3 strengths for every team in Division Semi-Finals
Four CFL teams are looking for two tickets to the Division Finals.
To get there, they are going to rely on what got them this far.
To get you set for a playoff-packed Saturday, here are the three biggest strengths for each team.
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No team had a better aerial attack than the Argonauts, averaging 342.5 passing yards a game, about 22 yards better than the Alouettes. After Kevin Mital exceeded 1,000 yards in the final week of the season, he joined Damonte Coxie, Tyler Kahmann, and David Ungerer III as the other Toronto receivers to pass that mark.
Here is how much depth Toronto has at this position: Makai Polk also went off against the Blue Bombers defence with 125 yards and a score back in Week 6. Yes, Chad Kelly will turn the ball over, but how many quarterbacks can get a win when his team finishes with negative rushing yards? Chad did in a 24-19 win over the No. 1 seed in the West, the Edmonton Elks.
PASS RUSH FROM ALL OVER THE FIELD
I highlighted their CFL-leading 44 sacks in last week's column. That total arguably would have been higher if Shawn Lemon had started the season on the Argo defensive line. In 11 games, Lemon put up nine sacks. What makes this pass rush dangerous is they can strike from so many different parts of the field. You have Lemon and Jonathan Kongbo on the edge, Ralph Holley and his eight quarterback takedowns in the middle of the line, while Adarius Pickett and Bubba Bolden are blitz threats from the linebacker and safety position, respectively.
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