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ATLANTA -- Blake Sims was good enough to finish his first start at quarterback for Alabama, getting plenty of help from Amari Cooper, T.J. Yeldon and Derrick Henry, and the second-ranked Crimson Tide held off West Virginia 33-23 Saturday. Sims was 24-for-33 for 250 yards and added 42 running, playing the entire opener at the Georgia Dome. The fifth-year senior beat out Florida State transfer Jake Coker for the start. Tide coach Nick Saban had suggested both quarterbacks would play, but Sims never came out. Yeldon (126 yards rushing and two touchdowns), Henry (113 yards rushing and a score) and Cooper (12 catches for 130 yards) provided plenty of support. Alabama needed all the offence it could get because West Virginia found plenty of soft spots in the Tides D. The Mountaineers up-tempo spread gave Clint Trickett his pick of open receivers, and he took advantage with 365 yards passing. But West Virginia didnt take full advantage, dropping more than a half-dozen catchable pass, including one off the hands of Elijah Wellman near the goal line that would have been a sure TD early in the fourth quarter. Coming off a 4-8 season, West Virginia was a 26 1/2-point underdog. The Mountaineers seemed like nothing more than the backdrop to Alabamas continued quarterback competition. They didnt play that way. Mario Alford returned a kickoff 100 yards for a score with 1:43 left in the first half to tie the game at 17-17. Henry scored the only touchdown of the second half on a 19-yard run midway through the third quarter to put Alabama up 27-17. It was all field goals from there. Coker warmed up briefly on the sideline in the first half, but that was it. Jameis Winstons backup last season spent a good amount of time sitting on the bench next to Sims, talking to the starter. Coker came to Alabama as a graduate transfer, immediately eligible and the presumptive replacement for AJ McCarron. Coker and McCarron even went to the same high school, St. Pauls in Mobile, Alabama. There are no presumptions with Saban, though, and he tried to put an end to all that during the summer, making it clear that nothing was guaranteed to the 6-foot-5, 230-pound junior. Throughout camp Saban would only say that both quarterbacks were progressing, heaping praise on Sims, while not slighting Coker. Saban has another Tide team ready to roll. Alabama is loaded with playmakers on offence. The biggest question in the preseason was who would be behind centre, but it sure looked as if a defence that struggled at times last year against spread offences could be a problem again for the Tide. New Tide offensive co-ordinator, and former Southern California coach, Lane Kiffin gave Sims some short, quick passes in his first series. 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Either way, the Bombers have had a rich history of kickers solving the swirling Prairie winds to give the franchise an edge in field position and by tacking up points with accurate field goal kicking while the opposition floundered. Voters have selected Ken Ploen as the quarterback, Chris Walby as the offensive lineman and Greg Battle as the linebacker of the Free Press/TSN 1290 All-Time Bombers Team. This week it’s your turn to select a kicker for the team. Bud Grant and our panel have had their say. Now you get to weigh in. We’re presenting a position each week over a nine-week period with our panel’s choices of the top-five Winnipeg Blue Bombers to ever play for the club at that spot. Cast your vote at wfp.to/alltimebombers. On Friday afternoons at 4 p.m., live on TSN 1290’s Hustler and Lawless program, the Free Press and TSN 1290 websites, as well as the Saturday edition of the Winnipeg Free Press, we’ll announce the winner and member of the All-Time Bombers Team. Legendary Blue Bombers player and coach Bud Grant headlines our panel. Grant was joined by former Bombers player and GM Paul Robson, Canadian Football Hall of Fame inductee and Free Press sports reporter Ed Tait, Free Press columnist and TSN 1290 host Gary Lawless and TSN 1290’s Andrew “Hustler” Paterson. Panelists were provided a statistical breakdown of the Bombers dating back to the 1950s as well as an anecdotal package of the early Bombers teams when statistics were not recorded. Each panelist brought a unique perspective and personal set of criteria. Grant joined the group via conference call from a cabin in the Wisconsin woods while the rest huddled around a boardroom table at the Free Press. From Grant’’s gravelly voice emanating out of the telephone speaker, to Tait’s vivid recollections of games and players, to Robson’s cold analysis of a players strengths and weaknesses, to Paterson’s views from the upper decks of our stadiums, there were strong opinions all around.dddddddddddd Some players were quickly selected. Others were hotly debated. Sometimes it came down to a clash of eras. Others made it on the merit of championship wins while those without rings on their fingers were often set aside. Vote a maximum of once per day and help choose the Blue Bombers player you consider the best at the following positions to be presented in this order: Quarterback, offensive lineman, linebacker, kicker, kick returner, running back, defensive lineman, defensive back and receiver. We’ve done our part. The final decisions are up to you. So vote and vote often. You’re the GM of this team. Make your choices. KICKER TROY WESTWOOD, 1991-2007 The all-time leading scorer in Bomber history with 2,748 points, which ranks fifth overall in CFL history. Was also an effective punter in the days after Bob Cameron retired. A Bombers Hall of Famer. BOB CAMERON*, 1980-2002 An all-star QB in college — he won the Hec Crighton Award at Acadia in 1977 as the top player in Canadian college football — Cameron was cut several times by a number of teams before landing in Winnipeg. He hasn’t left since. Durable and consistent, Cameron was a four-time CFL All-Star who was named the top Canadian in the 1988 Grey Cup. CHARLIE SHEPARD, 1957-62 Came to Winnipeg after one year with the Pittsburgh Steelers in the days when players played more than one position. Shepard was a running back who was the MVP of the 1959 Grey Cup, but was also called by Bud Grant the best punter he had ever seen. TREVOR KENNERD, 1980-91 Retired as the Bombers’ all-time leading scorer (surpassed by Troy Westwood), Kennerd won three Grey Cups and was a CFL All-Star in 1981 and 1985. Enshrined in the Bomber HOF in 1998. ED ULMER, 1965-71 As versatile as they come, Ulmer played defensive back, running back, kicked and returned kicks during his days in the CFL. Inducted into the Bomber HOF in 1993. gary.lawless@freepress.mb.ca Twitter: @garylawless Cheap Jerseys China NFL Jerseys China NFL Jerseys Wholesale Discount Basketball Jerseys Cheap NHL Jerseys Authentic Cheap Baseball Jerseys Free Shipping Cheapest College Jerseys Sale Cheap Football Jerseys China Nike NFL Jerseys Canada Wholesale NHL Jerseys From China MLB Jerseys Outlet Canada Wholesale NBA Jerseys Canada Store Cheap Soccer Jerseys China Cheap Authentic Jerseys Canada ' ' '