Leaderboard

Winnipeg Blue Bombers sign All-Big Sky receiver Christian Fredericksen - 3DownNation

I'm sure they are trying, but the Elgersma hotline is not exactly ringing off the hook methinks. The guy isn't playing and there is a new draft class about to hit with a whole new crop of UDFAs that teams will want to look at. Elgersma's ship has sailed and he is still on the dock thinking it's going to circle back for him. Sad really.

This is William Stanbeck's retirement announcement on social media. I usually read these announcements & 99% of them all sound the same but this really feels heartfelt. Even though he never played for the Bombers, I'm going to miss him. 3DownNationTwo-time All-CFL running back William Stanback retiresAmerican running back William Stanback has retired after seven seasons in the Canadian Football League. The 31-year-old spent the 2025 season with the Ottawa

stanback retires. was a lot of fun to watch run

I've always felt he and Brady O played with similar grit - just gutted it out.

In his prime it felt like he was always guaranteed a 5 yard run even if two guys were grabbing a hold of him.

I'd love to see him start as well, as I dont think the sum of all the parts with us going 3 imports on the oline and sacrificing a key one on defence makes us better. Now if Osh actually uses his Canadian youth on defence at linebacker, as well as Bailey in rotation and we draft another kid who isn't just a teams only ever plug but a potential starter/high upside guy to ease into the defence then yeah maybe it could make sense....But we all know Osh and how he works his roster, and until I see otherwise...I have zero faith he will...let alone knows how to maximize his roster with the best players, and then actually use them

I don't care about that as much as knowing how much of a profit the Bombers made this past season. Just wondering when the financials will be released.

We're all going to TC like this to support Stevie Rocker, right?

🕖 1900 📺 TSN3 Last Ten: 6-3-1 @ 6-2-2 Season Series: WPG leads 2-1 Stats: 34-31-12 @ 33-32-12 Streaks: W2 @ L1 Jets projected lineup Kyle Connor -- Mark Scheifele -- Alex Iafallo Cole Perfetti -- Adam Lowry -- Gabriel Vilardi Cole Koepke -- Jonathan Toews -- Isak Rosen Nino Niederreiter -- Vladislav Namestnikov -- Brad Lambert Josh Morrissey -- Dylan DeMelo Dylan Samberg -- Neal Pionk Haydn Fleury -- Jacob Bryson Connor Hellebuyck Eric Comrie Scratched: Colin Miller, Ville Heinola Injured: Morgan Barron (lower body), Elias Salomonsson (concussion), Gustav Nyquist (undisclosed) Blues projected lineup Dylan Holloway -- Robert Thomas -- Jimmy Snuggerud Jake Neighbours -- Pavel Buchnevich -- Jonatan Berggren Otto Stenberg -- Dalibor Dvorsky -- Jordan Kyrou Alexey Toropchenko -- Jack Finley -- Nathan Walker Philip Broberg -- Logan Mailloux Theo Lindstein -- Colton Parayko Cam Fowler -- Tyler Tucker Jordan Binnington Joel Hofer Scratched: Justin Holl, Jonathan Drouin, Matthew Kessel, Oskar Sundqvist, Pius Suter Injured: None Status report Nyquist, a forward, skated in a noncontact jersey and will miss his sixth straight game. ... Miller, a defenseman, was a full participant in the morning skate but will not play. ... Walker and Stenberg each will enter the lineup in place of forwards Suter and Drouin. Playoff Countdown Clock T-5 Crew members close and lock their visors

That’s a big part of it. his size is basically what’s expected, doesn’t have the athleticism to break away at the top end or separate at the break. he also doesn’t have a great get off move or route running polish to get open. Not like he’s un athletic, or bad technically at his position. he’s just kind of average at every thing save for his hands. He’s clearly got top level hands. He also played 4 years at a small school and basically put up 1 good season of production in a year and a half. A guy like that in a program like that has to do more for more years. His upside would be lawler, but he has a lot of work to do to get close to that.

his highlight tape is quite impressive. A Darvin Adams type of receiver.

Honestly. I’d move on from Nino and names in the off season via trade if I could. It’s time to insert some speed and youth. Honestly Nino and names are just taking up spots that should be used for younger quicker guys. Nino has been a disappointment the last 2 seasons now. I’d prob bring back Toews cuz although it took a half season, he’s a solid 3rd or 4th line center still and his veteran presence is probably a good thing. I’d also sign Koepke and Barron to new deals. Nyquist can **** off. Try to get that 2C by any means necessary. If it means trading pionk I prob do it cuz Salo is definitely a 1 or 2 rhd. And Salo played well with Samberg also. Just saying I think pionk prob gets you that 2 center. I wonder if Demelo Plus prospect gets you a young maybe unproven 2C. Couple years ago jets had interest in Washington center Connor mcmichael, they should have made the trade cuz dude is lighting it up a bit the past 2 seasons now. Solid numbers. Young also. I don’t think Washington would move him but perhaps that type, where you take a shot on a guy who maybe hasn’t quite put it all together but you think will with the right system and line mates.

That knee injury Stanbeck suffered really affected him. He was the best running back in the CFL hands down when he got hurt. Stanbeck was never as dominant after he came back. Therefore, never saw him play at his full potential very long because of it. Became a journeyman running back.

The last 2 annual reports were released on April 7th and April 9th, respectively, so if that's any indication, we should hear about that any time now.

With his injury, he is a year and a half into his career 2 years total. At this point, he is comparable to where Dobson was midway through his 3rd year. Dobson got a huge payday after that 3rd year here as well. If Wallace starts this year, someone is going to offer him easily 250k+ if not more, with what Canadians got this offseason. If he doesn't start, I think his FA floor will likely be 140-150k next year. For me, Id lock him up on that kind of money for 2 more years in a heartbeat. Dobson and Wallace are similar in terms of athleticism level, but are different types of athletes. Wallace's athleticism is much more useful at OL. Dobson is more twitchy, but gasses much more easily. Dobson also struggles to keep his power up when his weight is down closer to inline with what the CFL guards play at. This is why he dipped early from a record-setting mauler early in college to an inconsistent guy up here. He can't play that heavy, and he can't coast on a quarter of his snaps to recover. Especially when he played beside kola. Meanwhile, Wallace is the same road grader in the 4th quarter that he is in the first. It's nice to be able to blow through a DL with an explosive punch move, but its still great to be able to lock up and drive a guy out of the way. Wallace is better in space and pulling as well. I honestly don't know what to expect from us at OL. We are set up to roll extra Imps at OL, but this is a MOS team, and that does not fit his MO at all. I hate it, but I could very easily see us losing 1 or more of Vanterpool, Randolph, and some other really good young guys while we go with 3 Canadian starters and 1-2 Canadian back-ups. For me, as much as I like Wallace, he would be fighting for the C starting spot or the 6/7 ol spot. I do think Eli will be very hard to beat out of the C spot, Vibert is a good bit a head of Gabe as a C as well, and mos likes to carry 2 Cs on the AR. He also loves to carry 7 ol, but with MCI, schmekel and Clercius thats not nearly as needed. He's gotta have a great TC this year to get reps.

yup....his next deal will be a mid level one...he keeps advancing his play...well in 3 yrs his next deal will be higher end oline pay. I like his current trajectory development wise and by all accounts is a sponge and works hard at getting better, and fully expect him to look down the guard spot this yr...And if Eli is just a competent center at, Broxton anchoring the right side and allowong Neuf just to worry about his job and not having the human pylon to his left that will all add to Wallace really coming on

I hope we sign this RB. Always good to have a fun TCF name to root for.

I'm sure Elgersma's agents (he's dumb enough to pay for 2) are busy lining him up for more useless NFL tryouts.