On the Twitter machine - Justin Dunk put it out there first.

Good move, I especially like the one year deal.

7 hours ago, Throw Long Bannatyne said:

No they actually can't.  Now, if you're referring to the potential talent of the top 4 names I think you're being far too hasty in dismissing them after a few appearances.  If cut I expect every one of the 4 would be scooped up by another team.  Crompton and LeFevour if healthy, could still find a spot as backups.

My opinion of all 8 is can go play for anyone but please not here. For the most part I think that is an awful group of quarterbacks. Rakeem Kato looked lost after his first 2 or 3 games. Once other CFL defenses saw his style of play they basically shut him down.

Edited January 7, 201610 yr by iso_55

I'm not a huge Nichols fan but this is still a good signing. There isn't a better option available to back up Willy.

With signing Nichols....we got rid of Brohm....

Win-win

 

I think brohm was done regardless but having an experienced cfl QB as a backup can't be a bad thing. 

Think of the angst you were feeling every time Willy took a good shot the last few years ... the sight of Brohm warming up ... yikes! Not selling hope but realistically, considering we won't be handcuffed with MB's lousy offence, if Nichols comes into a game I've got a lot more faith that the team can still actually compete in the game. It seemed to me that the team also has more faith in him than they did in the other guys (I remember the first Hamilton game and how after competing in the game, the team totally wilted after Willy went out with that head shot).

On ‎06‎/‎01‎/‎2016 at 11:38 AM, IC Khari said:

Let's see Harris in another system first. Willy is better and will show it this year.

Collaros did okay coming out of that system.

On 1/5/2016 at 2:06 PM, IC Khari said:

Tom Clements and Huffer part 2?

Well, not quite but better than it has been in awhile. BTW, in 1986 We had Clements as our starter, Huff as the backup & Jim Zorn as our #3. Unreal. I'd go to the Bomber games back then & marvel at the talent we had at the qb position. I thought it was pretty good back in the day & today when I think back I'm even more impressed. 

Not sure it's been mentioned yet but the pick we gave up for Nichols went from a 7th rounder to a 5th when he signed an extension, according to Darrin Bauming.

 

Oops I see now that it was mentioned.

Edited January 9, 201610 yr by Atomic
carelessness

Zorn and Clements were never on the active roster at the same time. Zorn was signed mid-1986 as Clements' injury replacement. Tom Muecke was the #3 man, I think.

On 2016-01-09 at 4:46 PM, Atomic said:

Not sure it's been mentioned yet but the pick we gave up for Nichols went from a 7th rounder to a 5th when he signed an extension, according to Darrin Bauming.

 

Oops I see now that it was mentioned.

Get your **** together...

12 minutes ago, johnzo said:

Zorn and Clements were never on the active roster at the same time. Zorn was signed mid-1986 as Clements' injury replacement. Tom Muecke was the #3 man, I think.

They were Johnzo. Tom Muecke came later. Zorn was the #3 qb with Clements & Hufnagel.  Zorn never played much & was on the roster for half a season. Clements was never hurt in 86 IIRC. He got hurt in 1984 at the WSF at BC Place when he broke his collarbone. That was the only major injury he had as far as I know.

Edited January 13, 201610 yr by iso_55

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