Well being in Europe for work, I meant to get this out last night before the Argos and Stamps played, but I fell asleep at 10 pm CET. I'm pretty sure I would not have picked the Argos anyways. The Argos winning last night 27 to 24 is pretty much the story of the season so far in the CFL. The Argos already have two victories in three games compared to three all season last year. Amazing where a good defence can get you, especially one that can stop a team driving at the end (something the Ticats defence couldn't do against Calgary last week). The Argos defence can probably get them to nine and nine this season and into the playoffs, followed by an early boot in the playoffs. Defence may win championships in the NFL, but in the CFL playoffs, not so much.
Burris had a Bishoplike performance, going 20 for 40 for only 207 yards. Three TDs versus 5 picks is not a good ratio, plus he got sacked three times. I'm not sure if that should all be blamed on a new and bad offensive line or if some of the blame should fall on Henry himself. Cleo "the Party" Lemon was arguably worse, going 18 for 37 for 192 yards with a pick and sacked twice. Cory Boyd had a great game with 20 carries for 142 yards. I guess Toronto has forgotten last year's starter Jamal Robertson already, but I've always maintained that running backs in the CFL are quite fungible.
For the early Friday game, Hamilton is favoured by three at home. Hamilton wasn't terrible at home last week, whereas the Bombers didn't look good against the Argos at home. But apparently the Argos are a team to be reckoned with so who knows. I'll take Hamilton, mainly due to the fact that they are at home and not much more. If Hamilton loses this week, with Toronto, Winnipeg and potentially Montreal all at 2 and 1, that's not good.
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