Doublezero

Willy never was very good. Yes, he got smacked around and got happy feet. But before that, the wins he got credit for most often were due to ST scores and Defensive plays, not because of stellar QB play. Not very different from the situation with Nichols now - he gets credit for wins when really he's not the kind of QB you can count on to generate a come-from-behind win. He's an average journeyman and his contribution to Bombers wins is exaggerated. OTOH, when he messes up, as he did several times last year and at least once this year, he can actually be the direct cause of a loss (although he won't admit it). More than anything in the past decade or so it is weakness at the QB position that has held this team back from better things. One wonders if this regime actually has trouble assessing and managing the QB position. Lapo might be part of it - but the problems are basically at QB and they pre-date Lapos arrival. Walters has been GM since 2013 and MOS head coach since 2014.

I'll hand it to MOS for the decision to put Streveler in at the end - prob saved the game. Two kick return TDs by Grant and a last minute bounce into the arms of Winston Rose helped as well. But if you take away Grant's two kick return TDs (never happened before in Bomber history) and Hallet's fumble recovery which led to a FG (at the 20 it should've been a TD but Nichols slid short of the 1st down) then we'd have lost by 17. We won, I'm happy! But still don't have much confidence in them. And they don't look like they have much confidence either.

I can't see Bombers hapless offence doing much against Edmonton's D. Maas says he's got the best D in the league and the little prick isn't exaggerating.

If they want to award a win to one team in an unfinished game, well, OK. But somehow it doesn't feel like they deserve 2 pts in the standings.

Davis's receivers are contributing to his I/C stats - that's gotta be 4-5 picks by him this season that are directly attributable to pass catchers popping it up.

Davis wasn't given a real opportunity here, MOS too busy running out the string with Drew Willy. Just like Streveler - Nichols now.

The play I hate is handoff to Demski up the gut. It's been called maybe 10 times in the first 8 games. But he gets jammed up every time. 2 yards. Hurts my head.

Correct. It was a good play by the Calgary defender, not a drop by Matthews. I don't agree with you about Streveler though, he just needs more game speed reps running the full offensive package to show what he can do. He's got a strong arm and can throw on the run.

We are 6-2! Could be 8-0. Second time this year a Bombers win leaves me feeling more than a tad uneasy.

Thank heaven and god almighty for Andrew Harris. But man, if he ever gets hurt is this offence gonna be in trouble.

Twice, Nichols looked directly at Whitehead - who was wide open 10-12 yards deep - but threw the check down to Harris instead. It was like Nichols didn't actually see Whitehead, or by the time it registered it was too late.

Coaches, even the most stubborn ones, can see this too. Matty must know he's on thin ice. How will he respond to the looming possibility of being replaced by Streveler as the starter? He will either continue to discombobulate or rise up and play better. Calgary will be a good test of his mental toughness.

Based on the last two games we are trending in the wrong direction and I don't like our chances. Lifetime we are 92 wins vs 111 losses against Stamps. O'Shea's record is 50W vs 45L as a head coach while Dickhead who disparages Canadians is 41W vs 11L with 3 Grey Cup appearances in a row. Even with BLM out and with Calgary probably having less talent than the Bombers overall, we seem to have significant deficits at HC QB and DC - and that will be our undoing. Stumps by 18.

That was an entertaining game. Adams, Pipkin, Davis - not perfection by a long shot but it's fun to watch some athleticism at the QB position. Other than AH rippin' it, watching the Bombers constantly go 2-out, 2-out is incredibly boring in comparison.

I doubt Lapo is calling those check-downs. That's Nichols unable to get through his reads and then ditching on the play.

IMHO the Miller-Walters-OShea braintrust doesn't have a great track record managing the QB position. They seem not to recognize when change is overdue. Goes back to Drew Willy, same thing.

It would be great if Bombers gave Streveler more playing time going forward. I think he'll get better with more real time reps. And let him run the entire O package - not just QB keepers and run options.

It's not coaching, Bombers have a problem at the QB position. I've been saying this since mid-2017. Lapo is coaching to Nichols strengths, scant as they may be. Imagine if Nichols had been starting for Toronto tonight and if Bethel Thompson had been starting for Winnipeg - do you think Argos would have won?

What does that tell us? Other than MOS is stubborn and loyal to a fault. We already know that.

We're going to lose Streveler next year if we don't start to groom him to start, now. How can they not see that?

Lucky

The Bombers didn't play great but I blame Nichols for the loss mostly. His turnovers resulted in 10 points for Hamilton. We lost by 8.

Just out of curiosity, when was the last time Nichols engineered a come from behind win?

Well he'll be starting somewhere else next year if we don't give him a chance to do that here. And that would be a real shame.

I was disappointed we did not extend him this past off-season.