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Can the Argonauts recover from their collapse last week? Or is beating B.C. at home too tough?
A team wouldn't normally be all that down after losing 40-33 on the road to the side with the league's best record, but that's not the case with the Toronto Argonauts, and that's because of how they lost. The Argos looked all set to knock off the 9-1 Calgary Stampeders last week, leading by 26 at one point and holding a 19-point lead at the half, but the Stampeders tied a club record with a ferocious comeback and gave Toronto a "one that got away" loss to brood on for a week. The Argonauts get a chance to redeem themselves Friday night against B.C. (10 p.m. Eastern, TSN/ESPN3), but will they be able to rebound from such a staggering loss? That could be difficult, especially considering they're playing a good team in a tough environment.
First, just how badly did last week's collapse hurt Toronto? Judging by the comments linebacker Shea Emry gave to Frank Zicarelli of The Toronto Sun earlier this week, it's going to be weighing on the Argos' mind for a while:
You have to take a game like that and really bite into it,’’ began veteran linebacker Shea Emry. “There’s something that happened in that game and you can’t allow it to happen.
“When you’re up that many points and you’re clicking on all levels and all of a sudden a few things go wrong and everything becomes a landslide. As a team, you need to look at one another and yourself and figure out how to prevent that stuff from happening, and why it happened in the first place, and fix it.”:
Emry added that staying out West (the team remained in Calgary after the game instead of heading home and then back again to face B.C.) seemed to help them refocus, though:
“There’s a lot going on with the team. There’s people coming back, there’s people getting switched around.
“We got a good plan, but we just need to come together as a group with this time, being in the hotel, spending the whole day together and hopefully it can make a difference in making guys get in their books a little bit more, watch a little more film, those types of things. You can really come together as a group.”
Will Toronto be able to find success against B.C. Friday night, though? That could be difficult. Yes, the 7-4 Lions are just 3-3 at home this year, but the Argos are 3-8 overall and 1-6 on the road. Moreover, B.C. Place can be an exceptionally tough environment for visitors, especially in late-night games for Eastern teams. This one starts at 10 p.m. Eastern Time for Toronto and finishes after midnight. Of course, the Argonauts should be at least partially acclimatized after spending the week in Alberta and B.C., but it's still not what their bodies are really used to.
Even beyond that, this matchup doesn't necessarily set up well for Toronto. Yes, B.C. will be without injured quarterback Travis Lulay, but backup Kevin Glenn has been generally solid this season and did very well in last week's 26-9 win over Winnipeg, throwing for 261 yards and two touchdowns with no interceptions and a 74.1 per cent completion mark. Moreover, the Lions' defence has been ferocious this season, putting up the best points-allowed mark the team's recorded since 1984 and playing a key role in their rise to #2 in our most recent power rankings. Heading into this week, the B.C. defence had allowed the fewest yards (273.2) and points (17.8) per game in the CFL.
Yes, the Argonauts have a great passing offence, one that leads the league in completion percentage (68.2 per cent) and passing yards per game (280.2). However, the Lions' defence has been terrific against the pass, allowing just 6.2 yards per pass and 194.8 passing yards per game, both CFL lows. If Ricky Ray and the Argos can forget about last week's collapse and put together a great passing performance, Toronto might have a chance here. If not, the Argonauts might be walking into the Lions' den.
