Firekid

Some thoughts...Firstly no sense to jump to judgement of doom and gloom due to loss as well as there wouldn't have been a reverse jump to judgment if we won...you have to give it a game or two, and ones where you don't stop and go with delays 2 times.
Reilly will do what he did again to other teams as he has before to us and others..thats why he is League MVP.
The defense wasn't that bad...on the first long TD Randle had great coverage and actually got toe tangled when he went to make a play on ball and fell..you couldn't ask for better coverage and it was a great all around play...as well as the 2 point convert...Gaitor had great position and was a phenominal play and one 9 times out of 10 that receiver wouldn't have made...luck sometimes goes against you.
The defense will be good and when settled in...not an issue..Biggie although he Hurl'd it on one play made several plays that last years MLB could never dream of..and Reilly was his slimy greasy self and several of his escapes would have been sacks against anyone else.
Streveler played good all things considered...first game...new to CFL..conditions and delays and put us in a spot to win...he will get better so future there is looking good. He's smart and guaranteed he will not make same mistakes again...and really the pick Sherritt got was a horshoe up the butt play too...not so much a QB error...Wolitowski too if more sesoned would have came back for the ball a bit more to attack it as opposed to let it come to him.
Also I am not one of them "what if" type of guys but if Nichols was in there we win handily...he rips apart that secondary and the defense is off the field probably at least 5 mins less...if not more, as we would have controlled the game more and kept Reilly off the field...not to mention if Medlock didn't eff up that one FG the game is most likely tied or we possibly win...lots of positives and negatives to take out of the game.
Lets reserve judgement until after the next 2 games where I would be shocked we aren't sitting at 2-1

Cant pin the loss to the O. Streveler perform above expectation for a rookie QB. 
D is solid. Toss to Walker and Williams are well covered (imo) the receivers just making big plays.
I pin the loss to :
1) Ross on the failed FG. That was a clean snap from the LS, Ross failed to put it on tee on time. If they made the field goal it should have 11 point lead.
2) Gaitor on the PI call. It is a legit PI call since he push the receiver.
 

We lost by 3 to a good team that needed a stupid PI call and a two point convert to even have a shot. 
Both sides of the ball really struggled at times but we will be fine. 

If you look to blame scheme.. Hall but to me? Looked like a couple of our DBs were just abused by Walker and Williams so... Both? 

The difference in the D from last year to this year was easy to see.I feel there is a lot of improvement. Not one time was there a wide open Edm receiver that caught a ball for an easy TD. Yes they gave up 400yrds passing but one was a 100yrd strike where Randle missed the knock down, another was a PI call on Gaitor and another was a pass to Stafford (I believe) who had a step on our DB (one of Fogg or Alexander) and beat the DB with a jumping catch. That was probably 200 of the 400 yrds right there. All were situations where the DB and receiver were in a 1 on 1 battle and lost. I'm not saying they played bad, I am saying there were in the right place but simply missed knocking the ball down or lightly touched the receiver and took the PI.  Yes it was a loss but there is a lot of good to build from in that game. Confidence will grow, and everyone will tighten up their game a bit and one of any of those plays mentioned could have got the Blue the W. My 2 cents.

If the even just went for the point after the Fogg TD. It’s a 9 point game they onside after last TD even with a two and out they have to go extra 20-30 yards. Or if they had that field position they probably run it.

I was pretty angry watching the game., but I had just come from a brutal city finals playoff where another coach almost had it out with our team. LOL
Streveler showed poise. We were hurt by a bunch of things. 
1) Special teams --- not sure what happened on the medlock fg kick, but that set us back. Same with some big returns.
2) Defense ---- too many 2nd and long conversions.  Too many times they had reilly tied up and couldn't get him to the ground
3) Proulx ---- sorry, but the fact the game went long is NOT a reason to put the damn whistles down. Many blatant holds among other things Edmonton should have been called for and had drives pulled back. Wasn't just one, was multiple. 
 
Ultimately though if the D can't seal the deal (and I think we have huge improvement there) we won't pull these ones off. No one expected us to be in this one at all, let alone be leading with a minute left. 

Bighill is a beast. Flying over the line. Huge pickup. 

That’s the best quarback in league he is going to do that to teams in this league. Unlike last year there were no busts in coverage he threw it they made plays. If they make a couple plays on the ball it’s a different. People forget how great a QB Reilly is coupled with two recievers that can just go over top of guys it’s a leathal combo. Willy does not get 250 yards next week.

West
Edmonton
Calgary
Winnipeg
Regina
BC
 
East
Toronto
Hamilton
Ottawa
Montreal
No crossover this year - Winnipeg vs. Ottawa in the GC 

West
Edmonton 12-6
Calgary 12-6
Winnipeg 9-9
Saskatchewan 9-9
BC 7-11
 
East
Toronto 11-7
Hamilton 9-9
Ottawa 8-10
Montreal 4-14
 
Can't help but think Nichols injury will either keep him out longer than 4-6 weeks or he comes back too soon, re-injures himself and ends up spending half the season or longer on the sidelines.

The best example of irony, BTW, is getting pregnant on a pull-out couch.

Guys, I’ll simply ask you stop discussing each other and contribute to the thread itself (if you so choose). If there is a poster or topic you don’t wish to read, use the ignore function .. self moderate and choose not to open a thread. It’s simple.  
Thank you.

Raise your hand if you're not only a selfish, disrespectful, childish, b*tch-made punk, but also a pathetically transparent and opportunistic one, too.

Just f*ck off into the sunset already, ya douchenozzle.

I’d love to see Durant return and be given the starting assignment for game 1.   First play on offence the oline moves aside and let’s Edmontons front seven nail him. That would definitely get a better cheer than the one when Austin got hurt and Slingin Sammy came in. I believe Austin gave the crowd the finger while leaving the feild as the crowd chanted “Sammy Sammy”. This oline would get a standing ovation if they let Durant get pasted. 
To be honest Durant is so fat and out of shape I’d be surprised if he even beat out Bennett for the number 3 spot.

What value is picking up a quarterback at this point? By the time that guy gets up to speed, Nichols is going to be back.  People around here complain all the time about us 'not developing a quarterback' or not using the late stages of games to get these guys experience .. here we have an opportunity, albeit under less than ideal circumstances, to give valuable reps and game experience to the guys on our roster, guys we've committed to. 
I say roll with the guys we have.

Or maybe our starting QB is staying home this week...... I sure hope anyway!

Or maybe our starting QB is staying home this week...... I sure hope anyway!

I wouldn't  underestimate Bennet either

Weirdly calm about this I just have a feeling it’s going to work out no matter the diagnosis is.

Not many of us posters are going to rival Walters for GM. I heard more babble than wisdom today. Nobody but Glenn and Durant could step in without  about a month to learn the basic playbook being used here. A Vernon Adams or Brandon Bridge on two weeks study would just be setting themselves up for failure... and a promising career would go down the drain from the impossible expectations and pressure. Getting a QB up to full function is easier said than done, especially with a new club.
The cut down date is in 3 days, Saturday. Something interesting might arise that day but more than likely nothing will. Sunday we will see some shuffling as certain players go onto the PR. A few, not lots, projected PR players  will move to different clubs.
If Nichols is down for a bit, then Walters will look to his scouts and contacts but we will not have anyone new starting/playing QB, except our current four, until about game four. Yes Walters might pry Glenn or someone else for perhaps a Receiver or DB plus a draft pick if the other club felt they could fill a significant hole or two, but that is highly unlikely.
Besides MOS has a habit of sticking to the team (roster of players) that are on board on opening day. Look back to history: he has made very few changes. I don't think MOS is going off roster unless we have about 2 or 3 absolute  disasters for games. If we are going to be close, or at least not too distant, he will be sticking to what he has got now. That's who he is, what he does. He looks at the 4 QB's he has as professionals. He won't be screaming the sky is falling.
Walters and MOS have built an incredible team loaded with talent. The injury to Nichols is going to build character and true grit into the rest of the team. This team is going to carry its QBs ... and I expect they just might be good enough for that. They may even show well.
Two or three of our QB's are going to grow up in a hurry. One or two will emerge as the team carries them.
And when Nichols comes back, this year or next, we are going to the Grey Cup. Meanwhile management is building an enduring dynasty.
And if Nichols never comes back all these CFL one and two year contracts will allow one of the league's best QB's to sign on here for a while.
We are going to live with what we got for for at least the first three or four games, and we will like it. (Probably more than we expect.)

I don't like Burris on the panel. I really wish it was someone else....anyone else. But than again I don't like Don Cherry on CBC/Rogers HNC or Jay and Dan on TSN either and a lot of people do so who am I to judge. 

That's because Burris is a complete and utter dumbass but he doesn't know that he's a dumbass so he thinks he's actually making smart points. Just a total waste of time on a panel. 

I don't like Burris on the panel. I really wish it was someone else....anyone else. But than again I don't like Don Cherry on CBC/Rogers HNC or Jay and Dan on TSN either and a lot of people do so who am I to judge. 

From Adam Bighill: https://www.bluebombers.com/2018/05/24/words-adam-bighill/
A great read.

I don't like Manziel, think he's overhyped. I do like the extra attention for the CFL though.