Our Leos are coming off a win against the Bombers while the Argos blew a huge first half lead and lost to the Stamps in their last game. Our Leos have won 5 out of our last 6 games.
With all the quarterback injuries in the CFL, Kevin Glenn is looking like a mighty good backup quarterback right now. Other CFL teams who have lost their starter are in a much more challenging predicament.
The Argos have a very pass oriented spread offensive system led by Ricky Ray, who went 33/38 and threw for 4 touchdowns against Calgary. Chad Owens and Drury back the Argos will have their best offensive lineup since Game 2.
Our Leos have the best pass defense in the CFL. We are presently only giving up 195 passing yards per game - the lowest average passing yards per game in the last 34 years. Our defense also has only given up 3 touchdowns in the last 77 series against them.
So this game will be a battle between a very good passing offence against 3 td 77 195 lowest 34 years
On the other side of the football, our anemic offence will take on a porous Toronto defense. Our offence played much better last game with two touchdowns scored after not scoring a touchdown in the previous two games.
Here are my keys to the game. I look forward to reading yours.
GET PRESSURE ON RICKY RAY
Our defense is the bottom echelon in the CFl in sacks and we usually don't get enough pressure on opposing quarterbacks. We don't need to sack Ray but with two of his big weapons back we just can't let him sit back there with too much time or he will pick us apart, no matter how good our pass defense has been. Obviously we will also have to mix coverages on Ray - he is a smart quarterback that you can't go vanilla against.
RUN THE FOOTBALL
I say it week after week. We need 20 or more rushes per game. We need to involve both Harris and Logan. We need to use a lot of power sets with tight ends and not be in the spread too often. The run sets up the pass, provides options for play action, and second and shorter is the best scenario for the quick release of Kevin Glenn.
THROW TO THE OUTSIDE
We need to utilize the our outside receivers more in the passing attack. The loss of Courtney Taylor hurts but we have good receiver depth. It's an opportunity for others to step up and for Glenn to develop chemistry with new targets.
WRAP
Looking forward to our defense playing the Argos dangerous offence. Go Sol E. Go Leos.
