2022-2023 Offseason Hopes and Transactions

[AngeloV]

Philip Blake to the Riders. I hate to lose him.

[OV Argo]

Philip Blake to the Riders. I hate to lose him.

Good veteran, but with Bladek, Hunter & the returning Nicastro, plus MacKellar (both Hunter & Mackellar could slide to OT if need be) available for the interior, then unless Blake was going to start at OT again (and he could well win that job, perhaps), then the Argos have the talent and depth where they don't need him anymore.

[OV Argo]

I completely disagree. MBT threw few bad passes that day. I recall likely 5 balls that he threw that his receiver had a chance to make a big play on and the receivers couldn't make the play. Brescacin had at least two of those on that day. I firmly believe that the Argos didn't lose because of MBT that day.

Throwing up 5 jump ball prayers in a big play-off game not a good recipe for success IMO; good patterns & QB reads see the throw hitting the guy in stride.

[Argoriffic]

DL Folarin Orimolade is now an Argo


https://twitter.com/TorontoArgos/sta...240645120?s=20

[argolio]

Sorry to see Blake leave. His performance last year at age 36, especially the mid-season move to arguably the most important o-line position of left tackle, was a huge and underrated key to last year's success. Solid leader as well. He will be missed.

[AngeloV]

Throwing up 5 jump ball prayers in a big play-off game not a good recipe for success IMO; good patterns & QB reads see the throw hitting the guy in stride.

Except that’s not today’s football. Teams look for match ups that they can take advantage of.

[Argoriffic]

And another player signed today: Mario Villamizar

https://twitter.com/TorontoArgos/sta...336790540?s=20

[argolio]

And another player signed today: Mario Villamizar

https://twitter.com/TorontoArgos/sta...336790540?s=20

Another Southern Ontario kid coming home. Great name!

[gilthethrill]

Just like every season the CFL looks the other way as Toronto exceeds the Salary Cap.

[argolio]

According to 3downnation:

1:45 p.m. ET — Toronto continues to make moves, this time adding to their pass rush. Defensive end Thomas Costigan has signed with the club for next season.

[OV Argo]

Argos get DE Thomas Costigan - wow - guy is very under-rated and a top notch young DE IMO; idiot Jones in EE gave up on the guy when he would have easily have been the best DE on the team last season; and then he goes to the Als where he is treated as a back-up behind some Als' mediocres ? Hope the Argo D coaches do not under-rate this guy. Him & Robbie Smith + Orimolade playing lots of reps at DE and the Argos will have the best set of young DEs in the league IMO. Thank gawd to (hopefully) no more Charleston Hughes old vet recycling jobs.

[SkalbaniasGhost]

Argos get DE Thomas Costigan - wow - guy is very under-rated and a top notch young DE IMO; idiot Jones in EE gave up on the guy when he would have easily have been the best DE on the team last season; and then he goes to the Als where he is treated as a back-up behind some Als' mediocres ? Hope the Argo D coaches do not under-rate this guy. Him & Robbie Smith + Orimolade playing lots of reps at DE and the Argos will have the best set of young DEs in the league IMO. Thank gawd to (hopefully) no more Charleston Hughes old vet recycling jobs.

Nice move by the front office.Jones messed up on that one.

[paulwoods13]

Toronto signs Darius Ciraco. Makes me wonder if Nicastro either isn't healed up or is possibly heading out in a trade.

[paulwoods13]

Good veteran, but with Bladek, Hunter & the returning Nicastro, plus MacKellar (both Hunter & Mackellar could slide to OT if need be) available for the interior, then unless Blake was going to start at OT again (and he could well win that job, perhaps), then the Argos have the talent and depth where they don't need him anymore.

Blake is a great guy who made a huge impact at LT when we really needed him to step up after all the INT o-linemen got hurt. Unfortunately, he became redundant long-term with the arrivals of Hunter and Mackellar. Hunter will start for sure (probably at LG), Mackellar is likely a very solid backup at this point. It's not entirely out of the question that one of them gets bumped out to tackle (more likely Hunter IMO) but I expect the working plan is still to go with INTs at both tackle spots.

[paulwoods13]

Brescacin going to have a hard time haunting us now that he is a member of the Saskatchewan Roughriders.

https://twitter.com/farhanlaljitsn/s...z1IpbYfszG-V5A

I'm definitely much less troubled by him playing for anyone other than Hamilton, but Sask does play us twice this year. I bet he has TD Atlantic circled as his first opportunity to show Dinwiddie he has more to offer than the coach seemed to think.

[OV Argo]

Toronto signs Darius Ciraco. Makes me wonder if Nicastro either isn't healed up or is possibly heading out in a trade.

Either that, or Hunter is going to be given a shot at OT, leaving Ciraco with Nicastro & Bladek for the interior. Ciraco is a very good O-Lineman.

[AngeloV]

I'm definitely much less troubled by him playing for anyone other than Hamilton, but Sask does play us twice this year. I bet he has TD Atlantic circled as his first opportunity to show Dinwiddie he has more to offer than the coach seemed to think.

Let it go Paul. He really is just a depth receiver. What’s with all the negativity from you regarding all the Argos departures the last couple of years?

[paulwoods13]

Argos get DE Thomas Costigan - wow - guy is very under-rated and a top notch young DE IMO; idiot Jones in EE gave up on the guy when he would have easily have been the best DE on the team last season; and then he goes to the Als where he is treated as a back-up behind some Als' mediocres ? Hope the Argo D coaches do not under-rate this guy. Him & Robbie Smith + Orimolade playing lots of reps at DE and the Argos will have the best set of young DEs in the league IMO. Thank gawd to (hopefully) no more Charleston Hughes old vet recycling jobs.

Don't sleep on Ali Fayed, either. I think he could be something special. That has the makings of an amazing DE rotation.

[paulwoods13]

Let it go Paul. He really is just a depth receiver.

I shouldn't reply to your posts on this subject?

[Will]

Re: Ciraco

Maybe the Argos will slide Hunter out to LT and play either Nicastro or Ciraco at LG. This starts 4 Canadians, but the Argos also re-signed Tate and Cage earlier in the offseason.

I hadn't identified the interior of our line as a need.