The Montreal Alouettes had been capable of sit again and chill out throughout OK Tire Labour Day Weekend final week as they had been off on From the Editor’s Desk: Playoff-bound Als looking for win No. 11 a bye.
And whereas they had been having fun with all of that well-deserved R&R, the Als turned the primary workforce this season to clinch a playoff spot.
At 10-1, Montreal is wanting like a workforce that would develop into back-to-back champions. However as we all know, information aren’t every thing and something can occur (simply have a look at the 16-2 Toronto Argonauts that the Als beat final yr within the Japanese Ultimate).
I’m not say that the identical destiny can be ready for Montreal, I’m simply reminding everybody that something can occur on this league (and that’s the best way we prefer it!). They’ll search for their eleventh win this weekend in opposition to the BC Lions.
With eight weeks left within the common season, I certain can’t wait to see what occurs beginning with Week 14’s contests.
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Right here’s my CFL Fantasy workforce for this week:
QB – Cody Fajardo ($13,200) CAPTAIN
RB – William Stanback ($12,200)
RB – Frankie Hickson ($4,200)
WR – Tevin Jones ($7,500)
WR – Justin Hardy ($10,700)
FLEX – Nic Demski ($10,900)
DEF – Edmonton Elks ($8,400)
Going up in opposition to a Lions defence that enables 293.3 yards per recreation, I’m hoping that Cody Fajardo, contemporary off a bye week, will be capable to get some yardage in opposition to BC. He had 19.8 FP in his return to motion two weeks in the past in opposition to Edmonton and one other efficiency like that, or higher than that one, can be ok for me.
How might I not select William Stanback as my operating again? Not solely is the BC Lions tailback having a wonderful season (and 29.1 FP final week), he’s taking part in in opposition to his former workforce. I’m certain there can be an additional pep in his step as he faces the Als for the primary time since leaving within the low season. I additionally went with Frankie Hickson. I appreciated the value tag, $4,200, and if Trevor Harris will get in hassle in opposition to the powerful Winnipeg defence, he might must depend on his operating again a bit greater than he did final week.
Tevin Jones and Justin Hardy are my receivers. Do I feel Jones will go off for 200+ yards once more this week? No, however I do suppose he’ll proceed to be one among McLeod Bethel-Thompson’s favorite targets. In 5 video games, Jones has had 4 video games of double digital fantasy outputs together with a 27.3 FP outing in Week 9 and, after all, his 37.8 FP final week. Hardy has had some huge fantasy performances this season as properly, together with 4 video games of 20+ factors, I feel he’s in for one more as Dru Brown’s favorite goal when the REDBLACKS welcome the Argonauts to city.
Nic Demski is my FLEX participant this week. Demski had a landing in opposition to his former workforce final week and I’m hoping for a lot of the identical within the Labour Day rematch in Winnipeg. And eventually, my defence this week is Edmonton. 11 FP final week in opposition to Jake Maier and the Stampeders, together with no Stamps on my fantasy workforce to contradict this choose, made this a fairly straightforward selection for me.
BC at Montreal
Friday, 7:30 p.m. ET
Montreal is rested, getting back from their bye week. If the Lions play like they did final week, I feel this one can be shut, particularly if Nathan Rourke can do what he did to Ottawa in opposition to this Als defence. That being stated, I’m predicting Montreal improves to 11-1.
PICK: Montreal
Toronto at Ottawa
Saturday, 1:00 p.m. ET
With each of those groups are coming off a loss, I feel this one comes right down to residence subject benefit. Ottawa hasn’t misplaced at TD Place but this season (5-0-1) and Toronto has just one win on the highway (1-4).
PICK: Ottawa
Saskatchewan at Winnipeg
Saturday, 3:00 p.m. ET
The Roughriders need to win once more ultimately, proper? Proper? Proper….? Saskatchewan hasn’t gotten a win since Week 7 and regardless of just a few video games that had been oh-so-close, they’ve been on the shedding (or tie!) finish of the rating for some time. Whereas Winnipeg has been on a run and their defence has seemed superb, I feel it’s time for the Riders to lastly get a W.
PICK: Saskatchewan
Calgary at Edmonton
Sunday, 7:00 p.m. ET
Edmonton has gained 4 of their final 5 video games and as I wrote in my storylines to look at, the rise in turnovers compelled has been spectacular. Together with the defence doing their job, McLeod Bethel-Thompson is taking part in his finest soccer of the season and the workforce’s receivers and operating backs are performing as properly. It was the operating backs stealing the present just a few weeks in the past (Justin Rankin or Javon Leake) and final week three receivers went over 100 yards; Eugene Lewis and Kurleigh Gittens Jr. had 112 and 115, respectively and Tevin Jones went for 208. I feel they go back-to-back in opposition to their Alberta rivals this week.
PICK: Edmonton