- Not to say "I told you so," but that went pretty much as expected. The Argos were unable to put much of anything together on offence, but their defence did an amazing job of keeping the Stamps in check.
- Rob Maver looked decent, but missed the one long-ish kick. My fears are not entirely assuaged.
- The Stamps' new o-line was adequate - but I got the feeling Hufnagel was scheming to protect them. Burris likes to move, but there seemed to be a lot more bootlegs and rollouts than usual - quite often with a defender in his face. If the line needs smoke and mirrors, Burris will be eaten alive this year.
- With his helmet on, Cleo Lemon looks rather extraordinarily like Kerry Joseph.
- Lemon's CFL debut probably earns about a C. He certainly didn't lose the game by himself, but neither did he do a lot to impress. He made a few questionable decisions, and probably got away with grounding more than once. It doesn't help that the Argos' receiving corps is putrid. There's Jeremaine Copeland (covered like glue all night) and a bunch of refugees. If someone doesn't emerge - hopefully one or two someones - this team will be BAD. Brandon Rideau may be a candidate, but he dropped a crucial (and perfect) pass in the second half, after Lemon was creamed for his efforts.
- Duane Forde kept asking, and there's no good answer: why on Earth don't the Argos run more? On paper, they have a decent line, and Cory Boyd looks competent. Ditto short passes to Andre Durie.
- Hopefully it's just early-season rust that made Job Cornish and Deon Murphy lose two bad fumbles.
- Henry Burris will probably take some criticism for this game, but I actually liked what he did: he didn't force the ball, and took what the Argos gave him - short, underneath stuff. He had a very Ricky Ray-like outing. You can tell he's trying to spread the ball around - wonder if that will continue when Ken-Yon Rambo comes back.
- It's impossible to judge, based on the woefulness of the Argos' passing game, but the Stamps's retooled secondary held up well. Real tests against real teams with real CFL quarterbacks and receivers begin next week. For this squad, it was almost like a third preseason game.
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