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Well if price got that high..glad we bowed out..so not worth it

The best way to soften that blow is to have good replacements for them. Time will tell on how good the replacements are but I do know that a good organization will replace players as they leave and not notice much of a difference. I remember a couple years back Calgary lost a lot of offensive lineman due to injury and they were still able to keep it together pretty good. Much more difficult of a situation than losing two interior offensive linemen in the offseason. I view Winnipeg as an organization that is basically at the Stampeders level now. In the past, you lose Nichols in training camp and Durant retires right before the season it would have been a gong show. They devised a gameplan that was successful in giving the team a chance to win until Nichols got back. Winnipeg definitely needs to add at least one proven receiver. Obviously, it doesn't have to be Walker. There's also something to be said for waiting to see how much of an improvement we get from young players like Wolitarsky, Simonise, Petermann, Nelson, Washington, or Thompkins. The CFL is a different beast than other pro football leagues. You can lose an allstar like TJ Heath and find a cheap replacement in Marcus Sayles who arguably ends up being a better player.

Dressler played his ass off for us & LaPo put him in situations where he got hurt like running fly sweeps. The guy was a baller for us every game. I'll never have anything negative to say about Weston.

Well, it's like a run first offense with Harris. But if a guy like DeVier Posey thinks going to Montreal & that **** show offense is best for his career then more power to him.

B.C. LionsAdded: Lost: QB Mike Reilly, QB Jon Jennings REC Lemar Durant, REC Ricky Collins, REC Josh Stanford, REC/KR Chris Rainey, REC Duron Carter REC DeVier Posey DB Aaron Grymes, DB Anthony Orange, DB Josh Woodman DB DyShawn Davis, DB Chris Edwards DB Winston Rose, OL Sukh Chungh DE Shawn Lemon K Anthony Alix, RB Tyrell Sutton LB Terrell Davis, LB Bo Lokombo RB Brandon Rutley, LB Micah Awe LB Maleku Harris REC Cory Watson DB Gary Peters Edmonton Added: Lost QB Trevor Harris, QB Mike Reilly REC Greg Ellingson, DB Aaron Grymes REC DaVaris Daniels, DB Chris Edwards OL SirVincent Rogers, DB Josh Woodman REC Ricky Collins, REC Derel Walker OL Travis Bond*, LB Larry Dean, LB Jovon Santos-Knox, LB Don Unamba, DB Anthony Orange, OL Qadr Spooner REC Anthony Parker Toronto ArgonautsAdded: Lost REC/KR Chris Rainey, REC Duron Carter DB Kevin Fogg, RB Mercer Timmis, DE Shawn Lemon, DE Tobi Antigha, DT Poop Johnson, RB Tyrell Sutton, LB Micah Awe REC Derel Walker Montreal AlouettesAdded: Lost DB Patrick Levels, REC Josh Stanford OL Spencer Wilson, OL Phillipe Gagnon LB Bo Lokombo, LB Nicolas Boulay REC DeVier Posey, FB Christophe Normand, DB Taylor Loffler RB Jeremiah Johnson

Matthews would be better. So would Arceneaux & Roosevelt, imo. If I was running the show, I'd pass on Walker and sign Matthews for prob $100k less. Use the extra money to make a run at Ackie.

PART 2 Ottawa Redblacks Added: Lost QB Jon Jennings, QB Trevor Harris RB Mossis Madu, REC Greg Ellingson, DB Troy Stoudemire, RB William Powell REC Ryan Lankford, OL SirVincent Rogers OL Phillipe Gagnon, FB Christophe Normand LB Nicolas Boulay REC Dominique Rhymes REC Nate Behar Hamilton Tiger-Cats Added: Lost DB Tunde Adeleke, LB Larry Dean DE Adrian Tracy, LB Don Unamba REC Mike Jones*, LB Terrell Davis REC Brian Jones, RB Mercer Timmis REC Shamawd Chambers*, RB John White DE Ja’Gared Davis DB RICO Murray Calgary Stampeders Added: Lost QB Bo Levi Mitchell, DB Tunde Adeleke REC Eric Rogers*, REC DaVaris Daniels DE Codarro Law*. REC Lemar Durant, DB Courtney Stevens DT Micah Johnson DB Patrick Levels OL Spencer Wilson DE Ja’Gared Davis DB Troy Stoudemire Saskatchewan Roughriders Added: Lost: QB Zach Collaros*, REC Brian Jones RB William Powell, DE Willie Jefferson DT Micah Johnson, DE Tobi Antigha DB DyShawn Davis, DT Poop Johnson REC Cory Watson REC Naaman Roosevelt QB Cody Fagardo DL A.C. Leonard K Brett Lauther Winnipeg Blue Bombers Added: Lost: DE Willie Jefferson, OL Sukh Chung REC Nic Demski*, LB Jovon Santos-Knox DB Brandon Alexander*, DB Kevin Fogg DB Winston Rose. DB Taylor Loffler, OL Qadr Spooner REC Ryan Lankford

Nope! We were always a much better team with Dressler in our lineup. One of the key players that started the turn around of the culture change in Winnipeg.

Fogg is all you want from a DB nowadays, turns the ball over. Interesting to see the DB market this year, everyone getting paid but them. I like that the Bombers shifted the money to pass rush and away from the secondary. Anyone who can cover is just going to draw endless flags.

So a dude on Twitter did a thing.......this is where we're at so far.....

It's not hard to prove Hodge wrong. This is the guy who said the Bombers had no cap space just before they signed Jefferson & offered a big money deal to Ellingson.

The next half-decent receiver Walters finds will be the first. Since we’re resigned to playing Nichols as long as he’s healthy, I’d rather he had as much support through great receivers as possible.

Just checking in. Losing Chung and JSK is a punch to both nuts.

Barr has received Senate approval, so he'll be in there very soon to end this witch hunt. All these indictments and plea deals are just signs that Trump is clear of any wrongdoing. I mean, how can a person so incompetent collude with a foreign power?

That's not true. They are they type of organization that signs big FA. That's how they have found basically all the talent you talked about.

I would've loved Walker, but I'd still be thrilled with Matthews. I'm not really interested in Manny/Rosey, those guys to me are Bowman like signings.

I see Rider's signed A.C Leonard...I recall when he was dumped..they all dumped on him..bad guy...no good...bad penalties..yadda..yadda...yaddaa...I bet now the narrative is "Solid signing" "just s good as Willie at half the cost"...etc...etc

There's a reason why kicking percentages were as low as they were back 40-60 years ago. Most kickers played a different position. Rosters were small so there was no room for specialists. All kickers played somewhere. They didn't spend the time needed to perfect their craft. That changed in the late 60's with the Gogolak's in the NFL as well as Ted Gerela (BC Lions) & his brother Roy (Pittsburgh). Teams saw that using kicking specialists helped the bottom line on the field & soon the NFL & CFL expanded their rosters so kicking & punting specialists could play. Colleges began recruiting kickers out of high school. High school players that had strong legs became punters & kickers. Instead of linebackers or receivers. It took a generation for the straight on kicker to become extinct in favour of the soccer style kicker. It also took a generation or 2 for qualified coaches to come along to be able to teach kids the proper kicking techniques. Today we have kickers routinely kicking FG's at an 80-85% clip year in & year out in both Canada & the US. In 1970, Gene Lakusiak was one of our 2 starting cornerbacks. As a corner he was a CFL All Star in 71 & 72 so he was a pretty decent player. The problem was in 1970 he was our kicker. He was good on 14 of 18 converts. He made only 4 of 26 field goals for a percentage of 15.4% which was horrendous. Yes, he actually scored 26 points as pour kicker which was a nightmare that I vividly recall. When Jonas came along in 1971, it was like a Godsend. We went from having the worst kicker in all of pro football to the CFL's leading scorer & the CFL's leading passer!! Jonas actually won us games with his leg. What a concept... Instead of watching Lakusiak blow another winnable game. Imagine having a kicker with a 15.4% accuracy record? And he kept his kicking job game in & game out. The interesting thing was that when Lakusiak was our kicker his play at corner suffered. Once he was free just to concentrate on being a corner his play was vastly different. . It was like the chains holding him back were removed & the pressure gone.

Kendall Calhoun......the one that's always standing and walking?

I don't think it's replacing him that's people are against. IF they find someone better perfect. You're making it sound like Thompkins has no business playing pro ball. Only speaking to his numbers as if that's the end all be all to show his talents. You're right, he didn't put up big numbers as our #4 option. Guess what, our #1 option didn't either. The only thing Thompkins could do was catch the ball when it was thrown his way. He did. Damn near every time. He was also a fantastic blocking for the leagues #1 rusher. I'm not opposed to replacing him. I'm opposed to shitting on a guy for doing his job as a #4 option.

100% depends on how the Raptors do tonight

If we sign him: "We payed to much money. Walters was an idiot for being played like that." If we don't sign him: "Walters must have low balled him. Walters is an idiot for not going all in"

I think Kevin Glenn should finish his career by making bomber fans happy one more time. That's right, sign a deal in Saskatchewan, with a big signing bonus, then retire.

Man,Burnham would've been phenomenal

200K would be my limit on a receiver...so Kudos for kyle for not caving in.. I too think Washington can be a dark horse...has the tools...got his feet wet and made some nice grabs last year....maybe he will be developed...he is still young enough

Never will I feel sorry for Rider fans. They sure as hell would never feel sorry for us. Too much water under the bridge to have any sympathy for that fanbase. A perfect Rider season for me is 0-18.

The numbers on some of the FA receivers are pretty steep.... Ellingson 250, Walker 280, Posey 200... I guess I see why Walters stayed away from some of these guys...

I have this dream where we give a receiving prospect like a full season to emerge instead of 3 games before cutting him... ...cutting him so Lankford can get back in the lineup

So the feds have you by the balls and your plan is to keep trying to bullshit your way out of it? Not a great plan.

Harris. Big FA signing. Burris. Big FA signing. Jennings. Big deal...

Yeah..he hadnt played in over a year..and was thrust right in and made some nice grabs...full camp..he will be fine and still only 29 with low mileage Him..rosie..darvin and our canadians..be a good unit

Didn't stand out? He was one of CGY best rec down the stretch.

Ottawa??

I'm curious, why do you think Ottawa is a lock? At this point, IMO, it's a coin-flip with Toronto.

Pretty sure now that he is off board u will see us announce a Roosevalt..a Rhymes or possibly Mathews..and I will be fine with that to he honest

Hearing that WR Derel Walker has agreed to join the @TorontoArgos. #argos #CFL — David William Naylor (@TSNDaveNaylor) February 14, 2019 Per sources, Derel Walker left Toronto with an offer of more than $280K. Plenty of interest still out there, but it's hard to think any other teams - WPG and SSK -- will be able to meet that price. Some believe it's only a matter of time before he accepts Argos deal. — Jeff Hamilton (@jeffkhamilton) February 14, 2019 That's a whole lot of money.

Dominique Rhymes is really good. Could be the next Adams as a guy who was very under the radar with less looks on their first contract but is now ready to break out.

If we don't sign someone as good or better than Dressler then I don't see how our passing game can improve.

I absolutely hope Toronto signs him for 275-300k/year.....give 'er.......

Time to sell the cottage to pay for cable! #priorities

I think Walters still plans to bring Dressler back, if he had no intention of doing so I think he would have released him well before F.A. opened out of courtesy, as he he did for Leggett, Randle and Wild and issued a statement at the same time thanking him for his service to the team, creating closure. Dressler deserves to be treated with class and I don't see this organization forgetting to do that. A possibility is that they may have already come to an agreement but are just holding back to announce his retirement and the launch of his entry into coaching. I would happily take him back for another year as either player or coach.

The truth in this statement makes me soo sad.

Lapo likes to focus on a couple guys and ignore some. Honestly he probably would have continued to ignore Wolitarsky if Streveler hadn't had that connection with him. Dressler, Harris, Demski and Adams, these were the guys Lapo was always going to give the ball to heavily. Harris, Dressler and Demski cause they can take those short passes and gain yards after catching it and Adams cause he was Lapo's deep guy. The other receivers on the field? By and large distractions seeing only the occasional ball their way. Lapo is good at showcasing a few guys but he's not great at using everyone to their full potential.

I don’t disagree but you said we were way behind, which just isn’t true. Plus, if we sign Walker or Roosevelt, we’re ahead of where we were last year.

Don’t worry,...they still have O’Day and all of the night..

That would be his father, Rory.

72.5% completion rate to thompkins, 55.4% to adams. in 17 games adams had 9 plays of 30 yards or more and 224 YAC yards. in 11 games thompkins had 3 and 126 YAC yards.

signed Winston Rose....good pick-up....