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TORONTO — A number of position battles continue to rage on at Toronto Argonauts training camp, but the one for the backup quarterback position has officially been decided with Logan Kilgore receiving the nod.
Kilgore, entering his second full season in the league, will serve as Ricky Ray’s primary backup when the season opens on June 23, Head Coach Scott Milanovich confirmed Monday.
“Logan has won the position, and it’s up to him to determine whether he can hold onto it,” said Milanovich.
In this past weekend’s pre-season game, Kilgore stamped what has been a solid camp with an impressive performance against the rival Hamilton Tiger-Cats. The first QB to touch the ball, the native of Sacramento, Calif. completed eight of 13 first-quarter pass attempts for 107 yards and a touchdown.
“He was able to make quick decisions, he was very accurate with the football, and obviously, being able to move the football and score points is huge,” explained Ricky Ray, who has seen Kilgore make strides in his development since his arrival in Toronto in September of 2014.
“He kind of picked up where he left off last year,” said Milanovich, who spoke to Kilgore’s year-to-year improvement on Monday morning. “You can see the level of comfort in his feet, the rhythm with his reads when he’s moving onto a receiver and when he’s hanging on a guy because it’s going to come open. He’s just a guy that looks comfortable running the offence.”
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For Kilgore, the backup job was a goal coming into camp, but it won’t change his ultimate goal of supporting Ray.
“Our main mission is to help Ricky and be there for him if he’s got any questions or try to help him out as best we can,” Kilgore explained. “Ultimately there’s only one quarterback, but it was kind of a goal coming in to try and get that position and I’m thankful that I was able to do that.”
Kilgore will get the start in the team’s final pre-season game on Friday in Montreal, leaving the remainder of the game for the other quarterbacks to put in their best audition for the third spot on the depth chart.
