bigg jay
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26 minutes ago, wbbfan said: It is, but the thing about the NL is those guys could sit for 2-3 years or be removed in 2 weeks without an offer.
It'll come down to what kind of ends we sign and if/when/how many Nts/Dts we bring in.
Yep, not all of the DT's on our Neg List are recent adds either - a couple of them have been there for months so it's more of an indication of what they are targeting rather than a clue that they'll sign soon.
Neg List moves are all over the map too - some guys sit on there for years & some only for a few days. Some get signed while others get dropped. Some even get dropped and then are re-added later on - recent signee Khris Bogle is a good example of that. He was added 2 months go, dropped after a month only to be re-added a few days later before he was signed (Calgary also had him on their list at one point).
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Santos L. Halper is coming home.
Jovan Santos-Knox agrees to terms with Winnipeg Blue Bombers - 3DownNation
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9 hours ago, Noeller said: After the show I dug into some of those follow up pieces that explained what every part of the show meant and it was so neat to learn it all.
I did the same - I got a lot of the references but not everything so I looked into it. I've never once listened to his music so might not be part of the target audience and it's not going to make me go out of my way to listen to him but I appreciated the opportunity to see/learn something new. They could have done much worse (and have) so I had zero problems with the half time show.
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1 hour ago, wbbfan said: According to PFF, 68 snaps last year, 28 drop-back snaps. 24 of his snaps were designed run, keeper, kneel, etc. It also lists him as having 2 "big time" throws and 3 turnover-worthy plays. In 24, he had 6 drop-backs, 24 designed runs, on 40 total snaps with 1 turnover-worthy play.
I don't put any value other than crude entertainment on their own metrics, but as a fun fact, Wilson was their worst rated qb and worst-rated passer in the whole league last year. They had Wilson as a 42.2 overall and 29.9 as a passer vs strevy at 62.2 and 57.4. They only had strev as the 9th-worst passer and 15th worst qb. Which seems wildly inaccurate, and deeply depressing at the same time.
I wonder how what his snap count would have been if Strevy doesn't blow out his knee? The only game Wilson saw action beyond short yardage was the last game of the regular season when ZC was sitting and then Strevy went down early. Took a worst case scenario to see what he could do (to be expected for QB3 though) and what we saw wasn't good.
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Just now, Booch said: well apparently they saw some the errors of their ways....or so we were sold, so hopefully thats one of them....cause it crippled us for several yrs running
If I was a betting man I'd say we break camp with ZC...Perkins and Wilson as he is the only guy with any relevant experience.....for that "just in case moment" but how they use the 2 others will be interesting. I think Perkins will be the actual backup and a guy we build some packages around to get him nicely integrated, and Wilson stays as the short yardage guy for most part
That's pretty much how I expect it to go down as well - ZC, Perkins, Wilson with Artopoeus or Thorne on the PR.
Might get interesting if Elgersma does show up at some point though - would they stick him on the PR where he could be poached or would he bump Perkins or Wilson from the AR?
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34 minutes ago, wbbfan said: I think our backup plan is going to be Montreal. Davis is their guy, and I think they like Morgan a lot. Which leaves one of Evans and Patterson on the outside looking in. One of them gets cut, or maybe we work a trade if camp goes poorly. After that, it's the likes of what remains of MBT/Masoli, or even worse, the pest.
Evans and Patterson are both pending FA's and AFIK have not agreed to terms anywhere yet. They were listed at #5 & 12 on 3DN's top FA QB's so either one could be had if there was interest on our part. Don't see them bringing back Patterson though since he didn't even make it out of camp with us last year.
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1 hour ago, Bigblue204 said: I don't really see the purpose of bringing MBT in right now...If Collaros goes down for a significant amount of time and the guys behind him flounder, then sure get a vet who has shown he can be competent. But right now they'd be better off giving as many reps as possible to the young guys they have.
They would have been better off giving guys like Wilson some reps a season or 2 ago but that's not the MOS way & I don't see that changing now.
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1 hour ago, Mark H. said: This is true. But what is a Superbowl?
A chance for the wealthy to come out & say "Yay sports"? It's all about the money. With one burger going for $180 USD (about $245 CAD), it's a prime example of how the game is not for the average person.
The Most Expensive Item on the Super Bowl LX Menu Is an Absolute Monstrosity
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4 minutes ago, rebusrankin said: MBT wasn't good last year
He was also pretty beat up last year and was dealing with an arm issue (elbow and/or should iirc). Wasn't really given a chance to heal properly or play at 100% because Davis kept getting hurt and so did Caleb Evans.
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4 hours ago, BBlink said: Yeah I'm not sure either. They will likely take one of Artopeous and Wilson and one of Thorne and Perkins. I can't imagine they will start the year with Collaros and no CFL experience behind him.
My guess it will be TD Terry running short yardage and Perkins waiting in the wings.
Don't forget Elgersma is also a possibility. Walters believes they might get more info on by the end of the month when NFL teams are done signing futures contracts.
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3 hours ago, SpeedFlex27 said: But why make a public announcement? That would be protocol anyway. They know he's leaving. My point is, if you do it for one player then you have to do it for everyone. Even the backup long snapper who left in free agency. That's a heckuva lot of announcements league wide per team. I've no issue with it. Just that it was never done before.
Did Edmonton announce it or did the league? Nothing on the L's website about it so maybe the league put it out there for clarity since rights transfers are rare.
Edit - just saw Hervey's statement. Said it was an attempt to do right by the player and other clubs and let them get going on things without needlessly holding up the process.
1 hour ago, bearpants said: according to the Bombers site... the only DL at 6'7 is Willie... unless there are some guys not listed yet...
The website is not completely up to date.
They signed a 6'6 DL named Michael Fletcher the other day but he's not listed so there's definitely people missing. He was signed before Ceresna was made official yet he's on there so it's a bit random.
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21 minutes ago, SpeedFlex27 said: WTF is Hervey doing??? No one seems to know the motivation for this announcement other than Hervey really wanted Ceresna gone & is holding the door open as he leaves.
The motivation was simply that Edmonton wasn't going to match the offer we made so instead of waiting for the clubs 48 hour exclusive negotiating period to end, they just ripped the bandaid off and moved on.
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3 minutes ago, Rich said: Pasting the link embeds it for me. How are you trying to post it?
Should note that I had to specifically choose to paste as text - if I just pasted the link as is I get: giphy.gif (480×200)
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31 minutes ago, HardCoreBlue said:
Translation: Riders suck.
Can confirm - ran it through Google Translate and this is what came back:
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1 hour ago, Bigblue204 said:
I could have sworn they let Korn go....?
Ended the year on the PR so he was a FA but we re-signed him a couple weeks ago.
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FWIW, this analysis has us as a possible destination for Ford. Not sure I entirely agree with that but we do need a backup with legitimate experience. I wouldn't be opposed to it if we could make it work financially - like a bonus heavy contract that would only payout if Zach gets hurt or something.
https://www.cfl.ca/2026/01/30/3-potential-landing-spots-for-tre-ford
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28 minutes ago, Noeller said:
So much speculation and conjecture... Nobody knows anything. One of the only things we DO know is that Walters said we would be aggressive in FA this year, which tells me he knows he has some money to play with.
I really hope he's taking advantage of marketing money and loading some guys (ex: Willie and Brady) up with it. That would free up a bunch of cap space and it's not like the club can't afford it.
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7 minutes ago, GCn20 said:Boy would Jake Ceresna ever solve a lot of problems for us. He would be my target if I were KW.
Does he want to leave Edmonton? He took less money than offered elsewhere to go back there a couple years ago. I know his wife works in healthcare out there and family was one of the reasons he went back.
**nevermind - looks like he is willing to move. He's still hoping to work something out in Edmonton but will go to whatever team wants him. **
Jake Ceresna healthy after injury-plagued season, ready for CFL free agency - 3DownNation
Blue Bombers -- 2025/26 Offseason -- Discussion Thread
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Not exactly true - just based on our current neg list, we had added Anthony Campbell to our list prior to last season & Xavier Carlton during the season. Neg lists are pretty fluid so I would have to dig around to see who else may have been on there and was signed or dropped but we definitely have had some prospects. That said, we have added a much bigger number of them over the last month (6 by my count) so it is a position they are focusing on right now.