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He could and I don't like Lankford that much so I hope that's what happens, I just don't see it.

I have to wonder what happens when Dress is healthy. Part of me thinks Denmark is going to sit. We can't bench Flanders. And as far as what I see out there on the field, we have plenty of weapons among the tops in the CFL. Harris, Dressler, Adams ... Thorpe and Flanders are incredible complimentary pieces. There's really no denying it. We have an elite offence.

I meant he needs to beat a team viewed as "elite", Edmonton wasn't that kind of team last year.

Gone. Have fun BigBlue!

Both teams are lucky to have such star players. Edmonton and Winnipeg are both going to be forces. That's good for all of us.

You want elite numbers, Ripper? And you want to know how and why Nichols has better numbers than Glenn? Nichols has put up 40 points more than Glenn - that's nearly 6 a game. Nichols has turned the ball over half as often as Glenn. He's first in the league for points scored for crying out loud. Nichols has elite numbers. The only thing preventing me from calling him elite is he hasn't beat Calgary yet. Or, I guess .. Edmonton. If Nichols comes out and hammers Edmonton tonight, I may have to just change my mind once and for all.

Got two upper deck tickets for tonight's game. PM me your e-mail address if you want them - first come, first serve.

I keep ignoring this stupid comment, but you continue to make it. If you want to argue numbers, Nichols IS elite. His statistics are elite statistics. It's everything else that has me questioning it. Drives me nuts when someone is supporting their reasonable argument with terrible points.

Let's be honest, Rider fans would kill to have a guy like Matt Nichols right now.

I guess that blows your logic that we are a top 3 team out of the water then.

On paper, we're superior almost everywhere except at QB. They've still got some all-star caliber players (Reilly, Willis, Ladler, Bowers, Hazelton) but they're a very, very beat up team. What I'm really curious about is how they're going to do on the DL with almost no solid bodies to rotate in. Mike Moore is adequate, not sure about Yates but that's a lot of reps for guys (Bowers and Boateng) who have had their success in controlled rep counts so far.

And re: Thursday, I don't think I've ever been more convinced of a win against an undefeated team. I was less confident we were going to beat Hamilton. I think we stomp Edmonton. Reilly struggles with our defence for some reason. Their OL is beat up. Their DL is beat up. We're going to put the boots to them. Bombers by two possessions.

Reilly and Mitchell are head and shoulders the #1 and #2 QBs in the CFL, in that order. However as a big not-Nichols guy, I don't see how anyone can say he's not number 3. Every guy on this list loses. Every guy has good games, bad games, losses in games they should've won and wins in games they should've lost. I truly think the reason that Nichols doesn't get as much love is because he never puts together a game where the Bombers go out and kill a team. They don't 60-1 anybody. But they win. And he's a big part of it. Nichols is very quickly turning me into a believer, which is crazy because when he took over from Willy, I was beyond convinced it was temporary and he'd never amount to anything. I'd be curious to see the numbers of each of those three guys since Nichols became a starter. Just to measure it. I know Nichols has a better winning % than Reilly and a worse one than Mitchell. But what are the QB stats. Would be interesting.

And I defended the pick the entire time, saying we should give him time to develop. Rarely does a receiver impact our league year one or two out of the CIS. But clearly, he is a bust.

You're right. I shouldn't be doing that, you make a good point.

And I wasn't speculating. Just sharing my opinion.

Not really worried about what Addison Richards (or any of the other people bashing me) think about what I said. It *is* curious. He was willing to battle through his injuries and be on the sidelines collecting a full paycheque for doing absolutely nothing to contribute to his team on the field. Then one week after being demoted to the PR, which you have to assume comes with a lower paycheque, he calls it quits? That doesn't sound like a football player to me. Sounds like a guy who milked us for a free ride for three years then gave up when we told him he had to earn it. Good for him for retiring on his own terms. And I really mean that. He got to make a choice not everyone gets to make. I just don't think his terms were very flattering to him.

Can't say I agree with the firing. Reinebold isn't the problem imo, it's Austin.

I don't know if anyone else noticed, but both hands to the face calls were drawn by Ettore Lattanzio who is like 5 foot 10. Probably had a lot to do with it.

Ottawa has played 6 games. They're 1-4-1.

Boateng has been playing well, I am definitely surprised. Good for him.

Now that Thorpe and Fogg are healthy, I'd love to see Flanders come in for Lankford.

I'm gonna go Kamar Jorden

My main complaint is LaPolice. And it has nothing to do with his offensive scheme. I like his playbook. Ferguson is right, he shows a lot of creativity. Lots of stuff to be impressed with. He just can't play call worth **** in the first or fourth quarters of a football game.

Doesn't Chris Jones realize his team sucks so much nobody needs to cheat to beat them?