trueBlue83

Yep, I was on the fence about which jersey to get next... not anymore!

isn't Bobby Gorgeous on Khari's coaching staff in Montreal?

I'm pretty sure no one can debate that pre injured Nichols that he was lights out.  After the first injury he dropped down a notch, and after the 2nd injury he took another significant step back.... now after a 3rd injury it gives the Blue good reason to being hesitant on throwing money at him.      If Nichols wasn't banged up and playing at the level he did when he first arrived then I don't think anyone would of fussed about giving him 500 k. 

My guess is they went in there thinking the Argos were going to throw gobs of money at them, and instead got a base offer + performance bonus targets.  Balked, and they said "fine, MBT has more upside anyways".  He definitely has a better arm, and is more mobile.  Not surprised they'd roll the dice on him over Nichols!

My guess is they went in there thinking the Argos were going to throw gobs of money at them, and instead got a base offer + performance bonus targets.  Balked, and they said "fine, MBT has more upside anyways".  He definitely has a better arm, and is more mobile.  Not surprised they'd roll the dice on him over Nichols!

I was just editing my post realizing who said that and that it was sarcasm.... you're too quick!  haha
Would be surprised if Willie fled for a few extra bucks to go to the Argos.  Don't see them making the playoffs next year, and you'd think he'd want to be a part of the quest for a repeat!

why is there a mentality that there's extra money lying around because Nichols is gone.  Collaros just got relatively the same type of money that Nichols did last season.  It's a wash, and we're in a very similar spot to last season cap space wise.

I was just editing my post realizing who said that and that it was sarcasm.... you're too quick!  haha
Would be surprised if Willie fled for a few extra bucks to go to the Argos.  Don't see them making the playoffs next year, and you'd think he'd want to be a part of the quest for a repeat!

why is there a mentality that there's extra money lying around because Nichols is gone.  Collaros just got relatively the same type of money that Nichols did last season.  It's a wash, and we're in a very similar spot to last season cap space wise.

I suspect that he won't be used much as a qb. Maybe short yardage but the NFL like to keep their starters in during those situations. I suspect they'll move Streveler around to feed him the ball much like the Saints do with Taysom Hill. On a personal note, I wish the guy well. He played like a warrior & was a HUGE reason we won the Grey Cup. I won't however, miss the Big Chris nickname used primarily by one person here (Roadgriller in disguise) & who spoiled it for a lot of us. 

can never say enough good things about Matt Nichols the QB and Matt Nichols the person. On and off the field, he was a fantastic Bomber and Manitoban. Sad to see him go, and hope he has several years of success in football yet!

there's no way Nichols would accept a backup role with the Bombers.  He very well could wind up a backup elsewhere, but there's no way he signs back here.  That bridge is burned at this point, and there's no way he's not bitter.
If no one offers him legit starter money, I won't be surprised.  If I'm Ottawa or Toronto, he's getting a performance bonus laden contract offer based on past performance and the unknown of his throwing arm. If he's going to balk at lowball offers + bonuses and expect a Collaros like payday, he's in for a rude awakening!

there's no way Nichols would accept a backup role with the Bombers.  He very well could wind up a backup elsewhere, but there's no way he signs back here.  That bridge is burned at this point, and there's no way he's not bitter.
If no one offers him legit starter money, I won't be surprised.  If I'm Ottawa or Toronto, he's getting a performance bonus laden contract offer based on past performance and the unknown of his throwing arm. If he's going to balk at lowball offers + bonuses and expect a Collaros like payday, he's in for a rude awakening!

there's no way Nichols would accept a backup role with the Bombers.  He very well could wind up a backup elsewhere, but there's no way he signs back here.  That bridge is burned at this point, and there's no way he's not bitter.
If no one offers him legit starter money, I won't be surprised.  If I'm Ottawa or Toronto, he's getting a performance bonus laden contract offer based on past performance and the unknown of his throwing arm. If he's going to balk at lowball offers + bonuses and expect a Collaros like payday, he's in for a rude awakening!

You would think there would be some level of understand in Nichols that Collaros literally won the Grey Cup as the starting QB.  Its not like Nichols didn't have opportunities in previous years. Last year it wouldn't have taken much of a game at the QB position for us to get past Calgary but we didn't get a whole lot in the West final. 

Yes, Nichols and Lapo would be perfect for each other. Just imagine the completion percentage for 5 yard dump-offs they're going to engineer together in Ottawa. If that doesn't bring out the fans there nothing will!
If he lands in Toronto to hand off to Wilder Jr., with that O-line,  that should electrify the league and bring the Argos right into the mix. Hell, Walker will be likely to go off for four, maybe five hundred yards! 

no one is offering Matt anywhere near what he made last year.  At this point, if you're Ottawa or Toronto, there's no need to make a knee-jerk signing.  If Ottawa can't land Arbuckle, then you have to wait and see where he goes before you do anything on the Nichols front.   And to think Nichols could even ask for top starter money, that's his agent wishing now.   Teams have leverage over him in negotiations.  Will be interesting to see if he can accept that he's not the superstar QB he thinks he is.  He sure made it known a couple weeks ago that he wasn't happy he wasn't the Bombers priority, and other teams will look at Walters assessment of the talent, electing to sign an injury prone QB with upside over an injury prone QB who I believes best days are behind him.   Matt was a good team guy, but I don't see him coming back here.   To paraphrase Paul Maurice, there are some ruffled feathers now!

I'm SURE both teams are hoping to land Arbuckle, and figure that Nichols will be their fall back plan. Nobody's gonna trade for him....it just doesn't make sense.

no one is offering Matt anywhere near what he made last year.  At this point, if you're Ottawa or Toronto, there's no need to make a knee-jerk signing.  If Ottawa can't land Arbuckle, then you have to wait and see where he goes before you do anything on the Nichols front.   And to think Nichols could even ask for top starter money, that's his agent wishing now.   Teams have leverage over him in negotiations.  Will be interesting to see if he can accept that he's not the superstar QB he thinks he is.  He sure made it known a couple weeks ago that he wasn't happy he wasn't the Bombers priority, and other teams will look at Walters assessment of the talent, electing to sign an injury prone QB with upside over an injury prone QB who I believes best days are behind him.   Matt was a good team guy, but I don't see him coming back here.   To paraphrase Paul Maurice, there are some ruffled feathers now!

Now to get Brandon Banks on an off - season program that will give him the cardio needed when he's targeted 3 times in a row...

An investor savvy enough to realize Vince is a screwing shareholders but not so savvy that he wants Vince to spend MORE time with wwe.  

In games where he was the starter before Collaros got there, especially down the stretch in late September, you could see that he was starting panic quicker when he didn't see an open option quickly and went right into run mode.  Very similar to when Nichols couldn't find someone and would just check down.   What Streveler needs to develop in his game is that he is very mobile, and rather than just taking off like a running back, he's got the capability to move the pocked and create space and time for his receivers.  We saw Collaros do it and it worked great!  Just an element to Streveler's game that needs some work, because the upside is absolutely there!

In games where he was the starter before Collaros got there, especially down the stretch in late September, you could see that he was starting panic quicker when he didn't see an open option quickly and went right into run mode.  Very similar to when Nichols couldn't find someone and would just check down.   What Streveler needs to develop in his game is that he is very mobile, and rather than just taking off like a running back, he's got the capability to move the pocked and create space and time for his receivers.  We saw Collaros do it and it worked great!  Just an element to Streveler's game that needs some work, because the upside is absolutely there!

In games where he was the starter before Collaros got there, especially down the stretch in late September, you could see that he was starting panic quicker when he didn't see an open option quickly and went right into run mode.  Very similar to when Nichols couldn't find someone and would just check down.   What Streveler needs to develop in his game is that he is very mobile, and rather than just taking off like a running back, he's got the capability to move the pocked and create space and time for his receivers.  We saw Collaros do it and it worked great!  Just an element to Streveler's game that needs some work, because the upside is absolutely there!

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