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That was then and this is now. The September team has to know how close they are to the abyss and that Nichols can no longer be relied on.

A win against Montreal is by no means a guarantee, and if the Bombers manage to fumble away a victory, it would signal that the season is over for them. There is absolutely no reason for the Bombers to lose and if they want to reestablish their credibility as a playoff team they need to win decisively. It would be heartening if the offence woke up and the defence also played well. The Riders are winning on the backs of their defence, but that will take them only so far.

Montreal lost last night because of a horrible performance by their o-line and receivers. Pipkin had no time on most plays to make any kind of play, and his receivers didn't help much either. BC's defence was the best they have looked all year, but the loss of Lulay was critical. If he can come back soon and play, making the playoffs is not out of the question.

By all reports, the fabulous Mr.Manziel is verging on a hissy-fit because he is not starting for the Als. I was wondering when his ego would surface and start causing problems for the team. Despite the implications of a BC win, I hope that Manziel takes the field and is roundly beaten.

I believe that you are suffering from a severe case of monachopsis.

That statistic pretty much reflect how both Nichols' and the Bombers' year has gone and is likely to continue. At this point,even a .500 season seems unlikely.

Luck has nothing to do with it. Before this year, Nichols played a smart, controlled game, but he has devolved into forcing the ball, missing the receiver or just flat-out throwing brain-dead chucks.

Since his last name isn't Lankford, he wouldn't see the field.

Apparently not for O'Shea.

If so, it seems to have affected his brain.

Brock did not show up with that arm strength. He was just another QB prospect who managed to hang around long enough to get noticed. At season's end, he was told to strengthen his arm, so he went back home and started throwing shot-put balls around all offseason. He returned the next training camp and had put about 20 pounds on in his upper body- mostly on his shoulders and arms. I was spectating at that camp and his arms did not seem to taper from his shoulders to his wrists. And boy, could he sling that ball. The receivers were complaining about their hands being hurt.

If Bennett could not beat out that sad lot of quarterbacks in Regina, how good can he be?

With benefits?

It is all but confirmed publicly that Nichols will start against the Als, and Chad Owens re-injured his leg today and is gone for an indefinite period. Why are Calgary, Edmonton Ottawa etc able to find darned good receivers but the Bombers cannot?

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.