{"id":288798,"date":"2025-11-17T11:52:19","date_gmt":"2025-11-17T11:52:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/288798\/"},"modified":"2025-11-17T11:52:19","modified_gmt":"2025-11-17T11:52:19","slug":"maas-expects-to-have-full-playbook-for-grey-cup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/288798\/","title":{"rendered":"Maas expects to have full playbook for Grey Cup"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>WINNIPEG \u2013 Jason Maas anticipates pretty much having a full playbook for the Grey Cup game.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1762614923_240_70c8fc80.png\" alt=\"\" style=\"position:absolute;width:1px;height:1px\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The biggest story this week has been the health of quarterback Davis Alexander after he tweaked his left hamstring in Montreal\u2019s East Division final win in Hamilton. Alexander has received treatment throughout this week and will start the Grey Cup game versus the Saskatchewan Roughriders.<\/p>\n<p>On Saturday, Alexander declared he\u2019d be at between 75 and 90 per cent for the game. When asked during his pre-game availability Sunday what he\u2019d grade Alexander\u2019s recovery, Maas wouldn\u2019t provide a specific number.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI just know he\u2019s ready to play and we\u2019re going to go from there,\u201d Maas said. \u201cI\u2019ve been very pleased with the progress he has made and with what our team has done for him to get him ready and prepared to play.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe playbook is going to be very similar, it\u2019s just a matter of how when he decides to use his feet he\u2019s going to have to be a bit cautious, I think, in the beginning of the game to feel it out. I don\u2019t know that he\u2019s going to open up like he generally does but he\u2019s made plenty of quarterback movements in the pocket, getting out of the pocket, making throws downfield (this week) just like he has during the season.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Story continues below advertisement<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tRelated Videos\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-video__image\" alt=\"Click to play video: 'Cougars golf team gearing up for international tourney'\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1763380337_836_U_OF_R_GOLF_TEAM_HEADED_SOUTH_OF_THE_BORDER_PKG_FOR_WEB.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\"   data-\/><\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t1:58<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCougars golf team gearing up for international tourney\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\tPrevious Video<\/p>\n<p>\t\tNext Video<\/p>\n<p>Alexander will look to push his record as a CFL starter to 14-0. Twice hampered this season with the hamstring ailment, Alexander was 7-0 under centre to push his regular-season streak to 11-0, the best start to a career in league history.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"170\" height=\"225\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/national.jpg\" alt=\"For news impacting Canada and around the world, sign up for breaking news alerts delivered directly to you when they happen.\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\tGet breaking National news<\/p>\n<p>For news impacting Canada and around the world, sign up for breaking news alerts delivered directly to you when they happen.<\/p>\n<p>Alexander has a 2-0 playoff record after leading Montreal to post-season wins over Winnipeg and Hamilton. He\u2019ll be making his first Grey Cup start.<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\tTrending Now\n\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/news\/11527758\/hudsons-bay-bid\/\" class=\"c-posts__inner\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-posts__thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1763380338_127_cd8099bfed1f46d2f19fb23769ad3b6d4097e751b4fdfbb9219341d8f6403ae4.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"336\" height=\"224\" alt=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\tTwo of Canada\u2019s wealthiest families have teamed up to make $18M bid for Hudson\u2019s Bay charter\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/news\/11527531\/sour-puss-production-canada\/\" class=\"c-posts__inner\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-posts__thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1763380339_881_sour-puss.png\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"336\" height=\"224\" alt=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\u2018We\u2019ve moved to Canada and are proud of it\u2019: Sour Puss liquor production moves from Minnesota to Quebec\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Maas wouldn\u2019t offer any insight regarding the status of defensive linemen Mustafa Johnson and receiver Austin Mack, both game-time decisions.<\/p>\n<p>Montreal is chasing its second CFL championship in three years and ninth in franchise history. Saskatchewan last won the Grey Cup in 2013 in Regina, the fourth in its history.<\/p>\n<p>But Maas said it\u2019s OK if his players are battling nerves before the opening kickoff.<\/p>\n<p>Story continues below advertisement<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat\u2019s just human nature in my opinion,\u201d he said. \u201cI know those nerves settle down the moment you go out there and realize you\u2019re just in another football game.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor us, it still comes down to compete and we love to do that and we\u2019re going to do it together.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Saskatchewan\u2019s Corey Mace will appear in his first Grey Cup as a head coach. Mace said he had no real plans regarding his pre-game speech to the Riders.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis one is just going to go off the top,\u201d he said. \u201cWe had a good meeting (Saturday) night that was a little bit more planned out.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think everybody is just itching so I don\u2019t know if much is going to be said but whatever\u2019s in my heart will be said.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>This report by The Canadian Press was first published Nov. 16, 2025.<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t&amp;copy 2025 The Canadian Press\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"WINNIPEG \u2013 Jason Maas anticipates pretty much having a full playbook for the Grey Cup game. 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