Game Day Thread- Week Sixteen, GAME 14: Winnipeg Blue Bombers @ Eskimos September 29, 2018

[Wanna-B-Fanboy]

IT"S GAME DAY!!!! Let's demolish the 'shmoes!

 

 

GAME 14 | WINNIPEG BLUE BOMBERS (6-7) at EDMONTON ESKIMOS (7-6)

THE 4-1-1

Kickoff: 6 p.m. CDT, Saturday; Commonwealth Stadium, Edmonton
TV: TSN, RDS-2, ESPN+
Radio: CJOB
The forecast: Sunny with a high of 6C. Night: clear. Low -6C.
Vegas line: The Eskimos are favoured by 6.5 points.
Streaks: Winnipeg: 1W; Edmonton: 1L
Home/Road: Edmonton is 5-1 at home; the Bombers are 2-4 on the road.
Series: The Eskimos lead the all-time series (since 1938) 102-88-3.
Recent history: The Eskimos rallied from an eight-point fourth quarter deficit to edge the Bombers 33-30 in the CFL season opener back in June. Edmonton has won two straight against Winnipeg, including last year’s West Division Semi-Final.

(Thanks Ed Tait)

 

 

 

 

Edited September 29, 2018 by wanna-b-fanboy

[SpeedFlex27]

Gonna be tough to win in Edmonton & Reilly throws the best deep ball in the CFL but it is doable. The Esks D is average at best. 

[HardCoreBlue]

When they were both CFL commentators on TSN, I sensed Lapo and Benevides kind of had a hate on for each other. Should be an interesting game to watch how they try to out scheme one another.

[BomberBall]

19 minutes ago, HardCoreBlue said:

When they were both CFL commentators on TSN, I sensed Lapo and Benevides kind of had a hate on for each other. Should be an interesting game to watch how they try to out scheme one another.

Hopefully Lapo doesn’t out scheme himself.

[do or die]

Hopefully we don't lose too many 50/50 balls in the secondary

[Mark F]

Duke might be making some jazzy plays against our secondary .

[Eternal optimist]

Any given Saturday doesn't have quite the same ring to it... but every game starts 0-0, right? Cautiously optimistic.

[HardCoreBlue]

18 minutes ago, Eternal optimist said:

Any given Saturday doesn't have quite the same ring to it... but every game starts 0-0, right? Cautiously optimistic.

Defense needs to get a score. Scoop and score, pick six take some pressure off the O.

[17to85]

Protect the football and force some turnovers. That's how you win in the cfl these days.

[blueingreenland]

I was hoping to see the new returner debut for us, but oh well. Hopefully Fogg can break a couple.

[blue_gold_84]

22 minutes ago, 17to85 said:

Protect the football and force some turnovers. That's how you win in the cfl these days.

This. Harris needs to have a big game against a lousy run defense. Nichols needs to play smart. On D, they'll have to contain and pressure Reilly to keep damage through the air to a minimum.

Exactly 52 weeks ago to the day, the Bombers went into Edmonton and got a huge win. Hopefully, history will repeat itself tonight.

[BomberBall]

Seriously though, what is the deal with Poop?

[Tracker]

Bombers cannot, repeat, cannot let the Esks build any sizeable (more than 10 points) lead or let the Esk ground game get untracked. If this happens, we will be boned no matter how much time is left on the clock. This team has not shown the ability to fight back from a deficit as in previous years when the games were often won in the last quarter.

[USABomberfan]

27 minutes ago, Tracker said:

Bombers cannot, repeat, cannot let the Esks build any sizeable (more than 10 points) lead or let the Esk ground game get untracked. If this happens, we will be boned no matter how much time is left on the clock. This team has not shown the ability to fight back from a deficit as in previous years when the games were often won in the last quarter.

Well, if that happens, Richie Hall can get left off the team bus on the way home.

[jazzsax]

Hall for Mayor!

(Of Tuktayuktuk. Ship him out please)

[Blueandgold]

The Harris injury scare still wasn’t enough to get Flanders on the roster. 

Still, I’m just happy that our guys are all healthy.

[trueBlue83]

As hard as I've been on Nichols the last year, he does seem to find a way to bring it against his former squad.   Here's hoping he can scrounge something together today and get a W.. a W today changes the complexion moving forward!

[NorthernSkunk]

Watching the game in sunny Vernon BC ......GO BOMBERS 

38- 24 Bombers 

[SpeedFlex27]

We're tied for last place with that sad sack Lions team.

[Mark F]

don't let Reilly move up in the pocket, and escape out on the left side. 

Bombers should be ok against the run.

Edmonton has a good D line, do something to keep them under control.

Edmonton linebackers are not very big, run right at them.

 

 

[SpeedFlex27]

2 minutes ago, Mark F said:

don't let Reilly move up in the pocket, and escape out on the left side. 

Bombers should be ok against the run.

Edmonton has a good D line, do something to keep them under control.

Edmonton linebackers are not very big, run right at them.

 

 

We have one advantage. I think our OL is better than Edmonton so hopefully Reilly will stay upright today. 

[bustamente]

Can't believe that Bighill is playing that injury looked nasty

[JuranBoldenRules]

Lucky Reilly missed that one.  Another full blitz and Loffler scrambling in cover 1.

[SpeedFlex27]

Randle beaten like a rented mule.

[SpeedFlex27]

Blocked punt!