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Amazing how the Argos were able to start so quickly and so assertively in the pre-season when the team unveiled its new offence under co-ordinator Jacques Chapdelaine.

Then the lights came on and the Argos attack went dark.

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Slow starts have doomed this unit and the need to start a game by engineering a drive and putting points on the board grows more urgent as the losses begin to mount.

“We need to make sure we start faster as an offence,” said starting centre Sean McEwen. “That’s been a big emphasis for us this week. Just going forward in the season, we need to start games faster, making sure we’re in it from the get-go.”

In four games, the Argos have only led once, a three-point advantage over visiting B.C.

Last Friday night in Winnipeg, the tone was set on the opening kickoff when the Argos’ cover unit yielded a touchdown.

Needless to say, a fast start against the host Stamps Thursday will go a long way in providing the Argos with a much-needed chance to win their first game.