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.

 

4 minutes ago, Booch said:

yeah he wants to maximize his dollars for sure...and if he is actually going to places to see the organization..direction..philosophies..services etc..etc..then good on him...but if it just to in effect try and use it as a ploy to squeeze each team then no need for the guy.

He has to remember this is the CFL and is a league more or less restricted to what they do...for the better of the league and  a top shelf deal is pretty much on par across the board unless one team does something absurd...which will make them a weaker team most times with shaving elsewhere...so crap or get off the pot already

He has been to all stadiums in the league..knows the facilities and any fool can see which way the organizations he is considering are trending..and how they are viewed in the league

The Als broke the bank to sign Westerman, hopefully that doesn't allow them to do the same for Muamba.

and those 2 db's...I cant see them outbidding if it comes to a mini bidding war

32 minutes ago, HardCoreBlue said:

Coming from a feisty attitude, 'If I have to woo someone to play here, get the f@@k out.  We take care of people who want to be part of this great organization not spend our time and energy on convincing you. Go somewhere else if you feel that self important'.     

Good lord GET OUT OF MY BRAIN!!! 

28 minutes ago, HardCoreBlue said:

Coming from a feisty attitude, 'If I have to woo someone to play here, get the [email protected]@k out.  We take care of people who want to be part of this great organization not spend our time and energy on convincing you. Go somewhere else if you feel that self important'.     

Pursuing (or wooing) a highly prized NAT FA MLB isn't uncommon practice and said FA exploring his options doesn't make him self-important.

That still doesn't answer the question, though: is it really a circus? I don't see it.

11 minutes ago, blue_gold_84 said:

Pursuing (or wooing) a highly prized NAT FA MLB isn't uncommon practice and said FA exploring his options doesn't make him self-important.

That still doesn't answer the question, though: is it really a circus? I don't see it.

Yes but he’s done this more than once and quite frankly it’s getting old and annoying. I’m almost at a point of saying “is he really worth it”? 

Maybe he just wants the free meals and spend a few days in the peg in the middle of winter before he makes his decision..

whatever floats your boat! 

The question should be???when is a tour like a circus???.I guess when it comes to town...Has Henoc signed on anywhere yet????

8 minutes ago, blue_gold_84 said:

Pursuing (or wooing) a highly prized NAT FA MLB isn't uncommon practice and said FA exploring his options doesn't make him self-important.

That still doesn't answer the question, though: is it really a circus? I don't see it.

I didn't suggest it was a circus. Absolutely agree with the bold part of your sentence.

However we can disagree on how much effort we need to spend on convincing. Imo, we need to set a professional courteous tone yet a tone of we spend a lot more  of our energy on players who want to play here. Nothing wrong with a player being curious about the different organizations  and needing to take care of himself and his family but balancing that with we are team made up of players who want to play here not a group of individuals with different priorities. I'm not necessarily saying HM is a self-absorbed guy because I don't know him , I just don't want people who only are about themselves, won't help with what I'm assuming Walters MOS and crew are trying to solidify. I was just using this scenario with HM as an example.

I assume as an organization we are trying to create a culture, an identity where players, coaches, scouts etc want to be here and less we have to try so hard to convince people to come here. That's all. 

Now we know of at least 3 alumni who will be at the home opener:

 

On 2/27/2018 at 12:22 PM, Jacquie said:

Now we know of at least 3 alumni who will be at the home opener:

 

...well, at least 2.  Hef's reply was he's still trying to taking care of his surgery, and isn't sure if he's coming.  

Swag on. 

On 2/27/2018 at 11:56 AM, Stickem said:

The question should be???when is a tour like a circus???.I guess when it comes to town...Has Henoc signed on anywhere yet????

When it ends in an ESPN special to announce your decision... or when you choose montreal. 

This is what we want to hear..

LRTs; #Bombers 2017 supplemental draft pick Drew Wolitarsky is hoping to emerge in his second pro season and push Coates and Demski in Winnipeg’s two projected National starting receiver spots. - Darrin Bauming

CFL @Wpg_BlueBombers WR Drew Wolitarsky getting leaner, faster, and quicker out of breaks! #speedkills #traininspired #widereceiver #CFL #football

https://t.co/PJd3KlcMqu

 

Sounds like Henoc  wants to be here...

 

Looks like negotiations are winding down...Are we in Henoc's plans???Something should break pretty soon one way or the other...I get the feeling we're going to see him in bluengold...Wouldn't be surprised to hear something today

 

The problem with Muamba is always his **** head agent. Guy has filled every clients head with promises of obscene salaries and it makes it difficult to get a guy under contract. 

Hoping Henoc decides we're the best option. To be honest, if we land him and win the Cup, I'm fine with him being here for one year.

Looks like Henoc signs with somebody,  and has a great season, cause I just read this at CFL.ca

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HENOC MUAMBA HAD 82 TACKLES, TWO INTERCEPTIONS AND THREE FUMBLE RECOVERIES IN 2018 

 

 

 

I just wish they would tell us if the Bombers won the Grey Cup.

Edited March 1, 20187 yr by Mark F

1 hour ago, 17to85 said:

The problem with Muamba is always his **** head agent. Guy has filled every clients head with promises of obscene salaries and it makes it difficult to get a guy under contract. 

Yeah, must have sucked to get a big rookie contract... then an NFL roster spot... then another payout with both Montreal and Sask... and get paid $35k to not play for Sask this year...

Fire that agent now!!

So what’s he worth?  I’d hate to see the wbb’s pay too much for him and you’d think he’d learn. When you’re overpaid you usually get released after 1 season.  Accept a more cap friendly contract and you might stay on the same team for a couple of seasons or more.  

He obviously over values himself. 

Would we be happy if they signed him for $200,000? I wouldn’t. 

11 minutes ago, B-F-F-C said:

So what’s he worth?  I’d hate to see the wbb’s pay too much for him and you’d think he’d learn. When you’re overpaid you usually get released after 1 season.  Accept a more cap friendly contract and you might stay on the same team for a couple of seasons or more.  

He obviously over values himself. 

Would we be happy if they signed him for $200,000? I wouldn’t. 

I don't understand this thinking. He likely knows his career has a short life span. And he's trying to get the most $$ out of it. Good for him.

Edited March 1, 20187 yr by Bigblue204

I'd give him more overall (or up front??) money if there was some kinda guarantee that he's gonna stick around awhile. Like, exchange up front cash for term? Something like that... 

27 minutes ago, B-F-F-C said:

So what’s he worth?  I’d hate to see the wbb’s pay too much for him and you’d think he’d learn. When you’re overpaid you usually get released after 1 season.  Accept a more cap friendly contract and you might stay on the same team for a couple of seasons or more.  

He obviously over values himself. 

Would we be happy if they signed him for $200,000? I wouldn’t. 

We're paying Andrew Harris close to $200,000...  he hasn't been released after one season...

Top CDNs are getting paid $200k - Muamba is worth that for sure but not worth $250k...

Andrew Harris is animpact player. Mumba hasn’t  been since he returned from the nfl. If he was that good, he wouldn’t be released every year. 

55 minutes ago, B-F-F-C said:

So what’s he worth?  I’d hate to see the wbb’s pay too much for him and you’d think he’d learn. When you’re overpaid you usually get released after 1 season.  Accept a more cap friendly contract and you might stay on the same team for a couple of seasons or more.  

He obviously over values himself. 

Would we be happy if they signed him for $200,000? I wouldn’t. 

I don't think it's over-valuing yourself if people keep paying him. It might be more that he is content being a mercenary who can make as much as he can with no regard for team loyalty, which I can't really blame him for. Make your $$ while you can.

As far as his cost, as long as the number they pay him fits into what the Bombers feel they can do comfortably then I don't really care what they pay him. Walters knows what his budget is and I trust that he won't blow up the nucleus of a really good team for one year of Henoc Muamba.

4 minutes ago, Nash00 said:

 

Walters knows what his budget is and I trust that he won't blow up the nucleus of a really good team for one year of Henoc Muamba.

It would have to be a pretty crazy salary for it to blow up the nucleus of the team.

11 minutes ago, B-F-F-C said:

Andrew Harris is animpact player. Mumba hasn’t  been since he returned from the nfl. If he was that good, he wouldn’t be released every year. 

He is good, but not good enough for what teams sign him for...200 grand for an impact canadian in this league is do-able, 250,000 is not IMO. We were willing to offer Westerman 200, but that was before we signed some of the other guys. I'd imagine the Bombers offered around 200. Montreal can probably offer more.