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The medical reports are in, so the Tiger-Cats have been able to set their roster for tomorrow's game in Ottawa against the Renegades (7:30 p.m. TSN).
The Cats had come home pretty banged up from last Thursday's game in Vancouver, and had been uncertain about who would recover enough to play the Ottawa game.
Offensive lineman Dave Hack, the team's senior tackle, will sit out the game to recover from a groin injury. It will be the first game Hack will have missed in five seasons with the team. Former XFL player Derrick Turner, whom the team brought in this week, will take his place on the roster. Wide receiver and kick returner Mace Freeman will not play, while he recovers from an ankle injury. Andrew English, a Canadian receiver recently released by the Toronto Argonauts, will take his place.
Linebacker Marcus Spencer, also injured in Vancouver, will not play. His roster spot will be filled by import receiver Quinton Spotwood, who competed well in training camp and has been on the practice roster since.
Offensive lineman Samir Chahine, who had to leave last week's game after only one series because of a lingering ankle injury, will not play. Defensive back Jermaine Romans will come on the roster in his place.
Wide receiver Tony Miles, offensive lineman Mike Mihelic and middle linebacker Haven Fields will all remain on the injured list for at least one more week.
Among the good medical news, receiver Andrew Grigg has recovered sufficiently from a shoulder injury last week to be listed as a starter this week.
The Hamilton Tiger-Cats have three good reasons not to take the Ottawa Renegades lightly.
The first is that the 'Gades were pasted 55-7 last week by the Winnipeg Blue Bombers -- the widest margin of any Canadian Football League game so far this season. The wounded Renegades will be eager to prove this week that they are not as bad as the score made them look.
Of course, the Tiger-Cats will be looking to prove much the same thing, after dropping a 55-21 game to the previously winless B.C. Lions.
"They're not going to be in a very good mood, and we shouldn't be in a very good mood," said Lancaster.
Defensive tackle Daaron McField put it a little more bluntly.
"They got their asses whupped even worse than us last week, so they're coming to play," he said.
The second reason is that while the Ottawa Renegades are the newest team in the Canadian Football League, they also have one of its most experienced rosters.
"I don't look on them as an expansion team," Lancaster said. "I don't buy any of that. They probably have more experience on their team than on ours."
That having been said, after four games, Ottawa appears yet to determine its baseline offence or defence.
"They will settle on one eventually," he said. "I think they're still in a learning mode -- finding out what's best for them."
Whatever they bring out tomorrow, Lancaster expects it to be some version of what his team has seen before.
"They're not going to re-invent the wheel. The way I look at it, (the defence) is going to be man, zone or blitz. On offence, it's going to be run or pass. It still comes down to how you execute on game day. That determines whether you win or lose."
The third reason is that the Renegades are the first East division opponent the Tiger-Cats have met so far this season. Each game against a division rival essentially counts for twice as much, since it gives the winner two points in the standings and keeps the opponent from getting any.
Since the Renegades and Tiger-Cats only play each other twice this season, the score could be very important. If the teams were to finish the regular season tied for a playoff position, the deciding factor would be who had scored more points against the other.
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The medical reports are in, so the Tiger-Cats have been able to set their roster for tomorrow's game in Ottawa against the Renegades (7:30 p.m. TSN).
The Cats had come home pretty banged up from last Thursday's game in Vancouver, and had been uncertain about who would recover enough to play the Ottawa game.
Offensive lineman Dave Hack, the team's senior tackle, will sit out the game to recover from a groin injury. It will be the first game Hack will have missed in five seasons with the team. Former XFL player Derrick Turner, whom the team brought in this week, will take his place on the roster. Wide receiver and kick returner Mace Freeman will not play, while he recovers from an ankle injury. Andrew English, a Canadian receiver recently released by the Toronto Argonauts, will take his place.
Linebacker Marcus Spencer, also injured in Vancouver, will not play. His roster spot will be filled by import receiver Quinton Spotwood, who competed well in training camp and has been on the practice roster since.
Offensive lineman Samir Chahine, who had to leave last week's game after only one series because of a lingering ankle injury, will not play. Defensive back Jermaine Romans will come on the roster in his place.
Wide receiver Tony Miles, offensive lineman Mike Mihelic and middle linebacker Haven Fields will all remain on the injured list for at least one more week.
Among the good medical news, receiver Andrew Grigg has recovered sufficiently from a shoulder injury last week to be listed as a starter this week.
The Hamilton Tiger-Cats have three good reasons not to take the Ottawa Renegades lightly.
The first is that the 'Gades were pasted 55-7 last week by the Winnipeg Blue Bombers -- the widest margin of any Canadian Football League game so far this season. The wounded Renegades will be eager to prove this week that they are not as bad as the score made them look.
Of course, the Tiger-Cats will be looking to prove much the same thing, after dropping a 55-21 game to the previously winless B.C. Lions.
"They're not going to be in a very good mood, and we shouldn't be in a very good mood," said Lancaster.
Defensive tackle Daaron McField put it a little more bluntly.
"They got their asses whupped even worse than us last week, so they're coming to play," he said.
The second reason is that while the Ottawa Renegades are the newest team in the Canadian Football League, they also have one of its most experienced rosters.
"I don't look on them as an expansion team," Lancaster said. "I don't buy any of that. They probably have more experience on their team than on ours."
That having been said, after four games, Ottawa appears yet to determine its baseline offence or defence.
"They will settle on one eventually," he said. "I think they're still in a learning mode -- finding out what's best for them."
Whatever they bring out tomorrow, Lancaster expects it to be some version of what his team has seen before.
"They're not going to re-invent the wheel. The way I look at it, (the defence) is going to be man, zone or blitz. On offence, it's going to be run or pass. It still comes down to how you execute on game day. That determines whether you win or lose."
The third reason is that the Renegades are the first East division opponent the Tiger-Cats have met so far this season. Each game against a division rival essentially counts for twice as much, since it gives the winner two points in the standings and keeps the opponent from getting any.
Since the Renegades and Tiger-Cats only play each other twice this season, the score could be very important. If the teams were to finish the regular season tied for a playoff position, the deciding factor would be who had scored more points against the other.
