In Toronto, a new coach can make all the difference. Or maybe acquiring last year's player of the year can too. Both helps and it certainly shows in Toronto. Despite a 3-5 record, the Argos are second in the East and are looking good. Kerry Joseph's rise to take over the starting QB position has many questioning whether former starting QB Michael Bishop will end up elsewhere. But where? Hamilton? Winnipeg?
Despite being the new QB in town, Joseph still has to show up and produce as he did last year. So far, he has only 4 TDs and 6 INTs with a 56.2% completion rate for 1735 yards. If Joseph can pick up his game, the Argos will be in the running right alongside Calvillo's Alouettes.
In Hamilton, it's the same old story. Charlie Taaffe's time in Hamilton may be numbered if he can't get the once great TiCats out of the East basement for once. The TiCats last winning season came in 2004 when they bowed out to Toronto in the East Semis after a 9-8 season. Since then, the TiCats have won a combined 14 games from 2005 until Week 8 this season.
For Hamilton, it is all about consistency and it just isn't there. After a huge win over the Argos, the TiCats had a great opportunity to climb higher in the standings when the visited the struggling Winnipeg Blue Bombers, yet lost the game and now are still being chased by the revived Bombers. Whether it be Casey Printers or Richie Williams at the helm as QB, the TiCats need to start winning and doing it every week.
In Winnipeg, the bye week came on a sweet high note. With only one win in the first six weeks, the Bombers finally scrapped out a win against the TiCats in Week 7 to go to 2-6 going into the CFL's second half. After controversy in the QB slot, Kevin Glenn was replaced by Ryan Dinwiddie, only to come back into the starting role and lead the Bombers to their second win.
Yet, in Winnipeg, the Bombers have two reliable QBs going into the second half. Dinwiddie and Glenn are both capable of playing in the CFL and the Bombers boast one of the most deadly 1-2 QB punches in the league. With Charlie Roberts revived last week and Milt Stegall returning to form, the Bombers should be fun to watch in the second half.
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