Mr. Perfect Posted December 9, 2014 Report Share Posted December 9, 2014 Wpg Blue Bombers @Wpg_BlueBombers 1m1 minute ago Another day, another #Bombers contract extension! Welcome back @GreavesChris! http://www.bluebombers.com/article/blue-bombers-ink-chris-greaves-to-contract-extension … Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tracker Posted December 9, 2014 Report Share Posted December 9, 2014 Yaaaay! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M.O.A.B. Posted December 9, 2014 Report Share Posted December 9, 2014 Signed thru 2017. Just like Paddy Neufeld. Wow! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noeller Posted December 9, 2014 Report Share Posted December 9, 2014 this one maybe doesn't have the mass appeal of Leggett, but it's a solid, underrated move. Greaves has been a consistent performer and is a great guy to have locked up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mbrg Posted December 9, 2014 Report Share Posted December 9, 2014 Walters, you silly mmmfff mmmffff mmmmfffff (Rich has tackled me and locked me in an old upright freezer) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
holoman Posted December 9, 2014 Report Share Posted December 9, 2014 They should have had a presser to announce this Mark F and Mr. Perfect 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TBURGESS Posted December 9, 2014 Report Share Posted December 9, 2014 Another good signing. How much 2014 Cap space did we have left? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stickem Posted December 9, 2014 Report Share Posted December 9, 2014 Great news for the o line and a guy you want for continuity. Underrated and certainly will shine brighter when we add some fa talent (hopefully). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mbrg Posted December 9, 2014 Report Share Posted December 9, 2014 Another good signing. How much 2014 Cap space did we have left? a ) All used up a while ago, and this is just 2015 money. b ) The space between the floor and cap is about $350k, so maybe this is the end of it. c ) We were well below the cap this year and some of these signings will help us get past the minimum and meet requirements. Any one of these 3 options is realistically possible. I have never heard Walters suggest one way or the other where this team falls on cap space this year. He's identifying players he wants here going forward and wrapping them up now. Huge thumbs up. Now we just hope he's identifying the right players. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blueandgold Posted December 9, 2014 Report Share Posted December 9, 2014 You can't complain about re-upping a Canadian O-linemen, but Greaves is one guy we need to see improvement from. It seems like he's just been okay his entire tenure here, it would be nice to see him develop a little more and take that next step. Although, he's probably been better than what we originally expected from a defensive linemen to begin with. sweep the leg 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mbrg Posted December 9, 2014 Report Share Posted December 9, 2014 Great news for the o line and a guy you want for continuity. Underrated and certainly will shine brighter when we add some fa talent (hopefully). I like the signing. I also don't know what to make of it, big picture-wise. The Oline needs to be better; almost no one would dispute that. But the pieces we have now...when you break it down, what are the moves that make the line better? Some might argue about Neufeld, but from what I've seen his health is the concern, not the level of play when he's healthy. I consider Morley to have had a good season, and we used the second overall pick this year to draft his future replacement. And here we are lauding the Greaves signing. Jace Daniels? Lots of us think he can be our next left tackle. So where does that leave us? We just need one player to make this unit better than the 71(?) sack-surrendering squad it was this season? That doesn't add up to me. I don't have an answer here, it's just something stuck in my head - there has to be more than one of these guys that aren't keepers when you're last in the league in sacks surrendered. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rebusrankin Posted December 9, 2014 Report Share Posted December 9, 2014 Good signing. As for the improvement question, Daniels may be an upgrade on January. Gossen may be an upgrade on Morley. Neufeld if healthy is better than any of the imports we played at guard. However if we could land Holmes for example, Neufeld is a good 6th OL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted December 9, 2014 Report Share Posted December 9, 2014 Great news for the o line and a guy you want for continuity. Underrated and certainly will shine brighter when we add some fa talent (hopefully). I like the signing. I also don't know what to make of it, big picture-wise. The Oline needs to be better; almost no one would dispute that. But the pieces we have now...when you break it down, what are the moves that make the line better? Some might argue about Neufeld, but from what I've seen his health is the concern, not the level of play when he's healthy. I consider Morley to have had a good season, and we used the second overall pick this year to draft his future replacement. And here we are lauding the Greaves signing. Jace Daniels? Lots of us think he can be our next left tackle. So where does that leave us? We just need one player to make this unit better than the 71(?) sack-surrendering squad it was this season? That doesn't add up to me. I don't have an answer here, it's just something stuck in my head - there has to be more than one of these guys that aren't keepers when you're last in the league in sacks surrendered. I think it's a good signing in the sense that now we have the control of a Canadian asset. I wouldn't be disappointed if a player stole Greaves' job from him though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tracker Posted December 9, 2014 Report Share Posted December 9, 2014 Great news for the o line and a guy you want for continuity. Underrated and certainly will shine brighter when we add some fa talent (hopefully). I like the signing. I also don't know what to make of it, big picture-wise. The Oline needs to be better; almost no one would dispute that. But the pieces we have now...when you break it down, what are the moves that make the line better? Some might argue about Neufeld, but from what I've seen his health is the concern, not the level of play when he's healthy. I consider Morley to have had a good season, and we used the second overall pick this year to draft his future replacement. And here we are lauding the Greaves signing. Jace Daniels? Lots of us think he can be our next left tackle. So where does that leave us? We just need one player to make this unit better than the 71(?) sack-surrendering squad it was this season? That doesn't add up to me. I don't have an answer here, it's just something stuck in my head - there has to be more than one of these guys that aren't keepers when you're last in the league in sacks surrendered. I think it's a good signing in the sense that now we have the control of a Canadian asset. I wouldn't be disappointed if a player stole Greaves' job from him though. We shouldn't be concerned if any player loses his job to someone better. The team is not so rich in talent that we do not need to improve. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Dee Posted December 10, 2014 Report Share Posted December 10, 2014 Another timely signing by the Big Blue. Every time one of our player is extended like this, it has a beneficial, kinda 'pay it forward' effect on our future rosters. These guys won't have to be a worry in the near future, allowing us to concentrate on a different set of players next year, and that will, again push it forward into the future. A very good way to separate sets of players for years and work on the year-to-year players. If properly managed it should keep a bulk of the guys you want under contract and not have to face a whole group of potential signees at the same time. And playing with, what probably is, this year's money. (at least I hope so) 2014 was a unique year for signings and roster planning, what with an expansion team coming in. But 2015 is shaping up to be an extraordinary year with what looks like an unprecedented number of FAs that are going to get to Free Agency in the new CBA world of CFL football. That all be the next phase of continuing to put together a roster that can win consistently. I like what I see so far. blitzmore 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
17to85 Posted December 10, 2014 Report Share Posted December 10, 2014 Greaves is one of those solid if unspectacular types. We can and have done worse than him. SPuDS and OldSchoolBlue 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SPuDS Posted December 10, 2014 Report Share Posted December 10, 2014 Good depth signing.. If he doesn't have to start that is.. Tho, if we sandwich him between a monster tackle and goosen if he's ready, he could be solid.. Regardless, he isn't someone we should be letting walk.. We need all the canadian talent we can get! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pigseye Posted December 10, 2014 Report Share Posted December 10, 2014 Just another piece of the puzzle that is the Bomber oline, good move. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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