Not sure where to post this... Bombers free-agent list per (3DownNation) 

Offense:
QB Collaros
QB Streveler
QB Nichols
OL Bryant
OL Hardrick
OL Neufeld*
OL Couture*
RB Augustine*
WR Adams
WR Wolitarsky*

Defense
DE Jefferson
DE Roh  
DT Nevis
DT Thomas*
LB Thomas 
LB Jones
DB Rose
DB Sayles
DB Maston
DB Taylor
DB Fenner
DB Hecht*
DB D.Jones*
DB Gaitor (I think he should be in the list)
 

1 hour ago, wbbfan said:

No one is taking Harris out. He could offer more in short yardage and teams then Augustine though. And you don't need to be taking eithers spot to practise. 

Id like to see both start and demski be the rotational package guy playing out of the backfield as much as any thing. Line him up in a 2 back set then watch some one try to cover him deep from a back field assignment 

Maybe we will see more creative use of our talent now that LaPolice is gone.

4 hours ago, Floyd said:

Demski still getting no respect...

He's a valuable play maker with the ball in his hands but he is not reliable as a pass catcher in getting open or catching little on blocking. 

Giving him a package with 10 plays where he is the first read designed around his skill set would allow him to produce much more with much fewer reps. And in the mean time get a more steady player on the field when he isn't being targeted. 

12 hours ago, Tracker said:

Maybe we will see more creative use of our talent now that LaPolice is gone.

You think a different OC will implement more throws downfield for Matty ?

 

18 minutes ago, NorthernSkunk said:

You think a different OC will implement more throws downfield for the QB the Bombers eventually sign ?

 

FTFY

4 minutes ago, Bigblue204 said:

FTFY

Yeh that is technically correct,  I was just going with the fact he was our QB last season.  Is it important to sign the OC first, so they get a say on the QB signing... or does management/coach just get the QB they want first then find the OC .

 

3 hours ago, NorthernSkunk said:

You think a different OC will implement more throws downfield for Matty ?

 

We won this year, not because of a powerful offence, but because Collaros was a perfect fit and played his best football, but the defence was totally dominant. We cannot realistically expect that to come together so well again. We need a better, more unpredictable offence in the new year. If that means a new QB, so be it, but I am happy that LaPolice is gone.  

22 hours ago, Tracker said:

We won this year, not because of a powerful offence, but because Collaros was a perfect fit and played his best football, but the defence was totally dominant. We cannot realistically expect that to come together so well again. We need a better, more unpredictable offence in the new year. If that means a new QB, so be it, but I am happy that LaPolice is gone.  

At first, I was happy Lapo is gone- then I realized after watching the 107th GC for the umpteenth time, He has a really amazing playbook... those schemes he draws up... are ******* beautiful. Play calling is another animal- he really needs to work on that... But I challenge you to find a more creative, fresh and inspired playbook. 

I am happy for Lapo- he deserves another shot at HC and I am going to miss him. He was beginning to call better games and he was showing growth in that facet.We are weaker without him.

LaPo is a tough one to judge..... on the radio they went way over board and talked about him landing an NFL gig.     I don't think he's that brilliant.  

Clearly in the play off run with a mobile QB that isn't afraid to throw the ball...  his offense can work.  It worked in Saskatchewan and it worked here when Nichols was healthy and with ZC.

However from my own opinion,  he seemed like the type of guy that tried way to much cute stuff and went away from giving his receivers chances to make plays.   

On 2019-12-30 at 9:56 AM, NorthernSkunk said:

You think a different OC will implement more throws downfield for Matty ?

 

I think that has more to do with Nichols than playcalling.  Nichols settled into this ball protection mindset and completely lost the mid-range 10-20 yard passing game.  Good for him, kept him employed and on the field because he's relatively safe.  Give the team a chance to win without turnovers.  With Collaros being a little more confident in his ability to make those throws our offense was a little more dynamic and less reliant on Harris making something out of nothing in the passing game.

If we choose..our playbook and plays can be the same...Lapo leaving doesnt mean the playbook does too..its the Bombers

My hope is we build off...some..of his stuff and expand to things to truly take advantage of certain play makers..it will actually allow Harris to be more successful as well..

1 hour ago, wanna-b-fanboy said:

At first, I was happy Lapo is gone- then I realized after watching the 107th GC for the umpteenth time, He has a really amazing playbook... those schemes he draws up... are ******* beautiful. Play calling is another animal- he really needs to work on that... But I challenge you to find a more creative, fresh and inspired playbook. 

I am happy for Lapo- he deserves another shot at HC and I am going to miss him. He was beginning to call better games and he was showing growth in that facet.We are weaker without him.

his play calling has been **** the entire time. I don't think he can change at this point. 

On 2019-12-27 at 1:47 PM, rebusrankin said:

Great news for Rose, bad news for us. He has NFL Practice Roster time left too.

Confirmed that he has signed a futures contract. 

As per Bleacher Report: Typically, futures contracts are minimum-salary deals with little or no signing bonus. Most players signed to futures contracts will be fighting for a spot in camp; teams aren't going to invest much into players who may well be cut the following autumn.

20 minutes ago, Pete Catan's Ghost said:

Confirmed that he has signed a futures contract. 

As per Bleacher Report: Typically, futures contracts are minimum-salary deals with little or no signing bonus. Most players signed to futures contracts will be fighting for a spot in camp; teams aren't going to invest much into players who may well be cut the following autumn.

Yes and there's a cap on bonus money they can give on those deals as well.  Not sure what it is now a few years ago it was $75,000 for all the futures contracts for each team.

Kongbo out... 

 

Great for Kongbo. Bad for us. Wonder what type of a deal it is?

49 minutes ago, Noeller said:

Kongbo out... 

 

As a Bomber fan I'm 😭.

As a Niner fan I'm 😃.

That's going to be a really hard D-Line to break into. They're stacked all over. 

I'm glad that Rose and Kongbo have landed at least the possibility of full-time employment down south. Good for them, and bad for us.

I just hope that they remember Winnipeg if things don't work out. Especially Kongbo.

Has there been any news on Streveler? Him putting on a shirt isn't what I'm asking about!

19 hours ago, JCon said:

That's going to be a really hard D-Line to break into. They're stacked all over. 

True but I’m willing to bet he takes a practice roster spot and works his way on to it. With his talent I don’t think we see him in the cfl again 

 

 

Bummer losing Kongbo, Sayles and Rose. Hope the scouts are taking care of business and working overtime.

19 minutes ago, Noeller said:

 

 

Damn. We no longer have a Sayles force.

update -- it was the Vikings that got him...

 

Good place to go Mike Zimmer is one of the best developers of DBs in the league. 

4 minutes ago, Jpan85 said:

Good place to go Mike Zimmer is one of the best developers of DBs in the league. 

If the Vikings get stomped by the Saints there are rumblings he might not be there next year.