Well, how much must we pay the refs to allow the offensive line to get away with holding in this game?  Lol jk.

But one thing of note, Nichols has not yet beaten Calgary as a Bombers starter as he was resting up last year and noodle LeFevour was sucking out there.  Now seems as good a time as any to change that.

 

Calgary, as usual seems to be having the late season vacation again.  Hopefully they will stay on it for this game so we can clinch the playoff spot.

But on that note, I am not content to simply clinch a playoff spot.  We need to get 3rd in the West and not a crossover.  Our defense always stinks in Tim Hortons Field and TD Place, but if we go into Mosaic we will murder the Riders.  We need to seal the deal and have the WSF as us vs Regina so we can murder them on their home turf and cause their fans to choke on melons during the game.

19 minutes ago, 17to85 said:

So Harris I get has some numbers that look appealing, but what has he done that Nichols hasn't? Masoli too for that matter.

Passing Yards: Harris 4849, Masoli 4966, Nichols 2788.

QUAR: Harris 73.7, Masoli 84.9 , Nichols 69.0

Pass Effic: Harris 97.7 , Masoli 102.8, Nichols 69.7

300 Yard games this year: Harris 10, Masoil 12, Nichols 0

 

 

Harris 9-7

Masolii 8-8

Nichols 8-5

Is it time yet to start treating new member Scorch like a leper yet?

Harris winnng percentage .777

Masoli winning percentage .500

Nichols winning percentage .625

(this year)

 

Not sure if Harris is much better than Nichols. Both have had their ups & downs.

Now if Reilly became a free agent and would listen to offers...that would be a whole 'nother story

Edited October 25, 20187 yr by blueingreenland

Should be a good game, too close to call. 

2 hours ago, TBURGESS said:

You can keep Manziel, but I'd take either Masoli or Harris over Nichols.

Masoli maybe, but Harris is wildly inconsistent. 

27 minutes ago, blueingreenland said:

 

Not sure if Harris is much better than Nichols. Both have had their ups & downs.

Now if Reilly became a free agent and would listen to offers...that would be a whole 'nother story

Precisely. 

28 minutes ago, blueingreenland said:

Harris winnng percentage .777

Masoli winning percentage .500

Nichols winning percentage .625

 (this year)

Edited October 25, 20187 yr by Mr Dee

Harris is inconsistent and seems to be unclutch for a lack of a better word.

Winning % is a team stat, not a QB stat.

I'll take inconsistent with a higher top end over consistently mediocre (This year)

Can't say Nichols is clutch considering he hasn't won a playoff game for us yet..

Some would say passing yards are a team stat..

I'm still not sure why the league doesn't track "arrests per team". Riders would be leading that stat by far 

12 minutes ago, TBURGESS said:

Winning % is a team stat, not a QB stat.

Can't say Nichols is clutch considering he hasn't won a playoff game for us yet..

Following that logic it could also be said that winning in the playoffs is also a "team stat"

Trevor Harris always seems to start hot and play like an MOP, only to falter and play like Kevin Glenn when the weather gets cold. 

A big “no thanks” to him.

We're talking QB's and folks say our QB is better because he won more games. OK, I'll think about that for a second...

If either Harris or Masoli were our starting QB, I'd say we'd have won as many or more games this year. Both are better passers. Masoli's a significantly better runner. Neither had a month of bad play in a row. Neither were injured for 3 games. The big one though is that QB play hasn't been the main reason we're winning. Defense won 3 of the last 4 games. We don't rely on our QB winning for us. We just rely on our QB not to lose games via turn overs. Nichols wasn't even up to that bar for a month.

If Nichols started for either Ottawa or Hamilton this year, I'd say that they would have won less games. Both those teams rely on their QB's to win games for them and both rely on the deep ball more than we do.

9 hours ago, blueingreenland said:

Following that logic it could also be said that winning in the playoffs is also a "team stat"

When the team loses, it's Nichols fault. When they win, it's a team win. 

Can't you follow TBurgs logic?!

If we were playing magical fantasy trades ...   I'd choose Masoli,  then Harris ,  then Nichols. 

The reason I would choose Masoli first is that even when the guy is running for his life he has the ability to throw a dart down field to a receiver.  With our much better o-line I think he would have way more chances for running it himself and I think Thompkins and Wolitarsky both see way more balls.  

I'd choose Harris over Nichols mainly because he also can throw a deep pass and when he's on he's much more productive then Nichols.   I'd be scared of bad Harris re-appearing but with our awesome o-line I think he cleans house. 

Nichols I choose last mainly because with an awesome rb and o-line he still struggles to really excel.   The regression he's shown this season he has to be #3 because if the defense doesn't show up and/or Harris doesn't run wild...  I don't see Nichols putting the team on his back to win.   A game manager only wins if special teams and the defense show up and play big.

You've got to like the way Masoli operates Jones's run & shoot but is able to hoof it for a first down once in awhile. Masoli reminds me a bit of Chuck Ealey, a very mobile QB who we got from the Cats for Dieter Brock. Nichols lack of mobility is starting to remind me of remind me of Brock. But without Brock's arm strength.

44 minutes ago, TBURGESS said:

We're talking QB's and folks say our QB is better because he won more games. OK, I'll think about that for a second...

If either Harris or Masoli were our starting QB, I'd say we'd have won as many or more games this year. Both are better passers. Masoli's a significantly better runner. Neither had a month of bad play in a row. Neither were injured for 3 games. The big one though is that QB play hasn't been the main reason we're winning. Defense won 3 of the last 4 games. We don't rely on our QB winning for us. We just rely on our QB not to lose games via turn overs. Nichols wasn't even up to that bar for a month.

If Nichols started for either Ottawa or Hamilton this year, I'd say that they would have won less games. Both those teams rely on their QB's to win games for them and both rely on the deep ball more than we do.

both Harris and Masoli have way better receivers than Nichols does, both are in offenses that focus on the passing game more. 

It's quite frankly unfair to Nichols to make that comparison. You swap qbs here and they're still going to use Andrew Harris and the patented Lapo short passing game because that's how this offense is built. 

I say we just be happy with the guy who has got this team a good record of the past few seasons. He's not perfect but he's the best qb we've had here in a hell of a long time so let's not go down that grass is greener path again. 

9 minutes ago, 17to85 said:

I say we just be happy with the guy who has got this team a good record of the past few seasons. He's not perfect but he's the best qb we've had here in a hell of a long time so let's not go down that grass is greener path again. 

It's hard to be happy with a guy who has struggled many times this season with putting together a drive all while having great protection, great RB,  and open receivers.   He's definitely been better during the winning streak but it's hard to get that bad taste in the mouth when he **** the bed during the losing streak. 

1 hour ago, JCon said:

When the team loses, it's Nichols fault. When they win, it's a team win. 

Can't you follow TBurgs logic?!

And I have seen it posted the other way many times, when the team loses its the defence or the teams fault, when they win it's a Nichols win. 

11 hours ago, TBURGESS said:

Can't say Nichols is clutch considering he hasn't won a playoff game for us yet..

I don't think you know the meaning of clutch...

 

BTW- Those two playoff losses are NOT on Nichols. If you believe they are- please share with me how that is so.

 

1 hour ago, JCon said:

When the team loses, it's Nichols fault. When they win, it's a team win. 

Can't you follow TBurgs logic?!

Indeed...

It would be nice to see Nichols get the respect he deserves. What’s his record since taking over for Willy in 2016? If you don’t think there’s a correlation between us turning around as a franchise then you’re out to lunch. Let’s enjot what we have going now. Was Nichols great during our losing streak? No. Is he a contributor to our 8-5 record with him in the line up? Absolutely. 

51 minutes ago, Arnold_Palmer said:

It would be nice to see Nichols get the respect he deserves. What’s his record since taking over for Willy in 2016? If you don’t think there’s a correlation between us turning around as a franchise then you’re out to lunch. Let’s enjot what we have going now. Was Nichols great during our losing streak? No. Is he a contributor to our 8-5 record with him in the line up? Absolutely. 

Wouldn’t any player on the team who has been here since the turn around warrant as much respect ?