July 4, 2013: Toronto Argonauts vs. BC Lions

[Stevoman]

simply, what i have noticed.....

i am somewhat worried that ray and the offence is using owens too much...he has been slow to get up a few times this year, and after a few record breaking seasons, he has a target on his back im sure....if he goes down for an extended period of time, what do we do?

It sure seemed like we overused him at times on Thursday. I'm pretty sure that 4 straight passes went his way. He's tough enough to handle the hits but the sign of a good offense is when the ball is being spread around.

[mchesher03]

Partly a result of Inman being out. His replacement Trent Guy was rarely ever targeted - same w Barnes. Durie typically gets shorter passes / check downs so you're left w peppering CO2. Sustainability of this is debatable but it did work at times....

[Rich]

Partly a result of Inman being out. His replacement Trent Guy was rarely ever targeted - same w Barnes. Durie typically gets shorter passes / check downs so you're left w peppering CO2. Sustainability of this is debatable but it did work at times....

Has Andre Durie lost a step this year? Or is he playing injured? He's not gaining the corner like he has in the past. He is a crucial part of this offence, and if he is not at full speed we have big problems.

[Will]

Durie did have a bad game in week two, but was fine in week one so I think it's too early to be making evaluations on any decline on his part.

[jerrym]

Durie did have a bad game in week two, but was fine in week one so I think it's too early to be making evaluations on any decline on his part.

Durie did catch 6 passes for 37 yards in the Lions game. The low yardage total may be more a function of the fact that the Lions were able to generate major pressure on Ray with only three or four rushers so that Ray was dumping the ball off to Durie quickly in situations where he was well covered by the 8 or 9 other Lions hanging back. Without at least decent OL blocking, even Ray is very limited in what he can do, let alone Durie.

[AngeloV]

Durie did catch 6 passes for 37 yards in the Lions game. The low yardage total may be more a function of the fact that the Lions were able to generate major pressure on Ray with only three or four rushers so that Ray was dumping the ball off to Durie quickly in situations where he was well covered by the 8 or 9 other Lions hanging back. Without at least decent OL blocking, even Ray is very limited in what he can do, let alone Durie.

Precisely. As I said earlier in this thread, If the O-line can't protect against a 3 or 4 man rush (and they weren't on this night) it is virtually impossible to make plays down field with 5 receivers going up against 8 or 9 defenders. The Lions did not need to send any LB's or DB's on the rush.

[1argoholic]

It's pretty much the Argos MO when they come and attempted to play at BC Place. They almost won last year but mostly the play like crap here.

[Rich]

Durie did catch 6 passes for 37 yards in the Lions game. The low yardage total may be more a function of the fact that the Lions were able to generate major pressure on Ray with only three or four rushers so that Ray was dumping the ball off to Durie quickly in situations where he was well covered by the 8 or 9 other Lions hanging back. Without at least decent OL blocking, even Ray is very limited in what he can do, let alone Durie.

Never mind the extra defenders, Durie has been having trouble beating the first guy. He didn't have that problem last year. I love the guy but I'm worrried about it.

[Will]

Never mind the extra defenders, Durie has been having trouble beating the first guy. He didn't have that problem last year. I love the guy but I'm worrried about it.

He's shut you up pretty good the last few weeks!

[AngeloV]

He's shut you up pretty good the last few weeks!

I was going to bring that up too, but couldn't be bothered to research previous posts. I did mention it to my buddy while watching the game though.