do or die

Hopefully people will not spontaneously combust......when MOS starts Nichols against Montreal.

But....the law of averages, right?

Left handed attempt at being helpful, there.....

If we didn't fire Burke during the season.....we sure as hell are not firing MOS.

For me it's outright blowing these winnable games.....over and over again. Like being just about to take a gulp, then finding nothing in the glass.

In this kind of scenario.....others will walk the plant before MOS.

Wolitarsky and Petermann don't even count as problems. Great assets moving forward. Try mediocre imports at R, injuries on OL, and average to bad starting QB play for 5 weeks.

No backwards look is cast Know the future is bright Better than the record Delusion leads to foolishness

Buzz is getting on my nerves, as well....

We could also use a change at S.

Nichols hits Thompkins on 20yd slant..... Demski sweeps for another 25...... But on 2nd and short....Nichols lines up wide... ...with a direct snap to Demski - 5 yd loss... Just another Lapo Special, in the red zone.. Medlock makes it 3-0 Bombers driving again....Thompkins drops 2nd down pass... ....then goes down and is carried into ambulance on a stretcher... Alexander making some nice plays early Harris draw play on 2nd and 17...draws some boos..... Gator totally jumps hitch pass....Colaros throw it right to him ....and Gator is long gone, for 50 yd INT TD. Blue up by 10 Rider O not looking much better than last week.... Nichols does throw behind to Washington on side lines.... ...who gets face mask tacked on for a huge gain..... Harris wide open in flat - Nichols throws over middle instead ...right into the hands of Jefferson, who runs by Nichols ..... ....and keeps running and hotdogging 98 yds for the TD Nice 14 point swing, there... Next possession, Nichols throws pick into double coverage on Petermann.... ..... but roughing penalty negates it. Matt really pressing out there.... Very physical out there.....Riders really having some penalty issues.... Sask punt from end zone.....Demski actually runs straight ahead for 20 yds PR Riders take 3 penalties, to put it on the 1. Streveler sneaks in. 17-7 Blue Alexander picks off under thrown ball......PI penalty wipes that out.... Collaros hits pass down to the 11. Gator makes nice play on screen pass Riders settle for 3. Nichols under duress, tries to throw it away...... ...but it floats up short of the sideline....for an awful INT. Roh takes stupid Ob conduct - kicking mouth guard lying on the field Riders close the gap, with FG......17-13 Wolitarski becoming a solid target in this O Nichols under pressure, tries desperation underhanded toss.... ....right into the hands of a Rider who motors untouched for 100 yd TD.. Riders somehow up 20-17 in a half where they had like 80 yds of O. Nichols gets a resounding chorus of boos to close out the half. 5 picks in a half.... from a veteran QB in a must game? Enough. If Nichols is not pulled - MOS is going to hear it too. 2nd half....and yes.... looks like Streveler will go in Collaros moves the Riders for 4 first downs.... Bombers leaving the flats wide open. Actual Loffler sighting....as he flat out drops ball, thrown right at him. Streveler's first pass is to Petermann for nice gain Blocking for Harris is non-existent today, totally stuffed on the run plays Petermann gets totally jacked up over the middle by a Rider Alexander still making plays - nice game for him. Wish Demski would do less dancing and more straight line Strev overthrows pass into double coverage....which is then tipped and picked off.. What is with our QB reads today? Like some kind of contagious disease..... Loffler shoves guy into kicking net - 15 yds. Mason running effectively for Riders.....D does hold. Rider FG puts them up by 9. Morose atmosphere in stands. Hecth blitz off the edge, comes in clean and drills ZC - fumble recovered by Bighill Wolitarski gets good yds on screen....Demski sweeps for another first down Streveler then finds Petermann in back of end zone for the TD. The Canucks do a better job of catching and YAC, than our imports at receiver. Bomber D gets another stop. Strev finds Adams deep over the middle.... Petermann drops probable TD slant. Medlock puts bombers into the lead. Bridge gets two big completions and roughing penalty, and Mason, down to Bomber 15 Bomber D yet another stop. A lot of bending..... but no breaking, today..... Rider FG puts them up 29-27. 3 minutes to go. Two Streveler incomplete passes....forces Blue to punt. Harris a complete afterthought in our O, at this point..... Bomber D does the job and O has ball back with 2 minutes to go.... Streveler throws for loss to Demski - short pass to Demski - now 3rd down Riders get big pressure...Strev lobs one up to the sideline while falling down.... .....for yet another pick. Why not? One area of consistency in Bomber O, today... Riders hit 6th FG of game. Now 32-27 Streveler hits Washington over the middle But 5 Bombers can't handle 3 rushers... ....and Strev is sacked. Now Hail Mary time..... But pass out of bounds, 15 yds short of end zone will not get it done. Bombers done. The D really hung in there today, making a number of big plays to stop Rider drives The O? What we have here is a failure to execute. Play calls, drops...bushel of picks.. Must win game and must bounce back game for Nichols. Double fail. 4th straight loss. Took a lot of mistakes to get swept by this Rider team. Bombers certainly well up to that task Managed to get this Odds and Sods out, in a relatively calm manner.... ....while drinking my gin ferociously.

Or....we could turn that guy into a star. Not like that has ever happened before.....

Hey, the only thing that counts is the game coming up. We take it a week at a time and don't look back. Getting the hang of this. And I need yet another drink..

Your not leaving me with much, there.....

Not crazy about some of the stuff that Lapo does - especially some of these gimmick 2nd plays in the red zone. That said - no offense is going to work, when the triggerman is/was as awful as Nichols, today.....

Well, you may still get the rant. I haven't been this angry, since about 2004 or so........

I'll talk about Nichols..... Saw this game as a must win for the team, and a must step up for Nichols.....who had played poorly, for a full month coming into this one. Some of the turnovers today, were right out of 9 man football - and coming from a veteran QB - utterly unacceptable. For whatever reason, injuries or whatever.....Nichols has completely lost his poise and confidence out there. He is a liability at this point

Family, health and other issues have made this year particularly difficult to crank out the O+S this year. I apologize to the small and devoted following, for this. May produce one in the morning - if I can restrain myself from overly ranting about this particular abortion.....

Many are signed. Few are chosen.

Was keeping that idea in my pocket.....

Long overdue, but articulated quite precisely.

It did kinda work, last couple of years..... with a more confident and consistent Nichols.....and the D producing a boat load of turnovers...,.

We will just Nichol and dime them.....

Tougher to key on Harris, when you have both Demski and Flanders, in some of those hybrid formations, we have seen before.

This Op-Ed in the NY Times has certainly existed a great deal of wild speculation. Investigations, lie detectors, and a lot of brave people insisting that they are not Spartacus. Having a great deal of practical experience with whodunits - have consulted my advanced tools, to help shed some light on this. I have now narrowed it down to a number of prime suspects: Colonel Mustard (Kelly) Mr. Green (Pence) Major Plum (Mattis) Miss Scarlet (Hicks) Professor Peacock (Pompeo) Mrs. White (Conway) Miss Peacock (Ivanka)