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)
 

3 hours ago, Noeller said:

******* Colin.... Ridiculous take, as always. Whitehead was so excited at GC, going around and talking to all the fans after the game. He's excited to be a Bomber. If they want him back, he'll be back. 

Whitehead isn't a potential free agent so if they didn't want him they likely would have released by now.

5 hours ago, Brandon said:

Nelson was better then Whitehead... that being said I'd like to see Whitehead get a 2nd chance with Pierce as the OC.

Very different guys. Nelson is smart, tough, and a hard nosed running. North south guy who always gets you some thing positive. Whitehead is lightning in a bottle. He could score any time he touches the ball. He could also fumble, stumble, or completely miss read his blocks and take it out side for little to nothing when he had good yards up the middle. 

Its kinda like blinks returning vs stokes. But we dont have to pick one or the other any time soon. Both will be in camp and have a chance to make the team maybe even get serious wr reps. They could even both be rostered (though not likely) and split the field. Whitehead on one side forces the cover team to be much wider and leave more lanes for nelson. Some thing we did a good bit last year. Im very happy to have them both in blue too. 

Nelson is too slow and a dime a dozen returner.

Aside from the one great TD from Whitehead,  I can't remember seeing him do absolutely anything else during the regular season.  

8 minutes ago, Brandon said:

Aside from the one great TD from Whitehead,  I can't remember seeing him do absolutely anything else during the regular season.  

He had a nice short sideline pass that he ran about fifty yards for a td. Then they used  that play about five hundred times, to the point where a fan watching on tv knew it was coming. but they kept running it. and it kept not working.

Edited January 24, 20206 yr by Mark F

1 hour ago, Geebrr said:

Nelson is too slow and a dime a dozen returner.

Disagree.  He was quite good on punts.  Not all going to be big returns or TD's.  He was reliable which is key.  Grant is better especially if he comes back having worked on ball control and snagging punts.

Nelson also brings a lot of value with his work covering kicks as a DI/extra import if we keeping rolling with 8 Canadian starters.

8 hours ago, wbbfan said:

Very different guys. Nelson is smart, tough, and a hard nosed running. North south guy who always gets you some thing positive. Whitehead is lightning in a bottle. He could score any time he touches the ball. He could also fumble, stumble, or completely miss read his blocks and take it out side for little to nothing when he had good yards up the middle. 

Its kinda like blinks returning vs stokes. But we dont have to pick one or the other any time soon. Both will be in camp and have a chance to make the team maybe even get serious wr reps. They could even both be rostered (though not likely) and split the field. Whitehead on one side forces the cover team to be much wider and leave more lanes for nelson. Some thing we did a good bit last year. Im very happy to have them both in blue too. 

Whitehead can't catch punts so being a returner in the CFL is basically an impossibility for him.  He will have to make it as a receiver.

Not going to get into a who is better argument, but Whitehead's life history has shown that he's a guy who's shown perseverance over some pretty crazy circumstances.  There seems to be zero evidence that he's a guy who just won't show up.

If only there was some way to settle this debate, like a couple weeks before the season where we actually get to see the guys under contract on the field...

What is wrong with signing a guy, who performed well for us before injury, to come to camp and try earn a job? I don't think anyone is handing a job to Charles Nelson, but signing him to come in and compete is a good move. He may be among the first cuts in TC, or maybe he comes in and steals a job...he's capable of either.

2 hours ago, JuranBoldenRules said:

Disagree.  He was quite good on punts.  Not all going to be big returns or TD's.  He was reliable which is key.  Grant is better especially if he comes back having worked on ball control and snagging punts.

Nelson also brings a lot of value with his work covering kicks as a DI/extra import if we keeping rolling with 8 Canadian starters.

Nelson has played in 4 games over 2 years.

 

44 minutes ago, Geebrr said:

Nelson has played in 4 games over 2 years.

 

And he's got 600 combined yards and 4 special teams tackles in those games.  What's the problem?

1 hour ago, Floyd said:

If only there was some way to settle this debate, like a couple weeks before the season where we actually get to see the guys under contract on the field...

 

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Edited January 24, 20206 yr by Mark F

1 hour ago, Geebrr said:

Nelson has played in 4 games over 2 years.

 

So last year he had a season ending injury. It happens. The year before that. He was on the pr bcuz he was a rookie to the cfl.

4 hours ago, JuranBoldenRules said:

And he's got 600 combined yards and 4 special teams tackles in those games.  What's the problem?

Meh.

I don't see the reason for the hype

 

3 hours ago, Tiny759 said:

So last year he had a season ending injury. It happens. The year before that. He was on the pr bcuz he was a rookie to the cfl.

Meh

20 hours ago, Noeller said:

******* Colin.... Ridiculous take, as always. Whitehead was so excited at GC, going around and talking to all the fans after the game. He's excited to be a Bomber. If they want him back, he'll be back. 

Im not looking at the person when I say he seems like the type. I'm looking at the big picture.  He's a guy who spent significant time in the NFL and he was good enough to be an NFL return guy before he was met with misfortune.  He's currently #2 or #3 on the returner depth chart in Winnipeg. That's all i'm looking at here.  He's a candidate to give up. He will have to come into camp and show some things he wasn't capable of last year in order to have a chance to crack the roster. Save for an injury Grant is the primary return guy.  Am I wrong?

1 hour ago, Geebrr said:

Meh

Is what it is. That explains the 5 games in two years. But you’re allowed To have an opinion on him. Worst case it provides competition in training camp

12 minutes ago, Colin Unger said:

Im not looking at the person when I say he seems like the type. I'm looking at the big picture.  He's a guy who spent significant time in the NFL and he was good enough to be an NFL return guy before he was met with misfortune.  He's currently #2 or #3 on the returner depth chart in Winnipeg. That's all i'm looking at here.  He's a candidate to give up. He will have to come into camp and show some things he wasn't capable of last year in order to have a chance to crack the roster. Save for an injury Grant is the primary return guy.  Am I wrong?

Yup

18 minutes ago, Colin Unger said:

Am I wrong?

Usually.

1 hour ago, Colin Unger said:

Im not looking at the person when I say he seems like the type. I'm looking at the big picture.  He's a guy who spent significant time in the NFL and he was good enough to be an NFL return guy before he was met with misfortune.  He's currently #2 or #3 on the returner depth chart in Winnipeg. That's all i'm looking at here.  He's a candidate to give up. He will have to come into camp and show some things he wasn't capable of last year in order to have a chance to crack the roster. Save for an injury Grant is the primary return guy.  Am I wrong?

Give it up, Colin. You're calling him a quitter.

30 minutes ago, SpeedFlex27 said:

Give it up, Colin. You're calling him a quitter.

I’m saying we will find out what he’s made of.  

29 minutes ago, Colin Unger said:

I’m saying we will find out what he’s made of.  

It makes no sense. 

29 minutes ago, Colin Unger said:

I’m saying we will find out what he’s made of.  

I had myself tested once, turns out I'm mostly made of bacon grease and methane.

1 hour ago, Colin Unger said:

I’m saying we will find out what he’s made of.  

If that's the kind of guy he is, he could have easily packed his bags & went home towards the end of the season when he was a healthy scratch.  Not only did he not do that, he was one of the biggest cheerleaders on the sidelines. 

I would argue that Nelson would be a bigger risk considering he spent most of 2018 on the retired list before deciding to come back late in the season.