Gibson's Finest CFL Players of the Week #1
THE CANADIAN PRESS
Durant headlines Week 1 Players of the Week
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Posted: July 03, 2012 02:00 PM
CFL.ca Staff
TORONTO -- Darian Durant, JC Sherritt, Grant Shaw and Jon Cornish were named the Gibson's Finest CFL Players of the Week for Week 1, the Canadian Football League announced today.
The four players were chosen by a panel of judges including: former Canadian Football League players Matt Dunigan and Duane Forde, now of TSN, and Pierre Vercheval of RDS.
After leading the Roughriders to an 43-16 opening night win over the Tiger-Cats, QB Darian Durant has been named the Offensive Player of the Week. Durant completed 25 of his 34 passes for 390 yards and four touchdown passes.
He currently leads all quarterbacks in both categories.
The 29-year old also made an impact on the ground, running for 33 yards and five carries.
Last season’s West Division Most Outstanding Rookie nominee JC Sherritt earns Top Defensive Player honours following Edmonton’s win over the Argonauts at Commonwealth Stadium.
The sophomore registered a game-high 11 tackles, good enough for tops in the West Division, and second overall in the league.
He also forced one fumble.
Sherritt’s teammate, kicker Grant Shaw, is the Special Teams Player of the Week following his perfect performance against his former team.
Shaw, acquired by the Eskimos in the trade that sent Ricky Ray to Toronto, connected on all four of his field goals and tacked on one single for 13 points.
New Westminster, B.C. native Jon Cornish is the Canadian Player of the Week, following his impressive play against the Alouettes on Canada Day.
Cornish was a key contributor in the Stampeders’ 38-10 win over Montreal, rushing for 86 yards and two touchdowns on 18 carries.
Fan Comments
greenheart10
Cornish is a rock, we need to prepare for him at all costs. As for DD, what can I say, I tried my best to stay confident in him last year and my thoughts to myself until this game. He hasn't dug himself out yet, but I think he has a plan to do so.
July 03, 2012 - 11:09pm
Tabisca
Pride will be in 2nd by next week. O and D lines, coaches. Riders didn t have em last year, now they got em. Rest of the team was fine, and their success should be a surprise to no one. Cauz s moving to PA joke rocked, lol. He know s its really pretty awesome there.
July 03, 2012 - 8:28pm
tabbiefanmcb
Re: the Power ranking (no place to comment on that article) - I agree with Cauz's West rankings but he is way out of whack on the east. Forget about giving respect to Montreal who were put out in the East semi, and be realistic. Hamilton and Toronto were much better in their losses than either Montreal or Winnipeg. In terms of offensive yards, Hamilton topped the eastern teams so my vote would go to the Mathematical rankings for the Eastern teams.
July 03, 2012 - 3:17pm
Horses123
How a team can look good in a lost beats me. The offensive output is only good for stats. You loose, you loose. Hamilton was beaten to within an inch of it's hide. They'll have to come back from a lost like the one Weston Dressler put on them. Someone help us.
July 04, 2012 - 7:47pm
tabbiefanmcb
Surprise, surprise - no players from the east! LOL!
July 03, 2012 - 2:36pm
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