Target Date for Free Agency Feb. 9th 12 noon ET - 11 am Winnipeg - 9 am Kelowna 

The Bombers will lead into the pre-draft weekend with a press conference tomorrow, February 5th, at 10:00am to discuss Free Agency as it pertains to the Blue Bombers.

Below is a list of the Bomber's free agents:

Capers, Selvish    OL    International    

Gibson, Thaddeus    DL    International    

Hajrullahu, Lirim    K    National    

Marshall, Cameron    RB    International    

Newman, Graig    DB     National  

Pontbriand, Michel-Pierre    FB     National    

Washington, Demond    DB    International

Moore, Nick    WR    International 

Shell, Lin-J    DB    International    

Walker, Chevon    RB    International    
 

Extended :

Daniels, Jace    OL     International    Extended (12/14/15)

Nichols, Matt    QB    International    Extended (01/05/16)

Richardson, Louie    DL    National    Extended (01/25/16)

 

We already know N. Moore won't be extended, and I've assumed Walker and Shell are gonzo, so that leaves 7 players, including 3 Non-imports. How many of these 7 guys will be announced as re-signed by Walters tomorrow?

Any guesses or half wishes, preferences?

Marshall? Hajrullahu? Pontbriand? Newman? What about Washington?

Edited February 9, 20169 yr by Mr Dee

Per Scott Mitchell:

Ted Laurent is re-signing with the #Ticats, per source. #CFLFA

Laurent signs in Hamilton expect a flurry of d signings over next couple hours

im ok with that, we got Shogunlogan, id still love to see sherritt come this way so we can say sayonara hurl at mlb

With Wild and Bass Sherritt would be overkill

thats what we need imo, imagine a strong Dline backed by that monster LB core.  I dont like to reference the 80's LBs we had but id be pretty excited for a second coming

Huff sitting up in his perch throwing daggers at us is hilarious , our team has a long way to go but it may have gotten a little closer today.

We didn't re-sign our guys because they suck and there was a wealth of players out there that could plug gaping holes in our lineup. Hopefully, we can plug more holes with a good draft.  

What too many outsiders have failed to notice is that Winnipeg has been trying to build largely without FA and have sucked hard because of it. Sometimes you just don't have the liberty of playing the long game hoping prospects will pan out. If Walters didn't do what he did today he would likely have paid the price of unemployment halfway through the 2016 season. The signings today go a long way to turning the Bombers fortunes around.

Walters has finally made moves to really improving this team. I don't expect any Grey Cup this year but at least we have a chance of not sucking. More work to be done but I am finally getting some optimism back.

I suspect Bryant Turner gets cut since we signed Shologan and to save $.

We can go Westerman/Kolhert/Harris/Shologan/3 NI OL. There is no need to start Hurl. Somebody please tell MOS.

3 minutes ago, Taynted_Fayth said:

im ok with that, we got Shogunlogan, id still love to see sherritt come this way so we can say sayonara hurl at mlb

Some pretty good LB available, Hoffman-Ellis who signed with the Ti-Cats is going to be great.

I don't think we are as close to the cap as some think we are. And if we are, Well, i can think of several players right now who will probably not be Bombers soon.

Turner, who is no doubt making a pretty penny or 2 will probably be traded or released. Bucknor is probably another guy that could be sent packing. I don't think a guy like Kohlert is in any danger, I think a guy like Peach could be sent packing, between those guys and the guys we let go already plus the cap went up 100,000 dollars, not much but enough to make a bit of a difference, don't think cap issues are there really. 

 

Picard,Moore = 350,000 plus... closer to probably 400,000. with the additional 100,000 cap space, Lets just call it 500,000. Yeah they signed Nichols but how much of that deal counted towards the 2015 cap, how much of Bryants extension or Goossens extension counted towards the 2015 cap. 

With moving on from guys like Pontbriand,Newman,Lirim,Washington, etc... there are some cap savings there too, yeah it might not be hundreds of thousands of dollars but a little birdy on twitter told me that had about 1.1 million to play with. I bet they didn't even spend that much today when it's all said and done.  They spent some cash today but... i'll bet they have plenty of cash left over also. 

 

 

Edited February 10, 20169 yr by Goalie

We didn't over pay for anyone we are doing fine. Still lots of talented guys we can pick up for depth

11 minutes ago, Jpan85 said:

With Wild and Bass Sherritt would be overkill

This is why I want it.

interesting, the ol' new age bird flipper. I kinda wish one of those teams were calgary given the recent comments but all the same LOL @ riders & Als

Als have apparently signed Jovon Johnson... 90,000 base to that contract. 

 

Wouldn't be surprised to see Capicotti join him in Montreal. 

Edited February 10, 20169 yr by Goalie

1 minute ago, bustamente said:

Huff sitting up in his perch throwing daggers at us is hilarious , our team has a long way to go but it may have gotten a little closer today.

The question is, does he have enough daggers to toss at Austin and Desjardins? Don't they have like 40+ of their own players to re-sign? 

The landscape of the CFL is evolving and Walters seems positioned to work within in this new environment. The Bombers, however, have to correct their wayward scouting system to complete the picture.

Isn't improvement the name of the game? And aren't we trying to do just that?

wow 90K, i think id have offered that to JJ over whatever we offered Nacho Harris

3 minutes ago, Taynted_Fayth said:

interesting, the ol' new age bird flipper. I kinda wish one of those teams were calgary given the recent comments but all the same LOL @ riders & Als

gary lawless

 

✔ @garylawless

Second year of Laurent deal bumps up to $275 k @cfl #cflfa

4:03 PM - 9 Feb 2016

5 minutes ago, Goalie said:

Als have apparently signed Jovon Johnson... 90,000 base to that contract.

Johnson and Hefney reunited?    Interesting to see how this turns out.

So... who are the biggest losers on day 1 of free agency? 

 

Calgary? Montreal, yeah they signed a few guys but losing Bourke has to hurt

Ottawa? Outside of signing Trevor Harris, did they do anything? 

Hefney is done.  Neck injury last season.

45 minutes ago, JuranBoldenRules said:

I think that there's a very good chance that Bucknor or Kohlert gets dealt/cut for $$$ reasons.

I hope it's Bucknor.

5 minutes ago, J5V said:

I hope it's Bucknor.

I'd lean more towards Turner, Bucknor,Peach and others over Kohlert. Lapo likes Kohlert. 

 

Why would we cut Kohlert? He's a pretty good player actually, plus he's Canadian. Makes no sense to cut him for $$$ purposes when there are a bunch of Internationals who could potentially be replaced by cheaper guys. 

Edited February 10, 20169 yr by Goalie

2 minutes ago, Goalie said:

I'd lean more towards Turner, Bucknor,Peach and others over Kohlert. Lapo likes Kohlert. 

 

Why would we cut Kohlert? He's a pretty good player actually, plus he's Canadian. Makes no sense to cut him for $$$ purposes when there are a bunch of Internationals who could potentially be replaced by cheaper guys. 

I agree.

30 minutes ago, rebusrankin said:

I suspect Bryant Turner gets cut since we signed Shologan and to save $.

We can go Westerman/Kolhert/Harris/Shologan/3 NI OL. There is no need to start Hurl. Somebody please tell MOS.

I don't think Winnipeg has the depth at DL to cut Bryant. That may change but I would bet they enter TC with Turner.

Shologan and Thomas, might not be the most impressive DT group but... they would get the job done i'm sure. 

 

I think Turners time in Winnipeg is coming to an end soon as i don't really think he's worth what he brings. DL was an issue last year outside of Westerman really, Anderson was ok for a guy coming off surgery but... for the most part, THE DL was pretty bad, why bring back players who are bad? it makes no sense. 

As a fan of the bombers and CFL, i've learned to not become 2 attached to some of the players because it's likely that they won't be here for very long. 

All the Jerseys i own, none are current bombers and i'm not sure i'd ever get a current bomber. Maybe i'd Consider Harris or Willy now tho but... for the most part, guys don't tend to spend their whole careers with 1 team anymore.