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The dumb move was to sign him to a two year extension before the season had even begun. You could see the decline coming and it got worse this season. Even if sticking with him, they could have easily got him for a lot less if they waited until the end of the season to offer an extension, especially since they refuse to renegotiate contacts. Bombers have a history of tying themselves to extensions for QBs on their way down. They would have also had the time to see if Wilson or a prospect from another team may have been an option at the end of the season and could have begun a transition if that opportunity presented itself.

600k for Zach is too much. He’s had a good career and earned his fair share. I mean you only take what is offered but I would have liked to see us have more flexible for salary at the quarterback position. We’re still paying him like he’s 2022 Zach and not 2026. Not the end of the world but I would have liked to see a deal similar to what Harris is making.

Hope it's more than a depth signing. As in Center.

This kinda started out as an erotic description.

plus brought in some good prospects for camp, and we’ve moved on from thomas. big win in my books so far.

Walters has brought back two elite Canadian starters for the offense in Brady and Demski, two potential starting Canadians on D in Lawson and Kramdi and an all star HB in Nichols. So far, I think his off-season work should be applauded not **** on.

the value of a canadian who can run with and cover wrs, not to mention has good size/strength and is capable of playing a gap. The rarity of those skills combined with the passport makes easily worth waiting for. The canadian talent pool in general is shakey. It’s a no risk high reward move to keep him around.

I admit to hating on the Rourke hype as much as anyone. When he tore into the new commish and the dumb rule changes… I liked Rourke the player quite a bit more.

That tee shirt was from the Eastern Division Semi Final game played at Winnipeg Stadium on November 13, 1988. The Bombers won 35-28. Attendance was an embarrassment & a shock as crowds at Winnipeg Stadium in 1988 were fairly consistent all season long around 24,000. Hence, the idea for a tee shirt commemorating that game with the attendance on the front. The Bombers got on a roll behind qb Sean Salisbury in the playoffs. They took care of Hamilton at home & then beat the Argos 27-11 a week later in the Eastern Final at CNE Stadium on November 20th. Then they wrapped up the Trifecta on November 27th by defeating the heavily favoured BC Lions by a score of 22-21. in the Grey Cup at Lansdowne Park which featured DT Michael Gray deflection of a Matt Dunigan pass to an open receiver in the end zone. Not only did he deflect the pass up into the air but he caught it on the way down at the goalline to preserve the Bomber win & the Grey Cup Championship. I'll never forget that play. The story goes that the Bombers supposedly sold over 50,000 of those tee shirts. I don't know if that was true or not. There were fans that bought that tee shirt who never attended the game while claiming they did just to join the Grey Cup bandwagon. I can't confirm that number to be true or not but a lot of people did buy that tee shirt. It seemed everyone was wearing one & it was a hot ticket item for Christmas that year. I was there along with my wife as we were STH's in Sec V, row 29 & seats 12 & 13 at the old barn on Maroons Road. I never got a tee shirt, though. Michael Gray: Grey Cup hero.

Did you not read the O'Shea quote? He's a nice guy and people like him.

And it's been said over and over again that Jake is one of the smartest guys in the room, especially the Xs and Os... Just because he can't do the thing at the same level anymore doesn't mean he can't teach things. I have high hopes for him... Starting at a lower level assistant coach position is perfect.

We'll allow it. 😄

have been watching some 1997 Bomber games as CFL Classics has been posting them. Just watched the Toronto v. Bombers game where Reinebold rolled out Dexter Dawson as a DB. Pinball and Flutie absolutely pantsed him. (the offseason is so brutal I can't believe I'm watching 97 Bomber games to get my fix)

Reinebold was just a bad coach with a bad program. Kelly proved to be a terrible human being, blinded by wild arrogance.

kelly made a whole lot more than one mistake. I hope he finds a road to better mental health and stability. He certainly doesn’t deserve any thing from bomber fans. He left a far more significant black eye for the fan base and franchise than Reinbold. Jeff was a colossal screw up football ops wise, but atleast he was a good person who upheld the expectations that come with leadership.

Belated Merry Christmas to all So far, I like where this offseason has gone... Oliveria and Demski were great re-signings... Condell (while not my favourite choice) is a clear upgrade at OC... Jake moving to coaching is interesting... it'll certainly be addition by subtraction on the field... and he's a well-respected and smart guy, so who knows, maybe he'll make a better coach than player... I'd still like to see one big upgrade on the DL and the OL... the lines were our biggest downfall last year and I don't see any improvement there yet... though, obviously, it's too early for full assessments... It would be nice to get Elgersma here too, once his NFL opportunities dry up

Taylor, he was an even more ridiculous athlete than holm. We do really like athletic outliers at db under jy. Db is our fastest and biggest collection of athletes every year. The couple of former nfl guys we had in camp this year were crazy too, and 6’ plus. I’ll also throw in woodbey as the single greatest athletic outlier on the team today. He has excellent run/jump tools to the point he could cover any spot on the field. but he’s also 6’2 235 with the strength and physicality to excel at wil/mac in the cfl. If biggie had his measurables he never would’ve played a down in the CFL. This kid 100% should be playing S or sam in the nfl. I love watching him cover area and wrs like a db, then just monster guys physically when the ball is in play. He ate ol and big blockers lunch on a ton of plays in the run game last year. S, Sam, Wil, Mac, Dhb, you could play him at most positions. He could probably pass rush from the edge in a pinch if you needed. Not just an athlete either, that guy is a tough ass football player. I’ve got very high expectations for him this coming year.

I don't know what more Scheifele could do to make this team. It's insane to me especially when you see who made th team ahead of him. Embarrassing.

the quickest most fluid hips ever. He’s got elite closing and cod speed. Hes slight in build and lacks the physicality though. He couldn’t play bump n run on the corner, or cover TEs inside. He could play in a limited nickel cover role. He would struggle in run D though. That said, the steelers have leaned heavily on cover 4 with the Safety’s stacked tight. So Holm, would actually fit their system reasonably well. Id also add it’s useful to have guys like holm on the practice squad to help coach up new guys and run scout team D. It’s probably just a flyer work out for a guy with the raw tools and history of being solid up here.

It’s actually so weird to me that people are worried about Jake as a positional coach lol nobody has any clue if he’s got what it takes or not and we weren’t whining when Miller got a far more important role then again Miller isn’t a slow, fat whipping boy so I guess there’s that

Maybe just maybe Kyle Walters doesn't bring Kola back taking the decision out of MOS's hands.

Thanks Debbie, you should be a motivational speaker.

I guess this means the Riders cannot sign any more players in free agency since they paid one guy a big contract. As per the experts on this site.

Well if it means clipping some returnee's and or not resigning some currently unsigned guys from last yr..so be it...

Hutchins...Hardy..Broxton..McManus...get er done...and we be rolling...if it fits toss in Hicks too That be my gameplan

Good point, he was practicing since like LD iirc. I think it is always worth having Canadians like that. I'd take as many lotto ticket flyers on Canadians with upside as I could get. Generally, you are lucky to have a couple of guys in the draft who have decent athleticism and size that could be polished into Ss if they fulfill their potential. True cover guys, little on Sam's, are rare and valuable. They get a LOT of leash to figure out if they have any thing left too. BLM, Zach, and Harris are all great examples of that. All 3 looked fully cooked for more than a little while and managed to get back to being good. Khari was like 29 when he broke in with us, too. But you have far better chances of developing a QB who is in his late 20s when he gets up here than a kid out of college these days. The NFL is all over every single archetype at QB. No longer do they exclude system guys, or none pro offense guys. So, the kids we get access to who have 1 NFL TC or less are generally really lackluster. https://www.bluebombers.com/2025/12/23/new-title-same-jake/ Tait with another gem. Some interesting tidbits jump out at me. It sounds to me like he wanted to continue to play, and we weren't going to bring him back. I had a really good exit meeting with Osh (head coach Mike O’Shea). At that point, I was still kind of planning on continuing playing if that was possible. Then a few weeks went by after the Grey Cup and we just kind of continued our conversation and he let me know there was a chance that this opportunity would be available.

He could have played last half season..osh chose not to play him..I know for a fact he could have He's a legit talent who is starter capable and Canadian...why would u let him walk when still in his prime...injuries happen...just do...its not a indication he is damaged beyond any use...Look at Rene as a recent example Exactly...just cause guys arent familiar with him seems to have him over looked Was a legit difference maker as a starter as a rookie...not his fault he got hurt..who hasn't...and not his fault Osh wanted to roster his dud favorites over him last part of yr...he was ready...just like Parker 2 yrs ago was for almost 2 months before he got put back in...and good thing as he saved season that yr The gang here that just creams over Kramdi...if they got to see Makonzo play his spot will blow both nuts and likely pass out

No way he sticks ,too small.

What is crazy is that Yvensen Bernard also had 112 yards rushing in that game!

I'm thinking it is the fear of dropping nice guys from the club and giving a guy a pity job because god knows why O'Shea has troubles getting rid of the dead weight.

https://www.bluebombers.com/2025/12/30/blue-bombers-re-sign-offensive-lineman-tui-eli-to-two-year-contract/

LB corpse?

I dont believe Logan was 100 percent still either..he deserves another camp..its good to have a proven returner as a backup if vaval is back..we seen the effects of none for a yr or so Makonzo showed that in his rookie yr..hes a legit talent..just unfortunate with injury so far in his early career FA this yr is one of our most important and vital we dont whiff pretty much since early in this regime Smart..solid signing Yeah...no sense at all with that choice..regardless how long he played..or how well hes liked

He's played in 16, 18, 17 games in the last 3 seasons. As a Blue Bomber he's played in 112 out of 126 regular season games since joining us. 89% seems higher then most other guys?

Logan didn't look good at all last year. I think it would be ok to move on from him. Jefferson, Vaughters and Kola too.

best of the season y'all. May 2026 be our return to glory!

philpot is the least of the 3 id like to pay. I don’t trust his ability to stay healthy and productive over a full season. I don’t love paying any rb 300k. I do agree these deals are making me feel a bit better about brady’s deal.

That's not the same thing. He still has a job and TC is still several months away.

Guys I'd not re-sign. Stephan Logan, Chase Artoepus, Cody Case, Shayne Gauthier, Gavin Cobb, Joey Corcoran & Chris "Koaaala" Kolankowski.

Yeah, there's a few veterans getting long in the tooth which means they're expensive & don't contribute like they used to who should go.

As far as Kelly goes....I think people in general can forgive someone when they make mistakes....however when someone acts arrogant while making those mistakes....welll it paints that individual with a different brush.....one of being not only arrogant but ignorant.....I hope Kelly has changed his ways....He sure blew it here and a lot of Bomber fans have looong memories....myself being one of them...As far as Brock goes and his insulting comment about the Peg, when he said....'well you can only go to the zoo so many times' hurt a lot of fans.....There's more to the city than what he was intimating and it sure was a bull$hit comment...Anyway...onward and upward as they say ....we all move on

Sports wise, my biggest irritant with him was how he straight armed us fans. Sorry that’s not how a team representing a province works. It was just the oddest and most bizarre thing to do.

thats what I alluded to....I think Walter's was taking the option awau from Osh...so...Osh couldnt cut the cord so now he i a coach Great depth with Shay....SMith....Makonzio..Kramdi for varied use....to let the 4th pick in the draft in his draft yr walk...U.S school trained cause he was hurt part of the yr here is just dumb when he's a National Just look at his rookie yr numbers alone...better numbers than kramdi...and thats Kramdi after 5 yrs in league....and peeps here just rave about his awesomeness...so to have another just as awesome Canadian...where's the issue? 🤣

wilson’s sources; trust me bro. He’s not gonna find any one in the cfl circles who has a grudge with bob. Wilson has made good points a couple times this year, but he’s way off more than he’s right. He’s the tsn version of stephen a, and all that ilk.

Woods is awful. Terrible is pass coverage and not a guy that makes any plays at the line either. He just played himself off the field on the worst D in the league the past three seasons. Yeah, let's sign him.

Why is Willson employed? Reading his other posts he's extremely childish and acts like a baby whenever anyone calls him out. Get rid of him ASAP.