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The Blue Bombers are well aware of Alouettes\u2019 QB Davis Alexander\u2019s undefeated record as a CFL starter.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
B.C. owns the highest season average at 31.1 points per contest.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe makes plays. Whether it\u2019s with his feet or with his throwing, man, he\u2019s very versatile,\u201d said linebacker Kyrie Wilson. \u201cEven when you think you got him, he can make a play to get the offence out of whatever situation they\u2019re in. He\u2019s a good quarterback and I like the way he plays.\u201d<\/p>\n
The 27-year-old passer\u2019s resume does have one obvious omission, though: he hasn\u2019t started a playoff game since he was in high school.<\/p>\n
\u201cBut you can flip it around. He\u2019s on top of the mountain, he\u2019s 11-0. You can make a case that he\u2019s the guy to beat,\u201d said Kramdi. \u201cBut we don\u2019t really care about all that, to be honest. We\u2019ve never mentioned that he\u2019s never been in the playoffs.\u201d<\/p>\n
You can question several things about the 2025 edition of the Bombers, but experience isn\u2019t one of them. No club has played more do-or-die games since 2019 than the Blue and Gold.<\/p>\n
\u201cI feel like it\u2019s important. We got a lot of veteran guys in here that have been in plenty of different playoff scenarios,\u201d said defensive end Willie Jefferson.<\/p>\n
\u201cEspecially that 2019 team, there are still a lot of guys here from that team and remember the run that we had to go on and the amount of discipline that we had to have, the amount of camarederie, chemistry that we built over the season just to go on the road two times just to get back to the Grey Cup. It\u2019s the same thing right now.<\/p>\n
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\t\t\tThe Warm-Up<\/p>\n
Winnipeg Jets Game Days<\/p>\n
On Winnipeg Jets game days, hockey writers Mike McIntyre and Ken Wiebe send news, notes and quotes from the morning skate, as well as injury updates and lineup decisions. Arrives a few hours prior to puck drop.<\/p>\n
\t\t\tSign up for The Warm-Up<\/a><\/p>\n \t\t \u201cWe\u2019re not worrying about next week or anything like that: we\u2019re worried about this game, going to Montreal and giving Davis his first L in his first playoff game.\u201d<\/p>\n The sports books aren\u2019t confident that\u2019s going to happen. The Bombers are currently listed as six-point underdogs.<\/p>\n \u201cYou gotta love being the underdog. Especially when you know the abilities that your team has,\u201d said Jefferson. \u201cWe\u2019re on the road, back up against on the wall, win or go home, and we\u2019re going over there to handle business.\u201d<\/p>\n Never mind Alexander the Great, the Bombers know history isn\u2019t on their side. There hasn\u2019t been a single crossover team in CFL history dating back to 1997 that has made it to championship Sunday.<\/p>\n Twelve have tried and zero succeeded.<\/p>\n This Bombers team believes they can be the exception to the rule, and if you ask Kramdi, it\u2019s because of a different quarterback that\u2019s playing this weekend.<\/p>\n \u201cBecause of Zach Collaros. That\u2019s an honest answer,\u201d said Kramdi.<\/p>\n \u201cHe puts in so much work, and he\u2019s someone I like to follow. He\u2019s a great leader. This team is built for this type of game and I\u2019m just happy to play.\u201d<\/p>\n Four Bombers named division all-stars<\/p>\n \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t MIKE DEAL \/ FREE PRESS files<\/p>\n Nic Demski: Fifth all-star nod in a row.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n The CFL unveiled it divisional all-star teams Wednesday and four Bombers \u2014 receiver Nic Demski, linebacker Tony Jones, defensive back Evan Holm, and returner Trey Vaval \u2014 made the cut.<\/p>\n It\u2019s the fifth consecutive season Demski has been recognized. He led the Bombers with 67 receptions for 1,0001 yards and seven touchdowns despite missing the final two games of the regular season with a hamstring injury.<\/p>\n This is the first all-star nod for Jones who has somehow found a way to fill the void left by Adam Bighill. Jones led the team with 102 tackles and had three quarterback sacks, two interceptions and a fumble recovery.<\/p>\n Holm, now a two-time all-star, finished with 55 tackles, four interceptions, six pass knockdowns and two forced fumbles.<\/p>\n Vaval led the CFL in punt return yards, missed field goal return yards and return touchdowns in his sensational rookie campaign.<\/p>\n Last year the Bombers boasted seven West Division all-stars.<\/p>\n taylor.allen@freepress.mb.ca<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t Taylor Allen Taylor Allen is a sports reporter for the Winnipeg Free Press. Taylor was the Vince Leah intern in the Free Press newsroom twice while earning his joint communications degree\/diploma at the University of Winnipeg and Red River College Polytechnic. He signed on full-time in 2019 and mainly covers the Blue Bombers, curling, and basketball. Read more about Taylor<\/a>.<\/p>\n Every piece of reporting Taylor produces is reviewed by an editing team before it is posted online or published in print \u2014 part of the Free Press\u2018s tradition, since 1872, of producing reliable independent journalism. Read more about Free Press\u2019s history and mandate<\/a>, and learn how our newsroom operates<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
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