By Max Campbell                                                                                    
Stampeders.com

Rob Maver had a stellar outing in Saturday’s big win versus the RedBlacks, punting the ball 12 times for a 45.6-yard average including two flawless kicks bouncing out of bounds at Ottawa’s one-yard line.

The Stampeders first-round draft choice back in 2010 also added a punt single with under five minutes remaining in the fourth quarter to close out the scoring.

“My goal as a punter is to always give (defensive coordinator Rich) Stubler and our ‘D’ as much room to eat as possible,” Maver said regarding his coffin-corner strikes. “I think one of those (punts) went out at the two or the one and the other one was at the half-yard line. It’s a little bit of skill, 90 per cent luck. But I’ll definitely take it, especially in front of our crowd here. There were some good things tonight (but) definitely some things I’ve got to keep working on.”

A convincing 48-3 score was a welcome sight for Maver and his fellow teammates after Calgary’s previous four home triumphs came by a total of just 10 points.

“We’ve played in a lot of close games this year, so it’s always nice,” noted the team’s reigning special teams player of the year nominee of the one-sided contest. “It’s a little bit easier on your pulse when you know that you’re up by several scores.

“But this is the type of football that this team is capable of playing when everyone puts it together on ‘O’, ‘D’, and special teams. It was really good to see us play as a complete team for a whole 60 minutes and I’m really proud of the guys for that.”

Three more of Maver’s boots led to fumbles by Ottawa returners, which turned into 21 points for the Stamps. Randy Chevrier, Adam Berger and Joe Burnett bounced on the loose balls before Bo Levi Mitchell, Joe West and Matt Walter each crossed the goal line after a trio of abbreviated scoring drives.

Maver went on to credit the guidance of special teams coordinator Mark Kilam in light of the momentous turnovers that ultimately sealed the RedBlacks’ fate.

“It’s great, because when people make plays, other people want to make plays,” Maver offered. “It’s contagious. The analogy that Coach Kilam uses is that we’re a bunch of sharks and now that there’s blood in the water (after a turnover), more sharks are going to come. When one person eats, the whole pack of us wants to eat. We were playing fast, we were playing aggressive, we were playing physical, and it was really fun to see the guys go out there and (play well).”