Archive for June, 2010
Week 1 Preview and Predictions
After eight long months, CFL football is back and for the next 19 weeks we get to ride the roller coaster that is the regular season, leading up to the 98th Grey Cup in Edmonton. We at CFL Daily Dose are all excited for the season and each week we will break down the games and make [...]
Category: Top Stories
Hamilton Tiger-Cats: The beginning of a dynasty
The Hamilton Tiger-Cats have been the CFL’s doormat and the example of everything a team doesn’t want to be for the majority of this past decade. The team has not won a Grey Cup since 1999, which is the second longest drought in the league, behind only the Winnipeg Blue Bombers, who last won in [...]
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An open letter to Jim Barker
Dear Jim Barker, I write to you concerning your shocking decision to name Cleo Lemon as the starting quarterback of the Toronto Argonauts instead of Dalton Bell. Before we get in to that, let’s backtrack a little bit Jimmy. Oh, is it OK if I call you Jimmy? Anyway, I was never a fan of your hiring [...]
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Surprise roster moves a positive sign for the Edmonton Eskimos
The final cut-downs of the Edmonton Eskimos created quite stir in the city where the most popular topic seems to be the “Taylor vs. Tyler” debate, which will mercifully come to a close shortly. Among the names released by the Eskimos were veteran long snapper Taylor Inglis, talented wide receiver Jamaica Rector and one time [...]
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Can Hamilton’s defence hold its own?
Though the Hamilton Tiger-Cats only finished 9-9 last season, fans saw enough positives to make them very optimistic about the upcoming season. However, if Hamilton hopes to dethrone the Montreal Alouettes, the consummate kings of the East Division, their defence is going to have to make some improvements this season. It is little secret the [...]
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Moving on: Can the Saskatchewan Roughriders survive the NFL departures?
Right after Damon Duval’s second chance field goal went through the uprights at McMahon Stadium in last season’s Grey Cup game, the Rider Nation started to anticipate getting revenge for its 100th season. Talks of a dynasty were all over the league’s most passionate and, well, delusional market. It was justified, as it was their second [...]
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Dalton Bell’s time to shine
Dalton Bell has sat on the practice squad, held the clipboard on the sidelines and bounced around from team to team during his professional football career. However, the 27-year-old pivot looks to have finally found something that has eluded him his entire professional career, the starting job. After his strong play in the Toronto Argonauts’ [...]
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CFL Daily Dose: The place to be during the 2010 CFL season
We have plenty of features planned this season on CFL Daily Dose. Read more to find out what they are.
Category: Announcements
CFL Point/Counterpoint: Is two preseason games enough?
We all understand that people have different opinions and we at CFL Daily Dose are no different, which is why we started CFL Point/Counterpoint. For each CFL Point/Counterpoint, two authors will present their cases and you decide who’s right. Every time preseason rolls around in the CFL, people always seem to question whether the length [...]
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Examining the quarterback situation around the league after the first week of pre-season play
Have coaches in the CFL been able to make their ‘pivotal’ decisions after the first week of pre-season play? In Riderville, where the backup quarterback situation has been foggy at best lately, the picture has suddenly become clearer after Saskatchewan’s 19-17 pre-season loss to the B.C. Lions on Sunday. Entering the game, fans were wondering [...]
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