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A bounce here, a bounce there, Ronnie Pfeffer’s night would have been complete had two of his punts not bounced into the end zone for two punt singles.

“I need to be better,’’ said Pfeffer, Toronto’s recently anointed starting punter/kicker. “That’s what it is for coffin kicks, being able to pin the (opposing) team and help out the team (Argos) in any way, but unfortunately it took a wrong bounce and it just kind of floated on the goal line both times instead of staying on the one yard line.

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“I got to be better next week and hopefully pin them deep.”

Toronto’s special teams, in general, were okay, taking an early penalty on a return that flipped the field.

There was a terrible non-call when it looked obvious Saskatchewan had penetrated the five-yard restricted area, but none was thrown.

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At the heart of the kicking game is Pfeffer, who enters the season for the first time in his career as the incumbent.

When he got his break a few years ago, he booted a 51-yard field goal at old Mosaic as the Argos would prevail in overtime.

“I need to get the ball out-of-bounds so I don’t have to worry about the bounce,’’ added Pfeffer, a stand-up guy who the talent to have a long career. “I’ll be working hard (this week) to get the ball out-of-bounds instead of trying to let the ball bounce over there. We’ll see what happens.”