The B.C. Lions already have the top ranked offence in the CFL. This week, they inch a little closer to their Grade-A version of that uKeon Hatcher (Achilles injury), who was B.C.’s leading receiver last year, is slated to make his season debut Thursday when the Lions (5-2) visit the Winnipeg Blue Bombers (2-6).
As well, centre Michael Couture (back injury), who hasn’t played since the season-opener, is set to return.
Going into this week, B.C. leads the league in scoring (29.4 points per game); net offence (406.6 yards per game); passing yards (342.1 per game); and average yards per play (7.24).
There’s an argument, too, that a little boost would suit them well right now. The Lions are coming off a bye week and the B.C. offence had its most lacklustre showing of the campaign in the squad’s last game, producing a season-low 274 yards of net offence in a 25-24 loss to the Calgary Stampeders on July 21.Hatcher, 29, brings even more of a history of chemistry with quarterback Vernon Adams Jr. back into the lineup. Hatcher was second in the CFL last season in receiving yards (1,226), tied for fourth in catches (78) and tied for fifth in touchdown catches (six). He was a CFL all-star.
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