Kirk Penton ‏@PentonKirk  7m

The #Bombers have released Henoc Muamba so he can pursue NFL opportunities.

Good. He sucks anyways...

ha ha...that was actually pretty good. Tough to lose the guy, but hopefully it works out in the end. Not much you can do when a guy has an opportunity like this. Gotta let him take his shot! Congrats Henoc!!

Walters dropping the ball again (amirite?!)

Goodbye Couchy!

Good on Henoc if anyone deserves this shot its him.

Why would Walters cut him! What an idiot! He should have matched the NFL offer!....

 

Congrats to Henoc. Couldn't happen to a nicer guy.

All the best to Henoc.  Guy is class act, and a beast on the field.  Hope we see him back one day.

So we basically got one year out of our first overall pick.........

Happy for Muamba getting an opportunity down south .. but as a Bomber fan .. losing a quality NI is a swift kick in the nuts .. knowing our luck the last while .. it wouldn't shock me if Muamba now signs with another CFL team as opposed to a specific NFL opportunity .. (tongue and cheek)

I fully expect to win no more than 4 games in 2014.

Like JBR said, there is no quick fix to this mess and it will take years of proper drafting and the right moves to recover from.

Why would Walters cut him! What an idiot! He should have matched the NFL offer!....

 

Congrats to Henoc. Couldn't happen to a nicer guy.

He should have at least traded his rights to an NFL team and got SOMETHING for the guy, now he's lost him for nothing. 

Yeah he may get signed, but a signing bonus may be the tell tale time if he even makes it to camp. He could be signed now, and released in May, or sometime before camp even starts, or shortly after mini camp.

Not a real loss in my opinion, sure he is a good player, and Canadian, but I never liked a Canadian in that spot, especially if you don't have solid non-import depth or ability to start 8 or 9 so if he goes down, you have adequate replacement.

That position isn't a game changer and responsible for 30-4 wins all on its own during a year anyway.

YOu can probably get 2 imports to fill his spot for same price it would cost us to sign him anyway, actually probably a lot less, and truth be told could probably do a better job if or new scouting system and recruiting is worth what we hope it is.

I would have no problem with Mcune from T.O there, and can prob get him for half the price if not less, and i bet he is more of a presence.

Use this money to upgrade offers to o-line, maybe a non import d-lineman, get it so we can have 8 solid canadians who can start and start well...fill in the gaps.

I can't see if things don't pan out him not signing back here at a prorated contract, so cross that bridge when it comes...all is not lost and in a way this could allow us to be a deeper more solid team anyway

Yeah he may get signed, but a signing bonus may be the tell tale time if he even makes it to camp. 

 

Signing bonus will mean little. The NFL limits the amount of bonus money teams can spend on certain FAs (undrafted FAs, CFL FAs who haven't been signed by the NFL previously) to something like $70,000 total (not per player). 

 

 

Why would Walters cut him! What an idiot! He should have matched the NFL offer!....

 

Congrats to Henoc. Couldn't happen to a nicer guy.

He should have at least traded his rights to an NFL team and got SOMETHING for the guy, now he's lost him for nothing. 

 

You can't trade his rights to an NFL team. It's not allowed.

 

 

Thanks for clearing that up.

 

 

 

Why would Walters cut him! What an idiot! He should have matched the NFL offer!....

 

Congrats to Henoc. Couldn't happen to a nicer guy.

He should have at least traded his rights to an NFL team and got SOMETHING for the guy, now he's lost him for nothing. 

 

You can't trade his rights to an NFL team. It's not allowed.

Thanks for clearing that up.

 

I haven't had my morning caffeine yet. My sarcasm detector isn't fully functional yet. Forgive me.

He should have been moved last year when Alex Hall was, the writing was on the wall from day one, piss poor management has and is this teams biggest draw back.

He should have been moved last year when Alex Hall was, the writing was on the wall from day one, piss poor management has and is this teams biggest draw back.

Congratulations on your rock solid hindsight logic. Any ideas who we should draft last year?

I fully expect to win no more than 4 games in 2014.

So we'll be a better team with out Henoc eh?

Good luck to Henoc,

 

Now we can hopefully find some import MLB's to fill the spot, for a cheaper price tag.

And then, in a cruel twist of fate after being released to pursue an NFL job.....

 

Henoc will sign with Ottawa before free agency opens LOL.

 

My bold prediction, you heard it here first.

Hindsight?? There were many fans last year who thought this way last season, hindsight has nothing to do with it.

He should have been moved last year when Alex Hall was, the writing was on the wall from day one, piss poor management has and is this teams biggest draw back.

 

The best way to get a player to return to your franchise after an NFL stint is to alienate them and make them feel as unwanted as possible on their way out.

When/if Muamba comes back to the CFL it is going to be about the money, not how often we kissed his butt on the way out.

and exactly about the bonus, if he doesn't get one..less is invested in him and he isn't as high on their list of making it.