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If Jason Hogan hears the sideline critics, he\u2019s not letting on.<\/p>\n

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The first-year play-caller for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers has been under the public microscope as his offence lurched its way through the first half of the CFL season.<\/p>\n

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\u201cTry not to listen to it,\u201d Hogan said on Monday. \u201cIf you listen to it, you just get lost and you don\u2019t focus on what\u2019s ahead of you.\u201d<\/p>\n

Hogan\u2019s game plans and play calls have produced the league\u2019s seventh-rated passing attack and an overall offence that\u2019s turned the ball over more than anyone.<\/p>\n

Recently, it\u2019s come out of the gate strong only to struggle to move the ball in the second half of the last two games.<\/p>\n

Hogan credits opposing defences, while acknowledging his unit hasn\u2019t always clicked.<\/p>\n

\u201cI learned a lot about ourselves,\u201d Hogan said. \u201cEvery week you learn a lot about yourself, what you did right, what you did wrong. Then go ahead and correct the mistakes and move on.\u201d<\/p>\n

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A 3-0 start went sideways for the Bombers when they lost four of their next five.<\/p>\n

Last week\u2019s last-play win over Ottawa left them with a 5-4 mark at the midpoint of the season. They face the Alouettes in Montreal on Thursday.<\/p>\n

Hogan sees progress with an offence ranked fifth in overall yardage, fourth in scoring.<\/p>\n

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\u201cWe\u2019ve had some tremendous growth,\u201d he said. \u201cAs long as we\u2019re not repeating mistakes and we\u2019re getting better, that\u2019s all that matters. At the end of the day, we\u2019ve got to get to where we to need to be when it\u2019s crunch time and playoffs.\u201d<\/p>\n

To date, the Winnipeg attack has been hot and cold, just good enough much of the time.<\/p>\n

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The goal is to be dominant in October and November.<\/p>\n

\u201cI definitely think we have the tools to do that,\u201d the coordinator said.<\/p>\n

Formerly the Bombers\u2019 running backs coach, Hogan got his current gig when Buck Pierce became head coach of the B.C. Lions this year.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s the second straight year Winnipeg has named new coordinators, both Mike Miller (special teams) and Jordan Younger (defence) making their debuts last season.<\/p>\n

Hogan\u2019s transition has been less smooth than the others.<\/p>\n

Unlike Miller, he doesn\u2019t have a longtime guru like Mike O\u2019Shea to lean on.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s collaborative work,\u201d Hogan said, crediting quarterbacks coach Jarious Jackson, new running backs coach Andre Bolduc and offensive line coach Marty Costello for their support. \u201cJarious has his input, Andre has his input, Marty has his input. I bring my input. The way it should be.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\u2018One more play\u2019<\/p>\n

For a coach, there\u2019s nothing quite like seeing players come together at a critical time in a game.<\/p>\n

Younger had one of those moments \u2014 a goal-line stand by the defence \u2014 early in last week\u2019s 30-27 win over Ottawa.<\/p>\n

\u201cLike everything that you\u2019re telling them, \u2018All you need is one more play to make a difference\u2019 \u2014 that\u2019s one of those examples, where they see that\u2019s what coach is talking about,\u201d he said. \u201cWe can really do it, on the doorstep of the one-yard line. If we all lock into what we\u2019re supposed to do, we can make those type of plays.\u201d<\/p>\n

Younger sees his unit making progress, too.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s only ranked seventh in yards given up, but sits third in offensive touchdowns allowed, with just 20 through nine games.<\/p>\n

Big plays have been killers, though.<\/p>\n

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Younger says keeping things simple for a defence that\u2019s breaking in a handful of new players is critical.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere\u2019s so many variables to that. Like remembering the information, being able to manage your emotion, the way you feel. Sometimes you\u2019re really up, sometimes you may be really down. So all of those things take experience, wisdom, and yeah, I think we\u2019re trending upward.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Both the offence and defence should have a player returning from injury this week.<\/p>\n

Running back\/kick returner Peyton Logan has the green light, along with defensive tackle Cam Lawson.<\/p>\n

Receiver Dalton Schoen practised on Monday, but O\u2019Shea said as good as he looked, he\u2019s likely another week away.<\/p>\n

Schoen has missed another five games with a knee injury, after seeing nearly all of his 2024 campaign wiped out by the same.<\/p>\n

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