First time in 29 years where the off season is a not a time to be bemoaning a missed Grey Cup- how sweet it is.

 

Figured we can park all Blue Bomber going ons for this off-season here in this thread.

 

Starting with this:

 

 

 

Let's get this guy Locked up for the foreseeable future...

Edited December 2, 20196 yr by wanna-b-fanboy

Already reported....sorry...didn't see the prior thread page...my bad.

Edited December 5, 20196 yr by kelownabomberfan

Well at least we saw him for a season. If not for his injury we wouldn't even have seen him in Blue & Gold.  In the end it might have worked out for both parties. 

3 minutes ago, B-F-F-C said:

Well at least we saw him for a season. If not for his injury we wouldn't even have seen him in Blue & Gold.  In the end it might have worked out for both parties. 

'Tis better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all.

Is this the end of our can-con on our d-line? Kongbo gone, Thomas aging out/potential retirement, Hansen not good enough to carry the load on his own

Edited December 5, 20196 yr by Dr Zaius

49 minutes ago, Jpan85 said:

 

extremely disappointing... I think he would've been a league all-star next year... but best of luck to him...  We got 12 great games out of him this year and if he never plays another snap with the Blue and Gold, I hope it's because he's an NFL millionaire...

8 minutes ago, B-F-F-C said:

Well at least we saw him for a season. If not for his injury we wouldn't even have seen him in Blue & Gold.  In the end it might have worked out for both parties. 

yes at least we got a year out of him, which is more than I can say for a lot of our other draft picks, like that Mulumba guy that Mack drafted a few years ago that never played a down in the NFL, but hung on to practice rosters for years.  

2 minutes ago, bearpants said:

extremely disappointing... I think he would've been a league all-star next year... but best of luck to him...  We got 12 great games out of him this year and if he never plays another snap with the Blue and Gold, I hope it's because he's an NFL millionaire...

good deeds come back to you though...we technically didn't have to let him go, so good chance if he becomes a Mulumba down there with a season..or two...then PR to PR very likely he will re-sign with us...and be an even better player

This probably puts an end to the idea of re-signing zach. Keeping the first round could be crucial now considering there are a couple defensive ends that should be available in the first round.

52 minutes ago, Jpan85 said:

 

No problem, ratio issue covered.....ever so poorly.

6 minutes ago, Booch said:

good deeds come back to you though...we technically didn't have to let him go, so good chance if he becomes a Mulumba down there with a season..or two...then PR to PR very likely he will re-sign with us...and be an even better player

as long as he doesn't come back having gained 100 lbs and totally roided up - need speed, not bulk.

5 minutes ago, Tiny759 said:

This probably puts an end to the idea of re-signing zach. Keeping the first round could be crucial now considering there are a couple defensive ends that should be available in the first round.

Winnipeg product Mason Bennett is a DE who was ranked 9th in the initial rankings.

Suck to see him go but this should bode well for the reputation of club and Walters. 

2 minutes ago, bigg jay said:

Winnipeg product Mason Bennett is a DE who was ranked 9th in the initial rankings.

Also penn state product Daniel Joseph. Doesn’t have much for playing time, but when he did, there was production from his end.

this isn't the first time the Bombers have granted this request. Walters has always allowed this, I believe, and it's absolutely a thing that makes the Bombers an attractive option to FAs...

9 minutes ago, bigg jay said:

Winnipeg product Mason Bennett is a DE who was ranked 9th in the initial rankings.

when have we ever had success with Winnipeg-born players -  Paul Friesen

8 minutes ago, kelownabomberfan said:

when have we ever had success with Winnipeg-born players -  Paul Friesen

"What about that GC MVP Andrew Miller?" - Steve Simmons

NFL didn't honour the option year...??

1 minute ago, Floyd said:

NFL didn't honour the option year...??

Per reports NFL and NFLPA was not informed by the CFL about this. At least, that's what I understood. 😂

Edited December 5, 20196 yr by M.O.A.B.

14 minutes ago, bigg jay said:

Winnipeg product Mason Bennett is a DE who was ranked 9th in the initial rankings.

Pretty difficult to find a Natl. DE good enough to supplement Willie and Jeffcoat without a major drop-off, they got fairly lucky with Kongbo.  It would be good to  draft a  Natl. Safety or a solid WIL,  as it is Exume and Briggs may be able to rotate in more next season.

Seriously, I would use my first round pick on an OL. It's what works for us. 

2 minutes ago, JCon said:

Seriously, I would use my first round pick on an OL. It's what has always worked for everyone

fixed for accuracy

7 minutes ago, Noeller said:

fixed for accuracy

Except...

"And with the first overall selection in the 2016 CFL Draft, the Saskatchewan Roughriders select Josiah St. John." (be sure to read it out with Jones' southern drawl)

1 minute ago, Throw Long Bannatyne said:

Pretty difficult to find a Natl. DE good enough to supplement Willie and Jeffcoat without a major drop-off, they got fairly lucky with Kongbo.  It would be good to  draft a  Natl. Safety or a solid WIL,  as it is Exume and Briggs may be able to rotate in more next season.

I agree we got lucky with Kongbo... if not for his injury, he would never have been here in the 1st place.  I was just throwing Bennett's name out there as he was A) local and B) ranked right where the Bombers are picking.  The draft pool and it's rankings are always changing so projecting what we might do at this point is 100% speculation... exactly what the off-season is for!

Kongbo effectiveness made it possible to start Alexander at safety big key in the run to the cup.

3 minutes ago, bigg jay said:

I agree we got lucky with Kongbo... if not for his injury, he would never have been here in the 1st place.  I was just throwing Bennett's name out there as he was A) local and ranked right where the Bombers are picking.  The draft pool and it's rankings are always changing so projecting what we might do at this point is 100% speculation... exactly what the off-season is for!

why are we drafting 9th this year...that spot is reserved for the team that wins the....oh right...