October 4, 2014: Edmonton vs. Toronto Argonauts

[gilthethrill]

I am surprised Delano Johnson is starting, yet Logan Harrell, who was getting better & is now off the IR, but not on the depth chart. Last game Okapalugo was playing inside on certain downs, basically taking away our best & only dangerous DE....

[Wobbler]

Harrell is starting at DT.

[gilthethrill]

Harrell is starting at DT.

My eyes deceived me....

[gilthethrill]

Glad to see Rosamonda back in the lineup...I wonder if he will spy Reilly on certain plays to keep him from using his legs to make plays. Expect Mike Jones to really shore up the run defense to neutralize John White. If we force Reilly to use his arm, we should win today.

[ArgoRavi]

Glad to see Rosamonda back in the lineup...I wonder if he will spy Reilly on certain plays to keep him from using his legs to make plays.

Rosamonda is one of the two scratches along with King. Luca Congi and Brian Ramsay are scratched for Edmonton.

[jerrym]

Swayze Waters starts his kicking game with another great punt to the Eskimos goal line leaving them at the five after a short return.

[jerrym]

Owens TD! However, the Argos are still using him on punt returns. If he goes down with injury from direct injury on a return or increased wear and tear from all the extra work, the Argo offence could be a repeat of what happened when both Durie and Owens were out of the lineup earlier.

[ArgoRavi]

Owens TD! However, the Argos are still using him on punt returns. If he goes down with injury from direct injury on a return or increased wear and tear from all the extra work, the Argo offence could be a repeat of what happened when both Durie and Owens were out of the lineup earlier.

You can't play this game scared though, Jerry. Owens is an enormous weapon on returns and you just have to use him there. They are no longer using him on kickoff returns.

Turnovers have been the difference between Edmonton and Toronto all season and are the difference so far in this game. Fumbles, in particular, have been an enormous issue for the Argos this season. Anyway, turnovers have accounted for a 10 to 14 point swing in this game in Edmonton's favour. Argos need to win the turnover battle in second half in order to win this game.

[jerrym]

You can't play this game scared though, Jerry. Owens is an enormous weapon on returns and you just have to use him there. They are no longer using him on kickoff returns.

Turnovers have been the difference between Edmonton and Toronto all season and are the difference so far in this game. Fumbles, in particular, have been an enormous issue for the Argos this season. Anyway, turnovers have accounted for a 10 to 14 point swing in this game in Edmonton's favour. Argos need to win the turnover battle in second half in order to win this game.

I don't see quite the acceleration that used to make Owens so dangerous as a kick or punt returner. That's why I think it's better to have him play only at receiver.

[jerrym]

The Ogopogo Monster (Okanagan Lake's mythical sea dragon) strikes again with another sack.

[jerrym]

Owens scores again! Lets keep playing Groundhog Day all over again. Brazill has already had one catch and had a defensive interference call that set up the Argos on the 15.

[jerrym]

With a 14-0 lead, the Argos refuse to do anything the easy way, giving up a TD on the return, although it sure looked like Lawrence stepped out of bounds.

[Argo57]

With a 14-0 lead, the Argos refuse to do anything the easy way, giving up a TD on the return, although it sure looked like Lawrence stepped out of bounds.

The video replay system is a joke!!
Was plain as day that Lawrence's foot was out of bounds but the video replay crew apparently couldn't figure that out.
Might as well scrap it!

[Wobbler]

The video replay system is a joke!!
Was plain as day that Lawrence's foot was out of bounds but the video replay crew apparently couldn't figure that out.
Might as well scrap it!

You must have watched a different replay than I did. I agree with the refs - there was no video evidence to overturn the line judge's decision.

[ArgoRavi]

You must have watched a different replay than I did. I agree with the refs - there was no video evidence to overturn the line judge's decision.

They didn't have good enough camera angles on either that play or the controversial Watkins interference early in the game. I am fairly certain, btw, that Watkins did tug on Brazill's jersey on that play but we needed a reverse angle which TSN did not have. The Argos still got the call on that anyway and it wasn't like Watkins argued the call which I thought was telling.

[Argo57]

You must have watched a different replay than I did. I agree with the refs - there was no video evidence to overturn the line judge's decision.

Yeah I guess I did as well as a decent chunk of the crowd that watched the replay and loudly voiced their displeasure as well.

[jerrym]

Swayze does it again as the Argo ground game shows up.

[jerrym]

Argo fumble followed by an opposition TD. Where have I seen this movie before? Oh yes, the Argos lead the league in fumbles.

[jerrym]

Interception, fumble, kick return for a TD. Mistakes. Mistakes. Mistakes. The story of the Argo season. They should be easily ahead but their errors bite them again and again.

[jerrym]

Reilly kept throwing off-balance because of the Argo rush, resulting in the Argo interception on Reilly's third consecutive attempt to do so. You simply can't keep doing that and not expect to be intercepted.