bigg jay

We exceeded the salary cap in 2 of the last 3 seasons so we are spending the cash.

Problem player might not have been the correct term - biggest liability is probably more suitable. My issue isn't with Jake the person, it's the player that never showed a ton of skill (even in his younger days) now being responsible for coaching up others in an area that we desperately need help. He absolutely may turn out to be a great coach but let's not act like he was some great superstar back in the day and he's just no longer the player he once was. The drop-off from prime Jake and 2025 Jake is not that severe and he was closer to his prime 7 years ago when we first tried to move on from him. The fact that he lasted 13 years is a testament to his dedication but also a damnation of our scouting/drafting.

Or having the best RB in the league made him look better than he actually is? He certainly didn't use BO the way you would think a great RB coach might. I'm less concerned about that move though - he's at least experienced in the role. Hiring one of our problem players to coach (imo) our biggest weakness does not inspire confidence in me.

No consequences for failure/mediocrity. What's Jake going to teach them - how to now get their uniform dirty? I wonder if the Hogan move might have been because of the salary cap? If he had a 2 year deal, they'd either have to eat his salary and still pay a replacement coach or they keep him but move him to a different job.

And so is Hogan as RB coach. Winnipeg Blue Bombers hire Tommy Condell as offensive coordinator, Jake Thomas as defensive line coach - 3DownNation

Yeah but if i guess says he's not going to sign here, we have limited options. It's rare but has happened. Corey Mace did that to us back in the day and never played a snap for us.

Well the Jake Paul - Anthony Joshua "fight" was something. A whole lot of running, very little action and the expected result.

B.C. Lions sign three-time CFL all-star LB Darnell Sankey - 3DownNation

His run with Ottawa was underwhelming but they are a perennial tire fire so not sure how much that falls on him In 2025, Ottawa finished sixth in net offence, eighth in offensive points, and ninth in yards per play but was 2nd in offensive time of possession. Long way to say his offense had plenty of opportunity but produced very little. He does have history with Zach so maybe he can bring some old ZC out.

https://3downnation.com/2025/12/18/winnipeg-blue-bombers-expected-to-hire-tommy-condell-as-offensive-coordinator/

Guess they haven't had "the talk" yet. Not necessarily - you can do community work and not live somewhere full-time. Kolankowski was nominated for the Jake Gaudaur award last year partly because of the work he does in Ontario (running football camps in Oshawa).

No - which is why nobody is complaining! 😂 He didn't have his best season last year in my opinion (still good though) & he's never been one of the highest paid DB's so I can't see him getting a ridiculous contract now.

I don't see anyone complaining about Nichols.

Winnipeg Blue Bombers extend standout DB Deatrick Nichols - 3DownNation

https://3downnation.com/2025/12/17/hamilton-tiger-cats-hire-brock-sunderland-from-winnipeg-blue-bombers/ Interesting that it's a lateral move and not a promotion.

I'm not - it's a numbers game. There are so many RB's coming out of college or other leagues but so few spots so if someone wants too much, teams can move on fairly easy. Brady has a lot of value to the club off the field which is why he can ask/get that kind of money and why they should be using a ton marketing money on him. Would you take Mills or Butler over a guy like Hatcher for similar money? There's no debate from me that Brady isn't the top RB in the league - I just don't think he's so much farther ahead than the rest that he should be paid double. If he's getting a good chunk paid as marketing money then I think the contract is fair value. We don't have that info yet so we don't really know how good (or bad) of a deal it is,

Read the post I quoted - Brandon said "Brady is touching the ball 20-30 times".

Brady might occasionally crack 20 touches but his career average is far less than 20-30 a game. 2021 - 7 carries & 0.6 receptions 2022 - 11.2 carries & 1.3 receptions 2023 - 14.4 carries & 2.1 receptions 2024 - 14 carries & 3.5 receptions 2025 - 13.4 carries & 4.0 receptions Also if RB's are so valuable - why is he the only one making that kind of coin? There are other RB's who put up similar production but make a fraction of what Brady does.

They are working on it - both the league & CFLPA says they are open to discussions but we'll see what happens. CFL, Players' Association open to discussing public salary disclosure - 3DownNation

I sure hope there is a ton of marketing money being used on that contract.

Yup, athletes and officials have seen a huge increase in that sort of thing as betting has become a more mainstream part of sports.

Bluto has been awful quiet lately...

Unless they told Walters something different, his agent didn't specify a timeline when he commented on it a month ago. Weinrauch said he'd be happy to sign here if/when all NFL opportunities are exhausted. It was was Walters who said they probably won't know until after Feb 1st when NFL futures contracts are signed. That might be something they discussed privately though.

Sums up about 95% of these RIP threads. Mainly D List (at best) "celebs" that nobody has heard of. Do we really need a post to hear the 3rd cousin once removed of the person who voiced Tickle me Elmo died? I don't think so but here we are! 😂

I think that our new scouting staff is off to a decent start as they have found a few keepers already. You're only going to have so many rookies making an impact (especially with this HC) and they brought in Vavel, Woodbey & Allen this year. If Perkins amounts to anything up here, you can credit Sunderland for that since he's been after him since at least 2019. That said - DB & LB was not our biggest weak spot going so if, during this off-season, they want to focus on getting some stud DL's signed, that'd be much appreciated!