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all that from me posting Fajardo 's stat line from last night's game? lol... and I wasn't necessarily taking Ripper's side, just pointing out that it was a pretty impressive stat line, regardless of who you play. then when you consider what he's done in 2 and half games... but that's beside the point... but no chip on my shoulder... and I don't know what a 'TEP' is but I've got no issues... now that's not to say that some Nichols' fans may have issues with me because they have difficulties at time accepting reality, but... me? no issues? I'm good to go...

Yo Skunk! good to hear from ya... I had seen you on here from time to time but didn't know how much you actually hung out here... thx for the kind words, much appreciated... at the time you left, me and you were kind of in the same boat, lol... it's gotten only slightly better for me since you've left... but you know me, lol... I'll probably hang out, at least for a while anyway and see how it goes... I was told that I didn't get off to a very good start though, so.... it may be bumpy, lol...

when asked a question such as "does Nichols throw for enough yards" I would have to say that it depends as 'enough' is a relative word and could vary depending on what it's referring to. If you are referring to if he's throw for enough yards for us to win, the answer would be 'yes'.... one could easily come to the conclusion that while his total passing yards in each specific game would generally be considered a low total, it was enough to help get us a win so therefore any additional yards could be viewed unneeded... if you are referring to if he has thrown for enough yards to only help us win, but also the extra yards that could be expected from in game situational manner, yards that would help keep our offense on the field and their offense off the field, I'd say 'both yes and no'... in game 1 my answer would be yes, even though that game was the lower of the two in actual passing yards, but, not as many yards were required from him because Harris was picking up big chunks of yards that kept drives alive, getting first downs, and winning the time of possession battle. So in game one, while low in total, enough to meet both objectives. However, there were some blown opportunities in game one due to missing receivers deep that had their man beat that could have resulted in additional points and a larger buffer... in game 2 however, the answer is no... even though he threw for more yards than he did in game 1, just slightly more, we could have used more yards from him or his position as the running attack had struggled all night and for the most part ineffective. the team needed more yards from Nichols via the pass in order to keep drives alive, gain first downs, and keep the opponent's offense off the field in order to preserve the win. if you ask why does that fall on Nichols, I'd say because he's the only person that touches the ball on each offensive play and that when the run isn't working, in his role as field general, it's up to him to create offense when and as needed. I will say that there should be a component of reasonableness added to what should be expected from him though... personally, I don't feel that Nichols met the threshold of what should be considered reasonable in fulfilling his requirement of yards needed, even though we won the game. while everyone should be entitled to have those occasional 'off nights', it doesn't give you a 'pass' even when you win. though some feel that as long as you win why would it matter? I'd say that there are more components to winning a game than just the final score on the board. with as lopsided as the time of possession was, you had to be concerned not only with the possibility of losing the game, but also the health/safety and the mindset of the defensive players. asking those defensive player to go out there time and again will take a toll of them. fatigue can set in and cause a lapse in mental judgement that can result in blown assignments or costly penalties. and can also be demoralizing for your defense to go out there time and time again and keep them out of the end zone, come to the sidelines and a minute later be asked to go back in and do more. if this team is going to win a championship it's going to required all facets of the game. but the big for me is, the extra time out there for these guys puts them at higher, unneeded risk for injury. nothing can kill a run like having key injuries to players down the stretch. moving forward, how many yards are enough in future games, again, it's game by game relative to need. also, it depends on loss yards due to over/under throws, missed targets, etc., and how it effects the outcome of the game... I'll keep you posted...

are you implying that my post are off topic? it's not as if I came into the thread and created a post that was completely unrelated... I was replying to post that already existed in this thread and were specific to the current conversation... but, I'd be more than happy to give you my take whether or not Nichols throws for enough yards... really not sure what all the hub bub is about... I added a post to the specific to the conversation that was currently being discusses and add information that was new as it had just happened that evening, hours maybe... after that, I'm replied to to comments made by others relative to my previous post... however, I didn't think that by taking part in the current conversation that I'd be accused of being a troll, but I didn't take issue with or come all unhinged and crap... I don't have an issue, I'm not sure why you all do...

the only problem here is, it's not my 'boring and superficial opinion... it's fact... real truth... verifiable if you choose... surely that makes it less transparent, wouldn't you agree?

neither a Rider troll or Rider fan... a page or so back Geebrr was telling Ripper how it is common practice to make fun of his back up QB as well as his "shitty starter", as "he is terrible" and I just wanted to make sure that he had that shitty starter's latest performance stats to make fun of is all...

I'd ask you the same question, what is wrong with you? the post that you quoted has absolutely nothing to do with Toronto and I'm not sure as to why you would imply that it did. If you were to go back and look you'd see that post was a reply to blueingreenland when he attempted to justify Nichols' stats, or lack there of, were due to his role as a 'game manager'... so I felt compelled to let him know that maybe that wasn't one of his strong points either...

then did you see that the game manager only managed to navigate his team into Edmonton territory ONCE in 14 series from the start of the 2nd quarter on? or, that he managed to keep the ball for only about 8:45 of the possible 30 minutes of the second half?

I don't know, better tread lightly with Ripper as he may get the last laugh... Mr. Fajardo was 24 for 31, 77.4%, 430 yards, 2 TDS.... that's more that Nichols has thrown for this entire season and way better completion percentage, and not to mention he's never had a 400 yard game... against anybody, ever...