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IMO this game is decided in the trenches...will our interior o'line be up to this?? Is their o'line capable of handling our d'line?? I'm pumped for some football!!

As we all know the draft is a crap-shoot. Always sounds so good. That being said, I like what we have done, and I can see us having 3 NI starters on our o'line pretty fast. This year fast?? Yes i think so.

IMO there were more problems with our offence than the QB. Specifically, our lack of imagination and predictability really hurt. I also thought our o'line didn't play very well. At the end of the day, it was a defensive battle all afternoon, and a play or two going our way instead of theirs, and we win. No I'm not giving the keys to Streveler, but I most certainly want to increase his work-load, and start a transition at the QB position.

Calgary rarely rushed more than 4...against our 5....and was flushing out Nichols over and over again. So the answer for me is no, our o'line lost the trench battle no doubt.

I can't remember the last camp battle at a primary spot like RB or QB. Hell even at OL for that matter. I'm not ready to give Streveler the reins, but my leash on Nichols is getting shorter.

If it's Black/Forde I'm gonna smash my new TV. Man I can't stand Black

I'm a little late to the party but here we go.... 1. Streveler. Great legs when he needed them, and he's just getting better and better. 2. Lankford. Don't think he's kicked a field goal since high school. 3. Augustine. I think he's much better than LaFrance.

Blocking is a huge part of kick returns. Pretty confident there's not many of us here that would trade places with Kevin and try to field punts. Personally, I like what he does on punt return...he catches the ball, makes the first guy or two miss virtually every time, and gets what he can. I think this whole thread is barking up the wrong tree.

I don't care what flag our players carry. All I want out of a receiver is for him to catch the ball, and block when he doesn't have the ball. 81 and 82 are dependable, possession receivers who just happen to be Canucks. I'm a Darvin Adams fan, and I must say I was rather disappointed with his game.

great summary again, thanks very much! Where has that kind of D been all year??

Medlock had a couple of bad punts in the 2nd half, but people ragging on him is mind-blowing. He's the best kicker in the league IMO, and has been in that position for years. I loved watching him kick before we had the good fortune to acquire him. Those 2 punts in the first half, and the long-range field goal were things of beauty. I agree we need to think about a replacement, because his contract is up after this year I think and I believe he was talking about retirement before this season.

I don't think there's anyone arguing that we simply aren't very good this year. I really thought we'd be better, especially with the addition of Bighill. Injuries are part of the game, and losing 3 of our upper echelon players on Friday night will have an effect. Let's hope they're not as bad as the seemed ( for Bighill in particular ). One thing we haven't talked about at all is the green hoard. So I took a look at their schedule.....without looking at the standings. I think we will be 10-8 at the end, and sadly I think Sask will also be 10-8. I have them losing to Montreal, Bombers, and Calgary. Their last game of the year is at home against BC, sure would be nice if they could do us a favour there. So, we gotta finish, at worst, 4th in the west. I really think we can do it. 4th that is.

Agreed. So we go back to the other heavily flogged point......we got out-coached again.

Totally agree with this. Whether Nicholls is injured or not, there's something mentally wrong as well. He's simply not the same. The coaches must know and recognize this, and yet on we go. Managing this situation has been very poor. And not at least planning as a contingency for 17 to come in, and having a package ready for him, seems incredibly mismanaged.

Don't think you missed anything.

I'm very very disappointed in the game today. Horrified at the performance of Nichols. As a lot of posters have stated, it certainly appeared like we didn't have a play package for Streveler. We need to have a play package set up ASAP for Streveler. We have some serious coaching issues on offence. Far too much predictability. I don't agree with people criticizing Neufeld. He's been starting left guard for close to a season. ( 17 and 18 ) Now he's been asked to play right tackle. Very different position, coupled with having to completely change his footwork. Yes there's some pain with him out there, but this isn't an easy transition. The plays I watched him he did just fine. We lost yet another trench battle today. On both sides. Sure didn't see much blitzing. I really feel the Riders should be thanking their lucky stars. They should've lost both of those games.

The concession areas, especially the rum hut area, were jammed all game. I think that accounts for many of the empty seats.

Pretty depressing actually reading through this thread. Couple of things come to mind: If it's working, why change it?? First half we roll the pocket and run the ball hard. And we move the ball. Why would we change ?? I completely agree we need to see more of Streveler. Keep him in after he does the second or third down sneak, and change the look of the offence. Hmmm, I just said why would we change things. I'm not advocating for a full qb change, just a different look for a series and then back to Nicholls. Personally we should've killed Regina, they scored 14 points off of 2 plays that simply shouldn't happen. This week in our barn I think we kick their ass.

I shut the tv off

If 33 gets hurt, our season is over...He ran for close to a personal best at the LDC, and there's no way we should've lost that game with that kind of production.

What I want to see today is a competitive game that doesn't get decided until late in the 4th quarter. I want to see an offence that plays with intensity and imagination, and is not afraid to make a change at QB ( or any other position ) if things aren't working. I'd love to see Bennet throw a pass out of a fake punt. I absolutely don't want to see our soft, pathetic zone coverages on defence. I want the same thing out of the D that I said above, intensity and imagination! At the end of the day home field is a huge advantage in these next 2 games, and I expect a split. 2 losses would be devastating and must result in a coach getting fired.

Very much agree with this concise statement. I very rarely watch other teams play, and I watched the whole Montreal/Ottawa game the other night. What a breath of fresh air in Montreal with their new QB! Their entire team was energized, and took it to Ottawa. I'm not ready quite yet to advocate for a QB change, but our predictable offence really needs some sort of a shot in the arm. And I just can't accept that losing Dressler has killed us offensively. I'm pining it on LaPo.

I'm going to quote you on that!! Oh wait, I just did.

I also think a split is coming....perhaps during the upcoming bye week we could see a coaching change on defense.

Okay thanks years ago I knew it was 5k/week, nice to see they got a raise. So my calculator tells me that's $121,600 USD. That's more money than he'll make for years in Canada.