For minor off-season Bomber news.  Any significant stories or news that are likely to generate significant discussion may have their own thread created.

Going to try going with the two threads again for the off season.    One for Bomber news, one for CFL news.   These threads should be used for general / minor day to day news, tweets, etc.  A catch all for tidbits that people want to share to keep everyone up to date on the goings and comings of the league.

Any news, tweets, and signings that is likely to generate significant discussion may have their own threads created.

3 minutes ago, Eternal optimist said:

I always found the CFL draft particularly hilarious... you want to pick football players who's dreams will (most likely) be crushed. The ideal draft pick is someone just good enough to be a stud in the CFL, but bad enough NFL teams won't ****** them up. Too good and you end up with a player that never plays a snap for your team... too bad, and well, you end up with Kito Poblah.

 

And then there was Winnipeg - until the current regime:

Strategy A: trade your picks 

Strategy B: draft players who are ‘too good’ 

This has been a very quiet month for the CFL.

The most interesting story has been a terrible QB being released. The GC host cities 20/21 didn't move the meter at all.

Not good, you can't just drop off the map until May anymore. 

The NFL finishes in February and has the combine and FA in March, the Draft in April, OTAs and mini camp in May and June, and full TC is starting up at the end of July. 

They had a busy 3 days of FA but nothing that really kept them in the spotlight since the end of November and Grey Cup with bad viewership.

Edited March 16, 20196 yr by Geebrr

CFL, CFLPA could lower the number of Canadian starters: sources - https://3downnation.com/2019/03/16/cfl-cflpa-could-lower-the-number-of-canadian-starters-sources/

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Both the CFL and CFLPA are in favour of reducing the number of national starters from seven to five after the issue was raised during recent labour negotiations in Toronto, per sources.

I'm both happy and surprised at this.

Who would the Bombers 5 be?

Harris

Wally

Demski

Neufeld

Couture

Or would you start Jones at safety and go 3 Americans on oline.

 

1 hour ago, Geebrr said:

This has been a very quiet month for the CFL.

The most interesting story has been a terrible QB being released. The GC host cities 20/21 didn't move the meter at all.

Not good, you can't just drop off the map until May anymore. 

The NFL finishes in February and has the combine and FA in March, the Draft in April, OTAs and mini camp in May and June, and full TC is starting up at the end of July. 

They had a busy 3 days of FA but nothing that really kept them in the spotlight since the end of November and Grey Cup with bad viewership.

Well, when their own tv broadcaster doesn't care that is a problem. They never shows the CFL Awards or the CFL Combine. Only the first round of the CFL Draft is on the main network. The CFL brings in huge advertising revenue for TSN & the network could care less. 

Edited March 16, 20196 yr by SpeedFlex27

1 hour ago, Geebrr said:

This has been a very quiet month for the CFL.

The most interesting story has been a terrible QB being released. The GC host cities 20/21 didn't move the meter at all.

Not good, you can't just drop off the map until May anymore. 

The NFL finishes in February and has the combine and FA in March, the Draft in April, OTAs and mini camp in May and June, and full TC is starting up at the end of July. 

They had a busy 3 days of FA but nothing that really kept them in the spotlight since the end of November and Grey Cup with bad viewership.

What would you propose? They're doing the regional combine, then the big combine. They've announced partnerships with Europe. They've opened negotiations on a new CBA? 

Frankly, they can't compete with the NHL in this country for news, especially when they're not playing games. 

 

Haven't read the article, but maybe the caveat on this, each team will field 2 "Global players" (players from etiher Europe and Mexico)

Could be the required numbers of Nat'l and Int'l will be lessen by 1 to accommodate the 2 "Globals"

3 - QBs
20 - Canadian
19 - US
2 - Global

 

Edited March 16, 20196 yr by M.O.A.B.

9 minutes ago, Jpan85 said:

 

Jeffcoat - Bryant - Nevis - Jefferson 

Me like... 

Bighill licking his chops right now

14 minutes ago, SpeedFlex27 said:

Well, when their own tv broadcaster doesn't care that is a problem. They never shows the CFL Awards or the CFL Combine. Only the first round of the CFL Draft is on the main network. The CFL brings in huge advertising revenue for TSN & the network could care less. 

All those things would be positives.

8 minutes ago, Geebrr said:

All those things would be positives.

Actually, other than the panel, the coverage by TSN is dreadful.  For reasons we all know starting with the talent in the broadcast booth. 

1 hour ago, JCon said:

What would you propose? They're doing the regional combine, then the big combine. They've announced partnerships with Europe. They've opened negotiations on a new CBA? 

Frankly, they can't compete with the NHL in this country for news, especially when they're not playing games. 

 

The CBA should have been figured out long ago, they dropped the ball on that. It would have meant the CFL Fan Week event is going on in March. Will it happen next year? Probably, but the CFL needs all the help it can get. 

They should actually market their draft eligible players seeing as how people who closely follow the league have never heard of 99% of these kids, let alone seen them play. 

Bring back mini camps. 

Work with TSN to provide more content. Bring more access to the teams, the players, and what they are doing in the offseason. 

You can't just go "well NHL" and give up

Edited March 16, 20196 yr by Geebrr

When has a CBA in any sport figured out way in advance of deadline 

3 minutes ago, Jpan85 said:

When has a CBA in any sport figured out way in advance of deadline 

I'm thinking GeeBrr meant starting negotiations in January instead of March. That both sides knew the issues & there was no reason to (a) wait this long to start negotiations & (b) to cancel something good (CFL Week). 

Love the Nevis signing... That's really good news. 

12 minutes ago, SpeedFlex27 said:

I'm thinking GeeBrr meant starting negotiations in January instead of March. That both sides knew the issues & there was no reason to (a) wait this long to start negotiations & (b) to cancel something good (CFL Week). 

Exactly. 

I think it has been explained over and over how this was not possible.

5 minutes ago, Jpan85 said:

I think it has been explained over and over how this was not possible.

I've never seen anything.

Crazy, 9 months before the CBA opt out window:

"The NHL and the NHLPA will meet in Las Vegas this week to discuss its collective bargaining agreement. According to Nick Kypreos of Sportsnet , the players union is expected to discuss extending the current agreement, as the two sides can opt out of the CBA in September."

"Now I'm starting to hear, perhaps, in the next two weeks that the NHL Players' Association could even table an offer to Gary Bettman and the owners to even extend the CBA," 

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.sportingnews.com/ca/amp/nhl/news/nhl-nhlpa-meeting-cba-las-vegas-gary-bettman-news/1v113zm0o4blz10pcf54exhu1k

Edited March 16, 20196 yr by Geebrr

Players needed time after the season to get them selves organized. 

1 minute ago, Jpan85 said:

Players needed time after the season to get them selves organized. 

So the expiration date was a huge surprise to them. 

there are several articles on this read a couple and you will find out why.

Like the Nevis signing.

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

Jeffcoat - Bryant - Nevis - Jefferson 

Me like... 

Tough front..very nice