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FIFY Besides...ahem...Rod started it.

I did but I think I got away with it. Ok...so that's a prawn Goebbels, a Hermann Goering and four Colditz salads?

Every time I see him in a game now I can't help but think of that scene with Nick Nolte in North Dallas 40 where he talks about how broken and beat up his body is.

Time to start hanging flags out of the QBs pockets?

He showed it tonight when he tackled the guy he gave up the int to. He didn't just hang his head and forget about the play...he went after the guy and laid a lick on him. Not quite sure he's ready to lead but it looks like he's going to get the chance to make his case

Started the celebration a bit early/prematurely, I guess. Regina Police said they received a call for a report of a suspicious vehicle around 2 a.m. on Oct.11, two days before the Saskatchewan Roughriders played against the Winnipeg Blue Bombers. A truck was running on the side of the road in the area of Ring Road and North Albert Street Overpass with a man behind the wheel who was not responding to police. https://www.cjme.com/2018/10/16/riders-charleston-hughes-charged-with-impaired-driving/

Agreed. Much like his comments after being booed. Frankly I think booing your starter is self defeating but fans have paid their money and if they want to boo there's not much you can do about it. Having said that...complaining about the booing is also self defeating because if your play doesn't improve you're only opening yourself up to more of the same. His unwillingness to take responsibility for his poor performances didn't help matters. I just think he's been overly emotional this year...and not in a good way.

For the same reason the coaching staff will be looking at the negatives of that game and trying to improve on them. Granted, you want to look at the positives, as well, so you can hopefully recreate them but to ignore the negatives is not a recipe for success. I bet if you asked Bighill if there was anything he could improve on from his performance he'd be able to point out at least a couple of things he could have done even better. Doesn't mean he doesn't think he played well.

I give credit to Nichols for limiting the mistakes he was making in the 4 game skid. He's making smarter decisions in the pocket for sure. But in regards to the Sask game he had one completed pass for positive yards in the entire first quarter that amounted for almost half his total in the game. In the next two quarters he put up a grand total of 84 yards. For a team looking to make a run at the playoffs that should be at least somewhat worrying, no?

So because I can look at the team and it's players objectively I won't be welcome here? Frankly I think that says much more about you than it does about me. A poster above, in a reply to me, said "Nichols sucks". I never said anything similar but I don't see you commenting on that. Or is there a post count one must achieve before stating one's opinion on a player? I think Nichols has peaked and has not been a great QB this year and his numbers reflect that. If you want to discuss that, fine...if, instead, you want to focus on me then I refuse to take the bait. Cheers,

So you think the coaching staff is saying to the team.."Hey we shut out the Riders. We're great. Nothing to improve on. Go home and we'll see you after the break"? Is that what you think? I'm 52 and have been a Bomber supporter since 1974. I'm just not a blue goggle wearing sycophant unable/unwilling to recognize the team's short comings. Now...do you have anything to say about the team that doesn't have something to do with me, personally? Cuz if not I think I'll exercise my right to ignore you.

Fair enough.

I prefer to maintain some rationality and objectivity. You're free to conduct yourself however you wish...but I guarantee you the coaching staff is also looking at improving the flaws on the team, as well. Doesn't mean they don't care about the team. Just the opposite, actually.

Bomber fans have no problem saying Collaros is crap and is way over rated...yet over his entire career he and Nichols have basically the exact same numbers, literally, and Collaros has been to the Grey Cup. Yet calling him crap makes sense but pointing out Nichols' flaws makes one a troll.

I just don't think it's unreasonable to point out that, unlike last year, this win streak is due to a dominant D and that NIchols' performance has been less than stellar. Every team in the league, no matter how successful, is always looking to improve...every player is looking to improve. The 4 game win streak is thanks to the D and Nichols not making the same kind of mistakes he was making previously. It hasn't been because of his stellar play. All he had to do in those games was not screw up and panic...and he was able to do that. My concern is what happens when the D isn't able to contain a team like they have been? It's incredibly ironic considering last year it was exactly the opposite. The O put up lots of points and the D would squander them and the concern then was what would happen when the O wasn't able to cover the spread the D was giving up.

Nichols went 10-18 for 155. If we extend Streveler's numbers thru 3 quarters he's 9-15 for 134. Except for the interception their numbers would have been nearly identical. The difference, of course, is that the offence was playing conservative/not to lose in the 4th.

NS took a lot of crap for expressing his opinion on the other board about Nichols and I was actually one that used to give him that crap. But after this season I'm starting to recognize what his concerns were/are and happen to agree to a large extent that Nichols is not the future of this team. Nichols behaviour and play this year has really soured me on him. You're free to disagree with that...that's your (and all other poster's) right. But the personal shots lacking any other comments of substance is just weak.

So nothing from you either beyond personal shots. Why make it personal? I offered an opinion which you can either agree with or not. You are also free to provide your own opinion on his actions or play. Instead you choose to attack me personally. Calling out a well paid athlete for below average play is not being a troll for goodness sake.

So Nichols is above reproach because he's "well paid"? That's some pretty sketchy logic. I happen to think that because he's well paid he is wide open to criticism. He's been an average to below average QB this year and this last game did nothing to change that perception. Finally...he didn't just celebrate...he was making a statement that appeared to say "Hey all you naysayers, look at me and how great I am". That, to me, is not the act of a confident QB.

What does the number of posts I've made on this board have to do with my ability to recognize people getting their panties in a bunch because of the comments of a stranger? You telling me you can't see the emotion being expressed by those commenting to NS? Why so much emotion? You think if Nichols gets traded next year he'll give 2 poops about you or the Bombers? I mean, look at you...a personal shot at me? For what? Did I mention you...or any other poster by name? But you felt the need to make it personal. Grow up

I suppose if it was just this one game I would agree but this has been typical of his play all year...even going back to the end of last year. A guy that feels the need to strut like that after completing one pass tells me he isn't all that confident in himself. I'm glad we got the win but I have real concerns about Nichols and I don't think the kind of numbers he's putting up will lead us to the promised land.

The word "hate" sure does get tossed around a lot now-a-days. It has caught up to "love" as a word that is overused to the point where it has lost all meaning and significance. I mean, c'mon...Do I hate Nichols because I point out that his strutting seemed silly considering he had a 72 yard TD pass to Adams in the first quarter yet ended that quarter with 71 yards passing? Or that he only completed 10 passes in 3 quarters for 155 yards? Except for the interception Streveler had basically the same numbers as Nichols and is a rookie. Shouldn't we be expecting more from a seasoned vet? Nichols has come across as an emotional basket case this year...and that's not "hate" talking...it's just a simple examination of the facts with a bit of opinion tossed in. Why people take some of this stuff personally is beyond me.

This is all I could think of when I saw him strutting. Maybe he wants a new nickname?

He was telling his coach he wasn't going in?

He was actually shaking his head to signal he wasn't going in. He even spoke to the camera and said something like..."There's only 1min 11sec to go. I'm not going in." Then smiled. Suitor followed up with something about if Reilly's injury was serious then Glenn would be getting the next start and there was no point putting him in and risking him getting injured in a lost cause. As an aside...and for how often I think the refs have it in for us...I was surprised there wasn't a penalty call for interference on O'neill on the punt block. Not sure who it was but someone tackled him as he was going for the ball. I thought for sure they were gonna toss a flag.