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.

 

2 hours ago, wbbfan said:

Doesnt seem to have that top speed gear, nor does he seem like a fast twitch blink type. But he always looks to be moving fast. Looks smaller then his listed size to my eye, but he is very compact in build and yeah no fear. Looks like a tough football player. Defense, wr, returner etc. A lot of the small / fast guys seem to be returners who get wedged in at wr. He seems like a fast guy, who also happens to be a blood n guts football player. Not many returners highlights include throwing blocks. 

My first impression was that he looked like Blink or Pinball.

6 minutes ago, tracker said:

My first impression was that he looked like Blink or Pinball.

size and running type pinball is a good comparison. 

He appears to have a knack for getting open. 

4 hours ago, wbbfan said:

Doesnt seem to have that top speed gear, nor does he seem like a fast twitch blink type. But he always looks to be moving fast. Looks smaller then his listed size to my eye, but he is very compact in build and yeah no fear. Looks like a tough football player. Defense, wr, returner etc. A lot of the small / fast guys seem to be returners who get wedged in at wr. He seems like a fast guy, who also happens to be a blood n guts football player. Not many returners highlights include throwing blocks. 

All that from 1 video.. Acting like you have scouted this guy and knew who he was 12 hours ago. Classic

28 minutes ago, Goalie said:

All that from 1 video.. Acting like you have scouted this guy and knew who he was 12 hours ago. Classic

by all that you mean one paragraph of seems likes? 

Seems like a guy who won't make it out out of camp but hey why not. Seems like scouting is getting to nooks and crannies if this guy was actually scouted. 

5 hours ago, Fan Boy said:

Seems like a guy who won't make it out out of camp but hey why not. Seems like scouting is getting to nooks and crannies if this guy was actually scouted. 

I kinda think he is the norm for our scouting department. Where as the taman types in the past were romanced by great prestigious ncaa careers, I feel like our current regime scouts players no matter the numbers. Tj thorpe, bryan bennett and dom davis etc. 

Saw this on twitter feed.

https://www.bluebombers.com/2018/03/16/words-thomas-miles-trip-snow-lake/

Very interesting article by Thomas Miles about his and Goosen's trip to Snow Lake: 

Quote

Matthias and I are ambassadors for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers initiative on gender-based violence prevention – Break the Silence on Violence Against Women 

He's a good writer.

Was tired of lusting after big receivers, anyways....

Wow Ive watched a lot of Ole miss games and Cody Prewitt is legit. 

https://www.bluebombers.com/2018/03/19/bombers-add-two-roster-2/

Edited March 19, 20187 yr by Gotmilt

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AF7H6L1LV6k

both 6'2 DB's and I'm gonna say it now Cody is going to play linebacker rather than safety.  WOW.

Edited March 19, 20187 yr by Gotmilt

4 minutes ago, Gotmilt said:

Wow Ive watched a lot of Ole miss games and if this is the same Cody Prewitt I think it is he can BALL. Referred to as the "Landshark"

Any relation to Leftshark"?

 

10 minutes ago, Gotmilt said:

Wow Ive watched a lot of Ole miss games and if this is the same Cody Prewitt I think it is he can BALL

I watched the video.

agree WOW. 

17 minutes ago, Mark F said:

I watched the video.

agree WOW. 

IMO this is just as big as any free agent signing so far this season, this kid was an SEC star.

Edited March 19, 20187 yr by Gotmilt

17 minutes ago, Mark F said:

I watched the video.

agree WOW. 

wasnt prewitt announced previously? Or was he on the 10 name neg list released? 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AF7H6L1LV6k&t=97s

I wonder what position prewitt is best at, sam? Safety? Maybe some under sized wil. Him and loffler on the field at the same time would be great fun to watch if he pans out.

14 minutes ago, wbbfan said:

 Or was he on the 10 name neg list released? I wonder what position prewitt is best at, sam? Safety? Maybe some under sized wil. Him and loffler on the field at the same time would be great fun to watch if he pans out.

I don't know but...

WINNIPEG, MB., March 19, 2018 –  The Winnipeg Blue Bombers today announce the club has signed International defensive back/linebacker Cody Prewitt and international defensive back Kevin Short.

Prewitt (6’2, 208, Mississippi, December 31, 1992 in Covington, LA) played four seasons with the Ole Miss Rebels recording 247 total tackles and 12 interceptions in his collegiate career. In 2013, he led the SEC with six interceptions and was named a first team All-American. 

Edited March 19, 20187 yr by Mark F

Here's comes our new WIL. 

JSK now at MLB. 

Prewitt is a potentially huge signing, although I have no idea where they envision him playing in our lineup because he’s essentially blocked by Fenner and Leggett ... 

This guy was playing lights out in college and heading into his senior year, there were people who thought he was going to be a better NFLer than Landon Collins... then he had a terrible senior year and some health concerns and he went undrafted and kind of fizzled out.

Has Prewitt just been out of football for 3 years??

26 minutes ago, Atomic said:

Has Prewitt just been out of football for 3 years??

Likely looking for NFL opportunities, I think he's a little slow to be an NFL safety (II think he ran a 4.65- 4.7 40)and too small to play LBer, if you watch some of his clips he is actually a beast near the line of scrimmage, I think he will be able to play WIL or SAM for us.

Edited March 20, 20187 yr by Gotmilt

15 hours ago, Gotmilt said:

IMO this is just as big as any free agent signing so far this season, this kid was an SEC star.

Sounds like a gooder.  But pre-camp hype usually ends up as a kiss of death for these guys...

Short term he's probably playing for a PR spot.  If SAM projects as his best fit in the CFL, that's a pretty steep learning curve anyway.  Different landmarks, covering an ocean of space for what feels like an eternity, and that sweet sweet waggle.

8 hours ago, Mike said:

Prewitt is a potentially huge signing, although I have no idea where they envision him playing in our lineup because he’s essentially blocked by Fenner and Leggett ... 

If a guy is as talented as all that, then it really doesn't matter, just bring him in and you can always find a spot for him. I really don't believe that there is one position and one position only for guys like that, I think that if they're able to play they're able to play. 

Could be a good candidate to take Knox's roster spot now that he is gone...and work his way into the starting lineup ala Santos Knox did.

Or if he really is a stud in the making grab the sam spot and have Leggett and Fenner as HB's...or some kind of funky combinations where we can hide coverages and blitzes and keep offence's guessing as to who is doing what..and where

Depth is always a good thing, nothing wrong with keeping a guy on the practice roster as an injury replacement

I don't see him playing SAM, at least not from that video (and his reported 40 time). His ints in that video were all basically gifts. His tackling was very good. Likes to wrap up for the most part.