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.

 

I really like the guys we have brought in this offseason ... the quality of prospect seems a bit higher than in years past. Haven't seen a lot of guys who are skating by on measurements or test numbers and a not-so-prolific arena football career.

Homer, Howard and Prewitt as DBs ... Gause and Jones at MLB ... Stevens, Lane and Reed at REC ... I'm liking it so far. Curious to see who surprises and who performs well at mini camp.

5 hours ago, voodoochylde said:

 

Hmmm....Straughan sounded promising. Oh well, onward.

Straughan must have asked for his release... have we even had a minicamp yet?

2 hours ago, tracker said:

Hmmm....Straughan sounded promising. Oh well, onward.

One thing is for sure, we dont waste time on fresh qb prospects.  I would imagine this move was made for one of two reasons. 1) we have other better prospects available or who we are confident will be available for camp Perhaps quinton flowers  or 2) Maybe he was pricy and we are gonna go with a cheaper depth qb. Bryan bennett still with the riders? 

 A fascinating story about earl wolff. 

https://www.si.com/mmqb/2016/08/09/nfl-jacksonville-jaguars-earl-wolff-tale-of-survival-armed-robbery-kidnapping

 

http://www.nfl.com/draft/2013/profiles/earl-wolff?id=2539966

Monster testing numbers. 4.4 40 11'2 broad jump 39" vert  4.07 shuttle two way player in HS who ran for over 1k yards. He sounds like a guy who kind of aged out of the nfl. Looks like some great tackling. Could have the flexibility to play S, sam or db up here.  Very interesting pick up, gonna be a heck of a camp to watch this year. 

9 minutes ago, wbbfan said:

One thing is for sure, we dont waste time on fresh qb prospects.  I would imagine this move was made for one of two reasons. 1) we have other better prospects available or who we are confident will be available for camp Perhaps quinton flowers  or 2) Maybe he was pricy and we are gonna go with a cheaper depth qb. Bryan bennett still with the riders?

I can't see a reason why he would have been a pricey signing. It seems likely to me that we're going to hear about a new qb signing in near future.

7 minutes ago, sweep the leg said:

I can't see a reason why he would have been a pricey signing. It seems likely to me that we're going to hear about a new qb signing in near future.

Wouldnt think so but possibility young ni qbs are the hardest to get up here if they have nfl size imo. Im hoping its for flowers. 

Edited April 16, 20187 yr by wbbfan

30 minutes ago, wbbfan said:

Very interesting pick up,

Looks like they want Defensive players that can tackle.

Notwithstanding their public statements, probably our coaching staff was embarrassed/irritated with some of the crappy tackling they had to endure last season. (The fifteen yard td run that finished us off, five guys taking turns whiffing for instance)

Looks like that might be changing.

Three of the guys signed in the last while, at least on highlight tapes, are tackling, not going for stupid airborne hits.

 

 

Edited April 16, 20187 yr by Mark F

1 minute ago, Mark F said:

Looks like they want Defensive players that can tackle.

Notwithstanding their public statements, probably our coaching staff was embarrassed/irritated with some of the crappy tackling they had to endure last season. (The fifteen yard td run that finished us off, five guys taking turns whiffing for instance)

Looks like that might be changing.

Three of the guys signed in the last while, at least on highlight tapes, are tackling, not going for stupid airborne hits.

 

Good size db too. Love guys that wrap n tackle, especially ones that attack the ball. 

1 minute ago, wbbfan said:

Good size db too. Love guys that wrap n tackle, especially ones that attack the ball. 

I Noticed that Mr. Wolff outj umped Dez Bryant in the endzone for a pick. Not bad, Not bad at all.

Edited April 16, 20187 yr by Mark F

2 hours ago, Mark F said:

I Noticed that Mr. Wolff out-jumped Dez Bryant in the end zone for a pick. Not bad, Not bad at all.

No question that he seems to have the athletics, and from the article, he sounds at least average in smarts. The article does raise a couple of points for me, though. One: he is going to have a real culture change to adjust to here without having to be afraid to go out after dark, and two: he is described as having a messed-up knee. He may not pass the physical or last the season, no matter how talented he is.

41 minutes ago, wbbfan said:

Wouldnt think so but possibility young ni qbs are the hardest to get up here if they have nfl size imo. Im hoping its for flowers. 

Apparently Strauhan had an injury that would have kept him out for a while

36 minutes ago, Mark F said:

Looks like they want Defensive players that can tackle.

Notwithstanding their public statements, probably our coaching staff was embarrassed/irritated with some of the crappy tackling they had to endure last season. (The fifteen yard td run that finished us off, five guys taking turns whiffing for instance)

Looks like that might be changing.

Three of the guys signed in the last while, at least on highlight tapes, are tackling, not going for stupid airborne hits.

 

 

Defensive players that cab tackle? What kind of crazy talk is that? Next they'll be signing offensive players that can catch.

1 hour ago, tracker said:

two: he is described as having a messed-up knee. He may not pass the physical or last the season, no matter how talented he is.

yeah, just read that article. good luck to him. 

1 hour ago, tracker said:

No question that he seems to have the athletics, and from the article, he sounds at least average in smarts. The article does raise a couple of points for me, though. One: he is going to have a real culture change to adjust to here without having to be afraid to go out after dark, and two: he is described as having a messed-up knee. He may not pass the physical or last the season, no matter how talented he is.

Faith ekakitie had some scary situation with the cops and looking like a person they were after. Some of these guys get up here and fall in love with the way of life. 

Per Darren, Straughan was released because he suffered an injury.

13 hours ago, M.O.A.B. said:

Per Darren, Straughan was released because he suffered an injury.

Ah. So he may well be well enough to attend training camp if he heals quickly.

 

 

Who could be 'better than Ezra'?

5 minutes ago, BomberBall said:

Who could be 'better than Ezra'?

If you're talking about the band... the answer is, everyone.

Join the party Ezra....it's gonna be last man standing....Intense is an understatement

1 hour ago, BomberBall said:

Who could be 'better than Ezra'?

The Book of Ezra describes how he led a group of Judean     CFL exiles living in Babylon    The Grey Cup wastelands,  to their home city of Jerusalem    2018 Grey Championville! (Mb).

Edited April 17, 20187 yr by Mark F

19 hours ago, Mark F said:

I Noticed that Mr. Wolff out jumped Dez Bryant in the endzone for a pick. Not bad, Not bad at all.

Who ever this "Dez Bryant" fellow is... he can't be that good... he's not even currently on an NFL roster...  

Just one week till mini camp in Winnipeg! Are they holding it inside or outside? ( Honest question considering this insane weather we've been having.)

 

On the plus side.. .only one week till some football news!!

31 minutes ago, blueingreenland said:

Just one week till mini camp in Winnipeg! Are they holding it inside or outside? ( Honest question considering this insane weather we've been having.)

 

On the plus side.. .only one week till some football news!!

I think in previous years it has been held in the Soccer complex