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In looking back at Thursday nights Stampeders-Alouettes game, one thing jumped out at me. It’s the same thing that jumped out to WR Brett Ralph when I talked to him Friday, an interview you’ll hear on Sportsline Saturday this week. That is…the Stamps were in very much the same situation as they were the week prior against Edmonton. A lead late in the game with the defence needing to hold on…unlike week 2, the Stamps were able to seal the deal in week 3. It has to be a huge confidence booster, and Ralph said as much…that and the fact the Stamps were able to control the ball late was very much impressive coming out of Thursday night.
The receiving core was once again impressive…Ralph continues to be Wes Welker-esque, in that he’s ALWAYS freaking open. For the second straight game, he made some plays on second and long. Then there is 82…Nik Lewis was stellar in the clutch once again, this time making the big catch in that clock-hogging final drive for the Stamps, a catch that gave the visitors a huge first down. What more can you say about Lewis? He is clutch, he plays the interior like a pitbull, and he has some of the surest hands you’ll see. And screw “good sportsmanship”. Seeing Lewis get hyped up after a big play is awesome. Brett Ralph put it pretty well…”when you’ve got a receiver group as talented as this, everyone is going to touch the ball.”
Hamilton should be interesting…after playing pocket passers for 2 straight games, it’ll be interesting to see how the Stamps adapt to playing Casey Printers. And then of course there is that Lumsden kid. The Stamps were able to neutralize Joe Smith fairly effectively in week 1, but Lumsden is a different runner. He runs so straight up, it can sometimes be a bit of adjustment for the interior lineman. But being caught by surprise probably isn’t something we’ll see happen very often with this team…John Hufnagel has them prepared to the T every week.
