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Nichols back on a two year deal. Great signing.

I think my worry and that of many here about losing Dru Brown is that we're losing a guy who will go on to play at a high level for the next 10-12 years much like Danny Mac did after he left in 1993.

Best cover DB in the CFL as far as I’m concerned! Glad to have him for two more years.

One of the biggest potential FA’s locked up. Nice early Christmas gift. I still say he’s the best DB in the league.

I personally do not understand your line of thinking here. If I'm Dru and I believe in myself that I'm ready to start, and teams are offering me starting money, why sign a one year deal to be a back-up? I don't see any motivation to do that. Any of the risks you mention will be true one year from now as well, at some point you just have to bet on yourself.

That was Nichols. 12:00 below

I think a LOT of these guys want to be a part of the home town GC game....

He’s the Randle of the secondary. Doesn’t get as much credit as Randle did though. Both here and league wide.

Most under rated defensive player in the league.

That breakup on the goal line at the end of regulation will live in infamy.

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That’s what my gitch are most twisted about this off-season for sure

I watched the 1957 NFL Championship in full on YouTube last week. It's hard to believe the Detroit Lions haven't won an NFL Championship or Super Bowl in 66 seasons. The Lions took it to the Cleveland Browns 59-14 in that game. QB Tobin Rote threw 4 td passes that game. Rote would eventually make it up to the CFL in 1960 & played two seasons for the Argos setting all kinds of CFL & Argos passing records. He'd leave after the 1961 season & sign with the AFL's san Diego Chargers. He'd finish his career in 1963 with the Chargers.

The Renegades just haven't been the same since 2005. No life at all.

Brown is somewhat proven with the exact same oline...exact same group of receivers (for most part) the exact same coaches and environment his whole career...and basically the exact same system his whole time in the CFL ...he has proven really nothing other than at times looks pretty comfortable running the only thing he has known in the CFL...that's a big risk...especially going to a team that could be littered with unknowns and sub par talent. He's gonna get his tires kicked but a 400k and beyond contract ..is probably pretty unlikely...and hitching a teams fortunes to him..and basically having nobody behind him is a huge risk...for the team and for him I also not 100 percent sold on him as the heir apparent...or necessarily a future star ripping teams a new one game in and game out and stealing wins with his play..

Zero chance he's ever back up here. There's no cap on PR time anymore so even if he loses a step he'll have a job in the NFL until he's done.

He's still starting for the Falcons at nickle back and is their main punt returner.

The truth is that many here. like myself, are concerned that O'Shea will continue to keep and start Collaros even if Collaros fades badly and Brown (or another QB) out-performs him. O'Shea's Achilles' heel seems to be his stubbornness and his favouring veterans. Good teams and coaches move players out when its time for them to go.

I'll be disappointed if Prukop is back next year.

There's something to be said for that. The more guys we get under 2 year deals, the more flexibility Walters may have going into next off-season.

Solid signing.....keep em coming Walters....Thought Nichols would only re-up for 1 yr. like a lot do now...A 2 yr. deal keeps him here for the Cup yr. .....Great news

Randle is a good comparable, although I think Nichols is better than Randle was.

You’d be poor agent. You want a 3 year deal with guarantees and escalating hard money. Guy could get injured immediately. There’s a lot of variables and no one wants a 1 year deal. Brown has at least 3 suitors depending on what Hamilton decides. Sask is out if they are keeping Harris. Won’t have the cap space with his hard money to be competitive. I think Ottawa will have to outbid everyone absurdly for a few reasons including location and current staff.

Folks are doing mental gymnastics to say that Dru Brown should stay with the Bombers. The reality is that he needs starts to get better & he needs a chance to be the number 1 QB. We can't give him either. Even if the contract was the same amount, and quite frankly we can't afford to pay our backup as much as other teams can because of Collaros' salary, he'd be better off taking a job with a team that gives more chance at playing time.

ohyeah...they still important especially if a real stud is in draft....but not as vital as it was

For sure. There is absolutely no doubt that roster turnover will be happening and is necessary over the next couple years, but throwing out guys who are still performing at a high level is not the way to do it. For sure. However, you have to look at what's available too. RIght now, realistically, there is Ottawa and maybe the Riders. Both are train wrecks. Wait a year and you might see openings with better teams with better chance of success.

yeah the onus now isnt as extreme now with a LT....it's still important...both ae...but games has changed where the QB doesn't need that super elite LT now

If he was smart he'd sign another 1 yr deal here...with some starter caveats in it...if ZC falters or goes down...why ruin your luster going into the complete unknown and possible abyss somewhere else....stay where u are comfortable and actually making strides.....one more yr wont kill his earning potential in long run.....running off and being an epic flop elsewhere will tho...Think of James Franklin...looked good in the system he grew into and was showing potential to be next big thing....moved on...fizzled out.... a lil smaller sample size than Dru as Dru has 3 yrs under his belt as opposed to 2 like Franklin...but when he left Edm he looked nothing like he was there in T.O

Oh hell ya, huge signing!

Absolutely. Will never forget his stellar pass defense in the 2021 GC. I don't think we win without him.

Looking forward to what Max Charbonneau 6'-3" 225 lbs. Natl. LB can bring to the table, draft pick last year that did not look out of place in the pre-season games.

A very underrated restaraunt - Chicken Chef

Sounds like exactly what the RedBlacks would do. They'll destroy him like they destroyed Dustin Crum... The RedBlacks, where qbs careers go to die.

Dalton Schoen has to be priority #1 for the Bombers. Not Brown. It'll be interesting to see where the money goes & to which veteran players. .

Wait, so Ryan is saying Corey Mace is going to coach the Riders for 100 years?

TIL: Corey Mace is the Greatest Of All Time. Thx, Ridernation. Great work!

I had a nice chuckle over some Jon Ryan quotes on CKRM today....

I'll still be disappointed

Hard to say for me. I think mo was better than randle, though both extraordinary dbs. Mo was a star at the two hardest postions to play in the secondary and randle was the best in the league at the 3rd. Back then we desperately needed the D to carry us to wins. Record number of turn overs for a year two and I believe 3 year stretch. But even coverage has changed a lot since then. If Nichols played back then on that team I don’t think he’d be any less that’s for sure.

Right now, there are no situations he can walk into (unless Calgary, Toronto, Hamilton become options) where he can be fairly confident of being the starter and having even a decent OL. I only list TO in the small chance that Kelly bolted for the NFL. Edmonton, Riders, and Ottawa all have terrible offences and all mainly because their OL's suck.

I think the thing for the nfl is the ol talent especially at T isn’t where they need it to be. You can get a beast pass rusher in the first 2-3 rounds reliably or a run stopper in one tech or another. You can spend late picks on super athletes who are raw. Because dl gets money and attention. The kids want to play dl instead of being an ol. The ol out of the top 2 rounds (draft year depending of course) aren’t nearly as good a prospect as the late 3rd and down pass rushers. And because ol just don’t get rotated it’s hard to be a specialist and succeed as an ol. Maybe as a beast run blocker on a heavy run team they’ll prop you up in pass pro but it’s not the same as a 50% of snaps de who just pins his ears back. I think that’s why we continue to see more Canadian ol prospects rise in value down south. Those kids have been ol their whole career, aren’t failed dl, and they are the best big athletes in the sport/market. Up here the outliers like gray are immediately looked at as ol. Down south hed as been a dl for sure.

Hey, I'm not saying he does have infinite time. Just saying if the contract from one of the tire fires doesn't blow me away I might wait one more year. What Brown opts to do...who knows. If the RBS or Riders offer me 400k hard money and I was Brown, I would probably take it on a one year deal.

Sure, but this isn't like Buck Pierce waiting around for the right HCing opportunity. Brown will be 27 next year, is probably already champing at the bit, and doesn't have infinite time to wait around IF the perfect opportunity comes up.

I don't know how many teams see him as a starter (only takes one tho), but obviously there's no starter making 200k. It may be a 200k base with incentives for starting games that gets him to 400k. But obviously the main goal of a GM is to find a QB. We see GMs commit to the next hot thing over and over again.

Yea...I mean some years, like 2022, you get a run on them (3 in the top 10) but most times it is mainly skill guys and QBs with just a salt and peppering of trench guys. It's a supply and demand thing. Lots of OL and DL available each year. Then you take the CFL and if we have 8 good OL available it's probably how the draft will shake out 1-8. Actually...maybe not...Saskatchewan probably does not draft one because O'Day is stupid.

Yea...he is a cut above fringe NFL roster guy. He is at worst productive backup. He will have a job until he loses a step. For sure. The occasional trench guy that goes top 5 it's because they view him a generational talent at his position. True. However, the odd one still sneaks in as a high draft pick.

Blind side isn’t what it used to be in the nfl. Both tackle spots are pretty close in terms of importance now. Skill talent will always dominate, which is why when a trench guy is in the top 5 they are generally a lock.

Unforeseen detour is taken out of context by many. His full quote: His career, his salary, his life. If this is the route he wants to take, not sure why so many people care.