The Winnipeg Blue Bombers will have a healthy Buck Pierce at quarterback today as they try to rescue their season in a rematch with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats - one of only two teams it has managed to beat this year.
Given their record so far (2-9), Pierce wasn't making any bold predictions Thursday about the Bombers' ability to get back in the playoff hunt.
"We haven't showed maturity in certain situations. Until we do that that's tough to answer," he said after watching from the sidelines for two months thanks to an injured foot.
"Until we show that we can move on from being undisciplined at times and all that stuff, I think that's going to be a question mark."
If the Bombers fall flat today, their losing streak will stretch to five.
Hamilton (4-7) snapped its own five-game losing streak last week when it pounded Edmonton 51-8.
The Eskimos are the other team on Winnipeg's short win list.
"I hope it makes us feel better about ourselves, I know that, and that usually makes you have more confidence," said Hamilton coach George Cortez.
"They say winning solves all problems. . . . We are disappointed we don't have more wins and we are looking to get some now."
The Bombers capitalized on turnovers to beat Hamilton 32-25 for their second win of the season Aug. 16, after edging Edmonton by a point two weeks earlier.
Hamilton quarterback Henry Burris remembers the game well, since his four fumbles resulted in three of those turnovers, and says he's taken some lessons in ball carrying to prevent a repeat.
"It's definitely a game I haven't forgot," he said.
