Game Thread Calgary vs. Toronto Sat. August 20

[jerrym]

Wow! A game in August not against Hamilton! Here are the injury reports for the Argos and Stamps.

https://www.cfl.ca/2022/08/16/stamps...mited-tuesday/

[AngeloV]

Looking forward to another game to attend. Nothing like being their live.

These are 2 banged up teams. I expect a close game with the score in the mid 20’s for both teams.

[AngeloV]

https://d3ham790trbkqy.cloudfront.ne...update-PDF.pdf

Depth chart is out. Coxie starts at boundary WR spot, Daniels stays at Rogers SB spot. Banks moves to field WR (makes way more sense to put him there) and Gittens moves into the slot on the field side. Brescacin backing up, but in the line up, so will probably see some reps.

On D, Carnell starts in Richardson’s spot with Holden backing him up. No other changes on the D.
Also, Leake is back. Hopefully as primary return guy and maybe some reps in a DJ Foster type role of last year.

For the Stamps, Kadeem Carey is still out, and they have a really banged up secondary.

https://d3ham790trbkqy.cloudfront.ne...tion-chart.pdf

[OV Argo]

Nice to see draft pick Dionte Knight finally on the game roster; outstanding prospect/potential for the D-Line - at either DT or DE - hope he gets some reps.

[Rich]

Coxie had a couple of tough in-traffic catch and YACs in the preseason, he seems like a Rogers-type receiver, hope he gets a couple more thrown his way Saturday. I got a feeling Brissett might be more involved in the offence too, he’s been seeing more action lately and it’s time he started to step up more.

Very excited to see Adeboboye get some carries. He’s looked good every single time he’s touched the ball. That special teams tackle was phenomenal, he is an exceptional athlete, those massive thighs bring a lot of power. And rookie RBs need less coaching-up than any other rookies, so he’s ready to go. I think he could be special. We shall see.

[paulwoods13]

Very excited to see Adeboboye get some carries. He’s looked good every single time he’s touched the ball. That special teams tackle was phenomenal, he is an exceptional athlete, those massive thighs bring a lot of power. And rookie RBs need less coaching-up than any other rookies, so he’s ready to go. I think he could be special. We shall see.

"Ben" Adeboboye (as he is apparently known to Frank Zicarelli) has tons of potential for sure. Not sure we will see too many carries this early, but hopefully he starts seeing some reps on offence.

[Mocha]

"Ben" Adeboboye (as he is apparently known to Frank Zicarelli) has tons of potential for sure. Not sure we will see too many carries this early, but hopefully he starts seeing some reps on offence.

I love seeing his family members in the stands cheering him on. Hopefully, more extended family and friends will show up for this one now that he's more likely to get a few carries.

[AngeloV]

I love seeing his family members in the stands cheering him on. Hopefully, more extended family and friends will show up for this one now that he's more likely to get a few carries.

Chatted with his parents at practice weeks back. Very nice family. You have to pull for someone like that.

[OV Argo]

Coxie had a couple of tough in-traffic catch and YACs in the preseason, he seems like a Rogers-type receiver, hope he gets a couple more thrown his way Saturday. I got a feeling Brissett might be more involved in the offence too, he’s been seeing more action lately and it’s time he started to step up more.

Very excited to see Adeboboye get some carries. He’s looked good every single time he’s touched the ball. That special teams tackle was phenomenal, he is an exceptional athlete, those massive thighs bring a lot of power. And rookie RBs need less coaching-up than any other rookies, so he’s ready to go. I think he could be special. We shall see.

Smart offences use all their weapons and feature lots of variety: ball spread around to all receivers (as opposed to loading up on one or two fave targets, who sometimes don't have the best hands); lots of ground game with at least a couple of backs with different styles used; deep passing - "can't go wrong when you go long" as Dunigan says; an H-back (can line up at either fullback or TE) deployed some. Lots of looks/things for the defence to think about and account for.

OTOH, dumb offences ...

[ArgofanIan]

Off topic... hard to get a beer in Liberty Villiage sometimes... found a place called "Something in the Water" in Liberty Village... they brew their own beer... they stressed it was unofficial... but they mentioned they brewed a beer in support of Our ARGOs... wasn't any line ups... if your going to the game today... just an FYI

["Issues"Mcgee]

Off topic... hard to get a beer in Liberty Villiage sometimes... found a place called "Something in the Water" in Liberty Village... they brew their own beer... they stressed it was unofficial... but they mentioned they brewed a beer in support of Our ARGOs... wasn't any line ups... if your going to the game today... just an FYI

Thanks for the intel! I will have to check it out in the Fall after the ex but I definitely will try it.

When we go in a group we usually go to Local and that place has great service but the line up is always huge.

[jerrym]

Poor coverage on Stamps first play from scrimmage resulting in an 80 yard gain.

[jerrym]

MBT off to a good start for a change going 10/12 for 119 yards.

[jerrym]

Argos up six at half time thanks partly to Bo's poor performance and partly the Argo D.

[jerrym]

Terrible throw by MBT on INT for a TD.

[kellynjk]

Was just going to say that I wasn't surprised that Calgary put Maier in for the second as Levi Mitchell looked so sloppy the first half, but then Maier just threw an interception (ha!). MBT looked good at the beginning of the game, but hasn't been very sharp the second half - let's see if he can do something now.

[Shatto]

Game lost in the trenches. Argos could not get any real pressure on the Calgary QB but Calgary put lots of pressure on Toronto's QB. If you can't win the line play, it is unlikely you will win.

[Ace]

Hate to say it, but McLeod was huge reason for the loss tonight.
Defence was solid and calgary benched Mitchell - you should win the game if that happens.

[jerrym]

Argos and MBT 33% in red zone, lowest in CFL, tells the story.

[OV Argo]

43 pass attempts by MBT nets 276 yards = wimpy.

Leake looks like he has some explosiveness - needs more carries; Ouellette is a good inside power runner.

O_line struggles in pass pro.

Shane Ray with a poor effort / whiff on the Logan TD run.

Argos lucky to be in the ultra mediocre East - to still have a chance at 1st place.