Overreaction Monday: 5 hot takes from Week 3 |
Welcome to Overreaction Monday, where we look back on the previous week’s action and root out some angles that could be prone to hot takes that might be a tad over the top. Either from fans and the media in general or, maybe just specifically me.
This week, deja vu in Ottawa, but far from it in Edmonton.
And it’s never too early to talk about a perfect season.
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THE ELKS ARE BACK, BABY!
The Edmonton Elks have a recent past of beginning seasons in a very negative, very winless light.
But this year, they opened with a rain-soaked victory in Ottawa, one that told us not a lot about them other than what we already knew; that running back Justin Rankin is ready to give the league’s QBs some backfield competition for the George Reed Most Outstanding Player award.
Edmonton’s Week 3 win over the Montreal Alouettes (also rain-soaked and also powered greatly by Rankin) told us more. But how much more?
“These guys are contenders for the division.”
THE VERDICT: Too soon to tell. But that win over the Als was a tremendous one, complete with the Elks climbing out of a deep hole and taking it away from a very good........