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I would think that Nichols' ego must be close to being shattered. I also do not think that the collapse of the defence last game was happenstance. I suspect that the rest of the team saw that a) Nichols was incapable of carrying the game b) he was not going to be replaced and c) the Bombers were inevitably going to lose. If you want to see Nichols' standing in the eyes of his team mates, watch what happens when he is decked or comes off the field after a series. If they treat him like he has halitosis, he is done.

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This kinda comes down to each generation of players training the following one. Locker room, social and organizational culture are notoriously hard to change once established.

At the end of last season, it was obvious that Nichols was injured but was still putting out. I cannot speak for others, but I assumed that he would come back this spring, healed and as good as he was in 2017. My bad.

Two words: John Hufnagel.

The infuriating thing about Nichols is that he has shown that he can do it. But will he? He is like a strip-tease performer- shows you enough to get excited but not enough to satisfy.

Maybe it is the deflating of enthusiasm and the eerie sense of deja vue.

Agreed. The team recruited heavily for the D-line and, as you and others have pointed out, blitzing isn't working, so why keep on with it? Bighill is not up to speed yet, so that is not helping, either.

Until the past two games, I would have said that the Bomber on-field talent was as good as or better than anyone else in the league. The biggest issue the team has, IMO, is behind center. There is no way to tell if this is the fault of the coaching or Nichols but there is evidence that it is both.

As Drew Willy demonstrated, past a certain point, many people do not rebound from and emotional beating. The "learned helplessness" syndrome kicks in and they are done.

Some candor would be refreshing.

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When you look at the roster, there sure as spit looks to be the talent there, apart from the QB position. The coaching?.......well, look at the difference new/better coaching has made for Corey Greenwood and Vernon Adams. And, much as it pains me to say it, Cody Fajardo.

There is no way to predict which Bomber team will show up on Thursday, but we can be assured that the Stamps will play well. Its a bit early to say that this is a must-win game but its pretty darned close to that.

Well, when he decided to leave the Esks, he showed no Mercy to them.

A good signing. Until the past two games, I thought we were pretty well set at DB, but at times it looked like a reunion of the Keystone Kops back there.

I suspect that the Stamps will find a way to keep Arbuckle for at least another year. Mitchell's future is far from assured.

BTW: I am watching the Stamps/Esks game. It is a treat watching the two quarterbacks ad lib and make gains even when the called play gets blown up. Unfamiliar, though.

I'm not certain we will have to wait that long. The next game should clarify what this team is made of, and the fate of the coaches.

In my experience, there is a lot of head-shaking, here-we-go-again conversations among both diehard and casual Bomber fans. I am not sure that fans will readily accept another almost good enough season. And I bought a new Bomber Jersey in May in a fit of optimism.

Some athletes never regain their previous effectiveness after a serious injury, and for some, aging and cumulative injuries hamper them and shorten their careers.

As a fitting footnote, in today's Sun, O'Shea was quoted as saying that he wasn't concerned about the two losses in Ontario. Which leads me to wonder what would it take for him to be concerned.

You are not alone in your assessment. I am not trying to absolve LaPolice but it seems to me that he can draw up all the plays he wants, but Nichols likely has a couple-three options on almost every play but if he goes into panic mode, nothing is going to work well.

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We fans are as volatile as heck, but the players and their trust in their coaches, quarterback and each other is critical.