It wouldn’t be so much for personal glory, but a way to thank the Edmonton organization for giving him another chance to play football. On the final play of the third quarter, Whyte banged a 35-yard field goal off the upright. Reilly is trying to win a second ring, but first as a starter after being the third stringer behind Travis Lulay in 2011 with the B.C. Lions. “I was ready to call it quits because it was just no more fun for me”.
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“We found out last year we don’t play good when we’re all tense and tight and nervous”, said Jones, whose team lost 43-18 to Calgary in last year’s West final. Jones, rumoured to be candidate in Saskatchewan for a dual GM-head coach role, deserves bringing the Eskimos their 14 championship in franchise history.
Edmonton Eskimos quarterback Mike Reilly has been named the most valuable player of the 103rd Grey Cup.
At that point during a Saturday media conference at Investors Group Field, the stand-up-sit-down, deadpan comic formerly known as mild-mannered Redblacks head coach Rick Campbell leaped into action. Adarius Bowman (six foot three, 217 pounds), Canadian Shamed Chambers (six foot three, 219 pounds), Mate Shoehorn (six foot two, 210 pounds) and CFL top rookie Derek Walker (six foot two, 185 pounds) all present match-up problems for a Redblacks’ defensive back field with only one player listed over six feet. The Eskimos got a single point when Sean Whyte missed a 45-yard field goal with just under five minutes left in the first half. Lolley had been at Auburn University coaching and then being the director of football external relations when his old gridiron pupil got the Eskimos job. “Women come up. I’m not used to that, but it’s been pretty nice”.
Macinnes bought his tickets in the spring, not expecting his team to make the final game. And you’ve got me as the middle brother.
“All those things that we say to each other when you care about each other and you want to win”.
The CFL had already discovered that the Grey Cup halftime worked better if the league presented more than some very smart dogs doing tricks. It was the fourth time the CFL title game was played in Manitoba, and the first since 2006.
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The Redblacks held a slim 13-10 lead after the first quarter, but were able to halt Eskimos’ momentum at the start of the second. The second-year pro had 42 tackles, three interceptions and one fumble recovery during the regular season.
