Jeremiah Masoli will match a CFL record if he can produce his ninth straight 300-yard passing game on Thursday night in Regina. Yes, you read that correctly: Jeremiah Masoli. Sam Etcheverry (1956) and Kent Austin (1991) are the only two CFL gunslingers to hit three bills in nine consecutive contests.



So how is Masoli doing it when for years he appeared destined to be a career CFL backup? One of The Athletic‘s CFL insiders gave us the scoop.



“They limit his reads and packages,” the coach said. “For instance, they beat Winnipeg while running only eight to 10 plays. Yes, eight plays over and over, over, over again. When he has no throw he scrambles and finds a throw. He’s hot right now. We’ll see if it lasts.”



To put eight to 10 offensive plays into perspective, some teams go into games with 50 to 60 plays and others, like the Roughriders, sometimes have more than 100 at their disposal.



“It was the open...