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

1 minute ago, Blueandgold said:

A guy like Macho making the min doesn't help us in that regard. We have to sign someone to fill that roster spot.

true, id just rather not have macho truth be told lol.   you think the Als would bite for a Hurl + Turner Jr for Muamba?

Montreal is trying to save money as well so I'm guessing they want lower cost players and/or draft picks.  Balancing out the money doesn't help them get where they need to be.

2 minutes ago, Taynted_Fayth said:

true, id just rather not have macho truth be told lol.   you think the Als would bite for a Hurl + Turner Jr for Muamba?

They're trading him because they can't afford him. We'll be cutting guys and offering to take the salary for a minimal return if we offered up for Muamba - which I don't think we will or need to.

With everything we've done this week, taking on Muamba's cap hit would really put us in a tough spot...

Henoc must be making North of $200,000, not many teams are going to take that on after the last few days of free spending.

i get that but in the words of John Lennon, some say that im a dreamer... but im not the only one....   Muamba at MLB with Wild and Bass gives me a rager  WAAY more then Hurl as our NI MLB anyways. 

Edited February 11, 20169 yr by Taynted_Fayth

2 minutes ago, Taynted_Fayth said:

i get that but in the words of John Lennon, some say that im a dreamer... but im not the only one....   Muamba at MLB with Wild and Bass gives me a rager

LOL not again.

I would simply settle for a stud OL-man......

Muamba's gotta be around 230k, I'd imagine...not quite 250k, but way north of 200 for sure.

It's more than just taking on Muamba's salary, you have to give something to MTL, as well.

What are you prepared to give up? Draft picks may be our only commodity.

probably, if Hurl is making 120K and muamba is 100K more so not far off,  but the upgrade is worth it imo.  and think of all those Muamba bomber jerseys out there that can be resold! and dusted off..ect

id bring muamba back for sure.  if it costs us a cap penalty, so be it.  as long as don't exceed it to the point of losing a pick, whats the harm?

 

plus, as mentioned, he is a huge upgrade over hurl.  if we are planning on canadian at MLB, this really seems like a no brainer to me.

7 minutes ago, Taynted_Fayth said:

i get that but in the words of John Lennon, some say that im a dreamer... but im not the only one....   Muamba at MLB with Wild and Bass gives me a rager  WAAY more then Hurl as our NI MLB anyways. 

Sounds like the BC Lions defense the last couple years.  Mismatches all over the place vs the pass.

I would be pissed if we traded for Henoc now. Last year was the time to show him the benjamins. He will cost multiple draft picks to whoever trades for him. Salary + draft picks make him far too expensive a purchase.

capicotti and lemon in saskabush? 

57 minutes ago, bluto said:

was also surprised that Walters wasn't in for Watman (or if he was, and i'll try to find that out, that he wasn't in harder). obvious why we wanted him as keeping Ricky clean has become priorities 1 thru 5 of our season.

you guys seem like you're maybe two O-Line upgrades away from a very solid roster.

I, for one, am glad we didn't go after Watman. I have seen way too much unrealized potential for one lifetime on the Bombers. Watman may turn into something yet, but last year he was an absolute pylon who got beasted every game he played in. Big reason why the Riders had such terrible sack numbers last year.

The return of Henoc would be a story...but that is all. We won't be taking that book out of the library again.

Montreal, on the other hand, seems to have painted themselves into a corner in the French room, and it will be interesting if any of the teams from last year's tour, provide an escape route for Popp. Would be a lot of money for maybe a rental player.

14 minutes ago, Taynted_Fayth said:

i get that but in the words of John Lennon, some say that im a dreamer... but im not the only one....   Muamba at MLB with Wild and Bass gives me a rager  WAAY more then Hurl as our NI MLB anyways. 

That would be a horrible LB lineup. Who covers the pass? None of them?

1 minute ago, Mr Dee said:

The return of Henoc would be a story...but that is all. We won't be taking that book out of the library again.

Montreal, on the other hand, seems to have painted themselves into a corner in the French room, and it will be interesting if any of the teams from last year's tour, provide an escape route for Popp. Would be a lot of money for maybe a rental player.

I have no trouble at all with bringing him in if the Als choose to release him or would take next to nothing in trade. We could make the cap adjustments but I would not give up anything of value to trade for that contract.

2 minutes ago, Mike said:

That would be a horrible LB lineup. Who covers the pass? None of them?

Jesus would cover them. A faith based approach to defence.

we let our ball hawks J adams and Leggett run free over the backs of our run stopping QB sackin  LB wave of destruction

1 minute ago, Taynted_Fayth said:

we let our ball hawks J adams and Leggett run free over the backs of our run stopping QB sackin  LB wave of destruction

Or RSQBSLBWOD......for short

1 minute ago, Taynted_Fayth said:

we let our ball hawks J adams and Leggett run free over the backs of our run stopping QB sackin  LB wave of destruction

sounds like you're getting caught up in fantasy football a wee bit much. Having Wild, Bass and Muamba on the field together without a SAM LB out there would be an absolute disaster and we'd be routinely giving up 200 yards a game to any slotback who understood a basic route tree. Especially considering one of those "ball hawks" you speak of is playing safety right now because he's a very below average man defender who can't handle a slotback on his own.

yeah i was only kidding lol,  I thought leggett played decent closer to the line of scrimmage (lb) then he did in the secondary, but that was just my opinion.  I didnt know who else to pick as a ball hawk cuz i didnt see enough of randle at CB (or hb?) and no no no to macho harris. not sure who else we have back there other then Bucknor who is average at best

Just now, Taynted_Fayth said:

yeah i was only kidding lol,  I thought leggett played decent closer to the line of scrimmage (lb) then he did in the secondary, but that was just my opinion.  I didnt know who else to pick as a ball hawk cuz i didnt see enough of randle at CB (or hb?) and no no no to macho harris. not sure who else we have back there other then Bucknor who is average at best

don't really need much better than average at best at field corner. Investing big into a field corner spot that sees three targets a game is a waste. That's why Bucknor is there.