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I think we have a better MLBer than Wild, his name is Bass. I would be surprised, if they decide to sit Hurl, if it wasn't Bass at Mike and Wild at WIL. Wild/Bass/Leggett or Randle would be a very good LBing corps.

Or was it Bryant? I'll have to check the Bombers roster. Not a slight on Campbell as he is a good player, but he is not the top OT in this league. He's about middle of the pack.

You guys are improved over yesterday for sure. However, you have a long way to go and a ton of holes that need filling.

You don't throw guys like that away. They are not making big money and are excellent teamers and NAT depth. I don't think we are that SMS challenged we need to start carving up our NAT roster. I would rather dump Denmark than either of these guys.

Yep...all those guys eats up lots of wampum.

I'm pretty sure both Hurl and Bucknor are safe unless a big opportunity comes along down the road. (Bilikudi etc). Turner, Peach, and Anderson have all been replaced and are pretty much a sure thing for release. Veltung will have to prove his worth against the new recruits but he is not an automatic SMS casualtiy as he is on his rookie contract.

Justin Capiciotti to the Riders. A REAL commitment to recruitment over there...lol.

Rider pick up Greg Jones. Very Tamanesque day over there. I think they have pretty much spent as much as we did in the FA market so far.

Probably closer to 800k. Carter and Muamba were 500k and I am pretty sure that Stafford and Martin are easily at 150k each.

What no Ed Gainey love? I used to love watching him play against us. I pray he is in their lineup this year.

That's because he wasn't a FA. They drafted him in 2011 and held his rights.

I'm not shocked that the Riders are not in on Sherrit. There were rumors that the two didn't really see eye to eye.

I'd say that is likely as well. I know the Demski's from when I used to coach football and they are a very tight knit family. I am sure that Nic would love to come home to be closer to them and he was a HUUUGE Bomber fan. Wouldn't take much to stoke that fire again.

Based on emotion: 14-4 Based on reality: 9-9 ....with room to improve if our scouting pulls their heads out of their arse.

Cool. I'm glad because I don't really like him.

Not sure. Heard they were talking but never saw an official confirmation. Hard to keep track when theres a 100 guys out there. lol

Fuller for sure is a big fish. He wants the bucks. Edem will get his coin too. Any signings today will be of the "who's that/internet search" variety. We still have to leave cap room to extend Westerman and Chungh. I liked our little spending spree yesterday, but it will have repercussions, any more big dollar signings and those repercussions may be too high a price to pay.

I agree. I see nowhere left that we can cut dead weight to free up the benjamins. Yesterdays signings likely clear out our existing starting DL with the exception of Westerman and quite possibly Denmark as well. Any big ticket items would have to be met with an equal response as a cut. Not sure we have any more dead weight to spare. Unless, of course, a FA calls and offers himself to us for a price we just can't refuse...but that is highly unlikely.

Obviously we either lowballed him or he wants to play elsewhere. Either way I'm fine with that after we signed Shologan. We just needed one of them.

Laurent signing means nothing for Capiciotti really because he got what everyone pretty much expected he would. Had he gotten his crazy ask of 300k that could have been a game changer....and no we shouldn't be involved in the bidding.

Huff is throwing crap around because his team has hemorrhaged talent the last two years in FA because that's what happens when you have a lot of talent. He's bitter about it though. He's cheap and that worked for him for a long time, but now players are saying F-that and getting the bigger paycheque elsewhere and it's hurting his team. I really feel the Stamps have come way back to the pack this year with all the talent they have lost.

A lot of them don't truly understand what you mean. Many have not grasped the concept of what it was that Taman did wrong. A couple like Rotor and BSD have been trying to explain to them that there was nothing wrong with building a Grey Cup winner in 2013, the problem came after when Taman refused to make some tough choices and instead deferred salary like a mad man and starting making ridiculous trades. They have been met with crickets too. They literally don't have a perception of how a team could open up cap space effectively to be able to spend later. It is like a foreign language to them. Years of Taman as GM and believing in his shell game will do that though. Taman's overpaying has really got them doing a run scared for the hills fear of paying people the market rate, or completely devalue any player out there. There numbers are just a jumble of made up amounts and according to them there is not a player in the league worth 150k these days. It's quite a confusing time for them. Years of Taman followed by the Huffer and Joe Mack love child approach. It's hard to change your ideology that drastically over night and really get why.

They, also, according to Riderfans had actually offered more money to Duron Carter than Montreal did but he chose to go to MTL anyway. If reports are true that Duron signed in MTL for 250k/Laurent in Hamilton for 250k per, and the Riders had higher offers in for both of them but lost out, then that would be two Non QB, non OL, for 500k.....and they are accusing Walters of being Taman. sheesh. Nothing but sour grapes from the Rider fans because they are attempting to throw money around and players are choosing to go elsewhere. They are finding out that Regina is not the centre of the CFL universe and not every player wants to go there. They are Winnipeg circa 2010 and finding out that players don't go rushing to a rebuilding team just because you hire a flashy new coach.

They lost out on a couple big names and are lacking their wounds. If they had landed Laurent at 250k I wonder if that would have been Tamanesque

He knows his team has hemorrhaged talent and the Bombers have closed the gap