What will it take to beat Edmonton?

[BigBlue]

Reilly keeps tossing those long bombs downfield and his receivers keep getting them. We need a really good rush to neutralize his throwing ability but he is harder to catch than a greased pig.

Edmonton's defence isn't all that bad either. It ranks up there with Toronto's D. I don't know what holes Lapo is going to have to find but I like what he's been doing so far against everybody.

It would not surprise me if special-teams turns out to be the difference in this game. I just don't think it's going to be easy... on O,  D   or special teams

So what will it take to beat Edmonton?

Edited September 25, 2017 by BigBlue

[yogi]

We've gotta score more points than them over 60 minutes

[Tracker]

Gotta pressure Reilly. He's taken quite a beating so far this year and must be close to shattering in confidence if not body. It looks like the combination of Leggett and Santos-Knox might be enough on the outside to contain Reilly.  Go get him.

[voodoochylde]

Just now, yogi said:

We've gotta score more points than them over 60 minutes

Unless there's overtime .. then let's say .. over 70 minutes?

[Noeller]

12 minutes ago, voodoochylde said:

Unless there's overtime .. then let's say .. over 70 minutes?

Look at the post you quoted and REALLY read it.....

[voodoochylde]

2 minutes ago, Noeller said:

Look at the post you quoted and REALLY read it.....

Read it as 'over the course of 60 minutes'  (typical football game) .. which is what I think the poster was getting at.

Otherwise .. meh .. ;-)

[Noeller]

1 minute ago, voodoochylde said:

Read it as 'over the course of 60 minutes'  (typical football game) .. which is what I think the poster was getting at.

Otherwise .. meh .. ;-)

....if we score more points than them over 60, there can be no overtime.........

[Arnold_Palmer]

What will it take for the Edmonton Eskimoes.. Losers of 5 straight to beat the 9-3 Winnipeg Blue Bombers 

[voodoochylde]

1 minute ago, Noeller said:

....if we score more points than them over 60, there can be no overtime.........

I'm allowing for the slim possibility we don't get there in 60 minutes .. more than one way to skin a cat my friend.

But so this thread is not completely derailed .. priority one is not letting Reilly extend plays with his legs.  I don't have a whole lot of faith in our back end outside Heath and Randle.  Yes .. Alexander and Walker showed well last game but those guys are still pretty green and Edmonton has the horses to make us pay if coverage breaks down (and they can do it in a hurry).  

[Fatty Liver]

Is it too much to ask to play Poop?

[peggars]

I need to drink at least 21 beers at commonwealth and distract reilly with my drunk antics.  

[yogi]

21 minutes ago, Noeller said:

....if we score more points than them over 60, there can be no overtime.........

This is big if true...

[Floyd]

Whatever we did last time

[BigBlue]

1 hour ago, yogi said:

We've gotta score more points than them over 60 minutes

Your are so brilliant!

[yogi]

6 minutes ago, BigBlue said:

Your are so brilliant!

Shut up baby I know it

[blueingreenland]

Quite simply...play like we have been playing lately.

Our defense has been getting better. I think we need to contain Reilly. And unless they get some of those (a bit lucky) big plays in on offense, we should be okay. 

[Wanna-B-Fanboy]

2 hours ago, Arnold_Palmer said:

What will it take for the Edmonton Eskimoes.. Losers of 5 straight to beat the 9-3 Winnipeg Blue Bombers 

Less hubris than you have shown in your post.

[bearpants]

21 hours ago, peggars said:

I need to drink at least 21 beers at commonwealth and distract reilly with my drunk antics.  

Wade Boggs, is that you??

[Mike]

Lankford starting bugs me

[Jpan85]

15 minutes ago, Mike said:

Lankford starting bugs me

He is getting in the end zone this week. Seems like weeks he gets ripped real bad here he scores.

[Brandon]

22 minutes ago, Mike said:

Lankford starting bugs me

Why? 

[BBlink]

Last time we played them I believe we had Roc Carmichael in the lineup...and I'm unsure if we had Brian Walker.  Having Walker and Alexander playing alongside Heath and Randle will be key in limiting the Esks receivers.  It will be a battle though.  Much harder winning in Commonwealth.

[O2L]

We need to pick off some of those 50/50 balls. The score flattered Edmonton last time we played them because, even though guys were in position, we let them catch the big ones. We have a better lineup this week than we did then (in the secondary), but Edmonton also has better receivers this game. 

[bearpants]

26 minutes ago, Jpan85 said:

He is getting in the end zone this week. Seems like weeks he gets ripped real bad here he scores.

I've seen suck before, but Lankford is the suckiest bunch of suck that ever sucked... how's that?

[mbrg]

2 hours ago, O2L said:

We need to pick off some of those 50/50 balls. The score flattered Edmonton last time we played them because, even though guys were in position, we let them catch the big ones. We have a better lineup this week than we did then (in the secondary), but Edmonton also has better receivers this game. 

Or written a slightly different way, hope that the refs allow 50-50 balls to be played like they are 50-50 balls, rather than letting their receiver mug our DB and/or allow our DB to fight for a chance to pick the ball.