Calgary @ Winnipeg pre-game thread

[Pigskin]

This is a very short week for the Bombers. Probably 1 practice. The team will have to play much better against Calgary. Really need to get out to a better start and stop taking so many stupid penalties.

[Jesse]

Yeah, there is one closed practice on Wednesday. The schedule for this week was released with last week's.

[GOLDMEMBER]

VAJ will rip this designed defence a new hole if they continue to leave WRs wide open all over the field.
Run D has improved but remains inconsistent.
Our receivers need to learn to not drop EZ throws.
Brady for sure looks nicked up. Other than Ike we really got nothing unless we plug Demski into the RB position.
These brutal penalties and turnovers plague us. Can't do it against these guys.

Maybe not starting the game till 5mins left in the first half will help to.

[Blue In BC]

VAJ will rip this designed defence a new hole if they continue to leave WRs wide open all over the field.
Run D has improved but remains inconsistent.
Our receivers need to learn to not drop EZ throws.
Brady for sure looks nicked up. Other than Ike we really got nothing unless we plug Demski into the RB position.
These brutal penalties and turnovers plague us. Can't do it against these guys.

Maybe not starting the game till 5mins left in the first half will help to.

I wonder if Peterson gets added to the AR for the next game to provide some different looks on offence.  Whether BO is nicked or not, it might be worthwhile.

[Sir Blue and Gold]

I wonder if Peterson gets added to the AR for the next game to provide some different looks on offence.  Whether BI us nicked or not, it might be worthwhile.

I would take Peterson + Chris-Ike for a game just for an A+B comparison. Brady looked awful in Ottawa. He went from the slowest starting running back in the league to a full back this season. He scares nobody and guarantees stacked boxes all game. Time to be honest about it if you're O'Shea and start making decisions for the team instead of the player.

[Blue In BC]

I would take Peterson + Chris-Ike for a game just for an A+B comparison. Brady looked awful in Ottawa. He went from the slowest starting running back in the league to a full back this season. He scares nobody and guarantees stacked boxes all game. Time to be honest about it if you're O'Shea and start making decisions for the team instead of the player.

It's not as black and white as that but you make a fair assessment on his skill set. He's never been a RB that is going to scare you getting to the edge like a Rankin for example.

I see an on going issue with OL and predictability of play calling being part of the solution.

Having a less than stellar receiving corps is also part of the issue. That allows the front 7 to crowd the LOS.

Ottawa does not have a good defence and they had to replace 3 starters on defence for this game. That included their MLB and they were still able to shut down our run game. That's not a good sign.

Getting behind early meant more passes necessary and our run game out the window. We see that often in games this year.

[Blue In BC]

Ok, it's a 2 practice week. I didn't see any injuries that will result in necessary changes. OTOH, I do believe we'll have to make decisions on players on 6 game IR that are eligible to return.

After losing Lawson to the 6 game IR IMO it's seems adding Schmekel would be high on my list of additions. There isn't anyone I want to see come off the roster on the DL so I'd guess Bouliane would be the one to be moved back to PR.

Clercius would be my next choice to add back. I think he's a better / bigger blocker and a bigger receiving target. I'd switch him in for Cobb. Corcoran is not exactly a productive receiver either, so flip a coin.

[bwiser]

A win against Calgary on Friday will go a long ways in clinching a playoff spot. Bombers would be up three games on them and have the season series. BC had lost Rourke for the immediate future and did not look good with their backup. Locking up a playoff spot early would go a long way in our quest for another Grey Cup.

[Blue In BC]

The Stamps defence is not great but they can score a lot of points. Brown showed improvement as the game progressed yesterday but it's another short week.

Our defence needs to tighten up because a hot VAJ can beat us deep or short.

It's a winnable game for the Bombers but we have to eliminate those mental mistakes taking penalties. No more freebies in that regard or turnovers etc.

Show up at the start of the game. No slow start again.

[Throw Long Bannatyne]

It's not as black and white as that but you make a fair assessment on his skill set. He's never been a RB that is going to scare you getting to the edge like a Rankin for example.

I see an on going issue with OL and predictability of play calling being part of the solution.

Having a less than stellar receiving corps is also part of the issue. That allows the front 7 to crowd the LOS.

Ottawa does not have a good defence and they had to replace 3 starters on defence for this game. That included their MLB and they were still able to shut down our run game. That's not a good sign.

Getting behind early meant more passes necessary and our run game out the window. We see that often in games this year.

Condell is failing to diversify the running attack using all the resources available, the previous game he mixed in a fair amount of jet sweeps using Pokey which seemed to work well, yesterday we may have seen one such play using Tim White? Nothing from Demski or Pokey, and MCI only touches the ball when Brady is temporarily unavailable. 

It doesn't hurt to mix it up and give teams more variations and players to worry about, notice Rankin is given a breather after making big plays and Javon Leake steps in to show what he can do, this is the better approach, it creates friendly competition and helps diversify the attack.  Brady never leaves the field, if he's not in the backfield he's lining up as a wideout receiver, which surely can't be the best option for that role. 

Matthew Peterson is wasting his career in Wpg, they went out and traded for him but at the same time they're telling him we can't think of any possible way to make use of your talent, enjoy the crappy wage the PR provides you and we'll call if we need you.  MCI is getting paid better but he's basically filling the role Mike Miller used to occupy, help out on ST's and act as an emergency backup in case something bad happens to Brady.  Park your skills and ambition by the door when you enter the dressing room, this is Brady's team.

[The Zipp]

I would take Peterson + Chris-Ike for a game just for an A+B comparison. Brady looked awful in Ottawa. He went from the slowest starting running back in the league to a full back this season. He scares nobody and guarantees stacked boxes all game. Time to be honest about it if you're O'Shea and start making decisions for the team instead of the player.

No Brady - our QB likely gets killed a few more times - he does pick up a number of rushers (he misses some but so do 0-linemen)

[3rdand1.5]

Our defence, looks really good at pressuring and throwing off Kelly, but struggled with Mair. I am not sure why it seemed that way, but hopefully we can limit VAJ, like we limited Kelly.

BO did miss a practice, so he may not be 100%, but he needs to see the ball more, heck that was mostly a bad game by him and what he still averaged 4.8yards believe.....it might be "boring" but Brady churning out tough yards does two very key things to beat Cal. slows down that really, really good d-line they have and keeps VAJ off the field.

I would like to see us revert back toa ball/clock control offence.

Pokey had coverages beat a few times, but he and Brown were not in sync last game, he was something like 6 of 14 completions.....Brown and Pokey need to get back on the same page, I think the chemistry is getting there for those two.

Neild needs to shake off last game, and hits the jugs machine.

Maybe I am wrong but it seemed Kelly was playing deeper and Kramdi was playing closer to the LOS....It seemed to be working what they were both doing. I would like to see us build off that against Calgary.

I think we can win, home crowd helps...but it won't be easy, and we can not make mistakes, bad penalties, out of bound kicks, turnovers on downs, throwing the ball to the wrong team, these all need to be minimized, combine the controllable mistakes with winning time of possession and I think we have a great chance to win....

[GOLDMEMBER]

I wonder if Peterson gets added to the AR for the next game to provide some different looks on offence.  Whether BI us nicked or not, it might be worthwhile.

Oh yah, thanks, forgot about Matthew Peterson. Activate this guy! He was great in spot duty last year.

[Blue In BC]

Oh yah, thanks, forgot about Matthew Peterson. Activate this guy! He was great in spot duty last year.

IR reports suggested BO was limited due to a hip issue, so he's not 100%. It may have been somewhat limiting but adjusting to a new QB didn't help either.

He doesn't need to be put on the 1 game IR but getting Peterson on the roster is a mathematical issue on who to take off. OTOH, we don't want BO to further risk additional injury issues. Ultimately isn't that we have players on the PR?

[Sir Blue and Gold]

No Brady - our QB likely gets killed a few more times - he does pick up a number of rushers (he misses some but so do 0-linemen)

Maybe but I'd like to see it. You don't roster a running back to block. He needs to generate a running game first and pass pro second. And the more effective our running game the more the defensive line has to wait a half step.