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also, in 8 games our defense has only allowed 12 offensive TDs, 3 of which came in the last game... that's only 1.5 TDs per game on average... opponents have had to settle for a field goal 17 times through 8 games, 5 more than TDs allowed...

6th most passes in 10-19 yards pass attempts... 12/30 or 40.0% - league leader comp %: Fajardo 23/32 or 71.9%, followed by Masoli 24/36 or 66.7%... most completions: Harris 34/56... 2nd most passes in the 20+ yard pass attempts... 13/35 or 37.1% - league leader comp %: Arbuckle 13/22 or 59.1%, followed by Fajardo 17/30 or 56.7%... most completions: Fajardo 17/30... this is as last week before games played as published by the CFL...

oh! oh! pick me, pick me! I know! lol...

and with that being said, and true as well, why as a team do we continue to place all of our eggs in one basket?

this just in... it's being reported that the league 'frowns' upon teams that knowingly place uninjured players on the injured reserve list, 1 game or 6 game... film at 11...

that's a shame, always like him... played hard and was a capable receiver, not a play maker per se, but capable... hope he catches on somewhere...

come on, that's easy, it's one of two things... it's either a upper or lower body injury... you should know that by now, lol...

as an example, going into last weeks schedule, Fajardo led the league in completion percentage for 10-19 yd throws with a 71.9% comp rate, Masoli was 2nd at 66.7%, then the rest of the pack plus, all other non qualifying QBs as a group with 52.6%, then Nichols at 40%... quite a difference...

definitely not desirable, if given a choice...

Nichols is dead last in the league in completion percentage for throws 10 to 19 yards with an underwhelming 40% completion rate... 6th in passes 20+ yard attempts at 37%...

unless you allow the QB to stand and the pocket and have the receivers run their entire route it's impossible to determine whether or not a receiver is or will be open... but I'll add this, if you're waiting for the receiver to be in the clear you've probably already waited too long... also, just because a receiver may look to be covered in the early stage of a route, doesn't mean that he won't be open by the end of the route... and not to mention that receivers like Matthews who has a 5" height advantage you simply throw them open... ot throwing your receiver open with a back shoulder throw, etc... also, OCs can help receivers get open by route design, using other receivers to pull defenders away from the targeted receiver or create favorable match ups... running receivers at varying depths creates more space for receivers to work and can create larger throwing windows... but in most cases your QB is throwing to a spot, not a receiver per se, such as the Demski TD earlier this year... Nichols threw that ball almost immediately after the snap and while Demski was still covered... both on the same page, Demski makes the catch and the result is a 82 yard TD... but unless you are throwing to a receiver that is suppose to sit down in or under the coverage, most times you won't see a guy running wide open early in the progressions... you never see them open when your first or early second read is the check down at the line of scrimmage... I think that most are smart enough to understand that it does take longer to run 20 yards than it does to run 1...

and one of those was all on Mr. Mitchell with a very poorly underthrown ball that was intercepted in the endzone…

Oliviera's injury was unfortunate... not to mention it looked pretty nasty... hope he has a full recovery...

I had a lot of hope for our 2017 season... thought we had a good chance to win it that year... I actually have a ball that was caught for our first TD in the WSF game from that year...

and in one of those last 3 games the Bombers played them at Calgary in a cold, wintery bluster which matched us up against young Mr. Arbuckle... it was LeFevour vs Arbuckle, which we won... ah... good times...

agreed… in my short time of following the CFL I find that Calgary is more of a 'reload' team than a 'rebuild' team... they seem to have a knack for finding good, young talent that is ready to play, or, they have had a system that seems to get the most of their players... I do think that it would be tough for Nichols to have a better all around cast of supporting players than he does this year... so for me, if he can't get it done this year I would have serious doubt of him ever being able to do so... I honestly think that we have assembled a championship caliber team, talent wise... of course, chemistry and luck also have a say in some of it...

and I doubt that he cares what any fan or media member would have to say about his game in a negative way... I think that I recall hearing that BLM has not lost games back to back in his career yet? does that sound right?

but, wouldn't it be cool if as a fan you could actually have teams from the past, in their prime, play teams from today? we can only dream of such match ups...

how does that saying go? "it's not bragging if I can back it up"...??? lol...

seriously? lol... that is interesting to say the least... it goes to show you that for some, it's about more that just your typical results... and I get that actually, being an 'older' adult myself, I remember a time when 'team' was as important to the fan as the results were...

I'm not trying to beat you down here, so I apologize if it comes across that way, lol... this is a forum, a place people discuss things... just enjoying a discussion with you is all...

and I feel like I've been fooled by Nichols just 1 to many times, glimpses of what could be followed by mediocre, at best, play and disappointing losses... all things being equal? I'll admit that I'd rather lose with Streveler if we're destined to lose anyway... at least I think I would never feel like we're out of the game, or, just sitting back waiting for the doom to appear as we've grown accustomed to with Nichols... for some, a winning record for the season is enough... I'd rather enjoy watching the games for the entire season... may lose more but I doubt there would be a lack of excitement while doing so...

and he could very well have 250 attempts with 175 completions, 20 TDs and still only 2 INTs... we just don't know... but we do know that at least 1 of his 2 INTs was not on him, the ball went off the hands of a Bomber receiver, a ball that should have been caught easily, and was intercepted... there are all kinds of reasons, situations, or whatever, that play into things such as this... however, if you were to compare Bo Levi Mitchell and Nichols career numbers you'd see that BLM also has more INTS, but, he also has a win/loss record of 70-16 compared to Nichols 43-28... which QB do you take?

and I agree with you that the rules 'back in the day' allowed a more physical type of game play... however, those guys, as tough as they were, were not the physical beast that today's players have become... not to say they were strong, mean, aggressive, and at times even played dirty, lol... but you would also see these guys sitting in the locker room smoking too, lol... today's players are bigger, faster, and stronger than those of days gone by... they also play more games than those before them... truth be told, it's probably hard to compare the two eras fairly... but you don't see today's professional running backs have the length of career that a lot of running back of the past had... but regardless, I don't think any modern player can approach 300 to 400 touches a year for many seasons without blowing something out... a lot of todays professional running backs have already seen similar action at the college level, a lot have been used like a loaned out mule already by the time they make the pros, lol... if nothing else, it's worth knowing and watching how it pans out...

I've never said that Streveler is better than Nichols... but on the other hand, I don't discount the possibility that he could be better than him... but I'm a firm believer in playing the best player, or, the player that gives us the best chance to win... unfortunately, I'm not the person who gets to actually evaluate and make that decision...