Get a couple of wins and youвЂ™re more confident coming into the next one. A lot of the games we were in until the fourth quarter. If youвЂ™re not putting in the effort, theyвЂ™re going to replace youвЂќ вЂ¦ In a media availability earlier this week, veteran Redblacks safety Antoine Pruneau said: вЂњOur season could have easily turned a different way. This is our job, regardless of our record, regardless of whatвЂ™s going on. Everybody comes out here with 100-per-cent effort. Once all 12 of us come together and weвЂ™re executing at a high level, thatвЂ™s usually when you see big plays happen.вЂќ Asked if there had been let up from players as losses stacked up, he said: вЂњNo chance. Harris, who has 36 catches for 505 yards, said: вЂњThe receiver might not make the catch, the throw might not be there, the line might not hold up. THE END AROUND : Asked about the RedblacksвЂ™ struggling offence, receiver R.J. At the end of the day, itвЂ™s just another game and it might be important to me, but the scoreboard is whatвЂ™s most important every game regardless of whether it is 98, 99 or 100 (games).вЂќ To be able to have that staying power is something IвЂ™m pretty proud of. I know a lot of the continuity in this league just happens to be right place, right time and working hard. You get there one day at a time, one game at a time and they just add up over the years. So 100 games wasnвЂ™t even really on the radar. вЂњIn 2014, in all honestly, as a rookie I was pretty much just concentrating on staying on the roster. вЂњItвЂ™s something thatвЂ™s special,вЂќ he said. Gillanders started his CFL career with Toronto in 2014, then joined Ottawa in 2016 and has been here since. TheyвЂ™re especially good on defence, while, on offence, quarterback Bo Levi Mitchell is still trying to find his way.ДЎ00 FOR GILLY : Redblacks running back Brendan Gillanders and defensive Cleyon Laing are playing their 100th CFL game Friday. While the Stampeders have a 5-6 record, theyвЂ™ve played much better than that might indicate. After missing a game, Mark Korte returns at centre. With Tyler Catalina out, Chris Ferguson slides in at right tackle. With Juwann Bushell-Beatty out, Andrew Pickett will play right guard. Hope, though, isnвЂ™t all the Redblacks want.ДЄgain this week, there are also significant changes on the offensive line. Those in RNation, who have endured nearly two seasons of bad football - way too much of it right here in the nationвЂ™s capital - are looking for signs of hope. Some are playing for pride, others are playing for their CFL lives. It may not mean much in the standings with the home teamвЂ™s playoff hopes already extinguished, but Friday nightвЂ™s game against the Calgary Stampeders means plenty to guys wearing Ottawa uniforms. вЂњWeвЂ™ve got a couple of games left, then weвЂ™re hopefully itвЂ™s on to where weвЂ™re more comfortable, with mostly sold-out Redblacks games.вЂќДЇirst things first, though. Group sales, which can be anywhere from 2,000 to 4,000 people per game, have dropped to somewhere near zero. About 2,500 season-tickets holders have deferred their tickets rights to 2022. Some people still have anxiety about going to mass gatherings. YouвЂ™re seeing that across Ontario вЂ¦ the (Toronto) Maple Leafs havenвЂ™t sold out a home game yet, which is unheard of.вЂќ When we started the season, we were able to have 15,000, that went to 18,000, and now itвЂ™s unlimited. вЂњOur plan for this year was actually based on lower crowds because we just didnвЂ™t know that weвЂ™d ever get the capacity limits, so we started out in our plan with crowds of 5,000. If weвЂ™re able to accomplish that, I have no doubt RNation will be back loud and proud.

The atmosphere is always awesome at TD Place. What we need to do is give people hope and optimism that weвЂ™re going to get back to where we need to be. Two and nine certainly doesnвЂt help, nor does rain, nor does the lack of group sales weвЂ™re able to do. вЂњYouвЂ™re seeing weird attendance patterns all over the place. вЂњItвЂ™s tough to get a handle on attendance across Canada right now as we emerge from COVID,вЂќ he said. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below.

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