Biggest games of the year... couldn't be bigger for both teams right now... or bigger for this regime  

Bombers need both of these games imo - tall order

- I want to see Nichols and Streveler rotating as a 1A/1B...  that was working in the first half and then Lapo abandoned it

- Bring back the two back sets!!!  If Jones gets on a roll, Nichols confidence will absolutely be crushed...  need a big first Q from the O

- Let Bighill play MLB already... Hall's blitz D is just too predictable - luckily Sask's O sucks

- Is Ernest Jackson a trade option for the bombers? Als likely need to free up cap space ... not sure who else would be an option - receiving core is not scaring anyone

- Any other ideas?

 

Edited August 26, 20187 yr by Floyd

Just now, TBURGESS said:

We've all read exactly what he said. It's not about that. It's about how people interpret what he said. It's about saying anything at all that could be misconstrued and it's about making that same mistake two weeks in a row. Better just to say mea culpa then go out and play football.

Agreed. Look, all I was wondering if anyone else thought the team make take offense to the comment. 

Tburg feeding the trolls

47 minutes ago, szaroz71 said:

Ok, fair enough. I'll reword it so not to jump to any conclusions. If I were one of the receivers and my Qb said that, I would probably take offense. It's one thing to talk about these issues in the locker room, but to say it on tsn in a interview is a little harsh.

It wasn't a tsn interview, it was a cjob interview, you go look at the entire question and answer (believe Bob Irving even tweeted it for your convenience) and tell me if it sounds remotely like what TSN blew it up into.

7 minutes ago, Floyd said:

Tburg feeding the trolls

Funny- I often think Tburb is one of the trolls... Not saying he is, just that I often think that might be the case. Just wanted to clarify that in case anyone saying anything at all that could be misconstrued.

Edited August 28, 20187 yr by wanna-b-fanboy

41 minutes ago, szaroz71 said:

Saying that none of his receivers could get open.

Wrong.

Go to page 8 Matt Nichols boo thread..read the transcript. Maybe you and burg can discuss..

 

4 hours ago, 17to85 said:

you could see the game changing because of the lack of offense but it was still within reach, and at that point all it takes is one play from the offense to be right back in the thick of things so yes the D did hold them in until late in the 4th quarter. The offense just never did their part. 

Still not completely convinced, but If you say this another thirty or forty times, I will be convinced that the D played great !

39 minutes ago, TBURGESS said:

We've all read exactly what he said. It's not about that. It's about how people interpret what he said. It's about saying anything at all that could be misconstrued and it's about making that same mistake two weeks in a row. Better just to say mea culpa then go out and play football.

I say this incalculably begrudgingly: you're absolutely right. Nichols should've said nothing or just gave some canned response. No harm, no foul.

That being said, I don't know if his teammates took offense to any of it. Personally, I doubt they could give a wet fart. They're pro athletes and the majority of them have pretty thick skin. I also think they have better things to do than attempt to interpret what their obviously frustrated and underachieving QB said in a post-game presser.

15 hours ago, NorthernSkunk said:

I heard Matty  saying it  on the tv during the game.....when they would go short yardage An bring Chris in Matt would go running off the field with his arms up yelling " BIG CHRIS...BIG CHRIS" ..... then Chris would do his thing, I just thought it was cool. 

It's Not!

Regardless what or how he said it...he should have just said that things weren't working and he was just missing on some plays/throws

If I was to hear that as a teamate it would raise my eyebrows..as I am sure as others...and is a good way to start a crack in fracturing team chemistry and dividing a room....also..I can bet that there were some receivers..possibly others who under their breathes..or in private convo's most likely said...well..how bout you make some of them damn throws when we "are" open

11 minutes ago, Mr Dee said:

Wrong.

Go to page 8 Matt Nichols boo thread..read the transcript. Maybe you and burg can discuss..

 

Thanks for that. I read it and you're right, that's not exactly what he said, so my apologies. But it was close, and as others on here have mentioned, his teammates could take offense to the comment, or they could just shrug it off. I didn't realize this was discussed to death on your Boo Nichols page.

19 minutes ago, Mark F said:

Still not completely convinced, but If you say this another thirty or forty times, I will be convinced that the D played great !

I was just about to delete my own post for unnecessary rudeness..... anyway, glad it's not necessary. 

 

Edited August 28, 20187 yr by Mark F

Well, sort of:

https://globalnews.ca/news/4413881/milt-stegall-apologizes-to-winnipeg-blue-bombers-qb-matt-nichols/?utm_medium=Twitter&utm_source=%40globalwinnipeg

Well, that’s better Milt..

“I want to apologize to Matt Nichols. Nowhere in his interview did he outright say that he was throwing his receivers under the bus. So I don’t want to put words in his mouth, so I want to apologize for that.” - Milt Stegall

7 minutes ago, Mr Dee said:

Well, that’s better Milt..

“I want to apologize to Matt Nichols. Nowhere in his interview did he outright say that he was throwing his receivers under the bus. So I don’t want to put words in his mouth, so I want to apologize for that.” - Milt Stegall

lol, Milt you still da man. 

Guarantee Milt got a talking to from Wade Miller about those comments. 

8 minutes ago, 17to85 said:

Guarantee Milt got a talking to from Wade Miller about those comments. 

This just gets better and better.  What authority does Wade Miller have over Milt Stegall?

 

10 minutes ago, 17to85 said:

Guarantee Milt got a talking to from Wade Miller about those comments. 

Guarantee he didn't.

He still didn't let Nichols off the hook. Milt went on to say ... “Also with saying that though, as a starting quarterback — as a leader of a team — I need Matt Nichols to say, take more of the blame. That’s what I don’t hear out of Matt Nichols.”

3 hours ago, Mark H. said:

This just gets better and better.  What authority does Wade Miller have over Milt Stegall?

 

No authority but former team mates.... you think guys don't talk?

4 minutes ago, 17to85 said:

No authority but former team mates.... you think guys don't talk?

I'm sure they began with a colloquial chat over a Farmery - and Milt hung his head in shame by the time it was over. 

😅

Milt doesn't drink.

That Christion Jones for the Riders is scary. 

Reddit is hosting the annual Labour Day week meme war.  Enough game talk, we need you clever ppl over there doing important things....like defending our honour!  

https://www.reddit.com/r/CFL/new/

Riders have 11 offensive touchdowns in 9 games. That's stunningly bad. Of course, their D has 6.

23 minutes ago, rebusrankin said:

Riders have 11 offensive touchdowns in 9 games. That's stunningly bad. Of course, their D has 6.

Hey! That averages out to more than 1 per game!!!