Hamilton Tiger-Cats boasting stingy defence beneath former NFL teach

Jerry Glanville looks to be getting the hold of this Canadian football thing.

The lengthy-time NFL head instruct is in his first season as the Hamilton Tiger-Cats defensive co-ordinator. and through 11 games Glanville has adjusted nicely to the longer, wider container, additional man and limitless movement.

Hamilton (6-5) heads into its domestic online game Saturday afternoon against the Calgary Stampeders (9-2) with the CFL's stingiest move defence and the league's 2d-ranked unit in fewest offensive aspects allowed (21.2 per video game) and net yards allowed (31.4.7 yards per online game).

Veteran cornerback Delvin Breaux, returned in Hamilton after three seasons with the NFL's New Orleans Saints, observed one key to Glanville's success has been keeping issues primary.

"he is simply fundamental, man," Breaux instructed the Ticats' web page. "it's what i really like about him.

"He sticks to what he does and we just go obtainable and play fast. it be basic for him because he knows what he wants to do ... He puts a definite video game-plan in for each week and each team and that i consider he is dealt with it well."

Saturday's video game is a vital one for Hamilton, which has received three straight to grab a share of first in the East Division with the Ottawa Redblacks. but the last two have come towards the idle Toronto Argonauts (3-eight) and the Ticats are three-4 this season versus the West Division, a kind of losses being a 28-14 determination in Calgary on June 16.

"this is a large verify for us as an offence as neatly to hold rolling and hold inserting up features," talked about veteran centre Mike Filer. "We're now not treating it any differently.

"We're treating it because the subsequent online game and next possibility for us to appropriate our errors and get superior as a team."

Hamilton's offence was rolling within the membership's Labour Day sweep of Toronto. The unit scored seventy eight facets in the two games and quarterback Jeremiah Masoli accomplished forty four of 60 passes for 692 yards with seven TDs. He has thrown for 300 or extra yards in a video game a club list-tying nine instances this season.

Receiver Brandon Banks was huge for the Ticats, registering a combined 15 catches for 288 yards and 4 touchdowns. Banks has recorded eight 100-yard video games this season, 4 wanting the league listing.

Hamilton's offence is first within the CFL in internet yards (429.8 per game) and 2d typical in passing (329.8 yards per video game).

but Calgary's offence wasn't precisely chopped liver within the membership's closing game, rolling up 591 yards in a forty eight-42 shootout loss to the Edmonton Eskimos. Quarterback Bo Levi Mitchell accomplished 25 of 46 passes for 491 yards and 4 TDs and well-nigh had a fifth as Juwan Brescacin had a late Hail Mary move in his palms however couldn't come down with the ball for the video game-successful TD.

Calgary defensive returned Emmanuel Davis, a former Ticat, pointed out the Stampeders are anxious to get lower back on the profitable tune.

"In my eyes, it became a tricky loss for the crew," he spoke of. "but we've got loads of veteran guys in the locker-room who were competent for the subsequent week, able to play and ready to get that taste out of our mouth.

"once we went to observe we watched the film, corrected the mistakes and bought again to work. We analyze Hamilton as one more opportunity to get more suitable."

working returned Roman Morris, who rushed for ninety five yards on seven consists of towards Edmonton and added five catches for sixty two yards and two TDs, observed Calgary need to beginning fast against Hamilton.

"it's whatever thing we have not executed within the last two, three weeks," he spoke of. "We must come out and hit them in the mouth earlier than they hit us in the mouth."

With a victory, Calgary would attain double-digit wins for the eleventh straight season.

At halftime, the corridor of repute classification of 2018 -- Paul Brule, Frank Cosentino, Scott Flory, the late Tom Hugo, Hank Ilesic, Brent Johnson and Barron Miles -- could be honoured.

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CALGARY STAMPEDERS (9-2) at HAMILTON TIGER-CATS (6-5)

Saturday, Tim Hortons field

KEY MATCHUP: Stampeders QB Bo Levi Mitchell vs. Ticats QB Jeremiah Masoli. Mitchell threw for 491 yards and 4 TDs in Calgary's forty eight-42 loss to Edmonton final week but additionally had three interceptions. Masoli has recorded a club list-tying 9 300-yard passing games this season and had seven TD strikes in Hamilton's Labour Day sweep of the Toronto Argonauts.

THE massive NUMBERS: 3 -- variety of games Hamilton has gained in a row; and 5-0 -- Calgary's list versus East Division groups this year.

WHO'S sizzling: Hamilton receiver Brandon Banks has registered consecutive 100-yard video games and a CFL-excessive eight this season. within the 21 video games considering the fact that June Jones took over as head teach, Banks has 128 catches for 1,992 yards and 14 TDs.

WHO'S no longer: Calgary on the road. The Stampeders have lost their final two games faraway from McMahon Stadium: a forty-27 resolution to Saskatchewan on Aug. 19 and ultimate weekend's 48-forty two contest in Edmonton. Their remaining highway victory was a 34-22 verdict in Regina on July 28.