{"id":275008,"date":"2025-11-10T21:40:10","date_gmt":"2025-11-10T21:40:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/275008\/"},"modified":"2025-11-10T21:40:10","modified_gmt":"2025-11-10T21:40:10","slug":"3-reasons-why-trevor-harris-davis-alexander-will-lead-team-to-victory","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/275008\/","title":{"rendered":"3 Reasons why Trevor Harris, Davis Alexander will lead team to victory"},"content":{"rendered":"

Let\u2019s be real, it didn\u2019t matter which two teams advanced from the Division Finals to the 112th Grey Cup; we were going to have an amazing matchup.<\/p>\n

We could have had the two Most Outstanding Player nominees go head-to-head, Bo Levi Mitchell<\/a> vs. Trevor Harris<\/a> in the veteran showdown, or Nathan Rourke<\/a> vs. Davis Alexander<\/a> in the young gun battle to claim their first Grey Cup.<\/p>\n

All of it hung in the balance heading to the fourth quarter of their respective games, and what we have now is a Montreal Alouettes team looking to play spoiler once again, as they did a few short seasons ago. This team is different with Alexander at the controls, and Saskatchewan has adapted to the Harris way of life wonderfully.<\/p>\n

Of course, only one can come out victorious, but here are my three reasons why each quarterback will win the 112th Grey Cup on Sunday.<\/p>\n

\"112th112th GREY CUP
\u00bb Saskatchewan, Montreal to compete in the 112th Grey Cup<\/a>
\u00bb Who has the edge in the 112th Grey Cup?<\/a>
\u00bb Walk-off field goal sends Montreal to 112th Grey Cup<\/a>
\u00bb Riders beat Lions to earn first Grey Cup appearance since 2013<\/a><\/p>\n

TREVOR HARRIS<\/p>\n

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1. EXPERIENCE<\/p>\n

Trevor Harris<\/a> has seen it all and played against Noel Thorpe\u2019s complicated scheme on several occasions. Being a veteran is one thing, but having as many live reps against this defence and real-life reference points available to inform decision-making could be a big factor in Harris and the Roughriders celebrating on Sunday night.<\/p>\n

2. PATIENCE<\/p>\n

One of the more underrated parts of Harris\u2019s game is how his feet and arm are always connected. Every snap he takes, you can almost see an imaginary clock ticking away above his head as Harris processes the defence in real time while understanding that his exit strategy is coming if no receivers can be found on time.<\/p>\n

From the repetitive feet and predictable release, Harris can slow the game down as he works his way to the best available option. That\u2019s one way of looking at patience; the other is his understanding of the game, helping the Riders to know when to push and when to take the easiest throw on the field, waiting for that big strike moment to present itself when the time comes, instead of forcing the issue and creating a negative play.<\/p>\n

3. PRECISION<\/p>\n

He\u2019s accurate. Simple as that.<\/p>\n

When Harris wants to put the football somewhere, he does it like an Olympic archer. His touch and trajectory selection have always been elite, a big reason why he\u2019s always up near the top of CFL completion percentage rankings. This year, he led the CFL at 73.6 per cent, but what impressed me the most was his 53.8 per cent completion rate on balls that travelled 20 yards or more in the air downfield. The CFL average was 44.3 per cent.<\/p>\n

DAVIS ALEXANDER<\/p>\n

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1. CONFIDENCE<\/p>\n

No player on either side of the ball plays the CFL game with as much swagger as Davis Alexander<\/a> currently. Is it healthy for your quarterback to constantly be in the face of opponents, talking trash and gesturing first down after every meaningful play? Some will say no, but it\u2019s who he is at this stage of his career, and the Alouettes have embraced it. As Duane Forde said on Saturday in the Eastern Final, \u201cJason Maas doesn\u2019t want him to change who he is to fit in.\u201d<\/p>\n

Alexander has been fitting out, and the antics are more than an act; they fuel his game, decision-making and volatile playmaking ability, which leads us to his second Grey Cup attribute.<\/p>\n

2. PLAYMAKING INSTINCTS<\/p>\n

Sometimes, you just have to make a play. Alexander seems to understand that at a high level, whether it be thanks to his time as a backup, absorbing the CFL ebbs and flows, time spent with Anthony Calvillo as his quarterbacks coach, or the endless time spent talking through the game with head coach Jason Maas.<\/p>\n

Whatever the reasoning, it\u2019s clear he understands the need to stretch plays, use his legs, throw off balance, and find a way, no matter the inevitable challenges presented on any given snap.<\/p>\n

The great question going into the Grey Cup is whether or not Alexander\u2019s hamstring will allow him to move around and play the type of free-wheeling, entertaining football we\u2019ve come to understand he\u2019s capable of this season in his first full year as a starter.<\/p>\n

3. ARM STRENGTH<\/p>\n

The Saturday after OK Tire Labour Day Weekend, I was in Montreal stalking the Tiger-Cats in consecutive weeks, this time on the road. Before the game, as Alexander was recovering from the aforementioned hamstring injury that condensed his season, he put on an aerial display the likes of which I\u2019ll not soon forget.<\/p>\n

It started humbly with some outs and crossers, dig routes and curls. All of a sudden, the arm opened up, and the football felt like it had fire coming off the back as the Als pivot ripped the rock 50 yards or more downfield on vertical routes for about ten minutes.<\/p>\n

We rarely see a quarterback at the professional level truly show their peak arm talent because the game won\u2019t allow it, but that day I saw it, and if Alexander gets a chance to let it fly in the Grey Cup, rest assured your jaw will hit the floor just like mine did that day at Percival Molson Memorial Stadium.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Let\u2019s be real, it didn\u2019t matter which two teams advanced from the Division Finals to the 112th Grey…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":275009,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[437],"tags":[49,48,521,522,520,82],"class_list":{"0":"post-275008","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-cfl","8":"tag-ca","9":"tag-canada","10":"tag-canadian-football-league","11":"tag-canadianfootballleague","12":"tag-cfl","13":"tag-sports"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/275008","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=275008"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/275008\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/275009"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=275008"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=275008"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=275008"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}