blueandgoldguy

I think what some of us are saying about Nichols is theres lots of room for improvement in his play.. 
I dont care about stats but 384 yds passing in the CFL in 2 games is pretty friggin brutal. 
We won yup.. Because our D held Edmonton to 7 Fgs.. And have given up 1 TD in 2 games. Eventually the QB is gonna have to step up and win a game... 200 yards passing and 5 competitions at half isnt good enough. 
I believe @Mike made a statement where it appears our current O is designed more so for Strevelers strengths and Not Nichols... So i wonder how much lapo plays a role but... Nichols lack of accuracy and ability to complete a mid range pass could be the issue also. 

Nichols is a good QB cuz wins? 🤣 That's the dumbest thing I've read all week and yet it gets repeated over and over and over and over again. Nichols played well in week 1 for 3 out of 4 quarters. He didn't play well last night. He was simply the QB of record when we won.
We are 2-0 and that's good. Doesn't mean the same thing as Nichols was good.

Nichols definitely did not play well yesterday. 
 

Unless Nichols regresses further, he is definitely better than Collaros.  The numbers back it up.  Take off those green goggles.

Gotta love Ripper's presentation of alternative facts. 😄

When the Lions come to town, they should replay that clip over and over again while playing the chicken dance song over the PA system.  Have Buzz and Boomer do the dance next to the Lions bench for good measure.

When the Lions come to town, they should replay that clip over and over again while playing the chicken dance song over the PA system.  Have Buzz and Boomer do the dance next to the Lions bench for good measure.

When the Lions come to town, they should replay that clip over and over again while playing the chicken dance song over the PA system.  Have Buzz and Boomer do the dance next to the Lions bench for good measure.

When the Lions come to town, they should replay that clip over and over again while playing the chicken dance song over the PA system.  Have Buzz and Boomer do the dance next to the Lions bench for good measure.

When the Lions come to town, they should replay that clip over and over again while playing the chicken dance song over the PA system.  Have Buzz and Boomer do the dance next to the Lions bench for good measure.

Well. Ambrosie is working for the Bombers and called a hit on Collaros. So there wont be any additional punishment for SL. The entire league is against the ArseRiders. Only Rider QBs are targeted and only Rider QBs get knocked out of games. Its business as usual for Canadas Team. 

Well..... we already heard that... last year 

What is this argument even? "The only reason the Bombers won is because their good players played good".
WTF?

They are actually dragging the football player into the depths of Saskatchewan....which is actually worse.

They are actually dragging the football player into the depths of Saskatchewan....which is actually worse.

I mean, he isn’t wrong. Nichols did what he was asked and had a perfectly fine game but he threw for 184 and left quite a few plays on the table. And that’s fine when the rest of the team is clicking but he’s still not the guy that’s going to take over a game and win it for you. Hopefully we don’t need that at any point this year. This Bomber team has a chance to be really, really good at almost every facet. And credit to him for protecting the ball and making a few plays. And for being more mobile than he looked at any point last year. But forgive me for not being all in on “2017 Nichols” being back. I think we will see over the course of this season that this B.C. defence is likely the worst in the league. 
Again, Nichols didn’t play bad, he just didn’t blow anyone away. Which is pretty much the best we can hope for from him. Careful and unspectacular. 

How many 300 yard games did Reilly have?  12.  How many did Nichols have?  1.  Which team ran the ball and which team passed down field with it?  Gable got his carries in games when they were ahead. Running the ball was never their game plan.  No different than yesterday.  Genius game planning by Ritchie to be ready to shut the run down.  They only tried 4 times, I guess you scared them off. Meanwhile Reilly had no problem picking you apart for another 300 yard game.  Dam lucky for you the BC receivers dropped about 10 passes or it would have been worse. 

So I am just not a big complainer  about the media coverage of our local teams. I generally enjoy TSN, 1290,  Bob's  radio calls.....and so on. But that game last night was one of the worst I can remember. From the endless blathering on about that stupid burger ,chit chating on about nothing while the play was going on. The ridiculous unending stroking of Riley and his receivers. It really was like watching a Lions home broadcast.There were tons of Bombers that got mere casual comments that had outstanding games.That broadcast distracted from the game instead of enhancing the experience. Shame on TSN.

Agreed. 

Yes, I mean his yardage was not spectacular.

Yes, I mean his yardage was not spectacular.

Both teams starting slow on O.....
Good inside push from Bomber D-line....
O not stretching field, yet....short pops to Demski...
Great punt from Medlock...goes out on BC 2.....
A Reilly chuck up, and blown coverage....long gain Burnham...
Another pass and blown tackling on Burnham, by Sayles and Alexander...  
Blue D makes BC settle for 3....
Why does Burnham always do this to us?
Kyrie Wilson closing nicely to the ball...against the BC running backs
Harris showing usual form in run game.....so far....
Nichols and Whitehead can't connect on the long ball
Good punt return from Nelson, gets Blue good field position....
Harris rumbles for back to back first downs....
Nichols hits Adams down to the 7...…
Nichols rolls out and finds Adams, all by himself in the end zone
Bomber OL looking pretty good here.....7-3 for good guys....
Lions take their 3rd penalty on kick returns...
Bomber D looking stout...against the run....
Reilly hits a couple of passes under pressure....
Fenner hit with a pretty tic-tac call on PI...
Nevis cleans up on sack after Jeffcoat pressure....
Sayles takes a IC....but Moes have to settle for another 3
Nichols hits Adams with perfect pass for 40....
Nichols then rears back and finds Woltarksi ..lonely, in back of end zone....
75 yd, 7 and a half minute TD drive.  Blue O in a groove...
But Rutley takes the ensuing kick....cover guys caught inside....
...and he rolls the rest of the way, for a 108 yd TD
Reilly hits Carter for the 2 point convert....
Then, 3 short passes and a Bomber PI, sets up a FG.  17-14
Bombers dominating that quarter, with nothing to show for it...
Blue running some predictable and ineffective blitzes on D
2nd half.  Reilly pass deflected by Fenner and picked off by Hecht..
….who goes down the sideline for big return, to the BC 8
Nichols looks one way, then rolls the other....finds WoltMan for the TD
3rd time a Bomber receiver is totally wide open in the money zone...
Bombers now 3 for 3 in the zone tonight.... 
Undeterred, Reilly finds Carter with long sideline pass.....past Rose 
Fenner then beaten badly on corner route for the TD
He does end up with ball off a blocked convert and gets 2 points back...
Bomber D coverage has sprung some leaks, tonight.  23-23
Bombers take 2 penalties on the KR. One a phony block call on Alexander..
Whitehead does not look like a natural at R.
Harris rolls around the end for a big gain.  OL Grey looks like the real deal...
Harris takes a screen for another first down....but Blue settle for Medlock 3
BC has 4 yds rushing....and aren't even trying it...at this stage
Harris goes over 100, on 15 yard draw.  Nichols finds Lawler for FD....
Matty hits Wolitarski ….who burrows down to goal line....
Streveler sneaks it in....33-23 for the good guys.
This guy Exume is a real ST assassin, has at least 4 tackles....
Bad punt and no yards gives the Blue good field position...
but 2nd down holding call, kills drive.
Hecht cuts under receiver in middle of field...…
...and gets pick #2, with a lateral to Gaitor to boot.....
 Bombers go into dink and dink O.....then punt
Seems like BC has about like...3 offensive plays in their playbook..
3rd and 10 Esks.  Reilly is hammered by Richardson...
….ball falls to the turf.   Game pretty over.
Harris bulls his way over the 130 mark, then adds ANOTHER 10
….to run out the clock....as I run out of gin.  33-23.

 
 

 
 

 

Given that the field is 30 yards shorter, those end zone seats are going to be 40 feet further away from the back goal lines.  A reasonable comparable would be a soccer match at IG field.  If you see any video of the Valour you get an idea of how far away those seats are from the field of play.  That is probably the reason the Black Hole is located in the corner end zone seats as opposed to the back of the end zone - it is closer to the action on the field.

Career lasted a lot longer then the guy who let him go here.

They're still replaying the WSF in their heads with Collaros starting instead of Bridge and convinced it would have made a difference.