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The Redblacks also took 10 penalties for 110 yards – some of those infractions were daggers.

“Turnovers and penalties are two big indicators of winning football games,” said Campbell. “If you lose both, it’s tough sledding.”

Ottawa also had a costly fumble (Caleb Holley) and gave up a huge special teams play when Winnipeg punter Justin Medlock raced downfield and punched the ball out of bounds (with Ottawa’s Ryan Lankford waiting for it to bounce into the end zone for a single point), giving the Bombers possession at the Redblacks four-yard line. A touchdown put a quick stop to any hopes the Redblacks had of winning the game.

“We have to be on (the ball),” said Campbell. “It was an unfortunate play. That was a frustrating one for me.”

Ottawa’s offensive and defensive lines need to be better. The Bombers controlled the trenches.

“I thought their O-line and D-line did a really good job against us,” said Campbell. “It looked like we were fighting an uphill battle – I’ll give them credit. What’s important when you make mistakes is you learn something. Yelling at someone is not going to fix it.

“We have to get rid of it and move on. The key on pro football is the ability to move forward – whether you win or lose, you can’t dwell on it too long. It’s going to be a tough league this year. Everybody’s going to be scratching and clawing for victories and onward we go.”

In Week 1, the Redblacks pulled off a victory over Calgary in a game where for much of it, they were not the better team. In Week 2, they held off Saskatchewan despite some big defensive errors. Against Winnipeg, there were some big holes. People will question whether Davis is a No. 1 QB, whether Madu is a No. 1 running back, whether the offensive line is good enough, whether the defensive line is good enough – let’s face it, there will be questions all over the place. But you don’t blow something up based on one loss in an 18 game regular season. Remember last year when Ottawa looked lost offensively in 24-14 (Week 3) and 27-3 (Week 5) losses to Calgary? Yeah, the Redblacks didn’t start benching guys and the season turned out all right without wholesale changes.