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.

 

With Bighill here, and if our QB can stay healthy I can't see why we couldn't battle it out for 1st place this year....

Plan the parade!

Seriously though, what a signing. 

So, who's going to be the one to play Hurl's role and "absorb the block" in Richie Hall's system?

thankfully now that "apparent"scheme can be abolished never to be mentioned again!! That was the biggest load of crap I have ever heard, I have played in a lot of systems and a lot of schemes and that was basically Oshea falling on the sword for Hall and Hurl and covering up for his deficiencies as we had to end up startig him as things didn't pan out with other mlb candidates...and our ratio.

 

Regarding the one year contracts... the collective bargaining agreement is up for renewal after this season.  

Several players have said the one year contracts were Walter’s idea, so that re-signings would proceed in good faith, under the new agreement.  That’s how you get elite FA’s to come to Winnipeg: contender status, strong locker room culture, and a no BS front office. In light of all this the Durant fiasco has done the most damage to Durant himself.

when i read the tweet that we signed Bighill I was on the crapper at work and let out a loud "Holy S***!!" ... had someone come knock on the door and tell me to keep up the good work lol.

gotta say Walters has done well last few years with some FA's but THIS is the type of signing I've been waiting for, seemingly for decades with various regimes. A highly prized talent from another team coming back to the league and joining the Bombers, not the typical return to their former teams where no doubt a huge level of loyalty may remain (seems to happen a lot with Edmonton and Calgary).  

I'm not sure if there has been any interviews yet but I'd love to hear the breakdown of how this transpired. Did Walters make him an offer he couldn't refuse or did Hervey deem his current LBs more than adequate enough to not even compete for his services.  

2 minutes ago, Taynted_Fayth said:

when i read the tweet that we signed Bighill I was on the crapper at work and let out a loud "Holy S***!!" ... had someone come knock on the door and tell me to keep up the good work lol.

gotta say Walters has done well last few years with some FA's but THIS is the type of signing I've been waiting for, seemingly for decades with various regimes. A highly prized talent from another team coming back to the league and joining the Bombers, not the typical return to their former teams where no doubt a huge level of loyalty may remain (seems to happen a lot with Edmonton and Calgary).  

I'm not sure if there has been any interviews yet but I'd love to hear the breakdown of how this transpired. Did Walters make him an offer he couldn't refuse or did Hervey deem his current LBs more than adequate enough to not even compete for his services.  

It is rumored that Hervey, didn't even contacted Bighill camp. Said they were more interested with Awe. 

Edited May 20, 20187 yr by M.O.A.B.

Thought I saw from a BC writer that Tampa did offer him a contract but he took the Bombers offer over that. Apparently Walters was after him hard once he finished his work out with Bucs. Maybe a guaranteed year of film was worth more than a chance at another 6 months down south.

Call this serendipity. If dbag durant hadnt pulled his junk we wouldnt have bighill now. If loffler playing a deep mid field, bighill in the middle rushing the pass, stuffing the run and covering that short - intermediate zone and JSK at WIL, combined with our killer DTs we are as good as any team in the league up the middle. 

All is well that ends well. And this is a power shifting move for us. We have a db spot or two to iron out, but plenty of vet and talented new comers to fill those spots.  

A MLB who can fight through blocks, fill the gaps and bring the wood?  This has me rubbing my eyes with that gin.   Bomber D just got 25% better from the get-go.

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

It is rumored that Hervey, didn't even contacted Bighill camp. Said they were more interested with Awe. 

Als have released Jovan Olafioye and he has signed with the Lions.

https://www.bclions.com/2018/05/19/l...jovan-olafioye/

 

Improving the O-line has to a priority for the Lions.

5 hours ago, Throw Long Bannatyne said:

Als have released Jovan Olafioye and he has signed with the Lions.

https://www.bclions.com/2018/05/19/l...jovan-olafioye/

 

Improving the O-line has to a priority for the Lions.

Olafioye is beyond done.

Didn’t the als just trade for him last year??

37 minutes ago, Floyd said:

Didn’t the als just trade for him last year??

Yeah they traded David Foucault for him.  Now both play for the Lions.

27 minutes ago, Atomic said:

Yeah they traded David Foucault for him.  Now both play for the Lions.

I guess we’ll find out who’s crazy - the Als or the Lions 

Woke up this morning...yup, still super excited about Bighill. 🤩

 

1 hour ago, bigg jay said:

 

 

Based on his play, and effort, last year, this is richly deserved.

Durant just keeps on giving...

10 hours ago, wbbfan said:

Call this serendipity. If dbag durant hadnt pulled his junk we wouldnt have bighill now. If loffler playing a deep mid field, bighill in the middle rushing the pass, stuffing the run and covering that short - intermediate zone and JSK at WIL, combined with our killer DTs we are as good as any team in the league up the middle. 

All is well that ends well. And this is a power shifting move for us. We have a db spot or two to iron out, but plenty of vet and talented new comers to fill those spots.  

not just good up the middle, but guys up the middle who will put a hurting on the other team. It's really exciting. If they say a team has to be strong down the middle to be a good defense then honestly we are among the best in the league. 

2 hours ago, 17to85 said:

not just good up the middle, but guys up the middle who will put a hurting on the other team. It's really exciting. If they say a team has to be strong down the middle to be a good defense then honestly we are among the best in the league. 

Even if Bighill is here just for one year, it will give the promising Mr. Gause a chance to learn from one of the best.

Not looking forward to a 33 year old Harris being plodded out as the starter two years from now. 

13 minutes ago, AKAChip said:

Not looking forward to a 33 year old Harris being plodded out as the starter two years from now. 

Frank Gore is 35 and still a productive rb in the NFL. Some guys are outliers and I think Harris is one.

I would be shocked if Harris is still productive in two years. 

Plus his receiving abilities mean he could transition to more of a receiving role.