Brandon

Or we can wait until he's officially a free agent in 2 weeks?

Boltus *shudder* i realllllly hope that experiment has run its course.. Im nervous that with marcel back.... It hasnt. It really would be nice to know WHO decided and why they gave Boltus play time while Goltz sat on the bench..... I'd feel at least slightly relieved if it was revealed that Burke insisted on playing him rather then MB....

Lets see what happens *if* Collaros starts off cold and then LeFevour gets some playing time.... wouldn't it be hilarious if the Zach-Attack was put on hold and didn't get his incentive bonuses because LeFevour and Masoli were getting more reps ...

It would also be nice to go into a season with a qb who is not injury prone.

I was going to say the very same thing as a joke. I hope you were also joking.... Back to topic I wonder if the Blue would want him rather then Banks?

Ouch

The salary cap is almost 5 million, not 500,000. Why is there this constant notion on Bomber message boards that the Bombers can not afford more than one good player? I don't understand. Because we have really dumb fans...

Wouldn't it be awesome if he was cut then signed with the Blue Bombers

I also wonder how much our OL factored into this decision. Our offense doesn't have a pocket, it has a killing floor. On the bright side, as we get our OL issues sorted out, it will be Burris taking that punishment, instead of some prized youngster like Mike Reilly who is the Future of the Franchise. I dunno I think Burris can make an o-line look better than they are, one of the things he does do well is avoid pressure in the pocket and buy time. Think of how many times you remember thinking that the Bombers should have had Burris sacked in the pocket but he managed to slip away... That's his real strength as a qb, forget the arm, he's an elusive player, that's what lets him put up the numbers he does. And so begins the jumping on the Burris bandwagon by 17.... I never thought that I would see this day

This is exactly how I feel. It sucks that we didn't get him but I'm way happier with our options that are left over. I don't care what 17 says Burris is a huge improvement over anyone we have had recently and he is durable and can provide some stability for the next two years as this club tries to get out of the gutter. Willy is also a nice option to go with also and has as much upside as Collaros. Its not the end of the world. Heck you can spin negatives on Collaros with his throwing mechanics and him being a fast starter and slow finisher. As long as we dump Boltus and get Willy or Burris then this will be good.

Bad goaltending is something Maurice can only do so much with...... The goal at the beginning of the Chicago game was an old Noel tendency... (throwing the puck carelessly from behind our net in front of it) Against Nashville all I noticed was Pavs sprawling around way out of place and letting a couple of real bad goals in, also noticed that Andrew Ladd is missing and appears to be invisible on the ice. Other frequent issues... Bogosian can't hit the net if his life depended on it, bad hustle from our forwards coming back, Wheeler holding onto the puck to long, Stuart the unsung hero on our team, Setoguchi is invisible, Thorburn should not be on our first two lines and Scheifle in desperate need of getting 15 lbs of man muscle to help prevent him from being pushed around. Lots of the under the radar guys like Trouba, Frolik and Stuart really do have lots of hustle and play hard. Also Montoya definitely should be given a shot at starting job.... Pavs is to streaky and is out of place so frequently and loves to give up the big rebounds.

This thread is kind of sad.... People actually thought Troy Smith made 500 000 for half a season of work??? Reallllly?? People think that Burris and Hamilton wouldn't work things out because of awkwardness from them pursuing Collaros? You think Burris would turn down a 300 000 contract because of hurt feelings? People think Collaros gives a crap about playing in an unfinished stadium for one season? People think an expansion team would burn starter salary on two guys while also having a this stringer who stated a bunch of game last season and that Collaros would sign with a team with the highest is of him not getting the starter job and all that bonus incentive money??? Same goes for Montreal where they have three guys who had success starting last year. This thread is the kind of crap usually on rider fans. Collaros is going to Hamilton or Winnipeg or NFL and that's it. It'll be for whoever offers the most guaranteed money. If Winnipeg throws more cash on the table then that will trump any other crap reasons people are coming up with

17 is discrediting Burris way to much. Signing Burris would instantly give us our best qb since 2007.

The reason they didn't originally bring him was his salary. He's to old now I'd way rather have Jovon then him.

The question is Khari better then Burris? Burris had many more productive years , has a ring and had success with multiple teams while Khari stunk it up elsewhere.

Calvillo definitely was better then Khari its not even a discussion to have.

Am I the only one who keeps going to this site with hope that a new Collaros signs with the Blue thread shows up?

I don't understand the massive hate for Burris.... while not the guy who will lead us to some great dynasty... the guy clearly is way better then anyone we currently have and he has been way better then Buck had played over the last few seasons. He'd definitely give us 1 - 2 seasons of GOOD QB play. It's not like this team is anywhere near competing for the Cup anytime soon so does it really matter if he has to play out in the cold a few times a year? At least during the Summer months we can go out and not pray/hope that whatever qb playing (Pierce/Hall/Goltz) would have a great day and throw for a whopping 200 yards.,.. It would be nice for once to have a qb who can actually throw the ball down the field instead of floating it.

I just don't see Jackson as a coach....

Harris not a potential FA. Some people thought he was but they were wrong. Which is unfortunate since he was very under utilized last season. Now just for the fun / sake of it.... what if the Bombers traded 1st rounder and some other player straight up for Harris. Would anyone be for/against this?

Hey Joey Elliott might be available 17! Would you rather him or Burris?

That article was simply Penton making up news and adding filler.

Long term contract with a normal salary and a healthy signing bonus?

I'm sure his new role as the nose tackle for our new defense will work wonders for him!

Mobile as in able to roll out of the pocket and throw a pass....40 times are nice but not essential