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So what happened was you had a great team that was super tight and guys took a haircut to stay together... then some guys wanted to get paid so your depth took a hit but it was OK the vets were still good. What's happened now is the depth hasn't been given a chance to play and the coach won't change things up "because it's worked for 5 years " Sadly it seems like we're going to have to have a long losing streak for them to realize it doesn't work anymore.

And I agree with that. But 2019-2021 was far more than luck.

But now you have guys, like Strevy who has FIFO tattooed on his body, that have to be convinced things will be better in order to come back.

I need to remind that there was a time when you also opined that things were good, and expounded at length on how O'Shea's culture attracts players. It was not just media sound bites, there was a time when players legit wanted to play in Winnipeg.

Chris Brazzell's entire highlight film as a Bomber.

I think the reason White gave for leaving is he needed to feed his family, if he was paid not to play, problem solved. Decent chance he may have played in place of Case last game.

They had Clercius in the slot a bunch on Friday, Corcoran at Z. Personally from watching that, don't think Clercius has the quickness in tight spaces or route running yet to make some space for himself to be productive from the slot. Chris-Ike is that guy that can be the H-back type, block, leak out, run a flat route, wheel. Corcoran might be a guy who can play out of the slot a bit. I'd drop Vaval and have Mitchell/Case both on to play some receiver and return. I'm not a huge fan of the look with one returner back on kickoff. Teams are ******* with us when we do that. And Vaval isn't exactly taking charge. Put Mitchell and Case both back there. Use Case on punts. In general with teams playing a ton of zone, 3 high and quarters on us, daring us to throw underneath and try to get YAC, completely taking away vertical routes...need to use formation to open up space horizontally. Bunch formations, isolate guys 1x4, 1x2 with tight ends. Open up space so you can hit guys in space and give them a chance to make a play after the catch.

I look at it basically like the escrow deal the big 4 leagues have with revenue sharing. The payout is that money back based on league revenue in 2024. But like you said there's no guarantee that continues in 2025 so it's not really a linear "money added to league salaries" for 2025. It's bizarre that the CBA has no structure for how it's distributed.

Reggie White accepted a practice roster spot on one condition, that he be released after a week if he was still on it. One week passed and then he was gone That means he wasn't willing to sit around and wait for an opportunity that may have never presented itself.

I don't get the revenue sharing as a direct line to an SMS increase. When a company earns a profit there may be some bonus program for that year. It doesn't carry forward forever. Either way I would have thought the CFLPA would have had some sort of specific plan to create the concept of revenue sharing. As far as the Bombers using an increased SMS on the 1 game IR: Yes and no. Look at other teams 1 game IR and ours is very small in comparison. The complaint is that Mitchell and J. Jones were two expensive free agency acquisitions and can't make the AR.

Why not move Clercius into a SB position. His output is not huge and he should be add some weight in blocking assignments. Then add Mitchell at WR since the comments are that he can only play WR. If that means taking out one of Sterns or Case, then so be it. OTOH I'm not sure if Vaval misses a game or two due to possible concussion issue. If that happens Case could remain on the roster until either Logan or Vaval is healthy. The reality is that we aren't getting huge output from Sterns, Case or even Clercius. Adding Mitchell might give us more ability to stretch the field and have more YAC.

The Bombers are obviously using that extra money to sustain their 1 game IR, 4 or 5 healthy players are being paid not to play. I have no problem with this as a tool to expand the roster and hang onto players they would be in danger of losing if they sent to the PR. Regret they didn't offer Reggie White the same deal.

Still negotiating the Slurpees, though.... Or at least get the dude, coached up.... The amount of fundamental mistakes, made......truly alarming.

With the lack of other available QBs on the market, whether its mbt, faj, schlitz, or who ever else, I think the price will be similar. I’d expect a first, plus a conditional pick that turns into a first or second with enough starts.

I hear a five year extension with a major raise is coming. Plus a free house in Tuxedo.

Schiltz is third string in Ottawa so you might get him cheap but I don't think he's better than what we have.

The batch of potentially available via FA QBs for next year is ugly at best.

I expect to see an extension announced before a release! 😂

Is Bridges cut yet?

Nope, he's with Ottawa.

Is Schiltz available cuz I’m trying to think of guys with some cfl experience and I’m drawing blanks here. Wonder if Hamilton would trade us Powell as they also have Tuas brother they like. He’s probably the only option really. Ottawa needs a reset. They should trade us Dru Brown for Collaros Peterson and Jake Thomas.

I don't think Terry Wilson is the guy to develop. Even NCAA he's got like a 6 yard average for pass depth. He hasn't shown any different up here. He's point guard style spread QB. No ability to hit windows and go vertical. Maybe you develop quick game for him but he doesn't get it out quick yet, hasn't developed that yet at this level anyways. So far what we've seen is "hold it, hold it, check it down." I'm not really sure why he's still here other than he's still on the rookie deal vs a guy like Patterson or Dolegala. The development guy here as a passer is Artopoeus. But he's a first year pro.

Dolegala was just moved to the Hamilton active roster from their PR so he's not even an option (barring a trade).

The reason I made it as a "rumour" is that there was a followup posted on 3DownNation with some quotes from front office staff https://3downnation.com/2025/03/27/cfl-salary-cap-increase-not-set-in-stone-cflpa-still-working-through-revenue-share-allocation/ And I don't think invoking Stegall is the counter argument you think it is? Having the greatest WR in league history on the roster and making it to the Grey Cup twice sucks. Him having a pupuplatter of QBs to throw to him is obviously roster mismanagement. What is the point of having Kenny Lawler on the team when you have 2 QBs where the starter was 5/16 on passes >20 Depth yards going into Week 7, and the backup has an average depth of target of 8.5 yards, Lawler is leading the league in 20+ depth targets at 16. On the Bombers this year you'd have him blowing the top off the coverage and no one to actually have the ball make it to him. His average DOT last year (16.6) actually isn't that far off from this year (17.8)... but he already almost has as many 20+ targets (16 vs 21) and more receptions (9 vs 10). If you want a team with exciting players, Lawler on the Bombers is a great fit. If you want a team that is going to be competitive you can better use that money somewhere else. But the only reason we are wasting so much time discussing this, is that Lawler is having Bo toss him the ball, which is a match made in heaven for him, and the Bombers essentially used the money they would have given Lawler on J Jones and D Mitchell... both of which the Bombers refuse to put onto the active roster.