Colin Unger

Interestingly it isn't the first time he's played with Zach.

Gonna have to make sure we know the numbers for Ellingson and Wolitarsky.. just saying.

https://3downnation.com/2022/02/08/five-time-1000-yard-receiver-greg-ellingson-agrees-to-terms-with-winnipeg-blue-bombers/ I know reported already but thought id add the article. I think this is huge for us! Zach's accuracy with a good big receiver like that as a wideout is going to be a nice addition.

Yeah exactly.. We don't really know for sure what this is about. But i think maybe the bombers need to shave some money somewhere. Id take Zach/Oliveria over Masoli (or similar)/Harris

Personally I think we will be ok at receiver. Bailey is a larger role will be one of the league's leading receivers. Demski is really elevating as a pass catcher. Wolitarsky is solid. I think we need one free agent to replace Darvin. Ambles or Ellingson would be sufficient. And then you pencil in Kelvin Mcknight at the other starter and let the returning practice roster receivers from last year and a new crop compete with him. We've been down this path before. I wouldn't be against signing Brandon Banks at the right price to see if he's able to bounce back. He would have to show that he's still better than McKnight and crew.

Don't see why would would want to do that when we've been drafting and developing that as a Canadian position.

Its a tough decision. Its probably best for both parties if he moves on. Because he deserves to get paid and Brady deserves a larger role and more money as well. I wouldn't like it if we just had Harris and Augustine with an age combination of 63.

The bigger risk here is that it could ruin his reputation to sign with BC if he no longer puts up the same kind of numbers.

But he signed for big money with Montreal and it ruined his career. I think you are right but players routinely take less money to be a much better situation. Like Couture for example. I don't see Andrew Harris on this list. I don't think Stove is a priority because they have a adequate replacement on the cheap.

Bombers need to tell Lawler the Ernest Jackson story.

What would you guys rather have. Kenny Lawler comes back and we go with another unknown backup QB. Or Lawler leaves and we replace him from within and sign Streveler to be our backup qb and come in with special packages? Masoli is gonna either sign with Edmonton or Ottawa. My preference is that he signs with Ottawa removing a team that would potentially offer Streveler starting money.

I can't see us coming close on Lawler. But can we get within 40k or 50k which i think would make him hesitate given the fact he'd be playing with a weak QB on a weak team that has two other top pass catcher's he'd be sharing touches with. Playoff money plus would be lost and his value going forward would be reduced if he doesn't have the same type of season statistically.

I wonder if BC plans to sign that Canadian QB from the Stamps as their backup. I believe this (with Rourke) would give them two additional imports that they could sign for cheap and start on their offensive line.

He can go an block for Jeremiah Masoli in the fan controlled football league.

My understanding is that the canadian government will not allow athletes to cross the border without vaccines going forward. It would be tough to lose him but its not a forgone conclusion that we'd be able to keep him anyways. There would be a team giving him a raise and a starting position this season.

Castillo would be high on my list too. But with the way things are almost everyone is a free agent. Its probably better to re-evaluate who is not under contract a month before free-agency and then come up with a list. Im sure a lot of these guys have already shaken Walter's hand on their intend to re-sign.

We won't be able to bring everyone back. I'm gonna assume we lose a few players to the NFL and a few to other CFL teams because we will have to let some players walk who are due big raises. But i think the core of this team remains intact. I trust Walter and his crew to be able to bring in replacements. Potentially Nuefeld will have to move on to cut some costs for this season. If Eli gets vaccinated he would take the position and if not Geoff Gray. If we lost Jeffcoat we would still have a very formidable defensive line. It would mean more of Kongbo and more of Richardson and Sayles at the same time. I think Lawler gets his NFL shot now unless he is dogged by his DUI. Alford is gone but no cost savings there. At the end of the day... If you subtract Lawyler, Alford, Jeffcoat, Bighill, Neuefeld, and Adams i believe that with new recruits Winnipeg still has the most talented team in the league. And those losses would be more than enough to re-sign Zach and a few vet free-agents who want to be here. The biggest issue to overcome will be that Zach and Bighill will get big raises. I think the offensive linemen you mentioned are already being well paid. Bryant though is a retirement risk. But he if retires i would think it would be awfully tempting for any free agent tackle to want to come to Winnipeg and be the blindside tackle. If they are good at what they do its a recipe for winning the most outstanding lineman award.

He's probably the highest paid runningback. But he's cheap for a most outstanding Canadian calibre player. I think there's a reasonable chance we did not get past Saskatchewan without Harris given how the rest of the team played.

I think he's going to come back and play perhaps one more season. He's close to 10k yards rushing which would be a real nice milestone. He has a chance to compete for another Grey Cup. And I think one more year of learning and getting a few carries here and there would help Oliveria. And i think Harris would factor all of this in. They already get Harris at a hometown discount. I don't think cost will be a factor. They can trim the fat elsewhere if need be.

If he re-signs with Winnipeg have to wonder if the bombers won't shop Liegghio to a team looking for a Canadian option at punter and future placekicker. I see Sergio being our guy for the rest of his career.

Riders are going to have a hard time being more than average so long as they've got a game manager at QB. They should be looking to upgrade but I think they've been pumping the guy up so much as this amazing QB that they have the blinders on. The problem was never that the receivers weren't catching 50/50 balls. He isn't able to put the ball in the right spot.

DELETE.. Too Political!

yeah.. Chances are they would have been at the very least attempting a much more difficult field goal against the wind.

Not convinced that the kneel is as impactful as some are suggesting. It gave them significant field position. Defense and offense would have been playing differently as well had Hamilton only been down by 2 points.

Can't say enough about the job that Kyle Walters has done. Of coarse this is just a small sample of what he's done. But picking up Zach at the deadline last year was huge on us getting that Grey Cup win and then picking up Sergio Castillo under the gun this year again had a massive impact on us getting another Grey Cup win. These two moves can't be understated.