THE CORBETT REPORT – Game Day editions

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The Corbett Report, November 11, 2023

November 10, 2023

Introduction Whether it be pundits with much greater wisdom than I, or in fact the Corbett Report itself, there have been many who have questioned whether the 2023 edition of the Winnipeg Blue Bombers still have what it takes to be Champions. Indeed, coming off the bye week in October and facing the Argos and […]

The Corbett Report, October 21, 2023

October 21, 2023

Introduction When we last chatted, the Bombers were coming off a bye week and heading into the two most important games of their season. Toronto at home and BC on the road. Fast forward three weeks and guess what, a few things have changed. After a pedestrian workman-like victory over Toronto and a stunning come-from-behind […]

The Corbett Report, September 29, 2023

September 28, 2023

Introduction The talk around the CFL before this week’s “marquee matchup” hasn’t been so much about how two of the premier teams in the CFL are going to go head to head in a rematch of the 2022 Grey Cup, but rather, who will and won’t start for the Argonauts. Having clinched first place in […]

The Corbett Report, September 9, 2023

September 7, 2023

Introduction Last week’s outcome should come as no surprise to anyone. After all, as has been said many times, the Labour Day Classic is a beast unto itself. Heading into the 2023 edition of the game, the Riders were 37-20 in Labour Day Classics dating back to 1949. What’s more notable is that, of the […]

The Corbett Report, August 24, 2023

August 24, 2023

Introduction If there was any doubt about the importance of Zach Collaros to the Bombers, that doubt should have been put to rest last week. While his replacement, Dru Brown did a stellar job in his replacement role against the Elks two weeks ago, the same can’t be true about last week’s performance against the […]

The Corbett Report, July 20, 2023

July 20, 2023

Introduction For real. Some of the comments on social media after last week’s meltdown at Lansdowne: Hell, the only one on the team that no one’s complained about is the kicker. Seriously? Aren’t these people the core of what brought us to the Grey Cup in each of the last three years? Surely, one game, […]

The Corbett Report, July 7, 2023

July 7, 2023

Introduction Two weeks ago, the Corbett Report extolled the virtues of the O-Line, suggesting that their success lead to the success of QB Zach Collaros and that they had become the backbone of the team. That was before the BC game when the Lions manhandled the O-Line and sacked Collaros a total of SEVEN times! […]

The Corbett Report, June 22, 2023

June 21, 2023

Introduction A repeat song, you lament? Not so fast. When this song was last published on October 8, 2021 it was all about the D-FENCE. In 2021, enroute to averaging just 13.4 points per game, the D was the dominate force on the Bombers. Remember it was the same D that in 2019 allowed just […]

The Corbett Report, June 9, 2023

June 9, 2023

Introduction For the third year in a row the Winnipeg Blue Bombers come into the season as the odds-on favourite to win the Grey Cup. Since breaking their 29-year drought in 2019 the Bombers have been the class of the league. Running over defenses and stymieing offenses they’ve made it to three consecutive Grey Cups, […]

The Corbett Report, 2022 Grey Cup

November 18, 2022

Introduction Ho-hum. Another year, another Grey Cup appearance by the Winnipeg Blue Bombers. You’d think that in a league that has only nine teams, repeat appearances in the Championship game would be pretty commonplace. Not so, though. The CFL came into existence on January 19, 1958. Since then, the Grey Cup has been awarded to […]