Can Gadgets, Gimmicks and Grimaces bring Matt Nichols true happiness?
It is probably the biggest weekend of the 2018 CFL season, at least until the end of the season with playoffs .
For the Winnipeg Blue Bombers, the sudden lurching of the big blue machine with two losses in a row has dropped the Bombers into fourth spot and a cross over berth, a far cry from the challenging for first place or at the very least, hosting a playoff game in the drive to eliminate #1990 as a means to taunt the Bombers and their fans.
Adding to that were the boos that came from the home crowd in a choke against the Ottawa RedBlacks which Matt Nichols, Winnipeg QB believed were directed unfairly to him since he had done nothing but give himself to the community since his arrival in a trade. The boos came when Nichols went back into the game after apparently being injured and some thought the boos were directed to the Grimacemaster known as Mike O’ Shea for exposing his start quarterback to needless injury.
The following week it sounded like Nichols was throwing his receivers under the bus following a loss to Calgary by complaining he had nobody to throw to. Winnipeg staff seemed to respond by reshuffling their receiving corps, which will be missing Weston Dressler, who may be their only consistent receiver.