3 stars plus HH

[Noeller]

No question, Nichols was in consideration for that job, but had serious injury problems. Turns out Reilly *was* the better QB all along, but at that time, it was considered even odds...

[Blueandgold]

1 hour ago, johnzo said:

The media was reporting that the Edmonton starting job was an open competition back in 2013. 

http://www.ctvnews.ca/sports/nichols-reilly-duel-for-qb-job-as-edmonton-eskimos-open-training-camp-1.1307690

Man, Nichols was snakebit in Edmonton -- concussion in 2012, gruesome ankle break later that year, blows out his ACL in 2013, then he's out of favour with Chris Jones in 2015.  Nice to see a guy put the bad luck behind him.

I seem to recall that back before his leg injuries, Nichols had some serious wheels on him, he could get downfield in a hurry.

That competition was a farce, Mike Reilly was Hervey's guy(rightfully so in hindsight) and was always going to get that job regardless of how Nichols played.

[johnzo]

Just getting to rewatch the game now and my HH goes to D for the convoy they set up for Leggett on his first quarter pick. On that single play, he gets great blocks from Randle, Burnett, Loffler, Heath, Westerman, Cole, and Shologan.  Just love watching this team rally.

Our guys know how to flip from D to O in a hummingbird heartbeat, we're getting lots of practice running those picks back.

Edited October 12, 2016 by johnzo