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  • quarterback Drew Tate while Tate was on the ground, giving the Stampeders a first down on the Alouettes 17-yard line. Calgary quickly scored a touchdown to open up an 18-point lead. The CFL fined Emry for the hit on Wednesday. Emry declined to talk about the hit on Thursday, saying hes now focused on stopping Winnipeg quarterback Buck Pierce on Friday (TSN, 7 p.m. ET). It gives me a chance to redeem myself, within the rules, Emry said, adding that hes put last weeks mistake behind him. "This week its Buck Pierce, who makes a lot of plays with his legs. He can get out of a lot of difficult situations. Its just for us to make sure we contain him and make some plays on the ball. The Blue Bombers dropped their season opener 33-16 to the B.C. Lions in a Grey Cup rematch in Vancouver on June 29. Pierce left that game with a leg injury in the second quarter after completing only three of nine passes for 11 yards. Although backup Alex Brink went 12-for-26 for 121 yards and two touchdowns in relief, Pierce is still slated to start against Montreal. Its unclear whether the oft-injured Pierce will last the whole game, so Emry said the Alouettes are ready for either quarterback. Alex Brinks a great quarterback too, he said. Hes made a lot of plays. "The main thing on our plate is making plays on those guys, whoever is back there. There were also questions about Montreals soon-to-be 40-year-old quarterback Anthony Calvillo after he was held to 16 completions for 174 yards and only one touchdown by Calgary. He also threw two interceptions, after giving up only eight in all of 2011. The Alouettes defence was expected to take time to gel after several off-season roster changes. But the offence, almost entirely intact, also looked disjointed against Calgary. It will be tested by Winnipegs aggressive defence, which played a key role in the Bombers East Division title last season. The toughest thing at the start of the year is that you have to deal with all their blitzes, said Calvillo. They dont try to confuse you much. Theyre just very good at what they do. And they play a lot of man-to-man. The Montreal defence tightened up in the second half against Calgary, forcing three turnovers. The Alouettes hope to carry that momentum into Friday night, but they will do it without defensive back Dwight Anderson, who broke his finger in practice on Wednesday. Coach Marc Trestman said Anderson will be out of action for a couple of weeks. Montreal was already missing defensive end John Bowman and also lost rookie end Murrell Marques for two to four weeks with a shoulder injury. The Bombers made an adjustment on offence, replacing rookie centre Chris Kowalczuk with Justin Sorensen. The game will be special for Alouettes safety Kyries Hebert, who played for Winnipeg in 2006 and 2007 before jumping to the NFLs Cincinnati Bengals. The 31-year-old spent 2010 in Hamilton but didnt play at all last season. Hebert still has some old friends in Winnipeg, but said it will be all business against Pierce on Friday. I hope for great health for Buck Pierce, said Hebert. But any chance I get for anyone carrying the ball in blue and gold, theyre going to get hit. Thats our mentality here. Wholesale Boston Bruins Jerseys China . "The set of circumstances that exist here at the University of Alberta is what is really appealing to me," said Morris. "There really is a wealth of talent in Northern Alberta, and a tremendous opportunity to develop the sport of football in the city and province with the Golden Bears program. Wholesale Sports Caps China .Y. -- Their first practice of the season finishing, the Knicks gathered in a circle for a song. http://www.stitchednflshop.com/nhl-jerseys/ .25 million contract with the Ottawa Senators. Latendresse, 25, spent the past three seasons with the Minnesota Wild. Wholesale Jerseys . 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Theres no question Rodgers is a special quarterback, one of the leagues finest, and hed put up impressive numbers if he had only one or two guys to throw to. But he has four -- count em, four -- receivers who could be No. 1s on many other teams. "I dont think so," Nelson said when asked if any other team is as loaded at receiver as the Packers. "I dont think you can go four and five deep like we can." Jennings had 1,000-yard seasons from 2008-10, and came up just short (949) last year despite missing three games. Nelson has a career average of 15.1 yards per catch, and joined Jennings in the 1,000-yard club last year. James Jones led the NFL with 14 TD catches this year, and matched a Packers record with two scores in three straight games. Cobb is the newest of the bunch, and all the second-year receiver has done is lead the team in catches (80) and yards receiving (954). Add in big tight end Jermichael Finley and you can see why defensive co-ordinators have nightmares about facing the Packers. "You can go to any one of them and get a big play, so it makes it more difficult for defences to defend," Green Bay offensive co-ordinator Tom Clements said. "If (opponents) only have one guy or two guys that they have to defend against, they can structure their defences and set it up in certain ways to take those guys away. But if you have four out there, and sometimes even five, it makes it more difficult. "So if its more difficult for them, its advantageous for us." But injuries have kept the Packers (11-5) from making full use of that advantage. The Big Four have played less than three full games together this year, and you have to go all the way back to the Sept. 24 game in Seattle for when they were last all at full strength. 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