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WINNIPEG -- Chad Simpson doesnt like to measure his career by statistics but the numbers certainly like the Winnipeg Blue Bombers running back. He racked up more than 1,000 yards in his debut season last year even though he only played in 14 of 18 games. "Pay attention to the stats, youll miss the mark all the time," he said Monday after practice at the teams training camp. Simpson played 25 career games with the NFLs Indianapolis Colts and three with the Washington Redskins before moving to the CFL. The five-foot-nine, 204-pound Miami native averaged six yards a carry with the Bombers last year and added 276 receiving yards. "Great things will come if you focus on, you know, your pads getting low, your vision, (your consistency), so I dont focus on the stats -- theyll come if I play right," he said. Simpson changed his workout and diet in the off-season and added a little weight. He also felt that he had paid perhaps too much attention to the need for speed he was told would come with a move north. "Last year I felt like I was a little bit too light," he said. If 2012 was a breakout season for Simpson, it was a disaster for Chris Garrett, who opened camp expecting to be Winnipegs starter and then tore an Achilles tendon. In 2011, hed managed 576 yards in just six games after replacing Bombers veteran Fred Reid, who suffered what turned into a career-ending injury. Garrett is now back and says he feels great entering his fourth CFL season -- all with the Bombers. "The foots feeling great you know, theres no soreness, Ive got good explosion off it," he said. "I trained really hard in the off-season to come back. Im out here running around without ... any weakness so Im pretty happy with how things are going with it." Winnipeg coach Tim Burke says there is room for both imports but it could mean only a practice roster spot for a third, although they might also find a spot on the expanded 46-man roster. He knows it could be an issue. "Not everybody wants to be on the practice roster so if that scenario comes up, that will be their decision," Burke said. The third running back on the depth chart right now is import Will Ford, who was Simpsons backup last year. The Bombers also have non-imports Carl Volny and Anthony Woodson on their roster. Both were injured last season. Woodson only dressed for two games before a season-ending shoulder injury. Volny spent half the season recovering from a torn anterior cruciate ligament and made only one start in the finale against the Montreal Alouettes. The Bombers lost another receiver to injury Monday when Wallace Miles pulled a hamstring. He isnt expected to be out for long, said Burke. The team also added another Canadian to replace draft pick Michael DiCroce, gone for the season with a broken foot. The newcomer didnt have far to travel. Taylor Renaud played high school football at St. Pauls Collegiate in Winnipeg and led the Atlantic Conference in receiving the last two years with Acadia. He said he was back home to find a job when he got the call. "Being a kid I always dreamed about running out of that tunnel so stepping out on that field today was an amazing experience," he said. The team has also released import linebacker Daniel Sheffield. Burke said Sheffield decided to retire when he got a high-school coaching offer.Shoes UK Online Store .ca. Hey Kerry, big fan of yours, just finished reading your book. I think that we all saw the Canucks/Flames line brawl just after puck drop. It was obvious that something was about to happen, even to the referees because the fourth lines were on to start. 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His fumbles, however, gave Mississippi State the breaks it needed to turn a game that had the makings of a comfortable LSU victory into a rather tense affair.Fournette rushed for 147 yards and two touchdowns, and the 20th-ranked Tigers withstood the Bulldogs late rally for a 23-20 victory on Saturday night.Were fortunate it finished like it did, LSU coach Les Miles said. Its a great lesson for us.Danny Etling completed 19 of 30 passes for 215 yards in his first start for LSU (2-1, 1-0 Southeastern Conference), including a 37-yard touchdown strike to D.J. Chark.I continue to get more and more comfortable with the first team guys, Etling said.Fournette, who sat out last weeks victory over Jacksonville State, exhibited his typical mix of hard-nosed and explosive gains. He ran over tacklers for his 5-yard TD and burst into open field for his 25-yard score. He also had four receptions for 27 yards.The thing about Leonard is that he is a nice comfort for anyone running this offense and it was great to be in the backfield with a back of his caliber, Etling said. You know if you can get him the ball that he is going to make some plays for the offense and that in turn makes your job easier as the quarterback.Yet Fournettes performance was somewhat tarnished by his two fumbles, one of which was recovered by the Bulldogs and one of which resulted in a failed fourth-and-short play in MSU territory in the fourth quarter. And it was that turnover on downs that sparked the Bulldogs late rally with backup Damian Williams at quarterback.If the Tigers had converted that fourth-and-1 play, Miles said, its just a walk in the park at that point.Instead, the Tigers gave up touchdowns with 4:10 and 3:30 left, the second after the Bulldogs (1-2, 1-1) recovered an onside kick.The Bulldogs then forced a punt after three plays, but Josh Growdens booming, 61-yard boot pinned MSU at its own 23, and Arden Keys second sack of the game forced a fumble that Davon Godchaux recovered to seal the victory.We were pretty shocked. I felt like we kind of let our foot off of the gas toward the end and it almost cost us, Key said. But when we needed to, we stiffened and made the play.QB CHANGE: Nick Fitzgerald, whose 195 yaards on the ground against South Carolina a week earlier set a school record for QB rushing, struggled against LSU.dddddddddddd He was held to 13 yards rushing and completed 12 of 24 passes for 120 yards. Fitzgerald was forced to the sideline for at least a play when his helmet popped off in the fourth quarter. Williams came on and converted a fourth-and-4 play with a 24-yard pass to Donald Gray, setting up MSUs first TD on Williams 1-yard run.Two plays after MSUs onside kick recovery at the LSU 32, Williams hit Fred Ross for a 7-yard touchdown.We were in our two-minute offense so we didnt want to sub him out, MSU coach Dan Mullen said. He looked like he was hot so we just kept going.Mullen, added, however, that Fitzgerald will remain the starter going forward.STRONG STARTEtling gave LSU an early lead by lofting a perfect pass to Chark in the back of the end zone, and Fournette made it 14-0 when he powered into the end zone from the 5.Fournette raced through a big hole into the open field for his 25-yard TD that made it 20-0, and the Tigers led 23-3 at halftime.LINE SHUFFLE)A spate of apparently minor injuries forced LSU to play eight offensive lineman, with center Ethan Pocic switching to tackle.When stuff like that happens, its not going to be perfect, but I thought we played physical, Pocic said. We were ready.Four linemen limped off the field at various times: guards Josh Boutte and Will Clapp, as well as tackles Toby Weathersby and K.J. MaloneTHE TAKEAWAYMississippi State: The Bulldogs relatively youthful and inexperienced squad needs a little more maturity to beat the top teams in the SEC.LSU: Fournette is fine, the Tigers running game is finding its rhythm and Etling is getting more comfortable leading the offense as LSU begins to build momentum.POLL IMPLICATIONSLSU: The Tigers were favored by about two TDs over Mississippi State, so a close victory wont help them climb much higher in the AP Top 25 Poll.UP NEXTMississippi State: The Bulldogs travel up to New England to visit Massachusetts next Saturday.LSU: The Tigers head to the plains of eastern Alabama next Saturday to visit their namesake SEC West rivals, the Auburn Tigers.----AP college football website: collegefootball.ap.org ' ' '