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  1. not to what if....

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    Interesting how a season can turn quickly...I not a guy to what if's and thanks to what I think is just a one off by the Rider's and not a true indicator of what they are...or definitely what BC isn't as that was a total biff job by them

    But..if we beat Edmonton Thursday, and say Lions come back with a vengeance and beat Calgary, we actually will be sitting in second place. W e win and Calgary wins we are a game up on BC for third with a game in hand and only 1 point out of second.

    worst case if we lose and BC loses we still in third with a game in hand...not a bad spot to be at this point in the season

  8. Rider depth gonna be tested

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    3 hours ago, Ripper said:

    None of you guys ever had anything nice to say about DD when he was a Rider, but yes you are right, he was a leader and could elevate his play in the playoffs. Can Nichols do that?  That remains to be seen. I'd hold off on comparing Nichols to Durant for a bit yet.

    he seemed to elevate it pretty good last year in palyoffs...arguably his best game of his career...the defense lost that one...and yeah Nichol's at this time isn't elite...stat wise but winning percentage wise since being starter here 14-5...pretty elite numbers

    Guy leads by example and his team will kill for him..exactly what u want..U won't admit it but you would love to have him leading that green mess right now

  17. Rider depth gonna be tested

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    2 minutes ago, Ripper said:

    You are probably right. I'm just saying switches are made in practice from time to time. I don't watch practice everyday so neither of us know if they took every snap that way all week.  BUT, you would be correct if they practiced in that formation all week. It comes down to Jones being the smartest guy in the room. Those guys really crash and burn.  Making 3 roster moves for one injury is a sign of a team with either no depth or poor coaching.  Bladek, Guy and St John are available, so I just see it more as a poor coaching move.  Dennis hasn't exactly been lights out at tackle, looks fat and slow. Campbell was the guy we wanted there when we traded for him. Maybe Jones just wants to see what Campbell can do in there.

    Yeah making 3 moves to accommodate one injury reeks of a lack of talent/depth or just no confidence in the back-up and the feeling that they need to win now and can't afford rookie mistakes 

    If they go 2 National receivers I think that really handcuffs whoever your starter is...they need all the threats they can have to slow BC down.  I truly think Jones needs to suck up his pride, and make moves to help his team more so in the future and set things up to avoid these issues, and trade some pieces of value that they have in excess (pretty much only a receiver tho is all they have excess) but sadly I think his ego is going to prevent that, and he's gonna flounder

  21. Testing Our Mettle: Eskies Coming Here

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    I think tomorrow is THE statement game for the season...not devastating if we lose, but if we go in..take care of business and win then it shows that this is a team that is ready to run and be grouped with the big dogs.

    Also it would already have playoff implications because if we go 5-2   and say Sask loses, then if we lay an egg and go 5-6 for rest of year (which I highly doubt getting us to 10-8) Sask has to go on a run of 9-2 to finish at 11-7 just to jump us in the standings, and thats only if they sweep us as well.

    We will easily  get the cross over at the worst at 10-8 (probably as its going now better than any East teams record) 

    So in my opinion this is a pivotal game. 

  22. EDMONTON over ottawa

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    Like Nichols gets a tag that he just a game manager/average because he doesn't have the sexy stats, but he wins...leads by example and appears when chips are down you can tie your wagon to him and there a great chance he is going to get you the win, and not make a mental error

    Conversely Harris has all these stats, gets all kinds of accolades for them, but what has he won?..He tends to choke...is prone to errors and seems to fade and drop off a cliff each year as the season winds down

    Gimme Nichols 10 times out of 10 as my guy at QB.  The guy has heart, guts and fire...has total respect from his team and will do whatever it takes for them, and they feed of it and would do anything for him.

    Now thats a true leader and a guy you wanna hitch your wagon to, sexy stats be damned...gimme wins and the respect his team shows him (which is all that matters in my books) and he will get his due across the league.

    Also...he is also just a likeable and decent guy to boot...no ego...no agenda....all things which are icing on top of the cake

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