http://www.bluebombers.com/2016/11/30/bombers-add-receiver-kieren-duncan/

Surprised Tenant was on the early list but maybe he's redundant with Butcher coming back.

some real head scratchers here. Especially carr, and smith. 

20 minutes ago, wbbfan said:

some real head scratchers here. Especially carr, and smith. 

Wasn't MBT playing in a spring league?  Perhaps they are expecting him to be at the main TC.

35 minutes ago, Throw Long Bannatyne said:

Wasn't MBT playing in a spring league?  Perhaps they are expecting him to be at the main TC.

He was yes, but its soo bush it makes AFL2 look like monday night football. I cant tell if the season ran, or is yet to run, cant find any schedule, results, etc. Guess thats to be expected from a league that offered room and board for playing xD.

Found some clips on YT. The web site still doesnt have updated season info but the most recent upload was 2 weeks ago. 

 

Edited May 1, 20178 yr by wbbfan

3 hours ago, 17to85 said:

I thought that even the team was high on Will Smith, was that just fans wishful thinking based on the name? 

I think it had to do with the fact that we had him, then released him for an NFL opportunity, then thought enough of him to bring him back... lead a lot of us to believe there was real starter potential there...

Or we just really wanted someone to call the Fresh Prince.... 

1 hour ago, wbbfan said:

some real head scratchers here. Especially carr, and smith. 

Is it really head scratching when the team cuts TCF?

8 minutes ago, Brandon said:

Is it really head scratching when the team cuts TCF?

A few of these guys like smith arent tcf. And TCF is just that, training camp fodder. This was mini camp. 

51 minutes ago, bearpants said:

I think it had to do with the fact that we had him, then released him for an NFL opportunity, then thought enough of him to bring him back... lead a lot of us to believe there was real starter potential there...

Or we just really wanted someone to call the Fresh Prince.... 

He played  very well in hammy in limited action. 

2 hours ago, wbbfan said:

some real head scratchers here. Especially carr, and smith. 

They had to show enough to be able to compete with Denmark, Dressler, Adams and Stafford. They obviously didn't

 

Just now, Engelwood said:

They had to show enough to be able to compete with Denmark, Dressler, Adams and Stafford. They obviously didn't

 

carr is a qb, and smith is a lber. 

2 minutes ago, wbbfan said:

carr is a qb, and smith is a lber. 

Ok, still the same, they did not show enough to compete vs whoever else was at camp

 

Just now, Engelwood said:

Ok, still the same, they did not show enough to compete vs whoever else was at camp

 

Except lber the wide open lber spot we have. Knox may have had an inside track knowing the system and coaches better but smith would at worst be no2 going into camp. I imagine that cut was to do with some thing other then talent. 

6 minutes ago, Engelwood said:

Ok, still the same, they did not show enough to compete vs whoever else was at camp

 

...Show your work...

14 minutes ago, wbbfan said:

A few of these guys like smith arent tcf. And TCF is just that, training camp fodder. This was mini camp. 

MCF... a lower level of talent compared to TCF

1 minute ago, Brandon said:

MCF... a lower level of talent compared to TCF

smith isnt mcf either. 

Maybe some of these guys just decided to pass on Winnipeg after three days in shitty spring weather.

12 minutes ago, Floyd said:

Maybe some of these guys just decided to pass on Winnipeg after three days in shitty spring weather.

Some could be out of shape, or maybe injured and weren't able to perform up to their 100%....? Could be tons of reasons other than "they're not good enough"...

25 minutes ago, Floyd said:

Maybe some of these guys just decided to pass on Winnipeg after three days in shitty spring weather.

could definitely be this.  maybe they weren't cuts and were voluntarily leaving?   Suppose they could also be consideration for PR and instead of burning a TC spot for them, they got cut and will be re-added??

 

*shrug*  I don't have any real opinion on any of these guys with the exception of Smith who I'd thought would be in the running for WIL-Mack spot or at least backup..  should be interesting to see what shakes out in the next month or 2.

49 minutes ago, Noeller said:

Some could be out of shape, or maybe injured and weren't able to perform up to their 100%....? Could be tons of reasons other than "they're not good enough"...

Good point, Ricky Collins was cut last year during mini-camp and he certainly looks like he had enough talent.  I think attitude and football smarts plays a huge factor in who O'Shea keeps and who he cuts.

3 minutes ago, Throw Long Bannatyne said:

Good point, Ricky Collins was cut last year during mini-camp and he certainly looks like he had enough talent.  I think attitude and football smarts plays a huge factor in who O'Shea keeps and who he cuts.

...As it should.....

13 minutes ago, Noeller said:

...As it should.....

eh, not a fan of passing on pure talent that needs to be coached up. You can certainly have too many of those guys, but teaching up guys like that is the mark of a great coach / staff. Tons and tons of players go pro because they are great athletes and its their best chance in life. And a LOT of great players are in that boat. If you have a team full of rudy's you might have a great story and a feel good team but still get smashed by stamps esq teams year in and year out. Our most recent grey cup appearance was probably closer to the opposite of that, and we got smashes with our character guys soo long that mos was on the hot seat early last year. Remember some of the antics we saw with milt and blink? Would they have been cut?

Why the assumption that Smith was the #2 candidate. Temple and Knox were here last year and maybe other prospects showed better?

32 minutes ago, rebusrankin said:

Why the assumption that Smith was the #2 candidate. Temple and Knox were here last year and maybe other prospects showed better?

Shhh...the people who didn't go to the camp know better than the coaches...

1 hour ago, Throw Long Bannatyne said:

Good point, Ricky Collins was cut last year during mini-camp and he certainly looks like he had enough talent.  I think attitude and football smarts plays a huge factor in who O'Shea keeps and who he cuts.

Or he had a bad camp.

12 minutes ago, mbrg said:

Shhh...the people who didn't go to the camp know better than the coaches...

NICE!!!  Its the first 'so and so thinks he knows more than the coaches... eye roll nudge nudge wink wink' post!!!  Football season must be just around the corner.