bigg jay

Did a bit of reading on him and whatever the Bombers reasoning is, he sure seems like a FIFO-type of guy. https://www.wivb.com/sports/university-at-buffalo-bulls-college-sports/ex-navy-seal-on-ub-football-team-damian-jackson-is-nfl-hopeful/

Connor Bedard to Chicago. Anaheim & Columbus drop to the 2nd and 3rd respectively.

https://winnipegice.ca/article/news-whl-championship-series-will-be-played-at-canada-life-centre I'll be interested to see if attendance picks up at a much better venue. Also interesting to see TN getting involved. Testing the waters for the future maybe?

Possibly. According to the CBA, MOSJ would fall under the 4th category of non-counters but those are limited to 2 players so it really depends on who else (if anyone) the team brings in. Non-counters: 1) Players selected in the current year Canadian and Global Draft. 2) Players selected in a previous year’s Canadian Draft by the Member Club that have never attended a professional training camp in Canada or elsewhere. 3) Junior players not under contract. 4) Two additional undrafted National Players comprised of either: (A) A Player who was eligible for the current or the previous years’ C.F.L. Draft, or (B) A C.J.F.L. Player whose junior eligibility had terminated in the previous C.J.F.L. season. 5) A National quarterback who is playing and participating in training camp at the quarterback position.

I'd be shocked if MOSJ turns out to be anything more than another body in camp. He was an undrafted receiver in a fairly shallow draft so my expectations are low. That being said, if he does manage to snag a spot on the roster, I have no doubt it'd be because he earned it, and not because of nepotism.

https://www.bluebombers.com/2023/05/07/blue-bombers-add-eight-to-roster/ All 2023 draft picks are under contract now.

Yet you provide none.

I'm going to have to check this out next time I'm in BC, this sounds right up my alley!

Most of our newest picks will be in camp: Missing from this year's draft class at the moment are: Tanner Schmekel, Collin Kornelson & Jonathan Rosery.

https://www.bluebombers.com/2023/04/27/tails-from-the-scouting-trail-manasseh-bailey/ May have been posted before but Cyril just tweeted it out again.

https://www.bluebombers.com/2023/05/05/positional-preview-2-the-dbs/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter

Stefanson even admitted this. https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews/2023/04/28/tory-attacks-on-kinew-push-the-limit

In twitter time it was 20 minutes but in reality Castillo had been released earlier in the day and the announcement just hadn't gone out yet. Still a very fast turn around though - Jeff Hamilton figures under 2 hours.

Even ignoring the Castillo signing, that was already made quite clear by the s**tload of kickers we are bringing to camp.

Sergio on the unemployment line:

Should probably go in the Bomber thread now!

Unless he goes south or waits it out (like he did in 2021), I don't know that he has too many options? It's pretty close to camp and most teams are set at kicker.

I'd be surprised if we don't. There's obviously interest there if we were talking trade recently.

Yep, Kamloops is the host this year so they are going regardless.

The Blue Bombers have been the least-penalized team on specials over in each of the last three years. They were first in 2019 with 30 infractions on special teams; first in 2021 with 19 and first last season with just 14 – 20 fewer than the next lowest teams (Hamilton, Montreal and Saskatchewan were all at 34). Being the least penalized team does not surprise me but how few ST penalties we took last year is amazing. We could have doubled our penalties and still finished 1st with room to spare.

Ice swept the Blades tonight so they are off to the WHL finals. They'll face either Seattle or Kamloops (the top two teams in the West).

He is 26. He was shitting on the Bombers for drafting someone older than him. According to him, our first two picks were reaches and you should never draft by need. 🙄

Couple new signings: https://goblueraiders.com/sports/football/roster/christian-dixon/12668 https://www.ktsm.com/sports/college-sports/utep/jadrian-taylor-announces-entry-into-2023-nfl-draft/

Not missing! The witness is just hanging out with the person who's going to bring Wab down. They are strategizing about how & when to come forward so they can maximize their impact.

https://3downnation.com/2023/05/03/stampeders-rec-jalen-philpot-out-indefinitely-after-undergoing-hamstring-surgery/