And the skinny from our man Tait:

 

Scene setter: 

The Blue Bombers (7-2) and Stampeders (3-6) reached the midway point of the season last week moving in opposite directions. Winnipeg is on a three-game heater since the shocking collapse in Ottawa, including last week’s 38-29 win in Edmonton in which Dru Brown came off the bench to throw for 300 yards and four TDs – erasing a 22-0 deficit in the process. The Stamps, meanwhile, have lost three of their last four, including last week’s 37-9 mauling by the B.C. Lions.

The big news heading into this one is Brown getting the start for Zach Collaros, who did not practice all week.

The Basics

Kickoff: Friday, 8 p.m. CDT; McMahon Stadium, Calgary
TV: TSN; RDS 2
U.S. and international live streaming: https://www.cfl.ca/plus
Radio: 680 CJOB
Last meeting: July 7, 2023, at IG Field: Winnipeg 24 Calgary 11. Winnipeg has won four straight against the Stamps dating to 2021 and eight of the last 10 meetings. The Blue Bombers are 3-1 on the road this year. Calgary is 1-3 at home this season.
PlayNow odds:  The Blue Bombers are favoured by six points. For more betting options on this game, click here.

 

More in link

https://www.bluebombers.com/2023/08/17/game-preview-wpg-at-cgy-2/

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Let's. *******. Go.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edited August 18, 20232 yr by Wanna-B-Fanboy

I love defence - more than offence . This isn’t great defence CGY just sucks 

Mid January I'd kill for a game like this, winter is too long

This is a game the Bombers should not lose, come out in the 2nd half and take it.

Good game for the secondary to get aggressive.  Have a lot of time with ball in the air with the wind, come play underneath some routes instead of sitting on top of everything.

6 minutes ago, captaincanuck12 said:

Is it Brown?  Is it the play calling?   Where's the play action?  The tempo of the offence is quite slow.   Just frustrating as hell to watch 

First two series were really well executed and balanced.  Maybe it’s the wind .. maybe it’s Brown.  I tend to think it’s Buck overthinking things and by extension O’Shea’s conservative nature.

As others have said, defence not taking advantage of the wind.  

Love Nighthawk but he’s not a punt returner and the team nearly paid the price.

If the offence can get out of 2nd gear it won’t be pretty for Calgary.

3 minutes ago, bustamente said:

This is a game the Bombers should not lose, come out in the 2nd half and take it.

Calling Dalton Schoen.

We seem to be playing not to lose instead of playing to win 

Just now, Goalie said:

We seem to be playing not to lose instead of playing to win 

This was supposed to be a thing of LaPast

If this was hockey I'd say both teams playing for 1 point 

It's like we start the game playing to the level of the other team.  Then wake up and play our game in the second half.

There’s absolutely no one in the stands. Hard not to be worried.

Dickenson atleast trusts his guys tho on 3rd and 1.5 

Apparently prukop is here for other reasons 

Terrible play calling on offense. We kept going away from what was working. Absolutely bizarre 

That one big return was kiss of death for us to see any returner other than McRae until Grant gets back...sadly

And no touch on that pass at all...should quell the big payday talk for Brown now

Any pressure on McCheese works

Dickenson must grind his teeth down to the core watching Maier play.

Holy ****  - talk all game about a team that won a Cup 25 years ago 

O needs to find some rhythm and get that first TD

29 minutes ago, Geebrr said:

This game is boring 

And that favours the Stamps.

Great - we have Prukop in to **** up

Edited August 19, 20232 yr by Geebrr

Zach must have hit Costco for the gum supply.

Lets get the third stringer in with butter fingers

Man gotta make a decision there Prukop.

Great play to put us in 2nd and forever.

Wtf is going on???  2 straight 2 and outs. And special teams gaffe to cap it off.

Edited August 19, 20232 yr by captaincanuck12