Ticats look to turn around offence when they host Lions in home opener
HAMILTON — If the Hamilton Tiger-Cats hope to get their sputtering offence turned around in CFL action on Saturday night, they’re going to have to do it against one of the league’s top defences.
Hamilton is winless in its first two games, has yet to record a first down in the first quarter, and has only scored one offensive touchdown. It sits in the league basement with an average time-of-possession of 25:13.
Meanwhile, the B.C. Lions (2-1) enter Tim Hortons Field on a two-game win streak, a middle linebacker (Solomon Elimimian) coming off a team-record 15 tackles in last week’s win against Montreal, and a defence that leads the league in fewest points allowed (20.3 average per game).
“They’ve got good personnel, they’re good up front,” acknowledged Hamilton head coach Kent Austin. “They play their schemes very, very well. They’re well coached. They play hard. . .