Week Six: CFL Quarterback Rankings

Let's take a look at the top CFL quarterbacks in the sixth week of the season:

1. (Last Week: No. 3) Henry Burris

He completed 22-of-38 passes for 366 yards and two TDs and one interception in a 31-23 victory over Winnpeg. He is the most consistent quarterback week-to-week thus far in the 2009 CFL season. Calgary is lucky to have him behind the snap on every play. I expect him to be in the top three once again next week.

2. (LW: No. 6) Anthony Calvillo

He completed 35-of-43 passes for 395 yards in a 25-0 shutout of the Toronto Argonauts. He helped Montreal to bounce back and improve their record to 5-1 for the 2009 CFL season. Calvillo put in a dominating performance that saw him complete 81 percent of his attempted passes.

3. (LW: No. 5) Quinton Porter

He completed 26-of-37 passes for 211 yards and one touchdown in a 28-21 victory over the Eskimos. For the first time in the past three weeks, Kevin Glenn has not replaced Porter part way through the game. It appears I was wrong regarding Porter needing a week off to watch Glenn. However the Ticats are still heavily leaning on running back DeAndra Cobb to generate much of their offensive yardage.

4. (LW: No. 1) Ricky Ray

He completed 23-of-37 passes for 335 yards with one TD and two interceptions in a 28-21 loss to the Tiger Cats. Ray put in a good performance in his team's loss to the resurgent Hamilton squad. Ray seems to be getting better as we get deeper into the season. This can only be good news for Eskimos fans.

5. (LW: No. 7) Buck Pierce

He completed 26-of-34 passes for 215 yards with one touchdown and one interception in a much needed 35-20 win over Saskatchewan. Finally Pierce has led the Lions to a victory, but I still say that Jarius Jackson should be the starter in BC. Pierce must now improve his consistency in order to the Lions to have a shot at the playoffs.

6. (LW: No. 2) Darian Durant

He completed 10-of-19 passes for 189 yards with two touchdowns and two interceptions in a 35-20 loss to the BC Lions. After two solid weeks in a row for Durant, which saw him at third and second in these rankings, his game tailed off slightly. This saw him replaced by Roughriders back-up Steven Jyles who threw for 96 yards and one interception. Overall this was not an effective week for the Roughriders and they will need to work hard next week for a bounce back performance.

7. (LW: No. 4) Michael Bishop

He completed 16-of-30 passes for 209 yards and one interception in another Winnipeg loss 31-23 to Calgary. As I had indicated last week, Bishop is still an effective yet inconsistent quarterback in the CFL. Although regardless he is an upgrade for the Blue Bombers over Stefan LeFors, and this shows in the offense generating more points this week. Now sitting at a 2-4 record on the season, Bishop needs to show that he can lead this Winnipeg team out of the cellar.

8. (LW: No. 8) Kerry Joseph

He completed 7-of-14 passes for 61 yards and one interception in a 25-0 shutout of hs Argonauts by Montreal. This game saw Montreal sack Toronto's quarterbacks a total of seven times. The Argos need to protect their leaders much better than this if they expect to even get close to the playoffs this season. Joseph was relieved in favour of Cody Pickett whom threw for just 83 yards. Joseph has now had two consecutive weeks at the bottom of the CFL. While he is to blame for not getting the job done, he does need some help from his teammates as well.

Will Kerry Joseph bounce back next week and drag his team to a victory? Will Quinton Porter continue to improve his play in week seven and take the Tiger Cats one step closer to the playoffs? Please comment on where you would rank the quarterbacks of the CFL in week six.