@Wpg_BlueBombers: #Bombers have released Paul Swiston from the practice roster.

Taman's job is easy just draft the best Saskatchewan players in the draft and never have to worry about resigning them.

So I just watched O'Shea's presser today and he confirmed Swiston won't be back with the Bombers next season.

Pencer cut, now Swiston, so much for the future depth of Natl. O-linemen, the cupboard is bare.

Pencer cut, now Swiston, so much for the future depth of Natl. O-linemen, the cupboard is bare.

 

Better keep starting 2 - 3 Americans...but improve the bloody scouting...

Perhaps the reason MOS said Swiston would not be back and was released is because as a PR player he wasn't willing to agree on a contract for next season and wanted to become a FA.

draft picks are crap shoots for sure, even in football where men (not boys like in the NHL) are drafted. Primarily, it is injury related. But C'mon, he passed on Nate Coohorn and drafted Jade Etienne (who chances are would have been there in the second round) and he drafted Pencer even though he already had a history of injuries. He also drafted Mulumba even though he had already committed to the Green Bay Packers. If history has proven anything, it's that guys like Mulumba are still available and picked in the 2nd/3rd round, especially if a team has multiple picks as they can afford to waste one on a hope and a prayer.

 

Mack could've done a lot better than what he did. Only saving grace (no thanks to Mack) is Etienne did bring us, eventually, Drew Willy. But he did not draft well, and I don't think he even fully understood the CFL draft. Walters does. 

Every top pick in the Mulumba draft was going to the NFL though so that's an unfair criticism. There was a belief that even with his commitment Mulumba would be back sooner rather than later. That one is hard to hold against them when everyone was going to the NFL. 

 

 

Yet another huge offensive lineman drafted by Mack who turned out to be useless.

 

He was ranked in the top 15 prospects by central scouting and was considered a decent steal in the 4th round.

 

HEY NO FACTS! Every other GM in the history of sports has perfect draft picks except dirty mack!

 

Mack's choices tended to bust more than others.  It's the reason the Bombers are in the situation they are in - having the worst Canadian content in the league next to Ottawa.  Those are the facts.

Strange that it was done now versus the off-season. Man, Mack really hurt our NI OL levels. But you know what, in the ten years he was GM, Taman drafted 2 good OL.

Taman wasn't a gm for ten years

Pencer cut, now Swiston, so much for the future depth of Natl. O-linemen, the cupboard is bare.

 

Even with them here it was still bare.

Perhaps the reason MOS said Swiston would not be back and was released is because as a PR player he wasn't willing to agree on a contract for next season and wanted to become a FA.

Or maybe because he's a mediocre injury prone player?

 

Perhaps the reason MOS said Swiston would not be back and was released is because as a PR player he wasn't willing to agree on a contract for next season and wanted to become a FA.

Or maybe because he's a mediocre injury prone player?

 

If he couldn't make it onto this disaster of an offensive line this year, he would have to improve substantially to be mediocre.

I guess we will have to see if he gets recycled somewhere else because of the pure shortage of Nips

Injuries have hampered his career big time, guy hasn't had a fully healthy season yet. Someone will give him a chance but it seems likely he will get hurt again cuz that's the M.O. on swiston, pretty good player when healthy but just can't stay healthy. Maybe a change of scenery changes that but highly unlikely it does.