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Judge was in camp with the Texans a week after being drafted so he was just as much of a risk as Gray. Gray being a local gave the Bombers an advantage for retaining him long-term. Interesting note from this article is that Sask was actively trying to trade down from the #2 pick but had no takers, so they went with Judge. I wonder if his being a late addition to the draft with clear NFL aspirations had an affect on how teams felt about him? With hindsight, I'd guess every team would have been much more willing to take that deal given how few decent players came out of that draft! https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatchewan/cfl-draft-riders-1.4104009

But as a draft pick, how much value is he when he's having that impact for another team? Sask only got two full seasons out of him and his best play has been for Calgary and Toronto. Gray is also just starting to come into his own so his true value has yet to be determined.

I'm taking Gray over Judge if the draft was re-done with the benefit of hindsight. Not a knock on Judge but he's been on 3 teams in 5 seasons so Gray would be the better long-term pick for the Bombers (imo). To be fair, there are a number of top guys from that draft class who never came north - Justin Senior, Eli Ankou & Antony Auclair were all ranked top 10 but have yet to play a snap in the CFL.

Another local kid to keep an eye on over the next few years. https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/featured/2023/03/17/manitoba-nose-tackle-turning-ncaa-heads

Cups or teeth?

This Thing of Ours - Wade Miller, Kyle Walters & Mike O'Shea Big Macs, Smokes & VLT's: A Training Guide for Running Backs - Charles Roberts

RIP Mrs Mikes? https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/arts-and-life/food/2023/03/16/spring-nearly-sprung-grass-almost-riz-devastated-winnipeggers-wonder-where-mrs-mikes-is

Randy Ambrosie - the man who saved the CFL by @SpeedFlex27

Including players who are no longer playing football also skews things. When the average career is like 3 years and change, of course a bunch of draft picks from 6 years ago will no longer be with the team (or any team for that matter). I'd rather see those same stats but strictly for players still actively playing pro football. Just looking at the Bombers draft picks listed, of the 18 active players (NFL & CFL), we still have 12 of them (66.67%) with 2 being in the NFL. Even that won't give a completely accurate picture though because we know some players go back to school but could still be part of the plans for the team.

You have way more faith in the schedule makers than I do!

https://atlantic.ctvnews.ca/long-term-pop-up-stadium-being-considered-for-saint-mary-s-university-1.6304832

Yup, a lot of wrestlers are in town already. Can tell which ones are not Canadian by their twitter feeds... 😂 It's only -3 right now and they aren't enjoying the "nice" weather all that much.

With how much Jericho has been in the Winnipeg media the last few days, I was wondering this as well.

VAJ was also getting MOP talk that year so bad takes were not limited to Harris by any means. The fact that Fajardo got the West nomination shows what kind of sh***y year it was across the league... thankfully the playoffs corrected that and all ended as it should have!

Not a former Bomber but a former Bison.

This is going to be another fun season of watching the tire fire next door.

Appears to be asking a guy they just signed to take a pay cut. Fits with his M.O. after the Milanovic-Litre situation.

Looks like Chris Jones is doing Chris Jones things again.

https://3downnation.com/2023/03/09/john-hodges-2023-cfl-mock-draft-1-0/

Yup. Totally believable.... when I saw my last grocery bill, my immediate reaction was to go stock up on the latest Joe Fresh gear! Who needs money for essentials like food? 🙄

I'd love to hear these people properly pronounce Lagimodiere. There's a reason why most people simply call it Lag and the new street names will be no different.

Sounds like a potential replacement for Sayles, who can move around. "NFL.com rated South Carolina’s Aaron Sterling as one of the top undrafted players coming from the 2022 draft class. Despite being 6’2 250, Sterling played multiple positions in college all over the defensive format at DT, LB, and DE. That type of versatility could be an asset for D.C.". https://xflnewshub.com/xfl-news/xfl-2023-a-deep-dive-into-the-d-c-defenders-defense-and-supplemental-draft-options/

I like the acquisition of Ekholm but at that price... 😬

Yep, VAJ has been beaten out for the starters role before so maybe Dane was betting it'll happen again. His new deal has some playtime bonuses so if it happens, Dane will make up some of the money he lost from his original contract. Less pressure on the back-up as well so it could be a good situation for him.