Last year the Bombers announced late so they could inform all the cuts personally ... I expect the same this year .... might even take till Monday for the press release ... but there are bloggers out there digging that may get us earlier news ... and some players may twitter their goodbye

Here is a guess at the roster (I am not sure how big the PR is to start the season ... I put 12 but if it is less pick your cuts  ... they may also cut more receivers  and keep some Canadian projects they drafted)

IR

Vernon Adams QB

Bryant DL

Demski SB

La France RB *

Leggett DB

Menard Briere K *

Nichols QB

Wild LB

 

 

PR

Awoke DL*

Cooper DB

Dye WR

Gause LB

Koczwara OL *

Lankford WR

Montgomery DE

Randle 80 WR

Rush FB *

Seisay DB

Thompkins WR

Washington WR

White WR

 

 

4 of the 46

Flanders 20 

Foketi 57 

Hardrick 51

Wilson 19

 

 

The 42 game day

DI

Fogg 3

Medlock 9

Roh 93

 

 

QB

Ross 18

Bennett

Streveler 17

FB

Augustine 35*

Miller 24 *

HB

Harris 33

SB

Bowman 12

SB

Peterman 71 *

Simonaise 13 *

Wolitarsky 82*

WR

Adams 1 

WR

Dressler 7

T

Bryant 96

T

Couture 59 *

G

Chungh 69*

G

Neufeld 53*

Speller 52*

C

Goosen 51

Spooner 64 *

Remple 46 LS

 

 

 

CB

Randle 8

CB

Alexander 37

DB

Walker 5

Conteh 26*

DB

Gaitor 23

Morgan 21 *

Firlotte 42 *

S

Loffler 16 *

Jones 0 *

MLB

Bighill

Miles 52 *

Renaud 40 *

WIL

Santos Knox 45

Briggs 34 *

Gauthier 44 *

SAM

Fenner 22

DE

Okpalaugo 54

Cormey 43*

DE

Jeffcoat 94

DT

Nevis 92

Ekakite 56 *

DT

Johnson 67

Thomas 39 *

 

 

CUT

Branning DB

Casher DE

Coney WR

DeBoer OL *

Henry WR *

Humes DB

Jones LB

Mahoney QB *

Ouellett De Carlo OL *

Pierre WR

Priester DB

Rodgers OL

Sayles DB

Thera-Plamondon  *

Edited June 10, 20187 yr by BigBlue

36 minutes ago, johnzo said:

yeah, FMB not getting cut caught my eye too. Wonder if they're trying to trade him?

montreal needs a kicker. amongst other things

Faith never surpassed the level of Jake Thomas so no point keeping him forever just because.

Montgomery I guess just too many other good guys at the position. Betting they asked him to take a pr spot but he declined.

22 minutes ago, 17to85 said:

Faith never surpassed the level of Jake Thomas so no point keeping him forever just because.

Montgomery I guess just too many other good guys at the position. Betting they asked him to take a pr spot but he declined.

Yeah... Montgomery is probably tired of being on PRs.  He was a 3rd round pick in the NFL in 2013 and has been on NFL and CFL PRs ever since.  That's five years without a single pro game played.

I'm going to start by saying I am pissed off we kept a bum like Lankford over actual receivers. He is a terrible receiver and frankly if you don't want to put a guy on your roster at season's end when you have injured receivers and you put a guy on ahead of him that you release before camp, well come on.

Surprised we cut Randle and Montgomery.

1 minute ago, rebusrankin said:

I'm going to start by saying I am pissed off we kept a bum like Lankford over actual receivers. He is a terrible receiver and frankly if you don't want to put a guy on your roster at season's end when you have injured receivers and you put a guy on ahead of him that you release before camp, well come on.

Surprised we cut Randle and Montgomery.

Lankford is still the best kick returner they have, he has the right attitude and he's progressing as a receiver.  I don't think there's any more to it than that.

I want to see where Lankford ends up, hoping it’s not on the active roster. Something has to give between him and Thompkins.

10 minutes ago, Atomic said:

Yeah... Montgomery is probably tired of being on PRs.  He was a 3rd round pick in the NFL in 2013 and has been on NFL and CFL PRs ever since.  That's five years without a single pro game played.

28 years old, he probably said thanks but no thanks.

But that’s where it comes down to recognizing what you’re scouting for as a team. Why bring in a guy if he’s not going to supplant a veteran and his best shot is a role you know he won’t accept?

 

i mean, from what we can see (which obviously isn’t everything) he couldn’t really have done much more in camp.

Lankford.

What can you say? He’s doing all he can do to fit somewhere, anywhere on the Bomber’s roster, including studying all the positions in Lapo’s offence so he can fill a role. And he’s producing - top receiver in Friday’s game. And I certainly wasn’t impressed with any returner in that game. 

 I really don’t care for all the reasons NOT to like Lankford, you have to admire his grit and thinking to recognize he can have a role to play, and, apparently he had a very good camp. 

As lomg as he produces, he can catch with his helmet for all I care, welcome back to the club. Nobody beat you out..

11 minutes ago, Mike said:

I want to see where Lankford ends up, hoping it’s not on the active roster. Something has to give between him and Thompkins.

I'm pretty confident he will be. There are no other kr left. 

15 minutes ago, Throw Long Bannatyne said:

Lankford is still the best kick returner they have, he has the right attitude and he's progressing as a receiver.  I don't think there's any more to it than that.

How many imports take 4 years to "progress" as a receiver? Not an elite returner either.

So we only have 4 import dbs and 3 (unless Wild can play) import lbs on the roster. Interested to see who di's will be on Thursday.

The problem is Lankford doesn’t produce. It just gets annoying when some guys get endless chances while some hardly get a shot. 

And if they can’t find a utility returner/receiver better than Lankford, that’s a real problem within itself. 

10 minutes ago, rebusrankin said:

How many imports take 4 years to "progress" as a receiver? Not an elite returner either.

None of the candidates proved they were better, so what can you do?  Want to wait on Roy Finch???

1 minute ago, Throw Long Bannatyne said:

None of the candidates proved they were better, so what can you do?  Want to wait on Roy Finch???

I would argue that two preseason games isn’t enough to tell that. Especially since you really can gauge return ability in practice very well. Lankford was terrible last year as a receiver and aside from a couple big returns, average as a returner. And guys at his age and point in his career don’t get any better. 

2 minutes ago, Throw Long Bannatyne said:

None of the candidates proved they were better, so what can you do?  Want to wait on Roy Finch???

Well scouting better would be a start. I'd honestly have gone with one of the young challengers myself. At least there is upside. Plus honestly Lankford's returns are a product of scheme in my opinion. McDuffie was acutally 3.2 YPR better in 2016 than Lankford but magically regressed last year in Ottawa.

4 minutes ago, rebusrankin said:

Well scouting better would be a start. I'd honestly have gone with one of the young challengers myself. At least there is upside. Plus honestly Lankford's returns are a product of scheme in my opinion. McDuffie was acutally 3.2 YPR better in 2016 than Lankford but magically regressed last year in Ottawa.

Well McDuffie appears to be currently available so problem solved I guess, someone ought to let Walters know.

I'm surprised at how many import DB's they kept on the PR and that both Conteh and Branning aren't on there.

White dropped his way off the roster, but still surprised they didn't keep him or Coney as a backup shifty possession guy.  After years of not having the bigger bodied receiver that's all we have at import other than Dressler (I don't view Lankford as a legitimate option to play receiver for us).  I hope the Canadians, especially Petermann, get a huge chance to take on a significant role.

Lankford can't reliably return punts, so he's on the roster for kickoffs again.  Waste of a spot.

Sucks about Ekakatie.  Still wish Walters would have traded down.  That 2017 draft sucks something awful, could have traded down pretty far and maybe added a pick or two down the road and still come away with a similar quality player.  The best CFL players picked in that draft so far were picked in the third and fifth rounds.

1 hour ago, Throw Long Bannatyne said:

28 years old, he probably said thanks but no thanks.

According to 3downnation he wasn’t offered a practice roster spot. 

Some surprises there... Ekakitie not so much. Rather, a pretty big disappointment.

1 minute ago, Colin Unger said:

According to 3downnation he wasn’t offered a practice roster spot. 

Nutz, I got no explanation.  3 excellent D-Line prospects cast to the wind, can't see the team getting through the season with only 4 DT's.

6 minutes ago, Throw Long Bannatyne said:

Nutz, I got no explanation.  3 excellent D-Line prospects cast to the wind, can't see the team getting through the season with only 4 DT's.

They don't vanish into thin air.  There's lots of good football players looking for work all the time.

From 3downnation

http://3downnation.com/2018/06/09/breaking-bombers-final-cuts/

 

 

ANyone else really excited to see Biggies' Name where Hurl's was just last year?

 

Man... that looks like a SOLID ******* roster... I am PUMPED!!

Edited June 10, 20187 yr by wanna-b-fanboy
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Bet FMB sticks on the roster.. Hes a good punter. .

 

Only guy im surprised about.. Montgomery as i feel He was a beast but... Jeffcoat OKP and Roh so no room i guess.