Ripper Posted November 3, 2014 Report Share Posted November 3, 2014 Sears and Wild are the two that really stand out impact must haves. Bucknor I think played pretty well, I would at least be making a effort to bring him back. I'd put Brohm in same category, I'd bring him back if I could depending on financial limitations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DR. CFL Posted November 3, 2014 Report Share Posted November 3, 2014 Bucknor was a starter and as a FA you don't think he expects starter money? So those of you that want to replace him on the field yet expect to sign him, what kind of money do you want to then pay him? I might suggest that he is a must sign as this team has yet to establish it is in a position to start 3 National O line, 2 National receivers , 1National DL and another National anywhere but Field corner. Walters is going to have to buck up for Bucknor whether the GMs on this site like it or not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gbill2004 Posted November 3, 2014 Author Report Share Posted November 3, 2014 Bucknor was a starter and as a FA you don't think he expects starter money? So those of you that want to replace him on the field yet expect to sign him, what kind of money do you want to then pay him? I might suggest that he is a must sign as this team has yet to establish it is in a position to start 3 National O line, 2 National receivers , 1National DL and another National anywhere but Field corner. Walters is going to have to buck up for Bucknor whether the GMs on this site like it or not. I'd have zero problem giving Bucknor starter money in the $120-130k per season range. DR. CFL 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goalie Posted November 3, 2014 Report Share Posted November 3, 2014 Bucknor was a starter and as a FA you don't think he expects starter money? So those of you that want to replace him on the field yet expect to sign him, what kind of money do you want to then pay him? I might suggest that he is a must sign as this team has yet to establish it is in a position to start 3 National O line, 2 National receivers , 1National DL and another National anywhere but Field corner. Walters is going to have to buck up for Bucknor whether the GMs on this site like it or not. Thank you other GM on this site. What an odd thing to say tho. Whether the GMs on this site like it or not? Your whole post is pretty much you pretending to be a GM also. Don't need to add like things like that to your post when you yourself are one of these "GMs" you are speaking of. The real question with Bucknor is what kind of leverage does he have? Would he start on another team? I'm not sure another team would start him, They might but i can't really think of one off the top of my head who would actually give him starters money right now. Does he deserve to be paid? sure he does, but... how much? who really knows. He's not the best field corner in the league, he's probably not the worst tho. Reality is he plays a position that easily could be played by an International for a lot less money. The only thing Bucknor has going for him is he is canadian so he is a ratio changer. If Matt Bucknor wasn't Canadian, what would his value actually be? You could get a guy on a rookie contract to play field corner. He's Canadian tho so obviously being Canadian and a starter means he will get paid. I don't think they will have to pay him like he's one of the best in the league tho. 100,000 - 120,000 is probably fair value. That's not really having to break the bank for the guy tho. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DR. CFL Posted November 3, 2014 Report Share Posted November 3, 2014 It does become a problem if he ends up being a 120k backup ST player. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Dee Posted November 3, 2014 Report Share Posted November 3, 2014 There's about 175 things to worry about in building our lineup before we have to worry about worrying about that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goalie Posted November 3, 2014 Report Share Posted November 3, 2014 It does become a problem if he ends up being a 120k backup ST player. Then we release him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KptKrunch Posted November 3, 2014 Report Share Posted November 3, 2014 Bucknor was a very pleasant surprise this year, and being a National to boot, given our weakness in that area, we should do everything we can to sign him. I agree with Goalie - don't break the bank on him but pay him as a starter as he has proven he is one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blueandgold Posted November 3, 2014 Report Share Posted November 3, 2014 Given our lack of Canadian talent are we really in a position to be letting a guy like Bucknor walk? DR. CFL 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacquie Posted November 4, 2014 Report Share Posted November 4, 2014 1) field CB - Bucknor's been a surprise there, it woudlnt not be hard to replace it with an import but finding a non-import for it will be a challenge although Derek Jones may fit to play there we still need a depthAlexander is still here too. I know, he was put to the suspended list last week. I'm not really sure about him though, i'm not sure if he is just battle lot of injuries this year or his game have regressed and got push down on the depth chart by derek jones. He isn't listed as suspended anymore. As for injuries or Jones keeping him off the field, I would guess both. Some of the times he was on the IR wasn't for injuries. this from cfl. transaction page October 31 Roster ... WPG TRF TO SUSPENDED NIP Donovan ALEXANDER (DB) North Dakota Btw, here's the latest transaction for the Bombers November 2 NON-ACTIVE 2-Nov-14 WPG REM UNS IMP Daivon DUMAS (DB) Northern Arizona WPG REM UNS IMP Jarvis JONES (OL) Oklahoma WPG REM UNS IMP Abraham KROMAH (LB) Duke WPG REM UNS IMP Marty MARKETT (DB) South Carolina WPG REM UNS NIP Ezra MILLINGTON (WR) Ottawa WPG REM UNS NIP Kyle NORRIS (LB) Saint Mary's WPG REM UNS NIP Shea PIERRE (DB) Windsor WPG REM UNS NIP Rene STEPHAN (LB) Harding WPG REM UNS IMP Aaron WOODS (WR) Portland State He was listed on the roster, not the suspended list, when I looked. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M.O.A.B. Posted November 4, 2014 Report Share Posted November 4, 2014 1) field CB - Bucknor's been a surprise there, it woudlnt not be hard to replace it with an import but finding a non-import for it will be a challenge although Derek Jones may fit to play there we still need a depthAlexander is still here too. I know, he was put to the suspended list last week. I'm not really sure about him though, i'm not sure if he is just battle lot of injuries this year or his game have regressed and got push down on the depth chart by derek jones. He isn't listed as suspended anymore. As for injuries or Jones keeping him off the field, I would guess both. Some of the times he was on the IR wasn't for injuries. this from cfl. transaction page October 31 Roster ... WPG TRF TO SUSPENDED NIP Donovan ALEXANDER (DB) North Dakota Btw, here's the latest transaction for the Bombers November 2 NON-ACTIVE 2-Nov-14 WPG REM UNS IMP Daivon DUMAS (DB) Northern Arizona WPG REM UNS IMP Jarvis JONES (OL) Oklahoma WPG REM UNS IMP Abraham KROMAH (LB) Duke WPG REM UNS IMP Marty MARKETT (DB) South Carolina WPG REM UNS NIP Ezra MILLINGTON (WR) Ottawa WPG REM UNS NIP Kyle NORRIS (LB) Saint Mary's WPG REM UNS NIP Shea PIERRE (DB) Windsor WPG REM UNS NIP Rene STEPHAN (LB) Harding WPG REM UNS IMP Aaron WOODS (WR) Portland State He was listed on the roster, not the suspended list, when I looked. And the roster list is up to date? The transaction is updated almost daily. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gbill2004 Posted November 4, 2014 Author Report Share Posted November 4, 2014 1) field CB - Bucknor's been a surprise there, it woudlnt not be hard to replace it with an import but finding a non-import for it will be a challenge although Derek Jones may fit to play there we still need a depthAlexander is still here too.I know, he was put to the suspended list last week. I'm not really sure about him though, i'm not sure if he is just battle lot of injuries this year or his game have regressed and got push down on the depth chart by derek jones.He isn't listed as suspended anymore. As for injuries or Jones keeping him off the field, I would guess both. Some of the times he was on the IR wasn't for injuries.this from cfl. transaction pageOctober 31 Roster ... WPG TRF TO SUSPENDED NIP Donovan ALEXANDER (DB) North Dakota Btw, here's the latest transaction for the Bombers November 2 NON-ACTIVE 2-Nov-14 WPG REM UNS IMP Daivon DUMAS (DB) Northern Arizona WPG REM UNS IMP Jarvis JONES (OL) Oklahoma WPG REM UNS IMP Abraham KROMAH (LB) Duke WPG REM UNS IMP Marty MARKETT (DB) South Carolina WPG REM UNS NIP Ezra MILLINGTON (WR) Ottawa WPG REM UNS NIP Kyle NORRIS (LB) Saint Mary's WPG REM UNS NIP Shea PIERRE (DB) Windsor WPG REM UNS NIP Rene STEPHAN (LB) Harding WPG REM UNS IMP Aaron WOODS (WR) Portland State He was listed on the roster, not the suspended list, when I looked. And the roster list is up to date? The transaction is updated almost daily. Bombers have done a poor job of keeping the roster up to date on their website the second half of the season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gbill2004 Posted November 15, 2014 Author Report Share Posted November 15, 2014 @PentonKirk: @BobIrvingCJOB reported tonight that #Bombers RB Paris Cotton is also a potential free agent, which would bring their total to 17. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted November 15, 2014 Report Share Posted November 15, 2014 When he got demoted to the PR he could've ended up signing a 1 year deal under the new CBA when he got promoted back up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gbill2004 Posted November 15, 2014 Author Report Share Posted November 15, 2014 When he got demoted to the PR he could've ended up signing a 1 year deal under the new CBA when he got promoted back up. Yep that's exactly what happened according to Penton. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SPuDS Posted November 15, 2014 Report Share Posted November 15, 2014 1) field CB - Bucknor's been a surprise there, it woudlnt not be hard to replace it with an import but finding a non-import for it will be a challenge although Derek Jones may fit to play there we still need a depthAlexander is still here too.I know, he was put to the suspended list last week. I'm not really sure about him though, i'm not sure if he is just battle lot of injuries this year or his game have regressed and got push down on the depth chart by derek jones.He isn't listed as suspended anymore. As for injuries or Jones keeping him off the field, I would guess both. Some of the times he was on the IR wasn't for injuries.this from cfl. transaction pageOctober 31 Roster ... WPG TRF TO SUSPENDED NIP Donovan ALEXANDER (DB) North Dakota Btw, here's the latest transaction for the Bombers November 2 NON-ACTIVE 2-Nov-14 WPG REM UNS IMP Daivon DUMAS (DB) Northern Arizona WPG REM UNS IMP Jarvis JONES (OL) Oklahoma WPG REM UNS IMP Abraham KROMAH (LB) Duke WPG REM UNS IMP Marty MARKETT (DB) South Carolina WPG REM UNS NIP Ezra MILLINGTON (WR) Ottawa WPG REM UNS NIP Kyle NORRIS (LB) Saint Mary's WPG REM UNS NIP Shea PIERRE (DB) Windsor WPG REM UNS NIP Rene STEPHAN (LB) Harding WPG REM UNS IMP Aaron WOODS (WR) Portland State He was listed on the roster, not the suspended list, when I looked. And the roster list is up to date? The transaction is updated almost daily.Bombers have done a poor job of keeping the roster up to date on their website the second half of the season. Didnt alexander retire this year at the end anyway? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gbill2004 Posted November 15, 2014 Author Report Share Posted November 15, 2014 1) field CB - Bucknor's been a surprise there, it woudlnt not be hard to replace it with an import but finding a non-import for it will be a challenge although Derek Jones may fit to play there we still need a depthAlexander is still here too.I know, he was put to the suspended list last week. I'm not really sure about him though, i'm not sure if he is just battle lot of injuries this year or his game have regressed and got push down on the depth chart by derek jones.He isn't listed as suspended anymore. As for injuries or Jones keeping him off the field, I would guess both. Some of the times he was on the IR wasn't for injuries.this from cfl. transaction pageOctober 31 Roster ... WPG TRF TO SUSPENDED NIP Donovan ALEXANDER (DB) North Dakota Btw, here's the latest transaction for the Bombers November 2 NON-ACTIVE 2-Nov-14 WPG REM UNS IMP Daivon DUMAS (DB) Northern Arizona WPG REM UNS IMP Jarvis JONES (OL) Oklahoma WPG REM UNS IMP Abraham KROMAH (LB) Duke WPG REM UNS IMP Marty MARKETT (DB) South Carolina WPG REM UNS NIP Ezra MILLINGTON (WR) Ottawa WPG REM UNS NIP Kyle NORRIS (LB) Saint Mary's WPG REM UNS NIP Shea PIERRE (DB) Windsor WPG REM UNS NIP Rene STEPHAN (LB) Harding WPG REM UNS IMP Aaron WOODS (WR) Portland State He was listed on the roster, not the suspended list, when I looked. And the roster list is up to date? The transaction is updated almost daily.Bombers have done a poor job of keeping the roster up to date on their website the second half of the season.Didnt alexander retire this year at the end anyway? Yes he did. A big loss. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SPuDS Posted November 15, 2014 Report Share Posted November 15, 2014 1) field CB - Bucknor's been a surprise there, it woudlnt not be hard to replace it with an import but finding a non-import for it will be a challenge although Derek Jones may fit to play there we still need a depthAlexander is still here too.I know, he was put to the suspended list last week. I'm not really sure about him though, i'm not sure if he is just battle lot of injuries this year or his game have regressed and got push down on the depth chart by derek jones.He isn't listed as suspended anymore. As for injuries or Jones keeping him off the field, I would guess both. Some of the times he was on the IR wasn't for injuries.this from cfl. transaction pageOctober 31 Roster ... WPG TRF TO SUSPENDED NIP Donovan ALEXANDER (DB) North Dakota Btw, here's the latest transaction for the Bombers November 2 NON-ACTIVE 2-Nov-14 WPG REM UNS IMP Daivon DUMAS (DB) Northern Arizona WPG REM UNS IMP Jarvis JONES (OL) Oklahoma WPG REM UNS IMP Abraham KROMAH (LB) Duke WPG REM UNS IMP Marty MARKETT (DB) South Carolina WPG REM UNS NIP Ezra MILLINGTON (WR) Ottawa WPG REM UNS NIP Kyle NORRIS (LB) Saint Mary's WPG REM UNS NIP Shea PIERRE (DB) Windsor WPG REM UNS NIP Rene STEPHAN (LB) Harding WPG REM UNS IMP Aaron WOODS (WR) Portland State He was listed on the roster, not the suspended list, when I looked. And the roster list is up to date? The transaction is updated almost daily.Bombers have done a poor job of keeping the roster up to date on their website the second half of the season.Didnt alexander retire this year at the end anyway?Yes he did. A big loss. I agree if yer being serious lol.. I was hoping he could play where bucknor was and relegate bucknor to backup.. He definitely wasn't unseating Leggett anytime soon.. Kinda was hoping for one full season for the home town team too but alas.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BBlink Posted November 16, 2014 Report Share Posted November 16, 2014 DT Zach Anderson -I wasn't too impressed with how much pressure we got from the d-line this year...nor how well we stopped the run at the line of scrimmage. A lot of people blame our linebackers. I think we have to get better on the defensive line too. We hitched our wagon to Turner and Vega this year and I didn't think they had the impact we hoped. Anderson didn't get a lot of playing time this year, so I think he should still get a shot going into next year. Wouldn't shell out big bucks for him though. WR Romby Bryant -Pass here. Don't know if he gives us anything except for the occasional crossing route. So basically Brock Ralph. QB Brian Brohm -I'm unsure about him. I personally don't think that he will ever be a #1 guy, so I wouldn't be surprised if they try to find someone better to bring in. CB Matt Bucknor -Yes. 100x over yes. Very solid wide side corner. LB Mike Cornell -Who? Well he's Canadian so he has that going for him...I guess... LB Desia Dunn -His versatility is useful and he seems like a "coach's player". A steady guy overall. His time might be up though as he's not really an impact player and we have talented DBs...pass. OL Gord Hinse -Canadian offensive lineman...but I don't know too much about him. OL Glenn January -His willingness to be here and take a "hometown" salary may keep him on the team. It's scary to not try to sign every offensive lineman that we have before we have a steady guy to replace him. Jace Daniels could be that guy. WR Aaron Kelly -We need to find better receivers...either in free agency or from down south. QB Josh Portis -Know nothing about him LB Johnny Sears -Obviously sign him. He would be near the top of my list of impact players. LB Rene Stephan -Would sign him but only for a discount. OL Devin Tyler -A guy that came in and did a decent job. Might be worth bringing back. RB Carl Volny -Special teamer and fan favourite to be the next great Canadian running back...(lol). Would keep him around. DB Demond Washington -Phenomenal athlete. Needs to hone his craft a bit more. Thought Bruce Johnson was better but maybe I'm not giving him enough respect. Demond Washington can be an impact player when he's not taking stupid penalties or fumbling the ball. Was part of a very good secondary this year. Overall we obviously need to bring him back...and I think he can be even better. LB Ian Wild -I don't think he's an elite linebacker but he's pretty good. Gotta bring him back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark H. Posted November 16, 2014 Report Share Posted November 16, 2014 LB Ian Wild -I don't think he's an elite linebacker but he's pretty good. Gotta bring him back. Wild has to be resigned, especially if they don't find anyone else who can longsnap. Bad snaps really hurt the team while he was injured. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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