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And we thought Nichols was one of the three best QBs in the league. As the QB goes, the team goes.

Once Hardrick and Dressler are back, our starting offensive roster will be at full strength, and the Bombers were not playing well even then. Injuries are a poor excuse unless the starting QB goes down.

'Cuz our fastest player (Lankford) is fast only in straight lines.

I am not sure that Nichols' injury has much to do with his performance in the past few games. If it is, it was a time bomb that would have gone off sooner or later. Mr. Dee, you were not alone in your comparison of Masoli vs Nichols. I was one of them and the majority here even thought Nichols was better than even Harris in Ottawa and perhaps one of the top three QBs in the league. If Nichols cannot function as a pure drop-back passer, and that is the only option for him, then he needs to be replaced.

There's a plan???

But the Esks had both Reilly and a competent coaching staff plus some darned good receivers

The problem with trying to keep positive about this team is the steady downward spiral and the multitude of concerns: quarterbacking, inability to adapt the gameplan, and a suspect defence. Our import receivers are sub-par and the coaches underutilize the NI receivers. Where to begin?

Ironic, isn't it? Durant screwed the team over by bailing after getting his signing bonus, but if he were here, he would probably be starting now. We have Streveler but his experience is very limited.

We could cut Alex Ross again.

Teams are allowed to do that midseason?????????

My mistake- that is going to be stressful outing for our side.

If the Bombers' next game was at home, he would probably be loath to start Nichols again, but in Montreal, far away from the suddenly hostile Bomber fans, O'Shea will feel far safer to start Nichols.

O'Shea's past record would indicate that he will want to live or die with Nichols , but we do not know what, if any, direction he is being given from above.

From O'Shea's comments after the game, it would seem probable that Nichols will start next game.

The Bomber defence played well against what may be the worst offence in the CFL. They will probably play "well" against Montreal, but their true colours will not be known until we play Edmonton, Calgary or Hamilton. Then Richie Hall will know whether to polish up his resume.

FIRST SIGN OF ADVERSITY???? Which team are you watching?

The Riders are not a good team, and won both games only because Nichols threw the games away- literally.

Better, maybe. What team is not better when healthy? But good enough......?

It was posted today, but the reference to Moore was a puzzler.

Speak for yourself. Dave Richie had overstayed his welcome and had become very reluctant to part with his favourite players, but I did not like Doug Berry's firing at all. That said, I was ok with the firing of every coach since then, and was leery about O'Shea.

From 3downation: "I recently spoke with someone who asked Nichols about that game approximately a year ago. Nichols told him that he (understandably) didn’t yet have full command of the Bombers’ playbook, saying that he mostly focused on knowing which route Nick Moore would be running prior to each play. " That Nichols didn't know the Bomber playbook after a year and half does not speak well for his intelligence,

With the current temperament and makeup of the team, a convenience store (7-11) looks likely. BC is not that far behind us and God only knows how the Argos and Als will finish the season.

Sorry duplicate post

Do you not think that if, after five years, a head coach has to be spoon-fed on decisions, that means he is not fit to be a head coach? Friends of mine who have been season ticket holders for 20+ years have told me that they will not attend any more games this year after Saturday's debacle. They are knowledgeable and have all the Bomber regalia but they have had enough and will not renew unless there are major changes.

A gooder Inglish poster