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Yeah both years in the playoffs have arguably been the best we've seen from Nichols, conversely was among the worst we've seen from the D.

the poise is the thing that makes me the most optimistic about him. Guy who shows the ability to make reads and throws in a game is worth a lot more than a guy who can look like dynamite in practise but can't process the game when there's the chance he's gonna get cranked by the other guys.

the thing that makes hydro pricey can be the size of the projects. You can build a small solar farm that has less capacity but come out cheaper per KW/hr. It's all about the up front cost. If the up front costs didn't matter we'd see a lot more nuclear power I think.

I only had the radio but Ross to me didn't handle the pressure of the situation well. That happens to a lot of guys when the lights go on but I wouldn't let it define him yet. See how he rebounds next week. It is concerning though that he bungled an opportunity last night.

Yeah mos runs a disciplined team. Sounded like there were times when the esks were confused and couldn'tget the right guys on the field or lined up, I saw that in their first game as well. Really shows how much the little things are focused on here.

Was a nice game but lots of guys have one good game or even a few good games. Need to see it happen consistently. He showed promise though.

They did everything that was expected of them and more so why not be happy about it? Rookie qb in his first pro experience goes 10/10 passing, that's a pretty special night regardless of the competition. Yeah it might not mean a lot in the long term but tonight it's impressive. No other qb looked that good tonight.

Better game Augustine or Streveler: discuss.

doesn't matter, it'll really piss off the liberals.

I only passively watched the game, seems to me that most of what I saw him do was scrambling out of the pocket and dumping the ball off. Nice completion % but not really much accomplished.

Sounds like Streveler has some skills, good to see even if it is against the Esks scrubs. The other thing I am gathering from the radio is that the Bombers defensive line is having a hell of a game.

bluebombers.com had an interview with him at the start of camp and I really liked his attitude. Just wants to play and compete for a spot on the roster rather than be a camp arm only.

https://globalnews.ca/radio/cjob/player/?gref=cjob#/

against Andrew Buckley and I can't even remember the guys name... Trust me I was there watching that game Lefevour didn't do **** to win that game, he was just less shitty than the Calgary backup qbs.

Yeah exactly. Last year sure you can say "show me" but when you look at what he's done last year and the year before the only qbs you can really make an argument about being better than Nichols are Reilly and Mitchell. I guess Ray has his history, but come on, everything Nichols has done since taking over rightly has him in the upper teir of quarterbacks. He's avoiding mistakes, putting up yards and most importantly his team has 100% faith in the guy. That means as much as anything and it will take a qb a long way.

Got an angry text from Noeller yesterday as he was driving through Saskatchewan listening to the local radio there and I believe the direct quote that got him worked up was "Nichols, nice guy but I wouldn't want him running my offense" So there we have it, Nichols has fooled us all, he's really just a shitty qb and we aren't going anywhere with that bum. Maybe we can pry Bridge out of Saskatchewan so we at least have a chance.

god that front 7.... should make life miserable for a lot of teams this year.

yes you are correct, what TSN chose was southern ontario vs. western Canada.

Yeah it was a dumb decision because Lefevour looked worse in the same game Davis struggled in, including throwing one of the most brain dead interceptions I have ever seen. Clearly they decided right then and there that they were going in a different direction at qb this season, but we all know how that worked out.

In the already lopsided game he got into. Was bullshit that they pulled the rug out from under him in the final game of the season. I understand moving on thinking you got a vet like Durant coming in to be backup, but that guy's a douchebag and if his douchebaggery had been known I'd have been fine having Davis back as the backup.

if we can't discuss things from other teams in an around the league thread then why even have this thread in the first place?

It's also a shame that the Esks aren't bringing their top qbs. Think you learn a hell of a lot more about your players when they're facing legit stars than you do by them picking on the short bus squads.

Wilds biggest issue, and really only issue in my mind is how often he's getting hurt these days. Love the player, I got his number on the last jersey I bought, but if you're always hurt it's hard to make room for you.

maybe if you were less comfortable it wouldn't be a recurring problem

Really most interested to see how the Canadian receivers do. Most of the rest of the team is pretty set but this is a pretty interesting battle since it's been so long since this team has done more than the token Canadian receiver.