The Canadian Press
Quarterbacks who threw for more than 300 yards went 3-1 in Week 7 – the lone exception was Matt Nichols needing just 246 yards through the air to help Winnipeg score 34 straight lightning delayed points. Every pivot that completed over 67 percent of their throws won too.
It was certainly a high-caliber week of quarterbacking around the league. Let’s find out what it means in the QB Index.
1) Mike Reilly
Edmonton Eskimos
(Last Week: 1)
Reilly was beaten up by the REDBLACKS, but he got back up after every single hit. He’s a true warrior and No. 13 kept his team in the game right until the end.
2) Bo Levi Mitchell
Calgary Stampeders
(Last Week: 2)
On the strength of two lengthy fourth quarter touchdown drives, the Stamps’ gunslinger guided Calgary to 16 straight points to win going away against Saskatchewan.
3) Jonathon Jennings
BC Lions
(Last Week: 3)
Jennings shook off two costly late-game interceptions in Calgary and went into Montreal and carved up the Als. 27 completions and an 84 percent completion rate are single-game career highs for the young signal caller.
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Darian Durant returned to the field this week after sitting out two games with a sprained ankle (The Canadian Press)
4) Darian Durant
Saskatchewan Roughriders
(Last Week: IR)
Considering Durant sat out two games with a badly sprained ankle, he looked pretty sharp. However, two two-and-outs in the fourth quarter was all that Saskatchewan could muster and it led to the Stampeders galloping away with a ‘W’.
5) Henry Burris
Ottawa REDBLACKS
(Last Week: 5)
Hank backed up an impassioned pre-game speech, halftime and post-game interviews with an impressive performance. That looked like the Burris – throwing in rhythm and connecting for big plays – we saw who captured CFL MOP honours in 2015.
6) Kevin Glenn
Montreal Alouettes
(Last Week: 4)
Flashing nifty running ability on a diving, five-yard touchdown run was not enough to lift Montreal to a victory. Glenn has been feeding Duron Carter the ball of late and that’s helped the veteran QB get the Als offence moving.
7) Matt Nichols
Winnipeg Blue Bombers
(Last Week: 9)
Clearly Nichols has brought a new attitude to the Winnipeg roster. The Bombers are flying around and making plays on every unit ever since the confident veteran was named the No. 1 at quarterback.
8) Jeremiah Masoli
Hamilton Tiger-Cats
(Last Week: 6)
Hamilton’s place-holding starter had a rough game out in Winnipeg, but it wasn’t as bad as it might have looked. The interception touchdown was more a case of Masoli and Brandon Banks not seeing the defence the same way on a read route and one other of his three picks was tipped up into the air. That said, it appears Zach Collaros is ready to get back into game action.
9) Logan Kilgore
Toronto Argonauts
(Last Week: 8)
A bye week likely provided more time for Kilgore to get comfortable as Toronto’s starter for the foreseeable future.
10) Travis Lulay
BC Lions
(Last Week: 10)
It’s nice to have a Grey Cup-winning QB as your backup.
11) Mitchell Gale
Saskatchewan Roughriders
(Last Week: 9)
With Durant’s injury troubles the last few years, it has to be comforting for Riders fans that the new regime has possibly found a capable backup.
Injured Reserve
It appears Zach Collaros will make his season debut this week (CFL.ca)
Ricky Ray
Toronto Argonauts
Argos’ silver lining: at least their bye week came during the time Ray was hurt so he could miss one less game this year.
Trevor Harris
Ottawa REDBLACKS
He’s already back running outside. A return should not be far off.
Zach Collaros
Hamilton Tiger-Cats
All signs point to Collaros making his long awaited return and starting for Hamilton inside the dome out on the Left coast.
CFL Starters
Justin Dunk is picking his best lineup based on Week 7’s results. With the game on the line, who’s making his starting depth chart this week?
Offence:
QB – Jonathon Jennings
RB – Jeremiah Johnson, Jerome Messam
REC – Marquay McDaniel, Rob Bagg, Greg Ellingson, Terrence Toliver
OL – Stampeders
Defence:
DL – Lions
LB – Loucheiz Purifoy, J.C. Sherritt, Ian Wild
DB – C.J. Roberts, Patrick Watkins
HB – Ryan Phillips, Jamar Wall
S – Taylor Loffler
