Edmonton at Winnipeg

[gobombersgo]

[The Zipp]

big blue better be ready for Rankin, he is the real deal

not sure we can stop him with the bodies we have

[gobombersgo]

[Jesse]

Elsbury away for personal reasons and should be back soon, says Ed.

[Sir Blue and Gold]

After watching Edmonton slug it out with Montreal I am not confident at all.  Hopefully the rest vs short week helps.

[Tecno]

If it's looking like rain we REALLY we need to alter our normal plan and have a special rain plan.  Every season we see a rain game like the MTL@EDM game where one team has a rain plan, the other is trying to run their normal O.  The normal O team invariably loses.

What was the game last year?  I think it was something like OTT beating unstoppable CGY?  Ya, that's what I'm talking about.

And wasn't the Crumback game we lost a couple/few years back in the rain?

So what works in the rain?  Run, duh.  But not just Brady, you need sweeps and draws, and must get more players involved.  I think the short pass game doesn't work in the wet, as RECs can't adjust to a slight misthrow and it's too slippery to catch heaters.  So I'd do what both MTL/EDM did and throw a lot of deep 50/50 balls.  It's usually man because everyone is coming up to help stop the run, and conventional wisdom is "they won't dare throw deep".  Other ideas?  We're going to need them.

But don't just expect your normal game to work.  And for all that is holy wear the proper cleats.  We've had enough games the last couple of season where we're slipping all over and the other team isn't.

[Blue In BC]

We better figure out how to stop Rankin.  He had 179 yards rushing and 50 receiving.

[Blueforlife]

The Rankin show is the one we need to change the channel on big time, you can't stop him, just need to limit the explosion plays, which he leads in.

[The Zipp]

no demski practicing and no ontaria wilson practicing   

hopefully they can play

[gobombersgo]

[Throw Long Bannatyne]

[GOLDMEMBER]

no demski practicing and no ontaria wilson practicing   

hopefully they can play

And if they can play can they be effective at all?

The am worried the D won't hold against the run game. Rankin looks awesome.

I have no faith the Younger's BS system any longer.

[Tecno]

The am worried the D won't hold against the run game. Rankin looks awesome.

If we keep Jones @ WILL and Griffin @ SAM this will be a superb test of whether it's a better combo for stopping the run.  Rankin is a speed-around-the-edge or outer gap scat/speed back.  My theory is this is exactly what we "upgraded" at both positions.

I'm cautiously optimistic.

And anyone notice the power backs (Brady, Mills, Oullette) are having a tough go this season so far and the speed backs are having a field day?  Is there something changing on the D's / schemes causing this?  Or did just everyone figure out the edges are more vulnerable in a CFL D?

Sucks we have a power back if so...

For poops and giggles, let's try a couple of snaps with Demski @ tailback or get Peterson in for a series where we test the edge.  Both are infinitely faster than Brady.  Or go 2-tail looks where it's 50/50 whether it's gut with Brady or edge with Demski.  Both backs immediately attack their spot and no one knows which has the ball.  Then later run that set and throw to a wide open Daniels.

[Tecno]

Rankin is hella scary because he's the combination of Cornish and Sheets.  He's as slippery and untackleable and unknockoverable as Cornish.  And he's as fast and accelerate-able as sheets.

His only downside is he's not terribly powerful.  But he doesn't need it because whenever he's hitting walls he slips out and bounces another direction.

I didn't watch much football in the late-80's, and 90's/00's... who does Rankin look like compared to the best from that era?

AI says Rankin is making $145k a year until FA28.  That's an outright steal and basically half of Brady.  Just sayin'...

Maybe this is the year of the speed back.

[Blueforlife]

Demski and Pokey if healthy will be effective, they are our stars

The heavy negativity on Younger isn't warranted imo, while we have issues on D and it's ok to be critical and some is warranted, the pot seams to be boiling a little early

D and coaches need to step up, won't be an easy game by any stretch after laying a couple eggs on D.  Doesn't mean the chickens won't hatch this time LOL

Maybe the hens needed to sit on them a little longer

If we keep Jones @ WILL and Griffin @ SAM this will be a superb test of whether it's a better combo for stopping the run.  Rankin is a speed-around-the-edge or outer gap scat/speed back.  My theory is this is exactly what we "upgraded" at both positions.

I'm cautiously optimistic.

And anyone notice the power backs (Brady, Mills, Oullette) are having a tough go this season so far and the speed backs are having a field day?  Is there something changing on the D's / schemes causing this?  Or did just everyone figure out the edges are more vulnerable in a CFL D?

Sucks we have a power back if so...

For poops and giggles, let's try a couple of snaps with Demski @ tailback or get Peterson in for a series where we test the edge.  Both are infinitely faster than Brady.  Or go 2-tail looks where it's 50/50 whether it's gut with Brady or edge with Demski.  Both backs immediately attack their spot and no one knows which has the ball.  Then later run that set and throw to a wide open Daniels.

pass on Peterson, BBB all day baby, yes sprinkle in a little Demski

If Brady gassed sure give Peterson a couple touches

I am also worried about our run D