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Anthony Coombs allowed a ball to slip out of his hands in Sunday’s East final, but overall the Canadian slotback provided exactly what the Argos had hoped following a lengthy injury absence.

The Grey Cup has a history of turning the average player into a household name when some big play is produced on the CFL’s biggest stage, elevating a team from very good into the ranks of the all-time.

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For many, Coombs is an unheralded player who was beginning to come of age until he broke his collarbone earlier in the season against the Als.

When he came back, Coombs started in Toronto’s season finale in B.C., the expected rust obvious, the crispness in his route running not as on point as he was prior to his injury.

Against the Riders at BMO, Coombs produced one of the few plays on offence until the very end when the Argos engineered their game-winning drive, but the play Coombs made resulted in a fumble when he failed to secure the football.