the watcher

Willie is gonna sign here for 2 years....265k hard cash this year...150k upfront...and an incentive tossed in to make it closer to 285k

Majority of casual sports fans don't/won't even know who Willie is..let alone care...Heck the Argo's themselves are an unknown...the only excited people are the couple thousand actual fans who know football there and realize the talent he is and what he could do...and the couple other thousand who know he is a big name...and thats about it and are just jumping on the band wagon right now
Couple more cryptic things to me that "may" mean he is re-upping are he said via twitter he would say today where he was signing if he got 7000 followers...well today he can only say he is re-upping in WPG...He can't say anything other than that
Also his one tweet started off as "firstly I'd like to thank T.O and Hamilton" usually a "but I choose elsewhere" follows that...that's my take on this whole circus...we shall see
And u can bet his brothers on the Bombers have been in his ear too...dudes he is really close to, and seeing others re-up...several for less....I bet he wants to be part of that too...and the repeat...Especially in Bomber colors in Regina...He'd love that
 

You cant allow one market to free wheel with the cap...
Or maybe they wanted WJ. to see that fans do actually exist in TO...  in which case I understand

@KimBabij   The Argos evidently treated the Jeffersons to courtside seats at a Raptors game. Yeah, the #Bombers have a very weak shot here; even with comparable money. We can’t compete with the NBA.     Yes, the ability to go watch a team he isn't a fan of for a month or two before he goes back home to watch his Rockets every game, or two other NBA teams in Texas will be a huge factor 

Sometimes loyalty begets loyalty, nice to see

He might put up career best stats in TO because he will be on the field all game.

Ed Tait   @EdTaitWFC   Spoke to @AdamsDarvin tonight about his return to the #Bombers. The story: “I want to be in Winnipeg and I want to retire a Bomber.” | Adams signs on for 3 more years @Wpg_BlueBombers

Adams is a smart cookie and Lapo knows it. I don't think Adams wanted any part of Lapo and that mess in Ottawa. Lapo had it good in Winnipeg. It's going to be very different in Ottawa.

You know what Strevs gave every bit of his ability to this franchise he deserves a long NFL career.

Wore #22 with Boston College and with the New Jersey Generals in the USFL. Then went to the NFL where QBs must wear a jersey number between 1 and 19, so he wore #2 with Chicago and New England.
Then came to the CFL and resurrected #22 with BC. When he went to Calgary, #22 was retired (Tom Forzani) so he wore #20 there. Once in Toronto he wore #2. Back to the NFL with Buffalo where he wore #7 (kicker Steve Christie wore #2 at that time I believe), and kept #7 when he went to San Diego. Finally, he ended up in New England where he once again wore #2.
And now you know...…… the rest of the story.

He’s married to the game.. you might of heard of her, the names  football. 

Players play to win.....and get paid amongst other things. I would think a lot of factors would come into a players decision on where to play. Money, winning, city, cost of living, family, locker room/coach, legacy, etc. Does willie take an extra 30K-40K to play in front of 17 fans, for an unknown coach, on a mediocre team, in an expensive city, being just another face in the crowd? Or does he take a home town discount to come back to a winning team, with a great coach and locker room, in an inexpensive city that him and his wife have a connection to, with a rabid fan base, and be a hero high-fived wherever he goes? We'll soon find out.

If I were a CFL player I'd want to maximize every dollar I could in terms of salary offers. This isn't the NFL where if you made $30 million versus $20 million your retirement life isn't much different. Most CFL players are looking at getting some type of job post playing days. So, getting an extra $60K salary or so over a couple of years makes a big difference. No hard feelings from me if WJ signs elsewhere for more money. Love to have him back though. 

funny too with Derek Taylor pulling his best Rod Penison...saying he's not surprised Sask hasn't contacted Willie because they have to be very comfortable with Hghes and Leonard...yeah a 36 year old end who coming off surgery and at around 200k a year and Leonard...a 28 yr old guy who been on 3 teams in 5 years and has had 25 sacks at a whopping 5 a year clip...yup....I'd be super stoked too

They got rid of Bennett for a rookie,  so he inspired that much.

Neither did Streveler or Evans or any backup.. Arbuckle was a backup. I mean eventually you go with your guy over guys who have shown all they are is a backup. Veterans are good for rooms but playing? Gimme the unproven Mcguire over the proven at best Backup. The younger guy needs to play in order to see what you got. At worst Mcguire is 1 of the vets some want to sign, but maybe he's more. I think he is. His mechanics and smarts in limited reps have been pretty solid. 

Not enough can be said about the Bombers providing Manitobans with the opportunity to share in the Grey Cup experience. For example, John Rush and Thomas Miles visiting the Children’s Rehab along with Boomer the mascot.
Terrific experience for all I’m sure. Well done!

The win loss record Nichols has isn't a mirage. Guy was a very good qb for this team. There is no reason to **** on what he did for this franchise. 
 

IWWT (In Walters we trust)

Grey Cup Champions, the lot of 'em. 

Most are married,I think.

But where was J-Lo in the third quarter? No where near the broadcast booth so impossible to conduct an awkward bumbling interview. That's truly the high mark of sports entertainment....