Colin Unger

I'm still here. Steinbach is alot more diverse than it used to be. Lots of immigration to this area. Filipino is the fastest growing population here. So there's that and also many current generation mennonites are becoming progressive. For example the movie based on Miriam Toews book "Women Talking" sold out the theatre here which surprised Miriam who's left Steinbach a long time ago.

I'll be voting NDP in the next provincial election.

I would think they would cut some of the American kickers they signed. Especially the punter. I just don't see them carrying two Americans on the roster to handle kicking duties. The way I view it Castillo is the place kicker and there's a battle between Leggs and the globals for the punting job. Leggs would be hard to beat out because he provides placekicking depth as well. But perhaps with the unexpected money being spent on Castillo they would look at an Global punter as a cost cutting measure because you don't have to pay globals the league minimum if my memory serves me correct.

Yes please go after him.

Do you guys think anyone will give O'Shea's boy a camp invite? It costs them nothing. I could see Hamilton or Toronto doing it as good PR more than anything. I think Winnipeg doesn't want to because it would be an unnecessary distraction for the coach and the locker room. The last thing they need is something that could disrupt the trust and respect in the locker room.

I guess it stands to reason that next year's draft is going to be pretty stacked. All the players who deferred and all the freshly eligible? Riders gonna benefit from that when they have the first overall pick.

It kind of sucks to have to be using our top picks just to replace guys we lost to the nfl. But it is what it is.

We've drafted a 35 year old punter today and 26 year old densive end. They'll be joining a rookie class featuring a 19 year old receiver.

It must have been just having a need for defensive end depth. Our ends aren't getting any younger so you might need to give them more breaks ect. We suffered big time in the Grey Cup after Jeffcoat got injured and we had to move Sayles to defensive end. Not the pick I would have made but oddly they seem to have gone with a specific need instead of best man available .

After losing Ford after one year it's refreshing that this guy is already 26 years old.

I don't think that i made anything sound amazing. I'm just stating that its not impossible that they got something of value in an otherwise valueless slot. Much of the league doesn't value the Global draft. But the bombers are a bit different in that regard. We have two players so far that have actually helped the team. The regular draft would go a lot faster as well if they didn't delay the announcement of picks for television and there was no opportunity to field trade offers. In theory a team that has done their due diligence should always know who they are going to select when their slot comes up. For the record, i view the two punters we drafted as longshots to make the team if they do in fact show up. I just think there may be a scenario where we would look at using a different punter than Legghio. If the team decides that it may improve his placekicking with less responsibility. In that case the american punters we signed would have to justify the use of a DI on a punter when we could use a global or a national.

Karl Schmitz bounced around the NFL after being spotted on Youtube kicking a 70 yard field goal. His age isn't that big a deal to me for this season. What else do we expect from a low second round global pick. The fact that we got someone who might help us in some way at that slot is notable. I was thinking maybe we would snag an NFL bound global at that pick.

As i was hoping the bombers took a Punter in the Global Draft just now. Jamieson Sheahan - Australia Averaged around 45.1 per punt last year for the California Bears. I think he can potentially be an option if he performs well in camp.

There's no way of actually knowing but it would be interesting to know how many talented players are out there who could have qualified as a Canadian in the CFL but nobody discovered them. In this guy's case sounds like it never would have been discovered had it not been for him showing up at an Elks open try out. Not expecting much from the bombers from the Global draft this year. There isn't an advantage to dressing more than two globals. Going to be very difficult for someone to crack the roster this year because they will essentially need to be good enough to beat out a Canadian. Wouldn't mind drafting a global kicker/punter if there is someone of high quality on the board. It would give us one more option out of training camp.

Nice to add a talented player like that last minute especially with all the talent heading south of the border.

If things continue to progress with the TV market in the states and the XFL/USFL continue to struggle mightily how long until the idea of merging one of those leagues into the CFL comes up again?

Does anyone know the 40 yard time of this kid?

How does this tryout contract work?

Winnipeg is head and shoulders above the rest of the league again coming into this season. Yes we need to improve our kicking compared to last season. But we don't need a kicker that's head and shoulders above the rest of the league in order to compete and win the cup.

Im never against drafting a quality offensive lineman if they are the board still at the rate we lose them to other cfl teams. But if we could get a difference maker on the defensive line that would be ideal. Maybe we can get some more help from the global draft. We'd done better than anyone in this regard and 5 out of the first 10 globals who were invited to the combine are defensive lineman.

No i agree. If he's focus is on NFL only then you're correct. What I was trying to suggest is that the NFL is an unlikely destination for him. He's not as good as Desjarlais and he didn't make it. To optimize his non-NFL career earnings he's best being in the CFL now and eating through his entry level deal. If he was NFL bound I think he would have forced his way into the starting lineup last year like Desjarlais did his first year. I have some level of openness to CFL players being allowed to sign in the NFL the day after the Grey Cup. There would be an advantage in terms of recruiting and you'd also increase the likelihood of CFL players trying the NFL and failing and having them back in time for CFL training camp the next year. The downside is that there might be some suggestion that players are playing not to get injured in the playoffs.

In the USFL i bet he would have been able to start instantly as well. But for his realistic long term future its best for him to be here burning through his entry level deal so he can get to making decent coin here that he wouldn't make in the USFL and he's unlikely to be in the NFL.

Maybe he found ozempik in the offseason.

Allow me to rephrase. We've brought several good placekickers into the CFL over the past few decades. We have not brought in and kept a decent placekicker since 1989. I hope Leggs is not another kicker to add to the list who we brought into the league and excelled elsewhere.

Nobody can stay on the point so im not going to continue on the subject.