51 minutes ago, wbbfan said:

Qb, Zach. Back up, TBD. Guy to watch, Perkins. He could go anywhere from qb2 to cut early in camp. Step up or step out, guys, Chase and Wilson.

Need level is High for a vet backup, and a young guy who progresses.

Rb, Brady. Back up Peterson/MCI. MCI is pretty locked in for his versatility, but this is the time we need to see him step forward as a ball carrier. Sleeper, JJ Taylor. Legit NFL guy in a very deep backs room, with the wrong passport.

The need level is very low. Wouldn't be against drafting an interesting back in the late rounds to keep guys being pushed. Don't expect more than that.

Wr, imps. White and Wilson as starters. Guys to watch, Banks (another legit NFL guy with great measurables)

Need level, medium. We are likely flipping the ratio, but we at least need guys who push both NI and Imps for their spots.

Wr Nis. Demski, Nield, and Clercius as starters. Clericius at that group needs to solidify his spot more than he should have to as well. Guys who need to step up and will likely be pushed by a draft pick(s), Corcoran, and Cobb.

Need level, Medium-High. We have a lot of meh; we need more quality and athleticism.

T, Starters, Broxton, Bryant, Randolph. More guys than spots can be a good thing. In this group, Bryant and Randolph should be fighting for the 2nd spot. Vanterpool might slide in side—chances we DI an OL after that are pretty low. Back-ups, Stewart, and Poncius are league guys with upside. New guys to watch, Dooley, and the returning Elsbury, who has a ton of potential.

Need level: Very low.

G, Starters, Neufeld, Wallace, Vanterpool, and Randolph. Way more bodies than spots here. Wallace should be a lock to at least be the 6th OL, as he has snapped and worked some C in camp here. Vanterpool has been much better at G than Rando, but Rando has more upside, and long-term is an RT here. We've got some young guys, but for Imps, the chance of jumping up to the top 2-3 on that list is basically impossible.

Need level: Low. You always need to be developing Canadian OL, but that's really its own thing as well. PR spot is fine, we still likely draft an OL high at G for that spot.

C, Starter, Eli. Back up, Vibert. Our thinnest position on the OL. But there is a chance we actually flip the ratio at C, not G. Vanterpool could be a candidate for that, as could rookies like Bucky Williams, Zovon, and Mazzucca.

Need level, medium-high. Need someone to step up and take that spot. We have lots of guys who could do it; we just need one to actually follow through in camp.

DE, starters WJ. Fringe, Jenkins, and Jaworski. Guys to watch: Bailey, Bogle, and Dixon. Fletcher and Jaworski also have some ability to play 3t, and do more in 30 fronts with their size and builds. Especially Fletcher.

Need, very strong. We have some guy, but we need more. And we need all the ends to step up this year.

DT, Starters, Lawson, and Ceresna. Back-ups Schmekel and Kornelson. Schemekel brings a lot of versatility and motor, a career overachiever who probably doesn't have another step up in terms of quality in him. Kornelson is a warm body at best. The rest of the depth so far is really tied up in guys like Fletcher, who are tweeners.

Need level, Medium. We need guys to step up and provide depth, and we need to bring in some true inside DL to push in camp.

Lbers, starters, Jones, JSK, Kyrie. Needs to step up to stick around, Kyrie, Ayers, and Jones should be close to that list too. Young guys to watch: Smith, Shay, and Novak. Those 3 are basically locks to make the roster, but a 2nd year step forward would have them more than ready to steal jobs. Sleeper list, Bouyer-Randle (legit NFL guy) Aaron smith (versatile big play guy), Micah Cretsinger (play maker 5 defensive tds, 2FR, 7 FF, 10PKDs, 10 picks, 7.5 sacks, 32.5 TFL, 271 tackles in 44 games) Johnny Hodges (he played 16 games at NAVY... you know hes making this damn roster.)

Need level: extremely low. But this draft has a bunch of teams' guys who roster as lbers, and you can bet we will draft at least 1.

DBs, starters, Nichols, Holm, Kramdi, and Moxey. Vets who started and will be battling to keep/win a primary role, Griffin, Allen, and Woodbey internally, plus outside the team league guys in Lamont, McGhee, and Javier. We also have Mccuthcheon who was on NFL PRs for a couple of years, and Javaris Davis, who was signed to play last year but didn't report, and was extended late last year. He played a couple of years in the NFL and some time in the XFL. He looks to have been out of football for a couple of years and is 29 years old. Which you just don't see up here or with us in DBs.

K, Sergio is excellent. An extra leg in camp is always a good idea.

P, Sheahan was much more reliable last year. We should still look to bring in competition. I'd be happy to bring back James Evans from last year.

KR, Vaval is coming in with a ton of expectation. We could use a contingency plan for him if he struggles in year 2 after such an insane rookie year.

Overall, we still have needs at Imp WR, DE/DT, C, and backup QB. Draft-wise, we need Canadians who can step into starting roles in the future. We have solid back-end of the roster depth, and lots of teams guys.

get this AI crap outta here! 😁

My concern about the glut of OL talent we have now is where Bryant fits in... he's the goat and still has game left... but assuming we go 3 Imp on the OL... if we started Broxton-Venderpool-Eli-Nefueld-Randolph.... who does Bryant replace that makes the group better?... he's behind Broxton at this stage of his career... is he an improvement on Vandy or Randolph at a position he's never played?

7 minutes ago, Stickem said:

Walters yeah....but is the guy who just luvs his canucks also going over the talent ....I just hope we don't look at it as a 'throw away' pick like we did last year....We need all the help we can get NOW...I believe Elgersma was that pick in 25' ....just sayin'

I wouldn't be surprised if the Bombers took a futures pick with 20 or 24... that's the range you take a "realistic" flier (like Elgersma)... especially with 9 total picks this year... round 6/7 is for the hail mary future pick... like Gio Manu

21 hours ago, Bigblue204 said:

Don't mind that. Solid foot soldier.

I agree... he's a guy I wouldn't mind moving on from... but nothing wrong with bringing back a reliable vet and special teams ace... as long as he never sees the field on D

50 minutes ago, bigg jay said:

Santos L. Halper is coming home.

Jovan Santos-Knox agrees to terms with Winnipeg Blue Bombers - 3DownNation

Well this is a confusing one... I feel the same way as when we re-signed Wilson... I like the player, but I don't see the fit

22 minutes ago, GCn20 said:

JSK is an excellent WIL. I am not sure why people are unhappy about this? This literally guarantees that Wilson will be a teamer. This upgrades our LBer corps big time.

and this is what makes it even more confusing... JSK is a better WIL... Ayers is a better teamer.... Woodbey is a better "utility" player... Jones still stays at MLB... Shay and Smith need to start getting some playing time... why is Wilson here??

On 2026-02-06 at 7:50 AM, Goalie said:

I think @Mike mentioned it but the size of these DL they adding and signing is interesting. This dude is kinda short at 6 1 but 300 pounds. Lots of the others are 6 4 6 5. 6 7. Ya. 6 7.

according to the Bombers site... the only DL at 6'7 is Willie... unless there are some guys not listed yet...

On 2026-02-06 at 12:11 PM, CrazyCanuck89 said:

Could you imagine a future with Shay at WLB and Smith at SLB. Teams would have a hard time running at 3 guys all over 230lbs.

are you reinventing the wheel... or just making the three LB positions the way they were 15 years ago?

On 2026-02-06 at 2:51 PM, Noeller said:

Probably Bighill for me, with Strev and Woogie a close second... But I love the discussion.

Top 5

Bighill

Strev/Woogie

Matty Ice

Collaros

Stan/Yosh

I hate to be a stickler... but this is clearly a top 7 😉

I'll go: Stan, Biggie, Collaros, Harris, Yoshi... had to make a few tough decisions to follow the rules (Jeffcoat and Willie, for example)...

4 hours ago, Goalie said:

Winners = Winnipeg and Ottawa (both improved areas of need ) bombers got the best OL and DL available. They also improved cdn depth slightly by signing Nield (more than slightly) and grabbed a realiable veteran cornerback. The only question mark with the bombers Is backup qb but options appear limited. Bombers signed all their important free agents and every one is well minus Kyrie Wilson but if the worst move is signing Kyrie who is a solid veteran leader to a 1 year deal. Then yeah bombers are winners

Losers = Hamilton and Saskatchewan ( they lost the most players) maybe Toronto also as losing RD and McManiss is 2 huge losses.

The rest id keep in the neutral to stayed the same category.

I know you mentioned Ottawa but didn't really get into details... they had a really nice FA period adding Allen, Reavis, Eberhardt... but their biggest addition was getting Dinwiddie

17 hours ago, blue85gold said:

McManis hasn't agreed to terms in Hamilton yet has he? 

No room for him really but he's a baller.

I highly doubt the Bombers would do this... but I would drop Jones and Wilson in a heartbeat if we had a chance to sign McManis... I'd start McManis at MLB and Ayers at WIL... the money would be close to even that way and the production would probably be better

1 hour ago, GCn20 said:

Jury is out on our C until he proves himself, but our OGs need not worry much about OTs.

I highly doubt Randolph displaces Stan/Broxton at OT. He probably plays inside over Vanderpool.

 

54 minutes ago, GCn20 said:

I don't see one of Vanterpool, or Randolph starting. Stan is the GOAT and Stan will start, It's quite possible neither of the aforementioned start. Stan doesn't need a resurgence, He is no longer the best OT in the league, but he is still really good.

totally agree that Stan is a legend and he'll likely play... but he's a downgrade from Broxton at LT... switching to RT, I'd be hard pressed to think he'd be better than Randolph... and he's never played inside, so likely a downgrade from Vanderpool...

I still think he'll play... I'm just interested to see how it shakes out... for the record (I haven't purchased it yet) Bryant #66 is going to be my next jersey, if you're questioning how I feel about the GOAT... 😁

52 minutes ago, Booch said:

Offensively

Bryant...Vpool/Randolph...Eli...Neuf...Broxton and Wallace as the 6th

 

I genuinely wonder about where Big Stan fits in... if you consider a potential starting line up of Broxton-Vanderpool-Eli-Paddy-Randolph.... where does Stan play that makes this group better?... Could he dress as a DI and play TE on 6-man sets?.... that would be an easy way to count him as a DA

9 minutes ago, SpeedFlex27 said:

Uhh, no. Sorry. I post a lot here. So, unless you can give me better context than that I have no idea what you're talking about. 

To me, Dunk is a Ti Cat fan. As a fan that's who he wants them to sign more than anthing. Remember when Dunk used to call the Ti Cats the CFL's "Super Team" & then we'd hand their asses back to them in the 2019 & 21 Grey Cups? 

you're right, you do post a lot and it would be almost impossible for me to find something from over a year ago... but the context was basically that he took responsibility for not having the team ready prior to a loss... you (and others) said just taking responsibility wasn't good enough and that he should resign if he really meant it... I'll admit, I can't remember if it was resign or be fired

And yes, we all took great pleasure in beating the piss out of Dunk's super team, lol... that's one thing we'll never disagree about 😄

1 hour ago, GCn20 said:

Yes, it would definitely have helped. No way of knowing what kind of contributions he may have made. He actually stayed healthy last year and was by far, the best receiver in the league. Hard to come with a reason that wouldn't have helped. You say "wow what a catch by Kenny Lawler" like it's a bad thing. Those kind of grabs change games.

you're right... signing Lawler would've added a few "wow" moments to our offense... having him may have led to more points and maybe an extra win... but his presence wouldn't have fixed our OL issues or DL issues or overall ineptitude of our offense... what's done is done... last year is a throw away (IMO) and let's look forward to getting back this year....

4 hours ago, Brandon said:

 

what a weird statement by Dunk... I'm pretty sure 7 other teams have also wanted McManis playing for them for years...

2 hours ago, GCn20 said:

Ceresna is 10x the DE that Vaughters is. I can't believe Migs is even trying to compare Vaughters to Carney or Ceresna, they are on a completely different level compared to Vaughters. Vaughters might be the worst starting DE in the CFL.

Ceresna is a better DE... and he's not even a DE, lol... I have no hate for Vaughters, he was OK last year... he would probably benefit from playing across from a star... and I'm not sure he'll have that in his new home

6 minutes ago, SpeedFlex27 said:

Do you remember just how bad & undisciplined the Riders were under Craig Dickenson? He stood up for Garrett Marino who was a thug on the field & run out of the league. Duke Williams spit on an Argo & while injured off the Rider roster that same season took a swing at a Blue Bomber who ran out of bounds at the Rider bench right beside Dickenson. I don't recall much of a controversy at Mace's media conference when he was hired as Rider HC. Or if he even said that.

Players should have to make the team on merit. Not entitlement. We've seen that going on here for 12 years. We lost our fair share of players over the past 3 off seasons leading up to this one. The flip side is if you keep playing OTH veterans like Thomas & Kolankowski it creates a log jam & younger players who deserve it can't get on the field. They end up leaving at the end of their contract anyway. The older players keep signing because they want to keep playing & know that anywhere else they'd be cut. So, they re-sign these loyalty "cap friendly" deals.

I don't get your criticism of Mace. He's just doing his job. 

remember not that long ago you were saying Mace should be fired for taking responsibility for a loss??

15 minutes ago, Arnold_Palmer said:

https://3downnation.com/2026/02/01/jake-ceresna-agrees-to-terms-with-winnipeg-blue-bombers-sources/
 

let’s go!!!

We need to add a mind blown emoji to the reactions... to recap: Bombers added the best OL available, the best DT available, top 3 receiver available, best Canadian receiver available, and an all-star DB which basically got swept under the rug with all the other news...

As much as some people want to hate on Coach O'Shea... his reputation around the league is unmatched... and I guarantee some of those guys signed because of him

On 2026-01-30 at 7:38 AM, GCn20 said:

Especially when we don't even know if Winnipeg had any interest in Mack.  That being said I would have preferred Mack, but White is outstanding at keeping the opposing defensive backfield off balance. The cannot lose track of him and he is very good at slipping out of coverage. What he does opens other guys up as well. He and Demski are both very good at that. Now we just need a legit 50/50 guy.

3 or 4 days ago there were 3 top WRs about to hit the market... all three are now signed and we landed one of them... some people are going to complain we didn't get the best one... but I think the reality is the other two probably weren't realistically coming here... I am happy we went out and got a legit talent. 

22 hours ago, Tracker said:

The reality is that Demski has a lot more days behind him than in front of him and he is getting dinged more often and needs longer and longer times to rebound. Tre Ford ought to be a natural replacement.

Ford the QB is a natural replacement for Demski the slotback?... I might agree if Ford gave any indication he was willing/interesting in switching positions...

IMO you only really break the bank (overpay) for certain guys... assuming he's still in top form... Ceresna would be one of those guys

Ceresna, cheap receiver, OL would be my free agency wishes... fill the rest of the roster with recruits and Canadians. 

White is a good signing... gives us a nice top 3 in Pokey-Demski-White (in whatever order you choose)... as others have mentioned... I would also like to see an under-the-radar/under utilized guy like Shamar Bridges or Joe Robustetelli added to the group... maybe given more opportunities, one of those guys could emerge as the "next guy".... 

1 hour ago, GCn20 said:

I wish I had your faith in Eli but I don't. Hope I'm wrong.

to me, it's one of two things... either the Eli boosters here are just wrong... or maybe he is a better C but the team valued his ability as the sixth man higher because Kolo would be even more useless if he was anything other than C...

50 minutes ago, Noeller said:

This seems like a not good move when you've got Shay and Smith needing reps....

Not to mention Ayers and Woodbey...

I hate this signing... not that I don't like Kyrie Wilson... because he has given us some really quality years.... I just hate the idea of playing a 33 year old (let's be honest, he's starting at WIL) on the down side of his career when we have multiple ealry to mid 20s guys ready to play and needing reps... just doesn't make any sense to me 

7 minutes ago, Goalie said:

I’d agree with this. Maybe Woods to compete would be ok. Makonzo hasn’t played in a long time and when he last played he got hurt, because of his Canadian status I’d prob bring him to camp but at this point not expecting him to stay healthy

I agree there are a few players that would be OK to bring back... but none are "must sign" in my opinion. 

At this point, I think we've brought back the right vets and released/not signed the right players... looking at our list of FAs, there aren't any more "must signs" on the list... Makonzo is an intriguing player that I would like to actually see play... but other than him, no one on that list needs to be back

27 minutes ago, BBlink said:

Looking at the BB free agent list...I'm not sure there's anyone left we really NEED to sign. Is there anyone who you think we should sign? Successful offseason thus far. Time to start looking at other teams' free agents IMO. I'm still thinking Brissett from Toronto would be a great add.

agreed... I still think Willie and Big Stan will be back... please give me one big addition to the OL and DL in FA... but otherwise we've signed the guys that needed to be signed and released the guys that need to be released... so far, so good.

42 minutes ago, Bigblue204 said:

Castillo and Sheanan are back

Good news on Castillo... I don't mind Sheehan though I'd like to see some legitimate competition for that job...

Is Pokey really the only American vet receiver we have on the roster right now?...

I was thinking about Schoen recently... I wonder if the team would try to bring him back on a cheap deal... he sits on the 6-game for likely 2/3 of the season... worst case scenario, rehab doesn't go too well, he doesn't play, doesn't cost the team much.... best case scenario, his recovery goes well, he's ready to play around Labour day, and we've added a weapon for the stretch drive... seems like a win-win to me...

55 minutes ago, Noeller said:

 

 

nothing wrong with this one... if we can add a FA or draft that can help our depth or starters... should be a solid group.  

3 hours ago, JuranBoldenRules said:

Honestly having Streveler here on IR and basically interning as a coach would be a pretty smart move.  Kind of thing an organization with cash to leverage should be doing.

completely agree... was kinda hoping we would do that with Bighill last year...