ARGONAUTS AT ROUGHRIDERS PREVIEW
TORONTO (1-3) at SASKATCHEWAN (1-2)
8:00 pm, Saturday, Mosaic Stadium
TSN, CKRM Rider Radio Network
RIDERS: Home 1-1, Vs East 1-1
ARGOS: Road 0-2, Vs West 1-2
RIDER OFFENSE: RUSH 1ST, PASS 6TH, OVERALL 5TH
QB Darian Durant is the CFL’s 7th-leading passer (622 yds, 5 TDs, 4 INTs) … RB Anthony Allen is 4th in CFL rushing (231 yds, 1 TD) … WR Taj Smith leads the team in receiving (169 yds, 2 TDs) … Riders are seventh in points scored and second in fewest sacks allowed.
ARGO OFFENSE: RUSH 7TH, PASS 1ST, OVERALL 1ST
QB Ricky Ray is the CFL’s top passer (1280 yds, 6 TDs, 2 INTs) … SB Chad Owens leads the league in receiving (339 yds, 1 TD) but is inactive … Their leading rusher is RB Curtis Steele (97 yds, 2 TDs) … Argos are third in points scored and third in fewest sacks
RIDER DEFENSE: RUSH 9TH, PASS 5TH, OVERALL 6TH
DE Ricky Foley leads the team in sacks (4) … S Tyron Brackenridge has the team’s lone interception … LB Sam Hurl leads in tackles (14) … Riders are 6th in points against and second in sacks (14).
ARGO DEFENSE: RUSH 6TH, PASS 8TH, OVERALL 9TH
DL T. Okpalaugo leads in sacks (4) … LB Antu’wan Molden leads in interceptions (2) … DB Jallil Cater leads in tackles (17) … Argos are in points allowed and fourth in sacks (11).
RIDER SPECIAL TEAMS: K Chris Milo is 4/6 on FGs … P Josh Bartel is 3rd in CFL punting (44.8) … Marshay Green leads in PR and KR yards … DE Dylan Ainsworth leads in ST tackles (5).
ARGO SPECIAL TEAMS: K/P Swayze Waters is 10/11 on FGs and #1 in punting (48.5) … Chad Owens leads the team in PR yards and Brandon Smith leads in KR yards … LB James Yurichuk leads in ST tackles (6).
INTANGIBLES: Riders are 5th in the turnover ratio (-2) while the Argos are 8th (-3) … The Riders are the least-penalized team in the CFL while Toronto is most-penalized … Toronto beat Saskatchewan 48-15 in Week 2 in Toronto … The referee is Al Bradbury … The forecast calls for a high of 20 degrees with a 60% chance of showers.
RP
(Photo courtesy CP)
Swayze, Swayze Waters, king of the CFL
Good news that the wind should be up for the game. Maybe throw Ricky Ray off his usual wind-free dome style passing attack.
smellin like 2011… YUCH!
Riders offence 7th out of 9 teams.
Had to laugh at CJME saying that it's just as much the defence's fault! When your offence goes on 5 2 and outs to start a game. Your defence is out there all the time. 2 recievers and a RB have been replaced. Winnipeg has replaced their QB, RB, 2 receivers half their O-line. Yet they can score points and win games. Not to mention many other teams have had more turnover on offence and are not struggling like SK is!
Did you ever think that the guys you say Winnipeg replaced from last year might have been the problem with their team and that's why they went 3 & 15. The guys they replaced them with are so far in the young season are playing better because they are better players.
In the Riders case the main players lost on offense (Dressler,Sheets,Getzlaf and Simon) were a very big part of their success last year. So comparing the has beens that the Bombers lost to the allstars that the Riders lost is completely different.
Stewart
Simon on offense ? the guy hardly played last year to be considered a contributor, maybe in the dressing room/sidelines and the touchdowns any other man could of caugh for points in the GC game was all he gave. Simon on offense last year ? I think not !
Athletes against bullying chili cook off at Cathedral neighborhood center. Come support.
Getzlaf being "security blanket" for Durant??? Sheeshh!!! Is this peewee football we got here!
Should also be available on ESPN2.
Hoping to inflict some CFL onto the poor, unsuspecting folks down here in Miami.
Maybe Cortez is part of the problem??? Play calling/selection questionable at times.
New week.
INT and 2 and outs.
Darian's specialty.
Same ol results.