If there is anything that deserves a thread of its own its this Tuesdays looming bidding wars.

Lets start with 3Down Nation's top 5 negotiations for our Blue:

http://3downnation.com/2017/02/12/top-five-free-agent-targets-bombers/

1. DL Jabar Westerman, B.C. Lions

2. LB Winston Venable, Montreal Alouettes

3. RB Kienan Lafrance, Ottawa Redblacks

4. DL Drake Nevis, Hamilton Tiger-Cats

5. DB Jovon Johnson, Montreal Alouettes

I like the idea of what a 2nd Westerman would do for our D_line for years to come. Getting Venerable could mean a road to the Grey Cup so I would break the bank with whatever we have left and spend it on those two.

45 minutes ago, M.O.A.B. said:

im guessing Flanders is cheaper?

so is Padric Scott...

Scott is a beast and will prove it. 

8 minutes ago, Mr Dee said:

C'mon, literally, LaFrance was never in the running for a backup position. That's why he went into Free Agency, isn't it? Like Glenn, he got what he wanted. There was NoChnace he was going to sign here for less.

I assumed Walters was pursuing him more to replace Kohlert in the scheme and to occasionally spell off Harris...  Lapo already uses Harris as basically a hybrid RB/SB - would have been nice to see a backfield with Harris/LaFrance - I think Lapo would have made it work

2 minutes ago, Floyd said:

I assumed Walters was pursuing him more to replace Kohlert in the scheme and to occasionally spell off Harris...  Lapo already uses Harris as basically a hybrid RB/SB - would have been nice to see a backfield with Harris/LaFrance - I think Lapo would have made it work

But, you're forgetting one piece in that equation...LaFrance. Maybe, just maybe, he had other thoughts in the matter?

11 minutes ago, Mr Dee said:

But, you're forgetting one piece in that equation...LaFrance. Maybe, just maybe, he had other thoughts in the matter?

Sure, why not...  I'm sure playing in his hometown and learning from Andrew Harris made a pretty strong case too

Media says bombers backed off because of money... that's all we have to go on.

My only point is that for $110k LaFrance is a value signing for Sask whether we like it or not.

Being as how we are talking about Hurl, why would it be unrealistic to think he would be on a reduced contract? Two prominent Bombers took pay cuts, so why not a linebacker who has about the same value as Briggs or Waggoner? I'm sure he did not volunteer to take the hit, but his option was to leave, and he may not get another equal or better offer plus having to uproot. He just might like it here.

given zurkowsky has said that if the als got Harris, Adams would likely be traded or released.  I wouldn't mind him as the #2.  Just don't think Davis is the guy

Herb reported that but then said Kavis shut that down real quick.  He said Adams isn't going anywhere.

 

Edited February 15, 20178 yr by bigg jay
added twitter quote

Kavis probably wants his first round pick back for Adams...  If Adams is locked into a Jonathon Jennnings-style league minimum contract for another two years, I'd trade our 5th back to them.

I don't like this:

 

1 minute ago, Fred C Dobbs said:

I don't like this:

 

lol why?

That's a horrible signing. They don't even have room for him.

Carter, Roosevelt, Holley, Edwards, Collins and now Owens? With the need to play a Canadian?

Not a smart move.

Williams in BC - two year deal, huge signing imo

1 minute ago, Fred C Dobbs said:

I don't like this:

 

Strange signing, one of the few areas of strength for the Riders. Unless they got him really cheap.

Burnham, Arceneaux, and Williams?

Not fair, man. I would trade any Bomber receiver for any of those three.

(assuming that Williams gets his mojo back after a horrendous injury, of course.)

Edited February 15, 20178 yr by johnzo

8 minutes ago, coach17 said:

Strange signing, one of the few areas of strength for the Riders. Unless they got him really cheap.

Owens can no longer stay healthy, even if they use him just as a punt returner I don't think they'll get much mileage out of him.

Mayo probably wishing he stayed in Winnipeg right about now...

Can Sask get away with an all import rec core?  Maybe they have St John pencilled in at RT?

Hilarious Owens signing... Does it come with a time machine to go back to 2007 when he was still good....? 

Maybe the Riders are looking at Owens as primarily a DI kick returner / backup receiver. 

The Roughriders didn't really have a return threat last year.  But then again, Owens didn't return kicks at all last year...

Just now, Floyd said:

Mayo probably wishing he stayed in Winnipeg right about now...

Can Sask get away with an all import rec core?  Maybe they have St John pencilled in at RT?

I did post at RF that they could got all import,  I'll switch out Hecht with Brouilette, so the 7 they can roll with is; BOM, Muamba, Gaydosh, JSJ, Labatte, Clark, Morris/LaFrance

They also gave Owens a raise and a "sizeable" signing bonus.

2 minutes ago, Mike said:

They also gave Owens a raise and a "sizeable" signing bonus.

I don't understand this one at all.

On the special teams tackles thing lafrance 11 to hurls 8..Didn't Hurl miss like 6 games too?

Chad Owens..Meh..Wasted cap space. And not a real need to allocate money at either..Also with Lafrance salary..Is that 35k signing bonus in addition to the 110 salary? 

Edited February 15, 20178 yr by Booch

Owen's 2016 was better than his disastrous 2015 even with a season ending injury.  Not sure how to project that into 2017 but this seems more like the pointless headline-grabbing signings we get from the Allouettes.  Ocho cinco style.

8 minutes ago, Mike said:

They also gave Owens a raise and a "sizeable" signing bonus.

My initial comment was just a gut reaction. With a bit of thought, it doesn't make a lot of sense.

4 minutes ago, Mike said:

They also gave Owens a raise and a "sizeable" signing bonus.

Wow! What are they thinking. Must have lots of cap space with no where to use it.