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👁‍🗨 The Bombers are unique in the fact that they have scored the most points offensively and yet, they’re only 5th in net offence. Same thing for defence. They are 2nd in points allowed and yet, they’re 5th in net offence allowed.. The Bombers are #1 in turnover ratio, penalties, fumble recoveries and penalty yardage.. Game #88 Notes & Trends - Winnipeg at Edmonton:  6-3 Start - No Playoff Spot: The Eskimos began this season at 5-2 and then were 6-3 through 9 games and in 2nd place having won 4 out of 5. But since then have gone 2-6 to miss the playoffs. In the 18-game season era of the CFL, 57 different teams have started their season at 6-3 - only two of those did not go on to make the playoffs. Winnipeg 2014 6-3, then 1-8 and now Edmonton.  Winnipeg at Saskatchewan? - Not since 1975: the Bombers last played a playoff game in Regina 43 years at Taylor Field on November 8, 1975. Saskatchewan defeated Winnipeg 42-24 that day behind Ron Lancaster's 338 passing yards and on the strength of a 35-8 half-time lead. What is interesting is that not a single Active CFL player was even born then.  Winnipeg at Calgary? - Not since 1978: It has been almost as long since the Bombers last played a playoff game in Calgary - that being Regina 40 years ago - at McMahon Stadium on November 8, 1978. Calgary defeated Winnipeg 38-4 that day on the strength that time of a 17-4 half-time lead.  Coach O'Shea 10+ wins: will be making his 90 sideline appearance. He is 45-44. That includes a 33-20 .623 mark since 2016 with win totals of 11, 12 & 10 games. The last Winnipeg coaches to post 3 straight 10+ win seasons were Dave Ritchie (2001-2003) and Cal Murphy (1984-1986).  5 wins in a row: The Bombers come in with 5 consecutive wins for the first time since Jul-Aug 2017. They last won 6 in a row in 2016 so wins streak with Matt Nichols at QB are not new.  Chris Streveler: Started the first 3 games this season and depending on Coach O'Shea's plans may get his 4th this week. Streveler went 1-2 as a starter but made a big mark early by throwing 3 TD passes in his first two career games. Tom Wilkinson in 1969 is the only other QB to throw at least 3 TD passes in each of his first two career starts.  Turnovers Forced / +57 Since 2016: Winnipeg leads the CFL with 48 Takeaways while Edmonton is at #6 with 35. It is widely known that forcing Turnovers is a Bombers' specialty and the most telling number is their T/O Ratio. From 2012 to 2015, Winnipeg was -60 but since 2016 are +57 (2016: #1 at +29, 2017: #2 at +14, 2018: #1 at +14).  Harris 295 touches: Last year Harris rushed 189 times and caught 105 passes for 294 total touches. This year the balance has shifted to a career-high 237 runs and just 58 catches. But ... that adds to a career-high 295 touches. Harris is only 5 catches away from reaching 500 career receptions.  Whyte & Medlock: In a year where the league-wide FG% is an all-time high 88%, these two have a combined 89% mark missing only 9 of 83 attempts. A 6-FG game would likely give Medlock the 2018 scoring title.  Mike Reilly 13 TDs: Reilly needs one TD to tie the CFL single-season record for most Touchdowns in a season by a QB.  Mike Reilly 29 TD Passes: Reilly needs one TD pass to become the 3rd Edmonton QB to throw for 30+ in consecutive seasons. (Tracy Ham 1989-1992, Warren Moon 1981-82)  Medlock: Is up to 61 consecutive 32-yd converts, the 2nd-longest streak since the distance was moved in 2015 (82 by Medlock).  Duke Williams: Has 1,534 yards and appears to have Edmonton locked in with the CFL's leading receiver for the 3rd year in a row.  C.J. Gable: Needs 49 yards to reach 1,000 for the first time. No Edmonton rusher has reached 1,000 rushing yards since 2011.  J.C. Sherritt: Needs 9 tackles to reach 100 for the 2nd time in his career.

During my university days when I was younger (and dumber, if that was possible), after a few beers our group got to arguing if farts were combustible. One of the gang a Quebecois named Daniel was determined to prove it one way or another once and for all, so he felt flatulence coming on, bent over and dropped his drawers. Another lit up a lighter a few inches away and waited for the blast of gas. Unfortunately, it turned out to be a wet fart, which doused the lighter and ensured that no such experiment was ever attempted again.

That would be cool if we had an offense that fielded both Nelson and Flanders at the same time...I would definitely point at the TV and go "HA HA"

The D-Line has been much more consistent since Brandin Bryant got in there. No complaints here.

Nothing but upside for Poop here .... this move worked out great for Terrence Jeffers-Harris.

Tait; "The Bombers are also expected to activate Geoff Gray from the one-game injured list, enabling the 2017 first-round draft pick and Manitoba Bisons product to make his CFL debut. “(We’ll) get him in the game… I don’t know how many snaps that’s going to be,” O’Shea said. “He’s only been here a couple of weeks. He’s a very sharp guy and certainly will know some stuff, but there’s a group of five guys playing O-line and you do need that kind of continuity. He’ll get some snaps, but how it looks or how many it adds up to I’m not sure yet.” Nelson, meanwhile, could add a spark to the kick-return game. “You see his athletic skill set and you would like to see what that looks like on the field as a returner and in other spots, too – he’s not going to be limited to that role,” said O’Shea. “We’re going to have him playing as many special teams as we can, we’ll see if he can get in on offence and show what he can do. https://www.bluebombers.com/2018/11/01/48-hour-primer-wpg-edm-3/

Actually just poking fun at the ole backpedaling phrase. For the record, I wanted Hall fired after last years playoff. However, given his abduction by aliens about 6 weeks ago - with now no soft zone, and multiple DL sets and blitzes.............may have to reconsider.

Pretty certain as shown by play as of late that Nichols is back in his usual head space, so meaningless reps with risk to injury will serve no purpose for him leading up to the play-off game...he won't be rusty or stale from a week off...

A win in a meaningless game won't mean anything. This game changer moniker also only really matters to some fans. The coaches will do what they think is best to win in the playoffs. It would be foolish to play Nichols this whole game and risk injury in a meaningless game for the playoffs.

Discipline is almost as bad as the PK today. All-around dog shite. This team is mystifying.

still a better crowd than Toronto.

The depth chart. Nelson and Lankford are in Adams' spot. Couture and Gray in Chungh's spot. Dressler listed as a backup behind Washington. there's 22 internationals listed, so two will be left off the game day roster. Guessing that's Lankford and Dressler. O'Shea mentioned he wanted to see Wild do some long snapping...

a rusty d-lineman who has effort issues playing in a cold weather play-off game with most likely run heavy and mis-direction laden play-calls against a top of league O-line...who knows all about him...whats not to like??...lol

this is why I wear chocolate hats.

Does Poop have an annoying girlfriend? Are we experiencing déja vu?

I was genuinely curious... and I found a couple: 1975 - Willie Burden (RB) CGY, missed the playoffs with a 6-10 record 1977 - Jimmy Edwards (RB) HAM, missed the playoffs with a 5-11 record I think that's it going all the way back to 1953. So as good as Reilly's numbers are, odds are against him winning MOP after missing the playoffs.

Its all a smokescreen for their inherent racism. Watching the woman get so angry with Cuomo was both hilarious and chilling. Trump and his puppet masters are preparing the base for a domestic war. Right now, the idea is of immigrant invaders. But maybe in 2020 it will be "Dems who stole the White House". People will die and the blood will be on the hands of Trump and his GOP supporters.

I believe that he's still single, so you may be in luck. He may be on Tinder.

Monday, Edmonton, Catholic high school, Spanish classes. Kids will be learning “No Maas!”

Stupid is as stupid does... https://www.tsn.ca/willis-apologizes-to-ambrosie-after-critical-tweets-1.1202357

and TJ Thorpe

I just want to see more of Simonise personally.

2007 yeah I know. Don't remind me...

Wow, Demski rockin’ the high % catch rate..

^^This. So much this. Still have nightmares over that year.

Which is a classic Jones move.

Darrin Bauming saying via twitter that Streveler will start on Saturday...

My ideal approach... Prepare like any other week. Have the starters go through the reps and start the game. Then take them out, one by one during the first half. Let Nichols start and manage the first quarter. Let Harris get the rushing crown. Let Bighill tackle a few. Then, swap out as many as you can.

I heard the deciding factor to get him the nod was his TD strut lol

@NorthernSkunk

Tyrell Sutton beat out Andrew Harris for 'toughest player to bring down'

The players have spoken. In the TSN player poll, through Derek Taylor, Adam Bighill was voted the CFL’s hardest hitter.

Folks, generally I love this site and fire out all the likes I possibly can just show my appreciation for all your insight/hilarity/squabbling, but y'all are going overboard on the political jabs and lowest common denominator insults. I live in SK (and hate it for all the obvious reasons) and it's beginning to feel a little too Sasky in here. Could we just chill? I don't wanna know your politics other than locker room stuff or how Weston Dressler looks so small he might be an ambassador from the fairy people or when y'all debated how big that guy's junk was. Anyone notice Poop Johnson is with the Riders now or did we talk about that and I missed it? Thought he was going home to make more money...? Fire away on how much I suck........ NOW!

He sucked the last half of the season. He doesn't deserve that award.

grow interest in the league on a global level...

I hung out with these people for a few days. They really enjoyed it when I lit my farts on fire.

Also, not far from the Malheur Wildlife reserve taken over by various milita types, and Ruby Ridge.

I think we've learned that one person can do a lot of damage in a one-off scenario.

My guess is they got tired of his inconsistency at doing his job (winning his gap) and not finishing plays. Lots of talent there but playing DL requires a lot of discipline and intelligent team play. If you’re going to freelance you better make a lot of plays.

Yes, I know some people will pooh-pooh all this and say its just anti-Trump people going insane. But I think there is a real fear. I mean, you have a mad bomber indoctrinated into the Trump cult who tries to assassinate his political enemies, people he stated were enemies by name. Trump has never tried to douse the flames, he fans them. Its not like there will be a civil war because the majority of these racist right wing nuts seem very cowardly. But many have stockpiles of weapons and they're going to do bad things fighting an imaginary war for their "dear leader".

The business was shut down in Winnipeg, though I believe the Montreal office continued. There were two legit businesses operating under NIC (or owned by the same guy) - an IT firm and us (PCW). The IT firm was spun off under a new name and new ownership. And we, ofcourse, were effectively shut down by the owner and continued to operate under our own ownership. One year after the arrests, the owner (John) died in another newsworthy event. He "fell" out of a window at....cant remember the name, that shitty hotel across from HSC. He survived the fall, landing on an over-hang where he froze to death. The WPG Sun helpfully included a photo where his body was visible (I think it ran on the front page). With John gone, charges were dropped against everyone else. There is talk the police were more interested in some other connections John had and just wanted the scam business shut down due to the complaints. He did briefly run an internet pharmacy as well, in the same location, but it didnt last long I think wrestling attracts shady people because it both operates under most mainstream radar and because there is a glamour aspect. Jeff Dyck, for example, running an office job might have been his primary occupation, but it's not very "fun"...if you're a wrestling fan, its not nearly as fun as doing glitzy PPV tapings with an assortment of big name stars you grew up watching. Its the "cool" factor. Whereas most legitimate businessmen who arent just "marks" are less likely to invest in wrestling because it's generally a lousy investment. John was a wrestling fan but not a big fan. He was more a UFC fan. But two of our wrestlers worked for his company and they were young, good looking, popular...so for John, he was attracted to that element. He wanted to be the guy throwing money around to rub elbows with cool people. He lost interest almost immediately (Our first big show was March 2002 and he was effectively out by April....kept letting us use his office and keep up the facade that he was "in" and actually locked us out of the office by late summer). I actually was going to pitch him on an MMA promotion that summer but was over-ruled. I wish I had. PCW was always legit though as the money John seeded in us at the start was proceeds from a lawsuit he had won (I think it was over a company stealing his "swish" logo). Where it fell off the rails is John fell of the wagon and began using funds from our account for his own purposes to hide his extra curricular activity from his wife who was the corporate accountant. Once he had exhausted our account, he was done with us. We ended up getting very little investment from him outside of the equipment and use of his legitimate businesses (like web design, graphics etc) Its actually kind of crazy we survived because we kept up the illusion we were backed by an aggressive millionaire who'd go after anyone who screwed with us. When the truth was, we were run by two guys in their 20's with no money (and what little we had, we'd put back into wrestling just to keep it going), scrambling to keep the illusion going and stave off competitors. To run a wrestling promotion, you have to love it because you're not doing it for the money.

Well I’ll check. But I’m pretty sure it was the Sampsonites. They both start with an “S”.

Did I just wake up in Regina ?

It was Speller they moved to the A.R. not Spooner, he's either overtaken Spooner on the depth chart or they're taking a more in depth look at him before deciding whether to renew his contract or dump him.

He has been lights out. Carried the team to their last two wins. I'm very confident in saying he is a far superior prospect to Comrie at this point. Berdin started in the ECHL but I don't see how they could send him back down. Maybe if they are really dedicated to giving Comrie maximum play time and they don't want Berdin to ride the bench... but if they care about winning, Berdin should be the guy. Appleby should be gone for sure.

Bennett I think has the best overall skill set..strongest arm as well

My god you’re arrogant. Can’t even have a conversation.