After a sporadic effort against Edmonton the Calgary Stampeders looked to redeem themselves against the unbeaten Alouettes who have shown promise early in the CFL season.
First Half:
The Stamps came out in similar fashion as they did in Edmonton. Montreal went the entire half with only one 2 and out and that was at the end of the half. Otherwise, it was all Montreal connecting for huge plays, tortching the secondary and taking their sweet time getting off plays. There was little successful pressure and the usual suspects a la Calvin Bannister was beat for Montreal's only first half touchdown. The only upside the defensive play was the single major for Montreal, but other than a Duval missed field goal, the score could have been much worse going into half-time.
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In a stunning display of ineptitude, poor preparation, and rookie mistakes, Calgary summed up their defensive abilities by taking a massive step backwards.
The new coaching staff was supposed to put their Stamp on the new team by making the right decisions. Right off the bat key vets Trey Young and Terrence Patrick were cut. The move was partly to do with being beat out at DE (Patrick now in Hamilton), and because the Stamps wanted a 'better' middle linebacker (Young now in Edmonton and Grootegoed who replaced him hasn't played a game yet.) Turns out after the three injuries in game one (2 DE's and 1 LB) and one today (1 DE), the moves will end up hurting Calgary in a big way at least in the short-term.
Calvin Bannister = Major Liability
Last seasons victims were kept, vets Clemons let go at DB and short but 'quick' Bannister kept. I counted at least 12 plays where Bannister was beat clean for huge gains and touchdowns. Questionable how the team is 'better'. New schemes, new coaches, somethings amiss, because Calgary was hammered tonight in Edmonton.
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Date: July 3rd, 2008 - Commenwealth Stadium, Edmonton
Kickoff @ 8PM MST - Radio: QR 770; TV: TSN
The Calgary Stampeders travel north to the provincial capital to kickstart the provincial battle against the Edmonton Eskimos. Calgary won its season opener 28-18 at home against the Lions last week while Edmonton dropped its first game of the 2008 CFL season on the road in Regina, 34-13 to the Roughriders.
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Just want to wish everyone a happy Canada Day from StampedersForum! Take the day off and get caught up with your latest Stamps news! Keep it real Canada, and stay tuned for more Stamps news blogged right here!
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The statement was made, a new Stampeders team has entered the season. Lead by a strong outing from the QB, and surprising support from the revamped defence, Calgary turned in a commanding victory over the BC Lions at home. Henry Burris ran for one touchdown and threw for two more to lead the team to a 28-18 win.
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The Calgary Stampeders will kick off the 2008 CFL regular season at home tonight against West division rivals the B.C. Lions. Game time is 8:00PM to accommodate national TSN coverage. Looks like a sell-out as fans are excited to see the new look Stamps. Included in the new faces are head coach John Hufnagel, new DB's, a nearly new OL, and linebacking corp.
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The Stamps cut their roster down today and some key names have gone which may leave Stamps fans scratching their heads. The big names were mostly on the defensive side. On the defensive line Terrance Patrick is no longer in the mix, once highly touted under the Creehan regime. Same goes with Trey Young, a fan favorite for his monstrous hits. This one makes the least sense but what can you do with the ratios the CFL imposes. Young was probably one of the better safety's in the league, however, was moved to linebacker because Calgary wanted to use two Canadians at the spot (Lysack and Kharikari). That meant Yound had to try his can at lineback which he did. Turns out the team wants to keep Matt Grootegoed at middle lineback. I haven't seen Grootegoed make plays for a while, he's small and subject to mistakes on the line. But perhaps things have changed since......
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On June 18th the Calgary Sun continued their eighth grade media coverage by kicking up fuss over new tail-gaiting rules at McMahon Stadium. The article was essentially complaining the the Stamps were going to crack down on the 'fun' for the sake of a few drunks. I've been to all pro-games in Calgary and can say with safety that the Stampeder experience is the most raw. Cheaper tickets and pro games = more drunk fans cursing and cussing by your kids. The Stamps want to curtail this behaviour and I say high five.
New Tail-Gate Rules
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