Jesse

It would be easier to agree with you if our team got bounced in the first round, but we've been to 4 straight Grey Cups. It would be easier to agree with you if our offence had been great in either of the two loses. But each game can equally be blamed on the offence not grinding the game out on the last drive and giving the ball back to the opposing team in the first place. But continually being in 1st place in most defensive categories, while making the Grey Cup four straight years and holding teams in those Grey Cups to an average of 22 points, doesn't exactly scream defensive liability. I 100% agree with you that we can always and should always be trying to improve. I just think you're making it out to be this easy thing to do and for some reason the Bombers are choosing not to, which is insane. We live in a salary cap world and right now, with our roster make-up, DT hasn't been a position we can spend up on. We fill it by recruiting and we've been doing a pretty good job at it.

I have. Along with others, you just kinda keep repeating the same thing. You just seem to think we should be able to fill every roster spot with all stars and it's simply not possible. DT is a position that, for a number of years now, we need a guy playing on a minimum contract. Each guy we've played there has out played that contract and moved on via FA. Walters is continually scouting the position, will likely replace Walker with Fox and scout the guy who's going to replace Fox in 1 to 2 years. If that guy happens to be a huge guy who makes the all star team and appeases all of you, great. But he'll likely be gone via FA the next year anyway. Same thing with you Booch. People do challenge what you say, (not necessarily the content, but that grand blanket statements that everything is exactly the way you say it is, all the time, with no room for variation) but then you just tell everyone they don't know what they're talking about and start firing off insults. People don't like the insults? Then you take your ball and go home.

This is a job. He’ll go where he can make the most amount of money. We have certain incentives here that can bridge the gap a little, but that only stretches so far.

I feel like it’s way more likely we keep Brady.

I think the approach is we need someone playing near the minimum contract value at that position. So while we’ll continue to scout the position, finding that impact player is difficult. In the meantime, we continue to have a top defence.

Although they're starting to, so the clock is ticking.

Exactly. There's no situation where Gray is our 6th guy. He was our starter last season over Dobson. Either he is back in that role or we let him walk and Dobson takes over.

I’m honestly getting tired of seeing Stove’s name over and over. He’s done nothing but be injured since he’s left while we’ve been the top rated defence every year. we’ve done nothing. Jesus. How can you even make that claim?

I’m sorry, but what about the coaches and operations cap makes you think that the CFL wants to increase spending?

They still need to be football players or we just need to scrap the whole thing and play flag football.

I know we're one of them. Ed Tait slipped it into one of his recent articles. Winnipeg now has 10 selections in the 2024 CFL Draft — each of its picks in every round, a bonus in the second round, 20th overall, as a reward for snaps by Canadian players in 2023 and now Ottawa’s fifth-round choice, 40th overall, secured from the Brown trade. The Blue Bombers will pick 8th, 17th, 20th, 28th, 37th, 40th, 46th, 55th, 64th and 73rd overall. https://www.bluebombers.com/2024/01/18/dru-brown-traded-to-ottawa-for-draft-pick/

I’ve been thinking BC, Sask, Winnipeg

The only thing keeping me from getting too excited is that he's an older prospect, but obviously not unusual for a CFL QB.

And we pay Kenny, and Demski, and still want to sign Schoen. Teams can afford multiple high end receiving contracts.

I said 200 just because it seems to be a milestone between BO's reported ask and what we'd reasonably want to sign him for.

And we now have 10 draft picks, so maybe there's some potential to replace some depth/STers with a few more minimum contracts.

IMO, he's a great fit. We disagree on that point. Hopefully, its a moot point and he's about to re-sign with us.

Severely. I'm talking about Montreal's desire for him - not the best place for his individual production. He's going to do his own personal cost/benefit of individual production/salary/living expenses/etc.

There is never as much saved space as people try and project.

They often do. Hasn't quite worked out for them yet.

It's a fair point. But that's also when he has Zach at QB. I can imagine him making the necessary changes to accommodate another QB.

Sure, they have lots of work to do, but premium players wont be available at every position. BC just signed 2 of their receivers for 200+ contracts and then Cottoy (didn't see that one's numbers). We have Lawler and Demski and still are trying to sign Schoen. There's nothing from keeping Ottawa from trying to sign Schoen as well.

Anything is theoretically possible until he signs, but I doubt this trade is made unless Brown and Ottawa already had some back door conversations.

Meh, it was a foregone conclusion he was going there anyway. They didn't have to send anything. But this allows them to get a contract in place before FA and move onto the next thing on their list.

Not necessarily. Do they have any other big receiver deals on the books?