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EDMONTON — Captain Mac is a designation McLeod Bethel-Thompson does not take lightly and nor does he take it for granted.

As the team’s starting quarterback, Bethel-Thompson knows he’s the leader.

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Players enjoy playing for him and Bethel-Thompson is as accountable as any player in the CFL.

He also knows the importance of winning and how the Argos haven’t won in the five games to start the season.

In fact, Bethel-Thompson hasn’t won in his past nine starts dating back to last season.

Last week in Calgary, he was named captain.

Numbers can be twisted anyway to make whatever point or interpreted in ways to suit an agenda.

What stood out were the four interceptions Bethel-Thompson threw, the talking point in the wake of the Argos’ 26-16 loss.

He also led an offence that produced 417 yards and completed 76% of his passes for 343 yards, numbers that go overlooked when the only number that mattered was the final score.