Blog by WCJ from the BC - Esks game from the archive on TSN

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Wanted to check out the game in the TSN archive ... ran this blog as I watched. It is neat to be able to run the play over when you want.

Quarter 1

Ray moves em down the field for a FG.

Great return by Smart. Super catch by Paris Jackson. DD overthrows Geroy ... Paris has his man beat deep also. BC field goal missed.

Washington knocks ball down. Banks was waiting for it. Ray scrambles, throws, looking good. He is rangy when he scrambles. Dayooo Dayooo Belafonte in the House. Esks moving the ball again. Ray very calm. Chappie looking happy. Good run D by the Leos. Chappie loves his busy hand signals on the sideline. Miles with the pick.

Lalji nice sideline item on Murphy dominating Abdullah last week.

Great pass by DD to Clermont. Beautiful pass. That looks the DD we have become used to.

Ricky Ray watching Jacques flap his hands all over the place on the sideline. Any mosquitoes in here? Tucker short arms the ball on patented corner route.

I am liking Smart as our kick returner.

Nice deep play to Geroy. Penalty on EE.

DD moving the ball ... just barely overthrows JC.

6-3 EE.


Quarter 2

Jamal Johnson looks awesome chasing down Ebell.

DD looks terrible, not calm, not confident, throwing poorly. He looks small, and slow and old.

Tomkins looks dangerous returning.

Ricky Ray still looking good in the 2nd quarter.

Lions playing prevent type defense, nothing long given away.

Penalties hurting the Esks.

Lefsrud looking ill with his concussion. You can see in in his face.

Ray still awesome. I have seen esksfans criticising him. They have no idea how good he is. He does a lot of it on his own.

Acree misses a high ball he should have had in the end zone ... would have given the Esks the lead. Next play Brent J gets away with a face mask on R Ray ... ha ha ha

Danny Chipmunk not happy with that.

C Rodgers looks very quick on a kickoff return. I wish he would hold onto all passes thrown to him.

P Jackson stripped after a catch. In practice today Baresi was working on protecting the ball with the receivers.

DD nice pass to Simmons on a curl inside. DD overthrows PJ in the end zone .... coulda bin ... field goal instead

Murphy not letting Braidwood near DD.

Another Ray short pass completion against the Leos zone. Same style of D that Toronto runs so well.

And there is Miles block of a kick. Leos swarming Miles after.

DD throws high to Rodgers, he gets it. DD throws low to Geroy, he gets it. Joe Smith runs it in.

It looks like the prevent D and great special teams has the Leos in the lead. Eskies not good in the red zone.

DD 9 of 18 for 144 in the half, not bad overall.

RR 15 of 23 for 203, but not capitalizing.

Announcers say "not the pin-point Dave Dickenson we are used to."


Quarter 3

Murphy - Braidwood not heated up totally yet.

We know the Lions win but the Esks playing tough too. Ebell very quick but the Leos working hard on D.

Nice tackle by Philips stopping EE short of 1st down.

Smith big run on a great hole. Big play. Great blocks by Jimenez and Sherko. Another huge run by Smith. Murphy nullifies Braidwood completely. Smith is tough to bring down, fast and strong and slippery. Great pass now by DD to Geroy. Murphy takes Braidwood out again. JJiminez nullifies Abdullah. Clermont a great catch. DD looking better. Dayoooo Dayoooooo Belafonte in the House.
Pierce short yardage for 1st down. Abdullah on Murphy's back in the pile. Sneaky play, yanks his helmet off. Who is the gawddam dirty player.

DD to JC. Great catch by Clermont. Touchdown. Abdullah late hit on DD not called. Gawddam. 23-6 Leos. JC making real estate pitch on the camera. LOL Bad Boy selling out for the money.

Ray still playing well. Another penalty slows the Peskies down. Ankle hit on RR ... penalty. BJ held, whining, chasing, gets the sack anyway. LOL

Ebell clobbered by a bunch of Leos. Floyd holds em up. J Johnson kills em. No yards on Peskies. No discipline.

DD waming up. 83% in the second half, after 50% in the first half. 67% for his career.

Intense game. Leos D awesome. O getting there. Smart quick and elusive on a reverse. Wow ... great block by Geroy. DD thrown into coverage. Picked off. Awful throw by DD. On the INT a bunch of Esks go after Murphy. He gets called for roughing.

233 for RR, 230 for DD. DD getting it done with ugly ball. Esks did not capitalize when they had a chance.


Quarter 4

Ray still clicking. Ray slides after good breakout of pocket. Penalty again on Esks. Very intense in the line play both teams. Ebell super quick. Good block takes Javy out.

Ray throws beautiful bomb almost catches Leos. Glover makes great play ... saves Crawford who looked lost filling in for Miles with his cramp. Big play by Glover. Cranky Teddy Bear Ritchie happy Miles OK now.

Lalji good sideline report about finger in Murphy's eye by Braidwood. Smart makes Braidwood miss big time. Smith runs over a few Peskies. Murphy pancakes Abdullah. Murphy taking it to Abdullah. Good camera work on Murphy. He is a gawddaam warrior. Abdullah exhausted, sucking wind. Lions FG 26-9.

Glatt good chase down on Ebell. Peskies 15 penalties. Murphy pinning Braidwood this time. Braidwood looks like an idiot. Go get em Rob. Good iso camera on the battle. I bet Papa Braidwood is steaming at this time. Murphy ripped AB's helmet off. I would say that probably deserves the DQ. Standing O for Murphy on the way out. Both eyes gouged and marked.

DD runs. Man the game is getting hot. Punt. Tomkins swarmed.

Ray tipped by Hunt on a bull rush, great pick by Glover. Awesome. Ray on his back looking at the roof of BC Place.

Smith explodes up the middle. Maciocia sucking wind on the sideline.

Good insert on Murphy: "I get a twinkle in my eye."

Smith pounding it to the Esks. Abdullah walks off the field even though he is needed as a body on D. More pounding by Smith. Smart's turn. Rushing BC 133 EE 27. FG by BC 29-9.

Friday Night Gladiator - Rob Murphy .... Yeahhhh

Esks tried hard. Did not play smart. Leos played like smart champions. Dayoooo Dayoooooo Belafonte in the House.

Praise for Mike Benevides. Buono says he is Head Coach material right now.

Very intense game. Loved it. Murphy best promoter for the CFL.

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