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One game into an 18-game season and already there’s a feeling among diehard fans of the Argos that the sky is falling.

When a team falls as hard as it did in getting thumped by 50 points the rush to judgment is predictable as it is completely illogical.

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No one is about to sugar-coat what played out Saturday at BMO Field against the Tiger-Cats, a 64-14 annihilation that sent shockwaves throughout the CFL.

For their part, the Argos were back on the practice field Tuesday for the first pick, picking up the pieces, if you will, by focusing on the game’s fundamentals such as tackling and conditioning.

“It was tough, but you get back and you look at the small mistakes we made that led to the score,’’ said veteran rush end Shawn Lemon. “It’s fixable stuff.”

There’s no finger pointing and everyone was taking full responsibility for the carnage.

“It’s Week 1,’’ said Lemon. “There’s a lot of football left in the season. Small details. Every CFL team is a very good football team and every week you have to bring your lunch pail. We didn’t do it last week, but we’ll be fine.”