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.

 

Prewitt sounds like a great recruit. If Duane Slay taught me one thing though, it is that what he had done to this point means nothing until he actually shows it on the field. Every year we have a couple "can't miss" prospects that are among the first cuts in camp.

Edited March 20, 20187 yr by gcn11

16 minutes ago, gcn11 said:

Prewitt sounds like a great recruit. If Duane Slay taught me one thing though, it is that what he had done to this point means nothing until he actually shows it on the field. Every year we have a couple "can't miss" prospects that are among the first cuts in camp.

You know I think Slay was a case of people liked the name so much they turned him into a better prospect than he actually was. 

12 minutes ago, 17to85 said:

You know I think Slay was a case of people liked the name so much they turned him into a better prospect than he actually was. 

A great name and an amazing hit in his youtube video.

Not the result I was hoping for but greed is alive and well. Time to move on.

7 minutes ago, blue_gold_84 said:

Not the result I was hoping for but greed is alive and well. Time to move on.

Yes agree 100% - time to move on. That boat just will not float!

Good and bad move.

Good - shows leadership to the team that we aren't just throwing money at random dudes to be the top paid canadian when they haven't really shown they want to be here...

Bad - We could have used him. LOL

Oh well, we will see him when we play Montreal. 

He doesn't deserve to be the highest paid Canadian here until he does the things, and shows to be the type of player and person Harris is first...so in my books thank god and good riddance.

Now if I was Reed...i would drop my offer to what the Bombers offered as top dollar...why pay more than you have to...his options are limited and really....why not offer him even less now...what other option does he have...what adick

4 minutes ago, Booch said:

He doesn't deserve to be the highest paid Canadian here until he does the things, and shows to be the type of player and person Harris is first...so in my books thank god and good riddance.

Now if I was Reed...i would drop my offer to what the Bombers offered as top dollar...why pay more than you have to...his options are limited and really....why not offer him even less now...what other option does he have...what adick

How much of the dickishness is Henoc and how much of it is Hardaway?  I like to think that it's more his agent - Henoc seemed like a genuinely good guy. 

8 minutes ago, wanna-b-fanboy said:

How much of the dickishness is Henoc and how much of it is Hardaway?  I like to think that it's more his agent - Henoc seemed like a genuinely good guy. 

As far as I know, the agent takes his instructions from the player.

exactly...from my experience agent works for you...not other way around and generally agent takes his direction from you in what you want...and then he tries to get that for you...or maximize things best he can...Sure that agent is a bit of a tough nut and has a rep...but in the end...the player makes the decision on the deals...not the agent deciding for you...so over the course of the last 3 negotiations..pretty sure Hnoc is the dickish one

Just now, Booch said:

exactly...from my experience agent works for you...not other way around and generally agent takes his direction from you in what you want...and then he tries to get that for you...or maximize things best he can...Sure that agent is a bit of a tough nut and has a rep...but in the end...the player makes the decision on the deals...not the agent deciding for you...so over the course of the last 3 negotiations..pretty sure Hnoc is the dickish one

I have a hard time believing he would say he wants to be the highest paid CND on the bombers though....maybe it was just I want 200...which would just happen to make him the highest paid. I wonder how he justifies it....what has he done to deserve that?

I don't have a hard time seeing him asking that...his little cfl tour 2 years ago is proof that he think s he is the be all end all of CDN talent...when have you ever in the history of the league seen such a thing..I will answer that for you...never

4 minutes ago, Bigblue204 said:

I have a hard time believing he would say he wants to be the highest paid CND on the bombers though....maybe it was just I want 200...which would just happen to make him the highest paid. I wonder how he justifies it....what has he done to deserve that?

More on this whole debacle from Walters:

Eat turds, Henoc.

Montreal should immediately lower their offer.

exactly...if reed was smart he would put it at what bombers best was...or just under..if he still pays above it he just cemented his reputation of being an idiot gm

For a guy who showed up for the last 1/3 of the season playing for the Riders he and his agent sure expect a lot,  

Used us as a lever for more cash...didn't work..Muamba will have to sign with someone for less if he wants to play football this year...Even if the Als. were the team he was using us to up the ante, I'd say their offer will now reflect that...So Henoc wanted to be the highest paid MLB in the league....unlikely now...Reed most likely lowered his offer after reading what Kyle had to say...What a waste of time, wine and a good steak...Last one Muamba will ever get out of us ...He can now fill up on poutine or whatever... 

I like the fact that Walters has spoken publicly about this.  Gives the "we just let him walk" folks a chance to see that sometimes you just can't justify signing someone for whatever it is that they think they're worth.  Henoc  wanting to be paid more than Harris, someone who's giving his all for this team and is proving his worth over and over?  Ya, not bloody likely.   At the same time, it lets the Al's know that we're out, so feel free to adjust your offer accordingly.  Good for you Walters!

18 minutes ago, WBBFanWest said:

I like the fact that Walters has spoken publicly about this.  Gives the "we just let him walk" folks a chance to see that sometimes you just can't justify signing someone for whatever it is that they think they're worth.  Henoc  wanting to be paid more than Harris, someone who's giving his all for this team and is proving his worth over and over?  Ya, not bloody likely.   At the same time, it lets the Al's know that we're out, so feel free to adjust your offer accordingly.  Good for you Walters!

To be fair. Walters didn't say they were out. Just that the offer wasn't changing and Henoc didn't like it.

At least Henoc got his 35K from the Riders.....

2 minutes ago, Bigblue204 said:

To be fair. Walters didn't say they were out. Just that the offer wasn't changing and Henoc didn't like it.

You are right, we didn't say we're out, but reading between the lines tells me, we're out.  If our offer isn't going to be enough, and we're not raising it, then we're out.  Unless of course Henoc decides that his demand is simply unreasonable, which I'm thinking is really unlikely. 

Seems to lend credence to Walters giving Muamba a here is our offer, it's what we can do, take it or leave it

I find it odd that they sent him the offer before he visited.  He seemed fully engaged in the visit.  So he knew the offer, came anyway, was apparently interested.  And then was all "so, yeah, sounds great.  Anyway, so you were just kidding about that offer right?"

Seems like Montreal must be coming in low too if he's still not signed.

I like it! I have even more respect for Walters. Many more Canadian players are more impactful. I wholeheartedly agree that Harris deserves to be paid more.  I believe Loffler and Chungh, Stanley Bryant are worth the same if not  more.   Singleton deserves to be the highest paid LB(National or International)...maybe even the highest paid defensive player in my opinion. 

 

Even if the Bombers had the money/cap space, I’d still consider it to be a slap in the face to as many as several other Canadian players than the ones I already listed if Muamba becomes the highest paid Canadian player.

He lacks commitment and loyalty. I wouldn’t want to play with him on my team.  I get wanting the most you can get, however  let’s be realistic .

Edited March 20, 20187 yr by Dirty30