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10 minutes ago, wbbfan said:
Strange move for him to sit out the whole last year then come back. What a dumpster fire to walk into as well loool.
Well not too strange if he's been shopping his services for months and hasn't had any takers. Dumpster fire looks like it was his only option.
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2 hours ago, SpeedFlex27 said:
We need to get younger at certain positions like MLB. We need to upgrade our interior DL. Our secondary is inconsistent. It can be great one game & shitty the next. Was Demerio Houston a great corner or did he see the football a lot because teams felt they could attack him?
He was good enough to be voted an all-star by his peers and good enough to get some NFL interest... Both of which came as a surprise to me.
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20 minutes ago, GCn20 said:
Fair enough. However, I doubt this was the case as he is a pending FA and has no trade value at all.
Yup, I doubt there were many interested teams last year when Hamilton was shopping him around so he would already know what the market looked like for him.
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28 minutes ago, GCn20 said:
The agent can offer that info but the second any CFL team comments back to that agent it's tampering. The very definition of it. You are not allowed to discuss players under contract with another team with their reps. PERIOD. You can back channel that info certainly though.
Unless the current team has given the player permission to seek a trade. When Evans got sent to BC, a new contract was needed in order to make the trade happen so his agent was negotiating with the Lions even though he was still under contract with Hamilton.
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5 hours ago, Noeller said:
Poor Grimey. All those years wasted in Edmonton.
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29 minutes ago, Mark H. said:
Travis Bond - we had 3 Americans on OL when he was starting. IIRC, it was for 1.5 - 2 seasons.
Of course don't 'need' a Canadian back, but it has served us rather well.
IIRC, Bond was only starting because Neufeld couldn't stay healthy. We already had Couture at center and Chungh at the other guard position (we had also signed Jeff Keeping as a FA but he missed the whole season).
Bond did play at a high level for us those 2 seasons but if not for injuries, would he have even seen the field?
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16 minutes ago, GCn20 said:
The players signed pre-January 1 likely had big portions of their salaries paid from this year's SMS.
Not necessarily.
Last year we re-signed Willie at the end of November but we ended up going over the cap so they either paid the fine to have more room in 2023 or his salary did not count against the 2022 cap.
3DN reported it was the club's option whether or not they wanted his 100k signing bonus to count against last year's cap or not.
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Apparenrly, Demerio Houston has a workout scheduled with the Chargers. Haven't seen it reported by media yet, just saw it being shared on IG.
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27 minutes ago, Brandon said:
Does he join Daigle / Yakupov amongst the all time biggest draft busts?
To me, there's a difference between players would could not live up to their expectations and a player who, due to health issues, didn't get the chance to. We'll never know what Patrick could have done had he been healthy but we know what a healthy Daigle & Yakupov did.
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7 minutes ago, Bigblue204 said:
Wonder what the chances are Alford comes back? I followed his progress down there until the year started. I know at one time he had a legit chance at starting....but don't know how that worked out.
He's still starting for the Falcons at nickle back and is their main punt returner.
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3 hours ago, Noeller said:
Winnipeg Blue Bombers
- Praise Amaewhule | DL | Texas El Paso
- Michael Ayers | LB | Ashland
- Carter Bradley | QB | South Alabama
- Kody Case | WR | Illinois
- Darren Grainger | QB | Georgia State
- Mark Gronowski | QB | South Dakota State
- Penny Hart | WR | Georgia State
- Gavin Holmes | WR | Baylor
- Jalen Redmond | DL | Oklahoma
- Anthony Witherstone | DB | Merrimack
Breakdown of the players from Ed Tait.
https://www.bluebombers.com/2023/12/12/neg-list-players-revealed/
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41 minutes ago, wbbfan said:
None. Among imps it’s very limited too.
Not including QBs, lawler. Though I haven’t seen the details on wjs newest deal. Lewis makes more. Not many guys in general other than QBs make more money than Willy.Where he ranks as highest paid non-QB would depend on whether or not other players reached some or all their bonuses. He's tied for 8th (with 4 other players) for a base salary but could be as low as 13th (3 way tie) if every player maxed out their bonuses.
Guys making more or the same as Willie in 2023 (per 3DN):
Defensive Line: Orimolade (240k), Mauldin (200-209k), Betts (180-206), Ceresna (205-215), Lanier 250k
Receiver: Lewis (320k), Lawler (250-258k), Dunbar (200-206k), Gittens (200k), White (187-220k)
Offensive Line: Desjarlais (250.5-256.5k), Korte (220-229k), Beard (200-207.5k), Figueroa (199.8-205.8k), Bladek (190-200k)
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10 hours ago, HardCoreBlue said:
He’s insane?
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Even when he wasn't getting sacks, Willie was still making an impact and (arguably) had a better season than last year so I don't think age is an issue for him yet. Rotation, or lack thereof, is a bigger issue (imo).
2022: 33 tackles, 7 sacks, 10 knockdowns, 2 forced fumbles & 1 interception.
2023: 21 tackles, 11 sacks, 13 knockdowns, 3 forced fumbles & no interceptions.
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1 minute ago, Brandon said:
Harris is the right QB to have in Riderville now, they need a veteran who can get the ball out quickly. What they really need to fix quickly is that o-line, any QB is going to get killed playing behind them.
Harris maybe a good fit for them but as you said, any QB is going to get killed and at his age, that's a huge issue for them. They've been trying to fix the oline "quickly" for a few years now but JOD doesn't seem to know how to do it.
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8 minutes ago, Booch said:
Not pull Demski...Bailey....No player with a torn Hammy is of am=ny use and was just going thru the motions, as more a decoy and when Mtl realized he and Schoen were of zero threat...Limited Demski and Lawler were smothered...and if Ambles wasnt worth a cup of piss and not gonna be used...why was he here?...and yeah Bolo dressed....didnt see field....and Mcrae was there but not on roster....but game prior what was point of dressing him?
I get your point, but any receiver....a guy right off the street who could run a basic set of routes, and had hands would have helped the offence out....and remember...Osh said all our guys are number ones...thats why we they are here...well coach...back that crap up then and stand by it and put money where your mouth is.....and he didnt...and we payed for it
I'm sure Ambles is wondering that too. You bring in a veteran receiver as a back-up in case of injuries and then don't use him when that exact scenario plays out. What was the point of signing him?
BOLO is also a pending FA. Unless he was also banged up, what does that say about his future with the club? It doesn't exactly send a vote of confidence that he can't get a single ball thrown his way, despite how depleted the receiving core was.
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12 minutes ago, Noeller said:
Worst pro franchise in the history of pro sports. A truly remarkable amount of losing in more than 100 years....
It's the only thing that they do well.
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6 hours ago, Noeller said:
nah, his bluntness would have been refreshing and confident... I have no problem with that. But I'm sure JOD was shocked that anyone outright said they wanted to be there.... other than that OC Kelly Jeffrey, who was just excited to have a job in pro football....
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12 minutes ago, Jesse said:
I certainly believe Wade was attempting to make it difficult for Buck to leave.
The Trinity just needed to have a little sit down with him and work things out...
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55 minutes ago, Noeller said:
Oilers and Jets going in opposite directions right now, unfortunately.... should be an interesting one Thursday.
Not for me! I had been regretting picking up tickets for this game (still might post-game 😂) but I'm relieved to see the Oilers have been playing much better the last few games.
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2023/2024 Blue Bombers Off-Season Thread (BRADY’S BACK! DALTON’S BACK!)
in Blue Bomber Discussion
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Given the Biggie talk this week, 3DN has an interesting article about potential FA linebackers in BC. The part about MLB no longer being viewed the same way these days caught my eye. Wonder if GM's feel the same way.
"However, middle linebacker is no longer viewed as the premium position it once was and the Lions will be wary of overspending in a spot where statistics are often inflated."
https://3downnation.com/2024/01/06/tough-decisions-loom-in-b-c-lions-loaded-linebacking-corps/