Mr. Perfect

Sounds good to me but not to a lot of others. Others: We didn't sign Burris. We should have offered 500k. Oh right...and we need a new O-line. Oh and we need a lot of NIs. And we need to sign some receivers. Ours can't catch. And why have we got so many players going to FA. We should have signed them. MILLER AND WALTERS ARE FAILURES. Some Others: Sign Burris at the low end of what QBs make. Spend the money elsewhere. Sign Drew Willy. BUT DON'T OVER SPEND. But we need a new O-line, new receivers and all those FAs need to be re-signed. BUT DON'T OVERSPEND. So what is it boys. Do we empty the bank or do we cheap out. And how in hell do Miller and Walters satisfy you all. Collaros obviously wanted to be with Austin. Not Walters fault unless you wanted to pay him 450k. Ottawa throws money at Burris that Walters can't match because he knows the rest of the team needs to be upgraded. Again not Walters fault. Don't be surprised if Taman signs Willy or trades him to BC just to get back at Wpg with the way he was dumped. Simply put it's just about being smart. One could justify overpaying for a young or even a middle aged quarterback because it in turn gives you that stability as a franchise that many covet. Essentially Walters is in a game of poker right now, he knew what he had in Burris or what Burris had to offer the team and when the stakes got to high he folded his cards, and it was a very smart decision. Just as there is more than one hand when playing cards, people can bet their bottom dollar that Walters has other cards that he has yet to play.

4-12 against the West the last 2 seasons. Half a million bucks for a likely 6 win 39 year old QB in Blue and Gold. That would have been an epic fail. Bingo.

Taking the low end of your range, if you really think Burris would give us 5 extra wins (bringing us to 8-10) in 2014, please pass me what you're drinking. This TEAM, as a whole has way to many problems to be 8-10 this year.

The bottom line is this folks. Regardless of the cap going up or how much room we have you just DO NOT pay that kind of money to a 39 year old quarterback. It's just not in any way, shape or form smart business. His track record doesn't justify it, his age doesn't justify it and us being a rebuilding ball club does not justify it. All that being said Henry isn't the bad guy here. It's quite clear what he wanted: One last big pay day before he retires, and hey good for him, he got it. Today should be much more about the Ottawa business model than us losing out on a quarterback. It's clear that Desjardins hasn't learned from his Hamilton days, and that Ottawa as a whole has not learned from one of the many reasons behind them folding yet again.

It's all Kyle Walters fault. Guy is just useless...

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.

It's February. People need to stop getting their panties in a knot, sit their ass down and just watch it all play out. We have no slightest idea what the final product will be. People need to relax. Maybe you and Noeller don't. But I know we're going to suck major ass again this year. Bookmarked... Last year 75% of the internet Bomber fan community believed we were going to be good even though it was obvious we weren't. This year, it's Mr. Perfect and Noeller. Please show me where I've said we will be a good team this year. From this very thread... "Everyone was super optimistic and excited too and at the end of the day it resulted in a four win season. It's just too much of an unknown at this point how things will pan out." Also from this very thread... Of course we're going to suck, we were 3-15 last year and have more holes than Portage Avenue in April. The point is, is that there are still lots of time to add pieces to the puzzle to start to get the ship turned around. This was never going to be a one year process. People need to realize that."

Three? Burris, Collaros and ?? Reilly Reilly was traded to Edmonton before free agency last year then was extended. He never hit the market. We could have made a trade before Edmonton did. Sure, and the GM at the time has since been fired. To say however that Reilly was a free agent that we missed out on is not true. He was never a free agent.

It's February. People need to stop getting their panties in a knot, sit their ass down and just watch it all play out. We have no slightest idea what the final product will be. People need to relax. Maybe you and Noeller don't. But I know we're going to suck major ass again this year. Bookmarked... Last year 75% of the internet Bomber fan community believed we were going to be good even though it was obvious we weren't. This year, it's Mr. Perfect and Noeller. Please show me where I've said we will be a good team this year.

If that's the case he's on par with Ray, and Burris is no Ricky Ray, not by a long shot.

At some point, Walters has to get the job done. We gave Mack two years of blaming Kelly... look where that got us. Overpaying a 39 year old QB is not getting the job done either. Case in point. Seems Marcel has learned very little for when he broke the bank for Printers when he was running things in Hamilton. Good for Kyle for not budging. Kelly Moore ‏@KMooreOnSports 1m Burris' agent Chris Gittings confirmed his client signed for money with Ottawa. Did not dispute or confirm #Bombers offer of 750k for 2 yrs.

Three? Burris, Collaros and ?? Reilly Reilly was traded to Edmonton before free agency last year then was extended. He never hit the market.

But on the other hand if we do get him fans will be lining up to shake hands with Walters, pat him on the back, etc. Mike Kelly was wrong on a lot of things but when he said the Bomber fanbase was the most schizophrenic fans in the CFL he hit the nail right on the head.

Again, the Bombers offer was the one with the most money. What else could he have done? If someone doesn't want to come here you can't force them. Period.

All valid points, but I thought it was an interesting comment none the less.

CJOB tweeted we offered $750k over two years. How much higher would you have gone? IF ANYTHING Walters f*cked up offering that much.

Farhan Lalji ‏@FarhanLaljiTSN 1m If #Bombers wind up w/ Glenn it could be win-win. They'd be paying Glenn & Willy combined what they would have paid Hank.

How? It was reported through this entire process the Winnipeg offer was the best on the table. What do you want him to do? Hold a gun to Burris? If a player doesn't want to play here, then they go elsewhere. If he doesn't want to be here, we shouldn't want him here either.

It's February. People need to stop getting their panties in a knot, sit their ass down and just watch it all play out. We have no slightest idea what the final product will be. People need to relax. And at least that year we signed Steven Jyles (the most coveted FA QB at the time), AND an experienced QB in Buck Pierce. Everyone was super optimistic and excited too and at the end of the day it resulted in a four win season. It's just too much of an unknown at this point how things will pan out.

It's February. People need to stop getting their panties in a knot, sit their ass down and just watch it all play out. We have no slightest idea what the final product will be. People need to relax. Maybe you and Noeller don't. But I know we're going to suck major ass again this year. Of course we're going to suck, we were 3-15 last year and have more holes than Portage Avenue in April. The point is, is that there are still lots of time to add pieces to the puzzle to start to get the ship turned around. This was never going to be a one year process. People need to realize that.

It's February. People need to stop getting their panties in a knot, sit their ass down and just watch it all play out. We have no slightest idea what the final product will be. People need to relax.

Day made. See ya Frank! Have fun!

How was Hamilton the better choice for Collaros ? How wasn't Hamilton a better choice? Minus the offensive line the Ti-Cats have every advantage on us on offence, including their coach. Hamilton is ready to win now, we are not. Hamilton also offered the stronger contract.

I think MSW's career is over... The trouble is we likely will still have to field three import and two NI receivers... so its Akeem Foster-Denmark-Watson-Edwards-Kelly... Sorry, that is just an 'okay' lineup. So given it's just an okay line up (which I don't entirely disagree with) that means a deserving and dynamic rookie won't crack the line up? No one knew who Chris Matthews was before he got here. It's one thing to find one solid receiver, it's quite another to find five. Not saying they are going to field five rooks of course but that's still five spots that need to be filled. I like our chances MUCH better of having a better group of receivers than Ottawa does.

Because free agency was slated to start on a Saturday when league offices are closed and most media outlets are running reduced schedules.