August 1, 2014: Toronto Argonauts vs. Montreal Alouettes

[T-Bone]

vs.

Week 6
Friday, August 1, 2014 at 7:00pm EDT.
Percival Molson Memorial Stadium. Montreal, QC.

TV: TSN - RDS
Video Webcast: TSN Go - ESPN3
Radio: TOR: TSN 1050 - MTL: TSN 690
Audio Webcast: TOR: Here - MTL: Here
Satellite Radio: SiriusXM

Depth Charts: TOR: Here - MTL: Here

Pre-Game Preview: Here

Post-Game Update: Tough Defence Leads Argos to Victory in Montreal

Final Score: 31-5

[1argoholic]

If we can come up with a good game plan or change what we've been doing by perhaps running more often and keeping penalties down we could win. Penalties alone have killed us.

I want to see more Coombs and Slaton. Slaton looks like a strong powerful runner who might just explode if given more than two or three touches. Loved watching him in his college days. Here we are struggling with rb's again.

If we lose I fear that the season could get away from us. We're injured and our bye really isn't much of one. No telling how fast our injured players come back and how well they do after coming back after long layoffs.

I just have that bad feeling about this year. We have historically really crapped out a year or two after Grey Cup wins. Having said that we still are in the mix in a very poor Eastern Division at this point.

I just hope that we don't lose any more bodies to clean or dirty hits. Just look at Calgary and Cornish after playing Montreal.

[gilthethrill]

Just read in the Montreal Gazette that Ryan Dinwiddie really ripped a strip off his offence prior to the first practise back from the bye week. Troy Smith remains at starting qb while SJ Green may not play.

Expect a low scoring game. If the Argos D can keep Smith in the pocket & force 2 & outs thus winning the field position battle, Watters should be able to give us enough points for a victory before the 11 day break. I will take a depleted Argo team with Ricky Ray any day over a Montreal team with Troy Smith & no real OC.

[ArgoFan1]

I'll be at the game, but I am not expecting much of an offensive show by any team. Probably a 12-9 game. Oh boy. I can't see Montreal winning with Troy Smith. I liked Tanner Marsh since the first time I saw him in pre-season here at Varsity last year, and I think he is the guy they should be developing and giving some more playing time to.

[ArgoRavi]

Jarriel King is on a personal leave from the team. He did say on his Twitter feed on Sunday that he had spent the day at O'Hare Airport in Chicago which I thought to be strange on a short week and he is indeed not going to play on Friday. Wayne Smith will replace King while SirVincent Rogers returns at left tackle: http://www.torontosun.com/2014/07/29...offensive-line

[paulwoods13]

Jarriel King is on a personal leave from the team. He did say on his Twitter feed on Sunday that he had spent the day at O'Hare Airport in Chicago which I thought to be strange on a short week and he is indeed not going to play on Friday. Wayne Smith will replace King while SirVincent Rogers returns at left tackle: http://www.torontosun.com/2014/07/29...offensive-line

Uh-oh. I don't like the way our o-line has been playing, but really not sure how much Smith has left in the tank. And our TC castoff, Jeremy Lewis, is now starting at OT for the Ticats.

[ArgoRavi]

Uh-oh. I don't like the way our o-line has been playing, but really not sure how much Smith has left in the tank. And our TC castoff, Jeremy Lewis, is now starting at OT for the Ticats.

Kiante Tripp is now with the Ticats as well. It is amazing how much recruiting the Argos have done for the Ticats the last couple of years.

[hugoagogo]

Ray certainly needs to adjust to his new crop of receivers. I'm hoping another week with Maurice Mann just makes things better. As far as predictions...hell this season has been a crap shoot. One would expect a low scoring affair, so it'll probably be lights out football. At least we can hope.

[1argoholic]

So far other than one or two games the games around the whole league have sucked. I think it'll be another preseason type game.

[gilthethrill]

Uh-oh. I don't like the way our o-line has been playing, but really not sure how much Smith has left in the tank. And our TC castoff, Jeremy Lewis, is now starting at OT for the Ticats.

I notice Scott Mitchell has been elevated to the main roster from the PR. I gather he will dress on Friday night. Yes, I noticed Lewis playing ok on Saturday against Ottawa.

[paulwoods13]

I notice Scott Mitchell has been elevated to the main roster from the PR. I gather he will dress on Friday night. Yes, I noticed Lewis playing ok on Saturday against Ottawa.

Mitchell also dressed last week, as far as I know. He was listed on the depth chart, at least. I wonder what the story was that led to him leaving near the outset of training camp.

[Argocister]

Mitchell also dressed last week, as far as I know. He was listed on the depth chart, at least. I wonder what the story was that led to him leaving near the outset of training camp.

I heard injury .... But will have to look where I read that .

[ArgoGabe22]

Looks like the Als have added Don Matthews to their coaching staff as a consultant - http://cfl.ca/article/the-don-return...-as-consultant

I heard injury .... But will have to look where I read that .

Correct. He failed his physical and once healthy the Argos re-signed him. Confirmed from his agent, Darren Gill.

[294life]

Don Matthews returns to the als as a consultant. Must be funny for him to watch the two teams he won three grey cups with go at each other. Weather looks to be nice. 40% chance of rain for you folk driving on down.

[argolio]

Consultant? Let the speculation over the future of Higgins begin!

[ArgoRavi]

Consultant? Let the speculation over the future of Higgins begin!

Higgins was the one who took over from Matthews when the latter had a controversial exit from Edmonton back in 2001. I doubt that The Don wants to get back into coaching full-time but one never knows. The Turk Schoenert hiring is at least as interesting as I believe that Popp interviewed him for the head coaching job last year before settling on Dan Hawkins.

[argolio]

I always think of Turk Schonert as the QB at Stanford before John Elway. He was involved in a somewhat famous upset tie against a loaded USC team in 1979. More useless trivia: Elway's successor at Stanford, a guy named John Paye, also played for Stanford's basketball team, and he was the point guard when Stanford played a game against the U of T at Varsity Arena in (I think) 1984.

Who knows how these changes will affect the Als on the field, but no one can say that Wettenhall and Popp sit on their hands when things aren't going well.

[gilthethrill]

I always think of Turk Schonert as the QB at Stanford before John Elway. He was involved in a somewhat famous upset tie against a loaded USC team in 1979. More useless trivia: Elway's successor at Stanford, a guy named John Paye, also played for Stanford's basketball team, and he was the point guard when Stanford played a game against the U of T at Varsity Arena in (I think) 1984.

Who knows how these changes will affect the Als on the field, but no one can say that Wettenhall and Popp sit on their hands when things aren't going well.

So, what was the result of the basketball game between Stanford & U of T? Was that around the same time Toronto (Tornados?) had a team in the old CBA that played out of Varsity?

[Argo57]

Don Matthews returns to the als as a consultant. Must be funny for him to watch the two teams he won three grey cups with go at each other. Weather looks to be nice. 40% chance of rain for you folk driving on down.

I say we should counter with OB as our consultant for this game.

[argotom]

With the Als in even more turmoil then us, this has to be our comeback game even with the key injuries.