Blue Bombers -- 2025/26 Offseason -- Discussion Thread

[Booch]

I'm all for a vet who can play and is still athletically gifted...a couple guys here are not

Actually this morning was working out the steel with the devil with Gavin Walls...that dude could probably still play and looks better than when he retired...we did some dline talk...and he even mentioned he wasnt sure what they were intending with out ends but they definitely were not being turned loose and he would have hated being in that role...and I sure our ends this yr felt the same...hopefully next yr things change 

[bb1]

On 2025-11-20 at 4:49 PM, Booch said:

and hence why we let a guy we groomed for 3 yrs...got substantial work here along the way and showed great potential walk for basically nothing...Sure hindsight is 20/20....but also good teams...and great coaches see the future in the now...and make the tough...sometimes hard decisions...Loyalty shouldnt be a currency that keeps you employed, or starting in the same place forever

 

he got less grooming than Brown got here tho....and did significantly less than Brown did...Yet MTL had the foresight to look forward and project their squad so to speak and would be the best option for them...We didnt...there were many signs ZC was in serious decline and we just kept referencing 2019-2021 and some reg season success....but poor playoff performances

see above

If Huff was here..Bouno....even ol Cal....Brown woulda been kept..ZC traded

Well Ol Cal let Danny Mac go under similar conditions...hindsight is always best sight..

[Tracker]

16 hours ago, SpeedFlex27 said:

 

I'm waiting for an announcement like this:

HOGAN NOT RETURNING!

For Immediate Release November 21, 2025:

The Winnipeg Blue Bombers announce today that Offensive Coordinator Jason Hogan will not be returning for the 2026 season having decided to pursue coaching opportunities elsewhere. Head Coach Mike O'Shea thanks Jason for his hard work & dedication to the team. "Jason was a hard working & extremely knowledgeable coach who has an unquestioned work ethic & passion for the game. He worked well with me & the rest of the Bomber offense, in particular Zach. I wish Jason nothing but the best in his future coaching endeavours". 

"knowledgeable" "worked well with me and the rest of the Bomber offense:"...snort

[HardCoreBlue]

2 hours ago, Booch said:

I'm all for a vet who can play and is still athletically gifted...a couple guys here are not

Actually this morning was working out the steel with the devil with Gavin Walls...that dude could probably still play and looks better than when he retired...we did some dline talk...and he even mentioned he wasnt sure what they were intending with out ends but they definitely were not being turned loose and he would have hated being in that role...and I sure our ends this yr felt the same...hopefully next yr things change 

Need to find where you work out make a special trip to the Peg put on my best workout duds (think 80's) and ask you 'u lift bruh' while doing my classic strong man poses.

[Booch]

38 minutes ago, HardCoreBlue said:

Need to find where you work out make a special trip to the Peg put on my best workout duds (think 80's) and ask you 'u lift bruh' while doing my classic strong man poses.

Haha...leg warmers...stretchy head band...

[rebusrankin]

1 hour ago, HardCoreBlue said:

Need to find where you work out make a special trip to the Peg put on my best workout duds (think 80's) and ask you 'u lift bruh' while doing my classic strong man poses.

[Super Duper Negatron]

1 minute ago, rebusrankin said:

Legit thought that was a frame grab from this video. Fair warning, prepare to go down an Electric Callboy rabbit hole if you are new to them.

 

[HardCoreBlue]

1 minute ago, rebusrankin said:

Outstanding although imagine it with a little less definition than this guy has.

[Booch]

4 minutes ago, rebusrankin said:

Hey...Its @Goalie 😉😆

Just funnin ya bud...

[Stickem]

3 minutes ago, HardCoreBlue said:

Outstanding although imagine it with a little less definition than this guy has.

....watch out for this guy if you make fun of his work-out routine....he could hit you with his purse

[SpeedFlex27]

6 hours ago, bb1 said:

Well Ol Cal let Danny Mac go under similar conditions...hindsight is always best sight..

Cal signed matt Dunigan to take his place in 1992. Danny Mac ended up in Edmonton.

[bb1]

7 hours ago, SpeedFlex27 said:

Cal signed matt Dunigan to take his place in 1992. Danny Mac ended up in Edmonton.

Yup but Bc signed him first..he was  backup in Wpg and Cal wouldn't pay him...so off he went. He played a couple of games in Winnipeg but we really didn't know how good he would be...playing behind Tommy Clements.

[SpeedFlex27]

14 minutes ago, bb1 said:

Yup but Bc signed him first..he was  backup in Wpg and Cal wouldn't pay him...so off he went. He played a couple of games in Winnipeg but we really didn't know how good he would be...playing behind Tommy Clements.

Danny Mac played behind Tom Clements? Danny Mac never did. The backups in 87 (Clements last year playing) were Tom Muecke & some kid named Pete Riley who never saw the field. John Hufnagel was released & signed by the Saskatchewan Roughriders. . 

Edited 18 hours ago by SpeedFlex27

[Bomberguy]

 Bombers are playing it smart, you can’t choke in the Grey Cup Game if you don’t make it there 🙃
 

 

Edited 7 hours ago by Bomberguy

[Stickem]

11 hours ago, SpeedFlex27 said:

Danny Mac played behind Tom Clements? Danny Mac never did. The backups in 87 (Clements last year playing) were Tom Muecke & some kid named Pete Riley who never saw the field. John Hufnagel was released & signed by the Saskatchewan Roughriders. . 

Danny Mac played behind Tom Burgess...Seen action in the 78th Cup game when we trounced the Esks 50-7...I'm pretty sure Danny chucked one at the end of the game for 6 and the next year moved on...Currently he does a competent job for the BigBlue

[Goalie]

57 minutes ago, Stickem said:

Danny Mac played behind Tom Burgess...Seen action in the 78th Cup game when we trounced the Esks 50-7...I'm pretty sure Danny chucked one at the end of the game for 6 and the next year moved on...Currently he does a competent job for the BigBlue

I’d probably disagree about competent. 

[bb1]

12 hours ago, SpeedFlex27 said:

Danny Mac played behind Tom Clements? Danny Mac never did. The backups in 87 (Clements last year playing) were Tom Muecke & some kid named Pete Riley who never saw the field. John Hufnagel was released & signed by the Saskatchewan Roughriders. . 

Sorry, behind Matt Dunigan...your right. The point i was making is Cal wouldn't pick Danny Mac over Dunigan at the time..😊

[bigg jay]

https://3downnation.com/2025/11/23/former-heisman-winner-andre-ware-believes-ticats-neg-list-qb-tommy-castellanos-bombers-neg-list-qb-diego-pavia-can-play-a-long-time-in-cfl/

Would like to see Pavia up here.  Watched him on the Netflix series about the SEC and he just had a career game where he threw for 484 yards & 5 td's against Kentucky yesterday (most passing yards in a SEC game in almost 30 years).  He's definitely getting some attention right now but at 5'10, how much of a real look does he get in the NFL?

 

[SpeedFlex27]

2 hours ago, bb1 said:

Sorry, behind Matt Dunigan...your right. The point i was making is Cal wouldn't pick Danny Mac over Dunigan at the time..😊

I wouldn't have either. 

[rebusrankin]

2 hours ago, bigg jay said:

https://3downnation.com/2025/11/23/former-heisman-winner-andre-ware-believes-ticats-neg-list-qb-tommy-castellanos-bombers-neg-list-qb-diego-pavia-can-play-a-long-time-in-cfl/

Would like to see Pavia up here.  Watched him on the Netflix series about the SEC and he just had a career game where he threw for 484 yards & 5 td's against Kentucky yesterday (most passing yards in a SEC game in almost 30 years).  He's definitely getting some attention right now but at 5'10, how much of a real look does he get in the NFL?

 

How much is he making in NIL $?

[bigg jay]

1 hour ago, rebusrankin said:

How much is he making in NIL $?

Apparently he's one of the highest paid college QB's, making around $2 million a year.  He reportedly turned down a $4 million/year offer to leave Vanderbilt but declined because they took a chance on him so he feels indebted to them.

[Noeller]

Just now, bigg jay said:

Apparently he's one of the highest paid college QB's, making around $2 million a year.  He reportedly turned down a $4 million/year offer to leave Vanderbilt but declined because they took a chance on him so he feels indebted to them.

Now that's a person I want on my team...

[SpeedFlex27]

5 minutes ago, bigg jay said:

Apparently he's one of the highest paid college QB's, making around $2 million a year.  He reportedly turned down a $4 million/year offer to leave Vanderbilt but declined because they took a chance on him so he feels indebted to them.

So, why is he on our Neg List? He'll never come here unless his playing career craters. I mean, maybe we'll see him somewhere in the CFL in five or 6 years if the NFL doesn't work out. What does the CFL pay? Seventy thousand a year Canadian on a 2 year rookie deal. Just a waste of space on our Neg List. Am I wrong? 

[Goalie]

7 minutes ago, Noeller said:

Now that's a person I want on my team...

Sounds like the type of guy who loves football also and probably would come up to continue playing. I mean you gotta think if he’s on the neg list there’s been some indication that maybe he has interest or maybe they just add random guys without ever talking to them or an agent or something. Surely there’s a method to the neg list madness. 

2 minutes ago, SpeedFlex27 said:

So, why is he on our Neg List? He'll never come here unless his playing career craters. I mean, maybe we'll see him somewhere in the CFL in five or 6 years if the NFL doesn't work out. What does the CFL pay? Seventy thousand a year Canadian on a 2 year rookie deal. Just a waste of space on our Neg List. Am I wrong? 

Maybe he loves football. 

[SpeedFlex27]

Just now, Goalie said:

Sounds like the type of guy who loves football also and probably would come up to continue playing. I mean you gotta think if he’s on the neg list there’s been some indication that maybe he has interest or maybe they just add random guys without ever talking to them or an agent or something. Surely there’s a method to the neg list madness. 

Maybe he loves football. 

I have a feeling that he loves the colour of money a lot more. 

1 minute ago, Goalie said:

Sounds like the type of guy who loves football also and probably would come up to continue playing. I mean you gotta think if he’s on the neg list there’s been some indication that maybe he has interest or maybe they just add random guys without ever talking to them or an agent or something. Surely there’s a method to the neg list madness. 

Maybe he loves football. 

They add players all the time without informing them.