Need to Know August 21, 2022

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Need to Know August 21, 2022 - Ed Tait

There were fishing expeditions and weekends at the cottage. There were sojourns to Sin City and some healthy sessions of just chillin' right here in River City.

And now, fresh from their first bye week after 10 straight games, the Winnipeg Blue Bombers are hoping to find their edge again for this Thursday's home date with the Calgary Stampeders and beyond.

"It's something that Osh (head coach Mike O'Shea) challenged us after the game (the 20-17 overtime loss to the Montreal Alouettes) and everybody had it in the back of their heads," said quarterback Zach Collaros after the club returned to practice Sunday afternoon. "As the season continues on and toward the stretch run I think it's almost imperative for guys to find out what it is - is it something mentally, is it something physically, something you're doing at home, getting extra sleep... all those different things. How are we going to get one percent better every single day. That's something we take seriously here and there was definitely a reminder before we left.

"We do our best, even after wins, to say we need to do 'x' 'y' or 'z' better,? he added. "So, I hope that's not something we had to recognize from just losing a game. Maybe it's just a refresher, especially for the young guys, that there's a lot of parity in this league. You need to go out there and make your plays when the plays are there because anybody can be beat. Sometimes you need to be hit in the mouth to be reminded of that."..........

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