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| Im not sure which was a bigger accomplishment last Friday night, the Calgary Stampeders moving to 9-2 and taking sole possession of first place in the west or Henry Burris reaching 50,000 career passing yards? For Calgary it was a significant and unique win. Cheap Jordan 3 Sale . It was “come from behind" against a team in Hamilton that was playing very well and is improving. After the first four plays it was 7-0 Ticats, but the Stampeders battled back. Of all the quarterbacks Calgary has on their roster, I would be surprised if Bo Levi Mitchell was not the one they protected come December when the Ottawa Redblacks begin picking and choosing talent in the leagues expansion draft. Mitchell is young, only 23, and with a support system of John Hufnagel and Dave Dickinson, who both played quarterback very successfully, the Stampeders have a chance to mould him into CFL perfection over time. Kevin Glenn has the experience, Drew Tate the competitive intensity, but Mitchell has one thing the others dont: a great passing arm. When you can throw with accuracy to all areas of the football field it opens up all areas of your offence. It is also one of the reasons that Henry Burris is now fifth all-time in yards thrown in a 101-year-old league. Even at 38, he has a velocity on his passes that many 10 years younger do not have. I think the greatest accomplishment for Henry is that he the never gave up. I say that in reference to the fact that two years ago, Calgary gave up on him. There he was, a 36-year-old player at the crossroads, traded to another team for another quarterback in Glenn. Now time will humble everyone, and in football time goes by exceptionally fast. For Henry Burris to remain confident and continue to perform is an accomplishment. Achieving the 50,000 yard plateau would not have happened if Henry had not re-grouped and moved forward. Congratulations. With Winnipeg and Edmonton, the question is, ‘when do you abandon this year and prepare for the next? Both teams are 2-9, but the attitude must be to try and get into the playoffs until you are mathematically eliminated. One of the criticisms of the CFL is that you can have a horrendous regular season, sneak into the playoffs and win it all. However, that is also one of the compliments of the league - it is never over until the numbers, in their simplest form of wins and losses, say it is. It all depends on how you perceive this reality as a football fan. When you compare Winnipeg to Edmonton I dont see much of a comparison. Edmonton has about six losses that, if not for one or two plays, could be six wins. Thats not the case in Winnipeg. Many of their losses were because the opponent was better. Edmonton also has a future quarterback in Mike Reilly, Winnipeg has to develop one in the present or find one in the future. Saturday night, Toronto beat Saskatchewan 31-29. Not sure how they did it, but they got it done and improved to 7-4. Toronto has a solid track record of maintaining focus and playing to the end. The most significant part of the game to me was how, with five minutes to go, the Argos ran the ball and took the game clock down to one minute. And the Riders knew it was coming. Jerious Norwood is a good running back and, depending on the health of Chad Kackert, can start for Toronto when needed. Zack Collaros has also transitioned from a quarterback that is just there until Ricky Ray gets back to a quarterback you can win with. With seven games to go, Toronto controls its own destiny. And so do the BC Lions. Sunday was an important win for the Lions and they looked good doing it 36-14 over the Alouettes. The Lions had better balance on offence, Tim Brown on special team returns and more energy on defence. All of a sudden BC is just one game behind Saskatchewan with the Riders on the horizon next week. For Montreal, 4-7 sounds bad but on the positive side they are just one game out of second in the East behind Hamilton. And in Week 13 Montreal plays Hamilton at the University of Guelph. There are two goals for Montreal now. Make the playoffs and find the next Anthony Calvillo. The first goal may be easier than the second. Finally, thank you CFL for putting the Bombers back in the West and for Ottawas return. Part of me would prefer one nine-team league and part of me enjoys East vs. West come Grey cup. With Winnipeg back in the West, it makes Geographic sense. Air Jordan 3 Retro China . The Raptors (15-15) posted six road victories last month and have won seven of their last nine games overall. Toronto visits the Washington Wizards on Friday night. Cheap Jordan 3 Retro . -- Kurt Buschs Sunday at Martinsville Speedway, in some ways, was like his career wrapped into one afternoon. http://www.cheapairjordan3shoes.com/ .com) - The Utah Jazz look to put an end to their five-game losing streak when the Denver Nuggets visit Salt Lake City Monday night.One of the National Hockey League’s big pushes this off-season was to refine the draft lottery process in preparation for the upcoming 2015 Draft. The lottery weights were adjusted to “more appropriately reflect the current state of competitive balance in the league,” a thinly-veiled attempt to lessen the incentive to tank a full season in hopes of picking up the first overall pick. It’s difficult to not look at Connor McDavid, Jack Eichel, and the Buffalo Sabres as impetus behind the change. McDavid, who has already racked up 34 points in 12 games this year in the OHL, is the consensus No. 1 pick, but Eichel is not far behind. McDavid is considered a generational talent, and outside of Sidney Crosby in recent seasons, no other draft eligible hockey player has produced at his current rate. American Jack Eichel, the consensus No. 2 pick, offers an impressive consolation prize for the team that misses out on McDavid. He has three goals and six assists in three games for Boston University, competing against much older players than McDavid. His hot start comes on the heels of an impressive 20-goal, 45-point run with U.S. Hockey’s National Under-18 Team. The two players create serious opportunity for the team that manages to finish dead last. Under the 2015 Draft lottery rules, the 30th-place team has a 20% chance at picking No. 1 and a 100% chance at getting no worse than the consolation prize. It’s the final year where the draft will utilize the lottery to identify the first overall pick – in 2016, the lottery will expand to determine the top three teams, further depressing the motivation to lose out. The Sabres appear to be a lock for the upcoming draft lottery. And despite other poor performances around the league, it’s growing increasingly difficult to see them finishing anywhere other than dead last – although Carolina is winless and two points behind Buffalo. Few will accuse them of outright tanking, but the organization has certainly done an excellent job of stripping away most of the talent at the NHL-level, using this year to develop a litany of younger players. The team might not be actively trying to lose, but the roster has been carefully assembled to the point where it’s going to be almost impossible for Ted Nolan’s lineup to sustain any kind of success, even over short periods of time. It’s a rebuild, by the harshest of designs. In the early goings, the Sabres have amassed four points in nine games – a shocking victory over San Jose, and a shootout win over Carolina. What’s amazing is that the 2-7-0 record is probably favorable to how they’ve played, which is historically bad. To show just how bad the Sabres have been in the early season, I compiled monthly Score-Adjusted Fenwick% -- or eeven-strength possession, adjusted for score effects -- for every team over the last eight years. Jordan Retro 3 Wholesale. Score-Adjusted Fenwick measures 5-on-5 unblocked shot attempts while the score is within a two-goal margin. It should be noted that Buffalo has two games remaining in the month of October – one in Toronto, one at home against Boston. Possession Lost Team - Month Score-Adjusted Fenwick% Buffalo Sabres - October 2014 34.5% Atlanta Thrashers - March 2008 38.7% Buffalo Sabres - October 2013 40.1% Columbus Blue Jackets - January 2012 40.3% Edmonton Oilers - January 2014 40.9% Minnesota Wild - March 2011 41.2% Edmonton Oilers - November 2010 41.5% Minnesota Wild - March 2010 41.7% Calgary Flames - February 2011 41.7% Atlanta Thrashers - January 2007 41.8% So, Buffalo’s possession rates – importantly adjusted for score effects, since they are almost always trailing in hockey games – through the stretch of October are as bad as we have ever seen. You simply cannot win hockey games getting territorially drilled at the rate which Buffalo experiences, and this is with the team getting decent goaltending (.921 save percentage) at 5-on-5. If Michal Neuvirth and Jhonas Enroth ever go through a poor stretch of hockey – and they will, at some point – wins are going to be almost impossible to come by. I don’t think Buffalo will be able to sustain this low of a percentage over a full season, simply because the historical data we have suggests it’s almost impossible to be this bad. But, it’s comparatively difficult to see Buffalo not becoming the worst possession team of the analytics era when next April rolls around. What’s going to be fascinating is whether Buffalo really has any lottery competitors three months from now, and how extreme they’ll take roster-stripping in order to preserve a hopeful 30th-place finish. There are going to be plenty of opportunities to move veteran players, especially guys on expiring deals. Chris Stewart, the team’s best possession player at 43.7%, has been the subject of trade rumors and will likely be one of many shuffled off to the highest bidder at the deadline. Some will say Buffalo’s version of tanking will be worth it the minute they grab one of McDavid or Eichel; others will point to failed rebuild strategies in places like Edmonton and argue that throwing away seasons for nothing more than a chance isn’t worth it. The one point both sides will find agreeable is that this year’s edition of the Sabres is headed for futility. ' ' ' |
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