What do we know about the Ottawa Redblacks through one-sixth of the CFL season?
Adeboboye rushed for 96 yards on 10 carries that included the biggest play of the game, a 52-yard burst up the middle that preceded him scoring the afternoon's only touchdown on a nine-yard reception.
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A former Argo who already has two Grey Cup rings, Adeboboye received more work than he may have normally had because the ratio rule limits the number of snaps American William Stanback is in for while Ottawa is forced to start another American on the offensive line.
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Stanback did enough with his time in the game – running nine times for 82 yards, including 76 on a key second-quarter drive that followed a goal-line stand and set up one of Lewis Ward's four field goals – to prove there's still plenty of life in his 30-year-old legs.
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But also having a big day was the O-Line, which gave up one sack when it wasn't creating running holes.
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'It starts with those guys up front,' head coach Bob Dyce told Jakubec. 'I thought they were physical and they kind of imposed their will on (the Stampeders defensive front) with their physical (play) and pass protection too.'
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Dyce also threw accolades at his receivers – who dropped about five slippery balls thrown by Crum – for their contributions in the run game.
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'I have to give them credit, they do a great job,' said Dyce. 'They take their blocking seriously. You don't get those long runs if those guys aren't working. So it was a whole offensive unit (with the same) mindset.'
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How bad is the Redblacks' injury situation?
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For the Calgary game, Ottawa had 11 players on its one-game injured list and three more on the six-game. The Stamps, by comparison, had nine on the one-game list and eight on the six-game. But hitting the Redblacks hardest is that of their 14 injured players, 10 are Canadians. Calary's list of injured Canadians is at an easier-managed seven.
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'We've talked about that fact,' said Dyce. 'Even though we've got some guys down, we have faith in everybody in the room. 'Those (Canadian replacements) have stood up all year, and they showed it today.'
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If the Redblacks can get one of their three injured Canadian O-lineman back – and it sounds like Eric Starczala is the closest to returning – then he can move in at centre and Jacob Ruby can slide down to right tackle, to replace American Darta Lee.
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That would allow the Redblacks to utilize Stanback and Adeboboye as they wish and not have their decision dictated by the ratio rule.
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Who has been the most pleasant surprise on defence?
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While Charlie Ringland did a nice job as a fill-in for fellow Canadian Alonzo Addae (season-ending elbow injury) at safety with an interception (on a pass he should have dropped as it came on a Stampeders third down game and gave the Redblacks worse field position than they otherwise would have had) and five defensive tackles, American Adrian Frye has solidified the strong-side cornerback spot.
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Frye, a 26-year-old Texas Tech product who made his first CFL start last Oct. 25, had five defensive tackles and a tackle for a loss on the goal-line stand that rates as Saturday's defensive play of the game. He also had another forced fumble, giving him three in two road games to go along with the fumble recovery he had in Saskatchewan.
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'At the goal line, it's just who wants it more,' Frye told Jakubec when asked about stopping former NFL quarterback P.J. Walker, who had nine starts with the Carolina Panthers (2020-23) and is now a Calgary backup. 'When it came down to it, I just flew off the edge and figured he was gonna try to get to the perimeter, find one of them, B or C gap holes. I just flew down there and hoped I could fill it for him.'
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