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Spend big in FA then cut players before they are due bonuses for showing up to camp. Not a good look, IMO.

Also please provide a video conference link to the "meeting" for those of us who cannot attend in person.

Need to know Juniors thoughts on hoodies and shorts before I can make a determination on if he'd be a good coach or not!

Yeah with Corny as QB, I'm sure DB's around the league are trembling in fear...

Gainey looking at him like WTF? is icing on the cake. 😂

I don't know if drafting him FROM the Sun is the right way to phrase it. They were one of many stops he's had before coming to the CFL. To say he hasn't had the most traditional career path would be a bit of an understatement: 2013-2015 Usports (Calgary Dinos) *ruled academically ineligible for senior year* 2016 - CIF (Chicago Eagles) 2016 - NFL (Cincinnati Bengals) *tests positive for PEDS and gets cut* 2016-2017 - CJFL (Okanagan Sun) 2018 - AFL (Baltimore Brigade) 2018 - Bombers draft him in the 2nd round.

Did a bit of reading on him and whatever the Bombers reasoning is, he sure seems like a FIFO-type of guy. https://www.wivb.com/sports/university-at-buffalo-bulls-college-sports/ex-navy-seal-on-ub-football-team-damian-jackson-is-nfl-hopeful/

Connor Bedard to Chicago. Anaheim & Columbus drop to the 2nd and 3rd respectively.

https://winnipegice.ca/article/news-whl-championship-series-will-be-played-at-canada-life-centre I'll be interested to see if attendance picks up at a much better venue. Also interesting to see TN getting involved. Testing the waters for the future maybe?

Possibly. According to the CBA, MOSJ would fall under the 4th category of non-counters but those are limited to 2 players so it really depends on who else (if anyone) the team brings in. Non-counters: 1) Players selected in the current year Canadian and Global Draft. 2) Players selected in a previous year’s Canadian Draft by the Member Club that have never attended a professional training camp in Canada or elsewhere. 3) Junior players not under contract. 4) Two additional undrafted National Players comprised of either: (A) A Player who was eligible for the current or the previous years’ C.F.L. Draft, or (B) A C.J.F.L. Player whose junior eligibility had terminated in the previous C.J.F.L. season. 5) A National quarterback who is playing and participating in training camp at the quarterback position.

I'd be shocked if MOSJ turns out to be anything more than another body in camp. He was an undrafted receiver in a fairly shallow draft so my expectations are low. That being said, if he does manage to snag a spot on the roster, I have no doubt it'd be because he earned it, and not because of nepotism.

https://www.bluebombers.com/2023/05/07/blue-bombers-add-eight-to-roster/ All 2023 draft picks are under contract now.

Yet you provide none.

I'm going to have to check this out next time I'm in BC, this sounds right up my alley!

Most of our newest picks will be in camp: Missing from this year's draft class at the moment are: Tanner Schmekel, Collin Kornelson & Jonathan Rosery.

https://www.bluebombers.com/2023/04/27/tails-from-the-scouting-trail-manasseh-bailey/ May have been posted before but Cyril just tweeted it out again.

https://www.bluebombers.com/2023/05/05/positional-preview-2-the-dbs/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter

Stefanson even admitted this. https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews/2023/04/28/tory-attacks-on-kinew-push-the-limit

In twitter time it was 20 minutes but in reality Castillo had been released earlier in the day and the announcement just hadn't gone out yet. Still a very fast turn around though - Jeff Hamilton figures under 2 hours.

Even ignoring the Castillo signing, that was already made quite clear by the s**tload of kickers we are bringing to camp.

Sergio on the unemployment line:

Should probably go in the Bomber thread now!

Unless he goes south or waits it out (like he did in 2021), I don't know that he has too many options? It's pretty close to camp and most teams are set at kicker.

I'd be surprised if we don't. There's obviously interest there if we were talking trade recently.