1 hour ago, GCn20 said:

We own his rights. Not his choice.

Yup...if his nfl chance fizzled...and more than likely will within 2 yrs...its play here...or don't play

 

12 minutes ago, Booch said:

Yup...if his nfl chance fizzled...and more than likely will within 2 yrs...its play here...or don't play

 

If he sticks for 4-ish years, even without becoming a regular starter, he could make enough money to retire. IF he is fiscally wise. And if he doesn't have that burning desire to play football. Neither of which is a tremendous chance imo. If he doesn't become a starter down there, I think he will be up here. 

 The only real move could be if he forces a trade, which I think has happened a time or two but it is rare. And as it is, he would be better served coming here if his NFL window closes. Marty is extremely prolific as an OL coach. Over the next couple years he'd have a much better path to playing here, coaching, and mentorship. 

2 hours ago, GCn20 said:

We own his rights. Not his choice.

For another year or two. He may play in the CFL but I doubt we'll see him in a Bomber uniform. 

16 hours ago, SpeedFlex27 said:

For another year or two. He may play in the CFL but I doubt we'll see him in a Bomber uniform. 

We drafted him. We own his CFL rights in perpetuity.

2 hours ago, GCn20 said:

We drafted him. We own his CFL rights in perpetuity.

Yeah but if i guess says he's not going to sign here, we have limited options.  It's rare but has happened.  Corey Mace did that to us back in the day and never played a snap for us.

31 minutes ago, bigg jay said:

Yeah but if i guess says he's not going to sign here, we have limited options.  It's rare but has happened.  Corey Mace did that to us back in the day and never played a snap for us.

It's obvious  Manu plus Zach for Rourke. Note this is a joke. 

13 hours ago, bigg jay said:

Yeah but if i guess says he's not going to sign here, we have limited options.  It's rare but has happened.  Corey Mace did that to us back in the day and never played a snap for us.

True. His loss in that case. We can trade him or tell him to retire then like we did with Mulumba

8 hours ago, GCn20 said:

True. His loss in that case. We can trade him or tell him to retire then like we did with Mulumba

For 4 years we had daily & monthly updates on Mulamba & Bikudi(?) ... "They're COMING!!!!" They'd all scream on Our Bombers (please shut up, not again!!!) when Mulamba & the other dude both got kicked off yet another NFL PR. Yeah, well they both stayed in the NFL practicing for years & never played in either league. 

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3 hours ago, SpeedFlex27 said:

For 4 years we had daily & monthly updates on Mulamba & Bikudi(?) ... "They're COMING!!!!" They'd all scream on Our Bombers (please shut up, not again!!!) when Mulamba & the other dude both got kicked off yet another NFL PR. Yeah, well they both stayed in the NFL practicing for years & never played in either league. 

Might be the case with Manu as well if he stays South for an extended period. Mulumba tried to force us to trade him, we told him to retire. If Manu is a quitter like Mulumba he can do the same, if he wants to play it's with us OR we trade him on our terms.

3 hours ago, SpeedFlex27 said:

For 4 years we had daily & monthly updates on Mulamba & Bikudi(?) ... "They're COMING!!!!" They'd all scream on Our Bombers (please shut up, not again!!!) when Mulamba & the other dude both got kicked off yet another NFL PR. Yeah, well they both stayed in the NFL practicing for years & never played in either league. 

That would go under the category of weird professional football career.

1 hour ago, HardCoreBlue said:

That would go under the category of weird professional football career.

it's probably pretty common honestly.

1 hour ago, Bigblue204 said:

it's probably pretty common honestly.

it is for americans. Not really for Canadians but yeah. any one who gets that from the nfl generally takes it. 

6 hours ago, SpeedFlex27 said:

For 4 years we had daily & monthly updates on Mulamba & Bikudi(?) ... "They're COMING!!!!" They'd all scream on Our Bombers (please shut up, not again!!!) when Mulamba & the other dude both got kicked off yet another NFL PR. Yeah, well they both stayed in the NFL practicing for years & never played in either league. 

christo bilukidi, boy we had some drafts back then eh lol 

Winnipeg is more affordable for a cfl player than Vancouver tho. The money goes farther here. Honestly I’d avoid bc Toronto and Montreal if I was a player coming up to play in Canada or even grew up here. Not every player tho wants to play in his hometown. Dude is off in Detroit which is closer to Winnipeg than Vancouver right now. 

1 hour ago, wbbfan said:

it is for americans. Not really for Canadians but yeah. any one who gets that from the nfl generally takes it. 

christo bilukidi, boy we had some drafts back then eh lol 

That was the worst. Years of fans wishing they'd show up.

3 hours ago, Bigblue204 said:

it's probably pretty common honestly.

Look up Mulamba & Bilukudi in any CFL & NFL stats book. See if you can even find them. They led both leagues in Most Invisible & I Don't Give A **** categories. 

3 hours ago, Bigblue204 said:

it's probably pretty common honestly.

I have no idea if it's common, I don't follow it anywhere near to know but when it does happen it reminds me that $$$ trumps actually seeing the playing field. I write that with nuetrality in my tone.

2 hours ago, Goalie said:

Winnipeg is more affordable for a cfl player than Vancouver tho. The money goes farther here. Honestly I’d avoid bc Toronto and Montreal if I was a player coming up to play in Canada or even grew up here. Not every player tho wants to play in his hometown. Dude is off in Detroit which is closer to Winnipeg than Vancouver right now. 

Montreal, Toronto, and Vancouver also have a million times better night life and city vibe.  Some players want to do more then just sitting in a hotel room.  

2 hours ago, Brandon said:

Montreal, Toronto, and Vancouver also have a million times better night life and city vibe.  Some players want to do more then just sitting in a hotel room.  

Did you hear star NFL receiver Puka Nacua complain he couldn't afford to buy a house in LA while riding in a limo with friends?? 

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2 hours ago, SpeedFlex27 said:

Did you hear star NFL receiver Puka Nacua complain he couldn't afford to buy a house in LA while riding in a limo with friends?? 

I also saw his custom $4000 carrying case for his shoes

 

4 hours ago, Brandon said:

I also saw his custom $4000 carrying case for his shoes

 

You want a house? Start saving money, kid. You're making a million dollars US a year playing for the Rams. Limos & expensive carrying cases for your shoes won't cut it.

15 hours ago, Brandon said:

Montreal, Toronto, and Vancouver also have a million times better night life and city vibe.  Some players want to do more than just sitting in a hotel room.  

A bar is a bar in Winnipeg and Toronto. Same **** really. You know what they also have more of? Meth heads. So I guess you’d be sitting in your hotel huh. 

19 minutes ago, Goalie said:

A bar is a bar in Winnipeg and Toronto. Same **** really. You know what they also have more of? Meth heads. So I guess you’d be sitting in your hotel huh. 

If you think the nightlife in Winnipeg is remotely comparable, you've clearly never been to any of those places.  

On 2025-12-21 at 4:57 AM, GCn20 said:

We drafted him. We own his CFL rights in perpetuity.

He could be a trade asset if he really doesn't want to play in Winnipeg.

1 hour ago, bigg jay said:

If you think the nightlife in Winnipeg is remotely comparable, you've clearly never been to any of those places.  

Live shot of my nightlife:

Going back over the years and looking back at the hold out names we drafted, that didn't work out, how about the obvious one sitting on the tsn panel Henoc Muamba....We wined and dined the guy and his family...bent over backwards to sign him ,then he did a tour of the CFL AND suddenly signed with Montreal....I still have problems with this guy, whenever I see him mouthing it up on games

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1 hour ago, Stickem said:

Going back over the years and looking back at the hold out names we drafted, that didn't work out, how about the obvious one sitting on the tsn panel Henoc Muamba....We wined and dined the guy and his family...bent over backwards to sign him ,then he did a tour of the CFL AND suddenly signed with Montreal....I still have problems with this guy, whenever I see him mouthing it up on games

My buddies and I (somewhat jokingly) talk **** about him every time we see him on the panel for this very reason...