CFL.ca Staff

TORONTO -- Each week of the 2012 season CFL.ca brings you the best of your comments from around the web in our Online Water Cooler.

HOT TOPICS OF THE WEEK

In a week with no shortage of scoring, some of the league's biggest playmakers were on full display. While the quarterbacks were busy putting on an air show, pass-catchers like Shawn Gore, Chris Williams, and Nik Lewis were the ones making their signal-callers look good.

The latter, Lewis, had one of the biggest games for a receiver this weekend, hauling in seven catches for 131 yards. But most notably in doing so, the physically imposing veteran receiver moved up two spots on the all-time receiving list into 15th place, becoming just the 16th player to surpass the 10,000 receiving yards plateau.

That's quite an accomplishment for one of the league's top receiving threats, and fans took to social media to show us why the 30-year-old is one of the most popular players in football.

@FenderGuy69 Nik Lewis is a wannabe offensive lineman who just happens to catch footballs really well! OG over the middle! #Stamps #Bombers #CFLonTSN

Trevor Timm Nik Lewis can do it all. How many times has he used that fake left or right then just hurdle the guy? Seems to use that against the Bombers a lot. Congrats Mr. Lewis on 10,000+ yards, 700+ catches and 150 straight games with a catch! Future CFL Hall of Famer and Stampeders Wall of Fame, No Doubt!

@wpgjets4ever Amazingly Nik Lewis has moved up to 15th on the all time receiving yards list. Picture of consistency & great ambassador for the @CFL

@vickihallch Nik Lewis: 10,000 yards. One of the best receivers in CFL history.Virtually impossible for one man to tackle.

@ccharney86 Nik Lewis with more yards than the Bombers have total offense. Funny, Jovon Johnson said he wouldn't get 70 yards and he had 110 at the half

@s_thakkar777 The great Nik Lewis gets to 10,000 yards #GreatestStampEver? #Congragulations @calstampeders

@BillyNJoie @ArashMadani can anyone on the Bombers tackle Nik Lewis??? maybe just rent a truck   

@davefromgp Way to go Nik Lewis. Glad the #Bombers could be there to help yet another opposing player realize his #cfl record dream. #wehelpedGeroytoo

Lewis isn't the only playmaker in this league receiving big ups from fans every week. Ticats receiver and kick returner Chris Williams has dazzled fans all season, so this week our social media guru Kate McKenna asked you for possible nicknames for the league's emerging superstar.

Here are some of the answers you gave us, using the hashtag #Chriswilliamsnicknames:

@PodcasterRyan @CFLKate What about Jay-Z? He went 99yards and got tackled on the one. #Chriswilliamsnicknames

@ticatfan Instead of on defense 'Pick six', he is the offensive equivalent Chris 'Quick six' Williams

@tpsofficerrob How bout chris "can'tcatchthis" williams :)#justsayin

@devilboyis Chris "Butta" Williams....slippery like butter. Or maybe Chris "Chrisco" Williams

@Bonaccorso15 @CFLKate I say we call him gingerbread man because you can't catch him #Chriswilliamsnicknames @cwillkl80

@choppervic @CFLKate #Chriswilliamsnicknames so far I like Chrisco (saw the other day). I submit Slick Williams

@keegsdasneak #Chriswilliamsnicknames the poor man's Chad Owens. #argoforlife

@ccamps19 Chris "lightening in a bottle" Williams

@devilboyis Chris "Butta" Williams....slippery like butter. Or maybe Chris "Chrisco" Williams

@toddrose24 up chuck Williams!

@esksfans Cheetah.

THE BEST FROM CFL SOCIAL MEDIA (Twitter and Facebook) DURING GAMES

WPG @ CGY

@redsultan How about a surprise upset in Cowtown tonight #Bombers? Let's break the losing streak against all odds! #GoBombers #Stamps #CFL #Winnipeg

@StrengthofCause 2 reasons to watch the #calstampeders play the #bombers tonight. One is to watch Nik Lewis go over 10000yrds... Okay only one reason. #cfl

@RiderSkilletFan I love watching perfectly executed field goal fakes. Great one there by Cote. #TakesItToTheHouse #Stamps #Bombers #CFL

Sherry MacAloney Congrats Nik Lewis on 10,000 yards!! Glenn, You're doing awesome this year, keep up the great work!!

Don Derraugh Cornish is turning into a machine !

@Troy_Gillard Looks like I'm missing a real barn burner at McMahon. I feel awful for what #Bombers fans are going thru. #calstampeders #CFL

@FenderGuy69 Are the cheerleaders leaving? That's it! No reason to watch anymore! #Stamps #Bombers #CFLonTSN

EDM @ HAM

@Realpatfarris Stala. He is a thing of beauty. #Ticats #esks (someone had to have come up with this one by now)

Carrie Porter Kudos to Henry Burris. I wasn't sure how he would do on another team other than the Stamps but I'm glad he is still kicking Eskimo butt. Yea Henry!

Debbie Pratt great to see you do so well Hank...keep smilin' ;-)

Stace Duliban About time Cats! Great game. Huge D!! Two running backs in a game actually works!

@easterndesert As an #esks fan I take some consolation that I've been a part of helping #ticats find build their self-esteem back up @ESKS_Gameday

Mark Lawrence Great to see the Ticats defence finally step up and support their fantastic offence! Been a while since we've seen a blowout like that! GO CATS GO!!

TOR @ BC

@jordangeville Rod Black with a bit of a slip. Called Brandon Isaac "Byron Parker." I wish Parker was still here too. #Argos #BCLions #CFL

@leadsheep1 I feel dirty saying this, but c'mon #Argos! You can do this! Beat those #BCLions!! #cfl #CFLonTSN

@BCLIONS_54 It is now time for the best defence in the #CFL to live up to their reputation. #BCLIONS #Argos

@jonchaters My dreams tonight are going to be haunted by the words "illegal contact on a receiver... Toronto" #Argoslive  

James Mehl Lots of turnovers in this game but nothing bigger then the one with 44 seconds left! Woo hoo. lol

Andrew Dawson The Lions just keep getting better, almost an embarrassment of riches when it comes to talent.


SSK @ MTL

@podmartin Rider Sunday. Hoping the Montreal D gets a bad case of the Sheets and a little bit of the Willies! #Riders #Als #CFL

@Parker_1311 #Riders dressed like Stormtroopers...play like stormtroopers and dominate #als!! GO RIDERS!!

@kjzaba #Riders D not giving Willy a fighting chance. Two drives two TDs for #Als as they go up 14-3. #cfl

@robocopssk I'm soo tired of these penalties ...there's no way we can win while giving up these yards #Riders #CFL #Als

@CDNsports Whatever coach Chamblin said to the defence at half time... he needs to remember! #Riders #Als #goodstart

@sdk928 Win or loss this is now a costly game for the #als, quick recovery #Whitaker. #Riders #als

@CliffyD WARNING: Dirty Bird sighted! Known to pick off opposing QBs. #Alouettes #CFL