Posts Tagged ‘geroy simon’
Thursday, January 24th, 2013
Geroy Simon (Wikimedia Commons)
In a blockbuster Canadian Football League trade, the Saskatchewan Roughriders have acquired slotback Geroy Simon from the British Columbia Lions on Thursday.
Simon, is the all-time leader in receiving yards with 15,744. The native of Johnstown, Pennsylvania is 37 years of age and is coming to the Roughriders at the end of his Canadian Football Hall of Fame Career.
The 2006 Canadian Football League Most Outstanding Player Award winner, Simon 12 seasons with the Lions after two seasons with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers to commence his career.
The Lions received wide receiver Justin Harper and a third round draft pick in the 2014 Canadian College Draft in return.
It is interesting that Simon follows in the footsteps of slotback Jason Clermont, who was released by the Lions near the end of his career in 2008, and spent three seasons with Saskatchewan before retiring.
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Tags: british columbia lions, geroy simon, Saskatchewan Roughriders
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Sunday, September 23rd, 2012
The Edmonton Eskimos played much better than they did a week ago against the Hamilton Tiger-Cats, where they were hammered 51-8, but at the end of the day it wasn’t enough Saturday night at Commonwealth Stadium, where they lost 19-18 to the British Columbia Lions.
The Eskimos defense deserves high praise once again this season for constantly pressuring the Lions’ offense, led by Travis Lulay. However it was once again the offense that sputtered as they were only able to manufacture one second half field goal after a productive first half moving the football.
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Tags: andrew harris, b.c. lions, Edmonton Eskimos, geroy simon, travis lulay
Posted in CFL |
Saturday, July 14th, 2012
A battle of the last two undefeated teams in the Canadian Football League will take to the field today at Mosaic Stadium in Regina.
The 2-0 Saskatchewan Roughriders will host the 2-0 British Columbia Lions (Saturday, 1pm, TSN).
The Roughriders have outscored the Hamilton Tiger-Cats and Edmonton Eskimos a combined 60-17, while the Lions have outscored the Hamilton Tiger-Cats and Winnipeg Blue Bombers 72-52.
This will be a contest between the Lions offense versus the Roughriders defense. If Geroy Simon and Arland Bruce III are able to expolit Craig Butler and Chris Mackenzie, the Lions should have a good day.
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Tags: arland bruce iii, british columbia lions, carlos beltran, chris mackenzie, cincinnati reds, craig butler, geroy simon, houston astros, ivan nova, jered weaver, joey votto, los angeles angels of anaheim, matt cain, melky cabrera, New York Yankees, robinson cano, san francisco giants, Saskatchewan Roughriders, st. louis cardinals
Posted in CFL, MLB |
Saturday, June 30th, 2012
Geroy Simon (Wikimedia Commons)
The start of the 2012 Canadian Football League season began last night with an historic record set in Vancouver.
British Columbia Lions wide receiver Geroy Simon passed Milt Stegall of the Winnipeg Blue Bombers as the all-time leader in receiving yards with 15,192.
The Lions slotback had five catches for 105 yards as British Columbia defeated Winnipeg 33-16 in a 2011 Grey Cup rematch.
Travis Lulay ran into the end zone for two major scores and running back Andrew Harris had 116 total yards to give head coach Mike Benevides his first head coaching victory.
Meanwhile earlier in Hamilton, the story at Ivor Wynne Stadium was all about a wide receiver and head coach as well.
Weston Dressler, at only 5’7″, had 13 catches for 180 yards and three touchdowns as Saskatchewan trounced Hamilton 43-16.
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Tags: andrew harris, british columbia lions, corey chamblin, geroy simon, hamilton tiger-cats, mike benevides, milt stegall, Saskatchewan Roughriders, travis lulay, weston dressler, winnipeg blue bombers
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Sunday, November 20th, 2011
We now know the two teams that will be participating in the 99th Grey Cup next week in Vancouver.
The Winnipeg Blue Bombers are representing the Eastern Conference and the British Columbia Lions are representing the Western Conference.
On Sunday, both teams were extremely dominant. The Lions’ offense and the Blue Bombers’ defense played at an exceptional high level. The Lions defeated the Edmonton Eskimos 40-23 and the Winnipeg Blue Bombers defeated the Hamilton Tiger-Cats 19-3.
In Vancouver, the Eskimos displayed a horrible performance defensively. Their tackling simply deserved an F.
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Tags: andrew harris, british columbia lions, buck pierce, chris garrett, Edmonton Eskimos, geroy simon, hamilton tiger-cats, lui passaglia, rodney fritz, travis lulay, winnipeg blue bombers
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Friday, August 19th, 2011
Travis Lulay (Wikimedia Commons)
The injured Edmonton Eskimos cannot return to the lineup fast enough. The performance by the Edmonton Eskimos tonight was an embarrassment and deserves a grade of an F, quite possibly even a F-.
The Eskimos could only muster one single point in a 36-1 loss to the British Columbia Lions Friday night. A 59 yard punt single by Damon Duval.
The good news is the Eskimos are 5-3. That’s the only good news at the present time. Fred Stamps, Jason Barnes, and Greg Peach and Adarius Bowman simply cannot come back soon enough.
The Lions (2-6) had a field day with the Eskimos at Commonwealth Stadium tonight, and it opened in the first quarter. Travis Lulay showed strong consistency throughout the entire 60 minutes, recording a touchdown pass in each stanza. He found Akeem Foster for a 56 yard touchdown in the first quarter, touchdown passes to Arland Bruce III in the second and third quarters and Geroy Simon in the fourth quarter.
The good news is the Eskimos have a bye week. Now this is where General Manager Eric Tillman needs to make his money so the Eskimos don’t lose back-to-back games to the Calgary Stampeders in early September.
Tags: adarius bowman, akeem foster, arland bruce iii, british columbia lions, Calgary Stampeders, damon duval, Edmonton Eskimos, eric tillman, Fred Stamps, geroy simon, greg peach, jason barnes, travis lulay
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Wednesday, August 3rd, 2011
Arland Bruce III (Bing Images)
The British Columbia Lions, who are winless at 0-5 to start the season have found a premier wide receiver to compliment Geroy Simon.
According to Dave Naylor of TSN, the Tiger-Cats have traded wide receiver Arland Bruce III to the British Columbia Lions for a third round pick in the 2012 CFL draft and a conditional draft choice.
Bruce III was disappointed with his diminished role in Hamilton this season, requested a meeting with head coach Marcel Bellefeuille and general manager Bob O’Billovich. In last week’s 34-26 win over the Montreal Alouettes, Bruce III didn’t receive a catch, despite the fact that quarterback Kevin Glenn had 295 passing yards– including 107 yards to David Stala, 59 yards to Avon Cobourne and 54 yards to rookie Chris Williams.
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Tags: arland bruce iii, avon couburne, b.c. lions, bob o'billovich, Calgary Stampeders, chris williams, david stala, drew tate, geroy simon, hamilton tiger-cats, isaac bruce, marcel bellefeuille, michael bishop, st. louis rams, toronto argonauts
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Monday, June 20th, 2011
Greg Marshall (Bing Images)
In the second of a four part preview, I’ll analyze the Calgary Stampeders’ and Edmonton Eskimos’ two Western Division foes, the Saskatchewan Roughriders and British Columbia Lions.
Saskatchewan Roughriders
For the third time in four years the Saskatchewan Roughriders went to the Grey Cup in 2011, and for the second consecutive year lost to the Montreal Alouettes.
The Roughriders will probably improve a little defensively in 2011. Ken Miller stepped down as head coach in the off season and was replaced by defensive guru Greg Marshall.
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Tags: alex gauthier, barrin simpson, ben archibald, british columbia lions, chris getzlaf, darian durant, dario romero, doug berry, eric taylor, george hudson, geroy simon, greg marshall, jamal robertson, jarious jackson, jason clermont, ken miller, paris jackson, rob bagg, Saskatchewan Roughriders, tad korengay, tristan jackson, wally buono, wes cates
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