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Just about every week (at times it seems like just about every day) the words a “work in progress” are uttered by Argos head coach Marc Trestman.

Ask the cerebral and highcharacter Trestman about his run game, the state of his receiving unit, D-line, O-line, secondary, quarterback play and the “work in progress” description gets evoked.

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It’s what one would expect from a team that has a 2-5 record.

Not surprisingly, Trestman characterized his specialteams unit as a work in progress when asked about it on Monday.

With Ronnie Pfeffer unavailable for the second straight game, the kicking and punting duties will be handled by Zach Medeiros, who saw his first action since the 2016 Grey Cup when he punted for the Redblacks when Ottawa came to town on Aug. 2.

The Argos came back to beat Ottawa 42-41, but the team’s cover unit gave up a punt-return major to Diontae Spencer.

A week earlier in Winnipeg, the Argos yielded another return major following a blocked punt.