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Edmonton Elks receiver T.J. Luther (right) breaks away from Jonathan Moxey\u2019s tackle last Friday. The Winnipeg Blue Bombers corner said Monday that little details in tackling were what prevented the club from stopping the Elks\u2019 game-winning drive.<\/p>\n
With the score tied 19-19, the Edmonton Elks faced a second and three from their own 46-yard line when running back Justin Rankin squeezed through three defenders for a 16-yard gain.<\/p>\n
Then with less than 30 seconds to go, the Elks were in a second and 10 situation when receiver T.J. Luther was wrapped up by Bombers corner Jonathan Moxey well short of the first down marker, only to escape and advance for 11 yards.<\/p>\n
Luther\u2019s second effort set up kicker Vincent Blanchard for a 40-yard walk-off field goal to give Edmonton the 22-19 victory.<\/p>\n
\u201cIn that moment, of course you want to make the tackle. I think it would have been a 50-yard field goal instead of a 40-yard field goal,\u201d said Moxey after Monday\u2019s practice.<\/p>\n
\u201cI think he\u2019s good from about 60, so I\u2019m not going to lose no sleep. I\u2019m not going to say he was going to make it anyway, but I\u2019ve got to be better. I\u2019ve got to make the tackle.\u201d<\/p>\n
The Bombers, who dropped to 5-5, had possession of the football for just eight of the final 30 minutes.<\/p>\n
\u201cFatigue is never an excuse. We\u2019re professional athletes,\u201d said Moxey. \u201cOur job is to be out there to compete, and part of it is stamina.\u201d<\/p>\n
For Moxey, their late-game errors boil down to technique.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou\u2019ve got to take your eyes to the hip of the ball carrier. Look at the waistline, don\u2019t look at the upper body. You don\u2019t want to shake with the helmet. There\u2019s little details that we\u2019ve got to work on,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
\u201cAnd then they get paid, too. Come on, you got guys like Rank, come on now. We\u2019re not crazy. We\u2019re not just watching. They\u2019re going to make plays, too. But it\u2019s our job to slow them down and be professionals and be assertive on defence.\u201d<\/p>\n
The Bombers signed the 31-year-old corner, who previously played for Hamilton and Calgary, to a two-year deal in free agency. He picked off Elks quarterback Cody Fajardo in the second quarter \u2014 his first interception as a Bomber.<\/p>\n
Winnipeg has intercepted a league-low four passes this season.<\/p>\n
They\u2019ll need to add to that total if they\u2019re going to stand a chance on Friday when they welcome the Montreal Alouettes (9-1) to town.<\/p>\n
\u201cMan, it was awesome in the moment. Of course, in retrospect it\u2019s bittersweet. Wish we would have got that W,\u201d said Moxey.<\/p>\n
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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\t\t\t \u201cWe did some good things, but it wasn\u2019t enough. There was some stuff that we left out there\u2026 We probably could have taken another six points, another 10 points off the board by doing those little things. So that\u2019s what we have to work on. Those 24 hours are up, so right now we\u2019re worried about Montreal.\u201d<\/p>\n Injury update<\/p>\n Running back Brady Oliveira, halfback Deatrick Nichols and left tackle Stanley Bryant did not participate at practice on Monday owing to ankle injuries.<\/p>\n Starting safety Redha Kramdi, who missed the last four games with a hand injury, was a full participant.<\/p>\n winnipegfreepress.com\/taylorallen<\/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<\/p>\n
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