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That kind of stuff is nice now but really won't matter in November. Offense needs huge improvement, needs ability to consistently put up first downs, points and close games. Wouldn't matter if record is 6-2 or 2-6, building for November. Getting complacent with wins now is useless to the ultimate goal. Changes are absolutely necessary to scheme and potentially personnel if improvement doesn't start soon.

Time limit seems too short. Think it should just be if they can't play by midnight local it's called, provided the team with the lead is up by 17+. Otherwise they need to figure out how to resume the game the next day. Most stadiums would not be booked.

Edmonton is awful.

Also don't get the lightning stuff. Unless it's right over top of the stadium there's not really any danger. Guess really concerned about liability.

I feel that Nichols is very limited right now. Between him and Streveler, also limited by inexperience, we need 1 good QB. I think their skills are complementary enough to accomplish this. If I'm Walters/O'Shea I'm telling Lapo this is what we are doing, and unless one of them really takes control of the QB spot, it is what we'll be doing for the rest of the season. Game and practice plan accordingly, split reps, build an offense to use both QB's.

And one has to wonder why given Nichols continued and extended struggle to find consistent play. I'm kind of feeling that they obviously think Nichols is their best chance to win now if he's operating at his best. We haven't seen his best in a long time. Keeping him in there must be to protect his confidence because they know from experience he likely won't recover from getting the hook, even if it's for 3-4 series.

Because it’s my opinion and that’s kind of the point of these places?

We have no intermediate passing game. So it’s Harris and bombs. We rely a lot on the big play and particularly the quick change ones after the D snags a turnover. This can work, and has in many blowout wins. Hard to be consistent though without that intermediate, get first downs, ability in the back pocket. And then the question is are the right plays to facilitate this, is Nichols hesitating on his reads not confident to hit those tighter windows? There’s a confidence crisis and it’s either with Lapo or Nichols. If you believe Suitor it’s Nichols.

Really 3 last night because the other 3 they started well into field goal range off the punt cover fumble recovery. And the 3 I’m counting was a 55 yard field goal too!

And the one to Lawler and another to Matthews were the only balls thrown and completed between 10-20 yards downfield. We have a total lack of medium passing game which is where Nichols used to live. He’s compromised physically or mentally, and we are just way too easy to defend. Streveler obviously brings a lot to the running game but in his starts aside from the Hamilton game where Lapo really put the chains on showed real good ability to hit those 10-20 yard passes. It’s time to install a game plan for Streveler. At this point Nichols should not even require practice reps. If we need him we can go back to him easy, give Streveler at least a half with a game plan tailored to him and the rest of our weapons.

West Semi last year Streveler played last couple possessions.

Nichols has to get over fear of failure and get over that fast. Going to make mistakes, just have to make more plays.

17 points off special teams returns and turnovers. Amazing night.

I think we'd average about 240 yards of offense per game.

Game is over this entire 4th quarter if he does that in redzone.

Ok...knees now.

There's only one team scrapping here, and no flag.

Basically Nichols could have put that anywhere else near Wolitarsky and it would have been caught, put it 2 yards out front, caught.

Is Cuthbert senile? Clock wasn't running it was incomplete pass.

Total miss.

Need points...too much time left plus timeout.

O has a chance to finish it. If not we'll be lamenting all the red zone failures.

Watch Rogers vs Matthews complete lack of effort to find the sticks or catch the ball...BARF.

Need another drive or big play to win this one.

No second level to our D...flats wide open.