SpeedFlex27

They're going into Calgary & then back to back to back vs Riders. This is no walk in the park or just by saying we'll be fine. The issues brought up here by some pretty knowledgeable fans are valid as far as I'm concerned. They're worth discussing. There are a lot of pluses on this team but there are negatives. Hopefully, these positives outweigh the negatives. I haven't given up on this team yet.

Hall was fired as Eskimos head coach & run out of Saskatchewan twice as a coordinator. Yes, we should be "criticizing a man of his credentials" if he can't get the job done as DC. Have the Bombers become a damned country club where loyalty is rewarded over winning? Where deserving players can't get on the field because the coaches like other guys better or have their favourites so an air of politics pervade? Have (management & coaches) become complacent with just being a playoff team over a legit GC contender or winner? Are they willing to make tough choices & make changes when they have to? Has this team lost its will or it's belief that it can still win? Despite what our HC says about his belief that they can absolutely win games down 23 points with just 3 minutes left in last week's game? Is it all talk? I'm beginning to wonder.

We cut Kenny Stafford as well who was mostly a PR player when he was here. He played a bit but didn't get a huge chance. I think you have to give guys opportunities to keep everybody on their toes. If a player has a bad game then he should be worried about someone taking his place not content with saying he'll do better next time.. Lankford hasn't shown much as a receiver or returner so how will it hurt the offense if someone else slots in at his position? It certainly would be a motivating factor knowing he could be replaced. This is why people criticize O'Shea with his stubbornness & we see it every game as well as his refusal to own up to his mistakes. It's going to be his ultimate downfall & maybe that's what should happen as he refuses to change.

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I usually like your takes on the Bombers & agree but I'm on the fence on this one. I hope you're wrong. If you're not then it's MIke O'Shea's job on the line. He'll be gone.

Darian Durant's theme song:

New qb comes to the Bombers. Never played with any of the receivers. What's he do because he has no chemistry with anyone. Not throw the ball? Chemistry is okay but it's not that big of a deal. Chemistry develops the longer a qb practices & plays with his receivers. By now, Nichols knows what Wolitarsky can do.

Well, I'm not going to summarize it any further as it's crystal clear to me in response to what you said.

History shouldn't matter. Did Nichols have a history with Darvin Adams before?

Whether you like it or not, the voters of Winnipeg have been included in this decision & whatever their decision is, you have to accept. It is what it is. What about 40 years ago? City councillors closed the intersection without a plebiscite. Had there been one, it never would have closed. We wouldn't be having this conversation today. Two or 3 generations of Winnipeggers have lived with the intersection being closed & now it's a question of whether opening or closing P & M will affect their lives & if they want it opened or not. And no, not every issue will be added to the ballot & you know that as there have been plebiscites before. Just make sure you vote.

The Stamps playing without Shane Bergman really gave a boost to the Riders interior DL. They manhandled the Stamps OL. Off the edge & up the middle.

LOL. Whatever you say.

I said "You're pathetic". I deleted it. You asked.

I don't hold with your optimism about Hall. If O'Shea wouldn't fire him last season then he won't this season. I also don't like the way our Canadian receivers are treated on this team. Lankford, an International plays while Petermann, a Canadian sits. Wolitarsky plays & he never gets thrown to. He's shown if given a chance that he too can make plays. He can't when he is ignored. A great game for him now is 2 catches for 25 yards. He is of no consequence at all.

Petermann is an excellent choice to replace Dressler. Imagine if O'Shea was Joe Poplawski's HC back in 1978, he'd never have seen the field & been CFLROTY, a CFL western Conference All Star & All Canadian. He may never have developed into a HOF receiver. O'Shea's misguided trust in Lankford while stifling Petermann's growth is absolutely mind boggling.

"Oh man I hope it doesn't happen with another team". How many more times are you going to keep saying that? Wah, wah, wah, wah, wah.

We don't need a gunslinger. Our qb is fine as he is. The other members of the team have to pick it up. Everybody has to do their jobs. Coaches & players. Nichols included.

Winning more games hasn't equated into playoff wins or GC victories. Then again, neither has Calgary who choked twice. I think 5 seasons is a good body of work to be judged on & it will be 5 complete seasons once 2018 is over. The next 9 games & (hopefully) playoffs will be key.

O'Shea has a stubborn streak a mile wide & I think he's not the kind of guy who can adjust to changes on the fly. I don't think he's a bad coach but I also don't think he's a great head coach either. I've never heard O'Shea ever say once he made a mistake & own up to it . He's too loyal at times with his coaches & his players. Failing to address the liabilities of Ritchie Hall is frustrating. He should've been fired after our playoff loss but it didn't happen. I think we'll keep winning with him during the regular season as that's proven but win a Grey Cup? Not sure he can do it.

We have issues with our DC & something needs to be done in the off season. I think we have the talent in the secondary to be very good but not with Hall. We've seen Hall's defense over the past few years & I want to see a change, You won't get any argument from me.

I have no problem with Matt Nichols as our starting qb as he's the best we've had since Kevin Glenn in 2011. He needs help from everybody on the offense from LaPo to the offensive line. He also needs MOS to stop butting in & playing the qb carousel game at times. His actions started this whole thing plus his words of, "He gives us the best chance to win" when down by a bunch of points with 2 mins left. MOS was the problem. Not Nichols.

This may sound hokey but if you really want to stick around here & are sincere then respect is earned & not given. What you said when you first posted here about how we were basking in the sunlight a week ago... doesn't cut it & you won't get any modicum of respect doing it that way. You have to prove you're not a Rider troll by the style & substance of what you say. For me, the jury is still out.

Fans do stay away to the tune if 6-7,000 a game with all kinds of excuses for doing so.

LOL