How much importance does game against Argos have for Redblacks coach Ryan Dinwiddie?

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But could he have remained a Toronto Argonaut?

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“If I didn’t get the phone call from Ottawa, I probably would have still been there,” Dinwiddie said. “So, yeah. It was a good little run for us, but I now enjoy my time here.”

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Is Dinwiddie denying the personal significance of the game only in public?

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It doesn’t sound like it.

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“I think the first thing on his mind is, let’s get this first win of the season,” said running back Daniel Adeboboye, also a former Argo. “It just so happens that it’s Toronto, so I know that us getting that win is going to be just that much sweeter for him.

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“But he’s on the guys about cleaning up things from (the season-opening 29-21 loss to the Edmonton Elks). That we’ve got to clean up the things from last week, that we’ve got to improve. He’s been on us about that. We can obviously see how much he wants to win, and it’s got to trickle down to the rest of the team.”

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It also doesn’t sound like there’s any talk about winning one for the coach in the Redblacks locker room.

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“Obviously, we understand that he’s coming from that team, and obviously, there’s a connection there for him,,” Adeboboye said. “We want to win for our head coach. He believes in us, we believe in him, and we want to get this win for him, and for us, and for the fans too.”

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What will be the biggest change in the Redblacks roster for Game 2?

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The addition of running back Greg Bell, who didn’t play in the opener because of a neck injury.

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Bell, the East Division’s leading rusher while with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats last season, says he’s ready and anxious to make his debut as a Redblack.

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“It was rough,” Bell said of being unable to help his new team against the Elks. “I had to get back in the lab and get healthy, and I’m ready now.”

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Expect to incorporate their running back into their passing game more with Bell in the lineup. Along with his 184 carries for 1,038 yards last season, the 28-year-old Californian caught 62 passes for 426 yards.

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‘He’s good at the outside zone … he can run the inside zone as well, but that’s one of the strengths, outside zone,” Dinwiddie said. “And then we can get him out of the backfield, they get a lot of deep drops, we can check it down to them and let him work in space. So some of the stuff we’re throwing out to him in the flats, that’s an extension of our run game. We’re trying to get him out in space.”

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Adeboboye had a strong game against the Elks, with 12 carries for 87 yards. While he’ll lose opportunities with the return of Bell, he’s elated to see him back.

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“It’s awesome,” Adeboboye said when asked about Bell’s return. “He’s my good friend, even though we’ve only known each other for a short time. He’s one of the best backs in the league, if not the best, and having him on the team makes our offense that much more dynamic. I just love seeing the success in the way that he plays football, and I think that it’s going to make a big difference in our game.”

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