Week 13 Power Rankings - Bombers vs the CFL edition

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So instead of the usual power rankings, now that the Blue Bombers are guaranteed the West Final at home, this week’s rankings will be based on who from least to most likely would give us the biggest challenge if we met in the playoffs. 
 

8. Ottawa (eliminated from playoff contention) - non-issue, handled internally, next question. 

7. BC - Michael Reilly can still be a game changer, is tough as nails, and if Lucky Whitehead comes back, gives them two big threats at receiver. But as long as they have no run game and that o-line, Bombers feast on them again. Outclassed in every way.

6. Saskatchewan - our defence has matched up really well with them this year, and Zach Collaros plays with an extra large chip on his shoulder whenever he plays his former team. Add a home crowd that will be jacked up against the Green and White more than any other team and their o-line woes, and the Bombers will have every tangible and intangible advantage for this opponent. Only fly in the ointment is that we have not faced Shaw Evans or Duke Williams this year  

5. Edmonton - So they have actually given us 3 of our more sloppy match-ups, and their d-line has caused some problems for us. That said, we have beaten them by 10, 15, and 27 points. Might rank higher if I actually thought they might meet us, but that is a massive long shot.

4. Montreal - I have stopped trying to figure out what the Als are. They have been stomped by Hamilton, handled by BC and Calgary, and edged out by Toronto. They beat up what has turned out to be a bad Elk team, and had the good fortune of playing the RedBlacks thrice, and frankly should have lost one of those contests  They also stole one against the Cats, but they also dominated the Argos and have new life with a new QB. The back-to-back with the Bombers should clear up their ranking fairly definitively.

3. Hamilton - So the “undefeated” team is a mere shell of itself, and we were in control of the last 57 minutes or our game against them. But still can throw a potential two-headed monster at QB out there, have the talent on paper, and would have home field advantage and a huge payback motivational card to play if we met them again this season.

2. Calgary - We might be luckier facing Bo Levi instead of Maier again, but if good Bo re-appears Calgary is as deadly as anyone  And we know how tight they played us last time, and made our secondary look as ordinary as they have looked in any game this year. Having home field rather than a neutral site meeting if we meet them keeps them out of top spot.

1. Toronto - So you have to give the top spot to the one team that beat us this year. And even in their loss a week earlier, they ran the ball down our throats. Their lines on both sides played us tougher than any other opponent this year, and they figured out how to exploit our pressure with a quick pass game. Now, our best run stopper in Steve Richardson was not available then so that could change the whole story here, because without a balanced run game, and MBT instead of Arbuckle, our defence can pin its ears back and bring the heat.