Timmy Plays Well

Some wrap-ups of the Hamilton Tiger-Cats preseason game in which Timmy Chang tore it up.

Rookie Hamilton pivot Timmy Chang was impressive in his CFL debut, but Tiger-Cats head coach Charlie Taaffe isn't worried about a quarterback controversy yet.

Chang completed 10 of 17 passes for 239 yards and two touchdowns as the Tiger-Cats defeated the Winnipeg Blue Bombers 35-23 in Thursday night's CFL exhibition game. "I thought he made a couple of clutch throws and stuck the ball in there, read the coverage well and distributed the ball," Taaffe said of Chang.

"He's such a gunslinger. I thought he made a lot of strides tonight."

But did Chang do well enough to challenge Jason Maas for the starting job?

"Jason's the starting quarterback and it's his job to lose," Taaffe said. "He knows that. He knows he has to perform.

Sounds like Timmy made a gigantic great first impression. There's another pre-season game next week. I'll post links to the relevant links when it rolls around. I hope there's a way to watch CFL games, either on the internet or some obscure cable channel.

In the meantime, you can watch video of Russell Yamanoha's report on Timmy Chang from yesterday. There are interviews with Chang and his trainer Chad Ikei.

UPDATE: Here's another article, with more quotes and high praise for TC.

Sure it was just an exhibition tilt between the Ticat trainees and the Winnipeg wanabees but several Tabbies shone before 27,078 at Canad Inns Stadium.

None brighter than Cat QB prospect Timmy Chang who was the best player on the field. Chang was sensational tossing two touchdown passes and looking dangerous each time he took a snap.

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"It went all right," Chang said of his performance. "It's the first pre-season game, it really doesn't mean much."

Chang said he doesn't believe he has won a job with the Tiger-Cats just yet.

Cat GM Marcel Desjardins also praised Chang's work.

"He did a lot of good things and he was the guy who when he stepped on the field made things happen," he said.

Okay, I think it's safe to say that he's made the team. Time will tell if he's gonna be stepping into the starter role, but from this one game, things are looking good.