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Can Andre Durie and the Argonauts get back on course against the Stampeders Saturday?
Saying that "division leaders clash" in Saturday's early game between the Toronto Argonauts and Calgary Stampeders (7 p.m. Eastern, TSN/ESPN3), as CFL.ca's preview does, is technically correct. (The best kind of correct!) However, these are very different division leaders; Calgary's 9-1 and atop the tough CFL West, where even the worst team is 6-5, while the Argos are just 3-7, but that's enough to be in the lead in the CFL (L)East at the moment. Will the return of star Canadian slotback Andre Durie be enough to give Toronto a chance on the road here, or will the Stampeders pull off their sixth-straight win?
Having Durie back is certainly a boost for the Argonauts. The 33-year-old Canadian slotback has been one of Toronto's best receivers over the last few seasons, and he led the team with 989 receiving yards last year. He's been out since this year's second game with a broken clavicle, though, and that's definitely impacted the Argonauts' offence. As Don Landry writes at CFL.ca, Durie's excited to get back to action:
“It’s been two months and it’s felt like two years,” said Durie of his time out of uniform, a time that is mercifully coming to an end.
...Now, with daunting task of meeting the CFL's top team, the Calgary Stampeders, just ahead, it will be all systems go for Durie in his quest to return to action; to end the misery of waiting and watching.
“We felt it was borderline,” said Durie, of the aborted attempt to have him play against Hamilton, on Labour Day. An extra week and a half should have him that much more ready for Saturday's game in Calgary. “I’m pretty much almost back to my max,” he said of his weightlifting abilities, a sign that he's very near full football-playing power. “It’s been strong, there’s no discomfort anymore,” he added.
There are still questions about how Durie's body will stand up to the pounding of live action, though:
There is a lingering question, though, and it's only natural. How will the collarbone stand up to the brute force of crushing tackles? With limited physical contact in practice, Durie is unsure, but confident.
There has been some testing of the bone's strength, as the eight-year veteran has gotten his hands up to fend off defenders in practice while working on his blocking.
“It helps the confidence and it helps you to want to go out there and play even faster," he said of that contact. "You know it’s strong enough and that it’s gonna hold up."
"I guess the only question is impact and you never really know that until you start taking impact and fall and do all those things again,” he added.
If he's able to stay on the field, Durie could be a big addition for the Argos. He won't solve everything, of course; Toronto's struggled on defence, especially against the pass (their 8.0 yards allowed per pass heading into this week were the second-worst in the league), and their ground game hasn't really gotten going, picking up just 89.1 yards per game. Still, the passing attack has been generally good despite the absences of Durie, Chad Owens (who won't return until next week) and other top receivers. Durie's return might help boost it to a new level. Taking on the Stampeders in Calgary is a tough task, but having Durie back might make the chances of an upset rise just a bit. We'll see what the Argos can do Saturday night.
