My computer decided to give up the ghost on Monday so was not able to post about the opening games of the season. Thanks to a dear friend, I am using hers until I can get to town and by a new one.
Was very impressed with the Bomber's win over the Argos on Thursday night. As the panel kept saying, it was only one game, but Drew and the crew finally gave Winnipeg fans something to cheer about and hope for the future. It was good to see Winnipeg fans standing on their feet cheering their lungs out albeit the crowd numbered only 24, 872. And it didn't take long for them to get into the spirit as Drew led his team downfield to score a TD on the opening drive of the game. Wouldn't be surprised to hear that season ticket sales took an upturn after Thursday's game.
As TSN was wont to note, Willy’s debut as #1 pivot for the Bomber’s was ‘nothing short of stunning.’ Throwing for 4 TDs and registering not one single interception, Drew also racked up an impressive 246 yards while completing 12 of his 18 passes beating Rickie Ray’s record of 141 yards and a single TD. No small thing to beat Rickie though in his defence I must say that his team let him down just about every way they could. The Argos wracked up 16 penalties in the first period and finished the game with a total of 22. The Bombers had but 7.
Even Scott Milanovich, whose Argos had a less than stellar opening season game had good things to say about Willy’s performance. "They protected the passer well and Drew made the throws that were there," Milanovich said. "Give him a lot of credit, that was an excellent first start for him."
Winnipeg’s Aaron Kelly also had a fine debut as he got 2 TD's and a 100-yard game.
Final Score: 45 -21 for the Blue and Gold. Rock on Bombers!
For the first time in 15 years a QB other than Anthony Calvillo took to the field as pivot for the Als.......it was not to be a great day for the starter, Troy Smith, as he completed only 17 of 40 passes was intercepted once and sacked 4 times in the game.
Bo Levi Mitchell on the other hand had a great day for the Stamps as he finished the day with 2 TDs, 313 yards offence and 0 interceptions.
Jon Cornish had his bell rung by Kyries Hebert who was ejected from the game after a high hard hit that saw Cornish spread-eagled on the turf, out cold. Although the ambulance was called to the field, Jon managed to get off on his own power...............but the team will be without his services until he clears concussion protocol.
Final Score: 29 - 8 for the Horsemen.
The Edmonton Eskimos had a beaut of an opening season game though BC fans may not share my enthusiasm. ;-) They might have thought the outcome was to be much different after the Lions got off to an early start and led by 2 TDs at the end of the first. However, by half-time, the Esks were only down by 3 points and the second half was to prove a much different game for both teams. Kevin Glenn, starter for the Lions, was intercepted four times and the Eskimos took the lead 20 to 17 in the last seconds of the 3rd. They came back to score another in the 4th to beat the Lions 27 - 20. I was most impressed with rookie head coach Chris Jones whose innovative play-calling especially the fake punt and on-side kick added a lot of excitement to the game.
Rock on Edmonton!
The most important game of the week :lol: has yet to played as the Riders will play host to the Ti-Cats in a rematch of the Grey Cup game, later today. I missed the Riders pre-season game so am really looking forward to see all the new additions and familiar faces. It will be interesting to see who steps up to fill the big holes left by Kory and Weston who are pursuing their dreams of an NFL career and all the best to them.
Game time: 4 PM PST
GO RIDERS!
Was very impressed with the Bomber's win over the Argos on Thursday night. As the panel kept saying, it was only one game, but Drew and the crew finally gave Winnipeg fans something to cheer about and hope for the future. It was good to see Winnipeg fans standing on their feet cheering their lungs out albeit the crowd numbered only 24, 872. And it didn't take long for them to get into the spirit as Drew led his team downfield to score a TD on the opening drive of the game. Wouldn't be surprised to hear that season ticket sales took an upturn after Thursday's game.
As TSN was wont to note, Willy’s debut as #1 pivot for the Bomber’s was ‘nothing short of stunning.’ Throwing for 4 TDs and registering not one single interception, Drew also racked up an impressive 246 yards while completing 12 of his 18 passes beating Rickie Ray’s record of 141 yards and a single TD. No small thing to beat Rickie though in his defence I must say that his team let him down just about every way they could. The Argos wracked up 16 penalties in the first period and finished the game with a total of 22. The Bombers had but 7.
Even Scott Milanovich, whose Argos had a less than stellar opening season game had good things to say about Willy’s performance. "They protected the passer well and Drew made the throws that were there," Milanovich said. "Give him a lot of credit, that was an excellent first start for him."
Winnipeg’s Aaron Kelly also had a fine debut as he got 2 TD's and a 100-yard game.
Final Score: 45 -21 for the Blue and Gold. Rock on Bombers!
For the first time in 15 years a QB other than Anthony Calvillo took to the field as pivot for the Als.......it was not to be a great day for the starter, Troy Smith, as he completed only 17 of 40 passes was intercepted once and sacked 4 times in the game.
Bo Levi Mitchell on the other hand had a great day for the Stamps as he finished the day with 2 TDs, 313 yards offence and 0 interceptions.
Jon Cornish had his bell rung by Kyries Hebert who was ejected from the game after a high hard hit that saw Cornish spread-eagled on the turf, out cold. Although the ambulance was called to the field, Jon managed to get off on his own power...............but the team will be without his services until he clears concussion protocol.
Final Score: 29 - 8 for the Horsemen.
The Edmonton Eskimos had a beaut of an opening season game though BC fans may not share my enthusiasm. ;-) They might have thought the outcome was to be much different after the Lions got off to an early start and led by 2 TDs at the end of the first. However, by half-time, the Esks were only down by 3 points and the second half was to prove a much different game for both teams. Kevin Glenn, starter for the Lions, was intercepted four times and the Eskimos took the lead 20 to 17 in the last seconds of the 3rd. They came back to score another in the 4th to beat the Lions 27 - 20. I was most impressed with rookie head coach Chris Jones whose innovative play-calling especially the fake punt and on-side kick added a lot of excitement to the game.
Rock on Edmonton!
The most important game of the week :lol: has yet to played as the Riders will play host to the Ti-Cats in a rematch of the Grey Cup game, later today. I missed the Riders pre-season game so am really looking forward to see all the new additions and familiar faces. It will be interesting to see who steps up to fill the big holes left by Kory and Weston who are pursuing their dreams of an NFL career and all the best to them.
Game time: 4 PM PST
GO RIDERS!
