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Meh. The whole draft was terrible.

Is it even a mistake? There’s like one guy drafted after him that is relevant in the league and it’s Barnes who got taken almost 20 picks later

😉

Cheap shotting our guys and then Rasheed puts him in the dirt …you love to see it.

If I were a wagering man I would suggest that after all the media uproar about Kelly being there, some tall forehead at MLSE phoned Pinball and asked him WTF were you thinking.

Yeah I feel for Sheed going there...I sure he be a good influence but man I bet he not gonna be a happy sheed

I will take this a step further, now that I'm working in advertising sales... I would bet that Bombers sponsors have a package that includes ____ number of appearances at their business per year...

Cut him

Good due diligence before signing him..clown show just continues there And as for the injury...well deserved justice done legally for the cheap head shot he took earlier in the game on Woli...u know 100 percent it was on Sheeds mind and when he saw a chance to bury him ...he did

I wonder if that happened when he got trucked by Bailey?

There's lots of vet DE's sitting idle right now too. Jamal Davis, Costigan. Getting the right guy to go opposite Jefferson can be kind of tough. They won't want a pure pass rusher but a guy who can be disciplined. Jeffcoat was kind of a 1 of 1.

Let's hope all the draftees this year exceed expectations and/or end up here.

They were very public about how poor of a draft class it was last year. It happens.

Lost in all this Argo mess is genuine good guy Rasheed Bailey went from class to ass organization

Feel like we will be in the market for more DEs right now. 6 ends vs 9 dts. Pretty happy with our off season ol work. Didn’t think Wallace would be in camp thought he’d get an nfl look. I expect a lot out of Vanterpool and Coleman. I would not be surprised if one is the starter to replace Hardrick. Keith is a good talent too, and while I’m not a fan of Lofton atleast he does bring experience and is very far from a default pick at rt. I wonder if we add another K now as well

Edward's Cooper got a 20k signing bonus

Tbh I never saw the motor from him that you need to succeed at end, especially here. Guys who lack that don’t improve skills or put in the work to change their physique. The first time you do it is pretty easy and the benefits are great, idk if he’d done it in the past but it didn’t seem like it. bad player from bad draft cut in 2nd camp we’ve been here before. I’m excited to see our current guys and new picks.

and skill....drafting a guy who is 26 that was good...but not dominant vs 18..19...and 20 yr olds is a stupid stupid draft pick...plain and simpole...and this outcome was obvious

Bennet was a low upside guy as well. He was like 26? When we drafted him. He had some bend and quickness that they hoped would translate to being an early rotational candidate and teams player. Only he wasn’t nearly good enough. This is a great cut. And a great sign for the team this year. Schmekel they probably want to have more inside bodies. Iirc mos talked in a video earlier this year about what they like about him. Big body Canadians are worth keeping around if you think you can develop them. Seems fine for a tc body but barring injury or mass improvement I would expect him to be cut at some point.

I think he's done with football completely. The fact it got to the physicals suggests he showed up in bad shape.

Looks like they are planning to go for an all American rotation at DE. Schmekel stays for now as depth a DT but I’ll bet he’s the bottom of the depth chart with Thomas, Lawson, and the draft pick

I don't think the cutting of Bennett is that much of a surprise maybe the timing is, you expect a first round pick to show something, anything and he was mostly invisible last year.

Rookie camp is 80% fluff.

100% we’re reading too much into this Players will get paid for promo appearances, that doesn’t mean some players won’t still volunteer their time and that doesn’t mean businesses won’t pay other players for things they do on their own.

Brady and demski don’t need camp at this point. If it does look like he will miss a couple weeks we probably bring in 2 more rbs. Both brown and smith are kr type bodies. If Ike gets up here sooner rather than later that’d be great.

Having 4 picks in the 2nd round was helpful for sure.

And they are just getting started.

So they just burned $20,000 on that.

I totally understand what they were going for. Hoping he could improve a bit and contribute situationally. Is what it is. Excited as hell about this draft class though. Just ike and manu not in camp.

Update:

Watching Hamilton to see what happens with the DEs

We need one guy to step up out of the rookies. That should be doable.

The fact he is gone bodes well for us I would think. Obviously we got NATs way more worthy of a roster spot in the coaching and mgmts opinion.

yup...good sign, and maybe we are shifting away from the loyalty/reward mind set, and theb"he practices hard" thing...if a guy isnt he shouldnt be here anyway...I could go into camp and practice hard...say the right things....take reps all over the field helping out other positions.....and if they rostered me and I took up a spot I would be disgusted and imagine the laugher on here! lol

I think it was a matter of body size but tomatoes tomahtoes. Bennett just got completely manhandled last year. I don't think his skill level was a problem but if you don't have the strength you don't have the strength.

Id say it’s 90 10 he won’t be. They cut him on day 1. Id almost say 99 percent chance he’s done here. 99.999999 repeat.

Yeah, seems that way especially now. Or do they take that cash and sign Kongbo instead? That ship has sailed I guess, but you never know.

Hamilton cut Terry Godwin That’s a surprise to me. He can be a difference maker in this league for sure. I don’t know how you afford him if you’re the Bombers, but he’ll play somewhere in this league for sure.

Schemekel stays over Bennett? Man, Bennett was a terrible pick.

Looks like you had the numbers more or less bang on, but they didn’t cut the four “no shows”, probably just suspended Fayad, DL Jordan Lewis, DL David Green, Randolph, WR Bryce Mitchell, WR Keontaye Thompson, K Jose Borregales and …. Anthony Bennett

Bennett cut but Schmekel stays on the roster. Can’t fathom a world where Schmekel is seen as an asset

8 cuts announced this morning including Anthony Bennett

Here is that interview ...

Which will be renamed “I Get Paid to Love to Read Month.”

player refusing was more so to not lose face with teamates...which isn't right by any means but I getit...as I know they have likely all talked and know things to be true....and doesn't want to blackball himself....tho I would think in most rooms in the league, players would hold no bias against him based on what was done....That being said...If supeoned for court....he will have to come forward...or risk purgery, as he won't know who else may be witness to it.....none the less...he should be kicked from league...text messages alone....proving it...and witness testimoney supporting it....and fact he lied about it right outta the gate should be enough

For sure, the exact perfect move for the draft. Historically, Walter’s and the Mafia have done real well with value in the 2nd round. This might end up being our best 2nd round class.

Bombers didnt have any roster transactions today. They officially anounced the Ellis signing but he signed on May 9th. Edmonton, Sask and Ottawa all had a bunch of cuts.

In Alberta this is always true.