TORONTO - The time spent together when neither was a starter is paying off for Nick Arbuckle and Jake Herslow.

Arbuckle has thrown four TD passes to Herslow in the Toronto Argonauts' last three games. On Saturday, Arbuckle found Herslow seven times for 149 yards and two touchdowns -- one on a 70-yard reception -- in their 52-34 home win over the B.C. Lions.

But that chemistry was developed last season when Arbuckle served as Chad Kelly's backup and Herslow was on Toronto's practice roster.

"When you're the backup quarterback, you don't get many reps," Arbuckle said. "So after practice, you stay and try to throw to whoever wants to run, and Jake was always that guy who wanted to run.

"So I got countless reps throwing with him more than anyone else last year, and obviously that's paying

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