CFL: Toronto Argonauts vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers Preview
The Winnipeg Blue Bombers will try to win their second CFL game in a row when the Toronto Argonauts come to town Friday, July 9. Winnipeg quarterback Buck Pierce will try to repeat his performance of last week in which he threw for 291 yards and two touchdowns, also running for an additional 89 yards.
Toronto comes into this game after a shellacking at the hands of the Calgary Stampeders and although Cleo Lemon did not look incredible in his debut for Toronto but he did throw for almost 200 yards against a tough Calgary defense and looked like he managed the game better than expected.
The issue for Winnipeg will be if they can put the same pressure on the Toronto defense that they exerted over a less skilled Hamilton Tiger-Cats team. Toronto was keeping pace with Calgary for a while until Calgary kicked it into gear last week. Winnipeg’s defense also has the advantage of being on their home field which will help with crowd noise.
Toronto’s defense will have to put pressure on Winnipeg quarterback Buck Pierce and make him force his throws. Pierce has been injured several times and if Toronto can provide pressure in the backfield Pierce will get happy feet in the pocket.
If Toronto is to win they could score some points on special teams since Winnipeg appeared to struggle on kickoff coverage, allowing a 93 yard touchdown and allowed a missed field goal to be returned for 118 yards.
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