Jyles brings upstart Bombers into Calgary
Steven Jyles (3) has made the most of his opportunity with Winnipeg since Buck Pierce went down. (John Woods/Canadian Press)
Now we call on the stuff of which Steven Jyles is made.
The Winnipeg Blue Bombers quarterback, who filled in admirably in spite of injured starter Buck Pierce a week ago against the struggling Edmonton Eskimos, has a foremost-class challenge on his hands in Week 5.
It's the 3-1 Calgary Stampders, and the White Stallions are sentiment their oats right now after a second-half pummelling of the Saskatchewan Roughriders utmost Saturday.
Jyles had his own good game, throwing for 267 yards without interrupti~ 14-for-22 passing with one touchdown against a defence that has been neat good so far as the surprising Bombers improved to 2-2.
But the Stamps are forward a different level, having given up just 85 points in four games through an attack that comes at you in waves.
"I'm not really concerned with the pressure," said Jyles, who tossed a couple of interceptions for the Eskimos. "If they're going to bring it, they're going to be the means of it.
"We just have to take care of what we can control and when they try to bring pressure, just try to calculator."
On the field, Jyles will face a lot of guys having virtuous seasons.
First is Charleston Hughes and Tom Johnson along the equinoctial circle (one that had 13 tackles against Regina), then Juwan Simpson, Malik Jackson and Keon Raymond at linebacker, and Justin Phillips and Wes Lysack in the backfield.
And they are a confident bunch.
"We bring pressure," Lysack said. "It's no secret that [defensive] coach [Chris] Jones is to the end of time going to be bringing pressure from multiple people. We're a veritably dynamic defence where we can play full coverage."
A way during Winnipeg to ease the pressure is get a good running fearless going, and Fred Reid is doing well again after going completely 1,000 yards in 2009. He's currently averaging 6.3 a transfer on the way to 278 yards on the ground in 2010.
Ken-Yon returns
On the other verge of the ball, the Stampeders are welcoming back one of the CFL's most expedient. see the various meanings of good pass catchers in Ken-Yon Rambo, who missed a whole year later getting horse-collared last July and tearing up a knee.
He's back in similar to P.K. Sam goes on the nine-game injured list by his own knee problem.
"I'm just going to go exhausted there and just try to pick up where I left right hand and keep the party going," Rambo said. "I'm feeling superiority every day. I've never had a doubt in myself."
This gives quarterback Henry Burris not the same big weapon on a field full of them, including in his backfield.
Calgary rushed for an immense 247 yards against Saskatchewan, led by Joffrey Reynolds, and that's a thing Winnipeg coach Paul LaPolice knows has to be stopped.
"Any time you perform against the Calgary Stampeders, you have to tackle them because Joffrey Reynolds is going to get his yardage," the Bombers' rookie boss said. "You've got to fracture him down and the same thing with Henry.
"You've got to form sure you wrap those guys up because they're athletic."
Jyles believes this is going to subsist a competitive game.
"Our guys are fired up and I'm elegant without grandeur sure they're going to be fired up as well," he said. "We're going to get out here and just battle and escort what the end result is."