"Receiving options won’t be an issue for the Boatmen pivot. Rival-turned-teammate Brandon Banks signed with Toronto during free agency, he spent his first eight seasons in the CFL with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats.

In 111 games with Hamilton, Banks totalled 422 catches for 5,678 yards and 44 touchdowns, earning CFL All-Star honours four times and was named 2019’s Most Outstanding Player.

If Banks isn’t available, Bethel-Thompson will have another newcomer to target in Markeith Ambles. Ambles signed with Toronto during the off-season after spending the past three seasons with the Calgary Stampeders.

This past season with Calgary, Ambles averaged 12.7 yards per catch, pulling in 54 passes for 686 yards and three touchdowns. The third year receiver will look to provide his new team with a reliable set of hands and the ability to find open space downfield.

If Bethel-Thompson is looking for an option he is more familiar with, it will likely be Kurleigh Gittens Jr. The third year Canadian receiver burst onto the scene for the Argos in 2021, catching 50 passes for 604 yards and four touchdowns.

 

At the start of CFL free agency, Toronto addressed their ground game almost immediately with the signing of running back Andrew Harris. Harris, an 11-year veteran, holds the record for most rush yards by a Canadian running back and is just 339 yards away from reaching 10,000 in his career...........

Als

Jeshrun Antwi was called on in the absence of Stanback, he carried the ball seven times for 98 yards, including a 70-yard gain. According to the Als depth chart he is listed as the No.1 back entering Thursday’s matchup in Toronto.

The absence of their star running back will certainly put more pressure on Adams to make plays with his arm in Week 2. However, if Antwi can mimic his stunning performance from Week 1, it will certainly help to relieve some of the pressure on the passing attack.

Eugene Lewis was the Als top target in Week 1, catching four passes for 112 yards. Lewis will once again look to utilize his length and speed to expose an Argos secondary which surrendered 19 touchdowns through the air in 2021.

Rookie Tyson Philpot was a welcome surprise on special teams in his regular season debut. He returned a pair of kickoffs for 63 yards and added 38 yards on five punt returns. The ability to set his team up with good field position to start drives will be critical in helping to reduce the pressure on the Montreal offence.

Defensively for the Alouettes, it was defensive back Ardarius Pickett who made his presence felt in their Week 1 opener against the Stampeders. Pickett showed off his range in the defensive backfield, recording seven tackles an interception.

 

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Dinwiddie needs to get things done with those players on O.

Edited June 16, 20223 yr by Mark F

Really interested to watch this one tonight. Have no idea what's going to happen, but it should be a fun one...

yeah be interesting to say the least

also interesting to see if they can get more than 11 000 fans there...poor Andrew likes to pander to the crowd to get energy and the place fired up....won't be happenings there

Excitement in T.O. today and it's not about tonight's game

int  wtf 

Harris looking good early on, still loses his helmet a lot thought

Edited June 17, 20223 yr by bustamente

Breaking: MBT still the league's worst starting quarterback outside of whatever Edmonton trots out on a weekly basis.

3 minutes ago, Mr. Perfect said:

Breaking: MBT still the league's worst starting quarterback outside of whatever Edmonton trots out on a weekly basis.

Wait so there are two clubs who have worse QBs than Fajardo?

Toronto looks great! Except at QB

8 minutes ago, BBlink said:

Toronto looks great! Except at QB

Imagine if they had gotten Masoli in stead of ott?

Wow 33 for Montreal literally stomped on a guy lol

Toronto lineman gets ejected because refs lollygagging after whistle.

Ackie ran 6 yards to knock lineman down well after play.  Should be ejected too.

khari downfall might be undisciplined team, same as last season.

Edited June 17, 20223 yr by Mark F

I don't see that an ejection was warranted for the Argo player

3 minutes ago, Mr. Perfect said:

Wow 33 for Montreal literally stomped on a guy lol

Stomped him in the chest then facemask and acts surprised when he gets ejected

A 39 yard pass from the shadows of their own goalpost and it's wiped out by an offside. Yeesh

Both these teams look like ass and don't scare me one bit. 

Khari losing his mind, looking like Doug Berry down there

so ottawa best team in the east out of the gate.

rouge is something the

league should eliminate

Edited June 17, 20223 yr by Mark F

Can't move the hashmarks enough to help QB's who can't pass.

Also Dom Davis is terribly immobile, not sure why he's the sneak/option QB.

als left tackle is bad

 

textbook tackle on antwi

Edited June 17, 20223 yr by Mark F

I regret taking Weinke in fantasy.

 

Suitor: "The Alouettes will take the lead, if you can believe it"

Ok MBT should be coming out.

Just now, JuranBoldenRules said:

Ok MBT should be coming out.

Once they dig him out of the turf wow

It's a long season, I know, but Ottawa might actually go Worst To First this year. The East is hot smelly garbage...