Brandon

Lemon / Mauldin could probably be picked up on the cheap. Might be serviceable in a rotation on a one year prove me deal.

The Riders did re-up a bunch of players, but no question they took a major punch to the gut with the losses. It will TBD if the recruits they bring in can perform. We always say you don't win a cup when you win free agency (see the Elks over the last 15 seasons). However losing 5 - 10 quality young players and depth pieces in one year cannot make the run any easier. It wasn't like they shedded dead weight from the club. Also Vaughters isn't the worst guy in the league... he's just an invisible guy. If he plays how he did last season then he's a C level signing. If he can perform at his best then he's more of a B+ signing.

I'd assume they may pick up veteran scraps at the end of free agency. Maybe a guy like Shawn Lemon. Maybe TCF at QB like a Caleb Evans kind of guy.

But that is my point. We can spend big money on a 1 - 2 guys in FA each year and still have enough money to sign other quality free agents. This year we paid the highest amount for a RB and an olineman. We also paid big money for a receiver, a dlineman, another oline, etc.... It's not like Walters has to wait 5 seasons to save enough money to start spending again. At no point did we ever have a Rourke/Adams situation as they had in BC.

As per cfl.ca free agent list , the remaning options would be: MBT Caleb Evans Shea Patterson Tyrie Adams Matt Shiltz Logan Bonner Chase Brice Jeremiah Masoli

Riders lose another piece

https://x.com/JDunk12/status/2018022667551436937 https://3downnation.com/2026/02/01/ottawa-redblacks-agree-to-terms-with-former-riders-qb-jake-maier-sources/ Maier in Ottawa Demario Houston to BC

Revisiting a fun who should we sign..... Tre Ford or MBT (now that Crum signed with the Als)

No Crum for us

Every year a few people on here think the Bombers have a tiny purse while other clubs like Edmonton can go out and sign 5 - 10 starters because somehow they have more money then we do. I politely bring things up to remind those folks that the Blue are able to go out and sign free agents and that the last few years they really sat on their butts. At this point if we sign any one else of note it's pure gravy... it's an A+ off season already.

Now I seem to remember several folks on here getting really mad that we paid Brady so much money and that we wouldn't have any funds left over for free agency.

Powell to the Elks https://www.tsn.ca/cfl/article/former-tiger-cats-qb-powell-agrees-to-two-year-deal-with-elks/