Not counting Sundays, there are 17 days left to sign our own FAs.

Do the Bombers have a say in all the FAs we have to sign or do circumstances exist where we have no chance?

 

For me, at least to get to TC:

 

Desirable signings - Some for obvious reasons, some for NI content, some for experience:

 

Henoc Muamba, Chris Matthews, Jade Etienne, Brandon Stewart, Will Ford, Jovon Johnson, Akeem Foster, Kenny Mainor, Justin Sorensen, Marc Parenteau.

 

Signings if it makes sense - Again, ratio-wise and depth, new signings:

 

JT Gilmore, , Ryan Lucas, Chris Cvetkovic, Chris Kowalczuk, Dan West.

 

Not a Priority - Injuries….

 

Chad Simpson, Andre Douglas.

 

For comparison: (not including retired, suspended or released)

 

BC - …………..0 - 5 signings

Edmonton…….4 - 11

Calgary……….10 - 17 

​Sask…………..3 - 17

​WBB…………..6 - 18

Hamilton………1 -6

​Toronto……….1 - 10

​Montreal………8 -17

 

The Bombers have 79 60 players listed on their roster page including all eligible FAs.

There are 34 imports and 32 26 NIs.

However, I can't imagine injured players like Sims-Walker will be back nor Bo Smith, nor Boltus (but that's just my wish)

                        

                        

                                          

                        

 

 

Top 15 Canadian Free Agents

 

1  josh bourke

2  ted laurent

3  steve myddelton

4  shea emry

5  rory kohlert

6  craig butler

7  andrew jones

8  chris milo

9  etienne legare

10 scott mitchell

11 luca congi

12 marc beswick

13 david lee

14 wayne smith

15 paul woldu

I love Kohlert, but given the choice I'd take Craig Butler over him every time. 

 

Bourke is American isn't he?

 

 

Nope. He's from Windsor. Did some high school and played college ball in the States but he's an NI.

Really didn't think he would make it to FA... but the bombers should have $200k contract waiting for Bourke at 10:59am

 

Penton saying we're after Bourke, Butler and Emry

Really didn't think he would make it to FA... but the bombers should have $200k contract waiting for Bourke at 10:59am

Penton saying we're after Bourke, Butler and Emry

If I'm Walters I offer Bourke $250k.

8 hours ago

@FarhanLaljiTSN:

I don't expect @tedlaurent to sign tomorrow. Has an #NFL workout set for Feb 17 & wants to pursue that option first. #Esks #CFL

I hope the Bombers make a huge statement this year and sign guys at the strike of noon!....or 11.....

 

Show the league and it's players they mean business this year and don't just sit around and wait to see who calls them!

 

T-minus 2 hours..

Taman making a last minute push to sign Milo

Wiecek blocked me on Twitter! I'll say this for Friesen, he may be a terrible writer but he doesn't block you when you tell him why. Wiecek is such a weinie.

 

He blocked me a long time ago.

I hope the Bombers make a huge statement this year and sign guys at the strike of noon!....or 11.....

 

Show the league and it's players they mean business this year and don't just sit around and wait to see who calls them!

 

T-minus 2 hours..

 

No! I dont like the them to be fined for tampering. Leave that to Hervey.

I'll take the fine if it means we get Butler or Bourke

Justin Philips just traded to Ottawa

Kirk Penton ‏@PentonKirk  4m

#Ticats have re-signed special teams ace Marc Beswick. Excellent move on their part. #CFL

Sheesh, Is Calgary just loading up on 3rd rounders?

What's funny is that Wiecek hasn't blocked me yet. I'd think he would've done it a long time ago.

What's funny is that Wiecek hasn't blocked me yet. I'd think he would've done it a long time ago.

He blocked me & I don't even know what I did. I went through my tweets and the last one I could find to him I said something about how funny it would be if Pierce lit us up in his return to Winnipeg.

 

Last week I noticed one of his tweets, but it only came through as a RT from someone else. I went to his profile and found out I was blocked. Weird...

Sign kohlert at 11:00 just to **** with the system. We were allowed to talk to him up until the expansion draft, so it's not tampering or we already had a contact worked out.

 

What's funny is that Wiecek hasn't blocked me yet. I'd think he would've done it a long time ago.

He blocked me & I don't even know what I did. I went through my tweets and the last one I could find to him I said something about how funny it would be if Pierce lit us up in his return to Winnipeg.

 

Last week I noticed one of his tweets, but it only came through as a RT from someone else. I went to his profile and found out I was blocked. Weird...

 

I've never really spent any time with the guy, but one time I was trying to find my seat on "Media Row" at a curling event, and he was a total **** to me. Not sure if I just caught him at a bad time or what, but man oh man was he a jerk...

Or he is waiting to see what else is out there....he would be nuts not to.

 

 

What's funny is that Wiecek hasn't blocked me yet. I'd think he would've done it a long time ago.

He blocked me & I don't even know what I did. I went through my tweets and the last one I could find to him I said something about how funny it would be if Pierce lit us up in his return to Winnipeg.

 

Last week I noticed one of his tweets, but it only came through as a RT from someone else. I went to his profile and found out I was blocked. Weird...

 

I've never really spent any time with the guy, but one time I was trying to find my seat on "Media Row" at a curling event, and he was a total **** to me. Not sure if I just caught him at a bad time or what, but man oh man was he a jerk...

 

Wiecek interviewed me at the Safeway Select.  The guy is a strange man.... 

I've got Twitter, FB, MBB, CFL.ca all open and ready!!

The REDBLACKS have signed all free agents league wide.

Farhan Lalji ‏@FarhanLaljiTSN  2m

Hearing the #Als will release Arland Bruce today. And that they & #TiCats will be the most interested in Nick Moore. #Bombers not as much

Anybody here follow @CFmagazine on twitter? He looks like the CFL version of @hockeyinsiderrr. His "insider" tweets come out about 30 seconds after I've read it from somebody else. He never sources his info, just says "I've heard".

 

Farhan Lalji ‏@FarhanLaljiTSN  2m

Hearing the #Als will release Arland Bruce today. And that they & #TiCats will be the most interested in Nick Moore. #Bombers not as much

 

 Happy retirement Arland.  Maybe his Church can take up a collection for him.  D-bag.

Bombers sign Graig Newman from the Riders.