I counted 4 blown coverages on 4 of Rourke’s TD passes. Pitch and catch against what I thought was the strength of this team.
The Lions only dressed one true tailback in Butler and he got hurt - ultra stupid roster management, up there with dressing only one back-up O-lineman; so they had to turn to fullback Mackie as the main ball carrier - and he responds by looking like another Sean Millington - good feet and so much power; but just watch - Mackie gets rewarded with no more carries going forward with another American tailback playing. Laughable, but that's the CFL
Disappointing sight. MBT should not have reacted as he did given the circumstances. For all the wise and philosophical answers he likes to give in interviews, he needs to be smarter and more mature than that.
Both starting QB's should've been out of this game early in the 4th quarter. I miss the Don Matthews days of using your second and even third string guy with a big lead and it's a no-brainer to yank the starter if nothing is working and there's only 7 mins left.
So far this season the Argos have been brutal in the red zone.
Rourke set a new CFL Canadian QB record with 436 passing yards.
MBT's temper tantrum over being pulled reminded me of another Argo QB immortal, Cleo Lemon in terms of attitude.
Argos coulda drafted Rourke ? = LOL
I was at BC Place tonight and the game kinda put a damper on my visit to this beautiful city. But anyways I can report that when the teams returned to the field after halftime, Coach had a conversation with Kelly after which Kelly started furiously warming up. Draw your own conclusions.
On a positive note what a performance by McManus, maybe we should be calling him The Grim Reaper.
The game attendance was only 14,006, so the boost from the music show and the first game's fine performance by the Lions didn't have a significant affect on attendance. However, I still admire Doman's efforts to improve attendance and hopefully they could work out in the long run.
Is it me or does MBT always looks like he’s constantly blaming his receivers? Last season too. And he always swears and after a missed throw, incompletion or interception.
Argos Season Ticket Holder 2016-2021.
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