This is how I saw Week 6 in the Canadian Football League.
Group A - The Nanaimo Bar
Kind of ironic in choice as group A has nothing to do with British Columbia where this delicious treat hails from. The Winnipeg Blue Bombers remain the only unbeaten team in the league. They had a slow start against Ottawa and at first that had me thinking maybe this was the game they'd lose but that theory was soon squashed as they annihilated the Redblacks. The Hamilton TigerCats held their ranking from last week and were on bye. The only news here was the upheld suspension of Simoni Lawrence which we can all applaud. He'll start serving that suspension in Week 7 and miss their match up with the Roughriders August 1st. The Calgary Stampeders have always been a team good enough to make mistakes and keep winning. This was somewhat true against a horrendous Argonauts team. With Nick Arbuckle at the helm this team needs to clean up their ball security issues and stop giving other teams a chance...then again it was Toronto.
Group B - The Butter Tart
Does it have raisins? Does it have pecans? These teams will leave you guessing and in some cases that's pretty exciting as to which team will show up. In a shocking loss against the Alouettes the Eskimos move down from A group to B group. It seems the Trevor Harris of old may have showed up this game and really couldn't get an offence moving. As told to me by Twitters @RBeesFan the Montreal team executed a brilliant flea flicker that included running a reverse. I wish I'd seen it but was once again en route to Regina. Good on the Als for sorting out their business on field while the front office seems to be such a mess. Also good on Vernon Adams Jr. It's nice to see a team that's struggled for so long finally coming together. We also have the Saskatchewan Roughriders with their first appearance in B group. Yay! It would seem the bye week served everyone well as we saw a defence and Charleston Hughes who was on fire and an improved Cody Fajardo leading the offence. I came home excited and with a hoarse voice from shouting so much...exactly how every football fan should return home. The key for me for this convincing win against the BC Lions was a much improved Offensive Line including Dakota Shepley. In my opinion, the OL controlled the game.
Group C - The Cookie
Is it raisin? Please let those be chocolate chips. At any rate, let the chips fall where they may. Ottawa...what happened to you? You scored 1 point on a Rouge which is a play so many CFL fans despise but a play which this fan thinks makes the game unique and strategic. There's some things to figure out and Dom Davis needs to return to the team quickly. The BC Lions continue to have team woes. Maybe spending $700,000 on a quarterback wasn't the best decision ever? They have a team that can't pass block or run protect. How will they respond in this back to back meeting against the Roughriders? Will they drop the double team on Micah Johnson to stop Hughes? I know how they can get their offence scoring but I'm going to keep it to myself. I don't get paid to be their OC. Toronto * shakes head * What are we going to do with you? Week 6 saw Corey Chamblin absolutely losing it on one of his players. Frustration is paramount. One has to wonder if Jim Popp's trigger finger is itchy. He has been known to cut coaches and take over the reigns himself.
Thanks for reading and following ABC Football as always! Because it's summer the next Power Grouping may be published late. We all have lives outside of football (really?) and weekend vacations with family are wonderful to refresh the spirit. Don't forget to check out past posts and I do have a special article coming on how to attend a game in Regina and not break the bank. Now, on to Week 7 and as always Go Riders Go!
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