Game Day Thread- Week Eighteen, GAME 16: Saskatchewan @ Winnipeg Blue Bombers October 13th, 2018

[Wanna-B-Fanboy]

IT"S GAME DAY!!!! Time for some retribution! 

DIE YOU SUCK GREENIES, DIE YOU SUCK!!!

 

GAME 16 | SASKATCHEWAN ROUGHRIDERS (10-5) at WINNIPEG BLUE BOMBERS (8-7)

THE 4-1-1

Kickoff: 1 p.m. Saturday; Investors Group Field
TV: TSN, ESPN+
Radio: CJOB
The forecast: Periods of rain or snow. High plus 4C.
Vegas line: The Bombers are favoured by 3.5 points.
Streaks: Saskatchewan: 3W; Winnipeg: 3W
Home/Road: The Bombers are 4-3 at home; the Riders are 5-2 on the road.
Series: The Bombers lead the all-time series (since 1936) 134-104-4.
Recent history: The Riders have won both meetings against the clubs this season, having captured the Labour Day Classic 31-23 in Regina and the Banjo Bowl 32-27 a week later here in Winnipeg.

 

(With Thanks to Ed Tait)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edited October 15, 2018 by wanna-b-fanboy

[Atomic]

Dress rehearsal for when we beat the Riders in the playoffs.

[Mr Dee]

3 hours ago, Atomic said:

Dress rehearsal for when we beat the Riders in the playoffs.

Make them pay and TheThief will never come back..

[NorthernSkunk]

Hopefully this is the game that Matty breaks that elusive 300 yards passing,  and the Bombers put a very very serious scare into the rider blowhards. 

[Nolby]

11 minutes ago, NorthernSkunk said:

Hopefully this is the game that Matty breaks that elusive 300 yards passing,  and the Bombers put a very very serious scare into the rider blowhards. 

I'd like to see that but considering the weather, it's gonna come down to the run game and the trenches....... Luckily, we've got the upper hand in that department.

[HardCoreBlue]

Friendly reminder to our man MN. Do not, under any circumstances, throw any type of pass, underhand, flic etc to Jefferson's side, especially under duress. Set him up to lose his contain so all he sees is the back of our guy running into the endzone.

Go Blue.

[Eternal optimist]

I don't care how cold my wife (she's always cold) and other fans will be. I love outdoor cold weather games... just fantastic to be at.

[Mark F]

Good running game weather. 

[Doublezero]

Blustery weather dictates that this game will be fought in the trenches. Our O line is better than Riders but Mason and Thigpen need to be contained. Special teams and kick returns could be big. It's going to come down to fewest turnovers.

[BBRT]

38 minutes ago, Doublezero said:

Blustery weather dictates that this game will be fought in the trenches. Our O line is better than Riders but Mason and Thigpen need to be contained. Special teams and kick returns could be big. It's going to come down to fewest turnovers.

I agree with the weather conditions I believe it will be won or lost in the trenches. I think our OL is better then the riders however their DL is better than ours - so I see this as a wash. It will be whoever makes the fewest mistakes that will come out on top and in cases like this I have some trepidation around MN. He tends to panic too easily.

[blueingreenland]

620 radio in Regina was just interviewing Tom Clements. Boy, I loved that guy. They asked him who the best QB he ever coached was (Brett Favre or Rodgers). He said Rogers was. 

I wonder if we could ever see Clements back in Winnipeg in the future - coach/G.M.? I doubt it. 

Anyways, Bombers by 10 in this one.

 

[Guest J5V]

I see this game as a battle between two good teams that have gelled and are playing some good ball. It's going to be a battle of wills and who cracks first. Here's hoping MOS's faith in his offensive, defensive, and special teams coordinators is well placed. If the coaches and players are all on the same page, and at this point in the season they have to be, then we can win this. We don't need anything spectacular, like last game. All we need is for everyone to be responsible, play within themselves and for each other, and to play as a team in all three phases of the game. Go Blue!

[Tracker]

It will come down to trench warfare- both Collaros and Nichols need more time than most to make their reads and neither are roll-out experts or threats to run.

[blueingreenland]

Rider offense will be limited to no more than 17 points today...trouble is, can we limit their defense/special teams from scoring?

[Mark F]

60 K windgusts. 

 

Edited October 13, 2018 by Mark F

[FrostyWinnipeg]

Due to the inclement weather the roof at IGF will be closed today.

EDIT: Due to an hydraulic failure the roof will remain open.

[blueingreenland]

5 minutes ago, Mark F said:

60 K windgusts. 

Can we hand it off to Harris EVERY play?

[Mark F]

 

[jazzsax]

2 minutes ago, FrostyWinnipeg said:

Due to the inclement weather the roof at IGF will be closed today.

EDIT: Due to an hydraulic failure the roof will remain open.

Due to genetics ridergirls still have no teeth. 

[JuranBoldenRules]

Man...this offence just stinks.  Lapo has to get the ball moving.  Running dive to Harris every first down isn’t going to cut it.  Putting Nichols in 2nd and 10 every time.

[bustamente]

Where did that throw come from 

[NorthernSkunk]

That cocky walk by Nichols was funny lol......

[Captain Blue]

Offense has one splash play and nothing else. They are really struggling. First down runs are terrible right now and Nichols is still struggling against the blitz. 

[SpeedFlex27]

Loffler with his second pick of the game. Collaros getting pressured. 

[Floyd]

Lapo calling deep balls and Loffler playing like an all-star...  fine with me.