Posts Tagged ‘Edmonton Eskimos’
Monday, May 6th, 2013
The University of Calgary Dinos might not have won the Vanier Cup this past season, but were the big winners on Monday in the first round of the 2013 Canadian Football League draft.
A total of three Dinos were drafted among the top five selections on Monday. Defensive tackle Linden Gaydosh was drafted first overall by the Hamilton Tiger-Cats. He was followed by the Montreal Alouettes selecting linebacker Mike Edem with the third overall pick and the Alouettes selecting Steven Lumbala with the fifth overall pick.
A poor decision by former Edmonton Eskimos General Manager Eric Tillman is a major reason why Montreal had two first round picks in the 2013 draft today, while the Eskimos had none. On September 12, 2012, the Eskimos traded their first and fourth round pick of this year’s draft with kicker Derek Schiavone for kicker Brody McKnight.
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Tags: brander craighead, brody mcknight, burke dales, Calgary Stampeders, derek schavone, Edmonton Eskimos, eric tillman, grant shaw, hamilton tiger-cats, linden gaydosh, mike edem, montreal alouettes, Saskatchewan Roughriders, steven lumbala, University of Calgary, unversity of texas at el paso
Posted in Amateur Sports, CFL, University Sports |
Wednesday, February 27th, 2013
The Calgary Stampeders are turning to a former Edmonton Eskimo to improve their defense.
This week they signed import linebacker Rod Davis from the Montreal Alouettes.
Davis has four years of Canadian Football League experience, three with the Edmonton Eskimos and one with the Alouettes.
During his career he has an impressive 184 tackles, 10 sacks, four forced fumbles, four fumble recoveries and eight interceptions.
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Tags: Calgary Stampeders, Edmonton Eskimos, hamilton tiger-cats, montreal alouettes, ricky foley, rod davis, Saskatchewan Roughriders, toronto argonauts, yannick carter
Posted in CFL |
Friday, February 15th, 2013
The Edmonton Eskimos have made the first key signing on the opening day of Canadian Football League free agency.
On Friday, the Eskimos signed defensive end Odell Willis from the Saskatchewan Roughriders.
Willis has previously played for the Calgary Stampeders, Roughriders and Winnipeg Blue Bombers over his first four Canadian Football League seasons.
Willis, who attended the University of West Georgia, was a CFL All-Star in 2011 after he recorded a career high 13 sacks.
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Tags: Edmonton Eskimos, marcus howard, odell willis, Saskatchewan Roughriders
Posted in CFL |
Tuesday, February 5th, 2013
The Edmonton Eskimos have decided to part ways with the top Canadian in the Canadian Football League for 2011.
On Tuesday, the Eskimos traded running back Jerome Messam for a sixth round draft pick in the 2013 Canadian draft.
In 2011, Messam became the first Canadian since Sean Millington of the British Columbia Lions in 2000 to rush for 1,000 yards in season.
However a knee injury against the Calgary Stampeders in the 2011 Western Division Semi-Final meant Messam was not 100% in 2012. After Messam was cut the Miami Dolphins, he rejoined a crowded Eskimos’ backfield that had Cory Boyd and Hugh Charles in the mix.
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Tags: Edmonton Eskimos, jerome messam, montreal alouettes
Posted in CFL |
Thursday, January 31st, 2013
It appears the Edmonton Eskimos are not set on Matt Nichols as their starting quarterback for the 2013 Canadian Football League season.
On Thursday, the Eskimos acquired quarterback Mike Reilly from the British Columbia Lions with the second round pick in the 2013 Canadian Football League Canadian draft for the second round picks in the 2013 and 2014 Canadian Football League Canadian draft.
In 2012, Reilly, while backing up Travis Lulay for the Lions, completed 53 of 74 passes for 684 yards and four touchdowns, while Nichols backing up Kerry Joseph and Steven Jyles for the Eskimos, completed 48 of 83 passes for 884 yards and seven touchdowns.
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Tags: british columbia lions, ed hervey, Edmonton Eskimos, matt nichols, mike reilly
Posted in CFL |
Saturday, January 26th, 2013
The Edmonton Eskimos are bringing back a big name as their defensive co-ordinator. On Friday, it was confirmed by the Canadian Press that former Saskatchewan Roughriders head coach Greg Marshall will be the team’s defensive co-ordinator for the 2013 season.
Marshall has great experience in the CFL as a defensive co-ordinator, winning a Grey Cup with the Edmonton Eskimos in that role in 2003. He has also held the defensive co-ordinator position in Saskatchewan, Hamilton, Ottawa and Winnipeg.
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Tags: doug sams, Edmonton Eskimos, greg marshall, hamilton tiger-cats, Henry Burris, ottawa rough riders, Saskatchewan Roughriders
Posted in CFL |
Tuesday, January 22nd, 2013
Well the Steven Jyles period in Edmonton as their starting quarterback was short lived.
On Monday night the Eskimos released Jyles after one season where he played ten games, threw only six touchdown passes and 1756 yards.
Football and life in professional sports in general is not always fair. You can make the case that Jyles simply was not ready for the starting job and was put in a difficult situation to start with, as he was the key component the Eskimos received in their blockbuster deal with the Toronto Argonauts last year that saw veteran star Ricky Ray head out east.
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Tags: ed hervey, Edmonton Eskimos, matt nichols, steven jyles
Posted in CFL |
Monday, December 10th, 2012
In an interesting event Monday, the Edmonton Eskimos have named Ed Hervey a their GM for the 2013 Canadian Football League season.
In making the decision, the Eskimos have decided to look inward, as Hervey had been the team’s head scout for four years.
Hervey’s comments Monday were interesting. First, he endorsed head coach Kavis Reed, who was also considered for the job, and secondly, he vows to deliver a winning tradition back to Edmonton.
What do you think of the move? Let us know at www.anysportanytime.ca.
Tags: ed hervey, Edmonton Eskimos
Posted in CFL |
Friday, November 23rd, 2012
Jon Cornish (Wikimedia Commons)
The CFL handed out its player awards on Thursday night and Chad Owens, wide receiver of the Toronto Argonauts was named the most outstanding player for 2012. Owens beat out Jon Cornish, the running back of the Calgary Stampeders, who ended up winning the CFL Most Outstanding Canadian award.
Cornish was trying to become the first Canadian to win the most outstanding player award since Tony Gabriel won the award with the Hamilton Tiger Cats in 1978.
So why did the panel go with a wide receiver over a running back? Well, it’s quite possible it stems from a mooning incident Cornish had with the Saskatchewan Roughrider crowd earlier this year. The CFL was simply not comfortable handing out an award to an athlete who lacked complete judgment in a particular situation.
In other awards, linebacker J.C. Sherritt of the Edmonton Eskimos was the top defensive player, Jovan Olafioye of the British Columbia Lions was the top lineman and wide receiver Chris Matthews of the Winnipeg Blue Bombers was the top rookie.
Tags: british columbia lions, Calgary Stampeders, chad owens, chris matthews, Edmonton Eskimos, hamilton tiger-cats, j.c. sherritt, jon cornish, jovan olafioye, tony gabriel, toronto argonauts, winnipeg blue bombers
Posted in CFL |
Monday, November 12th, 2012
The Edmonton Eskimos came into the Eastern semi-final game Sunday in Toronto immediately with lost confidence when it was determined that star linebacker J.C. Sherritt could not play due to an ankle injury.
Even though they got off to a fast start, (Eskimos got an early 7-0 lead thanks to a 46 yard run by Hugh Charles that set up a touchdown pass from Kerry Joseph to Cary Koch), the Eskimos quite possibly had their worst second quarter in franchise history.
The Argonauts scored 31 points, the most ever by one team in the second quarter in the history of the CFL playoffs. Ricky Ray orchestrated three Toronto touchdowns (two in the air to Chad Kackert and Maurice Mann and one rushing touchdown) and CFL Most Outstanding Player nominee Chad Owens had a punt return for a touchdown as Toronto defeated Edmonton 42-26.
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Tags: chad kackert, chad owens, david braley, Edmonton Eskimos, eric tillman, hugh charles, j.c. sherritt, kerry joseph, marcus ball, matt nichols, maurice mann, Ricky Ray, toronto argonauts
Posted in CFL |
Saturday, November 10th, 2012
I will be watching four kinds of football this weekend–the professional and collegiate variety from both sides of the border.
Obviously the biggest games are the Canadian Football League’s divisional semi-finals.
In the East, the Toronto Argonauts are hosting the Edmonton Eskimos (Sunday, 11am, TSN) in a game that is featuring former Eskimo Ricky Ray, now at quarterback for Toronto. The Eskimos finished the season at 7-11 and the Argonauts at 9-9. However Edmonton did beat Toronto in both meetings this year, 19-15 on June 30 and 26-17 on August 27.
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Tags: a.j. mccarron, bernie bickerstaff, Calgary Stampeders, chicago bears, cincinnati bengals, collin klein, dallas cowboys, Edmonton Eskimos, eric dzwilewski, houston texans, jon cornish, kory sheets, kyle quinlan, los angeles lakers, new york giants, philadelphia 76ers, philadelphia eagles, Ricky Ray, rob farquharson, robyn gayle, rosannagh maclennan, sacramento kings, Saskatchewan Roughriders, texas a&m university aggies, texas christian university horned frogs, toronto argonauts, Toronto Raptors, university of alabama crimson tide, university of calgary dinos, university of guelph gryphons, university of kansas state wildcats, university of mcmaster mauraders, unversity of regina rams
Posted in Amateur Sports, CFL, NBA, NFL, University Sports |
Thursday, November 8th, 2012
It appears the Edmonton Eskimos are going with experience over youth Sunday for the Eastern Semi-Final against the Toronto Argonauts.
Today the team announced that Kerry Joseph, who has struggled mightily while playing on the road in recent weeks for the Eskimos will get the start over Matt Nichols.
Just how bad has Joseph been on the road? He has been 0-4 as the Eskimos starter since Labour Day away from Commonwealth Stadium, and has not shown any strong connection with any of his wide receivers.
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Tags: Edmonton Eskimos, Fred Stamps, kavis reed, kerry joseph, matt nichols, Saskatchewan Roughriders, toronto argonauts
Posted in CFL |
Wednesday, November 7th, 2012
Jon Cornish (Wikimedia Commons)
According to the Canadian Press, Calgary Stampeders’ running back Jon Cornish has been nominated for the Canadian Football League’s most outstanding player award.
Cornish, who will represent the Western Division, led the Canadian Football League this season with 1457 rushing yards and tied Kory Sheets of the Saskatchewan Roughriders for the CFL lead in rushing touchdowns with 11. Cornish also set a record for most rushing yards in a season by a Canadian and became the first Canadian to lead the CFL in rushing yards since Orville Lee of the Ottawa Rough Riders in 1988.
Cornish, a native of New Westminster, British Columbia, is up against Toronto Argonauts wide receiver Chad Owens, who set a CFL single season record for most all-purpose yards in 2012.
The last Calgary Stampeder to win the most outstanding player award was quarterback Henry Burris in 2010.
Cornish has also been nominated for top Canadian, where he is up against Montreal Alouette linebacker Shea Emery of Richmond, British Columbia.
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Tags: british columbia lions, Calgary Stampeders, chad owens, chris matthews, chris williams, Edmonton Eskimos, j.c. sherritt, jabar westerman, jon cornish, josh bourke, jovan olafioye, kory sheets, montreal alouettes, orville lee, ottawa rough riders, Saskatchewan Roughriders, shea emery, tim brown, toronto argonauts, winnipeg blue bombers
Posted in CFL |
Wednesday, November 7th, 2012
Hugh Charles (Wikimedia Commons)
The Edmonton Eskimos backfield just got crowded again. On Tuesday the Eskimos announced that running back Hugh Charles was cleared to play in the Eastern Division semi-final game against the Toronto Argonauts at Rogers Centre Sunday.
Charles injured his knee in the Eskimos’ 39-19 loss to the British Columbia Lions on October 19.
Charles, who is in his second year in Edmonton after being traded from the Saskatchewan Roughriders last year, led the Eskimos with 887 yards rushing and six rushing touchdowns this season.
Now Eskimos head coach will have to decide between Charles, who is 100% according to the medical staff, Jerome Messam, who led the Eskimos in rushing last year and won the Most Outstanding Canadian award, and Cory Boyd, who had a solid game last week versus Calgary (66 yards rushing and a touchdown) and led the CFL in rushing yards when he was released by the Toronto Argonauts this past August.
Who would you start at running back if you were Kavis Reed? Let us know at www.anysportanytime.ca.
Tags: cory boyd, Edmonton Eskimos, hugh charles, jerome messam, kavis reed, Saskatchewan Roughriders, toronto argonauts
Posted in CFL |
The University of Calgary Dinos might not have won the Vanier Cup this past season, but were the big winners on Monday in the first round of the 2013 Canadian Football League draft.
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