Brandon

MBT is much better then what a few critics on here who have to resort to calling him crazy. Athletically he has a quick release and a really strong arm, he can make throws across the field with no issues. I think this will be a perfect test to see where we are at.

I wouldn't of mind had they dropped Hamilton below Toronto but I am shocked that the Riders were not placed in the #2 slot.

Yes he did, it wasn't AS bad but it wasn't much different. He was skipping balls in the dirt, turning receivers because he couldn't hit them in stride and was only able to do quick hitters. Every off seasons since then the story was "Nichols worked out big time in the gym and has added additional strength." That was the cover up story for his limp noodle arm and his terrible mobility. The guy sadly was done years ago, the drop off was on par if not even higher then when Khari got hurt and couldn't make the throws that he had made in his prime. TSN listed Matt's winning %.... a whole lot of those wins were because of a rock solid D and having the best o-line and RB in the league. The win % was as misleding as Bishop's one year where he went 12-1 or whatever it was.

The dude is going to be paying a ridiculous fine... probably between 125 - 250 thousand. And they should throw the book at him because he deserves it. What an idiot.

So if they for whatever reason hired Kathy Griffin who is irritating and annoying to listen to you would steal be happy because of a diversity hire? Give me someone who is qualified and who is the best person they could hire to fill the position over doing a diversity hire. Beirness is perfectly fine so it all works out but yeesh I wasn't aware that Noeller is a simp lol. For the rest of the crew.... Stegall is still useless... Sanchez while I'm not a fan of the player is far superior to Milt and offers way better insights. Barker is kind of dry, LaPo was more entertaining and maybe when he's canned he'll join the crew later this year. I wish Matt could be doing color with Smith... those were always the best games to listen to and even better when it featured the crap teams like Ottawa because then Matt would really go rogue and make it absolutely hilarious. For the Polar Bear guy.. he's kind of weird but mostly correct. More so in the States... they hire by voice , name recognition and for the "diversity female hires" that Noeller is so happy for they hire perfect "10" eye candy with good voices. I don't think TSN is the same though and guys like Black are around because he's "versatile" a familiar name and convenient.

It's been so long since we've had a starter that has not been playing shell-shocked (Nichols 2015-2017) and then sadly probably Glenn so many years before that I think fans forgot what it is like to have a capable starting QB. It's nice to know that we have someone who can at least deliver the ball to the receivers to at least give them the chance to make the play.

I would assume all Bomber fans after week 1 are F'ing ecstatic! Outside of Montreal, every team we saw this week looked very mundane and completely beatable. I'm very optimistic for this season after the first week.

So you will finally admit that the guy since his 2018 injury is absolutely dog **** garbage and stop pretending it's Lapo's gameplan? Yes everyone will agree that Nichols was a nice guy and loyal and is tough and a good person.... nothing bad with his personality. But dear lord he had 650+ days off and his arm still can barely muster a 5 yard pass. Physically he looked so weak and looked like he should be an accountant rather then a QB. If I'm an Ottawa fan I'm livid that they traded for him instead of MBT. The guy is exactly how he was in 2018 and 2019 which was playing terrified and scared and physically is so shot that he can't do anything. On his 5 sacks easily 3 of them could of been avoided. He had once again WIDE open receivers but he plays so scared that he can only do a quick hitter or look at his first read and then turtle and crumple up. Even Barker pointed out that the guy has a noodle arm and accuracy just like in 2018 - 2019 is way off where receivers are never hit in stride and have to jump backwards to make the catch. The only blame on LaPo should be that the brought him in as a starting QB and then kept Davis as his back up. LaPo's loyality is going to cost him his 2nd coaching gig and if he doesn't pull the plug in week 3 and move on and desperately try to find someone else. Lapo might not even last the season. Nichols starting for the CFL in 2021 is an embarassment on the league. Retire the guy ASAP before he cripples himself.

I know and that was what made it hilarious. Apparently Hamilton was really off, the refs favoured the Bombers, the Bombers were very lucky and looked absolutely putrid in a lucky to win game.

I think we may have seen the last of Nichols... every off season he "bulks up" and then gets hurt as soon as he gets hit..... the Rbs screwed themselves by putting their chips on a completely shot QB without a solid back up on the roster....

They probably didn't show the replay because he wasn't really close to the LOS and probably wanted to spare Black from looking worse then what he already did.

I made the horrible mistake of visiting Riderfans.... noticed how dead those forums are and how disillusioned they appear to be. They are so very salty about the Bombers looking good last night!

They used it a few times during the broadcast... it kind of was neat I guess?

A few of those people are still here quietly jumping on the bandwagon! Meanwhile Nichols is already hurt and doubtful to even start this week 🤨

Unfortunately you never really truly recover from post concussion syndrome, but with his elusiveness he definitely escaped getting hit several times last night.

The DB's also must of stuck to the receivers like glue.... Masoli could not find anyone downfield outside of the first two drives.

Nichols after his last injury could basically drop back make one read and then either take a sack or dump it off to Harris. Zero escapability and zero confidence in sitting in the pocket looking down the field. Night and day difference with a different qb at the helm. I can't imagine opposing teams looking forward to playing against us. Now if we can upgrade Nelson and get Wolly involved then look out!

1 - D line... can't single out any of them all were fantastic. 2 - O line... how can you single any of them out either. 3 - Oliviera - The guy found some great holes and made great cuts which completely exhausted the Hamilton D in the 2nd half. HH - Lawler, Demski (first half), Bighill, Collaros for being handsome

Also ZC had a good first half... 2nd half it looked like he was trying to hard. It was beautiful to finally have a QB who can evade and who also can go through more then only 1 read. Complete opposite of Nichols and it showed with him making those beautiful TD throws. I was so used to Nichols only making his single read for the last few seasons that it was nice to see a guy at QB who isn't playing afraid and willing to take shots. Buck also called a nice game and I'm glad he did not abandon the run after the first quarter. We could of won by a larger margin had a few small mistakes were not made. Hamilton looked completely flat on defense... I didn't think Masoli was that bad but he was rattled big time in the 2nd half. Also F Lawrence for that illegal block... I wish someone would take his legs out....

Can the media around the country finally gives us some damn respect? Our D from top to bottom dominated and our O-line was as magnicent as they were in the last season. With Collaros now at QB we are only better. What a great game!

I almost feel bad for Fajardo because the expectations for a guy who had a good but not great year is completely unreal. Unless the guy puts up MOP like numbers anything else he does would be considered a complete failure based on how high the media is putting the guy up on a pedestal.

Lack of proper management, I'm thinking the staff keep to themselves and do as they please which is also concerning.

What teams does he have left to complete the Kevin Glenn circuit?

In the limited reps he has had here he's shown a good knack for finding holes between players.

Is he worth that much... seems like an over pay to me.