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When there’s nothing for a team to hang its hat on, there’s trouble and the Argos are in peril of beginning the season with six straight losses, a stunning turn of events given how this exact team, minus one or two pieces, is coming off a Grey Cup.

DeVier Posey is clearly missed at the receiver position, the secondary has shown to be vulnerable, athleticism has become an issue, overall team quickness, lack of protection, poor quarterback play, the sudden disappearance of James Wilder Jr., the list goes on, the short-term fix to what ails this team difficult to pinpoint.

The break does arrive at an opportune time, but once the Argos resume their routine there are back-to-back meetings with Edmonton and Winnipeg, home and home sets that bring the Argos to the one-third pole of the season.

If nothing gets done, it’s quite conceivable the Argos will go into a home date against Ottawa on Aug. 2 with an 0-6 record.

The Argos aren’t as bad as the Als, but they are not that far behind.

In Week 2, the two Eastern cellar dwellers were outscored a combined 97-17.

The Ticats and Redblacks are poised to create separation this early into the new season.

Popp and Trestman are more than capable and qualified to right this ship, but tough decisions will be required, all options explored and no player assured of anything.

Trestman calls it like it is when he fields questions following every game, win, lose or draw, cutting to the chase and refusing to sugar-coat anything.

Predictably, he used the word unacceptable following Saturday night’s utter embarrassment.

His task is to find a way to transfer the good habits players have demonstrated during practice and apply it on game day.

The beauty of the Popp-Trestman tandem is that Popp stays out of Trestman’s coaching domain, in turn the head coach doesn’t involve himself in personnel matters.

“We’ve got some work to do and we all recognize that,’’ said Trestman.

It could be a simple case of the Argos falling victim to the Grey Cup hangover, but the suspicion is that it runs much deeper.