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Odds and Sods - Game 5 - Stamps at Blue Bombers

Medlock 47 yd FG on pretty good opening drive

Dressler more involved in O, early...

Randle forces fumble in Blue territory....

Dressler fumbles it back on next series...

Bomber pressure package on D....

...creating no pressure, on BLM.....

McDaniel eluding man coverage

His TD catch puts Stamps up 7-3

Throwing passes on 2nd down, short of marker...

....still a Bomber specialty..

Nice play calling on O, by Stamps....

...they have good downfield blocking as well...

while Bomber O going into a shell

FG has Calgary up by 10-3....

Adams catches one more ....short of marker

....then D is offside....but Willy stuffed on 3rd and 1

A. Parker skips down sideline past Posey...

...this TD catch and run makes it 20-3...

..and the plebs in the stands....are getting restless....

Feels like garbage time already....

Need a big play, at this point...oops... Fogg drops gift INT...

Willy sacked, then a dropped pass...another two and out....

Next series.....failed dump passes....

...more grumbling from the sweaty patrons....

Now Randle and Macho out.....Jones and Morgan in...

108 total yds on Offense....5 yds rushing...at the half....

Some first downs and Medlock 40 yd FG .. to start 2nd half

Posey now nicked and out...Loffler in

....real rookie secondary now....

Neufeld and Hardrick out ....Jake Thomas now at OL......

Patchwork on the patchwork......

Ian Wild giving his all....out there...

Nice INT from Fogg.....

Yet another 2nd down short dump pass...

....bringing down more boos....

Couple of big hits by Bass...

Patchwork D hanging in there........

BLM having some accuracy problems...

Actual deep ball to Adams.....

...sets up 37 yd Medlock FG....down by 10.

Willy telegraphs hook throw against double coverage...

....Burnett intercepted for Stamps TD...fans rush to Rum Hut....

Nice KO return by McDuffie....

Nichols is in.....to general applause....

...and throws 20 yd TD pass to Dressler....

Nichols to Dress for the 2 pointer.....

Dressler having a productive game....

Harris written out of Blue offense, this half.....

D. Adams has some yards....but still inconsistent...

Typically,  Stamps O put together clutch drive...

Long toss to B. Grant sets the Stamps up..

...for 5 yd TD...  to cap 80 yd drive....

...and that's all folks...33-18

New look DL just not getting it done......

Corney will start here, sooner than later..

Nichols flinging it around.....when he is not getting sacked

Stamps taking penalties late...

But Bombers turn it over on downs on Stamp 9 yd line

Willy will take the heat.....for this lame offense...

...but Lapo should be taking some, as well....

This team simply does not make enough plays....

...and allows the opposition to make too many.....

..one of the worst teams at home ever....

Good thing am one of the best gin drinkers, ever....

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3 minutes ago, 17to85 said:

Did he really look better thoug? He had the same problems connecting on the deep balls because our receivers can't get separation downfield, he had no help from the running game, he got hit and sacked and rushed too, you know what the big advantage Nichols had was? He got to play in 3 down football territory. Give Willy an extra down at a few points in the game maybe we have a different opinion of his game too. I will agree that Nichols came in with more confidence, but that always happens when a backup goes in midgame. We saw the team with Nichols last year, it's not different. People are just holding out hope that the easy change fixes everything. 

He did look better.

I place much more emphasis on Nichols' first drive than the one at the end of the game. He had no trouble connecting with receivers when he took over with 8 minutes left in the fourth quarter.  Those same receivers that Willy had somehow did create separation, enough that he marched the team right down into the endzone.

Neither quarterback got help from the run game, so I don't really see how that plays into a QB comparison. Both Willy and Nichols were given the same disadvantage in that respect. At least with Nichols, lack of run production was to be expected playing from behind late in the fourth quarter.

I don't think that Nichols' playing in "3 down football territory" had any effect either. On Nichols' initial drive, the Bombers never faced a third down. The plays and routes weren't even more aggressive than we were used to seeing with Willy. Nichols was just pushing the ball down field more effectively. 

Nichols' second drive, he took over with 2:24 and down 15. At that point I think it was much more obvious the disadvantage Nichols was in, and yet he was at least able to bring the team down the field before turning the ball over on downs.

Nichols was saved by penalties...  the sooner we realize he is not the answer, the better.

Willy is playing terribly, but Matt Nichols is not a starting QB in the CFL.

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