USABomberfan

Or, as gets pointed out, we'd rather the issues on our team that get criticized be real issues and not manufactured ones.  It may be at times a matter of perception as to whether or not certain issues are manufactured, but I do believe they do get manufactured out of thin air at times.  Some people thought Richie Hall's defense 2015-2017 or first half of 2018 was a manufactured crisis, but I disagreed because I felt the results spoke for themselves.  17to85 also noted this in bringing up Nichols dealing with bad defensive play in his first 2 playoff games.
In the points that TBurgess made about Nichols not being good at throwing deep balls last year, it may have been better to discuss why that was and why it's improved.  To me, I say it's because he did not have the talents of Whitehead and Matthews to throw to at the time and hence couldn't trust his guys apart from Adams to go get them.  I myself would never trust Lankford to run a route or make a catch, and neither do the Redblacks right now it seems.
And then of course as was mentioned, Nichols played poorly in the West Final, but the reasons for this were also discussed.  But either way, where would the fun be if we suddenly ran out of claims to debunk?

Yup, and I sometimes like to use examples to expound upon points

Donald, that’s the point 17 to 85 was making. Comments are reliable when grounded in reality. 

This topic won't end until the season is over.... and maybe not even then.

The topic should never end. It wont until we find that consistency on O we should all want. 

Bombers are awesome and the riders suck!
Can I get a ******* AMEN!?

One other reason I think he could this time around is because along with Adams, I believe he might have the best plethora of weapons to go up and make a clutch TD catch in playoff time.
For example, now we got Chris Matthews and Lucky Whitehead, 2 weapons that are upgrades over say Ryan Lankford and Clarence Denmark.  If we were behind and needed a TD, I could see him throwing it up in the endzone and allowing Matthews to come down with it.
You have to consider that one as well.

Obviously he's not as high on Nichols as I am, but he's a reasonable enough guy that I can engage in discussions about that subject.

Well, I sometimes wonder if Marshall Ferguson watches the games either given the goofy setup he has for his QB accuracy chart.

Obviously he's not as high on Nichols as I am, but he's a reasonable enough guy that I can engage in discussions about that subject.

Obviously he's not as high on Nichols as I am, but he's a reasonable enough guy that I can engage in discussions about that subject.

I believe he simply clicked the link here and just let it open without clicking the categories
https://www.cfl.ca/stats/?season=2019

Dude chill, I'm pretty sure he was making a bit of a joke about it.  Of course Davis is not a better QB and we all know this.

Also, just caught the Breaking news that Kavis Reed's butt got fired.  Montreal just got better and Khari is safe.

Here's where I think the problem with that was lying over the last year and why offense was taken to it.  It was not that he got called a game manager, it was that people seemed to get the notion that his being that or playing in the style he does cost us the West Final.  People seemed to believe that any other QB playing for us on that day would have won the game without any evidence to back that claim.  More so because:
1. The Stamps defense got downplayed.  They made the Redblacks offense look even worse the following week and I'm willing to bet they would have wrecked Anthony Calvillo in his prime.  They were that good.
2. People seemed to downplay the WRs getting blanket covered all day in that game and seemed to have it in their minds that just any good QB should have been able to complete passes all day there even if the throwing windows were nearly non-existent.
3. Even more so, a couple of us were discussing why Lapolice's game plan for this game was garbage and got telegraphed by the Stamps D.  Yet when discussed, the detractors just decided to ignore it because it didn't fit their narrative.
The problem wasn't Nichols being called a game manager, it was a narrative pumped that a game manager and specifically him could not ever get us to or win a Grey Cup.  That I believe was false when Bo Levi wasn't playing good either and could have lost that game if he didn't have the defense and special teams on his team that helped him win.
 
Anyway, that wasn't a good game for Nichols, but it's in the past now and the toughest defense he probably has to worry about staying ahead of this year is the Esks.  Assuming we're able to stay in front of them and force them to play the West Final here in IGF come November, I like his chances of beating them.

The game plan was basically Harris vs. Singleton and Singleton won the matchup on the day. Lapo needed to recognize that the run heavy, short passing to Harris game wasn't working and changed it up, but he didn't and the offense failed as a result. 

Dude chill, I'm pretty sure he was making a bit of a joke about it.  Of course Davis is not a better QB and we all know this.

That may be your belief, but it is far from reality. 
It's the constant stream of nitpicky reasons to hate on Nichols while ignoring the rest of his body of work this year. 
You can't discount him as a bad QB by cherry picking stats or perceived shortcomings in a vacuum - people need to take his whole bodybof qork this year into consideration and stop with the "Yeah, buts".

Well looks like they're actually good now cuz Kavis Reed's butt just got kicked out of there.
Hallelujah thank god Khari is safe from that conniving back stabber now

If that's a game manager along with a 4-0 record un the process gimme a game manager evry day then..when u look ar vcd the big numbers some G of these guys have put up..andnthen see their teams record..makes you kinda glad we have a game manager...no?

And he’s got an ugly headband..

Max Hall to teach qbs how to snort coke so they don't feel their pain.

Let's being in Alex Brink as QB coach to teach Strev how to hit his receivers after bouncing it off the turf...

That's a fair point, but Streveler too also has problems not sliding.  He's big sure, but going down when you're running into the linebackers zone is still smart if you're on the field with dudes like Awe or Simoni Lawrence out there.
Buck Pierce got a bit reckless like that and I'm worried his influence might be rubbing off on Strev

In b4 a certain TiCats fan plagiarizes this again lol
But let's get to it
1. Willie Jefferson was really onto something when he brought up the smoke thing, cuz there was a ton of it this last Friday, and IGF was rocking
2. BC has to be the most excruciating team to watch on national TV.  Man, just all around raddy and awful the way they got things on the sideline and field.  Lions fans, I'm sorry but I don't think it's going to get better any time real soon.
3. Edmonton is the league's win but without excitement team
4. Toronto is still in the cellar, but hey at least they finally figured out how to throw to D. Walker, they should try it more
5. Ottawa is still 2-2, but Dom Davis and Chris Randle are headed for trouble if they don't get it straightened out.  Almost Jonathon Jennings time
6. Montreal is the dark horse who you had better not diss.  Bombers had better be careful not to get caught in a trap game when we go to their house.  2-2 and getting better.
7. The Nick Arbuckle train got derailed as did the Roberson one.  Stampeder fan nation in a meltdown.
8. Despite the incompetence of Masoli and Hajrallahu, the TiCats showed why you shouldn't say they're done based on one fluke Stanback game.  Best in the East by far still.  Good thing Jamie Nye the not so science guy wasn't able to jinx this one.
9. The Riders were off thank god