USABomberfan

I believe he simply clicked the link here and just let it open without clicking the categories https://www.cfl.ca/stats/?season=2019

Dude chill, I'm pretty sure he was making a bit of a joke about it. Of course Davis is not a better QB and we all know this.

Well certainly not my concern. Let em keep tanking I say and let the Arbuckle train go off the rails. It's the Bombers time.

Oh man, interesting you caught that tracker and here I missed it. Yeah, looks more like the Dom Davis we all knew has returned. I think our defense kinda brought him back down the week before.

Addressed a little more on scenarios in post 937 above.

I'm pretty sure just about every QB and player on this team wants to be out there every down. It's called competitiveness, no different than Bighill no doubt being frustrated for having to sit it out. But Nichols is a team player and he respects his coaches' decisions, so no, I don't buy Nichols getting butt hurt. As I said, I highly disagreed with O'Shea not letting Strev take over the rest of the way. But I don't doubt his claim that he wanted to keep his foot on the accelerator and not let the Argos get momentum. Strev should have played more, but O'Shea is in charge of this, not Nichols.

And I also think we still lose that west final in Calgary with Strev. He might have scrambled a little more, but that's a risky prospect going up against Alex Singleton who may have wrecked him. He also may not have thrown the ball away, but if he gets risky and decides to throw it in tight windows, the Nichols detractors likely are railing on him for throwing picks right now.

Here's where I think the problem with that was lying over the last year and why offense was taken to it. It was not that he got called a game manager, it was that people seemed to get the notion that his being that or playing in the style he does cost us the West Final. People seemed to believe that any other QB playing for us on that day would have won the game without any evidence to back that claim. More so because: 1. The Stamps defense got downplayed. They made the Redblacks offense look even worse the following week and I'm willing to bet they would have wrecked Anthony Calvillo in his prime. They were that good. 2. People seemed to downplay the WRs getting blanket covered all day in that game and seemed to have it in their minds that just any good QB should have been able to complete passes all day there even if the throwing windows were nearly non-existent. 3. Even more so, a couple of us were discussing why Lapolice's game plan for this game was garbage and got telegraphed by the Stamps D. Yet when discussed, the detractors just decided to ignore it because it didn't fit their narrative. The problem wasn't Nichols being called a game manager, it was a narrative pumped that a game manager and specifically him could not ever get us to or win a Grey Cup. That I believe was false when Bo Levi wasn't playing good either and could have lost that game if he didn't have the defense and special teams on his team that helped him win. Anyway, that wasn't a good game for Nichols, but it's in the past now and the toughest defense he probably has to worry about staying ahead of this year is the Esks. Assuming we're able to stay in front of them and force them to play the West Final here in IGF come November, I like his chances of beating them.

Maybe, but loosely throwing stuff out there without proof can make people look silly. My position is most of the knocks on Nichols are not provable.

Terms like "shell-shocked" and "turtling" and several others you can find in the thread have been thrown around loosely in regards to Nichols. Not much evidence to support them either. Those, IMO are the examples of trying to manufacture darts to try and "nail him to the wall" with and hence make defenders of him look like they're saying Nichols can do no wrong.

Well looks like they're actually good now cuz Kavis Reed's butt just got kicked out of there. Hallelujah thank god Khari is safe from that conniving back stabber now

Also, just caught the Breaking news that Kavis Reed's butt got fired. Montreal just got better and Khari is safe.

I could see that BC vs SSK game being a dumpster fire raddy FG fest game the way those teams are playing right now.

That's a fair point, but Streveler too also has problems not sliding. He's big sure, but going down when you're running into the linebackers zone is still smart if you're on the field with dudes like Awe or Simoni Lawrence out there. Buck Pierce got a bit reckless like that and I'm worried his influence might be rubbing off on Strev

Exactly, if people weren't trying to bring heat on him, us die hard supporters wouldn't be calling it out and defending him like we are. Point is if he's a 200 yarder week in and week out but the TDs keep going up and ints stay down, that is greatness right there. Better way of framing my claim is TDs outweigh passing yards by 1000x.

Well actually take that back, MTL may be as good maybe better than CGY, though it depends on V Adams. He's a better scrambler than Arbuckle, but I don't know about a better passer. Should be interesting when those 2 teams play.

No, though I do think they don't get the credit they deserve as an improved team. I still think in spite of Masoli and Hajrallahu's problems, Hamilton is still better rounded than MTL, but the Als should finish 2nd ahead of the smoke and mirrors Redblacks

In b4 a certain TiCats fan plagiarizes this again lol But let's get to it 1. Willie Jefferson was really onto something when he brought up the smoke thing, cuz there was a ton of it this last Friday, and IGF was rocking 2. BC has to be the most excruciating team to watch on national TV. Man, just all around raddy and awful the way they got things on the sideline and field. Lions fans, I'm sorry but I don't think it's going to get better any time real soon. 3. Edmonton is the league's win but without excitement team 4. Toronto is still in the cellar, but hey at least they finally figured out how to throw to D. Walker, they should try it more 5. Ottawa is still 2-2, but Dom Davis and Chris Randle are headed for trouble if they don't get it straightened out. Almost Jonathon Jennings time 6. Montreal is the dark horse who you had better not diss. Bombers had better be careful not to get caught in a trap game when we go to their house. 2-2 and getting better. 7. The Nick Arbuckle train got derailed as did the Roberson one. Stampeder fan nation in a meltdown. 8. Despite the incompetence of Masoli and Hajrallahu, the TiCats showed why you shouldn't say they're done based on one fluke Stanback game. Best in the East by far still. Good thing Jamie Nye the not so science guy wasn't able to jinx this one. 9. The Riders were off thank god

Hamilton and us in many respects have many similarities that cause big wins. Playmaker WRs, defenses that force turnovers, and special teams return beasts. Multiple ways of beating you. But where we do got the edge over Hamilton is ... Nichols >> Masoli A Harris > Sean Thomas-Erlington/Irons Money Medlock > Lunker Lirim Hence why we beat them in the Grey Cup

And be thankful it was awful Masoli they were playing and not Nichols. Give Hamilton Nichols type QBing and theyd have gotten thrashed big time. Oh yes, big old reality check hitting Calgary tonight

Booyah I was right about Calgary getting reality checked Overrated Arbuckle cost his team the game LOL

Big TD catch Im gonna call it right now Nick Arbuckle will throw a big old game losing interception and cause AKAChip to choke on his sandwich

The Stamps are super lucky their lunch money hasn't been taken to the bank and deposited yet. If Masoli was a half competent QB they'd be down 21

Bout damn time you threw a TD pass you masolibum

Or just kick him and Lirim's butts off the team for stealing money equal to Reilly's salary from the organization.