Still no system generated game thread so I’ll start one.
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Thank you this is much better than that other one by System Landry!
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system Super Dave is somewhere jumping off tall buildings
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Well it’s about time then if that’s that System Dave Landry! Of course he could instead just do away with this system screen name and start over with some horse sense for once!
the odds for an Elks win are so ridiculous i’m tempted to place a small bet lol
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Corny’s numbers are horrible woah
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Collaros will be injured by half time.
Edmonton will win.
It is known.
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Maybe they’ll just throw Tre Ford in there after Cornelius throws two picks and we can really roll the dice, but hey he won for us on Canada Day 2022 and nobody can ever take that one away from us!
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Wow, bold strategy!
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*adds some random weird thing to my steaming couldron
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Double double toil &trouble?
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John Lu’s hair lol. dude is sporting the Curt Cobain mop.
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haha i wanna see this again. i wonder if Dustin is doing the pbp?
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Given last week’s results, how nervous are Bombers fans this week?
And the flip side, I guess, is how nervous are Elks fans that the Bombers will show no mercy whatsoever?
from PFF
EDMONTON ELKS VS. WINNIPEG BLUE BOMBERS
After a major collapse last week against the Ottawa Redblacks, one would have to assume that the Blue Bombers will come out firing in this one. That doesn’t bode well for the 0-6 Elks, who struggled once again last week. It appears that the Elks will be sticking with QB Taylor Cornelius as their starter again this week. Cornelius actually played his best game of the season last week, but even that was marred by his incredibly poor decision that led to the Hamilton pick-six. This Winnipeg defense has playmakers all over, and its CB duo of Demerio Houston (70.4 coverage grade) and Abu Daramy-Swaray (68.9 coverage grade) are going to make it very difficult for Cornelius and the Elks offense. On the other side of the ball, the Bombers get star WR Kenny Lawler back.
MATCHUP TO WATCH: LT MARTEZ IVEY, EDMONTON VS. ED WILLIE JEFFERSON, WINNIPEG
Ivey has taken over the left tackle position for the injured Andrew Garnett and has performed adequately in that role. Ivey has yet to allow a sack or a hit, although he has surrendered 10 pressures. He’ll have his work cut out for him this week if he wants to keep that sack number at zero. Jefferson has six sacks and a league-leading 31 total pressures this season. He also has an incredible five batted passes already this season. Those are all big reasons why he’s the fourth-highest-graded pass-rusher off the edge this season at 78.7. If Ivey can’t slow him down, Jefferson could wreck this game himself.
PLAYER TO WATCH: RB BRADY OLIVEIRA, WINNIPEG
A common trend when facing the Elks is to run the ball, and then run the ball some more. The Elks defense is the lowest-graded run defense in the CFL (46.4 team grade) thanks largely in part to a 20.7% missed tackle rate. Oliveira doesn’t force a ton of missed tackles (averages one missed tackle every 7.8 attempts), but he runs hard. He’s been stopped for no gain or less just seven times this season despite rushing the ball a league-high 86 times. Oliveira is also one of the most dangerous pass-catching RBs in the CFL, with a 73.0 receiving grade (second in the CFL). Don’t be surprised if Oliveira ends this game with over 25 total touches on offense.
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So, first time i’m going to be around here during a game and still getting the hang of the website. How do I enjoy these Game Threads? Do i refresh every couple of seconds?
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No need to refresh. Just watch the game and follow the posts in the thread and reply or post if you are so inclined.
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great field position for Bombers already
It’s about 25 degrees on a beautiful night here in the Peg. About a 30% chance of a shower. Great night for a football game.
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refreshes automatically
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