August 18, 2013: Edmonton vs. Toronto Argonauts

[T-Bone]

vs.

Week 8
Sunday, August 18, 2013 at 7:00pm EDT.
Rogers Centre. Toronto, ON.

TV: TSN - RDS2 HD
Video Webcast: Mobile TV - ESPN3
Team Radio EDM: CHED 630 - TOR: TSN Radio 1050
Audio Webcast: EDM: Here - TOR: Here
Satellite Radio: SiriusXM

Depth Charts: EDM: Here - TOR: Here

Ticket Info: Here and Here or at Rogers Centre Gate 9 Box Office.

Post Game: Four in a Row: Argos Down Esks

[Will]

Edmonton is a team that is seemingly in disarray. They lost two games in 1981 Argos fashion to the Alouettes and Tiger-Cats in consecutive weeks and the Argos are a tougher opponent right now than those two. But, we did lose both regular season games to Edmonton last year and the home loss was a classic trap game so hopefully this isn't the same here. The Argos don't want to be caught looking ahead to the Stampeders and the '83 reunion the next week.

[Argo57]

Edmonton is a team that is seemingly in disarray. They lost two games in 1981 Argos fashion to the Alouettes and Tiger-Cats in consecutive weeks and the Argos are a tougher opponent right now than those two. But, we did lose both regular season games to Edmonton last year and the home loss was a classic trap game so hopefully this isn't the same here. The Argos don't want to be caught looking ahead to the Stampeders and the '83 reunion the next week.

Yes, these are actually the most dangerous games in the schedule (where victory seems assured), Edmonton is a desperate football team, I'm sure the Argo coaching staff will be all over the team to stay focused. Would be a shame to miss this opportunity to put some distance between themselves and the rest of the division.

[gilthethrill]

With the exception of last year's ESF, Edmonton has stolen I believe the last 4 regular season games from the Argos. I am not a person who carries a grudge, but I admit I am still steamed about the poor time keeping incident in 2011 in Edmonton....

[Wobbler]

Thanks to good coaching, I don't expect the Argos to "play down" to the level of their opponent. Unless Owens is hurt (he was dinged near the end of the last game) I think we'll keep rolling.

Hmm. That reads like I've been coached to have high expectations of the Argonauts. Note: this is not true. My coach doesn't care!

[hugoagogo]

Esks are getting better each game, but the coaching/game plan seems to be a nemesis. As much of an Esks fan as I am, I expect Argos to win by at least 14.

[AngeloV]

Esks are getting better each game, but the coaching/game plan seems to be a nemesis. As much of an Esks fan as I am, I expect Argos to win by at least 14.

Their o-line needs a lot of improvement IMO. Tough for an inexperienced QB to play with a not so great line. I like their receiving core of Stamps, Coehoorn, Koch and Henry (Chambers has been a huge disappointment too me), and I've always been a fan of Hugh Charles. Their defence is pretty good too. Just shore up the o-line, and I think they will be a pretty good team.

[ArgoRavi]

Their o-line needs a lot of improvement IMO. Tough for an inexperienced QB to play with a not so great line. I like their receiving core of Stamps, Coehoorn, Koch and Henry (Chambers has been a huge disappointment too me), and I've always been a fan of Hugh Charles. Their defence is pretty good too. Just shore up the o-line, and I think they will be a pretty good team.

Their defence is okay but I don't consider them to be in the "very good" category and I wouldn't expect anything much better from a Greg Marshall-coached defence. With an average defence and a sub-par offensive line, it will be tough for them to make the playoffs or make much of an impact if they do happen to get there.

[paulwoods13]

Their o-line needs a lot of improvement IMO. Tough for an inexperienced QB to play with a not so great line. I like their receiving core of Stamps, Coehoorn, Koch and Henry (Chambers has been a huge disappointment too me), and I've always been a fan of Hugh Charles. Their defence is pretty good too. Just shore up the o-line, and I think they will be a pretty good team.

Wonder if we could wheedle Chambers out of them. Maybe for an NI LB? I'd love to bring him home and see how he'd do in our offence. We are already in decent shape at NI receiver with Durie, Watt and Bradwell (and who knows what we might have in Feoli-Gudino), but Chambers seemed to have long-term starter written all over him coming out of college.

[AngeloV]

Wonder if we could wheedle Chambers out of them. Maybe for an NI LB? I'd love to bring him home and see how he'd do in our offence. We are already in decent shape at NI receiver with Durie, Watt and Bradwell (and who knows what we might have in Feoli-Gudino), but Chambers seemed to have long-term starter written all over him coming out of college.

Only if he can catch the ball, Paul. I've watched him pretty closely the last season and a bit, and even when he does catch the ball, it rarely appears to be a clean catch to me. Maybe he can't handle the pressure of playing in the pros, but as I said, he's been a huge disappointment for me. If he was an import, he would have been cut by now.

[AngeloV]

Their defence is okay but I don't consider them to be in the "very good" category and I wouldn't expect anything much better from a Greg Marshall-coached defence. With an average defence and a sub-par offensive line, it will be tough for them to make the playoffs or make much of an impact if they do happen to get there.

Maybe their d isn't "very good", but I think they have some players in there. The only downfall on their d is an inexperienced secondary.

[294life]

With the exception of last year's ESF, Edmonton has stolen I believe the last 4 regular season games from the Argos. I am not a person who carries a grudge, but I admit I am still steamed about the poor time keeping incident in 2011 in Edmonton....

lol. i'll never forget that one.

[294life]

Esks are getting better each game.

Their new marketing slogan

[hugoagogo]

Their new marketing slogan

After the sh!t storm we've gone through the past 8 or so years, we'll take what we can get

[doubleblue]

lol. i'll never forget that one.

That should have went into "Ripley's Believe it or Not".

[294life]

That should have went into "Ripley's Believe it or Not".

I'll never forget it because I was at the Days Inn in Hamilton after the als lost at Ever Whine and the argos-esks followed so I watched it on tv.

What's even funnier is that the motel charged me for 2 rooms and I was actually staying in a room that was reserved by someone else. Just a strange night all around. July 29 2011. Etched in my mind forever.

[294life]

After the sh!t storm we've gone through the past 8 or so years, we'll take what we can get

Price to pay for 2005. Deal with the devil and you get burned. We're about to do the same for 2009-10.

[AaronInToronto]

I think we've got a great chance of securing the 'W' on this one. Despite some injuries, our offence and defence have been playing very well as of late. Watkins is delivering well, and some of our newest additions are stepping up. Good depth on the current roster, something Edmonton doesn't have.

[Rich]

Why is everyone so cautious? We Argo fans need to learn how to strut a little. Maybe showing a little more confidence rubs off on the team and on other potential fans. There no way we lose this game. We are so much better then Edmonton across the board. I'd be a little disappointed if it wasn't a blowout on Sunday.

[Will]

There is a perfectly good reason for being cautious, Rich. Last year right around this time the Eskimos came into town to face the Argos in a game that many of us thought would have been a cakewalk. But, instead the Eskimos left Toronto with two points.