Too soon?  Too many truly painful Grey Cup losses have taken the sting out of yesterday's loss already.

Time to look forward while we cope with the recent disappointment.  

Who do we keep?  Who do we let go?  Who do we go after?

Someone was going to start this thread at some point.

27 minutes ago, CodyT said:

Mind boggling the politics in the NFL. Can't believe a team won't even give him a contract/ try out. 

He lit the league on fire, pro football. Can't even get a sniff. I feel for him 

Keep in mind he's been there before. They know who he is.

If they look on tape and see the same guy, why bring him back?

3 hours ago, Wideleft said:

Bomber Roster – Player Status for 2023:

Quarterback

Zach Collaros (A) – Under Contract

Dru Brown (A) – Under Contract

Dakota Prukop (A) – Unsigned Free Agent

Running Back

Brady Oliveira – (N) – Under Contract

Johnny Augustine (N) – Under Contract

Fullback

Konner Burtenshaw (N) – Under Contract

Mike Miller (N) – Re-signed

Receiver

Carlton Agudosi (A) – Under Contract

Tavaris Harrison (A) – Under Contract

Jaivon Heiligh (A) – Under Contract

Brendan O’Leary-Orange (N) – Under Contract

Drew Wolitarsky (N) – Under Contract

Janarion Grant (A) – Re-signed

Nic Demski (N) – Re-signed

Dalton Shoen (A) – Under Contract but in NFL Window (until Feb 15)

Rasheed Bailey (A) – Unsigned Free Agent

Greg Ellingson (A) – Unsigned Free Agent

Timothy Knuettel (G) – Unsigned Free Agent

Greg McCrae (A) – Unsigned Free Agent

Luke McMillan (N) – Unsigned Free Agent

Offensive line

Liam Dobson (N) – Under Contract

Geoff Gray (N) – Under Contract

Chris Kolankowski (N) - Under Contract

Tomoya Machino (G) - Under Contract

Drew Richmond (A) – Under Contract

Stanley Bryant (A) Re-signed

Jermarcus Hardrick (A) Re-signed

Patrick Neufeld (N) Re-signed

Tui Eli (N) - Signed 3 Years

Michael Couture (N) – Unsigned Free Agent

Eric Lofton (A) – Unsigned Free Agent

Tyler Witt (A) – Unsigned Free Agent

Defensive line

Thiadric Hansen (G) – Under Contract

Cole Adamson (N) – Under Contract

Cameron Lawson (N) – Under Contract

Ricky Walker (A) – Under Contract

Jackson Jeffcoat (A) Re-signed

Willie Jefferson (A) Re-signed

Jake Thomas (N) Re-Signed

Keion Adams (A) – Unsigned Free Agent

Casey Sayles (A) – Unsigned Free Agent

Linebacker

Tanner Cadwallader (N) – Under Contract

Malik Clements (A) - Under Contract

Brian Cole (A) - Under Contract

Adam Bighill (A) Re-signed

Kyrie Wilson (A) Re-signed

Shayne Gauthier (N) – Re-signed

Jesse Briggs (N) – Unsigned Free Agent

Les Maruo (G) – Unsigned Free Agent

DeJuan Cooper (A) – Unsigned Free Agent

Defensive back

Brandon Alexander (A) – Under Contract

Karon Delince (A) – Under Contract

Nick Hallet (N) – Under Contract

Noah Hallet (N) – Under Contract

Evan Holm (A) – Under Contract

Demerio Houston (A) – Under Contract

Redha Kramdi (N) – Under Contract

Deatrick Nichols (A) – Under Contract

Jamal Parker (A) – Under Contract

Desmond Lawrence (A) Re-signed

Winston Rose (A) Re-signed

Alden Darby (A) – Re-signed

Mercy Maston (A) – Unsigned Free Agent

Nick Taylor (A) – Unsigned Free Agent

Souleymane Karamoko (G) – Unsigned Free Agent

Cedric Lavigne (N) – Unsigned Free Agent

Donald Rutledge Jr. (A)  Left for USFL

Tyrell Ford (N) – Signed in NFL

Kicker

Mark Liegghio – (N) Under Contract

Ali Mourtada (A) – Unsigned Free Agent

Long snapper

Mike Benson (N) Re-Signed

 

 

Damn... that is really impressive work by Walters...

Going to be interesting to see what we do at DT. Curious that Sayles hasnt been brought back yet. Wonder if were going after a bigger fish.....

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3 hours ago, Geebrr said:

 

 

 

Damit, I miss this class act already.

 

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Schoen like I said....was behind the 8-Ball in a few different areas...which is too bad, and its the meat grinder political world BS that is the NFL....That being said too, he may be one those freak guys who just excel and become all world due to the waggle....it's a real thing and sometimes is just that lil tweak some guys need to go from good...to great...and NFL scouts surely have dissected the 24 man tape and went over every big play and analyzed it

34 minutes ago, Jesse said:

Keep in mind he's been there before. They know who he is.

If they look on tape and see the same guy, why bring him back?

I may still be proven wrong. But I've said all year that he just doesn't look/play like an NFL rec. His game is very suited to the CFL though.

20 minutes ago, Booch said:

Schoen like I said....was behind the 8-Ball in a few different areas...which is too bad, and its the meat grinder political world BS that is the NFL....That being said too, he may be one those freak guys who just excel and become all world due to the waggle....it's a real thing and sometimes is just that lil tweak some guys need to go from good...to great...and NFL scouts surely have dissected the 24 man tape and went over every big play and analyzed it

Of course you have guys down south like "Boomer Esiason" & others and their thoughts on the CFL, its players or the style of play in the CFL... Schoen will be a welcomed addition to the Bombers and the CFL fans....

34 minutes ago, Wanna-B-Fanboy said:

 

Damit, I miss this class act already.

 

Super well-spoken.  Would love to see him replace someone (anyone) on the TSN panel.

6 minutes ago, Wideleft said:

Super well-spoken.  Would love to see him replace someone (anyone) on the TSN panel.

speaking of...Is that Lapo's gig moving forward...some part of the TSN team?

 

35 minutes ago, Booch said:

speaking of...Is that Lapo's gig moving forward...some part of the TSN team?

 

I believe I read that he's going to be doing some work with them this season....

2 hours ago, Wanna-B-Fanboy said:

 

 

Damn... that is really impressive work by Walters...

Wrs sayles and a couple back up guys. Wr is the only position that’s really deep in fa too. Great position to be in. 

 

2 hours ago, Bubba Zanetti said:

Going to be interesting to see what we do at DT. Curious that Sayles hasnt been brought back yet. Wonder if were going after a bigger fish.....

This. I suspect we are not going to give sayles good money. It’s a lot easier and cheaper to bring in a first year nose and continue to rotate Canadians at the other dt spot. 
 I think sayles is in grants position last year. Has an offer and it’s not huge. Gonna sit through fa and see if any one wants to pay him or if he wants to continue to play enough to play for a last year type salary. 

5 minutes ago, wbbfan said:

This. I suspect we are not going to give sayles good money. It’s a lot easier and cheaper to bring in a first year nose and continue to rotate Canadians at the other dt spot. 

 I think sayles is in grants position last year. Has an offer and it’s not huge. Gonna sit through fa and see if any one wants to pay him or if he wants to continue to play enough to play for a last year type salary. 

Gotta save money somewhere.

3 hours ago, Jesse said:

Keep in mind he's been there before. They know who he is.

If they look on tape and see the same guy, why bring him back?

Yeah fair enough but he wouldn't stand out before his time in the CFL. What he accomplished in the CFL was nothing short of amazing. A lot of guys with loads of potential on paper but can't get it done when the lights come on

He's the complete opposite. I guess that's why I'm no scout lol. The fact that he absolutely dominated pro ball in Canada --- and the talent is here. Is extremely impressive for me. Some guys just know how to contribute. He's one of them 

2 hours ago, Booch said:

Schoen like I said....was behind the 8-Ball in a few different areas...which is too bad, and its the meat grinder political world BS that is the NFL....That being said too, he may be one those freak guys who just excel and become all world due to the waggle....it's a real thing and sometimes is just that lil tweak some guys need to go from good...to great...and NFL scouts surely have dissected the 24 man tape and went over every big play and analyzed it

The waggle is a good point And something I never considered. Stegall would be a good example of that

2 hours ago, Noeller said:

I believe I read that he's going to be doing some work with them this season....

He's really good at it imo. His analysis keeps my attention.

3 hours ago, HardCoreBlue said:

He's really good at it imo. His analysis keeps my attention.

Blah. Are we talking about lapo? All I've seen is him nervously fumbling in front of the camera. 

42 minutes ago, CodyT said:

Blah. Are we talking about lapo? All I've seen is him nervously fumbling in front of the camera. 

Tbh it doesn’t take much to be an upgrade to the current crew. It’s plop with interesting side pieces about game plans and execution or more blathering of muppets. 

56 minutes ago, CodyT said:

Blah. Are we talking about lapo? All I've seen is him nervously fumbling in front of the camera. 

To each their own. I like him. I don’t feel he bumbles at all. He knows his X’s and O’s thats fun to listen to.

Did anyone see LaPo's tweet today? Rider fans aren't impressed. 

32 minutes ago, HardCoreBlue said:

To each their own. I like him. I don’t feel he bumbles at all. He knows his X’s and O’s thats fun to listen to.

He did get better as time went on I found

1 hour ago, SpeedFlex27 said:

Did anyone see LaPo's tweet today? Rider fans aren't impressed. 

What was it

1 hour ago, Booch said:

What was it

He tweeted that he didn't like living in Regina but the people were friendly. Rider fans took exception to the first part of that sentence. LaPo deleted that tweet after there an upswell of negative Rider comments. He then posted another that he didn't like Regina because it's too cold & windy which didn't help. 

 

Edited February 7, 20232 yr by SpeedFlex27

Honestly, why would you like living there? Guys go for money and that’s it. 

Regardless of what they say, in the CFL the cap is low, so that is Regina’s only ability to compete with other places that can’t fit people under the cap. 

56 minutes ago, Geebrr said:

Honestly, why would you like living there? Guys go for money and that’s it. 

Regardless of what they say, in the CFL the cap is low, so that is Regina’s only ability to compete with other places that can’t fit people under the cap. 

The cap should be at least a million dollars higher.

15 hours ago, Stickem said:

He's always looking for the cash, that boy......Not a bad add if we're interested

He's a 1 year rental. Not FIFO.