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Despite it being a frigid day, on which some coaches were wearing winter parkas, Miller stuck it out for the whole practice in shorts and no sleeves.

He also wore a visor on his helmet, which was one of his only possible slip-ups.

“I thought he had it down pretty pat although I’m not sure about the visor and the hand warmer,” O’Shea said.

“Otherwise it was good.”

HISTORY BEDAMNED

Only twice in the last 35 years has a CFL team come from third place in its division to win the Grey Cup.

It’s very hard for a team to win two games on the road in order to get to the CFL championship game, but O’Shea has never been one to let that kind of history affect his way of thinking.

“It’s a good thing we don’t pay attention to that crap,” O’Shea said.

“Over the last couple of years we’ve played well on the road and it’s something the players enjoy, being out on the road together. They obviously have a great understanding that playoff football and beating any opponent in a playoff game on the road is challenging, but I don’t think it’s anything they would shy away from.

I don’t think we’re gonna spend any time talking about it. The fact is, if you want to get to where you want to get, you have to win and if it’s on the road, so be it.”

TOUGH CHOICE FOR MOP

Nichols was the Bombers most outstanding player nominee last season and he was asked to weigh in on the very difficult choice between linebacker Adam Bighill and running back Andrew Harris this year.

Basically, he said you couldn’t go wrong with either one.