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Winnipeg Blue Bombers extend standout DB Deatrick Nichols - 3DownNation

Until of course the moment Thomas arrives on the scene.

We added this guy like two days ago, they obviously “wanted” him and didn’t want anyone else to get him. Wonder if this was a Sunderland find that they wanted to make sure didn’t find his way to Hamilton or something like that. Dude had video game numbers against a terrible level of competition. 1600 yards and 22 TD in 10 games in 24-25. Went for 15 catches, 390 yards and 5 touchdowns in one game that I can only assume was against the cafeteria staff.

So Brady, Demski, Kramdi and Lawson, 4 likely starting Canadians, a young, up and coming WR in Wilson and Nichols. Walters is doing a great job thus far.

Got to say loving the guys the are coming back so far

Devin Adams signs in SSK. Thats real shitty

sucks, but we didn’t get any development out of him and seemed dead set on wasting his potential.

that and i mean all the guys are guys you’d want back at none crazy deals. If we move on from 2 long in the tooth old boys club types I’ll be satisfied. If we bring back a kola or jake and actually relegate them to the bench it’ll be a miracle.

Guess they haven't had "the talk" yet. Not necessarily - you can do community work and not live somewhere full-time. Kolankowski was nominated for the Jake Gaudaur award last year partly because of the work he does in Ontario (running football camps in Oshawa).

They can save a lot of money on DL and probably not miss a beat. How many times did you hear the name Jefferson other than to say "Jefferson is still on the team?"

Hope not. Not perfect of course but Holm brings the whole package on and off the field.

20 other teams would snap him up.

The MOS effect

Elvis has his own university?

game is on Sportsnet West at 7

This is one of the best starts to an offseason we have had, every signing has been a smart one, we as mentioned above have essentially signed 4 starting CDN's......my crystal ball says Nuefeld is next

Cap wise, I agree that this is the best position we’ve gone into the off season in in a long time. And you have the ability to fix your cap year to year. If you have the will to do it. We have a few awful deals, but the cap growth and off season turn over makes it workable. Wj, is one of the worst contracts in the league. Dl is one of our biggest positions of need. Idk if we will actually spend at dl though. Zachs lack of consistency and quality concerns me more than his pay. Yes 600k is a yikes. But it’s not like we have a comparable guy available for 400-500k. The only way up for us at qb, is going young. And that is a very risky and lengthy process. These guys we will see what they got. I have to imagine with the timing and cap space left that we have them front loaded deals that won’t hit the cap hard next year. Especially with the importance brady put on guaranteed money. With the current market demski probably goes from too expensive but very effective to a good deal. Even with a raise. We’ve had opportunities and money to spend. We just haven’t done much to invest in league free agent. That’s the big moment I think we are all waiting for. To really see if we’ve changed. Moving on from some one old is inevitable one way or another.

I'm not sure why they'd have to. They didn't spend the increase announced coming up to the season and there's another increase for 2026. I know everyone is horny about Collaros price tag but it's not outrageous. Oliviera got offered the exact same contract the last time he was a free agent by BC when the cap was almost 20% lower. He's won how many league awards since he signed the last one? Remember when the problem 20 weeks ago was that the Bombers didn't spend enough? I'll miss his one TFL every 8 games and the 4 times a game where he gets turned horizontal in his gap where I get to see the other teams RB bust of a 20+ yard run.

No - which is why nobody is complaining! 😂 He didn't have his best season last year in my opinion (still good though) & he's never been one of the highest paid DB's so I can't see him getting a ridiculous contract now.

100% failed to give him enough consistent reps. But also our dl coaching hasn’t been where it needs to be. When is the last time we saw real meaningful development of any dl? Jeffcoat? Stove basically came in and did what he did. Same with kongbo. We’ve failed to get more out of dl talent for an awful long time. We’ve scouted some tremendous talent, mainly on the inside of the line. But the guys that worked out came in at a high level and left at the same level. Patterson is really well liked and a former bomber player, but I haven’t seen nearly enough from his guys. We’ve brought in soo many guys with pedigree, athleticism, every advantage you could want and not been able to get any of them to use those to win 1on1 vs hardly any one.

Weak tackler? Give me average at least. C'mon it's Christmas. 🙂

it pays to be located in the middle of the country.

Where he will probably flourish...cause he will get played and played with capable players...sad that we didn't reup him Cause...well we failed to develop while we played Thomas.. Korn...Schmeck

He's not...and yes he can..and has

I know I’m harping on this too much, but I just don’t understand continually putting Namestnikov at 2nd line center. He’s not good at face offs and not putting up points. If he was at least doing one of those things, you could overlook the other…. But he’s not.

The reality with Brady’s deal is that you really need to know what the cap hit is in order to talk about whether the deal is good or not. In the new CFL, with the marketing money, I don’t think we’re really going to know that early on after a signing so you have to play a bit of a wait and see. That being said, there are two things that (imo) should be getting talked about more with regards to this deal. 1. This contract makes very little sense at the reported cost (even if you build in 100k of marketing money) if we still insist on playing more than the required amount of Canadians. We’re essentially paying him regardless of passport at that point, which makes this deal awful 2. Lots of people haven’t had their mindset catch up to the reality of the new CFL and the cap figures. The cap hasn’t just gone up, but teams are shifting more to youthful American OL which means less money is being tied up in unmentioned Canadian OL and more is being invested in big name splash Canadians. Everyone talks about Brady and his big deal, but nobody blinked twice 10 years ago when guys like Tyson Pencer and Chris Kowalczuk were making six figures as middling (that’s generous) Canadian OL. Canadian football is developing, which means more guys can play at premium positions, which means the “you gotta have 4-5 Canadian OL” mentality has kind of gone by the wayside. The money getting distributed has changed a bit as a result. (one last thing, anyone who thinks Gauthier or Hallett make near league minimum are WAY off)

To be fair there are 45 starting receivers and 9 starting RBs. About 18 starting Cdn receivers, vs really just 1 starting Cdn RB. Cdns get paid in the CFL

Yeah...use 2025 for 2026 and be able to be a bigger spender in FA when you have some money for your higher priced Canadians and players paid with 2025 spare sheckles

Well Walters is back on my Christmas card list.

me thinks seeing as it is likely more of our more pricey guys to re-up...bulk of being Canadians from the last yrs roster that a lot of it could be 2025 monies left over to off-set the 2026 Cap...which is smart moves by Walyer's and I think there will be a few vet's we feel essential re-upped early Jan once we have a more known amount to work with after they get the bigger priced one's done

You’re probably better to move away from Winnipeg and start cheering for another team. Mind you if you changed your mind and came back in 10 or so years, he’d still be GM and we’d still be looking for a 2nd line center 😕

Now somehow protect him in bubble wrap while he plays so he can play the full season and post please and thank you.

Meh. Just means they all live here year round.

I saw this on Facebook, I guess we can keep Neufeld and Kolankowski on the team. Good guys!

That’s what I saw. Lots of contested catches. The cb in the first couple of clips looked worse than some of the cbs I see in the CJFL.

I am reserving my complaints for when MBB.com posters compensation information is released.

we need to spend money there with a legit difference maker.....and would help with some of the possible returnees seeming better...scheme tweak too would help He is weak tackler...not overly strong on the run...I wouldn't say he is total package....good cover guy and closes well for sure....thats why I think we should have him at safety and he likely leads league in picks....tho he doesn't have greatest hands either in pickin' regards....I would have rather we signed Him and Nichols and let Kramdi walk...he aint worth what he is getting and as said before...His position doesnt need to be Canadian so paying premium price for his production....dumb

Yeah, the Jets have issues, for sure, but DeMelo isn’t one of them. And the penalty he got with just under 3 minutes left in the 3rd was complete BS.

O'Shea just found Hogan's landing spot.

Santa drop that pen immediately and slowly walk away with your hands where I can see them.

It's a lot of money to be sure but it had to be done. I also expect the salary cap will be going up again this off season so there'll be wiggle room to afford Brady. Imagine the President, GM & HC all come back & Brady leaves? The optics would be so bad. I applaud Walters for getting it done. Credit where credit is due.

That is alot of money....hopefully marketing money takes a bite outta it, but So far I like the signings two of the three have been CDN and the 3rd a young guy with tons of potential...

Does this mean Hogan is officially gone?

I don't see how out of all of our players this guy couldn't qualify for the marketing money. I'd hope a good chunk is covered for marketing. 3 years for a guy in his prime that has "pardon the pun" carried the team over the last two seasons. Great signing.

I'd really like some clarity around where the cap is currently.... Also, this team can very much afford to spend past the cap. Don't go crazy, but ******* do it!!

3 years. 290 k this upcoming year. Yeah it’s a lot but for one of the very best players in the league in the prime of his career and a home town hero to boot. It’s a no brainer, especially with the rising cap. I would take Brady at 290 over Keon Hatchers at 330k any day of the week.