We've had some fine discussions over several threads about free agency.  I have enjoyed flipping back and forth between the various discussions. But in the next few days the news and rumours are going to be coming fast and furious, particularly on Monday night and Tuesday. 

What I don't want to have to do is to keep searching several threads to make sure I don't miss any of this juicy stuff. So I thought it would be cool if we could have a central place to keep up to the latest.  I'm not saying this thread would be the only place to post and I'm not saying that some news might deserve a whole thread for itself. 

I'm just saying it would be nice to post the latest tidbits, speculations and announcements over the next 3   days to a week in this one spot - - so none of us miss anything because we are not looking in the right thread. 

So do you want to try this spot as the central posting place for this week?

Meanwhile as we are waiting for announcements tomorrow and beyond, I have a question. With sports salaries being so widely published everywhere else, why is it that we keep CFL salaries so closely guarded?

Normand and Kolhert to the Esks

16 minutes ago, Floyd said:

Yeah Cauchy sure helped our efforts to retain henoc...

Henoc went to the NFL.

3 minutes ago, Jimmy Pop said:

Normand and Kolhert to the Esks

Would have liked to keep normand... bummer

5 minutes ago, blue_gold_84 said:

Henoc went to the NFL.

Cauchy signed here after henoc and then they’ve never played together since

Just now, Floyd said:

Would have liked to keep normand... bummer

I just read that he ran 4.75 40, at his size... and made a nice run after catch the one time I remember him being thrown to. didn't drop the ball.

Who am I to critcize, but I think that LaPolice  should have tried to find a way to use him..... maybe he'll be used to better advantage in Edmonton. Anyway now we have Kienan.

3 minutes ago, Floyd said:

Cauchy signed here after henoc and then they’ve never played together since

Yeah, the two played together here for one season (The 2013 Dumpster Fire at IGF).

Why would Cauchy have helped the Bombers' cause in retaining Henoc, though?

18 hours ago, tracker said:

Well, its nearly the end of the dance, and we're the only ones still standing on the dance floor with Muamba......

It is interesting to look at Henoc's options at this point.... BC (Solly), Edm (Sherrit), Cgy (Singleton), Tor (Woods),  and Ham (Dean) are likely all out... A return to Sask or Mtl seems unlikely, however not impossible... so that leaves Winnipeg , Ottawa or wait it out...

8 minutes ago, bearpants said:

It is interesting to look at Henoc's options at this point.... BC (Solly), Edm (Sherrit), Cgy (Singleton), Tor (Woods),  and Ham (Dean) are likely all out... A return to Sask or Mtl seems unlikely, however not impossible... so that leaves Winnipeg , Ottawa or wait it out...

Who does Ottawa currently have at MACK? Hebert is playing Safety right? 

1 minute ago, Noeller said:

Who does Ottawa currently have at MACK? Hebert is playing Safety right? 

not sure... which is why I included them as a potential landing spot... someone mentioned in this thread that Reed was playing WIL for them?

1 minute ago, bearpants said:

not sure... which is why I included them as a potential landing spot... someone mentioned in this thread that Reed was playing WIL for them?

Reed was MACK for them but will be WIL in Toronto with Woods at MACK I believe... 

2 hours ago, bearpants said:

It is interesting to look at Henoc's options at this point.... BC (Solly), Edm (Sherrit), Cgy (Singleton), Tor (Woods),  and Ham (Dean) are likely all out... A return to Sask or Mtl seems unlikely, however not impossible... so that leaves Winnipeg , Ottawa or wait it out...

I wouldn't discount Ottawa's interest and I guess their interest would depend on how many starting Canucks they figure to be able to field.

I tend to think he ends up in Ottawa.

2 hours ago, bearpants said:

It is interesting to look at Henoc's options at this point.... BC (Solly), Edm (Sherrit), Cgy (Singleton), Tor (Woods),  and Ham (Dean) are likely all out... A return to Sask or Mtl seems unlikely, however not impossible... so that leaves Winnipeg , Ottawa or wait it out...

I'd rather be the rainbow than the stormcloud, but Muamba's parents still live in Montreal as far as I know, and the guy who screwed him over last time no longer works there.  Plus they've returned to their previous practise of giving out ridiculous contracts.  I think a return to Montreal has an equal chance as signing here.

Bomber's linebackers are

F Renaud

J Briggs

S Gauthier

Jervaris Jones

Thomas Miles

S Knox

I. Wild.

K Wilson.

Any reason to think either of Jones or Wilson would be around as good as or better than  Henoc? 

In time, it's easily possible. Very good MLB pedigrees on both of them, as well as JSK.

Muamba is going to go to where ever gives him the biggest pay cheque, and I doubt it'll be Kyle Walters but I guess you never know. 

Last season people were saying they'd kill to have a MLB like Henoc be available. I think we need to find the money to make this work. He's not just a good player who happens to be Canadian. He's a great player who is absolutely a ratio buster. 

3 hours ago, Noeller said:

Who does Ottawa currently have at MACK? Hebert is playing Safety right? 

I would think Hebert is going to be closer to the line of scrimmage. Wasn't he playing LB in MTL?

33 minutes ago, Mark F said:

Bomber's linebackers are

F Renaud

J Briggs

S Gauthier

Jervaris Jones

Thomas Miles

S Knox

I. Wild.

K Wilson.

Any reason to think either of Jones or Wilson would be around as good as or better than  Henoc? 

I'm a bit surprised that Thomas Miles is off our radar... I thought he was a pretty solid rotational NI LB a couple years back... like faster than Hurl...

I honestly feel that Walters/MOS believe they're happy with their current crop of LBs and will be more than happy running with them, if Henoc prices himself out of our plans. They'll never get into a bidding war for the guy. 

31 minutes ago, Floyd said:

I'm a bit surprised that Thomas Miles is off our radar... I thought he was a pretty solid rotational NI LB a couple years back... like faster than Hurl...

Played team Manitoba with Thomas Miles. The guy is a beast. Really quick for his size too. Good ST guy, and maybe could fit somewhere in the rotation but I couldn't ever see him being a serviceable every down LB in the the CFL. 

8 minutes ago, Arnold_Palmer said:

Played team Manitoba with Thomas Miles. The guy is a beast. Really quick for his size too. Good ST guy, and maybe could fit somewhere in the rotation but I couldn't ever see him being a serviceable every down LB in the the CFL. 

I wonder if you could  run a rotation of Corney/Miles/Ekakitie for our extra NI

8 minutes ago, Floyd said:

I wonder if you could  run a rotation of Corney/Miles/Ekakitie for our extra NI

Miles was actually mentioned by Walters in one of those pressers he did recently.  I think he will see the field more this season.

1 minute ago, Atomic said:

Miles was actually mentioned by Walters in one of those pressers he did recently.  I think he will see the field more this season.

I don't mind the MLB as the 5th DL... as long as its not used on... every.... single... play.