2006 CFL Football Preview

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The Canadian Football League CFL also known by its French name Ligue canadienne de football LCF is a professional league located entirely in Canada that plays Canadian football. It is considered to be the highest level of play in Canadian football. The leagues top trophy the Grey Cup was donated by Governor General Earl Grey in 1909 to the team winning the Senior Amateur Football Championship of Canada.

Both the trophy and the championship game have become known as the Grey Cup. Since 1954 when the Ontario Rugby Football Union stopped challenging for the Grey Cup the trophy has been awarded only to professional teams with the championship generally being an East vs. West competition. This is also the year the British Columbia Lions started play as the ninth professional team so although the CFL was not technically founded until the late 1950s 1954 is often referred to as the start of the modern era of Canadian professional football.

It is also considered to be the year the CFL was founded in substance if not in name. The game is similar to American football but there are several major rule differences. You can read up on these differences at

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_Canadian_and_American_football From Wikipedia the free encyclopedia

There have been a couple CFL players who have moved on down to the NFL. Moon did it. So did Joe Kapp Dieter Brock Tom Clements Doug Flutie and a handful of others And some have moved up to the CFL most recently Ricky Williams. Many people see the CFL as another farm system.

We go to their camps and they go to ours a personnel director from an NFC team said. You have to check everywhere for players. You cant find a guy without looking for him.

All that aside what we have is a different game but one that is familiar and one that can be profitable. I am not here to discuss the finer points of differences between the games but to look at it for what it is another opportunity to pad my bankroll.

A Quick Look

HAMILTON TIGER-CATS
2005 RECORD: 5-13
CFL RANK: Defence 6th Offence 9th
2006 ARRIVALS: QB Jason Maas RB Josh Ranek RB Corey Holmes WR Kwame Cavil SB Terry Vaughn OL George Hudson OL Pascal Cheron LB Ray Mariuz S Scott Gordon P Pat Fleming OC Joe Paopao
2006 DEPARTURES: QB Danny McManus RB Jesse Lumsden WR Kahlil Hill OT Jonta Woodard OL Tim Bakker

MONTREAL ALOUETTES
2005 RECORD: 10-8
CFL RANK: Defence 8th Offence 1st
2006 ARRIVALS: QB Nealon Greene QB Marcus Brady DB Davis Sanchez DB Kai Ellis DT Jerome Haywood DT Dario Romero DB Greg Moss
2006 DEPARTURES: SB Terry Vaughn DT Robert Brown DB Reggie Durden DB Kelly Malveaux DB Almondo Curry QB Ted White OC Doug Berry

TORONTO ARGONAUTS
2005 RECORD: 11-7
CFL RANK: Defence 4th Offence 4th
2006 ARRIVALS: RB Ricky Williams WR Keith Stokes DL Marc Pilon QB Eric Crouch QB Spergon Wynn DB Dave Donaldson
2006 DEPARTURES: DT Noah Cantor LB Ray Mariuz QB Michael Bishop CB Adrion Smith S Mike Crumb FB Sean Millington

WINNIPEG BLUE BOMBERS
2005 RECORD: 5-13
CFL RANK: Defence 9th Offence 8th
2006 ARRIVALS: LB Barrin Simpson OL Ibrahim Khan OL Val St. Germain QB Brad Banks WR Andrae Thurman WR Albert Johnson III S Donnavan Carter DB Kelly Malveaux DL Ron Warner DL Cam Legault HC Doug Berry DC Greg Marshall
2006 DEPARTURES: WR Keith Stokes P Jonathan Ryan DL Lamar McGriggs LB Ryland Wickman

BC LIONS
2005 RECORD: 12-6
CFL RANK: Defence 3rd Offence 2nd
2006 ARRIVALS: DB Korey Banks K Paul McCallum FB Mark Nohra
2006 DEPARTURES: QB Casey Printers OL Cory Mantyka LB Barrin Simpson K Duncan OMahony OL Moe Elewonibi S Jason Crumb

CALGARY STAMPEDERS
2005 RECORD: 11-7
CFL RANK: Defence 5th Offence 3rd
2006 ARRIVALS: QB Danny McManus WR Elijah Thurmon WR Darnell McDonald DB Crance Clemons LB Cam Yeow LB Walter Spencer WR Markus Howell DE Miguel Robede
2006 DEPARTURES: FB Scott Deibert QB Jason Gesser WR Mike Juhasz OL Jamie Crysdale OL David De La Perralle

EDMONTON ESKIMOS
2005 RECORD: 11-7
CFL RANK: Defence 1st Offence 5th
2006 ARRIVALS: DT Robert Brown DE Anthony Collier DB Reggie Durden WR Pat Woodcock OL Tim Bakker DE Adam Braidwood
2006 DEPARTURES: QB Jason Maas CB Davis Sanchez DL Rashad Jeanty DL Joe Montford LB Glen Young OL Chris Morris OL Bruce Beaton OL Kevin Lefsrud

SASKATCHEWAN ROUGHRIDERS
2005 RECORD: 9-9
CFL RANK: Defence 2nd Offence 7th
2006 ARRIVALS: QB Kerry Joseph WR Jason Armstead FB Cory Hathaway K Rob Pikula DB Almondo Curry WR Andy Fantuz OC Tommy Condell
2006 DEPARTURES: RB Corey Holmes QB Nealon Greene WR Elijah Thurman LB Trevis Smith S Scott Gordon DB LaDouphyous McCalla SB Travis Moore DL Daved Benefield OC Marcel Bellefeuille

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