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Unless you have no intention of throwing the ball...

If he stays in he basically runs then gets off. Last year they varied it up more. But that is lapo, find a neat trick and run it into the ground.

Well consider that Reilly missed the playoffs last season and is well on his way to missing them again this season. What does it mean? I dunno, probably means that football is more complicated than who is behind centre.

For all the buzzing about arbuckle he was much worse than Nichols last night...

With a lapo offense with a lead? Probably. Remember when he was the head coach here and we were just good enough to barely lose? Only time his team won was when the defense dragged them there through turnovers. Lapo is a loser plain and simple.

Well 2 of those playoff losses were the defenses doing, and those issues were largely addressed since then. Last season they lost to the stamps but put up a better fight than the red blacks did in the grey cup game so again, losing in Calgary to the best team in the league isn't a total disaster. Some people have expectation problems.

Well the last few years says that what they are doing works.

Lots of ifs in that game.

I was thinking the same thing. People complained when he didn't slide, they complain when he does... I think I see a pattern here.

Plus as much as I love the guy as a qb do we really think a guy who took such a massive injury it forced him out of the game and is nearly 40 is the guy when our starter is yet again putting up winning season? Lots if it's, few ints... some people just gotta hate the guy for reasons.

Hey that sounds like a Lapolice offense! Bombs away or check it down! To hell with an intermediate passing game!

The guy who played in the east, what a stupid ******* comment.

I will fight to the death that wolitarsky caught that touchdown. He had possession, but with his wrist not hand. I understand why the command centre didn't call it a catch, but I think they were wrong.

Trevor Harris? Really? Guy who makes short passes and can't hit the endzone? Y'all ***** about Nichols for the same crap but at least he scores touchdowns.

Now do an in depth analysis of the situation in these games. Do you honestly think that it is purely a coincidence that Nichols passing dropped when the defense improved and we had the ability to grind the game out? Lot of people being dishonest with themselves about this team and in particular the quarterbacking position. Lapolice is the limiting factor ot the quarterbacks.

The difference between Streveler and Nichols is that Streveler throws more ints and I stead of hitting the check downs runs with the ball. Our passing game is limited by the coordinator not the quarterbacks. God willing some team gets stupid and hires lapo as a head coach next season.

It's not about getting return td when I say this team is built for special teams to win for them. It's about field position and kicking field goals from midfield on in. Look at the games this team wins and tell me I am wrong.

Herp Derp! Nichols suck!

It's like people don't stop and look at what this team is built to do... they are the "trap" team. Play safe both ways. Don't give up big plays on D and don't turn the ball over on O. This team is built to let special teams win the game for them. Why are we shocked when they are coached that way? That means check downs and punts from the offense and bend without hopefully breaking by the D. Stop expecting the kind of team you want and see what kind of team we actually have, especially with the coordinators we have. You will be a lot less upset in the long run. Just accept this team will always be in close games.

because lapo doesn't call those plays. Ever.

I hold them both to the same standard. I just don't lambaste Nichols for not having gaudy stats when he doesn't get on the field much in the first half. Like I said, time of possession says we moved the ball some, the completion % says Nichols was making some good throws. Perhaps the problem here is you want an Edmonton Eskimoes with Mike Reilly style offense and I judge the Bombers based on the super conservative Paul Lapolice offense that I know we have.

Hey I'll call Nichols games against Hamilton and Toronto poor, but he was much better tonight. The D in the first half was horrible though, and they gave up another late TD drive without much resistance. Just look at the big picture rather than focussing on why Nichols sucks and you'll see.

well we also need the defense to not surrender time killing touchdown drives, but they haven't held up their end of the bargain either.

#LapoProblems

Yeah but I was talking to Noeller when that late drive was about to happen, we laughed about 2 handoffs to Harris and a punt, we got the one handoff, and yes that throw was a poor throw, but he made good throws the rest of the night. Look at the entirety of the game without your i hate Nichols goggles on and you will see that he was fine. He played the game this team has played for years. The reason this was a close game was entirely because of the defense going pants on head ******** for long stretches of the game. NIchols wasn't amazing, but he managed the game fine. The D was OK at times but complete dog **** at others.