Booch

Coukd care less where we play...we gotta win 2 on the road regardless..so it doesnt matter..if we go east chances are we are playing in nice weather so game will be decided on play as opposed to possible conditions.. and we have looked the best down the stretch by far. On another note..my statement saying that if Nichols gets back to form we would finish out 5-2 and easily could be 6-1 came to reality..and really if we didnt crap the bed in LDC and Banjo bowl could be 7-1 in our last 8..thus the reason I have good feelings about the playoffs..I bet no team wants to face us right now..and I see no team that I dont want us to face to be honest

From my observations as well I think this game showed that Nichols was truly playing hurt earlier in the year and played a large part in his innefectiveness and uncharacteristic play. He was able to escape pressure in tight in the pocket to either make a play..or extend a play...especially on the shovel to Harris where he got that first down on that crazy run. Earlier in the year he would have just turtled down or just get swallowed up. Also notice his throws now are more crisp..decisive and deliberate as he can drop.. set..plant and fire..before he just couldn't.. and it showed..

I had no problem with that gamble either..I like the call and normally we get it..I think we got a crappy spot too

Just watch the play..after he first has it hit his hands he loses control and ball is loose and slides down his chest..as he falls he hits ground with it in his possession...BUT he at that point wasnt over the plane of goal line..and then didnt survive contact with ground..hence the call made and in my opinion the right one ans I am sure that's what they noticed/and discussed at command center. Another thing.. I didn't realize what a whiney lil twit Dickenson is..and used to think he was a straight up dude but after that game..man..lost a lot of respect for him..makes u appreciate o'shea and his calm demeanor and way he shows displeasure on sideline

Fogg has been alright..the long Matthew's play was a perfect place pass..Fogg had great coverage and just missed deflecting it away by an inch or two..cant blame him there..not sure any corner could have covered it better against a 6'5" guy who's specialty is that play...if anything I'd put blame on Hecht for being late recognizing that's where he should have been..and fact he is about 5'-8" tall didnt help. But for whatever reason our return game is really hurting us..kick return guys are actually embarrassing..and on punt returns Fogg is pretty much smothered the instant he gets the ball..not much more he can do other than secure the ball and get any positive yardage..its scheme and foot soldiers that are failing.

On the Nichols vs Khari 300 yard argument...Khari did a lot of the huck it up and hope his guys would make the catch..played a high risk high reward style...I recall he had several years of 20+ interceptions and one year almost 30...So sometimes going for all that high yardage comes with risk...also...it's what the receiever does with the ball in his hand after too..comparing yardage is not a good indicator of anything

Kind of a pointless thing to say as that can be said about any QB...Any player really...and yes if he continues to develop and learn and work on things there is no reason he can't push to be the starter in a year or two...his skill set and his intelligence is what have many in the league very impressed and give reason to think he could be very successfull...every top QB in the league starts somewhere, and the ones with the noodle arms...no ability to read a defense and think qickly and run like they have snowshoes on..well they don't get much hype

Sure wins can be considered a team stat...but if you have a QB tossing picks, and not getting in a position to score points (TD's and FG's) by either going 2 and out all game or just not making plays..then is that not the result of a poor QB ...Just as much as it is an efficient and good QB doing the opposite to get those ponts being largely on his shoulders? Same with saying a good measure is yards passed for means a better QB...But what about who has to deal with more drops..receiver running wrong route..poor o-line causing rushed throws...too many factors to judge by stats and scores... If a team is consistently winning and putting up points, with a QB who is efficient, not making errors to cost the team and running the offence as intended..then the end result is going to have a lot to do with their play...or lack thereoff. For the most part..if you look at Nichols body of work since he took over for Willy, he has ran the offence very well..produced wins and for the most part protected the ball and didn't do things that caused us to lose...EXCEPT for that bizarre 4 game skid and a few games prior to the playoffs last year where he was very average, and that can be chalked up to his injuries...and I think same was true this year with his knee..he has basically played pretty good and always gave us a chance to win...His record shows it and that was propping up a lousy defense for a lot of the wins too. Sure I'd like to see him step it up and take over a game in the play-offs and be a real difference maker, but if we win with him throwing 2 td's, no picks and no bone head plays/gifts (hello Willie Jefferson and Toby Antiguh) then I am fine with that too

So does Tom Burgess and Marcus Crandell

Thing is..if we win out..and bc wins out then we would all be tied at 11-7 and relegated to a cross over spot..which is crazy with and 11-7 record That being said we gotta win 2 games if we get in to get to cup anyway so dont care where it has to be played. With the east u may get benefit of playing in better weather so shouldn't be a factor in a game and the distance to the east..vs the west for travel is really insignificant to be honest

Generational X for me...it's a bit different lol

back the truck up...you just showed numbers reflecting agricultural exports....cant cherry pick statistics to validate an argument...no way in Hades do any of what you claimed was the top export total the $$ value of this...but nice try...you still chuckling???...I know I am The mining and petroleum industries make up the largest primary resource industry of Manitoba’s economy. The 2017 value of mining and petroleum production totalled $2.5 billion (preliminary estimate), comprising Metallic minerals ($1.37 billion or 54%, with nickel accounting for 21.4%, copper 22.4%, gold 17.3%, zinc 34.1%, silver 2.1% and other metals 2.7% of total value of metals) Industrial Minerals ($289.4 million or 11.4%) and Petroleum ($877 million or 34.6%). In 2017, the mining and petroleum industries accounted for approximately 3.3% of the province's nominal GDP (basic prices) and 2.5% of international exports of goods. Capital expenditures on mining and petroleum development in 2017 totalled an estimated $537.5 million. Manitoba’s mining and petroleum industries directly employed approximately 6,200 people in 2017a. In 2017, Manitoba producedb: 39.2% of Canada's zinc 10.9% of Canada's nickel 6.6% of Canada's copper 2.7% of Canada's gold 11.6% of Canada's silver

well he is in phenomenal shape..maybe this is a bit of a blessing if his knee injury isn't nothing major...allow him to totally heal up from the Achilles thing...train hard and come back next year to camp and give it one last kick...If anyone can do it certainly he can, and many others have been very productive into their mid/late 30's on defense..Cox..Hebert..Bowman..to name a few recent ones...I wouldn't write him off yet....from someone who came back from 2 major surgeries as a player..I can tell you sometimes even though medically cleared it often takes almost another year to "fully" get back to where/what you were before injury His first few games back he looked really good...but I think he got knicked or re-aggrevated something as his last few he tapered off...32 next year isn't old man status yet in this day and age, so I hope we sign him to a 1 yr deal...test him out and if he doesn't have it...no damage...just release him and add him to coaching staff...He's a guy you wanna keep in your organization. I wouldn't be opposed either if we can work the ratio to putting him back in at safety if signing Loffler is going to take too much scratch to resign..Moe was a beast back there if you all forgot

Yeah I know..and we well on way to it lol

I hope so..means we will be balling.. but also to watch you lose your **** some more lol

Lol...yeah I wonder if I will see that.. I stood pat saying we were one of top teams even tho Nichols went to parts unknown for 3-4 games...get his head back in place and we would be golden. When u think about it too..we almost pitched shutouts in 2 of our last 3 games..if not for that last minute drive at end of first half where we were playing basically to prevent a late touchdown..we would have blanked Schmoes too. If we would have played the same aggressive way that last drive.. I strongly feel we would have shut them out too

If Calgary wins today..they wrap up first..so may be resting some guys and not playing as urgently...tho we are playing good..healthy..and think we will win at home anyway. BC has a lot to play for as well next week and I am sure dont want to be a crossover team with the distance and all..u actually see a Winnipeg winning out and Sask losing out and a WSF here against Bc

no..no...i was referring to the Dunk/walters collusion on stuff..haha..seems to be a regular comment there

I wasn't reffereing to what Jones finally implemented...sadly tho probably having to be slapped upside the head to wake up and realize...I was referring to many other totally arbitrary things...articles on 3down-nation..league runours..etc...where the idiots over there spin the conspiracy stuff...tho it is amusement and funny...it's getting pretty old...

Man you just don't get the seriousness of this...maybe if you had lost someone...or almost lost (such as myself) you may feel different...and just because others have done/do it...does that make it acceptable?..hardly Times have changed now, and seeing as everything is known in an instant with social media/internet etc...yeah it becomes news..In the past a lot of things were never brought to light due to never having the access to hear/find out about it...so many a putz (public figure) and average Joe got to slither away..to likely do it again... The fact too though that a team stands behind an anit-drunk driving campaign...and at first showed no course of action in regard to it is almost as bad as the incident itself...and as a public figure in the new millennium...you are under the microscope and scrutinized and as much as you may not want to be a role model in the public eye...you are and have to conduct yourself accordingly...just the way it is.

yeah....most likely Dunk and Walters set Hughes up...that seems to be their response to most things...what an idiotic fan base

Well they are pretty hooped for this next game now....even more than before this...wonder tho how long he will be off the roster...I don't think 1 game really makes up for what he went against in their values and expectations..

Well for one...he signed a actual 3 year deal right out of the gate....and two...he lasted a year in the NFL and had some options this year which he decided to not chase, to get his career going here Shepley didn't make it through a camp...nor get a PR spot offered anywhere....somewhat of a difference ...no?

No **** sherlock...he doesn't have an opportunity in states.. is hoping for maybe one. And he is tied to Ruders for 2 years initially.. Doesnt mean he wants to stay there.. we will see when his 1st contract expires where he goes.. I bet he bolts. That being said.. he may amount to nothing much as well..just dont know. For all the tire pumping he didnt last long down there.. nor get nabbed by anyone else like other oline prospects who went to NFL originally but ended back up here

all clubs know of it....been around forever....It's more Shepley calling the shots and not wanting to get tied to them right now just yet...Most likely as well it's because he doesn't wanna really be there and will bolt as soon as he is able to after first contract