Do I smell a season turnaround? No, I’m not talking about BC and Calgary getting their first wins of the season. I’m talking about MY first winning week of the season. In fact, BC’s first win was my only blemish. Last Week: 3-1 (75%) Season Record: 5-7 (42%) Thursday, July 23 Hamilton Tiger-Cats (2-1, 1-0 [...]

HAMILTON – Is it possible that in week two of the 2009 CFL season, the Hamilton Tiger-Cats may have just pulled out the most important and impressive victory in ten years? Let’s break down the affects of Hamilton’s 31-28 win in Vancouver The Ticats won a little more then a week after the Tigertown Faithful [...]

HAMILTON – I was a little hesitant to show my face after a 1-7 week one and while I’m not one for excuses… Oh wait, yes I am. In the four week-one games, there was a total of twenty-four turnovers and four blocked punts. For those of you too lazy to do the math that’s [...]

Week 1: CFL Predictions and Matchups to watch! For those of us (sports fans) growing complacent of the limited options that summer has to offer, the Canadian Football League comes to the rescue, kicking off their 2009 regular season on Canada Day. I’ve been presented with the difficult task of projecting the always-unpredictable Week One. [...]

HAMILTON – Otis Floyd making the defense tick in Tigertown When you’re in an eight to nine team league, in which six teams qualify for the playoffs and as a team you’ve only played one playoff game in the last seven seasons – is it fair to say that there might be a problem in [...]

By: Anthony Urciuoli Part One of our feature took a more general look at the skill sets that coaches in the Canadian Football League are seeking. Part Two went deeper, breaking down the offensive unit by position. In doing so, I stressed the importance of the offense in a three-down football league. If you’ve read [...]

      By: Anthony Urciuoli Welcome back to our ‘CFL for Dummies’ feature here at T.R.B. Part one of this feature can be found here. The rulebook is truly what makes the Canadian game so unique. The rules impeccably lend themselves to one another, creating a game pace that has become a staple of the [...]

By: Anthony Urciuoli With training camps wide open around the Canadian Football League it seems like the perfect time to delve into some of the subtle and more intricate aspects of the Canadian gridiron with the first installment of Therunningback.com’s “CFL For Dummies” feature. Because there are facets of this feature that are more complex [...]