That Johnson, he’s a mad man

Posted: 1:00 AM CST Monday, Nov. 21, 2011

IT is a monument to the Winnipeg Blue Bomber defence and a testament to the team's most valuable player that even amid the jubilation of a triumphant locker-room Sunday afternoon, there was also consternation about the one lonely field goal the Hamilton Tiger-Cats did muster in a 19-3 Bombers victory.

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IT is a monument to the Winnipeg Blue Bomber defence and a testament to the team’s most valuable player that even amid the jubilation of a triumphant locker-room Sunday afternoon, there was also consternation about the one lonely field goal the Hamilton Tiger-Cats did muster in a 19-3 Bombers victory.

“We probably could have shut them out,” said Bombers defensive back Jovon Johnson. “But we got a penalty on special teams which I’m mad about. And then we got an offside penalty that gave them a first down. And that makes me mad right now. And I’m still mad about it and I’m going to be mad about it until we get done playing next week.”

Same Johnson wants it all

JOHNSON, as the East Division nominee for most outstanding defensive player, was going to be in Vancouver for the Grey Cup regardless of what his team did Sunday.

But with his club’s win over the Ticats in the East Final, Johnson will have an entire team to keep him company in B.C.

“At the end of the day, if I don’t win the award, I really won’t care because of the simple fact my entire team is going to be there with me,” said Johnson. “That’s all I can ask for. At the beginning of the game, I thought about it — what if the team wasn’t going and I was going to be the only one out there to represent our team. But we got rid of all doubts about that.

“So now, hopefully I can go out there and win not only the award, but also the championship game.”

— Paul Wiecek and Adam Wazny