-backfield. Getting Keith Stokes from (then) Grey Cup Champ Montreal helps the return game and makes Roberts not have to fill so many roles. Tom Canada, no pun intended is the best at his position, among Canadian players in the (his?) country…The big trade they ripped off pathetic Calgary (in ’04, anyway) on helped immensely; DLm Joe Fleming, Safety WES Lysack and FB Radny Bowles all carried themselves well after getting out of Matt Dunigan’s nuthouse in Cowtown.

This is a very good team with a very good Coach and should be a powerhouse this season. But the best is yet to come as they try to get TO NEXT YEAR’s Grey Cup in Lake City! Playoffs in the ever increasingly strong Western Conference but no Grey Cup this year. A logjam of good West teams (Saskatchewan, B.C. & Edmonton) will keep Calgary out of the mix for at least one more year, but stop Winnipeg just short, too." Moose