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.

Seems like there are a fee really interesting prospects they've signed this off season. Is it training camp time yet?

The prospects they have signed so far give me hope that we will be able to di a nice rotational de and a linebacker with upside. Now if we can add a national or two in the draft that can takes some reps, look out.

 

 

How about Meredith that was hanging around winnipeg ?

Man we are so stacked at receiver lol 

17 minutes ago, CodyT said:

How about Meredith that was hanging around winnipeg ?

Man we are so stacked at receiver lol 

That guy retired two years ago.

58 minutes ago, JuranBoldenRules said:

That guy retired two years ago.

I thought there were murmurs that he might give it another go

22 hours ago, rebusrankin said:

The prospects they have signed so far give me hope that we will be able to di a nice rotational de and a linebacker with upside. Now if we can add a national or two in the draft that can takes some reps, look out.

and to do that we have to have people stop crapping on leggs....and let him grow this yr...and if he doesnt then cut bait...cause if we burn a DI spot on a kicker...especially one who doesnt do all 3 jobs....thats a waste of a DI in my opinion...I guess a Global could do it and save that valuable DI spot

With our offense, I would prefer we didn't kick a single field goal or extra point this year. Even punting should be done only to give special teams players a few reps. 

I want Leggs to be the loneliest Bomber. 

We should bring Medlock in to help coach Leggz

10 hours ago, Booch said:

and to do that we have to have people stop crapping on leggs....and let him grow this yr...and if he doesnt then cut bait...cause if we burn a DI spot on a kicker...especially one who doesnt do all 3 jobs....thats a waste of a DI in my opinion...I guess a Global could do it and save that valuable DI spot

It was well used when Medlock was occupying it.

4 hours ago, Mark H. said:

It was well used when Medlock was occupying it.

Imop it’s a great use of a di if you have a guy who is elite in all 3 roles, like medlock was.  But finding a guy like that and keeping them for any amount of time is extremely hard.  Next to qb and ol kicker is the highest in demand position in the nfl. Soo many guys get run through and cycle team to team as they struggle to find elite legs. 
 Unless a medlock is available as a fa and past that nfl window age I think one ni or an ni and a global is by far the best situation to develop. Other wise you are looking for a new kicker every year maybe 2 and paying a lot for it. And with the depth of global leg talent that translates well to the Canadian game, it only makes more sense. 

18 hours ago, Mark H. said:

It was well used when Medlock was occupying it.

yeah...but thats not the norm....he was an anomoly....that being said....it left us a bit lean in skill position guys on the roster too tho.....which in my opinion in grand scheme is more important...when Med's was here for most part..we weren't as strong and deep across the board, and really...REALLY relied on him for a lot of wins, and left us with a less than stellar back-up on the roster to accomodate....we dont have that dire need now, so if we can fill it with Leggz again...or a Global...it makes us better...deeper

1 hour ago, Booch said:

yeah...but thats not the norm....he was an anomoly....that being said....it left us a bit lean in skill position guys on the roster too tho.....which in my opinion in grand scheme is more important...when Med's was here for most part..we weren't as strong and deep across the board, and really...REALLY relied on him for a lot of wins, and left us with a less than stellar back-up on the roster to accomodate....we dont have that dire need now, so if we can fill it with Leggz again...or a Global...it makes us better...deeper

Soo true. People criminally under rate how much medlock Carried us at times.  
 5 games in 16 when he hit 4 of 4 fgs. 60 makes in 18 games is crazy. 2 6 for 6 games in 17. In 18 5 games where he was perfect and hit 4 or more fgs including another 6 for 6. In 19 5 games in a row all  at or above 4 attempts with 0 misses. 30 of 31 in 7 games. Who puts up 90 points in 7 games 12.87 points per game while missing 1 kick? 
 No medlock? No 19 grey cup. With out him we might not have won back to back and appeared in 3 in a row at all. With out him giving the greatest stretch of kicking ever in his time here we probably don’t keep that team together long enough to become the dynasty. 

Edited April 6, 20232 yr by wbbfan

11 minutes ago, wbbfan said:

Soo true. People criminally under rate how much medlock Carried us at times.  
 5 games in 16 when he hit 4 of 4 fgs. 60 makes in 18 games is crazy. 2 6 for 6 games in 17. In 18 5 games where he was perfect and hit 4 or more fgs including another 6 for 6. In 19 5 games in a row all  at or above 4 attempts with 0 misses. 30 of 31 in 7 games. Who puts up 90 points in 7 games 12.87 points per game while missing 1 kick? 
 No medlock? No 19 grey cup. With out him we might not have won back to back and appeared in 3 in a row at all. With out him giving the greatest stretch of kicking ever in his time here we probably don’t keep that team together long enough to become the dynasty. 

#LapoProblems.

1 minute ago, 17to85 said:

#LapoProblems.

Drink!

On 2023-04-03 at 9:41 PM, bb1 said:

Check out this hit by Beckett...around the 38 sec mark. Could be a gooder this one. 😊         

 

Mike O'Shea saw this hit and immediately said "SIGN HIM NOW!" 😂

16 minutes ago, 17to85 said:

#LapoProblems.

Such a problem. 

Just now, TrueBlue4ever said:

Such a problem. 

If he wasn't such a lapo you'd have more pictures to post.

It's funny when someone lets someone they dislike live rent-free in their head. For years on end.

48 minutes ago, wbbfan said:

Soo true. People criminally under rate how much medlock Carried us at times.  
 5 games in 16 when he hit 4 of 4 fgs. 60 makes in 18 games is crazy. 2 6 for 6 games in 17. In 18 5 games where he was perfect and hit 4 or more fgs including another 6 for 6. In 19 5 games in a row all  at or above 4 attempts with 0 misses. 30 of 31 in 7 games. Who puts up 90 points in 7 games 12.87 points per game while missing 1 kick? 
 No medlock? No 19 grey cup. With out him we might not have won back to back and appeared in 3 in a row at all. With out him giving the greatest stretch of kicking ever in his time here we probably don’t keep that team together long enough to become the dynasty. 

Even if the Bombers found a young guy as good as Medlock, unlikely they would be able to hold onto him for more than a season or two before heading South, so in the long-term good maybe more sustainable than great.  In 4-D chess Walters usually comes out ahead.

Winnipeg is head and shoulders above the rest of the league again coming into this season. Yes we need to improve our kicking compared to last season. But we don't need a kicker that's head and shoulders above the rest of the league in order to compete and win the cup.

I'm just saying, when Paul lapolice is coaching your team you better have a damned good kicker because you will be kicking the ball a lot. 

You don't like it prove me wrong.

1 hour ago, blue_gold_84 said:

It's funny when someone lets someone they dislike live rent-free in their head. For years on end.

For people who have been on this site for a while:

Dallas Eakins says what? 🙂

 

3 hours ago, TrueBlue4ever said:

Such a problem. 

Isn’t he out of football currently? Not often you see a 52 year old oc couple years removed from a gc out of football not by their choice is it? 
 
I like the guy as a person, as a football mind, and as a leader. I hope he sticks with tsn and they pay him really well. I’d love to see more of him and blm working together in the booth. I think you’d see some of the best and most interesting offensive football talk any where. 
 

 And I couldn’t be happier that he isn’t the oc here any more. And I’ll add, it is insanely hard to make your way as an oc in American or Canadian football with out playing qb at the highest level or coming up under a great lineage.  50 years from now nfl coaches will still be drawing their line back to Shanahan and Reid. 

3 hours ago, blue_gold_84 said:

It's funny when someone lets someone they dislike live rent-free in their head. For years on end.

Is it really different than guys people love? That kinda goes hand in hand in all sports tbh. The worst thing to be is forgettable. Atleast if you are hated you’ll be remembered. No one is gonna remember the guys who play called by committee for us before or after worman. Or soo many ocs after that. 
 

1 hour ago, 17to85 said:

I'm just saying, when Paul lapolice is coaching your team you better have a damned good kicker because you will be kicking the ball a lot. 

You don't like it prove me wrong.

And a generational defense.  

Edited April 6, 20232 yr by wbbfan