bigg jay

How do you figure his contract gave him GM powers? HC is always under the GM in the power structure. I'm sure MOS had his opinion on it but at the end of the day that's the role of the GM, the same way signing new players is. Nobody is saying why didn't MOS sign **insert player here**, it's all about what Walters is doing and this is no different.

You're assuming it was MOS who made that call.

Not as emotional but here's Kenny's goodbye: 'Winnipeg is truly a special place': Kenny Lawler bids farewell to Blue Bombers - 3DownNation

https://3downnation.com/2025/02/04/canadian-fb-lb-bailey-feltmate-retires-from-cfl-to-pursue-coaching-nursing/

It's on the government site as well since they set the compensation amounts. If it was a non-safety, controlable delay, you are entitled to compensation based on the length of delay. A 3-6 hour delay gets you $400, 6-9 hours gets $700 and anything over 9 hours is $1000 per flyer. WestJet has been slapped by the courts for misleading customers about compensation recently too. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/westjet-claims-deceptive-practices-1.7447797

Not even close to the same situation and that was also a multi-year process of Younger working under Hall before taking over. If we didn't promote Younger to DC, somebody else would have given him that opportunity. How many other teams do you think would have willing to give Hogan this shot?

You can read about him here: https://3downnation.com/2024/12/05/eight-candidates-to-be-the-next-offensive-coordinator-of-the-winnipeg-blue-bombers/ Oh wait, no you can't because nobody even remotely considered him as a potential OC given other people available.

Stevens might be considered a vet running back but that's about it. He's thrown all of 20 passes in 3 years compared to 160 carries.

Yeah I don't know how the team was ready to walk away from him in 2018 but don't seem to be able to do it 7 years later?

Maybe we re-signed Jake as trade bait? Jake & the rights to Darian Durant for Hamilton's #2 overall pick!

I'd be ok with them going after a big FA or two as well but on the other hand, these teams that go big in FA never seem to win so is it worth it in the end? We haven't gone that route, the Argos have been pretty quiet so far as has Montreal. When is the last time a team went crazy in FA and it actually resulted in a championship?

The salary cap violations for last year aren't revealed until April so we don't know how much BC was over. They admitted in November they will be over but by how much was still to be determined. They had until the end of December to try to minimize the cap hit. As far as losing a pick goes, no team has actually done that since 2007 so it looks like that threat may actually work. BC was 83k over in 2023 (worst in the league) so if 2024 was as bad as speculated, they may end that streak.

Yeah WestJet is a mess right now. We were flying out of Puerto Vallarta and we saw on the news that people in Cancun had it even worse - stranded from Thursday to Saturday before they were able to make it home. 1st world problems to be sure but still frustrating to go through. WestJet made an operational decision to delay/cancel our flight so now they owe $1k (plus expenses) to everyone on that flight. Can't imagine that's great for business.

Unless it's a guaranteed contract, the extra year doesn't mean a whole lot. These teams that go hard in FA are the same ones that cut guys early to avoid paying out the bonuses they agreed to.

FYP because I don't see one act in there for me. 😂 Hope the club does well though.

Hervey makes me laugh. Won't over pay on a receiver but goes absolutely nuts on a DB.

Looks like the L's are winning FA again.

If you even get an excuse from them. We weren't even told why our flight this morning was cancelled (something they are legally obligated to do), just that we were moved to a later flight. 🙄

We're trying to get home from Mexico and after 6 delays, 2 cancelled flights, a re-route through Edmonton (where we're still waiting/hoping/praying), I think I can safely say yes F**k WestJet. On the plus side, when our direct flight to Winnipeg was cancelled & they had us overnight in Edmonton, WJ was kind enough to give us hotel vouchers... for Vancouver hotels only. 🤔

Yep, Ottawa added him to their PR a month after the Argos cut him. Never dressed and became a free agent at the end of the year.

Let me dig out my coaching hat and see what I can draw up.

Played a bunch of Call of Duty, does that count?

The club has confirmed the news. Some quotes from Walters in this article. https://3downnation.com/2025/01/27/winnipeg-blue-bombers-release-veteran-receiver-drew-wolitarsky/

If I was a GM, I wouldn't be making an offer, at least not now. I could see him maybe getting picked up as a late season injury replacement. Stranger things have happened in the CFL though.