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“He has to make more of them and we’re trying for a standard of perfection. We know we’ll never reach them, but we’re trying for that and it starts with the quarterback.”

Trestman was asked if the areas that require an upgrade are coachable.

“Absolutely. There’s nothing that we see on tape that aren’t things that we can’t as coaches help him with and that he won’t want to do for himself. We’re really excited about the process. At 1-3, we have to own 1-3, that’s who we are right now as team. We see signs of us being a very good football team.”

For that happen, Franklin isn’t the only player who needs to continue to get better.

The list is long as is the need for every facet of the Argos play to show improvement.

But it’s on offence where the biggest concern has surfaced.

In a pass-happy league such as the CFL, points must be produced and yet points have been at a premium for the Argos.

Whether it’s predictability, not establishing a run game, not pushing the ball down field teams cannot win when 15 points are scored.

Trestman used the word unacceptable when describing the point total in Edmonton.

“Offensively, and we hear this a lot, everyone has taken a turn, so to speak,’’ added Trestman of the woes of his O. “It’s not acceptable to score 15 points in our league.

“Every game is different, every game has its own story, but we need to be more consistent on offence and be able to finish a game. We had a chance in Edmonton and it got flipped (from the previous week when Edmonton visited BMO Field).