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MONTREAL -- The Montreal Alouettes offensive line is usually taken for granted as one of the best in the Canadian Football League. But the Als big men will have pressure on their shoulders when they face the Calgary Stampeders on Saturday night missing both starting guards. Nine-time CFL all-star Scott Flory was lost for the rest of the season when he suffered a torn biceps in a 22-14 loss to the Stampeders (2-1) last week. Guard Andrew Woodruff was already on the nine-game disabled list, reportedly with concussion symptoms. That will bring versatile backup Ryan Bomben into the starting five for the rematch at McMahon Stadium. American Mike Ola had already moved in at guard to replace Woodruff. "Its going OK," tackle Josh Bourke said Thursday. "Were still working through things, but the biggest thing is they know what theyre doing. "Theyve played enough that they know whats going on and theyre prepared to step in and play right away." The unit that allowed just 30 sacks last season -- which has Luc Brodeur-Jourdain at centre between guards Flory and Woodruff and tackles Bourke and Jeff Perrett -- was already taking heat for giving up 13 in the first three games of the 2013 campaign. The entire offence has struggled with the departure of coach Marc Trestman to the Chicago Bears, as the Alouettes (1-2) gets used to a new system under Dan Hawkins and offensive co-ordinator Mike Miller. Sacks are only part of the nightmare for 40-year-old quarterback Anthony Calvillo, who has laboured to move the chains under the new regime. His 69.0 efficiency rating is more than 30 points below normal. "We havent played our best, but as an offence in general we havent played our best this season," said Bourke, the CFLs 2011 outstanding lineman. "We realize that. "We know were a work in progress right now. But we have a lot of talent on this offence and I think we can pop at any time. You have to stay positive. One of these weeks things are going to click for us." Its new territory for the O-line. The starting five lost only five man-games to injury all last season, four of them when Perrett was sidelined with a hyper-extended left knee. The good news is they have depth. Ola, in his second season in Montreal, played eight games in 2012, five as a starter. He can play both guard and tackle. Bomben, a Burlington, Ont., native in his third season, is a jack-of-all-trades, playing guard, tackle, tight end and fullback at different times while dressing for all 18 games last season. He even caught five passes for 33 yards and a touchdown. "He has tremendous feet," Brodeur-Jourdain said of Bomben. "Hes in a bad position and suddenly he gets back. "Im very confident in these two guards. But for sure, we cant replace Flory. Hes the mastermind of our O-line for many years. Hes the brain, basically." The 37-year-old Flory, a two-time CFL outstanding lineman, is certainly the elder statesman. The Regina native has been an Alouette since his pro debut in 1999. He has missed only one game in the last 13 years. "Besides being a great player, hes the biggest leader we have," added Bourke. "But to honour him, we just have to play well." Meanwhile, Calvillo was throwing the ball with no problem a day after banging a finger on a helmet in practice. He had jammed the same hand against the Stampeders, but stayed in the game. "The strength was OK and that was the only thing I was concerned with," the CFLs all-time passing leader said. "Its still sore, but thats going to happen. "I was able to complete my throws and I was very happy with it." It will be Montreals second away game of the season, but they didnt use simulated crowd noise while the offence practised this week. Calvillo said thats normal for a trip to McMahon. "Every time weve been in Calgary weve never been on the silent count," he said. "(Adviser to the head coach) Doug Berry, when he was in Winnipeg, never went on the silent count. "Its always going to be loud, but we always got away with it. It was definitely discussed this week." Still, the noise will be a test for Brodeur-Jourdain. In a season-opening victory in Winnipeg, the centre was called twice for procedure for bobbing his head two times before snapping the ball as part of a silent count. A new CFL rule allows only one head-bob per play as it is considered a ploy to lure defences offside. "Its always hard to play in the noise, and then you cant use your silent count," he said. "Then everything is on one, so that makes it easy for the defence." Jordan Henderson Jersey Uk . 4 Villanova with a 96-68 drubbing on Monday. Wragge hit 9-of-14 from behind the arc, matching Kyle Korvers school record for 3-pointers in a game set in 2003, as Creighton (16-3, 6-1 Big East broke a conference record with 21 treys in the rout. Mohamed Salah t Shirt . 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Lets cherish our time together.Previewing Talladega, I talked often about setting your daily fantasy lineup just based on drivers starting further back in the field. With wrecks making finishing position more volatile than ever, the relatively meaninglessness of practice/qualifying speeds and how evenly spread fastest laps are through the field, its worth playing for start/finish differential points, and take the possibility of negative points out of the picture.Was it the smart play? The top three starters in Sundays race, Martin Truex Jr., Brad Keselowski and Matt Kenseth, all put up negative points.Meanwhile, the top six points earners all started 16th or worse, with five of those starting outside the top 20. They included Brian Scott, who cost just $5,100 on DraftKings.But now were done with restrictor-plate racing for the season. Lets shelve that line of thinking until next Februarys Daytona 500.This week, were racing at Martinsville, the polar opposite of Talladega. While Dega is the longest track and one of the highest-bank with a relatively low number laps run (188), Martinsville is the shortest and flattest, and will run 500 laps.And youre going to see some crazy fastest laps and laps led numbers here. Passing is tough, and because of the close quarters, starting position comes into play, since the drivers starting at the back will be nearly a lap down when the race starts.So this all starts with the polesitter. Going back to 2005, the driver starting first has led 110 laps per race. Thats 55 points there right off the start.But those are just averages. Its your best bet, but consider this: Over the last three seasons, theres been six instances of a driver putting up at least 100 fantasy points in a Martinsville race. The best start among those drivers was fourth, by Jimmie Johnson in 2014.The other five started seventh, 13th, 15th, 17th and 23rd. So there is mid-pack value to be had here. But you want to chase those laps led because there is usually a huge points day to be had here for a driver. In the spring Martinsville race, Kyle Busch won while leading 352 laps and running 81 fastest laps. Thats 180.5 points.Here are my picks to get you started this week. But check back again after qualifying for my final picks and fades.Im starting mmy team with:Kevin Harvick hasnt won at Martinsville since the 2011 spring race.dddddddddddd Later that year was also his last top-five finish at the track. So why do I like a driver who hasnt had a top-five finish at Martinsville in the last nine races? Consistency.Over the last three Martinsville race, Harvick has led at least 38 laps in all three, with more than 50 fastest laps in each. He leads all drivers with 63.7 fastest laps per race over the last two seasons at Martinsville.Keep an eye on these four:Kyle Busch: Busch was dominant here in the spring race, leading 352 laps as referenced above. But he falls out of my top spot because he hasnt consistently been collecting bonus points for fastest laps and laps led, despite a string of top-15 finishes. In his previous six Martinsville races, Busch failed to lead three times and never reached 30 fastest laps.Jeff Gordon: Gordon hasnt been overly impressive since returning part-time to fill in for Dale Earnhardt Jr., but he is coming off 10th-place finish in his last start. Gordon has always been great at Martinsville, putting up more than 20 fastest laps in 18 of his last 19 Martinsville starts with an average finish of fifth in that span.Kasey Kahne: Im looking for Kahne to continue his recent resurgence, especially given his strength on shorter, flatter tracks this season (Martinsville, New Hampshire, Richmond and Phoenix). In three of the last four races on such tracks, Kahne has finished with more than 40 DraftKings points and ranked among the top eight drivers. He was ninth and 11th in the two Martinsville races last year before finishing 22nd earlier this season.AJ Allmendinger: The Dinger is a road course ace, but the tight turns and hard braking needed at Martinsville syncs up well with those skills. Allmendinger finished runner-up at Martinsville earlier this season, his fourth finish of 11th or better in the last five Martinsville races. Hes also hit double digits in fastest laps in four of the last five Martinsville races, which isnt bad considering his price tag.Thats all I have for you this week. If you cant get yourself a Martinsville hot dog, prepare your own favorite hot dog. But please dont put ketchup on it. Our friendship depends on it. ' ' '