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Tina?

Cause I will give Lapo credit when it's deserved.

especially one who has had probably less than 5 passes thrown to him

and Kassian if he feels like it. Khaira isn't a total goon but is showing a lot, and Nurse can be a tough dude when he wants, but being thin on D has kept him from really having the ability to sit in the penalty box for 5 minutes.

forget connor macgregor, this is why it made me laugh:

Iwas thinking after the 2nd offensive td

Nope. Not in the context of that game. Lapo does this thing where if the offence doesn't need to move theball he won't let it cause he'll call the most bullshit safe game plan you've ever seen. Saturdays game was a classic case of show up, score 2 touchdowns then the Bombers all but leave the stadium on offence cause they don't need to be there anymore.

Lapo is way too conservative. If the guy had a set of balls he'd be a great coordinator but I've seen too much of his play not to lose mentality over the course of the 3 times he's been here and I ain't a fan.

he fell down an elevator shaft onto some bullets.

It got your collective panties in a bunch so mission accomplished.

Why not give thompkins a chance to be that guy? He seems to have the athleticism.

Ottawa thrashed them once and played them to OT only a couple weeks ago... I fear Hamilton much less than Ottawa of the eastern teams.

If they ever get the American scouting figured this team could be such a long term success.

One of the things about deep balls and this team... I really don't like how often we throw deep to Dressler. Guy is tiny so he's not winning a lot of jump balls so the pass has to be perfect of Dressler has to beat his man by so much. Even the TD last game, Streveler threw a great ball and Dressler had to lay out to bring it in. It's a problem of Lapos consistently asking the smallest guy on the field to be a deep threat.

Oh no Streveler is doing it for the same reasons Nichols was doing it. It's being cocky and arrogant. I for one loved when Nichols did it given how the last game against the Riders went for him. The timing was perfect. Pitches a bomb downfield to go up 2 touchdowns in the game early, yeah you strut Matt. That's the bounce back from the Banjo Bowl he needed. If you can't show boat then when can you? Get over your hatred of Nichols, he's been great for this team even with all his limitations as a player and he's still superior to Streveler as a starter despite the physical tools Streveler has.

Say what you will about Kyle Walters but he made drafting OL high a priority from day one and now we have depth there that I don't think I've ever seen the Bombers have.

More highly touted Canadian talent is always welcome. Figure out the rest later.

I would imagine that as an american DB coming here trying to play halfback the first time you see a receiver running before the ball is snapped is going to do all sorts of awful things to your head.

and the conditions being a pissed off and violent Bombers defense.

It has never happened before. I find it hard to believe it will happen this year, but I suppose it's possible. Just think that it's unlikely for things to fall into place where all these western teams win the right combination of games to have someone by 9 wins and not make the playoffs. One of Edmonton or BC will fall off the pace. I really believe that this weeks Edmonton/BC game is the critical game of the season for those teams.

Nichols was good in this game. You really have to remember that from the very get go it was clear that the Riders offence was not going to do much, they damned near threw a pick 6 on the first play and then the defense did get a score and the offense followed it up with the bomb to Adams, and then the next times they got into scoring range they put Streveler in for their change of pace and got TDs out of that. That does take away the potential for Nichols to pad the stats. The guy did what he needed to do. Didn't make any stupid throws, moved the ball a bit when he had to, showed some confidence and swagger and took a 31 point lead into half time, after which the Bombers just shut it down completely and took 0 risks knowing it was already in the bag.

Because you're pig headed stubborn about your hatred for Nichols. You can deny it all you like, but bottom line you got a beef with Nichols for whatever reason and you won't give him credit for anything and will do all sorts of mental gymnastics to convince yourself you are 100% correct.

swag·ger ˈswaɡər/ verb 1. walk or behave in a very confident and typically arrogant or aggressive way. "he swaggered along the corridor" synonyms:strut, parade, stride; noun 1. a very confident and typically arrogant or aggressive gait or manner. "they strolled around the camp with an exaggerated swagger" synonyms:strut; So like I said, he was literally swaggering down the field, and you pump up Streveler for having swagger, but when Nichols does it it's silly. You can't have it both ways, all you are doing is proving your bias against Nichols.