Toronto Argonauts Thread

[SeaOfBlue]

Big come from behind, 24 points back to top the RedBlacks tonight. Maybe gives this team some sense of confidence in a very winnable east division this year.

Is Bethel-Thompson the go to guy now?

He must have had a much better game, but I watched the first quarter and the way he was playing I thought he would not have even made it to the half.

 

[Mightygoose]

Duron Carter now in the double blue

https://www.tsn.ca/argonauts-officially-ink-carter-1.1163227

Despite the baggage, it's a deep ball threat we could use. I'm sure him and Mr. Popp have some 'understandings' before this was done.

 

[notDatsyuk]

I much prefer the CFL to the NFL. The games are much more exciting.

I'm an Argos fan, although not in the same way as I'm a Leaf fan.

 

[HC7]

Argos are trash. Same level as Toronto Rock. Not trying to watch 2nd/3rd tier athletes in a 1st tier city.

 

[Canadian Finn]

I'm going to assume you feel the same way about TFC?

Looking forward to beating up on the blews and dc next Monday!

 

[robertmac43]

Argos are trash. Same level as Toronto Rock. Not trying to watch 2nd/3rd tier athletes in a 1st tier city.

Well this is just an extremely negative way of looking at things. But hey you do you!

 

[robertmac43]

Despite the baggage, it's a deep ball threat we could use. I'm sure him and Mr. Popp have some 'understandings' before this was done.

Sounds like he will not be suiting up for a couple of weeks, which is fortunate for the Ticats over the next 2 games

 

[stickty111]

Another loss. Im not sure if Trestman is all that good of a coach. Ray won them the Grey cup.
Chamblin leaving has hurt this team defensively big time.

 

[stymie]

The second most used phrase in Canada is "Argos Suck!"
The first is "Is the beer store still open?"

 

[Mightygoose]

Bumping thread as Trestman has been 'bumped' after season ends yesterday.

From surprise Grey Cup to litless 4-14 campaign.

https://www.tsn.ca/trestman-fired-by-argonauts-a-year-after-winning-grey-cup-1.1203293

Doesn't seem like him and Popp we're on the same page. Brought in Franklin and only played when veterans got hurt (Ray) and the Bethel-Thompson experiment went well past his best before date.

Brought in Carter and was barley used.

Marc had allot of personal battles he adversted through (lost father on Labour Day and both mother and wife are I'll) so wish him the best there.

Overall, I'm glad the team isn't dragging it's feet like they did after the 2016 disasterous season.

 

[Jimmy Firecracker]

This was a terrible season but didn’t expect Marc to get fired. Oh well.

 

[Lupuls Grit]

Argos are trash. Same level as Toronto Rock. Not trying to watch 2nd/3rd tier athletes in a 1st tier city.

Kind of like watching the Leafs for generations, eh? You sound like you'd be a lot of fun at parties. Pass me the grey poupon s'il vous plais?

I used to love football, especially the CFL. Loved the Lions and the Argos. But over the years I have lost all interest in supporting an industry that destroys the lives of its participants. At least the CFL is local and entertaining - the NFL is, well, not to my liking.

 

[Canadian Finn]

I hope Toronto bounces back.

Nothing better than the Cats Argos rivalries.

Recently it has been rather one sided. (the rivalry I mean)

 

[notDatsyuk]

I much prefer the CFL game to the NFL.

The worst part of following the Argos is their Jekyll and Hyde system. Seems like they do great one year, then stink the next, then win the Cup, then end up last, then....

But after fifty-odd years, I still root for them.

 

[Thissiteisgarbage]

Argos fan here but I was turned off this season by the league wide attempt at infusing political ideology into the product.
I boycott any company that does or allows this.

 

[hockeywiz542]

Toronto Argonauts Press Conference: Bill Manning and Jim Popp

November 3, 2018

The Toronto Argonauts announced Saturday that Marc Trestman has been relieved of his duties as the team’s head coach. Bill Manning and Jim Popp meet with the media to discuss the decision.

 

[Optimist]

Who are the Argos?

 

[Tlo1]

NFL fans at work can’t even name 1 Argo player.

 

[notDatsyuk]

NFL fans at work can’t even name 1 Argo player.

That's ok. I don't think I can name and NFL player. Kapernick (sp?) is the first name that comes to mind.

 

[hockeywiz542]

On Saturday, though, he was a man approaching middle age with a decision.

“Obviously, if the doctors said, ‘Hey, you have an increased risk of hurting your neck more than any other player in here,’ then there would be no way I would ever step foot on the field again,” Ray said. “If the doctor said, ‘You’re not at any increased risk,’ then I would still have to make the decision.”

Ray said he was returning to his offseason home in Redding, Calif., where he would have his follow-up appointment in December. A decision on his future would presumably be made at some point after that visit. The Argos will have decisions to make of their own, with a bumper crop of free-agent quarterbacks poised to hit the market. They could also trade for someone. They could do almost anything, really.

Ray is married, with a young family and a hand filled with Grey Cup rings. After all he has won — both his head and his injured neck will be enshrined in the Canadian Football Hall of Fame whenever he decides to retire — he was asked: Why come back at all?

“Five Grey Cups?” he said with a laugh. “Win another Grey Cup.”

He was being serious.

“There’s still a lot to play for,” he said. “If you’ve ever been on a championship team, to be able to play for that and be in the locker room and play football, it’s a very rewarding game.”

He smiled a little: “That’s what keeps us coming back.”

 

[Jimmy Firecracker]

 

[mashedpotato]

What's an Argo?

 

[Lupuls Grit]

Argos are trash. Same level as Toronto Rock. Not trying to watch 2nd/3rd tier athletes in a 1st tier city.

Pretty ironic coming from a Leafs fan. Unless, of course, you just became a Leafs fan 2 years ago...

I used to love football, the NFL more than the CFL. The Argos were always my second favourite team after the Lions. Over the years though I have fallen out of love with football, in part due to having kids and being too busy to waste hours in front of the tv every week and partly because I lost faith in football as the kind of sport I should be supporting. With all the shenanigans (mainly from the NFL) with criminality, abuse, bad behaviour, etc, I lost interest in the players and with all the head trauma and life-long detrimental effects & shortened life spans of retired players, I felt I could no longer watch it in good faith. That said, I still eat chili on Grey Cup Sunday!

 

[stickty111]

Thank you, Chamblin was my first choice all along.
Its good that he will be the defensive coordinator as well.

 

[qqaz]

[reads thread title]

I'll do you one better. Why is an Argos fan?