Nothin' pretty about that

I'm not happy about the Roughrider win, nor am I happy about any of the other wins this week. Well, the Montreal win was pretty good. But the rest of it was unexpected and a little disconcerting.

Toronto didn't do anything offensively, and Printers showed some surprising tenacity at the Rogers Centre. Jessie Lumsden did what he does best and the Argos didn't. Hamilton wins 32-13 over Toronto.

Have the Eskimos found ways to score in the red zone? And is his name Kelly Campbell? Ricky Ray always impresses, but nothing was convincing of Edmonton's win after the let Calgary back in the game more than once. Which brings me to the Stampeder's performance. I asked my mother, rather rhetorically, which Henry Burris did she think was going to show up? Bad Henry? Or Good Henry? Looks like the ghosts of Stampeders' past aren't flushed from the locker room yet. Edmonton wins 34-31 over Calgary.

Montreal is that good. But, there is good news for you guys: so are the Blue Bombers. A little glue on some of the Bombers receiver's hands ought to make great passes stick (pun intended). Should somebody call Troy Westwood or is Serna really the guy that's going to be kicking the ball? Montreal wins 38-24 over Winnipeg.

Speaking of resurrecting has-beens in dire moments: does anybody have Nealon Greene's phone number? Jyles was terrible and Durant wasn't that impressive either. Crandell has to play next game and hopefully Flick won't be out for the entire season, however, things do not look that bright. Saskatchewan wins 26-16 over BC.

If anyone thinks that BC is the best team in the league, they're going to have to make a pretty good argument against what they just saw tonight from the Alouettes. After today the Als are, in my opinion, the team to beat (overall, as well as in the East) and the Dark Horse remains in Hamilton. Saskatchewan, the defending Grey Cup Champions, are looking like the strongest team in the West simply with their ability to pull out wins in the fourth quarter through their running game in Wes Cates and through a defensive game that forces opposing QBs to make rash decisions. BC and Winnipeg should be better than they are, but there are missing ingredients that need to be fixed quickly if the hope to break even in the first third of the season. Toronto, Edmonton, and Calgary also are struggling on both sides of the ball without clear evidence that they can rebound and play with confidence next week.

Speaking of Week 3: it'll be ready for Wednesday morn.