WINNIPEG — It’s a game that’s been circled on the calendar since the schedule was released.
The Toronto Argonauts travel to Winnipeg to take on the Blue Bombers in a rematch of the 109th Grey Cup on Friday night to kick off Week 17.
Of course, the Maple Leafs are playing a pre-season game at Montreal tonight. So will Toronto sports fans tune into that game, or will they watch the Grey Cup rematch? Its an easy answer.
How can a Kelly-Less Argo squad defeat a declining dynasty team?
Without Kelly, Argos shouldn’t be on the same field as the Bombers - but they will. . . .
Argos have a slug-first, ask questions later, levy fines next week attitude. In order to win tonite they have to scare the bejeebers out of Zach Collaros. Collaros needs to hold onto the football til the last micro second in order to run thru his progressions and find open WRs. If Collaros starts getting the bejeebers beaten out of him from the get-go, Mike O’Shea, even the league’s most stubborn coach will think twice about leaving Zach in the game.
Reason? Better to have a healthy Zach leading the Bombers in a Western Final in Vancouver than the Bombers hosting Sask’n in the West semi-final without Zach against a bunch of snot-kickers from Regina.
Lots on the line tonite - but obviously far more for the Bombers than the Eastern title holders.
As far as Joey Chestnut the new Argo QB, he might be vastly inexperienced but the Bomber secondary usually leaves a ton of rope for opposing WRs to exist in. If he can get it close - Argos can get some big passing yards over the course of 60 minutes.
“Better to have a healthy Zach leading the Bombers in a Western Final in Vancouver than the Bombers hosting Sask’n in the West semi-final without Zach against a bunch of snot-kickers from Regina.”
That’s mighty “presumptuous” (my word of the day, still need to use it 3 more times) of you, you think Rider’s will make the grade? At best I give them 1 possible / maybe victory re: T-Cats…on that note who is worse, Stamps or Risers when it comes to headhunting?
The ARgos are not going to suit up their best players - they don’t have to