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  6. Wpg v. Edm

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    Can 2 teams crossover or just one?

    I could be wrong, but I don't actually think this could happen. Like ... I don't think the results could end up in a situation where this would even be a question.

    All 5 teams in the West finish with better records than teams 2, 3 and 4 in the East? I'm not sure either, just asking.

     

     

    Yeah. I don't know the rule ... I don't know if there even is a rule because I don't know if the schedule possibly allows this. It's a good question.

  9. Wpg v. Edm

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    Both teams have been lucky (or fortunate, whatever you prefer) to win a couple of their games. Winnipeg is the only one of the two that has really put the boots to another team and I'd say the quality of their competition has been tougher as well.

     

    Mike Reilly and Drew Willy have more or less been a wash. I'd definitely give the nod to Willy so far, but it's been close. Reilly is more of a threat on the run, Willy has been a more effective passer to this point.

     

    I don't think it's going to come down to the QB so much as it's going to come down to who plays better defense and who earns better field position. Both teams have some absolute ballers in the secondary and the defensive line. Edmonton's secondary with Burnett, Grymes and Watkins matches up well and I really do think this will be a game where not having Cory Watson will hurt us. I won't be surprised to see Willy rely on JFG and Nick Moore to move the chains in the intermediate game instead of trying to stretch the field. I think this would also be a good game to get Cotton AND Grigsby involved.

     

    The big hope for me is that we contain Bowman and Stamps. Bruce Johnson and Demond Washington will have a big task ahead of them but they've done a good job to date. Bruce Johnson especially. 6 tackles in the opener as he got picked on in his debut. He hasn't been giving much up since. Teams really are picking on Bucknor a little bit so let's hope he comes to play.

  11. Comparative analysis - How bad is the Bombers OL?

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    So much more to it than just sacks.

    Holding penalties, QB hurries, how they're performing in the run game, etc.

    I'd say just based purely on watching the games, we're middle of the pack. I'm sure if you looked in depth at all the numbers, we'd grade out similarly.

    Yes obviously there's more to it than just sacks given up when evaluating an OL, but this gives a pretty good indication of a teams ability to protect the QB. And obviously a QB with a quick release and a mobile QB will make an OL look better too.

    The Bombers OL gets a lot of bad press, when in reality it's middle of the pack...other teams give up sacks too.

     

     

    Very true. One of our members, TBieber, has taken to timing the seconds from snap to QB release during some games this year. I wonder if he'd have the results saved to share here.

  24. Areas of Improvement

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    Interesting that some of you think Howard sucked in the preseason considering he didn't play.

    Didn't he play against Calgary? I recall Peterson being terrible in both of the preseason games and Howard struggling with the second unit against the Stamps.

    Maybe I'm wrong, I was pretty certain he was a scratch. But the odds of me being wrong are high.

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