June 18, 2015: Toronto Argonauts vs. Montreal Alouettes

[Argo57]

I will miss most of the game(stupid date night with my wife)....anyway, look forward to seeing who makes the D-line this year...how has Donte Moch been doing in camp? I know Barker waited a long time to sign him.

Limp or get a dizzy spell man, you are heading down the wrong path here, if your wife knows the game is on and you still go on the date it may indicate you are mentally weak and could be kissing your football viewing privileges away.

[Fumblitis]

Rod Black would have to be calling this game

[jerrym]

Rod Black would have to be calling this game

Can we start a petition to get rid of him?

[jerrym]

Preview: Harris under centre again as Argos face Als

http://www.cfl.ca/article/preview-ha...argos-face-als

[jerrym]

Interceptions by Akwasi Owusu-Ansah, Brandon Smith and A. J. Jefferson have helped the Argos take a 20-7 lead. Defence is looking fine.

[Argo57]

First half observations (keeping in mind it's pre-season):
1) Crompton needs a hair cut (looks like a dork)
2) Defensive talent looks much better than in the last 2 seasons (particularly the secondary)
3) Like Henry Josey
4) Too many penalties (killing the game)
5) Harris looks poised but needs to avoid unnecessary contact.
6) Like what I see from Turk Schonert's offence (which is nothing)
7) Argonaut D scheme looks more aggressive than last year
8) Rod Black still sucks
9) Khalif Mitchell and Nik Lewis dont attend their Weight Watcher meetings
10) CFL officiating is still sub standard (at best)
11) Sam Giguere still has hands of stone (and remains hugely overrated)
12) A.J. Jefferson looks like a keeper

[jerrym]

Harris looking confident, going 10/12 for 98 yards near the half.

[AngeloV]

Harris looking confident, going 10/12 for 98 yards near the half.

Wait for someone to complain about checking down. Some think he would be better off forcing balls into coverage.

[AngeloV]

Perhaps the worst roughing call I have ever seen on the opening kickoff of half #2. I think he (Shorthill) was trying to hold Spencer up.

[gilthethrill]

I don't subscribe to TSN2, so I go to log onto TSN.ca and just like last week, it won't load due to some woman's soccer game that isn't even being played.....guess I will will check for highlights later....ugh

[Argo57]

Perhaps the worst roughing call I have ever seen on the opening kickoff of half #2. I think he (Shorthill) was trying to hold Spencer up.

You wonder what they are looking at on many plays, embarrassing at times.

[gilthethrill]

Aaahhh...success, nice to hear Hoagie & JJ on the radio...........looks like Spencer has had a nice night on returns according to the stats.

[Qman]

McPherson still sucks. Thank god he is here just to run 3rd down offense and if he tries to throw the ball he will be driven to the airport

[Fumblitis]

For a team on a tight budget, Milo appears to have them firing on all cylinders.

[ArgoRavi]

Perhaps the worst roughing call I have ever seen on the opening kickoff of half #2. I think he (Shorthill) was trying to hold Spencer up.

Don't know which official made that call but I do know that I have zero confidence in Dave Foxcroft as a head referee. He seems confused far too often.

[jerrym]

For those who missed the game, here's a summary.

http://www.cfl.ca/article/key-takawa...atmen-past-als

[argolio]

Thought we played with more intensity and we were more physical compared to game one.

Hopefully Zander Robinson's injury isn't as serious as it looked.

[Argo]

Can we start a petition to get rid of him?

I listened to the game on the radio and thought both the pbp and colour commentary were good.
If I owned a TV, or could stream the TSN AV, I'd still listen to the radio audio and thereby avoid Rod Black.

[Stevoman]

From what I saw (parts of the second half and the highlights) the defense played with lots of intensity and energy. If they do that on a weekly basis it will be really fun to watch with lots of sacks and picks just like the Don Matthews days! We'll see come regular season. Robinson's injury looked bad, I hope he's alright. McPherson had one good drive and looks to be a good pick up. Gale threw a beautiful touchdown pass but also some poor throws (including the Robinson injury) but it may have been more due to the rain than anything. Ahhh football's back and I am happy!

[Wobbler]

Wait for someone to complain about checking down. Some think he would be better off forcing balls into coverage.

Harris played a "regular season game", and I'm sure that was his job. My only quibble is that he didn't give the new receivers many opportunities to showcase their abilities. Kenny Shaw, one of our bubble guys, was able to make a case for himself with a nice contested catch in the fourth quarter only because McPherson threw an ambitious/questionable ball into coverage.