Jpan85 Posted February 9, 2016 Report Share Posted February 9, 2016 Keeping official now Darren Cameron @Darren_Cameron now8 seconds ago As big a signing as any, @Keep67 joins the Blue & Gold. Eleven year vet will add great depth and leadership both on and off field. #Bombers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GCn20 Posted February 9, 2016 Report Share Posted February 9, 2016 He knows his team has hemorrhaged talent and the Bombers have closed the gap Bigblue204 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super Duper Negatron Posted February 9, 2016 Report Share Posted February 9, 2016 Curious if Scott Mitchell was all over the Ticats when they had similar off-seasons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Blue Posted February 9, 2016 Report Share Posted February 9, 2016 1 minute ago, rebusrankin said: I have complained long and hard about Kyle Walters. Today though the work has been excellent. Overall talent is better. NI talent is better. Think he did a good job with the Canadians obviously, but the work at WR with Smith and previously Dressler is good because he identified the roster weakness and also that our scouting in that area has sucked. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandon Posted February 9, 2016 Report Share Posted February 9, 2016 Just heard on the radio that huff took a cheap shot on us? Hasn't BC signed more guys then us? Also they said that Moore signed for multi years , Chad Owens changed his twitter account to a pic of a lion and that Cummings is still being looked at. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goalie Posted February 9, 2016 Report Share Posted February 9, 2016 (edited) I don't get the Bomber hate exactly, They identified areas of need and went out and got those guys. Harris - we needed a RB... we got one, he's from here, wanted to be here. Lochard? With Harris here now and BC going International at RB, it makes sense he would follow his buddy Harris Smith - Our receivers needed to be upgraded, essentially, Dressler replaces Moore and Smith is an upgrade on whoever from last year, I'd suspect we see 4 Internationals starting at Receiver... Denmark,Dressler,Smith,Adams???,Kohlert. Medlock - was no secret we needed a kicker, we got one. Shologan - DL was a weak spot last year, Shologan helps. Keeping - Vet OL who can play center and guard and is a good guy off the field, helps the leadership on the team. I don't know why anyone would be upset or angry over the Bomber signing these guys, It's not like they are signing them for the sake of signing them... Who did we sign from Calgary? Which of these guys did Calgary want? I don't get it really. Free Agency... identify areas of need and go and get the guys you want. That's what Walters did. This is the whole point of free agency isn't it? Edited February 9, 2016 by Goalie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JuranBoldenRules Posted February 9, 2016 Report Share Posted February 9, 2016 Hufnagel is right to a large extent. There needs to be improvement on the procurement side for the Bombers too. These signings alone won't make a huge difference. Our lines are still both below average. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Perfect Posted February 9, 2016 Report Share Posted February 9, 2016 He's certainly not wrong, but it's also very easy for him to say considering they're coming off a season where they lost only four times, and we've missed the playoffs the last four years. blitzmore and Bigblue204 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fatty Liver Posted February 9, 2016 Report Share Posted February 9, 2016 (edited) 4 minutes ago, JuranBoldenRules said: Hufnagel is right to a large extent. There needs to be improvement on the procurement side for the Bombers too. These signings alone won't make a huge difference. Our lines are still both below average. Bombers need free agency to upgrade scouts. Edited February 9, 2016 by Throw Long Bannatyne Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taynted_Fayth Posted February 9, 2016 Report Share Posted February 9, 2016 (edited) 5 minutes ago, JuranBoldenRules said: Hufnagel is right to a large extent. There needs to be improvement on the procurement side for the Bombers too. These signings alone won't make a huge difference. Our lines are still both below average. seems rather petty for one GM to critique another publically. We picked up a few players via FA, still a long way to go before a finalized roster though Edited February 9, 2016 by Taynted_Fayth Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wbbfan Posted February 9, 2016 Report Share Posted February 9, 2016 they hate us cus they anus. I wonder if we just blew past the cap or if we had actually cut back to be this far under the cap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigg jay Posted February 9, 2016 Report Share Posted February 9, 2016 Mitchell has another article on Huff that will be out tomorrow. Fan Boy, rebusrankin, The Unknown Poster and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jpan85 Posted February 9, 2016 Report Share Posted February 9, 2016 He was baited into the comments by there beat reporter Scott Mitchell Fan Boy and Bigblue204 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IC Khari Posted February 9, 2016 Report Share Posted February 9, 2016 John Hufnagel ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taynted_Fayth Posted February 9, 2016 Report Share Posted February 9, 2016 (edited) i doubt we have cap issues, Dressler was a wash with moore, Medlock/Shologan/Harris/Keeping/Lochard pretty much covered by Hajrullahu/Washington/Newman/Pontibrand and especially Picard smith might be the only one that pushes us close(r) but im sure there was money for this move too. I dont think we were paying exuberant amounts to anyone (other then picard) last year that warranted some reconfiguring Edited February 9, 2016 by Taynted_Fayth Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tehedra Posted February 9, 2016 Report Share Posted February 9, 2016 Agreed with Taynted; we might have spent slightly more on some players but we cut costs in others. Picard was making much more than Keeping, the difference in salary for Keeping and Picard alone probably helps make up the differences for Medlock and Hajruallahu as well as Lochard and Pontibrand. I'd be willing to wager that net difference is probably only in the 20-30k range from the list of players we removed to the list of new players signed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rebusrankin Posted February 9, 2016 Report Share Posted February 9, 2016 Huff can shove it up his rear end. We did what needed to be done. His comments sound like a bitter old coot. Mark F 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JuranBoldenRules Posted February 9, 2016 Report Share Posted February 9, 2016 4 minutes ago, Taynted_Fayth said: i doubt we have cap issues, Dressler was a wash with moore, Medlock/Shologan/Harris/Keeping/Lochard pretty much covered by Hajrullahu/Washington/Newman/Pontibrand and especially Picard I don't know about that. They are probably pretty tight. You still have to replace some guys too, like Washington. Smith, Harris and Dressler are at least 500K. Moore covers one of them. The other two are significant $$$ adds over the guys in those spots last season. You've got about 100k in the trade-off of Picard to Goossen (who re-signed to a bigger deal too). Hajrullahu, Newman and Pontbriand had insignificant salaries. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JuranBoldenRules Posted February 9, 2016 Report Share Posted February 9, 2016 I think that there's a very good chance that Bucknor or Kohlert gets dealt/cut for $$$ reasons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ALuCsRED Posted February 9, 2016 Report Share Posted February 9, 2016 25 minutes ago, The Unknown Poster said: Calgary had over 2 months to sign their own guys. Look what Walters did in an afternoon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stickem Posted February 9, 2016 Report Share Posted February 9, 2016 (edited) nHuff and puff says we're bad dudes for signing free agents we needed to improve???Get over it ..Says we didn't sign any of ours but went after everyone elses...Was he talking about the riders or us???Also says he prefers to sign his own guys first...Guess he's still trying to contact Simpson and Raymond and it was holding him back in fa...What a joker.. Edited February 9, 2016 by Stickem spelling error blitzmore 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Catan's Ghost Posted February 9, 2016 Report Share Posted February 9, 2016 19 minutes ago, Goalie said: I don't get the Bomber hate exactly, They identified areas of need and went out and got those guys. Harris - we needed a RB... we got one, he's from here, wanted to be here. Lochard? With Harris here now and BC going International at RB, it makes sense he would follow his buddy Harris Smith - Our receivers needed to be upgraded, essentially, Dressler replaces Moore and Smith is an upgrade on whoever from last year, I'd suspect we see 4 Internationals starting at Receiver... Denmark,Dressler,Smith,Adams???,Kohlert. Medlock - was no secret we needed a kicker, we got one. Shologan - DL was a weak spot last year, Shologan helps. Keeping - Vet OL who can play center and guard and is a good guy off the field, helps the leadership on the team. I don't know why anyone would be upset or angry over the Bomber signing these guys, It's not like they are signing them for the sake of signing them... Who did we sign from Calgary? Which of these guys did Calgary want? I don't get it really. Free Agency... identify areas of need and go and get the guys you want. That's what Walters did. This is the whole point of free agency isn't it? Weren't they in the running for Dressler? Brandon Blue&Gold 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goalie Posted February 9, 2016 Report Share Posted February 9, 2016 1 minute ago, Pete Catan's Ghost said: Weren't they in the running for Dressler? That's a good point. Forgot about that actually. Perhaps some bitterness there. Brandon Blue&Gold 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blueandgold Posted February 9, 2016 Report Share Posted February 9, 2016 Newman did not have an "insignificant salary" we thought he was starting material and gave him solid money to come here. Lirim was still on his rookie deal though so he was playing for peanuts. Bigblue204 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fatty Liver Posted February 9, 2016 Report Share Posted February 9, 2016 2 minutes ago, Goalie said: That's a good point. Forgot about that actually. Perhaps some bitterness there. I don't think it's that, Huf probably doesn't like the new salary structure and doesn't want it to drive up the price he has to pay to retain players. Old dogs don't like new tricks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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