blueingreenland Posted August 28, 2018 Report Share Posted August 28, 2018 My guess is we won't see him til next year at the earliest...likely 2020. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Booch Posted August 28, 2018 Report Share Posted August 28, 2018 I doubt that...be next year at the latest...and quite possibly this year..I was shocked truthfully he even got the looks he did down there this long Colin Unger 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pigseye Posted August 28, 2018 Report Share Posted August 28, 2018 Big time trade bait, if the Bombers want to go that route. Otherwise, I agree that we see him here shortly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Booch Posted August 28, 2018 Report Share Posted August 28, 2018 why trade him?..Local guy..probable 8-10 year mainstay on your line...foolish JCon 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pigseye Posted August 28, 2018 Report Share Posted August 28, 2018 15 minutes ago, Booch said: why trade him?..Local guy..probable 8-10 year mainstay on your line...foolish https://winnipegsun.com/sports/football/cfl/winnipeg-bluebombers/bombers-happy-to-keep-waiting-on-first-round-pick-geoff-gray You wanna break the bank for him? “If and when Geoff Gray comes back, he’s had one, two or three years of training as an offensive lineman with the NFL,” Walters said. “He’s gonna come back big and strong and more pro ready than he was. The caveat to that is you’re going to have to pay for that. You’re not going to get Geoff Gray at his eighth-overall pick salary, you’re going to get him at three years in the NFL salary. That’s the give and take of it.” ~ Kyle Walters Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bustamente Posted August 28, 2018 Report Share Posted August 28, 2018 An interior line of Goossen, Chung and Gray whats not to like. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pigseye Posted August 28, 2018 Report Share Posted August 28, 2018 I'd take Burnham & Rainey for one of them straight up. Hervey wants to move bodies for next year already. M.O.A.B. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JuranBoldenRules Posted August 28, 2018 Report Share Posted August 28, 2018 13 minutes ago, pigseye said: I'd take Burnham & Rainey for one of them straight up. Hervey wants to move bodies for next year already. It would take a lot more than that. Those guys don’t come along all that often. Sooner deal picks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M.O.A.B. Posted August 28, 2018 Report Share Posted August 28, 2018 NAT OL is a commodity in the CFL especially starter caliber. Honestly I would like to see, Spooner, Goossen, Chungh and Gray on the line. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pigseye Posted August 28, 2018 Report Share Posted August 28, 2018 3 minutes ago, M.O.A.B. said: NAT OL is a commodity in the CFL especially starter caliber. Honestly I would like to see, Spooner, Goossen, Chungh and Gray on the line. Gonna pay them in peanuts? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pigseye Posted August 28, 2018 Report Share Posted August 28, 2018 4 minutes ago, JuranBoldenRules said: It would take a lot more than that. Those guys don’t come along all that often. Sooner deal picks. I can dream. Toss in Bighill. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JuranBoldenRules Posted August 28, 2018 Report Share Posted August 28, 2018 12 minutes ago, pigseye said: I can dream. Toss in Bighill. You’ve got the value backwards. The linemen are worth way more. yogi, Noeller and blue_gold_84 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pigseye Posted August 28, 2018 Report Share Posted August 28, 2018 8 minutes ago, JuranBoldenRules said: You’ve got the value backwards. The linemen are worth way more. David Foucault ring a bell? I think you may be a tad over estimating. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JuranBoldenRules Posted August 28, 2018 Report Share Posted August 28, 2018 23 minutes ago, pigseye said: David Foucault ring a bell? I think you may be a tad over estimating. Goossen and Chungh are established CFLers. blue_gold_84 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpeedFlex27 Posted August 28, 2018 Report Share Posted August 28, 2018 2 hours ago, Tracker said: Best news I've heard all day!!!!! Welcome home, son. Not home yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpeedFlex27 Posted August 28, 2018 Report Share Posted August 28, 2018 In other news as an aside, Brett Jones was traded from the Giants to the Vikings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tracker Posted August 28, 2018 Report Share Posted August 28, 2018 2 hours ago, SpeedFlex27 said: Not home yet. We all live in hope of a better day to come. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pigseye Posted August 29, 2018 Report Share Posted August 29, 2018 38 minutes ago, JuranBoldenRules said: Goossen and Chungh are established CFLers. So then actually the rights to Gray for Rainey and Burham would be about right and make us instant GC contenders. blue_gold_84 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest J5V Posted August 29, 2018 Report Share Posted August 29, 2018 4 minutes ago, Tracker said: We all live in hope of a better day to come. Those of us that are left. We've lost a lot of hopeful fans in the last 28 years and you and I ain't getting any younger. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fatty Liver Posted August 29, 2018 Report Share Posted August 29, 2018 4 hours ago, bustamente said: Coming up and playing in the CFL would be a good career more, having the dream of getting onto a NFL roster would be better for his pocket book but it hasn't worked out that way so far and may never. Question is, does Gray want to establish a storied football career he can be proud of or does he want to toil in obscurity chasing a rabbit he might never catch and retire anonymously like Bilikudi and Mulamba did? rebusrankin, bustamente and M.Silverback 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bustamente Posted August 29, 2018 Report Share Posted August 29, 2018 4 minutes ago, Throw Long Bannatyne said: Question is, does Gray want to establish a storied football career he can be proud of or does he want to toil in obscurity chasing a rabbit he might never catch and retire anonymously like Bilikudi and Mulamba did? Some of these guys don't want to give up on the dream of playing in the NFL, when in reality they really don't belong there, no shame playing in the CFL making a really good living and having a great career, not that my opinion matters to Gray or any other player in his situation but I know what I would do. M.Silverback and Mr Dee 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M.Silverback Posted August 29, 2018 Report Share Posted August 29, 2018 23 minutes ago, Throw Long Bannatyne said: Question is, does Gray want to establish a storied football career he can be proud of or does he want to toil in obscurity chasing a rabbit he might never catch and retire anonymously like Bilikudi and Mulamba did? That’s a great question. Better chance of accolades in the CFL (all star, awards) than if you’re a fringe NFL’er. But, maybe it’s a money question too. An agent may crunch the numbers and if you can make the 53 man roster in the NFL for say 4 years, at the minimum salary, you probably net more $ than an 8 year CFL starter. That said, I really think he should come back soon. Don’t think he’s NFL material, but would be great here Tracker 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Floyd Posted August 29, 2018 Report Share Posted August 29, 2018 38 minutes ago, Throw Long Bannatyne said: Question is, does Gray want to establish a storied football career he can be proud of or does he want to toil in obscurity chasing a rabbit he might never catch and retire anonymously like Bilikudi and Mulamba did? You're not the 'next man up' if you're not there... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wbbfan Posted August 29, 2018 Report Share Posted August 29, 2018 4 hours ago, pigseye said: https://winnipegsun.com/sports/football/cfl/winnipeg-bluebombers/bombers-happy-to-keep-waiting-on-first-round-pick-geoff-gray You wanna break the bank for him? “If and when Geoff Gray comes back, he’s had one, two or three years of training as an offensive lineman with the NFL,” Walters said. “He’s gonna come back big and strong and more pro ready than he was. The caveat to that is you’re going to have to pay for that. You’re not going to get Geoff Gray at his eighth-overall pick salary, you’re going to get him at three years in the NFL salary. That’s the give and take of it.” ~ Kyle Walters Yes. This is the kind of guy you break the bank for. Drop a imp DE, drop wild, lots of places to save money. Flip loffler to another team, slide mo to S, play fenner at sam start gray. Does he start right away? I mean with hardrick out and the OL struggling last week its a good time to slip him in. Idk if we do though. I could see our management easing him in over a few weeks. Tracker and trueBlue83 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rebusrankin Posted August 29, 2018 Report Share Posted August 29, 2018 1. He will not cost as much this year as you'd only be paying him for roughly half a season. 2. Perhaps he'd rather come home, finish his degree and then work towards earning his Professional Engineer status while playing for the hometown team and earning north of $100,000. wbbfan and wpgallday1960 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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