Ottawa @ Toronto

[Mr Dee]

Game Day Notes

- Grey Cup Winners' Slow Starts: The recent trend in the CFL is for Grey Cup winners to start slowly the next year. The all-time slowest 'next season' starts by GC winners (1945 to 2017) shows only THREE clubs with less than two wins and the average 6-game start for these 72 clubs being .618. Toronto's 1-5 start in 2018 matches the slowest-ever by a Grey Cup winning club (Montreal in 1950):

Lewis Ward: Comes into Week #8 with the following accomplishments among ALL 1st-year players in CFL history:

 Highest FG made %: 95.2%

 Most FGs made 1st year player (tied)

 3rd-longest FG made streak (17, 4 back of the record)

McLeod Bethel-Thompson: The Argos have suggested that Bethel-Thompson will start at QB this week - he would become Toronto's 8th different QB starter since Oct 23/15, a span of 45 games and none have had a winning record (16-29):

P- Debut QB Starts Since 2014: The last 5 CFL QB debuts have all resulted in losses for their clubs (Chris Streveler in 2018, Andrew Buckley, Matthew Shiltz and Ryan Lindley in 2017 plus Brock Jensen in 2016. The last QB to win his first career start was Vernon Adams Jr. on Oct 22/16. Since 2014, debut QB starters have gone just 9-17 .346.

Toronto has bucked this trend though as their debut QB starters since 2013 have all won - Logan Kilgore on Jul 31/16, Trevor Harris on Nov 7/14 and Zach Collaros, a winner on Jul 30/13.

The REDBLACKS are on 2-game win streak while Toronto comes into this contest riding 3 consecutive losses. This 3-game East Div. disparity in Ottawa's favour is the LARGEST EVER coming into a head-to-head meeting with Toronto. In 10 previous meetings Ottawa had never been more than one win ahead.

Greg Ellingson 33 straight: Last week extended his consecutive game streak with a reception to 33 games in a row. Over his last 3 games however he has just 10 catches for under 100 yards (10 for 97, 0 TDs).

- Brad Sinopoli 1600+/135 catch pace: Sinopoli trails only Duke Williams (672) with 552 receiving yards and is on pace for 1,656 this season. That would be a new Ottawa record - well ahead of Greg Ellingson's 1,457 yards set in 2017. Sinopoli has made a CFL-best 45 receptions on pace for 135 which would be the #2 mark in CFL history.

Rivalry to the end: Although Toronto has won seven of 10 meetings against the REDBLACKS going back to 2014, eight of those games were decided in the final three minutes.

This is Toronto’s first game against an East Division team in 2018. There is a three-win disparity between Toronto and Ottawa is the largest ever ahead of a head-to-head meeting between the two clubs. In their 10 previous games the REDBLACKS have never been more than one win ahead.

[voodoochylde]

Always appreciate your Game Day Synopses Mr. Dee.  Thank you!

[Fan Boy]

 

So are you saying that in the previous 10 games the Redblacks have never been more than one game ahead in the standings. I wasn't quite clear on that.

[Mark F]

1 hour ago, voodoochylde said:

Always appreciate your Game Day Synopses Mr. Dee.  Thank you!

as do I.

[USABomberfan]

I just hope the refs put the flags away in this game.

[Mark F]

hope to see some life from Argonauts.

maybe the defence can start something.

[JuranBoldenRules]

MBT throws a quick out into 3 RB's like a freaking robot.  30 years old, first start.  Can see why.

[Mark F]

he looks puzzled.

This has to be his last chance.

Wilder really is a bit of a dink.

some nice tackling by ottawa.

Edited August 2, 2018 by Mark F

[Mark F]

TO defence solid so far.

 

[Mark F]

holy crap is jackson fast.

Edited August 2, 2018 by Mark F

[Mark F]

wrist

 

guy with the hair and baseball hat.... hope that's a costume.

Wonder if MBT will get the hook in this game

Edited August 2, 2018 by Mark F

[JuranBoldenRules]

Not sure how Martese Jackson doesn't get cut.  Having a brutal season.

[Mark F]

mcleod 4 for 7 33 yards one int.

 

[JuranBoldenRules]

MBT is not very accurate.  That's gonna be a problem in Trestman's CFL version of West Coast.

[JuranBoldenRules]

Send Franklin back to Edmonton for Kevin Glenn.  That's the only QB remotely available who I could see succeeding for Trestman.

[Mark F]

How did Toronto beat Calgary in the Grey Cup?

amazing.

Better start offering free beer to ticket holders.

Edited August 3, 2018 by Mark F

[wbbfan]

1 hour ago, Mark F said:

he looks puzzled.

This has to be his last chance.

Wilder really is a bit of a dink.

some nice tackling by ottawa.

No doubt. This is why you dont give up on a guy like franklin soo fast. If you are gonna develop a rookie qb, give him most of the year if not all of it. If they are tossing 4 picks a game sure pull em. But you gotta stick with a guy to develop them. Now if they go back to franklin the team around him is going to be deflated. 

Never say never. But it should be. 

Mega dink. Cant stand that guy. he is what is largely wrong with the next gen big rbs, the tool set to run with power quickly but runs like he is small and just pushes through small guys now and then. He should be able to run through most lbers in the league with ease. 

1 hour ago, JuranBoldenRules said:

MBT throws a quick out into 3 RB's like a freaking robot.  30 years old, first start.  Can see why.

The guy has less time at QB since HS then darvin adams has this year... ok not that bad but still pretty bad. This is why its soo important to get young guys with 2, 3 years or more as a starter in college. Even with amazing tool sets with out experience you cant execute. 

[CodyT]

What the hell happened? Why can’t I see the end of the game ?

[Floyd]

Stats seem pretty good to MBT... this thread makes him sound like Boltus' ugly stepchild

Missed the game - which is it?

[Jpan85]

Noel Thorpe is over rated

[Jpan85]

2 minutes ago, Floyd said:

Stats seem pretty good to MBT... this thread makes him sound like Boltus' ugly stepchild

Missed the game - which is it?

Great second half

[CodyT]

What the **** happened tsn? They switched games with like 30 seconds left. Not an Argo fan but I am fuming

[AtlanticRiderFan]

7 minutes ago, CodyT said:

What the hell happened? Why can’t I see the end of the game ?

They switched to the Rider game on TSN3, but left this game on the other networks.

[WBBFanWest]

Just now, CodyT said:

What the **** happened tsn? They switched games with like 30 seconds left. Not an Argo fan but I am fuming

TSN can expect to receive 10's of angry letters from Argo fans.

[Jpan85]

Argos scored twice in the last 3:30 second . TD throw with 1 sec left. Think tsn3 switched games.