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The plop offense with Nichols as a starting qb compound weaknesses for this team. Pressure has built and dissipated this year and last. Expectations are higher then ever which is amplifying pressure. Being a steady play off team is not enough for the fan base any more. So if one has to go, who would you can? Out side of the in season issues I believe Nichols is a pending fa and plop could see HC interest continue. Streveler is a fa and will garner interest around the league as well.

All the live acts have sounded awful from my seats. Time for different entertainment. Or have a show for the concourse with out blasting the pa and have some other entertainment on the field as an option.

Expecting a qb to throw for first downs in the 4th quarter is too much?

We don't do that normally and other teams don't do that because the qb can throw for a first down to finish a game if needed. Ours can't. Nichols came back to snap and kneel after the rest of the offense did the work.

Right now it's an open race.

Except for the two and outs especially late. A lot of starting from mid field followed by punting from mid field too.

At this rate I expect plop or Nichols to be gone. Some one will give Nichols that kind of money for sure. And I could see him wanting to leave in the off season.

Yeah I don't see any thing happening. We don't have stability, from good production, to frequent turn overs to in ability to do more then check down. What's scary consistent though is he can not throw on Calgary.

But but but passing yards are over rated! The passing games ability to consistently drive the field has been bad for years. Id love to see first downs to 2 and outs but I'm too lazy to dig it all up my self.

Montreal.

We don't need stomp on the throat firstly. We need a qb that can keep the chains moving and get first downs late in games to close. We could the last couple years too look how that ended. Football is not remotely the same as that era. With modern offenses and pi you slow them down you can't simply deny a good offense any more. Modern defenses mitigate damage and force turn overs. Yeah. Qb carousels are the quickest way to destabilize a team. A lateral move to change starting QBs won't fix our offense. Itd have to be a trade and a big swing for the fences. But I don't see the mafia doing any of that.

Speller? Yeah the ol had a gritty hard nosed game

Agree with all of that. I'd add possibly going after another teams young back up to the list of options. If you are going to pull nichols for a game id deal him right away. Too fragile to go back to starting for us. Maybe MTL will over pay.

With the slant of the line it looked like a caller play all the way. Gotta limit those off tackle qb keepers though for sure.

Happens alot that new GM's pass up previous regime guys. How are the lion's den faithful feeling about Rielly?

When mathews misses you think he coulda almost just made a hero play. Like Milt would have. Darvin doesn't have the size and strength but makes more hero plays. Mathews makes physically out matched plays. Can't wait for him to be healthy again

Jefferson has really stepped up since jeffcoat went out. Nevis also with a big game. Kongbo got some nice pressure and got in on the back end of plays. He is much better then I expected for a rookie missing camp and a third of the season. Im glad it wasn't country but I'm ready to be done with D list bands. Bring back the super dogs or CrossFit or something.

It's simple. He didn't. The reality has been for a long time that we done put wrs in positions to make plays. We spray and pray.

Not when it leads them into db in a prone position.

Wasn't a drop. That ball to be over the other shoulder between the wr and the sideline. Not between the wr and the db. He put Mathews in a bad and dangerous position. Agree. Streveler hasn't shown to be ready as a passer yet . And they won't make that change any time soon.

Having to close the game out with streveler was sad. Worse was watching a green qb March down field and do what Nichols has been failing to do late in the game.

Big Honorable mention to streveler for closing out the game

1 grant. Two TDs. 2 Harris most of our offense tnite 3 sayles. Huge Pick big hits sack and forced fumble. HH the forced fumble and recover on teams for hallett

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For me the difference between good and great is that good is stagnant and great is always growing and evolving. Medlock is always improving and working on new stuff that provides him his edge. He doesn't have the strongest leg or best raw tools in the cfl. Nichols has never become more then he was late in the year he took over for willy. At times he is a game manager. Occasionally he has flashed signs of brilliance. More often then being brilliant though he's been Mia for long stretches of games.