I have been writing that I think the Argos' passing game has gone noticeably downhill since he went out of the lineup. I decided to test this theory by looking at Ricky Ray's stats pre- and post- the Coombs injury.
In the eight games Ricky played with Coombs (including one game where Ricky left with an injury and one game where Coombs left with an injury), here are his numbers:
69.9% completions
350 Yds/Gm
8.4 Yds/pass
2.8:1 TD:Int
In the four games since Coombs was injured, here are Ricky's numbers:
70.1% completions
238 Yds/Gm
6.9 Yds/pass
2:1 TD:Int
Worse numbers in three of four categories, and significantly worse in both Yds/Gm and Yds/pass. Some of this could be explained by the fact we have racked up big rushing yards the past two games, and there are no doubt other factors as well. But IMO the circumstantial evidence suggests that Coombs is a key part of this offence. He was averaging five catches and close to 50 yards per game. Those aren't huge numbers, but essentially all of them are gone as we are targeting Ralph about once per game.
