Lambeau-- Well the Bombers ended their revolting 2 game losing streak this week against a struggling Pittsburgh team. A win always feels good but they feel they should be riding a 5 game winning streak. They sorely underestimated the Eagles and got bitchslapped 48-7.
At 5-4 all is not lost its a huge uphill battle if Leaf wants to lead this team to the postseason in his first year. After Starting the year with stellar performences Ryan has struggled through the past few weeks throwing a lot more interceptions then touchdowns.. But nonetheless he's still played well. He`s completion percentage is always high and he always throws for a lot of yards. If he can avoid the rookie mistakes the Bombers might have a shot in the dark of edging the Red Hot Hoyas. The Hoyas have won 7 straight ball games and haven't missed a beat. Last time these two teams met the Hoyas demolished the Bombers 31 to zip the only shut out handed to the 8th ranked offense in the league.
The two teams match up fairly well in every category except for points for and against. The Bombers have given up the most points in the league at 233. But the defense hasn't really played that poorly. I`m not saying they have been good but they have been acceptional. They are in the middle of the pack in yards against. A lot of the points scored have been from Int's returned for TD's by the opposing team.
Every game from here on in is gonna be a hard fought battle for Oklahoma. We play 4 of the elite teams in the league in the next 6 weeks: Howards, Compton, Kyles, and PU. No one expects Oklahoma to win on Sunday except for the team and thats all that matters. "This team may not be stacked with skill like Howards... But we have twice the heart and twice the will to win." Said coach Fried at Fridays practice.
The Bombers elite passing game will get even better against Howards as we welcome back Mikhael Ricks who has been out for 6 weeks with a broken collar bone. He's looked great in practice and it seems he's back 110 percent. We now have 7 perfectly capable recievers and hole in the D line so if any managers are interested in Marcus Dowdell, Kevin Jordan, or Roell Preston We need a Defensive Tackle and are lookin to deal.
Struggling Rookie gets Win
Ryan Leaf
Leafs Favorite Target
Michael Ricks