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Just to clarify, I don't believe they were crossing a border crossing. They were coming from Los Angeles to new Orleans i believe.  Why they chose that you way is beyond me though! 🤦

Exactly! Funny they rarely mention how lucky they got when Sayles missed that pick and the ball bounced perfectly into the WRs arms. Guess that was a part of their master game plan! Lmao

Exactly! Funny they rarely mention how lucky they got when Sayles missed that pick and the ball bounced perfectly into the WRs arms. Guess that was a part of their master game plan! Lmao

You can say the upright was unlucky, but the amount of luck the Riders needed on that same drive for it to not be over earlier was insane.

Why doesn’t this have more thumbs up? We own Saskatchewan in their stadium. 

Haha it's hilarious to read all the rider fans comments on dunks tweet.  Just spewing nonsense as usual. You would think Fajardo has won all 4 of their Grey Cups the way the talk about him lol....
Can't wait to head back to Regina on labour day as champs! Going to be hilarious to hear what material they have left. 
 

Haha it's hilarious to read all the rider fans comments on dunks tweet.  Just spewing nonsense as usual. You would think Fajardo has won all 4 of their Grey Cups the way the talk about him lol....
Can't wait to head back to Regina on labour day as champs! Going to be hilarious to hear what material they have left. 
 

The culture created here made this possible! Great job BBs!

The culture created here made this possible! Great job BBs!

Yeah of course! Spread the word. I may regret this, but hey if I have to take 1 or 10 kids in for the team then that's just what I'll have to do. 
Jefferson, Rose, Sayles, Streveler, hell even Walker .... 'Come on down to Winnipeg'.... I got you! Hah

Yeah of course! Spread the word. I may regret this, but hey if I have to take 1 or 10 kids in for the team then that's just what I'll have to do. 
Jefferson, Rose, Sayles, Streveler, hell even Walker .... 'Come on down to Winnipeg'.... I got you! Hah

I wonder if this helped close the deal? 
 
Would you be willing to babysit for the Jefferson's too? I assume it's all pro bono? 

Strev will likely sign a deal and get a look in a training camp, but I just don't see him sticking anywhere other then maybe a practice roster. 
Taysom Hill is far more versatile in his skill set then Streveler is. I don't know if Streveler can be as effective in the run game and catching passes like Hill does . He likely won't wow them as a pure pocket passer either so I stuggle to see the fit there. I feel like the CFL is where he belongs. But hey, glad he's getting to chase his dream!! 

Yes, but I think you know what I meant.  We really didn't see the full extent of our offense until Collaros took control. He & Streveler were brilliant. Nichols play never seemed to reach the level we saw in the playoffs. The offense seemed to suit Zack's style of play to a tee.

Yup, it was all on the defense I guess. Collaros just watched from the sideline and drank Gatorade, had nothing to do with our success in the playoffs or the GC win! Lol.  Your argument is based purely on speculation and what 'might' have happened, mine is based on history and what actually happened ,yet im the one with the stupid argument? Lol. Okay then...

Never liked the guy. Seemed to be a 'me' guy and then he got old and irrelevant. Can't win with guys like that.

I'm not a hater of Matt Nichols , but I also have eye balls.  Collaros's ability to navigate the pocket and extend plays is better, his willingness to give his WR a chance to make a play (especially on deep balls) and deliver it with accuracy is better, his ability to improvise when things breakdown is also better.. You can't always just look at the final numbers and know they whole story. It's important HOW he got those yards too. Collaros's run against the Riders with under 2 mins left isn't going to show up as a huge play in the stats, but it was the difference between the Riders having 4 seconds at the end vs punting earlier and the Riders having 30 seconds to tie it. To me that's something Nichols just doesn't do. Also the fact that Collaros had to  pick up this offense at the end of the year, where as Nichols has had years in this system! People don't seem to appreciate how difficult that is. The fact that Collaros was able to perform as good or better than Nichols in that short a time isn't exactly a shining endorsement for Nichols either. All I hope, is the Bombers don't just settle on him and not at least kick some tires on other FAs. If he's the guy they choose, I'll be cheering him on as much as the next fan. However, I also think it's possible to cheer him on and wish the best for him while still being realistic about his capabilities and deficiencies. 
Just my 2 cents though...
 
 
 

I'm not a hater of Matt Nichols , but I also have eye balls.  Collaros's ability to navigate the pocket and extend plays is better, his willingness to give his WR a chance to make a play (especially on deep balls) and deliver it with accuracy is better, his ability to improvise when things breakdown is also better.. You can't always just look at the final numbers and know they whole story. It's important HOW he got those yards too. Collaros's run against the Riders with under 2 mins left isn't going to show up as a huge play in the stats, but it was the difference between the Riders having 4 seconds at the end vs punting earlier and the Riders having 30 seconds to tie it. To me that's something Nichols just doesn't do. Also the fact that Collaros had to  pick up this offense at the end of the year, where as Nichols has had years in this system! People don't seem to appreciate how difficult that is. The fact that Collaros was able to perform as good or better than Nichols in that short a time isn't exactly a shining endorsement for Nichols either. All I hope, is the Bombers don't just settle on him and not at least kick some tires on other FAs. If he's the guy they choose, I'll be cheering him on as much as the next fan. However, I also think it's possible to cheer him on and wish the best for him while still being realistic about his capabilities and deficiencies. 
Just my 2 cents though...
 
 
 

I'm not a hater of Matt Nichols , but I also have eye balls.  Collaros's ability to navigate the pocket and extend plays is better, his willingness to give his WR a chance to make a play (especially on deep balls) and deliver it with accuracy is better, his ability to improvise when things breakdown is also better.. You can't always just look at the final numbers and know they whole story. It's important HOW he got those yards too. Collaros's run against the Riders with under 2 mins left isn't going to show up as a huge play in the stats, but it was the difference between the Riders having 4 seconds at the end vs punting earlier and the Riders having 30 seconds to tie it. To me that's something Nichols just doesn't do. Also the fact that Collaros had to  pick up this offense at the end of the year, where as Nichols has had years in this system! People don't seem to appreciate how difficult that is. The fact that Collaros was able to perform as good or better than Nichols in that short a time isn't exactly a shining endorsement for Nichols either. All I hope, is the Bombers don't just settle on him and not at least kick some tires on other FAs. If he's the guy they choose, I'll be cheering him on as much as the next fan. However, I also think it's possible to cheer him on and wish the best for him while still being realistic about his capabilities and deficiencies. 
Just my 2 cents though...
 
 
 

Escaping the pocket and making plays,  throwing the ball more then 5 yards,  not losing his cool and melting down when things stalled.   

Nichols not playing took us and won us the Grey Cup.  Collaros gets all the credit at the qb position for getting us the cup.

Liking the 'champs' hat with the W and those mugs..
These will all look great on labour day in Regina next year, that's for sure!

There's really not a lot of griping going on here. We're discussing what we should do with this roster going forward. Nichols is a soon to be 34-year old with a significant throwing shoulder injury. Pretending like he's a must-sign and we are guaranteed success with him going forward is arguably a more ridiculous take than the alternative. 

Honestly I think there is a significant chance that the 2020 starter will be someone completely new via free agency.
I personally would prefer to move on from Nichols, and I don't think they'll re-sign Collaros given the first round draft pick price tag. I'd like to bring back Streveler and see if we can develop him more as a passer. 

Hope some of the newcomers in the secondary stick around. Loved what Taylor, Jones, Maston showed down the stretch. Really like wolitarsky, and hopefully we can keep our oline strong. 
Our QB situation will be the most intriguing to watch though. Personally I'd like to move on from Nichols. Great guy but I don't think he could have won us those playoff games.  Collaros was exactly what this offense needed, an accurate deep ball passer who's not afraid to throw it up and let a guy make a play. The only time Nichols would throw it deep is if the guy was wide open and that simply won't get it done in November. Gotta find a way to keep streveler around, he's a warrior and I still think he had starting QB potential. 
 
Will be interesting