Week 10 Game Thread - Ottawa Redblacks @ Toronto Argonauts

[Mocha]

IMO it's both.

Time for a QB switch in the 2nd half?

Both guys seem hit or miss as starters, but look good as replacements.


Edit: Right, Arbuckle can't come in and look good as a replacement when he's not dressed for the game.

[OV Argo]

Hmmm; really expected the Argos to pound this weak Ottawa team with a rookie QB; but Evans is looking really sharp for a young QB; AND, the Argos offence is dumb as $hite. Too bad the Argos didn't need to call in some offensive play-calling help instead of needing Jones to run the D. ZERO points by the offence in the 1st half vs. an average at best Ottawa defence = terrrible.

Crowd size? - is there even 5K there ?

[jerrym]

It looks like Shane Ray, the former NFL first rounder, pulled a hamstring in his first game back since the season opener.

[OV Argo]

Lots of interesting stuff on the chart. Cassar does indeed get the start at MIKE, and the linebacking corps looks light. If I was Ottawa I wouldn't expect to be shown much 3-4 in this game.

Pretty much everyone healthy is dressing on the DL, but they've chosen to feature Feeney and Ray on the ends. Interesting.

Blake returns but he's starting at LG, pushing Shane Richards to RG, and Nicastro keeps his job at center. Looks like a good group and I assume that Shatto is pleased.

Ummm, no; haven't seen Cassar on the field once on D; Hoyte is an OLB type playing MLB (but still a Canadian rookie) - has made a couple of nice stops.

[Wobbler]

Nor have I, and I'd love to hear an explanation for why Cassar isn't playing.

[dmont]

Oline playing like $hit now.

[Wobbler]

The Argos may not be a very good football team, but they look like a terrific flukeball team!

[jerrym]

Foster's TD once again shows his versatility as RB/WR/KR. I love what he does for the backfield.

Evans make a rookie mistake finally on the interception.

Argos winning now with playing consistently well.

[jerrym]

Another Evans rookie mistake - another Argo TD!

[OV Argo]

Nor have I, and I'd love to hear an explanation for why Cassar isn't playing.

??? - just because the often wrong depth chart said he would be starting?; he's a rookie Canadian who hasn't played at all this year; at least Hoyte had built up some playing time experience; if Cassar was a rookie import MLB and the ratio allowed it, he would probably be playing.

[ArgoGabe22]

Tuned in late but Marshall Ferguson was great to bring up CFL talk on radio, blogs, Twitter, etc. Not a huge fan of him on the broadcast. Very low energy and boring tbh

[dmont]

How are we supposed to analyze after a game like that? I have no idea what I just saw.

First half was concerning. I didnt think the Oline was protecting very well. Macbeth couldn't get anything going. The defense kept leaving the middle of the field wide open. Where were the linebackers protecting against the run? It seemed like the ottawa oline was doing just enough to keep our dline off Evan's, and Evan's would have enough time for an 8 yard run or a short dump pass. Did not like that. To be dow. At the half was concerning.

Is it just me, or does Macbeth always break our hearts? After a good game against montreal, everyone was thinking QB controversy. But he struggles when it comes to stringing good games together. He had one good drive in the second half, a lot of which was Foster running like a beast. Great pass to Jean pierre, but I'm still eager to have Arbuckle back.

As I said, Foster is a beast. Love that guy. He shouldn't be the only RB, though. Needs to be spelled. Get oullette in there if white isnt ready to go.

Argos still manage to be disciplined at home. Very important for the win.

Second half was insane. No way to say who was playing well because so many crazy things kept happening. Cordarro law seemed very important. I liked the look of nevis in there, but I'm not good enough at football to know how big an impact he was making. Seemed like he was getting doubled. Chris Edward's has a mouth on him, and he plays with an edge, but he gets results.

Two in a row! Woohoo!

[OV Argo]

Tuned in late but Marshall Ferguson was great to bring up CFL talk on radio, blogs, Twitter, etc. Not a huge fan of him on the broadcast. Very low energy and boring tbh

Disagree; big-time; I can't stand Ferguson's cliches, over-reach and dumb comments when he gets to write on the CFL site; but as a PBP guy he is quite solid and well spoken; if we never hear Rod Black again and get to hear Ferguson instead, it would be very good IMO.

[OV Argo]

As far as Foster getting tired and maybe needing a rest and no back-up this game; it's too bad Dinwiddie and co. don't grasp that Dion Pellerin is a big, capable powerback as demonstrated by his play in Canadian college ball; oh well - at least he is making an impact on STs.

[Will]

I was, too, concerned in the first half. It seemed like MBT was starting nicely and then the turnover on downs and the failure to make the 2nd and short kind of took the wind out of the sails on the offense for the rest of that half. The blocked punt TD woke them up I suppose. The Ottawa QB showed a ton of poise in the first half mind you. Coach Jones made some solid adjustments in the 3rd quarter and the results speak for themselves.

[Shatto]

An interesting game. D did not allow any TD's and consistently put pressure on Evans in the 2nd half. OL had a very poor first half.

Losing our long snapper, Reinhart, late in the game is a worry. Hoyte stepped in and did a competent job but lacked Reinhart's tight spirals. Reinhart seemed to be in considerable pain with a hand/wrist type injury.

[jerrym]

Evans made some typical rookie mistakes but he shows promise if he can learn from his mistakes. I did not think MBT played well. After you subtract Foster's 63 yard screen pass that started behind the line of scrimmage MBT had only 118 yards passing, but he did a decent job of managing the game to avoid mistakes by running a conservative offence once the Argos had a large lead thanks to the interceptions for TDs.

[ArgoFan1]

That celebration of the 1991 team was the most pathetic thing I have seen ever. All they did was pan across the boxes with the players from afar. Not one close up, and I had to look fast to recognize anyone there. The very least they could have done was to announce the name of each player that was there and let them hear some applause. We had no clue who was there, and for all we know, there could have been just the three or four that we saw long enough to recognize and the rest of them just anyone off the street. This organization needs to learn a lot about celebrating its past. But then again, this is the Leaf organization, and they are not used to celebrating past champions.

[Argo57]

That celebration of the 1991 team was the most pathetic thing I have seen ever. All they did was pan across the boxes with the players from afar. Not one close up, and I had to look fast to recognize anyone there. The very least they could have done was to announce the name of each player that was there and let them hear some applause. We had no clue who was there, and for all we know, there could have been just the three or four that we saw long enough to recognize and the rest of them just anyone off the street. This organization needs to learn a lot about celebrating its past. But then again, this is the Leaf organization, and they are not used to celebrating past champions.

I thought they would at least introduce each player and bring them out on the field at halftime (like they did with the 1983 team), but nothing.
When you hype the game as a celebration of the 1991 Grey Cup Championship you may want to actually do something beyond a few video clips during the game.

[Will]

Argos had another punt blocked, and Ottawa also took a roughing the kicker penalty which means they got through to Bede a second time.