Sorry but I don't like the total silence coming out of Bomberville, but that's just me; I like action and news  like all of you.  Yes we've extended a contract or two and we are distributing the year-end money before the 2018 salary cap  comes in.

But what are the deep thinkers in our organization planning to do?

 I hope they are not thinking status quo; that never seems to work out well. Unless we are dedicated to making sharp improvements here and there, I believe we atrophy from last year.  

After the 2017 NFL cuts were made did we bring in any linebackers for a sniff? I saw other prospects up here but maybe I missed something.

We have got to fix what's broken and I think somehow management must know more than we do ... we are good prognosticators with our comments on this site but I would like management to show us up. 

We are not hearing a lot of news out of the Calgary and Edmonton football clubs so maybe our Blue Bombers are an elite club now (as we join those two in their silence). 

But man I hate twiddling my thumbs as I wait to see what our local gurus are going to do. No news is bad news, say the bored ...  Well at least were not coming off seasons like Ottawa Hamilton and Montréal had.

So maybe I should be grateful for our club and its management.

 

27 minutes ago, JuranBoldenRules said:

I wonder where they see Fogg lining up.  They must have a role in mind for him otherwise he wouldn’t have signed before free agency.   IMO he had a pretty unremarkable season as a DB last year and while I do like his punt returning it would be nice to add a guy who can do all returns and be dangerous anytime he touches the ball.

I would have liked to see Roy Finch here for that reason but it seems unlikely.

Just now, Atomic said:

I would have liked to see Roy Finch here for that reason but it seems unlikely.

Didnt the stamps announce his signing a while ago? 

1 hour ago, Floyd said:

Why not just six solid DBs...

Walker and Alexander are likely still on league min contracts - Loffler getting paid same as last year - Branning, Conteh, Jones are great NI depth - Fogg maybe got a small raise

Hopefully Clarke and Gaitor are near league minimum with bonus? - otherwise, I'd dump both those guys for Heath in a heartbeat

We need at least one more solid DB IMO.  We need a defensive halfback who can start and also potentially play SAM if Leggett continues to struggle with the injury bug.  I doubt that Gaitor is at or near league minimum but still much cheaper than Heath who may be looking to be the highest paid DB in the league. 

38 minutes ago, Goalie said:

Didnt the stamps announce his signing a while ago? 

I don't think so... looks like he is going to free agency.

1 hour ago, JuranBoldenRules said:

I wonder where they see Fogg lining up.  They must have a role in mind for him otherwise he wouldn’t have signed before free agency.   IMO he had a pretty unremarkable season as a DB last year and while I do like his punt returning it would be nice to add a guy who can do all returns and be dangerous anytime he touches the ball.

Imo he will go into camp as the nickle db off the bench. 

1 hour ago, Noeller said:

Demond Washington was, for a time, an outstanding DB......

Until the rule changes, where he couldn't bump and hand check guys all day....

Fogg is probably looked at as the DI..handle punt returns...come in as the nickle...in game depth...as he can fill in for half back and Sam..until someone else takes any of those roles away from him. 

He is familiar with the team..systems..culture and who's to say he won't improve in a re-jigged defensive scheme..these are the types of signings a deep team needs and you can't discount continuity and familiarity.

If it turns out someone beats him out...well then we are a better squad but until then we could have way worse options 

2 minutes ago, Booch said:

He is familiar with the team..systems..culture and who's to say he won't improve in a re-jigged defensive scheme..these are the types of signings a deep team needs and you can't discount continuity and familiarity.

Bit weird to hear the importance of 'continuity and familiarity' when we're replacing MLB,  boundary HB and our Cdn DE and DT  - this is a lot of turnover in key positions

Not really replacing a DT as Thomas wasn't a key piece of the pie.

Continuity and familiarity is more important in a defensive backfield and o-line...we got online covered and really only loss in the backfield appears to be Heath...

It's a little odd how little faith everyone seems to have in faith this year.

1 hour ago, Booch said:

Not really replacing a DT as Thomas wasn't a key piece of the pie.

Continuity and familiarity is more important in a defensive backfield and o-line...we got online covered and really only loss in the backfield appears to be Heath...

Heath-Randle were the only continuity in our DBs last year...  field was only settled halfway through the season no?  Now one of those guys will likely be replaced by Gaitor as well

I haven't seen a lot of continuity in our D for a long time...  only at linebacker - which might be our weakness rather than a strength

4 hours ago, do or die said:

Until the rule changes, where he couldn't bump and hand check guys all day....

to be fair, you cant so much as look at a wr too hard these days. You cant even own your own space. A wr can jam you, fall down, and get the flag. 

 

3 hours ago, Floyd said:

Bit weird to hear the importance of 'continuity and familiarity' when we're replacing MLB,  boundary HB and our Cdn DE and DT  - this is a lot of turnover in key positions

3/4 of those replacements happened mid way through last season though....

 

I have to say I’m honestly surprised at the “keep Heath” camp ... I thought he was pretty bad last year. Lots of interceptions, but I’d love to see how many explosion plays he gave up because it seemed like he got torched regularly. Could be wrong though.

I'm hoping for big splashes of spending on the D today. If not, what the hell? We bring back the same D coordinator who's had zero success and then not even make some personnel changes?

43 minutes ago, Mike said:

I have to say I’m honestly surprised at the “keep Heath” camp ... I thought he was pretty bad last year. Lots of interceptions, but I’d love to see how many explosion plays he gave up because it seemed like he got torched regularly. Could be wrong though.

Yeah I can't understand where this idea that the Heath-Randle side of the field was a no go zone either... yeah the first few games of the year they didn't see a lot of action but by the end of the year teams were making big plays against all sides of the secondary. 

Simply put I don't believe Heath is worth as much as he thinks he's worth and we can replace him. Randle was always the far more important guy to bring back. 

53 minutes ago, Mike said:

I have to say I’m honestly surprised at the “keep Heath” camp ... I thought he was pretty bad last year. Lots of interceptions, but I’d love to see how many explosion plays he gave up because it seemed like he got torched regularly. Could be wrong though.

Yeah I would also like a more physical guy in that position....I don't think losing him is a big deal..we can do better and more cap friendly.

It'll be interesting to see which Bombers  go where and for how much.

my prediction for today is Chandler  Fenner ends up in Blue and Gold.

1 hour ago, Mike said:

I have to say I’m honestly surprised at the “keep Heath” camp ... I thought he was pretty bad last year. Lots of interceptions, but I’d love to see how many explosion plays he gave up because it seemed like he got torched regularly. Could be wrong though.

My view is probably skewed because of the high-profile nature of interceptions.

6 minutes ago, Jpan85 said:

my prediction for today is Chandler  Fenner ends up in Blue and Gold.

Fenner or Purifoy Demski 1 of Woods Reed or Dean is my guess. 

Edited February 13, 20187 yr by Goalie

 

I expect a couple of quick strikes from Walters today and then sit back a watch the dust settle, also expect some teams to go on a hoarding expedition.

57 minutes ago, White Out said:

I'm hoping for big splashes of spending on the D today. If not, what the hell? We bring back the same D coordinator who's had zero success and then not even make some personnel changes?

 

I too would like to take this opportunity to pre-complain about all the things that haven't happened in free agency yet.

 

What the hell Walters!?

Scratch that,  

Edited February 13, 20187 yr by JCon
Dug up old post. Thought it was recent.

5 minutes ago, mbrg said:

 

I too would like to take this opportunity to pre-complain about all the things that haven't happened in free agency yet.

 

What the hell Walters!?

I'm outside IGF now with a torch and a pitchfork. Just waiting for the rest of the mob to arrive.

Just now, JCon said:

I'm outside IGF now with a torch and a pitchfork. Just waiting for the rest of the mob to arrive.

I'm also really pissed off about what we future-did with our draft picks.