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#21
Blue Bomber & CFL Discussion Forum / 10 Lists in 10 Days | Intercep...
Last post by ModAdmin - March 16, 2026, 01:23:51 AM10 Lists in 10 Days | Interception Leaders
Rod Hill arrived in Winnipeg prior to the 1988 Canadian Football League season with an already long list of meaty credentials.
He was a first-round selection of the Dallas Cowboys in the 1982 NFL Draft, 25th overall, had been traded to the Buffalo Bills. And over the course of his days down south he appeared in 44 games, including time with the Detroit Lions and Los Angeles Raiders.
All that after starring at the University of Kentucky during his college days.
Hill, with 47 interceptions, tops the list of Blue Bomber defenders with the most picks in the latest instalment of our '10 Lists in 10 Days' series.
A few facts about Hill's 47 picks:
-He had seven in '88, his first in the CFL and then had 12 in both 1989 and 1990.
-During a win over Hamilton in September of 1990 Hill picked off five passes — FIVE — to set a new CFL record. (Of note: Blue Bomber legend Bud Grant holds the CFL playoff record with five interceptions in a win over Hamilton in 1953 — four years before he became the team's head coach).
-Hill's dozen interceptions in '89 led the CFL, but his 12 a year later was second most to teammate Less Browne, who had 14 picks manning the opposite corner.
Just to put the two guys in double-digit in interceptions total in perspective — no one in the entire CFL has reached 10 since Browne followed up his 14-pick season with 10 more in 1991.
Yet, when he came north in 1988 to man one of the two cornerback spots, it should be said Hill provided an already stout Blue Bombers defence with a lockdown defender who had a knack for picking off passes and en route to becoming a key contributor on Grey Cup championship teams in 1988 and 1990....
The rest of the article can be read here...
https://www.bluebombers.com/2026/03/14/10-lists-in-10-days-interception-leaders/
Rod Hill arrived in Winnipeg prior to the 1988 Canadian Football League season with an already long list of meaty credentials.
He was a first-round selection of the Dallas Cowboys in the 1982 NFL Draft, 25th overall, had been traded to the Buffalo Bills. And over the course of his days down south he appeared in 44 games, including time with the Detroit Lions and Los Angeles Raiders.
All that after starring at the University of Kentucky during his college days.
Hill, with 47 interceptions, tops the list of Blue Bomber defenders with the most picks in the latest instalment of our '10 Lists in 10 Days' series.
A few facts about Hill's 47 picks:
-He had seven in '88, his first in the CFL and then had 12 in both 1989 and 1990.
-During a win over Hamilton in September of 1990 Hill picked off five passes — FIVE — to set a new CFL record. (Of note: Blue Bomber legend Bud Grant holds the CFL playoff record with five interceptions in a win over Hamilton in 1953 — four years before he became the team's head coach).
-Hill's dozen interceptions in '89 led the CFL, but his 12 a year later was second most to teammate Less Browne, who had 14 picks manning the opposite corner.
Just to put the two guys in double-digit in interceptions total in perspective — no one in the entire CFL has reached 10 since Browne followed up his 14-pick season with 10 more in 1991.
Yet, when he came north in 1988 to man one of the two cornerback spots, it should be said Hill provided an already stout Blue Bombers defence with a lockdown defender who had a knack for picking off passes and en route to becoming a key contributor on Grey Cup championship teams in 1988 and 1990....
The rest of the article can be read here...
https://www.bluebombers.com/2026/03/14/10-lists-in-10-days-interception-leaders/
#22
Blue Bomber & CFL Discussion Forum / 10 Lists in 10 Days | Single G...
Last post by ModAdmin - March 16, 2026, 01:18:49 AM10 Lists in 10 Days | Single Game Passing
One of the greatest single-game individual performances in Canadian Football League history — and the greatest amongst quarterbacks in this grand ol' loop — opened with Matt Dunigan handing the ball off twice to Blaise Bryant.
And then Bob Cameron was trotted out to punt.
What then followed that night on July 14, 1994, at Winnipeg Stadium was the most prolific passing performance in both the history of the Winnipeg Blue Bombers and the CFL.
Dunigan would finish the night — the Blue Bombers 1994 home opener — completing 33-of-52 passes for five touchdowns against two interceptions and an astonishing 713 yards passing.
That ain't no misprint: 7-1-3.
"What a crazy night," Dunigan told yours truly for a Winnipeg Free Press story on the 20-year anniversary of the feat in July of 2014. "It just felt like a basketball player who sees the hoop and it looks like it's 10 feet wide or a baseball player who is seeing the ball coming out of the pitcher's hand and it looks like a softball coming at you. When you're in that zone it's like, 'Oh yeah... this is good.'
"That night we all felt like, 'Do we have to stop? Can we play a couple more quarters?'"
His incredible accomplishment seemed like a good place to start our '10 Lists in 10 Days' series, highlighting some of the best performances in Blue Bombers history over the next week and a bit.
Dunigan's record-setting night came in a rematch of the 1993 Grey Cup — a 33-23 loss to the Edmonton Eskimos — as the Blue Bombers exacted a bit of revenge in a 50-35 win. His 713-yard effort eclipsed the CFL record of 601, set by Danny Barrett of the B.C. Lions just 11 months earlier which, in turn, had bested Sam Etcheverry's mark of 586 which had stood since 1954.
He also smashed his own team mark for passing yards in a game of 467, set in 1992.
That same night two Blue Bombers receivers would break the club record for receiving yards in a game, with Alfred Jackson finishing with 308 yards and David Williams with 240.
Dunigan had just 88 yards passing at the end of the first quarter but was up to 322 by halftime. And with Edmonton keeping the game close right to the final moments, the veteran pivot was kept in the game and kept filling the air with passes.
In the final minute, he went from 699 yards passing to 713 on a 14-yard completion to Allan Boyko....
Th rest of the article is here...
https://www.bluebombers.com/2026/03/13/10-lists-in-10-days-single-game-passing/
One of the greatest single-game individual performances in Canadian Football League history — and the greatest amongst quarterbacks in this grand ol' loop — opened with Matt Dunigan handing the ball off twice to Blaise Bryant.
And then Bob Cameron was trotted out to punt.
What then followed that night on July 14, 1994, at Winnipeg Stadium was the most prolific passing performance in both the history of the Winnipeg Blue Bombers and the CFL.
Dunigan would finish the night — the Blue Bombers 1994 home opener — completing 33-of-52 passes for five touchdowns against two interceptions and an astonishing 713 yards passing.
That ain't no misprint: 7-1-3.
"What a crazy night," Dunigan told yours truly for a Winnipeg Free Press story on the 20-year anniversary of the feat in July of 2014. "It just felt like a basketball player who sees the hoop and it looks like it's 10 feet wide or a baseball player who is seeing the ball coming out of the pitcher's hand and it looks like a softball coming at you. When you're in that zone it's like, 'Oh yeah... this is good.'
"That night we all felt like, 'Do we have to stop? Can we play a couple more quarters?'"
His incredible accomplishment seemed like a good place to start our '10 Lists in 10 Days' series, highlighting some of the best performances in Blue Bombers history over the next week and a bit.
Dunigan's record-setting night came in a rematch of the 1993 Grey Cup — a 33-23 loss to the Edmonton Eskimos — as the Blue Bombers exacted a bit of revenge in a 50-35 win. His 713-yard effort eclipsed the CFL record of 601, set by Danny Barrett of the B.C. Lions just 11 months earlier which, in turn, had bested Sam Etcheverry's mark of 586 which had stood since 1954.
He also smashed his own team mark for passing yards in a game of 467, set in 1992.
That same night two Blue Bombers receivers would break the club record for receiving yards in a game, with Alfred Jackson finishing with 308 yards and David Williams with 240.
Dunigan had just 88 yards passing at the end of the first quarter but was up to 322 by halftime. And with Edmonton keeping the game close right to the final moments, the veteran pivot was kept in the game and kept filling the air with passes.
In the final minute, he went from 699 yards passing to 713 on a 14-yard completion to Allan Boyko....
Th rest of the article is here...
https://www.bluebombers.com/2026/03/13/10-lists-in-10-days-single-game-passing/
#23
Blue Bomber & CFL Discussion Forum / Re: Historic Football Fields o...
Last post by Big Daddy - March 15, 2026, 09:23:40 PMHey Stats Junkie - not sure what this is, but I like it! Is this the first part in a series, and you are going to continue? I hope so, loving this history. Thank you!
#24
Offside Forum / Re: Winnipeg Jets Discussion -...
Last post by Pigskin - March 15, 2026, 08:42:36 PMComrie was lights out again tonight.
#25
Blue Bomber & CFL Discussion Forum / Re: Condell's Max-Pro(tection)
Last post by Pete - March 15, 2026, 08:21:54 PMI like the idea of max protect and counting on our high end receivers to get open. Why not draft or recruit a tightend fullback type to on this. I like Ike and Petersen but haven't been impressed with their blocking skills.
By bringing in a big body with these skills also gives Zac an outlet opportunity. The other opportunity is where the opposing defense looks like they are blitzing he can move in tighter. If they fake he can run a route.
By bringing in a big body with these skills also gives Zac an outlet opportunity. The other opportunity is where the opposing defense looks like they are blitzing he can move in tighter. If they fake he can run a route.
#26
Blue Bomber & CFL Discussion Forum / Re: Cfl draft
Last post by Pete - March 15, 2026, 08:15:41 PMQuote from: theaardvark on March 15, 2026, 03:02:08 PMBest. Player. Available.but if the best player available in the first two rounds is a linebacker. do we really need to add when we just drafted Smith and Shay ly?
Yes, OL pipe needs filling.
But we have depth just about everywhere else.
So we go after the guy that will make the most difference in camp.
After round 3, flyers... scoop up anyone with NFL aspirations.
to me the first two picks have to be where we have a need. If Elad doesn't look like he'll be in the nfl then its a good pick. Having a cdn at safety or corner means we aren't locked into another position such as with Kramdl or Lawton.
We really need to extend Wallace or we could be desperate for cdn oline next year and would have to use our first pick there.
#27
Blue Bomber & CFL Discussion Forum / Historic Football Fields of Wi...
Last post by Stats Junkie - March 15, 2026, 07:51:59 PMOld Driving Park
The first documented field used for football in Winnipeg was Old Driving Park. From the earliest mentions of football in newspapers in the early 1880s until the end of the 1900-01 season, this was where most football games were played.
Old Driving Park was sometimes mentioned as the Driving Park, the cricket grounds or simply as the field on Broadway behind the courthouse and gaol (jail). It was located on the site of what is now called Memorial Park.
Map dated 1884
In 1898, the land was gifted to the University of Manitoba to become the permanent site for the fledgling university. Due to uncertainty regarding development plans, football relocated to another site for the 1898-99 season before returning the following season. During its final season at Old Driving Park, this location was referred to as the Varsity field a couple of times.
Organized football really started in the fall of 1887 with the first season of scheduled games taking place in 1888-89. Football finally gained traction with the formation of the Manitoba Rugby Football Union for the 1892-93 season. MRFU teams that called Old Driving Park home were:
Winnipeg (Rugby) Football Club – the original football team in Winnipeg
St.John's Rugby Football Club – consisted of alumni, faculty, students and other persons associated with St.John's College
Osborne Football Club – servicemen stationed at Fort Osborne
Royal Canadian Dragoons – Canada's mounted military
Wesley Rugby Football Club – alumni, faculty, students and other persons associated with Wesley College.
Note: from 1888-89 until 1902-03, football in Manitoba was split into two sessions. The autumn session was played late September until early November while the spring session was played mid April until mid May.
The first documented field used for football in Winnipeg was Old Driving Park. From the earliest mentions of football in newspapers in the early 1880s until the end of the 1900-01 season, this was where most football games were played.
Old Driving Park was sometimes mentioned as the Driving Park, the cricket grounds or simply as the field on Broadway behind the courthouse and gaol (jail). It was located on the site of what is now called Memorial Park.
Map dated 1884
In 1898, the land was gifted to the University of Manitoba to become the permanent site for the fledgling university. Due to uncertainty regarding development plans, football relocated to another site for the 1898-99 season before returning the following season. During its final season at Old Driving Park, this location was referred to as the Varsity field a couple of times.
Organized football really started in the fall of 1887 with the first season of scheduled games taking place in 1888-89. Football finally gained traction with the formation of the Manitoba Rugby Football Union for the 1892-93 season. MRFU teams that called Old Driving Park home were:
Winnipeg (Rugby) Football Club – the original football team in Winnipeg
St.John's Rugby Football Club – consisted of alumni, faculty, students and other persons associated with St.John's College
Osborne Football Club – servicemen stationed at Fort Osborne
Royal Canadian Dragoons – Canada's mounted military
Wesley Rugby Football Club – alumni, faculty, students and other persons associated with Wesley College.
Note: from 1888-89 until 1902-03, football in Manitoba was split into two sessions. The autumn session was played late September until early November while the spring session was played mid April until mid May.
#28
Blue Bomber & CFL Discussion Forum / Re: Condell's Max-Pro(tection)
Last post by dd - March 15, 2026, 07:49:27 PMQuote from: Tecno on March 14, 2026, 08:53:36 AMHow many remember Condell's Ti-Cats in '19 and '21? Besides his pass-mostly style, he developed this crazy "max-pro" scheme and he used it a whackton in both seasons. By max-pro, I mean extra hoggies ("jumbo"), RBs, TEs and even RECs being in the box on pass plays to buy the QB max time to hit some crazy deep/long route.I remember Tim White having big games under Condell's offense, I am hoping he regains that form here, as Condell knows White and I expect him to be a key piece in our offensive game plan
Condell would often leave 6, 7, 8, 9 and even once 10 guys in the box. The remaining guys (or guy!) who actually went out had to get open on double/triple/quadruple move routes. A favorite was the entire-field crosser corner, where a WR would be on a go route on one side, then cross the entire field to the other.
It really worked well with speed guys like Speedy B and Tim White.
Aside: As I've said before, Condell used it in-season and it was impenetrable (look at our in-season HAM games). But in the GC's he went straight 5, or 5+1. I think that's part of the reason why HAM lost both.
So my question is: will Condell scheme up similar max-pro ideas here? We're no stranger to it. Buck used a lot of jumbo with 6 & 7 OL, to pretty good success. Hogan wasn't much of a jumbo fan and that may have hurt us in '25. Will we see some box 8, send 3? Or has the max-pro ship sailed, with the CFL not seeing much of it anymore, beyond 6 or 7 in the box?
I'm trying to remember what he did in OTT, and i don't recall much max pro there. However, they were so bad, maybe Condell couldn't do everything he wanted.
#29
Blue Bomber & CFL Discussion Forum / Re: Cfl draft
Last post by Jesse - March 15, 2026, 06:54:32 PMQuote from: Pigskin on March 15, 2026, 05:48:19 PM3 Down, has the Bombers taking (DB) Jett ELad 6'0"202 with our 1st pick. (TE) Ruban Jones 6'3" 242 with our 2nd. pick, and (WR) Nate Demontagnac 6'3" 195 with 3rd pick. Can't see it. I think we need to go OL/DL first.
3 down's mock drafts might as well be picking guys out of a hat. But like others have said, I hope we don't lock onto any position and draft people who can get onto the field in year 1.
#30
Blue Bomber & CFL Discussion Forum / Re: Cfl draft
Last post by Throw Long Bannatyne - March 15, 2026, 06:04:58 PMQuote from: Blue In BC on March 15, 2026, 03:49:10 PMI think that's should be part of the plan for round 3. We can't add 6 new draft choices to the AR this year. If there is a player that is returning to college for another season, then maybe we draft that type of player.
However I'm all for a flyer to be take in round 3.
Didn't they change the rules for players returning to college last year? I know the Bombers sent a few players down that path and they never returned.