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GO BLUE 

GAME 5 | OTTAWA REDBLACKS (2-2) at WINNIPEG BLUE BOMBERS (4-0)

THE 4-1-1

Kickoff: 7:30 p.m. Friday, IG Field
TV: TSN, RDS, ESPN+
Radio: 680 CJOB
Vegas line: The Bombers are favoured by 10 points.
The forecast: Sunny with a high of 25.
Home/Road: The Bombers are 2-0 at home this year after wins over Edmonton and Toronto. Winnipeg is a solid 18-8 at IG Field since August of 2016 – when Matt Nichols assumed the starting quarterback chores. Ottawa is 1-0 on the road this year, having knocked off Calgary in Week 1.
Recent history: The Bombers are 4-0 to start a season for the first time since 2003 after wins over B.C., Edmonton, Ottawa and Toronto. Ottawa, meanwhile, has dropped two straight after opening the season 2-0, with losses to the Bombers – 29-14 in the capital back on July 5^th – and Montreal last weekend.
Series: The Bombers are 46-31-1 all time vs. the Ottawa Rough Riders/Renegades/REDBLACKS.

 

With thanks to Ed Tait

https://www.bluebombers.com/2019/07/18/game-preview-ott-vs-wpg-3/

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edited July 19, 20195 yr by wanna-b-fanboy

I like our receivers vs their secondary.

I also like Harris vs their defence.

Harris has compiled some strong rushing numbers vs the REDBLACKS over the last 4 games. He has totals of 83, 72, 132 & 80 rushing yards for averages of 92 yards per game and 6.0 yards per carry over this span. 

 

I think our Defense is going to have a really good showing tonight... That second half vs the argos left a bad taste in their collective mouths. 

40 minutes ago, White Out said:

I make cute Bomber fans

GO BLUE 

Wow...,....can't share the wife's comments around here but we gotta see this....

 

anyways.....after watching that cfl game last night and how terrible both teams looked.... I am hoping Matty has a huge game tonight and gets enough long drives to break that elusive 300 yd game we all know this team can pull off....,... gonna need to monitor the beer intake while sitting in the sun this afternoon catching some rays,  no way I wanna miss my first tv Bomber game this year !

GO BOMBERS !

Crockett and Dedmon looked pretty good for the RBs in the pre-season - if Jennings is hot could be a close game.

But I think Bombers are just going to get better and better! Go Blue!

Darrin Bauming continues to insist on using the term "healthy scratch" for Matthews... while it is possible he is almost healthy and he certainly is scratched... "healthy scratch" is a nice way of saying benched for performance or other issues... I believe it's more of a "rest up so you're healthy in the long run" type of scratch...  

18 minutes ago, bearpants said:

Darrin Bauming continues to insist on using the term "healthy scratch" for Matthews... while it is possible he is almost healthy and he certainly is scratched... "healthy scratch" is a nice way of saying benched for performance or other issues... I believe it's more of a "rest up so you're healthy in the long run" type of scratch...  

Load management via the Toronto Raptors and Kawhi 

33 minutes ago, Bigblue204 said:

Load management via the Toronto Raptors and Kawhi 

Better a Kawhi than a Kevin (Durant).

52 minutes ago, bearpants said:

Darrin Bauming continues to insist on using the term "healthy scratch" for Matthews... while it is possible he is almost healthy and he certainly is scratched... "healthy scratch" is a nice way of saying benched for performance or other issues... I believe it's more of a "rest up so you're healthy in the long run" type of scratch...  

With that logic why don't the Bombers just save him for the playoffs?!?! Yikes!

1 minute ago, blueingreenland said:

With that logic why don't the Bombers just save him for the playoffs?!?! Yikes!

They're already doing that with Neufeld... league might get suspicious

I'm hoping Fenner and Alexander have a bounce back game tonight. 

I'd imagine unless Jennings has the game of his life (again) against us... we should be able to take control.

One thing you can count on Jennings doing...and that is to throw it deep (it might be to the wrong team, but he will throw it deep).

tait.
 

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Bombers QB Matt Nichols offered up great praise on Lawler, who joined the club’s practice roster late last year.

“He’s evolved and I think it just comes from his work ethic and his want-to to be better,” Nichols said. “He’s taken major strides and made some big plays last week… he’s a big-time playmaker, big body, strong hands. I don’t know if anyone has shook his hand before, but it basically wraps up your forearm. He’s a special talent and I’m proud of the way he’s worked hard to get better and better in learning the offence is allowing his playmaking ability to show through.

“You probably could ask anyone about who has made the most crazy catches in training camp till now and I think everyone would probably say him. He’s made some unbelievable plays.”

 

I don't recognize more than a few names on the RedBlacks roster.

Edited July 19, 20195 yr by Mark F

Sorry to say it, but this thread is much less fun the the gif thread.

 

Thats a lot of changes to the redblacks roster.  Should be good for a few snafus.

 

2 hours ago, Brandon said:

I'd imagine unless Jennings has the game of his life (again) against us... we should be able to take control.

If I'm not mistaken Hurl was our MLB in that game when Jennings ran (and threw) roughshod all over our secondary. We were a different team back then. I can't see him having the same success this time around. In fact, I think he will be in for a rude surprise this time.

Much as I am hoping that the Bombers will win this walking away, I am dreading that the game might turn into a bore-fest like the game last night. I would be happy if the Bomber defence held the RedBlacks to less than 15 points and Andrew Harris ran wild. Would be nice to see some of the bench get into the action.

Edited July 19, 20195 yr by Tracker

hmmmm.......Irving and Co say Matthews is, indeed, a legitimate healthy scratch. Say he's fully healthy and the coaches just decided they want to start Lawler ahead of him right now, and that it might have something to do with what they're seeing in practice...

5 minutes ago, Noeller said:

hmmmm.......Irving and Co say Matthews is, indeed, a legitimate healthy scratch. Say he's fully healthy and the coaches just decided they want to start Lawler ahead of him right now, and that it might have something to do with what they're seeing in practice...

What? Lawler better than Matthews?

5 minutes ago, wanna-b-fanboy said:

What? Lawler better than Matthews?

Irving/Tait/Brown calling it: "Bombers 'pressing pause' on the Chris Matthews experiment for now..." 

13 minutes ago, Noeller said:

hmmmm.......Irving and Co say Matthews is, indeed, a legitimate healthy scratch. Say he's fully healthy and the coaches just decided they want to start Lawler ahead of him right now, and that it might have something to do with what they're seeing in practice...

Walby is just as confused as anybody else. Matthews could start. Walby thinks we’ll know the answer by who works with the #1s next week. Let’s keep our fingers crossed, no, bad choice of words, let’s just hope the people in the know, know. 

Geez, there always seem to be something..

 

8 minutes ago, Noeller said:

Irving/Tait/Brown calling it: "Bombers 'pressing pause' on the Chris Matthews experiment for now..." 

Damn, that is disappointing. I was all aboard the Matthews train 

Just now, wanna-b-fanboy said:

Damn, that is disappointing. I was all aboard the Matthews train 

My guess is that once Matthews has had enough practice he'll get slotted back in.

It did feel like Matthews wasn’t a great fit in the games he was in the lineup for. Even with the small sample size. Lawler certainly moves a hell of a lot better. Matthews is much better as a wideout than as a slot, but so is Adams and wasting one of them at field WR isn’t a good option either. 

Edited July 19, 20195 yr by AKAChip