Ryan Dinwiddie and the Toronto Argonauts have been down this road before.
Toronto will be minus starting quarterback Chad Kelly on Sunday when it faces the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in the Grey Cup. Kelly, the CFL’s outstanding player last season, suffered a season-ending leg injury in last weekend’s 30-28 East Division final win over the Montreal Alouettes.
But Toronto went 5-4 the first half of the regular season without Kelly, who had been suspended by the CFL for violating its gender-based violence policy. Included was a 16-14 overtime win over Winnipeg on July 27.
Cameron Dukes went 4-4 as Toronto’s starter, with veteran Nick Arbuckle earning the other victory. Arbuckle will make his first Grey Cup start Sunday after completing five-of-eight passes for 73 yards against Montreal in relief of Kelly.
“I think (winning without Kelly) builds confidence in the locker room,” Dinwiddie said Tuesday during the Grey Cup coaches …