Booch

wow....I would never have figured for 3....but then again....it's the power of the organization...regime...locker room and Oshea...well done...this is huge moving into February as well as we now know what we have to play with in free agency for the likes of JSK..possibly a DB and a receiver

Lucky for you guys....lol

YEAH that is kinda funny...from what I know/hear..players can't get out of there fast enough when the season is over...or during a by week. I actually think Winnipeg probably has to, or is close to be the city with the most post/carer players who stick around..American and Canadian...or it sure appears that way

some will I think....with a caveat written in their contract that what ever percent the CBA increases...so shall their deal to a certain degree...

I would say Reilly and BLM (if he doesnt go NFL ) are 1a and 1b..take your pick...4 teams in the west need a legit #1 guy this year...and really...these are the only 2 legit #1's out there...Harris will re-sign in Ottawa so I don't even include him...and if he doesn't sign there and does out west..then Ottawa then becomes a player for the aforementioned 1a and 1b

you have to remeber as well...both sides have already most likely have several scenarios and offer/counter offers already approved by their respective sides..so it's not like when actual sit down talks start that they are starting from nothing...once initiated pretty certain it will move along fairly quick

save for a guy or two we "might " lose to the NFL..I have a pretty good feeling we will be able to sign the free agents of ours that we want to sign...and also have an ace in the hole over the rest of our Western counterparts as we already know where our QB SMS money is allocated for 2019...so we can target certain guys at certain price points knowing it fits our budget, whereas the uncertainty of what QB's will be actually available come free agency and 3-4 teams fighting for them with price obviously being driven up to unknown numbers..will make it hard for some teams to go after other assets they need aggressively as they can't hamstring themselves...so shall be an interesting next couple months

thing is..all teams are in this boat, and actually it most likely will work in the teams favor as there will be a few big ticket guys who will get their bank...but there is only so much SMS money to go around on all teams and when the dust settles after the frenzy of the big contracts, some guys better just accept the first fair offer they get because they may have to end up playing for the same, or somewhat less than they did the previous year...there will be a lot of the second tier free agents signed to very team friendly deals this year..regardless of the cap increase

YEAH...totally agree..I think he re-signed for like 80..or 90k..pretty good value for a guy who kills it on teams...can long snap...and start and be very effective..also...a ultimate team guy and leader in the club house and a longer tenured veteran here...if he wants to come back on same type of deal...you take him back...Christ he is only 29 for the upcoming season so not like he an old fart...and probably one of the better conditioned guys in the league

Wild played for cheap last year...and Opo also restructured his deal to a lesser amount...and yes..both are off the books as of now as their deals are done

SUCKS to see character gys and true pro's as well as great ballers have to be released, but so is the business and game that top teams need to do this, and once the worth is less than the value you are getting, decisions have to be made. He will definitely catch on somewhere and kudos to the Bombers for allowing him more time to do this before free agency. Hopefully this is the evolution of our management team as well in being more Wallyesque and making the decisions as a players best before has started to show, as opposed to before where we held on far too long..wasting valuable SMS money that could be re-allocated elsewhere. Cornerback is the easiest of the linebacking/defensive back spots to fill in the CFL with American talent as the learning curve is pretty much nil, so not too worried about us covering that position with a cheaper option and using the extra money we would have payed to Randle toward a JSK/Biggie/Jeffcoat

Loses that Calgary sustained so far..Duke..Williams Lambert and QB uncertainty for pretty much all West teams but Winnipeg, is so far shaping up to make the west wide open and if we can retain JSK..Biggie and land a receiver has to put us as front runners

yes he had the most inside the 10 this year...I actually as well think this was one of his better punting years..he also started to tinker with his method/drops and the knuckling, curving ball he used often this year which made the returner have to cross the field to get it caused teams fits..also he kicked a ball that was difficult for returners to catch cleanly...later in the year our punt return coverage took a bit of a dip as we really missed Jones, Renaud..Gauthier at times and other key coverage guys who were hurt

top flight QB's will not go to the new leagues though...why take a huge hit in pay to play in an inferior product with tons of uncertainty...and then if things fold up, and teams here already have a good portion of their SMS accounted for.. some would be signing back for a huge cut in pay... If anything save for hamilton right now...and most likely Ottawa....every team is looking at huge question marks and unknowns at the QB position and you could have 3 or 4 teams all fighting over Reilly..Jennings...and maybe Lulay as guys who are starting calibre..)i'm assuming BLM will be getting at the least a TC look somewhere).two of which are big questions marks in themselves as well. and ol Kevin Glenn could be a hot commodity as messed up as that is...we are sitting prety good when you look at the whole picture QB wise and I wouldn't trade our situatin for anyones right now

I think he will re-visit and learn from the past where he finally made the switch from Willy to Nichols...he's seen this played out before, so if he has progressed as a coach as it seems...he will make the switch to at least see if Streveler sparks the team sooner than later...

as thats where he belongs

Stubler will be good for Claybrooks...it's who he has based his systems off of and learned under..and what better mind and person to run your system as a new Head coach so you can focus more on the Head Coach duties initially...and know your defense will be handled by probably the best qualified person who knows it...smart move

Vince Phason should be in the mix...never had the huge numbers...but solid and never missed a game for Bombers from 77-82...also returned punts and kicks as well

Bolden was unique...he was a corner by trade...and played there...but they also used him to basically play man on a teams best receiver, and actually had no real "defined" position tho may have took up a space on a depth chart...he just played cover man

yeah...but of that 105k per over 25 people...14 work in admin/support..and make probably in the 40 to 50k range save for Walters and the 2 assistant G.M's...Miller is probably not part of that cap...or shouldn't be. so around 900k is probably all you would need for that leaving ballpark 1.68 miliion for 11 coaches if you choose to have 11...and most positional coaches/ST coordinators rarely make 100k or more...so thee is ample $$ to spread around...a smart well organized team can run well withing these limits....tho personally I don't see the need for it to be implemented

i would think no....but still on hook for it...that would severely hamper teams if things went south with a staff member and seeing as this was somewhat orchestrated and wanted by member clubs..I doubt they would have allowed for that to happen

don't understand that cap either...but thought I heard somewhere it was something that was brought up by the teams and something they were lobbying for...no?

generally speaking from experience...you won't wear a knee brace all year at a skill position (ie QB/RB/WR/DB) unless there is a need for it....as in an injury, or a condition due to any injury that would hamper your play Lineman will wear them for preventative measures, but anyone else will toss that brace away as soon as they physically are able to...so this suggests that Nichols was dealing with something all year, and it got somewhat better as the season went on...but it was painfully obvious to a person who knows what they are looking at...or for..that there was something that was preventing him to have any mobility early on, let alone be able to set up and throw properly, and it got in his head and he tried to compensate for it, and in a few games do really stupid **** to try and make something happen out there...and he looked horrible in doing so

none that I heard...but from experience with these issues, and things I have seen with former teamates my best guess is he had a slight tear of his medial collateral ligament...something you don't need to have surgery for, and can manage with a brace unless you totally shred it....or a possible ACL sprain where nothing was torn but required some rest, then use of a brace to support it and give a bit of extra stability so as not to re-aggravate it..or tear it....and the fact that he wore it all year lends me to think it may have been ACL related, and watching him not being able to drop back and really set like he used to...and make the throws he should have been tells me he had ACL issues as he had no solid base/foundation to work from for a good part of the year

Plus the fact he played the season with a bulky knee brace on...should indicate that there was an issue..no?