Kirk Penton tweeting that QB Robert Marve and REC Antonio Robinson had good showings in the morning session

Bombers mini camp started today in Florida ... we'll keep a central thread for all reports and tweets, etc from those who have been following it.

 

Darrin Bauming has been an awesome source of news this morning. Pretty sure Penton and Wiecek are there too.

 

-- Apparently there are 7 new bodies from yesterday's free agent camp that we have yet to see "officially" signed by the club who showed up in Florida. Few more unannounced names than that overall, though.

 

-- Florida State REC Willie Haulstead, Florida State OL Daniel Glauser, Central Michigan RB Paris Cotton, Emporia State DB Jeff Richards are among the names that the club has yet to announce but are there. In the case of Haulstead, Glauser and Cotton, it's possible they have no contracts yet while Richards' agent has confirmed he signed a deal with the club. (chose Winnipeg over Calgary + another CFL club, in fact)

 

-- Couple more guys in the backfield who I can't name yet (as per request) but one of them spent time with Hamilton last year and the other is a fullback from LSU with 3 years of NFL time bouncing around practice rosters.

The annual Jim Popp NFL signing that turns out to be nothing. Credit to Popp for never turning down any opportunity to find talent but these rarely work for him.

I'm not blaming Friesen for the story.

 

I'm blaming Friesen for his whiny entitled attitude that goes along with his version of this story.

Impossible to say either way. He played great in two meaningless games.

 

All things considered he did about as well as he could have. But it's too small of a sample.

i think if we really want another first rounder we have to give up our first rounder next year + an asset (NI backup or rights to our unsigned draftees)

 

Not likely we'd have to add to next year's first rounder to get one this year.

Wasn't it on here that someone posted they took a tour of IGF and discovered this situation? I could have swore I read about it somewhere before Paul Friesen talked to someone.

 

Riderfans is where I saw it.

 

How I see it:

 

Plan A: Draft Lavertu at #2 overall, have the option to start Neufeld or an American at RT.

 

Plan B: Ottawa takes Lavertu, draft Foucault (or elsewhere) at #2 overall, start Neufeld at RT, import at C.

 

Of course they could take Goossen at #2 as well, but I have been led to believe that the club is not all that high on him.

Interesting. I wonder what the Bomber brain trust sees in Goossen that leads them to believe he should be ranked lower. Attitude? Lack of speed? Teachability? Fragility?

 

 

I think it's just general ability, to be honest. He's not at the skill level you'd expect out of a #2 pick.

Will be curious to see how Paul Friesen spins this to place blame on the WFC.

Mike, when do we expect your CFL Mock Draft April Edition ?

I'm working on a few ideas. But soon, I hope.

 

the NCAA has some absolutely ******** rules when it comes to athletics and what can make players ineligible. 

 

Bombers have a guy from FSU - Daniel Glauser - attending mini camp next week who lost a year due to playing two games in a Swiss league prior to attending JuCo. Missed out on a National Championship this past year.

 

 

Still calls himself a National Champion in his Twitter bio too.

 

We need help this season. I'd stay away from Lavertu if he has eligibility. Go with the player that can help us now. I don't think we can go wrong with Matthias Goosen if the Bombers are set on picking an offensive lineman. With the second pick  we have to find a guy who can play. Especially after last year's draft & Andy Mulamba. I thought the draft rules were changed to stop this from happening? Why are players with eligibility left even in the draft? Let them finish CIS first.

 

In my evaluations, Lavertu is the only guy I like to play right away. Matthias Goossen would be the sure bet, because he comes out of Simon Fraser in the NCAA, which means he can't return to school, however I feel he is atleast two years away from making an impact.

 

I can't imagine a scenario where Lavertu returns to school, given how high the Bombers are on him.

 

 

Bingo. PS, glad you signed up, Tyler.

After being cut from the Lions in 2012, he spent 2013 playing baseball at Arizona Christian University.  My bet is that he showed up to one of our free agent camps and did enough to earn another look.

 

Would be inclined to say you're dead on.

 

I don't hate the signing, he looks intriguing at worst but I would just expect we would be able to do better than a guy whose most recent athletic endeavor was a varsity baseball team.

Not a big fan of this Grigsby signing at all.

doesn't Sorrentos salad have baloney in it

Wow.

I had Chicken on the Way once on a road trip

 

It may as well have been called Diarrhea on the Way

I was at Shapes on Pembina a few weeks ago and Buchko was there working out.

 

Does he even lift bro

Keep Jokinen, keep Kane.

I always wonder about the skill level of the opposition but 17 pass breakups in a single year is unreal.

So true. Pencer, Swiston, Greaves and whoever goes 2nd overall will all benefit from Wylie immensely.

 

He immediately upgrades our OL. To make an awful comparison, acquiring Wylie as a coach means to our OL what signing Josh Bourke would have meant.

I hate April 1

I would guess that it's probably something that they've written in so he can basically get up and leave whenever he wants. The NFL will come calling, he's that good.

Thank god

OL Randy Richards, Missouri State

LB Cyhl Quarles, Wake Forest

 

as per Darren Cameron

 

http://bluebombers.com/article/bombers-add-two-imports-richards-quarles