Mike

Little bit different in almost every single way Rourke is a weird prospect … below average arm strength for a NFL QB, does a really bad job of adjusting if he’s not just left completely untouched in the pocket. Doesn’t strike me as a player who really has any shot of being a NFL starting QB but he’s still 6’5” and was really efficient in college so coaches will give him a chance over and over. Depending on who you ask he’s anywhere from QB5 to QB12 in the NFL draft. Problem with this for the CFL draft is that he’s already 24 and you have to expect he’s going to get opportunities to compete for at least 3-4 years in the NFL unless he’s so dogshit you don’t even want him as a CFL player. Gonna almost certainly be way more invested in him than in a Hergel so I’m not sure why you’d run the risk early on. If someone wants to, great … let them. Hope it’s not the Bombers though.

I’d take Rourke, but not in the second. Are we really acting like he’s not about to be a 3rd-4th round pick at worst in the NFL draft? Why would you invest a second rounder in the CFL draft in that, free pick or not? Those are the kinds of moves Calgary made and now look at them. No thanks.

Enough about Jake Thomas already. When are we upping our offer to Kenny Lawler?!

I’m more concerned with his lack of playing any football in like 4 years

We signed safety Rashaan Gaulden who is like 47 years old and was a third round NFL draft pick in 2003

Nitychoruk would be a pretty long option to develop at safety. Not athletic enough to play pro corner, but I’d be curious at how he’d translate to safety.

His point is that free agency, in most cases, isn’t an open market. Most of these “free agents” already had pre-determined destinations and in the case of Canadian OL, most teams won’t let theirs go unless they are being told they’re hitting the market for a purpose.

He’s not exactly playing at an elite level anymore

You are unhinged. I love it. Never change.

In other former Bomber news, Hamilton signed Chris Smith. we signed DB Javaris Davis

It’s fairly close to it these days. Most numbers I’ve heard suggest the low end for players on any contract beyond their first is about 88-92k, plus incentives

Are we still stuck on the six figures thing in 2025? Things have changed. It’s not 2006 anymore **trigger warning** even Jake Thomas makes 100k+

So basically, no actual similarities. They just wore the same outfit.

Are you just saying names from the past 20 years? The Bombers have been fairly good at bringing talent into the CFL at the receiver position. Better than most teams in the past 5 years.

Nothing. It’s a weird comparison, especially with Darvin Adams sitting right there. Too bad neither one of Darvin or TE literally had their knee explode into a million pieces before we signed them like RWJ.

Lmao is that a serious comment? Are we forgetting who opened this place up?

It makes sense, you’re both old crusty ramblers about everything wait are you Paul Friesen?

I mean, wasn’t I the one who said nobody was going to change anything with that news? Which is exactly what happened? I don’t know why you’re trying to come at me, this did exactly what I said it would do while I was being called an idiot for suggesting it lmao

dad?

He usually mixes in at least one sentence that doesn’t even make factual sense. Next time try including “ARGH FREE AGENCY BEEN OPEN FOR A MONTH I GUESS THEY JUST DONT WANT TO SIGN ANYONE EXCEPT RICKY WHITE JR”

Saw they corrected it … looks like it was meant to be Robbie Lowes

Based on how it’s reading on the transaction report, it’s for the NFL which means we still retain his CFL rights

That exclusive negotiating window sure is coming in handy i’m sure Kenny Lawler will be signing with us any moment eh

Yeah that’s disappointing. I was excited at the prospect of us agreeing to a deal with Dukes, would be curious to hear what happened there. Patterson doesn’t really move the needle much for me at all but if we’re being fair, his numbers were probably better than Dukes’ last season. He just seems very much like more of what we have with Streveler in terms of a short yardage specialist, doesn’t really give me the same belief that he could be the heir apparent to life after Zach like I thought Dukes could be.

Twas me. Not really sure what happened. Buddy just texted me and said “what the hell, we signed Patterson instead?” oh well I don’t need to be accountable, so I won’t be