August 3, 2015: Toronto Argonauts vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats

[PullTogether73]

Montreal is 2-3 and will be either alone in last or tied for 3rd and 4th no matter what happens tomorrow. The Argos will either be tied with Hamilton and Ottawa for first at 3-2, or alone in first at 4-1. Not in last place under any scenario.

You're right of course.
Not sure what I was thinking there.

[argolio]

Weird - this weekend feels like LD weekend.

Nothing wrong with two LD-type games in one season.

[D-Gap-Willie]

Adjei is hoping to have a big game in Hamilton as he did last week in BC and a year ago on Labour Day in Hamilton. Even though the team has changed so much since Labour Day, Adjei has a good chance of being an important part of the Argos future.



http://www.torontosun.com/2015/08/01...into-spotlight

I hope that Adjei gets a few touches, but the situation is totally different from last year, when he started due to the many receiver injuries. He will be backing up Owens, and should get some chances if Owens needs a breather, or (heaven forbid an injury)

[D-Gap-Willie]

Brian Rolle, who is an old school gritty special teams player, has had eight relatives play in the NFL. He remembers Brandon Banks from his own days in the NFL and expects to renew his rivalry with him in tomorrow night's game.

http://www.torontosun.com/2015/07/31...-special-teams

Is Rod Black aware of this enormous NFL connection ? He should be spouting about little else -- just imagine a guy who played in the NFL along with his EIGHT relatives. WOW - get on it Rod !!

[D-Gap-Willie]

I was just perusing the Depth Chart for the Monday game. No changes in personnel from the BC game. Only the opponent/location is different. The game is to be played at "Tim Horontos Field" -- I love it -- I'll take the typo to be a good omen,

[gilthethrill]

Really looking forward to listening to the pre-game show on TSN1050 with Mike Hogan on my commute home after a long day at the office.

[1argoholic]

Looking forward to listening to Hoagie once I rush my wife and her luggage to the car at Pearson. She's supposed to land at 6:40. But it's West Jet from Calgary and a few weeks back she was delayed four hours in Calgary due to thunder and lightning in Cowtown. Had to PVR the game.

[Argo57]

Will be at the game today, hopefully a decent amount of Argofans got tickets and proudly wear their colours.

[jerrym]

I hope Dave Stala gets a few touches tonight. Knowing how competitive he is, playing in his hometown against his old teammates would bring out his best.

Every day for the past few months, Dave Stala makes the drive from his home in Hamilton to the Toronto Argonauts’ practice facility at Downsview Park. ...
He’s never shown his face as an Argonaut in Hamilton, knowing full well what he’s facing as the Ticats kick off their home opener in front of a sold-out house.
“This, to me, is really a preview of the Labour Day Classic,’’ said Stala. “Both teams are fighting for first place, both teams having to play their games on the road (to start the 2015 season). We play each other three times this year and this is the first one.
“Everyone knows the significance of this game. It’s very meaningful to both teams because you never know of the tie-breaker.”
Stala knows about the atmosphere and storylines, but is hoping to pen something new.
“The great story would be if they (Ticats) got their first loss (at Tim Hortons Field) against the Argos. That’s the great story and it’s one we’re planning on doing,’’ he said.

http://www.torontosun.com/2015/08/02...against-ticats

[AngeloV]

I hope Dave Stala gets a few touches tonight. Knowing how competitive he is, playing in his hometown against his old teammates would bring out his best.

I kind of hope not, because it would likely mean one of our starters getting injured.

[AngeloV]

Will be at the game today, hopefully a decent amount of Argofans got tickets and proudly wear their colours.

Putting on my Argos shirt as I finish typing this. I'll be 9 rows up right behind the Argos bench.

[gilthethrill]

I kind of hope not, because it would likely mean one of our starters getting injured.

Or perhaps garbage time in a one sided Argo victory...has Stala seen the field this season on offence?

[jerrym]

The Argos need to pay special attention to Mr. Gable who can make a lot out of nothing.

C.J. Gable put his “all gas, no brakes” motto into action in his 2015 season debut.
Carl Junior put the pedal to the floor and didn’t let up against the Roughriders. He set career highs with 20 carries for 135 yards rushing in Hamilton’s 31-21 Week 5 win. There was no easing back into game action for Gable -- he came right out of the gate running at full speed after recovering from a hand injury suffered in training camp.

http://www.cfl.ca/article/dunk-all-g...r-ticats-gable

[argotom]

Like everyone, really looking forward to this one.
Pretty much all week long Frank Z has had numerous great articles on the key position featuring Zach versus Trevor.
It has the potential of being the game of the year, and we have had some great ones this year.

[jerrym]

As Harris faces Collaros, a key to Argo's (and the team whose name cannot be mentioned) success has been Milanovich's QB development process.
Dunk discusses this in the following video.

Argonauts head coach Scott Milanovich has mentored some outstanding CFL quarterbacks, from Anthony Calvillo and Ricky Ray to fresh faces Zach Collaros and Trevor Harris. CFL.ca's Justin Dunk was on hand at Argos practice to discuss Milanovich's quarterback success as the stage is set for Harris vs Collaros on Monday night.

http://www.argofans.com/newreply.php?p=65198&noquote=1

[jerrym]

Here's the CFL.ca game preview.

http://www.cfl.ca/article/preview-ti...in-home-opener

[Neely2005]

That was just embarrassing.

[argotom]

What was Jefferson thinking, or not thinking.
Horrible.

[jerrym]

A rookie International, Jefferson, not fully understanding the Canadian game and when the 5 yard rule on punt returns applies cost the Argos dearly. I hope this is not the start of something completely ugly. Of course, that has never happened to the Argos before in the city whose name cannot be mentioned.

[Wobbler]

Terrific play by Hamilton. I don't know if they were specifically targeting Jefferson, but testing whether our rookie-heavy team was familiar with all of the kick game wrinkles was a good idea. That was a nice learning experience!