Fatty Liver Posted February 15, 2017 Report Share Posted February 15, 2017 If signing LaFrance means Sask. won't go after Shakir Bell, I'll take it. Hard to believe Bell hasn't been signed yet. wbbfan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taynted_Fayth Posted February 15, 2017 Report Share Posted February 15, 2017 Dunk is saying riders signed Dennis for $170K+10K bonus for 3 years. for most outstanding linemen and a LT thats a pretty good deal for them. Still Perfectly happy to have Stanley Bryant, but wondering what the price difference is TBURGESS, wbbfan, Atomic and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigblue204 Posted February 15, 2017 Report Share Posted February 15, 2017 Honestly, I can't see how anyone who watched Lafrance last year would say "he's only had one good game". That's just not true. He had one monster game in the playoffs yes...but he played good football all year long. Just never got the touches. I honestly believe he's got what it takes to be a solid player. Will likely go to waste behind that Swiss cheese Oline in shitsville though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpeedFlex27 Posted February 15, 2017 Report Share Posted February 15, 2017 4 minutes ago, Bigblue204 said: Honestly, I can't see how anyone who watched Lafrance last year would say "he's only had one good game". That's just not true. He had one monster game in the playoffs yes...but he played good football all year long. Just never got the touches. I honestly believe he's got what it takes to be a solid player. Will likely go to waste behind that Swiss cheese Oline in shitsville though. LaFrance had an excellent OL in Ottawa to play behind. He won't have that in Saskatchewan. The RedBlacks offense has way more talent & pieces in place than the Riders. Bigblue204 and wbbfan 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wbbfan Posted February 15, 2017 Report Share Posted February 15, 2017 (edited) 5 minutes ago, SpeedFlex27 said: LaFrance had an excellent OL in Ottawa to play behind. He won't have that in Saskatchewan. The RedBlacks offense has way more talent & pieces in place than the Riders. Thats the truth, look at how andrew harris did early last year before we sorted out the ol. His ypc was like 3.8 and no tds till week 6. 206 yards 3.88 ypc 41.2 rushing yards per game. 0 rushing tds. First 5 449 yards 4.98 ypc 89.8 rushing yards per game and 4 rushing tds. Next 5 Edited February 15, 2017 by wbbfan SpeedFlex27 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wbbfan Posted February 15, 2017 Report Share Posted February 15, 2017 1 hour ago, Throw Long Bannatyne said: If signing LaFrance means Sask. won't go after Shakir Bell, I'll take it. Hard to believe Bell hasn't been signed yet. Bell is a guy poised for a break out. But i dont see him getting the touches he needs here. I do like that he can catch the ball out of the back field and return a bit if you need. He needs a chance to start. Tracker 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mbrg Posted February 15, 2017 Report Share Posted February 15, 2017 49 minutes ago, Taynted_Fayth said: Dunk is saying riders signed Dennis for $170K+10K bonus for 3 years. for most outstanding linemen and a LT thats a pretty good deal for them. Still Perfectly happy to have Stanley Bryant, but wondering what the price difference is Recollection is Bryant signed for 160k per season originally. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mbrg Posted February 15, 2017 Report Share Posted February 15, 2017 3 hours ago, Booch said: yes good career choice for him,,,would have been bad business choice by the Bombers. It would be ridiculous to get into a bidding war over a backup RB. Once the price crossed the upper limit of what we can spend on that position (including the NI premium) we have to walk away. Opening up the wallet for a starter can make sense. Doing it for a backup just hamstrings our ability to put a complete team together. Wanna-B-Fanboy, WBBFanWest, Goalie and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fred C Dobbs Posted February 15, 2017 Report Share Posted February 15, 2017 2 hours ago, Taynted_Fayth said: It would be great for LaFrance to spend a year or 2 actually starting/playing to get that necessary in game experience to prove himself. Not a chance he would get the reps here in Winnipeg behind Harris as he will likely get in Sask. Let's hope he does well (but not vs us) and when his contract is up, he comes home in a few years and takes over for Harris. Could end up being a win win First Demski, then LaFrance. I like the idea of having a farm team just to the west of us. At least it will make the Riders good for something. wbbfan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpeedFlex27 Posted February 15, 2017 Report Share Posted February 15, 2017 1 minute ago, Fred C Dobbs said: First Demski, then LaFrance. I like the idea of having a farm team just to the west of us. At least it will make the Riders good for something. I haven't seen many players coming back this way from the Riders so the farm team idea while clever isn't really a reality. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goalie Posted February 15, 2017 Report Share Posted February 15, 2017 3 minutes ago, SpeedFlex27 said: I haven't seen many players coming back this way from the Riders so the farm team idea while clever isn't really a reality. Dressler Smith Neufeld Hurl... there's been a few. Demski probably 1 day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpeedFlex27 Posted February 15, 2017 Report Share Posted February 15, 2017 2 minutes ago, Goalie said: Dressler Smith Neufeld Hurl... there's been a few. Demski probably 1 day. I meant Winnipeg or Manitoba born players. Sorry, I should have been more clear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goalie Posted February 15, 2017 Report Share Posted February 15, 2017 14 minutes ago, SpeedFlex27 said: I meant Winnipeg or Manitoba born players. Sorry, I should have been more clear. Not many of them around Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blueandgold Posted February 15, 2017 Report Share Posted February 15, 2017 45 minutes ago, Goalie said: Not many of them around No there isn't, especially when we're narrowing that down to Manitoba born players who've played for the Riders. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandon Posted February 15, 2017 Report Share Posted February 15, 2017 LaFrance's best game in the regular season was 11 - 52 yards... hardly a world beater. The guy is unproven and Saskatchewan is taking a gamble. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Jacquie Posted February 15, 2017 Report Share Posted February 15, 2017 (edited) 9 hours ago, Atomic said: Who is signing players in Toronto? The COO or President or something? He's the assistant GM. Edited February 15, 2017 by Jacquie Atomic 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M.O.A.B. Posted February 15, 2017 Report Share Posted February 15, 2017 I wonder what's in store for the Bombers in Day 2. Matt Black (rumored yesterday) maybe ? Who else? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JuranBoldenRules Posted February 15, 2017 Report Share Posted February 15, 2017 Good for Lafrance. Better save that money. Jones and Murphy aren't very patient. Atomic 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bearpants Posted February 15, 2017 Report Share Posted February 15, 2017 13 minutes ago, M.O.A.B. said: I wonder what's in store for the Bombers in Day 2. Matt Black (rumored yesterday) maybe ? Who else? The more I think about it... I would really like if we signed Matt Black... he'd be a reliable, veteran back up to Loffler and a quality special teamer... he's got a few miles on him at 31 years old, but he should still have another year or two... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kluchk Posted February 15, 2017 Report Share Posted February 15, 2017 24 minutes ago, JuranBoldenRules said: Good for Lafrance. Better save that money. Jones and Murphy aren't very patient. They signed another Canadian RB. Obviously a position they intend to go Canadian at. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted February 15, 2017 Report Share Posted February 15, 2017 1 minute ago, Kluchk said: They signed another Canadian RB. Obviously a position they intend to go Canadian at. Milton isn't a RB, he's a FB. At least he has been in the past. But yeah, pretty clear LaFrance is going to be in the running for the starting job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sweep the leg Posted February 15, 2017 Report Share Posted February 15, 2017 Good for Lafrance if he can keep the job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kluchk Posted February 15, 2017 Report Share Posted February 15, 2017 6 minutes ago, Mike said: Milton isn't a RB, he's a FB. At least he has been in the past. But yeah, pretty clear LaFrance is going to be in the running for the starting job. I'm still not impressed with him. Hasn't done much, however, he is young and has time to get better. Just a good indication that spot is all Canadian. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sweep the leg Posted February 15, 2017 Report Share Posted February 15, 2017 10 hours ago, Taynted_Fayth said: Dunk is saying riders signed Dennis for $170K+10K bonus for 3 years. for most outstanding linemen and a LT thats a pretty good deal for them. Still Perfectly happy to have Stanley Bryant, but wondering what the price difference is An article from 3downnation says Bryant is getting $160k per. Some guy on Riderfans said he's getting $210k this year, but didn't respond when I asked where he got that number from. So, pending further information, that number appears to have come out of his butt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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