Winnipeg at Saskatchewan LDC - pregame discussion

[Pigskin]

That is excellent ! I am expecting a few vets getting the day off and the injury report to be loaded up even if they are expected to play on Sunday.  For the first time that I have ever heard MOS admitted that the team looked tired in the game vs Hamilton so as we get into the heart of the schedule the vets are gonna get some days off.

Yes, and the cooler weather this week should help out a bit. Wilson, Woli, Neuf, are guys I am interest in. See how far players like Parker, and Fox have come along in the past couple of weeks. 

[dd]

I am hoping Bryant is back as our offense struggled badly without him. Our worst outing of the year offensively vs Ticats and we were going great guns

[Pigskin]

Zach: 6TD/12Int 225 yard avg. 67.5% PCT.
BO20: Leads the CFL in rushing. 0TDS.
Demski and Wilson: In the top 10 in receiving
Ford: Leads the Bombers with 4 Ints.
Bighill: Leads the team with 46 DTs.
Castillo: 8th in the league with a 82.9% FGP.
Sheahan: 7th in the league with a 44.1 Avg.

Morgan for Edmonton leads the CFL in DTs. He replace Jones as Edmonton's MLB after Jones was injured last season.
 

[J5V]

I am hoping Bryant is back as our offense struggled badly without him. Our worst outing of the year offensively vs Ticats and we were going great guns

Stan is a perennial allstar for good reason. Guys like him don't come along very often. We've been blessed to have him as a Bomber for as long as we have. A healthy Stanley Bryant is definitely good news for the Blue and Gold.

[GOLDMEMBER]

Hi Goldie! I will be there yet again. My clients in Sask always invite myself and my Sales Director to the game. We stay in Moosejaw but travel to the game on game day early in the morning. There always is a good BBQ in the afternoon and then the company bus takes us to the game and back yet again to their office. The girls always stay back in Moosejaw at the Spa so only my Sales Rep and myself make it to the game. I am going to try and figure out where we sit and hopefully you can let me know where you sit. I transferred my company to Calgary a number of years ago so hard to get to the Peg for many games this year.

I'll put my seat location up on here when I get my ticket Saturday morning.

[John T.]

Riders have won 14 of the last 18 LDC games, that's a pretty healthy curse and hardly ancient history. But you go with your perception of reality if it works for ya

For the first 10 or so of those 18 LDC games, the Bombers were as bad as a Bomber team has ever been. More recently, Bombers have won two of the last three LDC classic games. Statistics can prove anything. It's all meaningless.

[gobombersgo]

From Darren Cameron:

Today's practice runs 11:35 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. at Princess Auto Stadium and is open to the public.

[blue_gold_84]

Riders have won 14 of the last 18 LDC games, that's a pretty healthy curse and hardly ancient history. But you go with your perception of reality if it works for ya

I guess if we're talking about reality here, it's a good thing curses aren't real.

I think the defense needs to have another huge performance to really help the road team's chances, but those efforts could be boosted immensely with the offense playing a smart and clean game on Sunday.

[The Fresh Prince Of Belair, MB]

Castillo: 8th in the league with a 82.9% FGP.

It's nuts how accurate kickers are now. Castillo is ranked 8th in the CFL this year with a 82.9% FGP?
Hall of famer Lui Passaglia made 75% or better only 7 times in his 25 year career! Westwood only 5 times in 18 years!

[Blue In BC]

It's nuts how accurate kickers are now. Castillo is ranked 8th in the CFL this year with a 82.9% FGP?
Hall of famer Lui Passaglia made 75% or better only 7 times in his 25 year career! Westwood only 5 times in 18 years!

Turf verus grass in the old days. Kickers used to be less specialized than they are in the modern era?

[dd]

For the first 10 or so of those 18 LDC games, the Bombers were as bad as a Bomber team has ever been. More recently, Bombers have won two of the last three LDC classic games. Statistics can prove anything. It's all meaningless.

True enough. I remember going to the LDC when the bombers had Tommy Clements as Qb and mega strong team and lost to the 4-14 riders that year. That was crazy. Mosaic stadium and Regina go crazy on this weekend and crazy things happen

[Ridermania]

Game is officially sold-out!

[GOLDMEMBER]

Turf verus grass in the old days. Kickers used to be less specialized than they are in the modern era?

really? What did Lui  do other than kick a ball? Define less specialized.

[Blue In BC]

really? What did Lui  do other than kick a ball? Define less specialized.

I didn't mean Lui specifically but he was a receiver in college and I saw him make a TD catch back in the day.

What I meant was that there is more dedicated training at every position post university. Players train more during the off season. It used to be that kickers also punted. Now it's most do one or the other.

In the past there were players that filled multiple roles on a roster. Don Jonas, Chuck Ealy and Joe Zuger for example were starting QB's.



Some of the names escape me but many kickers were OL primarily that also were a teams FG kicker.

[Pigskin]

Beautiful day for a practice.

No Bighill or Bryant at practice today.
Schoen and Parker, doing stairs. Dalton walking well, and looks like he has some extra upper body muscle.
Fox and Wilson, both moving well but not practicing.
Lucky O, full practice.
Woli82, Full practice.
Lawson, moving much better not practicing.
Neufeld, with a knee brace. Took a couple of snaps and tried a blocking drill, but not ready.
Wallace, on crutches, but no knee brace.
Randolph in for Bryant
Nick Hallett, did not practice.
Feltmate, did not practice.
BO20 and KL89, showing no signs of injuries.