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  2. NFL thread

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    On 2024-02-24 at 5:30 PM, SpeedFlex27 said:

    How did the CFL ever miss the Gravy Train??? As a fan, I'd take just one tenth of that growth thrown our way. .

    Much smaller population and audience which translates into significantly smaller broadcasting deals .. limited reach (in terms of global audience and awareness) and a somewhat insignificant approach over the years to grow the game at a grassroots level.

    Football is religion in the US (I know you know this well);  Hockey is Canada's.

  3. Free Agency Day - Bombers Moves

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    22 minutes ago, Jesse said:

    I mean, our team is full of guys of have been here forever. 

     

    1 minute ago, Rich said:

    Now we do, but my jersey buying habits had to change years ago.   Put it this way, I even have a Sadeeq Shabazz jersey in my closet I bought on a whim out to Regina for Labour Day one year.  It sits right next to a game worn Marcellus Bowman jersey I bought at a locker room sale one year.

    My Henoc Muamba jersey is right there with yours.

  4. Free Agency Day - Bombers Moves

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    1 hour ago, SpeedFlex27 said:

    I hate the 1 year deals. it's hard to budget for next season when you constantly have to renegotiate these deals. You'd think an older veteran like Castillo would want some security that a two or 3 year deal brings.

    This is a complete aside but these types of deals (1 year) is a primary reason I haven't bought a "player jersey" in years.   There's no incentive for me to if the player is gone the next year.  

    It's either me repping my family or going old school with one of our greats.

  11. 2023/2024 Blue Bombers Off-Season Thread (BRADY’S BACK! DALTON’S BACK!)

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    3 minutes ago, GCn20 said:

    BA says he played most of the 2nd half with the injury. Are you calling him a liar? Also my comparisons are meaningful as there is a very clear precedent of player playing through injury with great success that MOS would have considered when making his decisions on these guys. One can argue that in game adjustments should have been made for Schoen particularly, but it is nonsense to suggest that Biggie played poorly. He didn't make any highlight package plays but that's more due to lack of opportunity than anything. 

    If you couldn't see Biggie labouring and unable to make plays, I don't know what to tell you.  He was not particularly good in that Grey Cup game and really had no business being on the field.

  14. 2023/2024 Blue Bombers Off-Season Thread (BRADY’S BACK! DALTON’S BACK!)

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    10 minutes ago, TrueBlue4ever said:

    American running backs who hit 1,000 yards may be disposable. A Canadian RB who hits 1,500 (and 2,000 from scrimmage) much less so. And if he goes down, we have Another Canadian to step in as well as any American. As for Schoen, we still have Lawler, who is at least his equal production-wise. And many keep saying that Bailey would be a top 2 1,000 yard receiver on any other team, maybe he’ll finally get the chance to meet these fan  expectations here if Schoen is gone. 

    You’re missing the point.  You don’t need a RB who can put up 2000 yards from scrimmage to win in this league.

    You need a deep, complete roster (and a quarterback).

  15. 2023/2024 Blue Bombers Off-Season Thread (BRADY’S BACK! DALTON’S BACK!)

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    14 minutes ago, Booch said:

    yeah...Its not about being spoiled....My opinion...and mine only is that we could have paid an import back a third of that, and got excellent production, and have solidified our Dline, and likely another Dback or linebacker, and been a deeper...stronger team.....

    Was it the team feeling the need to sign the local guy?...I don't have that answer, but I could care less where a player came from to be honest...and now does this have an effect that is why we signed Thomas...Kolo on value deals, Already have Bennett on a rookie deal and will be seeing heavy does of them all yr basically just taking u a roster spot...Backed up by a Schmeckle....and WJ having one of Haba/Garbutt or a diff new recruit as his running mate...and nothing behind him? and also hinders us bringing back a BOLO?...Then to me it's totally not worth it....Juice def not worth the squeeze...Hopefully Walters has some crazy magic going on to allow us to not have to rape Peter to pay Paul

    This.

    Look, I'm happy Brady is a part of the team and I've also been an advocate of signing and retaining local players going back to my days on OB.  However, if we look at the CFL (and running backs in general), it is a largely disposable position and I feel the money could have been better spent plugging holes across the roster.  Hell, I'll even come out and say that if the the spend on Brady is what costs us Schoen, I'd be disappointed.  "Bradyball" or not .. if he goes down, you're going to have to plug the spot with an American back anyways (see last year).  Lose a guy like Schoen, we literally have nobody stepping in to fill that void.  We have a terrible track record of integrating new WRs into our offense and seeing them any sort of have sustained success.

  19. 2023/2024 Blue Bombers Off-Season Thread (BRADY’S BACK! DALTON’S BACK!)

    in Blue Bomber Discussion

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    7 minutes ago, Noeller said:

    I'm curious how much, if at all, the Bombers worry about the optics of letting a local kid who's involved in charities, etc, go elsewhere.... there's a lot of dumb people who don't necessarily understand the dollars and cents of it all, and just see the Bombers not willing to bring him back. I know we all don't really care about that, but I'm curious how much the Bombers think about it from a PR standpoint...

    They won't care about optics one bit.

    Their goal is to field a competitive team year in, year out.  They want a team that is capable of making a run when we host the Grey Cup.   They aren't about to cripple our roster by having so much cap space tied up in an expendable position.

  21. 2023/2024 Blue Bombers Off-Season Thread (BRADY’S BACK! DALTON’S BACK!)

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    9 minutes ago, JuranBoldenRules said:

    I clearly don't.  Sarcasm toward the people who do.

    Kolankowski isn't signing here for that number (keeping in mind some of the numbers we have/will have at playmaker spots) to be the 6th guy.  The centre job isn't up for grabs right now IMO.  There's not going to be a competition in a camp where there's low compete anyway these days among vets.  The spots that might be up for grabs are LG and RT.  Probably one of Eli/Dobson get into start in one of those spots, Dobson's shot might be LG if Gray isn't back, Eli's shot is both.  Other guy is 6th OL.  I'm guessing there will be Americans in the mix for at least RT, maybe both depending on the backfield situation.

    Of the two, I like Eli more than Dobson but neither really stand out.  

    Or, better put, after the drop off from Dejarlais, neither have made me forget the guy.  Gray certainly hasn't.  One thing *is* clear to me that we need better at the interior of our offensive line.

  22. 2023/2024 Blue Bombers Off-Season Thread (BRADY’S BACK! DALTON’S BACK!)

    in Blue Bomber Discussion

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    Just now, Noeller said:

    feels like Yoshi is a guy that should be a Bomber 4 Life, but what can you do, right? 

    He would be.  You can see the passion he plays with and demonstrates it on and off the field.

    At some point though, an organization needs to be somewhat ruthless.  I don't want to end up in the CFL hinterlands again .. I want this organization to be respectable and highly competitive for YEARS to come.  That means proper and good competition in camp .. making the hard decision to move on from vets when younger, cheaper (better) alternatives exist.

  25. 2023/2024 Blue Bombers Off-Season Thread (BRADY’S BACK! DALTON’S BACK!)

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    9 minutes ago, Goalie said:

    There’s always one or 2 who are convinced they know more than the ppl who see them everyday.  Between you and me ;) there’s definitely one guy like that on here and to be honest it gets annoying reading some of his posts. Just believes he knows more. Like Mike years ago but Mike doesn’t do that anymore. The other guy does tho. 

    Let's not call anyone out directly or indirectly.  It's a bad look.  Argue the point, not the person making it.

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