Based on that Penton tweet, as much as getting a #1 QB would have been nice today Walters did what was in the best interest of the ball club and balked at that price. That is absolutely ridiculous.

This is what Ottawa did wrong last time - over paid a bunch of bums. Unbelievable.

So, now, someone tell me what we will be offering as trade bait for Glenn?

A Bomber toque and the number of the cheerleader that Burris is dating.

I sure hope the club is loading up the neg list with QBs who have never heard of the Winnipeg Blue Bombers

If they are from the US they've probably never even heard of the CFL, or Canada.

Bad waste of resources?   How so?  They can cut anyone before training camp without paying a dime.  This will make the team competitve and make it easier to sign FA when the FA know what type of players will be on the team.

They could have taken someone else from Calgary other then Glenn if they had designs on Burris. I just think that Desjardins doesn't know what the hell he's doing, and that this is already looking like yet another gong show in Ottawa.

Players don't want to play in Winnipeg, and that is the evolving storyline here.

You mean Korey Banks lied to me on Twitter?

 

Doing what leaders do... championing his team.  And he's absolutely a great leader for doing so.  But keep in mind he had no choice in the matter... his contract was traded to Winnipeg.

 

We've been able to offer the only starting QB job in the CFL with no competition, as well as reportedly the most money, to 2 guys we coveted.  And couldn't close them.

Well he could have seemed less enthusiastic about it, or said nothing. Anyway, it appears that QB's in this league don't want to come here. Let's hope we can convince Drew Willy, and once he comes, he blows away all of these prima-donnas. I am actually relieved that I don't have to pretend cheer for Burris this year now. He's back to his rightful place, that choking jack-arse that I can't stand.

Players don't want to play in Winnipeg, and that is the evolving storyline here.

You mean Korey Banks lied to me on Twitter?

That's a nice thought but there are three things here ...

 

a) Ottawa seems to have no interest in getting Glenn

We don't have Drew Willy signed

c) Would Glenn really want to come here to work with Marcel Bellefeuille?

As for © - who else would want Glenn if we don't take him? Would he go back to Calgary?

We needed to shore up the OL...  Neufeld was a small step in that direction but we desperately needed to find or trade for a real Centre.

 

No QB coach, no OL coach, no interior...  a new QB every year since 2009...

I really hope we draft Lavertu with our number two pick...

This says more about Ottawa I think. In four years that franchise will be folding again. This was a terrible move and a bad waste of resources.

Muamba is still trying the NFL isn't he? Why would he sign until he knows whether he's getting an NFL look? Lost Kohlert? Not so fast.

A guy on TEP just pointed out that the CFL congress start on Feb. 4...in Ottawa. Isn't Burris a player rep?

This smells just like the "Khari is on a plane to Winnipeg" rumours we had a few weeks ago.

Overpaying a 39 year old QB is not getting the job done either.

Yup. Hopefully the Winnipeg fan base understands this.

That would be quite something if Burris signs with Ottawa.

 

Ottawa gets Glenn for free in the expansion draft, then turns around and trades him to Winnipeg for a first or second round draft pick in 2015 plus maybe throw in another player on top of that since the Bombers are desparate for a proven commodity at QB going into 2014 (even if we sign Willy he is far from proven).

If we trade our first round draft pick in 2015 for Glenn I'll find myself yearning for the days of Mike Kelly.

What a cluster**** this has become. We just had the season from hell. Now we're having the off season from hell.

The only way I can agree with you is to think that it must be an off season from hell if we're whining about NOT getting Henry Burris.

Reilly lives in northern Montana.

Does he turn in to Grizzly Adams in the summer time? There is like no one living in Northern Montana. Other than a few bears.

I was at that Super Bowl party.  

 

He kept getting calls, and I heard him saying, "I appreciate the offer Mr. Elway, but I'm going to take a few days before I decide."

Except that if that was true, I wouldn't be surprised.

Another person saying they watched the Super Bowl with Burris and that Burris said people will be "surprised" when they find out whop he signs with.  That would take us out of the equation...  I'm starting to get this sick feeling in my stomach that we aren't getting Burris.

Oh well....

A guy named Ian G Tennant I claiming Burris signed a 3 year deal with Ottawa and that it'll be announced tomorrow.

 

 

Who is "Ian G Tennant"?

A cousin of Amanda Huggankiss, Al Coholic and Hugh Jass.

Reilly IMO is the current King of Garbage Time, .

yes, he definitely dethroned Alex Brink last year.

Reilly IMO is the current King of Garbage Time, but still has loads of potential, I honestly believe that the Eskimos would be nuts to let him but then again.......................................... Ed Hervey is their GM.

I like Reilly's fight and his intensity. He also seems to be a leader on the field and has a lot of tools. If Hervey cut him in favour of Burris I'd hope that Walters would be on the next flight to Washington State to pay the Reilly family a visit.

I'd like to see them sign Jade. He was looking pretty good until he almost got decapitated by some Rider thug in the LDC.

Yup given the huge investment of time and money, it would be nice to see the Bombers finally get a return. Right now he's like an investment in a wind farm, lots of dough spent but very little power generated.

my thoughts - Burris' biggest upside is his ability to escape pressure

And his biggest liabilities are his tendencies to commit giant brain-farts at the worst possible times and also to crumple into a ball and disappear once the outdoor temps go under +5c. Maybe that's why he doesn't want to rush into signing in Winnipeg, because he knows he'll have at least 3 cold weather home games?

I just think Walters if he played his cards right could have got Banks for cheaper and then turned around and sent Poblah somewhere for a different return. Asset management is a big thing and I dunno if Walters is all that great at it, but part of this assessment is based on the other trades he has made where he's displayed a similar tendency to just pay whatever the other team wants. Having to add the pick to the Hall trade still bugs me.

You can console yourself that we have two picks in the 6th round, one of which came from Edmonton for Merrill Johnson.

I don't understand how the Bombers overpaid or paid sticker price.............. Banks for Kito Poblah seems like a much better deal for us.

 

Geroy went for an import receiver with man boobs, cut in training camp by the Lions, and a 3rd rounder.

 

Banks is probably worth a 4th or 5th rounder.  If we think Poblah is worth the same or less, it's a good trade for us.  Clearly BC sees something in Poblah, otherwise they would have just taken a pick, which would cost them much less.

Hey - man boobs can be a big plus for a receiver, gives you an extra layer of cushioning when you are catching balls in your chest area.

2 less potential FA's - Ryan Lucas & Chris Kowalczuk have been resigned per Darren Cameron.

 

This off-season just gets more and more underwhelming.  These two guys are probably the absolute lowest priority signings we have.

So you'd prefer we didn't sign them at all? Or just sign them and not announce it? I don't get the negative spin on this. It just "is".