GAME UPDATE:
INJURIES:
CALGARY: LB Trsiatn Black(foot), OL Jon Gott(ankle), SB PK Sam(knee) and DB Brandon Smith(groin)
WINNIPEG: LB Marcellus Bowman(hand), DB Keyuo Craver(knee), OL Tyan Donnelly(knee), LB Shawn Gallant(knee), OL Glenn January(pectoral), QB Buck Pierce(knee), P Mike Renaud(knee), DL Dorian Smith(knee)
ROSTER MOVES:
CALGARY: SB Jabari Arthur, LB Ray Cheatham and R Ken-Yon Rambo are in; OL Zac Carlson, R Johnny Forzani and SB PK Sam(injury) are out.
WINNIPEG: LB Merill Johnson, S Ian Logan, LB Chris Smith and DB Alex Suber are in; LB Marcellus Bowman(injury), LB Derrick Doggett(released), LB Shawn Gallant(injury) and P Mike Renaud(injury) are out.
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Winnipeg DL Odell Willis who played for the Stampeders early last season will be in the lineup after the rumour this week that he will sit out due to immigration problem. Willis said there in no truth to it and it was a personal issue that he already took care of. Stamps Ken-Yon Rambo will play his first game since he got injured last season. It's been 372 days since Rambo last played. The question now is will he be the same Rambo? I guess we will find out tonight. Mind you I guess it is not fair to gauge if Rambo will be back to his old form in the first game. I am just happy that he is back from his injury.
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Blue Bombers defense played so well on their last game against the Eskimos. They pressured Ricky Ray all night and they played well against the Eskimos explosive but struggling receivers in Kelly Campbell and Fred Stamps. Stamps OL need to play the way they played against the Riders and better protect Henry Burris. Bombers DLines Odell Willis and Philip Hunt and non-import Doug Brown are always a threat and love to pressure opposing QBs.
I thought we saw the good Burris in the 2nd half especially last week. Stamps coaching staff should give Burris some plays where he has to run the ball for gain. It seems like his confidence gets better when he's got success in running the ball and it also means defense will try to figure if the Stamps will throw the ball short, long, run it and QB sneak. More Joffrey Reynolds and JOn Cornish tandem please...
Defense should pressure Steven Jyles all night. He's probably in the league for a few years now but he will only start the 2nd game in the CFL. RB Fred Reid hasn't been a factor so far this season but he seems to play better against the Stamps all the time.
Game starts at 7:30pm at McMahon Stadium. The game will be televised by TSN all over Canada (Subject to blackout in Calgary).
GO STAMPS GO!!!
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