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Who knew ChatGPT was a Rider fan? That toilet bowl lid for a roof is unmistakable and belongs in Regina.

TBF, they did go out and sign a big FA last year without letting those guys go - his name is Kenny Lawler and that was a pretty substantial signing. Most likely won't be able to do something similar this year without some of those moves though.

Better than POS I guess?

I don't disagree - I'm no stranger to Princess Auto but their brand is low budget and the products are often low quality so that's what comes to mind when people think of them. At the end of the day, it's money in the club's account though so that's all that really matters. Still Fort Hew to me anyway!

Kongbo will be just another player strung along by teams offering the moon and then cutting them loose before the bill is due. That's something you rarely see from this club - I hope players/agents recognize this when negotiating with Walters. Yeah, another team can sign you to a bigger deal but will you actually collect that money?

Sayles is closer to Walker than he is to Stove (or at least what Stove used to be). Neither guy is a liability, just not as good as what we had so we should be looking to improve because we know it's possible. This was Walker's first year as a starter so we'll see how much he progresses.

From where he came from to where he's at now, you could say he is (relatively speaking of course). He was a 6th round draft pick, who was out of football for 2 years and then had to drive down to one of our FA tryouts just to get a look. That screams TCF but he's made the most out of his opportunity here.

Yup, which is why we're still thin at DT. Stove and Sayles left and we haven't been able to adequately replace them (Stove in particular). They've done fairly well keeping the rest of the positions stocked.

We've also had less holes to fill than other teams. Other than at DT, we haven't really had a need to go hard in FA.

And prior to Harris we had none but yet the club survived. Having locals does have off-field value but the club will be just fine with or without BO.

The fact that he was leaving is irrelevant. If the trade was made earlier, before teams started re-doing their QB contracts, there could have been a bigger market/demand and gotten a bigger return. Key word is "could", there's no guarantee that he could have gotten more for him.

It's supposed to be a deep draft this year so I'd take a flyer on an NFL guy with that type of "free" pick. We don't currently have any of those high level guys waiting to catch on down south (other than Ford I guess but I expect him back this year). Could be a good time to add a future prospect.

Lower price than I expected but if he was going there anyhow it's better than nothing I guess.

https://3downnation.com/2024/01/18/blue-bombers-trade-qb-dru-brown-to-redblacks/

If BO was the only one, it might mean more but we have multiple locals.

Which QB? They disappeared in cold weather under both Rourke and under Adams. They've got Adams again next season so unless they get home field advantage, do you expect them to suddenly tear it up?

The most dangerous receiving core when they play indoors, maybe. All that size hasn't done squat for that team when it counts (ex: in the cold at IGF, come playoff time).

Good for Stiggers, he showed he is good enough to play down there. Also sets an example for other players who have the skills but not the grades to go to college - it shows there may still be a path forward for them.

The GOAT is back. https://3downnation.com/2024/01/16/winnipeg-blue-bombers-re-sign-left-tackle-stanley-bryant/

TBF, no matter what news the 4 stripe fans get, as long as they still have to cheer for that team, how good can the news really be?

Yeah good deal for both sides. His cap hit goes from $310k to $285k but his actual take home pay goes up because he gets a big signing bonus which gets taxed way less. Win-Win!

Kenny helping out the team and taking a bit of a haircut. https://3downnation.com/2024/01/16/kenny-lawler-restructures-contract-with-winnipeg-blue-bombers/

Not sure 2k is all that great of savings. Ceresna is making $212,000 vs the $210,000 for KGJ (who also is due a $55k bonus in a couple weeks as part of that).

O'Day to Mace: Just focus on recruiting your best defensive players from Toronto. Don't worry about the O-Line, I've got it covered, it's my area of expertise after all! Trevor Harris: WTF?

They might be in a bit of a holding pattern (at least publicly) but Walters has already stated that they might have move on to other guys so they are aware the clock is ticking. And it's not like they can't/wouldn't start talking to other guys in the mean time, even if no deal is finalized/announced yet.