June 9, 2014: Toronto Argonauts vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers

[AaronInToronto]

Slaton looked strong. Coombs couldn't break free. OL looked soggy and slow. Harris looked like he"ll be the number 2, until Ray gets hurt, then they'll go with Gale ('cause that's how we do it in TO). Defence was reasonable ass can be expected. No one jumped out to me as having the capability of upsetting a veteran.

[Qman]

Pachall is terrible. will they even keep him around.

[Qman]

Winnipeg's new stadium sure looks great on TV. Hopefully a rebuilt and covered new BMO will look that good.

[AngeloV]

Pachall is terrible. will they even keep him around.

I thought he did quite well for a guy that has never played a down in the league before. Like his arm, and actually showed decent running ability for a 230lb QB. Just needs to protect the ball better. I like the way he pushed the ball down field. Overall, I liked what I saw from all the QB's tonight.

The long-snapping tonight went without incident as well which was a good sign.

I was watching that as well Ravi. The long snaps were all rockets back to the punter, and right on target. Very impressed with it.

[Wobbler]

I like the way he pushed the ball down field. Overall, I liked what I saw from all the QB's tonight.

Agreed. I think Harris and Gale (as the potential backups) needed to show that they could get first downs, protect the ball, and potentially win games, and they mostly did that. Gale misjudged his velocity a few times - especially with the weak sideline pass that was nearly intercepted - and looks a bit less polished than Harris. Understandably.

Realistically, Pachall has no chance of being our backup this year, so his job was to prove his potential. I assume that's why we had him throw downfield more than the other guys. After a couple of rough series he started to look pretty good; I liked the perfect timing on the pass to Adjei (who had a great game despite going offside once).

I'm encouraged by our performance in general. This could be a good year.

[doubleblue]

That was a pretty entertaining game IMO for the first one of the season. I agree with most of the comments except Pachall being terrible, he's a good prospect, but has a lot to learn.
The new DLine guys didn't get a lot of pressure on the Winnipeg QB's but maybe we have to give the Bomber OLine some credit. But the Argos didn't blitz much which would have made a difference. Staton and Johnson are as advertised, I think they are both better than Steele. Coombes needs to be brought along slower in spot situations for a while, but he looks like he can be a player.
The young Canadian OLinemen played well which bodes well for the future. But when Winnipeg DLine started using some stunts they showed some in-experience which would be expected.
Don't know what to think about the DB's yet. They weren't bad. I was never to enthralled with the holdovers. A work in progress.