Season Preview: Riders

Saskatchewan Roughriders

Est: 1910
Grey Cups: 2 for 15 – last win 1989
GM: Eric Tillman
Head Coach: Kent Austin
Last Season: 9-9. Third in the West. Lost in West Final
Losses: Kenton Keith, Rocky Butler, Omarr Morgan
Additions: D.J. Flick, Wayne Smith, Wes Cates
RFTW’s 2007 Award Nominees:
Outstanding Player
Probably: Matt Dominguez
Our pick: Kerry Joseph – Call it a gut feeling. It is [...]

Season Preview: Lions

British Columbia Lions

Est: 1954
Grey Cups: 5 for 14- last win 2006
GM: Wally Buono
Head Coach: Buono
Last Season: 13-5. First in the West. Grey Cup champs
Losses: Bobby Singh, Ryan Thelwell, Carl Kidd
Additions: None (significant yet anyway)
RFTW’s 2007 Award Nominees:
Outstanding Player
Probably: Dave Dickenson
Our pick: Buck Pierce – There we said it. Dickenson is getting older and more brittle [...]

Season Preview: Eskimos

Edmonton Eskimos

Est: 1949
Grey Cups: 13 for 22 – last win 2005
GM: Danny Maciocia
Head Coach: Danny Maciocia
Last Season: 7-11. Fourth in the West. Missed playoffs.
Losses: Ed Hervey, Malcolm Frank, Signor Mobley
Additions: Omarr Morgan, Kevin Lefsrud, Stanford Samuels
RFTW’s 2007 Award Nominees:
Outstanding Player
Probably: Ricky Ray
Our pick: Ray – The two-time Grey Cup champ is missing most of his [...]

Season Preview: Ti-Cats

Hamilton Tiger Cats

Est: 1950
Grey Cups: 8 for 18 – last win 1999
GM: Marcel Desjardins
Head Coach: Charlie Taafe
Last Season: 4-14. Fourth in the East. Missed playoffs.
Losses: Tim Cheatwood, D.J. Flick, Rob Hitchcock
Additions: Rocky Butler, Peter Dyakowski, Nautyn McKay-Loescher
RFTW’s 2007 Award Nominees:
Outstanding Player
Probably: Jason Maas
Our pick: Jesse Lumsden – We just have a feeling about this kid [...]

Season Preview: Blue Bombers

Winnipeg Blue Bombers

Est: 1930
Grey Cups: 10 for 22 – last win 1990
GM: Brendan Taman
Head Coach: Doug Berry
Last Season: 9-9. Third in the East – Lost in East Semi-Final to Toronto.
Losses: Ike Charlton, Stanford Samuels, Ron Warner
Additions: Alexandre Gauthier, Nate Davis, Davin Bush
RFTW’s 2007 Award Nominees:
Outstanding Player
Probably: Charles Roberts
Our pick: Milt Stegall – Uncle Milty [...]

Season Preview: Argos

Toronto Argonauts

Est: 1873
Grey Cups: 15 for 21 – last win 2004
GM: Adam Rita
Head Coach: Mike “Pinball” Clemons
Last Season: 10-8 – Second in the East. Lost in East Final to Montreal.
Losses: Antonious Bonner, Clifford Ivory, Eric England
Additions: Steve Morley, Adriano Belli, Mike McMahon
RFTW’s 2007 Award Nominees:
Outstanding Player
Probably: Arland Bruce III
Our pick: Mike McMahon – Why not. [...]

Season Preview: Alouettes

Montreal Alouettes
Est: 1996 (sort of)
Grey Cups: 6 for 17 (2002 as current Als)
GM: Jim Popp
Head Coach: Popp
Last Season: 10-8 – First in the East. Lost in the Grey Cup to B.C.
Losses: Eric Lapointe, Uzooma Okeke, Adriano Belli.
Additions: John Grace, Steve Charbonneau, Jarrett Payton
RFTW’s 2007 Award Nominees:
Outstanding Player
Probably: Anthony Calvillo
Our pick: Robert Edwards – New O.C. [...]