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TORONTO -- Scott Milanovich doesnt want the Toronto
Argonauts to completely forget their dismal start to
the 2014 CFL season. Toronto opened the campaign with
a lopsided 45-21 road loss to the Winnipeg Blue
Bombers. On Saturday, the Argos host a Saskatchewan
Roughriders squad that registered 10 sacks in a 31-10
dismantling of the Hamilton Tiger-Cats in its season
opener. "Take nothing away from Winnipeg but I think
we were embarrassed with the way we performed and
should feel like weve got a lot to prove (Saturday),"
the Argos head coach said Friday. "I know Im looking
forward to kickoff to see if we can get this bad taste
out of our mouth. "I dont know if you ever really let
one like that go. Those happen from time to time but
they need to stick with you a little bit." The upstart
Bombers, who posted a league-worst 3-15 record in
2013, dominated the Argos. Quarterback Drew Willy
threw for 308 yards and four TDs while running back
Nic Grigsby rushed for 122 yards. Winnipeg also
recovered two fumbles, with Demond Washington
returning one for a TD. Toronto was also flagged 22
times. The defending Grey Cup-champion Riders were
very impressive in their opener. Former Toronto
defensive end Ricky Foley had three sacks as the
defence held Hamilton to just 114 net offensive yards.
Newcomer Anthony Allen -- replacing departed Grey Cup
MVP Kory Sheets -- rushed for 158 yards and a TD and
also had a touchdown catch. So effective was the run
game that Saskatchewan quarterback Darian Durant only
threw 22 passes, completing 15-for-136 yards and two
TDs. Torontos revamped defence -- it has just four
returning starters -- will have four new faces against
Saskatchewan. Cornerback Vincent Agnew, safety
Jermaine Gabriel, linebacker Antwaun Molden and
defensive tackle Marcus Thomas all get the nod as
cornerback Matt Ware, linebacker Jamie Robinson and
safety Matt Black go on the injured list while
defensive lineman Greg Romeus is placed on the
practice roster. Running back Jeremiah Johnson goes to
the injured list, with Anthony Woodson (practice
roster) replacing him. That means sophomore Curtis
Steele and rookie Anthony Coombs -- Torontos 14 first-
round pick from the University of Manitoba -- will
share tailback duties. "Its a great opportunity for us
to see how much weve improved in one week playing the
champs in our building," Milanovich said. "They
(Riders) are going to get some plays but the other
thing you look for is how are we going to react to
adversity? "When you have that many new guys like we
do now, part of it is fun because you dont know whos
going to be the person whos going to take the
leadership reigns of this team. Im really anxious to
see who thats going to be. Hopefully its several
guys." However, Milanovich said its important to keep
Saturdays game in proper perspective. "Win or lose,
this game isnt going to define who we are in three
months," he said. "Everybody, myself included, gets
caught up in what happens today and what happened last
week and theres no avoiding that but I try not to lose
sight of the big picture. "Even if we win the game if
we didnt improve and build towards becoming a better
team by the time October and November roll around, it
doesnt matter. To me, that was the biggest difference
in my two seasons here as the head coach. Even though
we were below a .500 club in 2012 we improved every
week throughout the season and by the end of the
season were playing well. Last year we were leading
the East probably most of the way but I dont think we
made the incremental improvements we did the year
before so I dont know if we got any better while other
teams were getting better." In 2012, Toronto won its
final two regular-season games to finish second in the
East Division with a 9-9 record before mounting its
Grey Cup-winning run. Last year, the Argos were first
with an 11-7 record before losing to Hamilton in the
conference final. Saskatchewans Corey Chamblin -- the
CFLs coach of the year in 13 -- said Toronto
quarterback Ricky Ray, who had a league-record 77.2
completion average last year, will present the Riders
defence with plenty of challenges. "At the end of the
day were going to play a different style football
team, especially with the quarterback," he said. "This
is a more seasoned quarterback than the one we played
(Hamiltons Zach Collaros). "We didnt get a lot of
looks, we just played fast. But with this quarterback
its going to be tough. Youre going to have to play
fast and do some things you dont usually do to keep
Ricky off his game." Ray was 27-of-38 passing for 283
yards and two TDs against Winnipeg but Toronto rushed
for just 42 total yards and had the ball less than 24
minutes overall. However, Ray said there are the
things the Argos can do to help limit Saskatchewans
pass rush. "You try not to hold on to (the football)
too long to give those guys extra seconds to get in
there," he said. "Another thing is weve got to be
balanced, weve got to be effective with our run and
pass game to keep those guys off balance and guessing
about whats going to be coming. "We also want to try
and get a lead . . . to make sure youre not having to
throw on every down because youre behind." Not much
has separated Saskatchewan and Toronto the past two
years as theyve split their regular-season series 2-2.
"Even the year we won it I thought they were very,
very close," Milanovich said of the Riders. "Its a
very good football team, our guys know we can match up
with them and have the ability to compete with them
and win the game. "I certainly hope they know that.
Were going to have to play well, certainly, to do it."
Durant expects a more fundamentally sound Argos squad
Saturday. "I dont think theyll give up any easy
plays," he said. "Theyre going to make us earn
everything we get."
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