Bombers offensive co-ordinator LaPolice hungry for more

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Coaches and perfectionists are often synonymous beings in sport.

So while you might expect that Winnipeg Blue Bombers offensive coordinator Paul LaPolice to be happy after seeing 46 points on the scoreboard when the game clock stuck double zeros in last Saturday’s 46-29 win over the Toronto Argonauts, you’d only be partially correct.

“Usually, it’s funny, you’re happy with a lot of points but you certainly see, wow, we certainly should have scored on that first drive, we should have scored here and there,” LaPolice said Wednesday following the team’s practice at Investors Group Field.

Like any coach worth his weight in salt, LaPolice is never satisfied.

He said he was happy with his team’s resolve following a first-half against the Argos that featured no offensive touchdowns from his squad. In the final 30 minutes of the game, however, the Bombers responded with three touchdown drives after being down 22-19 at the break.

“Some of those early penalties, when we had a dropped ball early, that takes you off your rhythm and they were moving the ball and were hot in scoring,” LaPolice said. “I really talked to our guys at halftime… we don’t have to change anything we’re doing, we just have to go out and make our plays and execute.”

LaPolice said the Calgary Stampeders, who the Bombers face Saturday afternoon at McMahon Stadium, present a lot of different challenges for his troops. Calgary owns the least scored-upon defence in the CFL.

“They don’t give up a lot of big plays,” LaPolice said. “I think they do a good job at stopping the run and they pressure the quarterback. They don’t make mistakes offensively and they always find a way to win.”

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