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The defence was not good, but it was another pathetic effort by the whole team-all three parts, and it falls on O'Shea.

Okay, you could see that coming. And its all on Nichols and O'Shea.

Butt pucker time

This game has showed that when push comes to shove, Nichols is not the quarterback of the future. O'Shea will not see.

Jefferson has saved the Bombers' collective butts

Its also clear Argos are outplaying the Bombers

Argos deserve this game moreso than the Bombers. A

Bomber collars are tightening....

Kongbo looking real good so far and he's not even up to speed.

If the Bombers do not have a comfortable (15 points or more) lead at half-time, that would be bad for them. The Argos could look at that and take heart that they just might win the game and come out firing on all cylinders.

To deal with stiff competition, no doubt.

We know that the Argos are probably, almost certainly, the worst team in the league. The question that needs to be answered is whether the Bombers are the best team in the league. And we're gonna find out.

Go.wash.your.mouth.out.with.soap.

Since 80% of business executives admit that they got to be where they were through luck and connections, why would trying to get on with a team be any different? Sometimes its like a lottery.

This is gonna be a tough choice for the Bombers. Nichols has shown that he can win, albeit inconsistently. Streveler has shown that he has the tools but lacks the experience and under O'Shea and LaPolice, he may not get it in Winnipeg. We cannot expect Streveler to bide his time endlessly waiting for his opportunity, so the most likely scenario is that the Bombers will trade one or the other, and I am personally leaning towards keeping Streveler.

I still maintain that a marginal win is not good enough for the Bombers and Nichols in particular. After that terrible outing against the TiCats, Nichols has to redeem himself in the eyes of fans and, more importantly, his teammates. The team has to believe that when the rest of the team is having an off game, their leader will step up and take control of the game.

Who doesn't?

There's no rehab for stupid.

I am really looking forward to Kogbo's debut. He was a monster in college football and appears to have all the right tools. He will probably not have the stamina to last the whole game in the trenches but he ought to be something to watch.

No how perfect a game plan is, it will not survive 6 freaking turnovers.

Harris

Am looking for a better performance by Mr. Grandmont- he looked lost a few times last game.

Actually, when I was living in Saskatchewan in the later 70's and early 80's and Ron Lancaster was coaching the Riders, he had quarterback problems. During one game, his anointed starter was doing very poorly, so about halfway through the third quarter, Lancaster turned to the backup QB and told him to start warming up because he was going in next possession. The guy was feckless enough to say that he didn't feel ready to go in. Lancaster turned several shades of purple and told the guy to get off the sidelines, clean out his locker and be gone before the game was over or he would be killed.

You're right- there is doubt as to whether Streveler is capable of being a starter or stepping in when Nichols goes down and saving the game, and at this rate, we will never know. Streveler needs 5 minutes or so of meaningful playing time with a full playbook to be able to show what he has or does not have. A couple of the games the Bombers were far enough ahead that it made sense to sub Streveler in so that if Nichols goes down hard, we have a viable alternative or start looking elsewhere for one.