It was punt after punt for an entire first half. I don't get how so many CFL games are SO boring this year. It seems the Stamps don't mind the boredom either, they freely participate in piecing together incomplete games. In fact, when Calgary figures out how to string together 60 minutes, they'll probably be back Grey Cup form. Until then, fans have to watch full halves of at least one element of the team underperforming.
On Saturday against the lowly Toronto Argonauts, the Stamps and Argos went INTO the 3rd quarter scoring ONLY three points each. That's 3-3 folks, one field goal each for 30 minutes of play. How? I don't know. Was it really a defensive showdown? More like offensive sputter. Although Calgary's D did stand up tall, both offences has their struggles that left arm chair coaches shaking their heads.
Thankfully the second half provided some fireworks.
Coming off the bye-week Calgary added three vets to the defensive line up. Their presence was immediately evident; Calgary managed to stuff Toronto's run game, yet had little pressure on the QB all night giving Pickett a chance to draw close as the game drew to a close.
Of notable loss was Brandon Browner who left with a knee injury.
Offensively if we just count the second half then the O did well. They moved the ball and had a quiet running game with just under 20 carries and Reynolds rumbling for just over 100 yards. The biggest threats continue to be the slotbacks Jermaine Copeland and Nik Lewis. Copeland had two TDs, and Lewis had over 100 receiving including a hellacious crack on Zeke Mereno in the fourth.
All this to say that the Stamps only took the lead for good with 38 seconds left. That meant the defense had another chance to seal the deal which they did in climatic fashion on the last play of the game.
Stamps have a load of improvements to make before their next opponent back to back v. Edmonton who'll be much tougher than Toronto.
