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Canadian Press
Judy Owen
Winnipeg — From Season 2-0, Winnipeg Blue Bombers You should feel pretty good. But that doesn't apply to back-to-back Gray Cup champions.
They were the clubs that won both titles when the bombers were preparing to host the unwinning Hamilton Tiger-Cats (0-2) on Friday. ball.
"It's better to have that it's 2-0 and you know you need to work on it. Still, you can fix it rather than get the same situation with 0-2. Winnipeg linebacker Adam Bighill said after Thursday's walkthrough practice.
"So the important thing is to make sure you're learning from your mistakes when you win. You've won more games this season, you've won tighter games as you move forward, and ultimately We recognize that there were many mistakes that needed to be cleaned up to get to where we wanted to go. "
The bomber was in a match against Ottawa Redblacks on June 10th. With 6 seconds left on the day, he scored a 19-17 home victory in Ottawa last week with a field goal of 19-12.
Winnipeg's 38 points came in 7th place in the CFL. Hamilton is fifth with 43.
Bomber quarterback Zack Collaros said the team was "high standard" and there weren't many ways to celebrate a 2-0 start.
"It's clear that you'll be happy if you win after the match, but there's always six or seven things you can do better. Usually, those things will be published or look better in the next day's movie. Coralos, the best player in the league, said:
"We are really trying to criticize what we can improve, so the day after the match, whether we win or lose? In general, it means "OK, you can do this better, you can do this better, you can do this better". , A game in which Ticats led 24-0 in the second half of the first half. They also lost 30-13 of the season opener on the street compared to the Saskatchewan Rough Riders.
Head coach Orlond Steinauer said Tiger-Cats would try to turn the tide rather than focus on their records.
"The elephant in the room is the final result of the scoreboard, but we've had very good results a week ago," Steinauer told the media after this week's practice.
"So we're just trying to get better every week. It needs to appear in the winning column. We know it, but we're focused on it. No. We got a lot of positive points from the game. No matter what emotions you want to throw into it, you'll definitely be disappointed, but you're going to Winnipeg, so don't be too silent. "
Both teams have changed their roster last week.
Winnipeg does not have defensive back Winston Rose (feet) and offensive lineman Michael Couture (arms) on the injured list for six games. Demerio Houston replaces Rose in the corner, and Chris Korankowski spotlights the veteran center's couture.
Hamilton adds a fourth offensive lineman to the injured list as Brandon Lebenberg, the best offensive lineman in the eastern region last year, was unable to play in the match on Friday. Did. Ticats gave up nine quarterback sack and tied it most with Edmonton. Winnipeg allows two.
Last season, the league's most stingy defender was 7th in the league, abandoning 825 yards in a net attack. Hamilton is sixth with 753 yards.
"Last year it was our hallmark. We didn't give up on the explosion, we didn't give up on the touchdown," Big Hill said. "We cannot allow a team to consistently move the ball down the field, play explosively and launch an attack on their zone."
Therefore, a decisive victory over Thai Cats means that the bombers are advancing.
"I'm not always catching up with the score difference, the scoreboard, what the outcome will be," said Bombers head coach Mike O'Shea. "I'm more interested in seeing how we play."
Hamilton (0-2) Winnipeg (2-0)
Friday, IG Field
Not enough: Hamilton quarterback Dane Evans set a new career record (51) and completed last week's defeat to Calgary (36). He threw 425 yards and three touchdowns.
In progress: The bomber is winning 10 games in a row. The franchise record is 16 consecutive (1983-85).
Catch and Run: Hamilton leads the league in the yard after catching at 379. This accounts for 54.5 percent of the team's total transit yard.
This report by Canadian Press was first published on June 23, 2022.
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