Quote Originally Posted by ArgoRavi View Post
Your criticism of Kent Austin seems to be justified, OV. Austin simply cannot solve the Montreal defence. This is an odd thing to say in a 3 point game but unless the Als self-destruct in the fourth quarter as they have previously against the Ticats this year, it looks like they will be the Argos' opponent in the East Final for the eighth time in twelve years.
Austin and his simpleton offence might have had the advantage on a fast track, but the all-pass offence gets hampered by the wind, and the Ticats really don't have that strong a receiving corps anyways, plus Blank Burris can be counted on for some mistakes. Popp is kinda clueless at O too IMO, and the Als have been hurt by fumbles and dropped passes (Bowling a real goat IMO if they lose this game - fumbles the ball away and drops a sure big gainer pass right in his hands); Smith still raw at QB and zeroes in too much on his fave targets - Green & Carter = Als offence just not diverse enough - why no short passes to big-target sure hand receivers like DesLauriers (is he even playing?) or Lavoie; no use of a big power run game with Messam, and why is an athletic, mobile QB like Smith not rolling out with run options ?