CNE Game on Friday, August 25, 2023
Calgary seems to be the only team with Dinwiddie's number (though Kelly's injury played a significant factor), let's get a win over them with Montreal suddenly nipping at our heels.
CNE Game on Friday, August 25, 2023
Calgary seems to be the only team with Dinwiddie's number (though Kelly's injury played a significant factor), let's get a win over them with Montreal suddenly nipping at our heels.
TORONTO ARGONAUTS FOOTBALL CLUB
GREY CUP CHAMPIONS: 1914, 1921, 1933, 1937, 1938, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1950, 1952, 1983, 1991, 1996, 1997, 2004, 2012, 2017, 2022
My genuine concern moving forward is the involvement of Gittens in the passing game. Although Daniels, Coxie and Philipps have carried the load in the pass game it seems that Kurleigh has tailed off his game compared to last year.
I would think just by the eye test that Ungerer has better numbers in the recieving game that Gittens. (No way to know for sure, with the non-existent CFL stats).
Does it hurt us today, no. But we need Kurleigh to answer the call sometime in the next 10 Games.
https://www.statscrew.com/football/s...-CFLTOR/y-2023
Gittens ranks #3 in receptions among Argo players, but his YPC is only 10.5. I think he's been getting a lot of the screen stuff, which hasn't always been successful.
TORONTO ARGONAUTS FOOTBALL CLUB
GREY CUP CHAMPIONS: 1914, 1921, 1933, 1937, 1938, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1950, 1952, 1983, 1991, 1996, 1997, 2004, 2012, 2017, 2022
Gittens had a real connection with MBT. The Argos are really spreading it out this year which overall makes them harder to defend. I’m sure he will have a couple of big games down the stretch, but I don’t really care as long as the production continues to be spread out.
It's us vs the rest of the country
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This! Love the idea of spreading the ball around to all weapons on offence; same with Harris able to come in to supplement Ouellette (like to see Adeboboye get a bit of work there too); Gittens could have some big games down the stretch, but as long as the offence keeps rolling. Pull Together !!!
Coming off a bye, in front of their largest home crowd of the year, against the only team they have lost to. My expectation is nothing short of a beat down. They will be locked in.
GO ARGOS!!!
https://www.cfl.ca/2023/08/21/argos-...arey-sits-out/
TORONTO ARGONAUTS PRACTICE DAY Player Name Position Injury MON TUE WED Game Status Brandon Barlow DL Healthy Scratch Full Full Damonte Coxie WR Ankle Full Full Dylan Giffen OL Chest Limited Limited John Haggerty P Knee DNP DNP Robert Priester DB Foot DNP DNP Tarvarus McFadden DB Not Injury Related DNP Full Trevon Tate OL Knee Full Full David Ungerer III WR Ankle Limited Limited
CFL writers unanimous in picking the Argos:
It’s been a season of more downs than ups for the Stampeders, but the highlight of their 2023 campaign to this point was their Week 9 win over the Argonauts. Three weeks later, the two reunite at BMO Field. The Argos are the favourites in this one (9.5 point favourites, FanDuel says) but it’s difficult to count the Stamps out of Friday’s game. These are two teams that know each other well, with flecks of the Stamps’ past successes entrenched in this Argos’ organization. While the Stamps have been inconsistent, when Jake Maier and his offensive teammates are in sync, they’re a tough opponent. The writers and fans lean to the East on this one, but the Stamps are capable of surprise.
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Writers: 100% Toronto
Fans:89% Toronto
I just think that this is one of those games that the Argos refuse to lose; I suspect that they are still very ticked off about losing that game in Calgary and are extra motivated to win this one.
Cameron Dukes + Dan Adeboboye + Kevin Mital + David Ungerer + Damonte Coxie + DaVaris Daniels + Dejon Brissett = Unstoppable Force
Disagree. Kelly has been great on seam and out routes. Gittens is great on those. Prior to last game Daniels had 1 catch on a deep ball, late in Hamilton and that was on a double move. To say he regularly gets behind DB’s just isn’t true. He’s a seams and dig route guy mostly.
The fact is, Kelly is throwing to where the D dictates him to throw. It’s all about his reads and his confidence in those reads and not his receivers.
It's us vs the rest of the country
PFF game preview:
CALGARY STAMPEDERS VS. TORONTO ARGONAUTS
Three weeks ago, Calgary handed Toronto its first loss of the season. Since then, Toronto has bounced back with a big win while Calgary has lost two straight. As good as Calgary QB Jake Maier looked in that Toronto win (80.2 passing grade), that’s how much he’s struggled since (56.1 pass grade). Meanwhile, Toronto QB Chad Kelly bounced back big-time in Week 10, posting an 89.4 overall grade in that game. Toronto is also led by league-best do-it-all running back A.J. Ouellette, whose 88.2 overall grade is the third-highest grade among all qualified offensive players in the league. This game will likely come down to Maier. In Calgary wins, he has an 81.9 grade while, in losses, that drops to 55.5. If he plays well, Calgary wins. If not, they don’t.
MATCHUP TO WATCH: WR DAVARIS DANIELS, TORONTO VS. HB KOBE WILLIAMS, CALGARY
Daniels broke out for Toronto two weeks ago when he caught six passes for 180 yards, three TDs and a 90.7 receiving grade. Nonetheless, he had been having a solid season before that too. Daniels is currently the fourth-highest-graded slot WR in the league. His 14 explosive plays rank seventh. He’ll have a tough matchup this week against Williams, whose 78.1 coverage grade ranks ninth among CFL defenders. He’s allowing just 0.69 yards per coverage snap, a far cry from Daniels’ 2.30 yards per route run. Something will have to give in this matchup. Depending on which way it goes, that could decide the game.
PLAYER TO WATCH: RT DEJON ALLEN, TORONTO
It isn’t always easy to watch offensive linemen. If you’re not noticing them, that generally means they are doing a good job. When it comes to pass-blocking, no offensive lineman is noticed less than Allen, as his 80.2 pass-blocking grade leads the entire CFL this year. He’s allowed just one sack and a mere seven total pressures over 234 pass-blocking snaps. The last time he played Calgary was actually his worst game of the year, and he allowed just two quarterback hurries. That’s how well he’s played this season. Allen deserves to be watched this week as he matches up with Stampeders’ edge rushers Julian Howsare and Isaac Adeyemi-Berglund just to see if he can shut them down as he’s done all season long.
Last edited by Mocha; 08-24-2023 at 05:52 PM.
It looks as though Carey will be out for this game. At this point, I might prefer to face Carey than Mills.
https://www.cfl.ca/2023/08/24/friday...medium=twitter
I think Carey is the better back, and Argos benefit from not having him in the line-up. I like Mills too, but from an Argos perspective, nice to not have to face a fresh back all game. Hopefully the Argos will challenge them to try and throw more downfield and not allow them to nickel and dime all game. Even if that doesn't result in TD's, it would be nice for the D to get off the field more frequently.
It's us vs the rest of the country
Great to see Coxie get a 17 yard reception on the first play from scrimmage. He adds another dimension to the Argo offence with his long catches. Too bad the drive ended with an interception of a Kelly pass to Gittens.
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