Official Game Day Thread - Winnipeg at Edmonton - Sept. 21, 2024

[TecnoGenius]

Nah they changed the rules for kickoffs need

They did give them an extra point.  13->14.

Funny how booth guys had no clue.  No mention of the point, just chatter about needing to get a guy down there to recover.

[Blueforlife]

Don't they get a point for that?

It's actually a really smart play and I'm not sure I've ever seen that before!  And a perfect execution!  Steal a point right at the end in a 2-game series.

It'll pay to leave someone back there just in case from now on.

No Bombers defended the onside well by having everyone forward

[TecnoGenius]

No Bombers defended the onside well by having everyone forward

But the clock was going to be down to 6s after an OSK.  6s is not enough time to run a play to get into FG range, and it's too far for Hail Mary.

I bet MOS rethinks this situation and next time puts a guy back.  He's not going to like giving them this free point.

[TecnoGenius]

Kudos to Buck & O braintrust for coming up with good adjustments after the half.  We ended up +17 before garbage time.

EDM braintrust also made some good adjustments and leaned heavily on what was working in the 1st H.

This game was hard fought and not remotely a gimmee.  Rematch will probably be similar: we need to find ways to defeat that EDM edge run.

[Blue In BC]

Whew. Again. That win goes a long way to Bombers finishing in 1st place.

Jones, Ayers and defence played very well. You cause 6 turnovers and you tend to win games.

Offence was a little cautious but only 1 real mistake with the int.

Wheatfall had 43 yards of production. I'll have to watch again to see if he was involved in significant blocking.

[Blueforlife]

But the clock was going to be down to 6s after an OSK.  6s is not enough time to run a play to get into FG range, and it's too far for Hail Mary.

I bet MOS rethinks this situation and next time puts a guy back.  He's not going to like giving them this free point.

All good points

[TecnoGenius]

Offence was a little cautious but only 1 real mistake with the int.

Forgive the INT.  It was the same net as a punt, which is what we would have done had Zach just eaten it.

[Sir Blue and Gold]

Wheatfall's body type scares me a bit as far as durability is concerned but he looked good!

[Blue In BC]

Forgive the INT.  It was the same net as a punt, which is what we would have done had Zach just eaten it.

Yes but it's about the penchant for going deep when you don't need to. We were controlling the LOS. A big play is great but it tight games you don't need to go 35 yards downfield. Were we 2nd and 5? I have to re-watch the net impact.

This happens a lot when we're in the red zone and throw a 50/50 ball to the back or side of the end zone. While that used to be money it's been an issue this year.

I think with Wheatfall added that is going to open up everybody else. That wasn't happening with Johnson. Wheatfall appears to have more height and wingspan to bring those down. Now we aren't playing with a receiver that is not being used.

[Blue In BC]

Does anybody know what happened with Wilson before the game started? A flair up or something even more serious like an achilles. I heard on the broadcast saying he was done for the season. Could have been speculation or not.

Cole got extended on the 6 game IR but was practising all week. Does he come off now or so we use the extra spot for an import like Adams to beef up against the run game.

Our run defence needs some work.  Elks ran for more yardage than they got passing. I said before the game that would be an issue but that the Elks would have to beat us with the pass. They did not which was also an expected result.

[TecnoGenius]

This happens a lot when we're in the red zone and throw a 50/50 ball to the back or side of the end zone. While that used to be money it's been an issue this year.

We are counting on highest-paid-R Kenny to win 50%+ of the 50/50 balls.  You know, like Gino did tonight on his chances?

Zach has said he'll count on Kenny to do that.  Buck has said the same.

Kenny has been letting us down on the 50/50, fact.  You can't pin that all on Zach. (Yes I know it was an ugly ball, etc, I'm not talking about just this particular play, I'm talking in general.)

[Blue In BC]

We are counting on highest-paid-R Kenny to win 50%+ of the 50/50 balls.  You know, like Gino did tonight on his chances?

Zach has said he'll count on Kenny to do that.  Buck has said the same.

Kenny has been letting us down on the 50/50, fact.  You can't pin that all on Zach. (Yes I know it was an ugly ball, etc, I'm not talking about just this particular play, I'm talking in general.)

Part of the problem is less time for Collaros to throw and / or pressure causing a force less accurate ball.

I'd put some of the issue on Lawler but that ball was clearly under thrown.  Many of the 50 / 50's that Lawler has not caught have not had good placement or timing that allowed the DB to win the coverage. The difference between a reception or a knock down is not much

Funny you mention the Elk TD. That was under thrown. Ford messed up ( gave up his coverage ) watching the QB at the LOS. Alexander made the mistake of not trying to high point the int.

[Tehedra]

I mean more like they've obviously made adjustments that are playing better than our team.  Two drives in a row they man handled the team and scored 10 points.  I am not confident in us making adjustments to prevent a third drive to make it 13 or 17.

Bombers apparently proved me wrong; happy to see that they did.  Was quite surprised with how they ended the game I almost didn't even watch it.  Glad I did otherwise I would have missed a good ending. 

Offense and Defense both stepped up in the last last 3/4s of the last quarter!

[Jesse]

Does anybody know what happened with Wilson before the game started? A flair up or something even more serious like an achilles. I heard on the broadcast saying he was done for the season. Could have been speculation or not.

Cole got extended on the 6 game IR but was practising all week. Does he come off now or so we use the extra spot for an import like Adams to beef up against the run game.

Our run defence needs some work.  Elks ran for more yardage than they got passing. I said before the game that would be an issue but that the Elks would have to beat us with the pass. They did not which was also an expected result.

Happens again and again. We are putting injured players in too early. This time he couldn't make it through warmup's without re-injuring himself.

[Blue In BC]

Happens again and again. We are putting injured players in too early. This time he couldn't make it through warmup's without re-injuring himself.

Could be. I don't know what his original injury was or what the new situation will be. It will be a valid question but Wilson missed 6 games and was practising for 2 weeks and things looked good.