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Epic. I thought he was a lock to go back to BC. He's like a fresh gargle of Listerine to wash away the Hurl in my mouth.

Will be funny when in FA they did not get a deal from a top MLB but in the end land the best one.

How happy is O'Shea right now a MLB built in his likeness

Muamba who? and Thank You Durant

So how many American reporters are going to be covering Ticats camp now? It's going to be a zoo over there all season. I'm excited to see what Johnny Football can do in the CFL. Whether he dominates, fizzles out, or fails spectacularly I'm sure it will be fun to watch.

Kyle Walters not ******* around this year.

Give a guy like Gause a full year to get used to Canadian game.

Biggest addition of the offseason and it's not even close.

Lets go

Manziel will be good for the CFL's name recognition in the US of A. I'm looking forward to see what he can do, but I'm not expecting much, especially in the first year while he scrapes the rust off and learns the differences in the CFL game.

I think it deserves a thread.... it's quite significant media wise for the team and the league, locally, across Canada, and in the US.

Has been.

I can’t be the vitriol online towards the Jets. It’s the western conference final. They are one of the final four. And it’s not over we should be celebrating them. How soon people forget.

https://www.cfl.ca/2018/02/10/looking-back-1-year-contracts-changed-free-agency/

Finally a true MLB....the first true MLB since Lobendahn.

Great news. I feel bad for the linebackers who signed here to compete for the middle linebacker spot but I’ll get over it

That front seven looking real nice ..... real nice!

Crossing my finger that he doesn't have a 70k signing bonus.😁

If Durant retiring allows us to be able to sign Bighill, then all I can say to Durant is "Thank you, you magnificent douchecanoe!"

Tedd Wynn on Twitter, just said Bombers are close to signing Bighill That would be huge!!!!!

He could flame out in camp and story evapourates by opening day. But if he doesnt.... how on earth does he get the reps to progress without robbing Masoli ? As a fan im not against him in theory but I want to know what the plan is.

great move...we just solidified the defense and allows a Gause or Wilson time to develop...also not too worried it just a one yr deal...that will be addressed this off-season. Thanks to Durant quiting prob wont need to axe a veteran...if we do be prob a Nevis..or a Fogg and we have the talent inhouse to compensate for that..my opinion is OPO is to valuable all round to get rid of If we press the issue with the cfl to et the 70k back for sms like i think we will then no ned to cut anyone for sms reasons...again..thanks Durant lol

Great signing! Love having an all star quality MLB. Best signing of the offseason IMO and this is an off season that included signing Bowman. Gotta think that we will be able to stop the run this year. Heck, we should be a dominant defence with 11 NI starters and 2 or 3 DI's. Hall should look like a genius.

Bighill and JSK make a hell of a duo for WIL and MAC. Hard to see how Wild sticks around.

Huge news. This is a day maker. This makes our defense so much better. I’m happy we don’t have the pieces of garbage Durant and Henoc on our team. That gives us the money to sign him.

Wow

Bighill in Bomber bluengold....I likey but something is going to have to give on D if he comes on board...A few vets on D are probably starting to sweat a bit....but I'll wait for the official announcement before getting too excited

Masoli isn’t great. I’m sure he’s also going to have a very short leash now and the circus will be in town sooner rather than later with Manziel at the helm. From a Bombers perspective, id like us to make a deal for Vernon Adams. He’s relegated to third string in Hamilton now, and he showed he could play when he was in Montreal.

Guys like Augustine and Thera-Plamandon have a real chance of making this team on special teams and H-Back. Also really liked the back we just signed when he was in Vikings camp, Jhurrell Pressley. He’s a big play type back, real fast.

I was there yesterday...cold in those stands. Most of the day was teaching so everything was split up in segments on the field, e.g. linemen one area, defence another and so on. When I first got there our drafted kicker Felix Menard-Briere was on the field by himself. He was kicking field goals from the 55 yard line. The first 3 or 4 fell at the 5 yard line, but the rest went through the posts easily and was very accurate. Not quite sure about his punting though. He was on the field all practice running the end zone by himself. There are so many receivers in camp and so many Canadians for a change, pretty much focused on them when they were actually doing something to watch, which was not too often...but saw a lot of potential out there, much more than some previous seasons. Notables Donteea Dye #77 very interesting...good hands small and quick and very athletic Tylor Henry national did not look out of place Rashaun Simonize national #13...hmmm...big and fast, can see why he had an NFL look. Right now? not yet sold on his hands...lots of potential there for sure, but what good is a receiver if they are not reliable? Johnny Augustine #35, National, fast and strong, appears to have great hands out of the backfield and would be a load on 2nd and short. Was very impressed with him. Can't believe he wasn't drafted and then Edmonton signed him last year. Maybe something we don't know? Tyrone Pierre national #73, is big and strong looking and appears to have good hands and is fast enough caught virtually everything thrown his way Brendon Thera-Plamondon national also did not look out of place Corey Washington #6 Int...Looks very good and made some nice catches. Looks like we let the right Washington go Myles White Int #14 is really quick and has excellent hands, defensive backs would have hands full with him, sort of like a dressler type Drew Wolitarsky #82 national...looks much improved from last year, rooting for him. Didn't pay to much attention to the Qb's, but Strevelor is big and athletic and looks to have a quick release and strong arm. Ross looked good as well, will be interesting who plants themselves in the #2 spot. Also didn't pay too much attention to the D, but did see some nice interceptions and looks like there is plenty of speed. Only glad that Sam Hurl is gone, but if the defence runs the same way as last year, only improved skill levels from the defence will save the job of Richie Hall. Sorry I couldn't have done better but it was mostly a teaching practice

You keep saying that, but you of course understand why people are skeptical and don't believe you. Despite claiming to be a Bomber fan for 40 years, you first sign up to the site during the Vegas series, first with a Vegas avatar and now a knight avatar. What a coincidence that in the 5 years this site has been running you magically found it during the Vegas / Jets series. Also of all your posts. 2 (7.5%), have been in the Bomber section, referencing of all things, Dominique Davis (the 2nd post was of course to clarify that the first post was only a joke). The rest have been about Jets / Vegas. Not even a peep from you on the big Adam Bighill news today. Actions speak louder then words. You certainly don't even need to be a Bomber fan to post here. Just don't lie about it and make ridiculous posts disguising ignorance as trolling. There are examples of fans who post here who are fans from other teams than what the majority support, you could take a lesson from them.

Are you lyin'....

Why would you wish ill on anyone? I hope he does ok, except when he plays us of course. Then I want him to wake up screaming "BIGHILL!" the morning after

I was just happy we'd never have to see Hurl be dead weight out there ever again. Upgrading to a legit CFL all star makes this practically Christmas. Thank Jesus Muhammad Christ

The expansion draft was likely too slanted in favour of the expansion team. But really Vegas fleeced a lot of teams who did a very poor job. Can’t blame Vegas for doing a good job. Chevy didn’t get fleeced at all. He handled it well. lets not pretend that MAF isn’t the single biggest reason they are here. They are a good team but He’s stolen games. Good for them.

Anybody else hope he flames out?

Bighill is a massive signing and also another example of how the culture of the club has completely changed in which elite players have zero issues signing with our club.

Maybe I haven’t been following along closely enough but what is Barstool sports and why is this partnership a big deal?

Love it. 😁

Blue Bombers projected (by me) 2018 training camp depth chart:

We should all thank Darian Durant for making the ultimate sacrifice & retiring so we could sign Bighill. Darian, the ultimate team player. Never thinking of himself. Just what is best for the Bombers.

Thanks for clearing that up. It gets confusing at times.

I thought 1 year contracts were taboo. Either way, we just became even more serious Grey Cup contenders.

Agree. This is a stand alone CFL story.

IT'S STILL THE OFF SEASON RICH!!!

Doesn't deserve it's own thread. We have an off season thread for other teams.

After 3 straight losses you would think the Jets would realize that maybe we need to change a few things about the way they are playing. They may be generating lots of shots but they aren't making life miserable for Fleury or the Vegas top line. After hearing Wheeler and Maurice post-game, I don't hold out much hope that things are going to be any different.