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.

 

hahaha....I don't think he is as much of a doucher as some one else we were considering...

1 hour ago, M.O.A.B. said:

I think it will be an OL just hoping it will not be Godber.

Is there a list of hardaways players in the draft?

1 minute ago, Floyd said:

Is there a list of hardaways players in the draft?

He’ll probably delay (as long as he can) giving it to us if we ask. ?

1 hour ago, M.O.A.B. said:

Make him the second highest paid Cdn in the roster. I thought I heard that before. ?

Topped the West for STT with 24 in 2016.

bo knows this. or so i heard... ? 

 

Bo would be a great pickup imo.

I wonder if we take Jackson Bennett at 7 if he is there?

Didn't see this list posted here so...

WINNIPEG, MB., May 1, 2018 – The Winnipeg Blue Bombers announce today the following transactions.

The following players have been released from the roster:

• International receiver Marcus Leak
• International receiver L’Damian Washington
• International receiver Garry Brown
• International receiver Jerome Lane
• National receiver Mitchell Baines
• International running back Cierre Wood
• International running back Zach Bauman
• International quarterback Tyler Stewart
• International linebacker Cody Prewitt
• International defensive back Sam Brown
• International defensive back Robert Porter
• International defensive back Tevin Homer
• International defensive back Antoine Johnson
• International defensive back Kevin Short
• International defensive back Malik Foreman

The only "surprises" are Cierre Wood, Zach Baumann and Washington. I didn't think Stewart would last even this long.

 

 

11 hours ago, tracker said:

Didn't see this list posted here so...

WINNIPEG, MB., May 1, 2018 – The Winnipeg Blue Bombers announce today the following transactions.

The following players have been released from the roster:

• International receiver Marcus Leak
• International receiver L’Damian Washington
• International receiver Garry Brown
• International receiver Jerome Lane
• National receiver Mitchell Baines
• International running back Cierre Wood
• International running back Zach Bauman
• International quarterback Tyler Stewart
• International linebacker Cody Prewitt
• International defensive back Sam Brown
• International defensive back Robert Porter
• International defensive back Tevin Homer
• International defensive back Antoine Johnson
• International defensive back Kevin Short
• International defensive back Malik Foreman

The only "surprises" are Cierre Wood, Zach Baumann and Washington. I didn't think Stewart would last even this long.

 

 

Why are wood and bauman a surprise? Cuz of hype videos? 

I'm glad the staff feels that they've found some receivers that they consider better than L'damian Washington. Good story and good person, but if he was seeing lots of time on offense we would be in trouble 

2 hours ago, Goalie said:

Why are wood and bauman a surprise? Cuz of hype videos? 

Dude... if you have such a problem with ppl forming opinioms why do you go on forums?

15 hours ago, tracker said:

Didn't see this list posted here so...

WINNIPEG, MB., May 1, 2018 – The Winnipeg Blue Bombers announce today the following transactions.

The following players have been released from the roster:

•  
• International defensive back Tevin Homer
•  

 

 

 

So much for Homer and Flanders playing on the same team...

25 minutes ago, bearpants said:

So much for Homer and Flanders playing on the same team...

Lol *bah-dum* Ching!

I’m going to call it now. Walter makes a huge move(Trade) or two. 

Edited May 2, 20187 yr by Dirty30

1 hour ago, Dirty30 said:

I’m going to call it now. Walter makes a huge move(Trade) or two. 

Boom! (However not exactly what I was expecting). 

19 hours ago, tracker said:

Didn't see this list posted here so...

WINNIPEG, MB., May 1, 2018 – The Winnipeg Blue Bombers announce today the following transactions.

The following players have been released from the roster:

• International receiver Marcus Leak
• International receiver L’Damian Washington
• International receiver Garry Brown
• International receiver Jerome Lane
• National receiver Mitchell Baines
• International running back Cierre Wood
• International running back Zach Bauman
• International quarterback Tyler Stewart
• International linebacker Cody Prewitt
• International defensive back Sam Brown
• International defensive back Robert Porter
• International defensive back Tevin Homer
• International defensive back Antoine Johnson
• International defensive back Kevin Short
• International defensive back Malik Foreman

The only "surprises" are Cierre Wood, Zach Baumann and Washington. I didn't think Stewart would last even this long.

 

 

Eh running back is crazy deep. I can see how we'd need bodies in mini camp and not need them in TC. Washington had a good camp last year but never seemed to live up to it.  I wonder if prewitt will be back when healthy? cant make the club from the tub. 

18 minutes ago, Dirty30 said:

Boom! (However not exactly what I was expecting). 

nailed it xD. I like the deal. We move up in the second round, and get bc's first next year. In the west its gonna be awful hard for BC to improve. Sask could take a step back if collaros does what he always does. Other wise the bc pick is a strong candidate to be 3rd or 4th. 

My jaw hit the floor when i read about this guy this morning.

https://www.bluebombers.com/2018/05/01/bombers-add-dl-larry-webster/

http://www.nfl.com/draft/2014/profiles/larry-webster?id=2543786

bombers list him as 6'6 275. at the combine he weighed in at 255. I wonder how much he will come in at, and what his optimal weight is. 4.58 40 (weve seen plenty of slower wrs) 36.5" vert  insane measurables. Went from basketball to football with out missing a beat. For a raw athlete with soo little experience in football he got a ton of sacks and TFL. Easy to see why he was grabbed in the 4th round and stuck in the nfl for a few years. Bit of a concern that he is up here at this point. with his size and athletic ability he could be a back up for life in the nfl. If he committed to it he could be a pro STs guy too. But  who knows maybe he wants to play. Another son of a former nfler at de, growing up around high level football doesnt hurt.

Like seeing a guy with that athleticism getting back into plays, with that level of speed you can come from behind and limit some big plays with a high motor. He did some goal line TE package stuff and one of the teams in the draft wanted him to go through the te/we stuff in his pro day so thats mixed in too. Our recruitment strategy seems to be to swing for the fences, makes for some great camp battles. 

2 hours ago, wbbfan said:

Eh running back is crazy deep. I can see how we'd need bodies in mini camp and not need them in TC. Washington had a good camp last year but never seemed to live up to it.  I wonder if prewitt will be back when healthy? cant make the club from the tub. 

nailed it xD. I like the deal. We move up in the second round, and get bc's first next year. In the west its gonna be awful hard for BC to improve. Sask could take a step back if collaros does what he always does. Other wise the bc pick is a strong candidate to be 3rd or 4th. 

My jaw hit the floor when i read about this guy this morning.

https://www.bluebombers.com/2018/05/01/bombers-add-dl-larry-webster/

http://www.nfl.com/draft/2014/profiles/larry-webster?id=2543786

bombers list him as 6'6 275. at the combine he weighed in at 255. I wonder how much he will come in at, and what his optimal weight is. 4.58 40 (weve seen plenty of slower wrs) 36.5" vert  insane measurables. Went from basketball to football with out missing a beat. For a raw athlete with soo little experience in football he got a ton of sacks and TFL. Easy to see why he was grabbed in the 4th round and stuck in the nfl for a few years. Bit of a concern that he is up here at this point. with his size and athletic ability he could be a back up for life in the nfl. If he committed to it he could be a pro STs guy too. But  who knows maybe he wants to play. Another son of a former nfler at de, growing up around high level football doesnt hurt.

Like seeing a guy with that athleticism getting back into plays, with that level of speed you can come from behind and limit some big plays with a high motor. He did some goal line TE package stuff and one of the teams in the draft wanted him to go through the te/we stuff in his pro day so thats mixed in too. Our recruitment strategy seems to be to swing for the fences, makes for some great camp battles. 

If this guy plays receiver, the Bombers will have to have opposing defensive backs sign waivers before each game.

2 minutes ago, tracker said:

If this guy plays receiver, the Bombers will have to have opposing defensive backs sign waivers before each game.

shades of mike sellers lmao. Or that rugby guy just drafted by the eagles. Imagine him standing next to dressler? Put a guy like that in an iso on a fade and good luck covering him.

Itll be interesting to see if he has any pass rush moves. 

I will believe it when I see it. This hype sounds like the guys that come into the league every but when the bullets fly, someone will resurrect the old saying, "looks like Tarzan, plays like ___".

3 hours ago, MC said:

I will believe it when I see it. This hype sounds like the guys that come into the league every but when the bullets fly, someone will resurrect the old saying, "looks like Tarzan, plays like ___".

Weve seen our fair share of blue chip prospects, especially des come in like a lion only to go out like a lamb. 

https://www.bluebombers.com/2018/05/04/bombers-add-two-roster-including-qb-chris-streveler/

 

Streveler is a guy they’ve wanted a look at for a while. I think he’s got a good shot. Very CFL style QB.

32 minutes ago, Engelwood said:

https://www.bluebombers.com/2018/05/04/bombers-add-two-roster-including-qb-chris-streveler/

 

hmm a 5th qb. Love streveler though. Total package guy. Normally I would wonder if it was one guy too many but we have soo many wrs and dbs signed for TC it seems right. 

32 minutes ago, Mike said:

Streveler is a guy they’ve wanted a look at for a while. I think he’s got a good shot. Very CFL style QB.

He attended mini-camp so I guess they liked what they saw enough to sign him.

Finally 5 QBs on the roster and none of them ex-TiCats...!!!  This is a great day

Ed Tait@EdTaitWFC

Kyle Walters announces that WR Matt Coates broke his foot in training recently and will be out a while. Part of why they used three picks on receivers in CFL Draft