And yet there are people who feel we could go safely into 2020 with Arbuckle as our starter, despite the fact we've seen much less of him than we have seen of MBT. (And what we saw was IMO a lot less impressive than what we saw from MBT.)
I've reconciled to the likelihood that MBT won't be back in double blue next season. And I expect he will make Argo fans regret the team letting him leave.
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12/19 63.2% 86 0 TD 1 INT 18
If you want to get technical, statistically speaking, MBT only scored six points in 2019 based on one rushing TD. For TD passes, the receiver catching the pass gets the actual statistical credit for the six points, not the QB. Using your metric of scoring points, QBs score 0 points more often than not.
But in general football talk, the QB is credited with leading a team to any offensive points, TD or FG, even if he doesn't throw a pass on a drive. So MBT is credited with leading the team to three points vs Calgary, just like Franklin is credited with leading the team to six points (two FGs) vs Hamilton in the season opener.
Crap, Benevedes signed on as DC with Ottawa.... Damn It! Sorry my post didn't include MBT guys 😁
Thorpe and Dinwiddie would have worked together in Montreal I believe.
No thanks to Thorpe joining the Argos; his D in Ottawa last season was mediocre to sometimes useless. Likes to jerk players around and constantly gives new (import) players playing time to disrupt a chance at a cohesive defence.
Him and Claybrooks should have no trouble being GOB recycled in no time; just not with the Argos please.
I didn't hear one person complaining about Noel Thorpe's D last season in Ottawa or any season he's been a DCO in the CFL. Ottawa's Defense was strong last year other than being on the field for too long, which is always a problem. Thorpe would be a fine addition. The Argos have tried to hire him before, if I recall. Personally, I am hoping for lots of experience around this young head coach because at times he'll be needing it. Call them GOB's if you want; I'll call them CFL experienced.
Hustle hit and never quit
Ottawa's issue was a horrific offense with horrific quarterback play.
Say what you want about Trevor Harris, but the RBs were stupid not to match or outbid Edmonton to keep him (allegedly the difference was only around $15K between the two teams, which makes it even more dumb). That basically assured themselves of going from being an 8-10 win team, to being the worst team in the league. All because of $15-20K.
So three out of 16 for MBT in games where he threw at least one pass. Using your logic, Franklin was not a factor in three out of the seven games where he threw a pass. One of those ratios is far better than the other.
And whatever you want to say about MBT, he still wasn't the one who put up a nothing-burger in what should have been a showcase game for Franklin against a bad B.C. team. Must have been bad weather in the dome that night.
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