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.

 

Another destination for the 'tour man' would be T.O......BUT didn't Popp cut him when he was in Mont.....Can't see that as being a cozy arrangement...B.C. signed his brother BUT they have Solo who they just re-upped for a couple of years...can't see that one.....Redblacks....maybe....We would have to be a pretty good destination IF Muamba and his agent can get over what ever it is they didn't /don't like about us...Seems to me money is this guys motivator and the more the merrier for these two....I think they're on their way of wearing out their welcome anywhere in the CFL...if they haven't already....Walters says he'll still kick the tires but maybe Henoc  and his agent have a fantasy figure in mind that nobody cares to entertain???

I am confident that the bombers still have the money but it was more public posturing for the negotiations that are about to take place. If we had money for the possibility of bringing Westerman back. We should still have a large portion of that avaialbe to sign Henoc if interested. Why show your hand by saying we have the SMS space for a contract like his because that takes any ability to negotiate out of your hands. 

11 minutes ago, Stickem said:

Another destination for the 'tour man' would be T.O......BUT didn't Popp cut him when he was in Mont.....Can't see that as being a cozy arrangement...B.C. signed his brother BUT they have Solo who they just re-upped for a couple of years...can't see that one.....Redblacks....maybe....We would have to be a pretty good destination IF Muamba and his agent can get over what ever it is they didn't /don't like about us...Seems to me money is this guys motivator and the more the merrier for these two....I think they're on their way of wearing out their welcome anywhere in the CFL...if they haven't already....Walters says he'll still kick the tires but maybe Henoc  and his agent have a fantasy figure in mind that nobody cares to entertain???

I think money might be getting less of a motivator now that he's 28 and hasn't won anything or been an all-star...  NFL dream is dead

2 years at $180-200k - I'd offer that no problem - I think you get a slight discount this year because he's already been paid $35k ha

At worst, you cut Dressler...  at best, you cut Fogg for the $$ 

We're certainly not cutting Dressler, and I'd be surprised if we cut Fogg or Wild. Only because we just signed them. That's bad business and I don't think the Blue Bombers organization operates in that way. I think we have the space for him if not maybe someone minor is a cap casualty. 

To be honest, ill trade Neufeld for whatever hes worth. And go INT on LG - maybe Foketi is ready.

Although Flanders will be a good candidate, the combo of Demski and LaFrance makes him expendable.

 

Edited February 15, 20187 yr by M.O.A.B.

3 minutes ago, Arnold_Palmer said:

We're certainly not cutting Dressler, and I'd be surprised if we cut Fogg or Wild. Only because we just signed them. That's bad business and I don't think the Blue Bombers organization operates in that way. I think we have the space for him if not maybe someone minor is a cap casualty. 

Agreed. The problem is, if we do need to create salary cap space I can't think of many other potential causalities.  Going back to an import at guard and cutting Neufeld could be a solution, but the Bombers seem to really like Patty. I'm not sure who else could be on the chopping block.

Medlock says: “Dont look at me guys” 

Edited February 15, 20187 yr by M.O.A.B.

28 minutes ago, Stickem said:

Walters says he'll still kick the tires

I'm already tired of the Henoc tour.

and it hasn't even started.

 

5 minutes ago, Mark F said:

I'm already tired of the Henoc tour.

and it hasn't even started.

 

All aboard!

 

Roll up, roll up for the Mystery Tour.....

20 minutes ago, Arnold_Palmer said:

We're certainly not cutting Dressler, and I'd be surprised if we cut Fogg or Wild. Only because we just signed them. That's bad business and I don't think the Blue Bombers organization operates in that way. I think we have the space for him if not maybe someone minor is a cap casualty. 

I'm not campaigning for it...  just saying that if $$ are needed, that's what you have to do.

If it was me, I'd cut Neufeld - but they won't do that.

 

 

19 minutes ago, Mark F said:

I'm already tired of the Henoc tour.

and it hasn't even started.

 

We should just sign him and end the madness.

I'm still amazed Muamba's using the same shitty agent, Hardaway, a guy who negotiated with Jones a bonus due immediately after free agency opened up.

Not sure who's the dumber one there.

1 minute ago, blue_gold_84 said:

I'm still amazed Muamba's using the same shitty agent, Hardaway, a guy who negotiated with Jones a bonus due immediately after free agency opened up.

Not sure who's the dumber one there.

That was the second bonus so I imagine they thought they would be safe....wrong.

Checked back with RiderFans........let us move in another direction.

The problem with Henoc is that by the time his agent says they are ready to talk $, the other starting MLB's might be off the table. If you are Walters do you want to take that risk?

Neufeld would never be cut...traded but not cut.

Also Foketti is more than ready and could start on any team in the CFL...Could have last year actually...how we have been able to keep him here this long is baffling..He must really like it and has to be a tip of the hat to the culture/locker room here

And truthfully...we don't really have to cut any of the salary until the season starts...so sign him...let all the pieces battle it out for spots in TC...then decide what and where you can slash and either trade...offer a pr spot at a cap friendly amount....and if all else fails then release

2 hours ago, blueingreenland said:

The problem with Henoc is that by the time his agent says they are ready to talk $, the other starting MLB's might be off the table. If you are Walters do you want to take that risk?

The simplest method, although not necessarily the best, is to take your top two or three prospects for MLB and make each your best offer to each with the understanding that the first one to accept gets the contract.

Well we are back to "will Walters go all out for a MLB" .... Bear Woods  or Enoch the Persecuted I don't care .... just get 'er done ..... its the final piece solved

6 minutes ago, blueingreenland said:

The problem with Henoc is that by the time his agent says they are ready to talk $, the other starting MLB's might be off the table. If you are Walters do you want to take that risk?

Considering it seems we were never likely to sign the other MLB's you are referring to, there is no risk.

I could see the Bombers signing one of those guys if they presented a value opportunity, but it sounds like Woods is pricing himself at the high end of the market, so he is out.  As for Reed and the rest, these guys are more likely to become value opportunities the longer they sit at home without a contract.  That's when the discussion shifts from "I'd like to cash in" to "I'd better make sure I have a job".

1 hour ago, Floyd said:

I think money might be getting less of a motivator now that he's 28 and hasn't won anything or been an all-star...  NFL dream is dead

2 years at $180-200k - I'd offer that no problem - I think you get a slight discount this year because he's already been paid $35k ha

At worst, you cut Dressler...  at best, you cut Fogg for the $$ 

Is it? Sometimes it takes a while for reality to sink in for some. Maybe his agent has convinced him to see if there are still any takers down south.

1 minute ago, Jacquie said:

Is it? Sometimes it takes a while for reality to sink in for some. Maybe his agent has convinced him to see if there are still any takers down south.

Oh that could happen...  I just mean the dream is dead - at age 29 after already getting a shot - its over no matter what anyone believes.

Maybe Henoc chills at home and waits for a team to run into national injury trouble, then signs at a premium for a partial season?

Keeps his mileage low and his salary high?

(and then he gets cut again the next year because he's overpaid)

The only team over paying these days is Montreal... so if they don't open up the purse then Henoc is out of luck.

7 minutes ago, johnzo said:

 

(and then he gets cut again the next year because he's overpaid)

Maybe Henoc wants to pull a Kevin Glenn and play for all 9 teams