Fan Boy Posted August 28, 2019 Report Posted August 28, 2019 2 hours ago, Tracker said: I confess that I was a bit rattled by Matthews' release coming so soon after the Harris debacle. I was excited to see him signed by the Bombers, but between injuries, lackadaisical performance on the field, and his salary, I do not know if the team had much choice. I am hoping that these two events do not unsettle the team to the point where we get swept by the Riders. WE do not know all the behind-the-scenes stuff, and Walters has done a damned good job of managing the roster. I also hold some hope that there is a coup signing soon. I have never been in a professional locker room but I expect a guy who is not living up to the paycheque is resented a bit and giving him the boot might actually be seen as a positive move. Goalie 1
Stickem Posted August 28, 2019 Report Posted August 28, 2019 Hate to be a 'told ya so' but when I and a few others compared this signing to the Adarius Bowman bullcrap we were chastised .... It looked like a comparable situation ...signed ...no production...seemed to have no interest...and now cut...I hope Walters has learned his lesson on bringing in these guys who are past their best before date.....I have to admit I was taken in with the Mathews signing but realized....hey this looks a lot like the Bowman failure ...Took Walters quite awhile to catch on....we now however have lost a lot of development time we could have had with another receiver...Hope Darvin is back soon and/ or the next man up Sheed Bailey can bring it FrostyWinnipeg 1
Floyd Posted August 28, 2019 Report Posted August 28, 2019 Honestly don't think Bombers 'gave him the boot'... Unless you move Lawler to the PR, there's no way to fit Matthews on the roster with a healthy Adams Probably asked him to be a healthy scratch and he asked for his release I'd say
JCon Posted August 28, 2019 Report Posted August 28, 2019 blue_gold_84, FrostyWinnipeg, Wanna-B-Fanboy and 1 other 3 1
Mike Posted August 28, 2019 Report Posted August 28, 2019 11 minutes ago, Floyd said: Honestly don't think Bombers 'gave him the boot'... Unless you move Lawler to the PR, there's no way to fit Matthews on the roster with a healthy Adams Probably asked him to be a healthy scratch and he asked for his release I'd say No way would I have continued rostering Lawler over Matthews. Lawler has been invisible for weeks. M.O.A.B., Blueandgold and Geebrr 2 1
Tracker Posted August 28, 2019 Report Posted August 28, 2019 2 minutes ago, JCon said: We knew that signing Bowman last year was a stretch, but Matthews should still be in his prime as a receiver at 29. How could someone fall so far so fast? That he hasn't been grabbed immediately by one of the talent-poor teams has to say a lot about him. Too bad.
bearpants Posted August 28, 2019 Report Posted August 28, 2019 4 minutes ago, JCon said: not really sure what to think of this... Dr. Blue and MC 2
JCon Posted August 28, 2019 Report Posted August 28, 2019 Just now, Tracker said: We knew that signing Bowman last year was a stretch, but Matthews should still be in his prime as a receiver at 29. How could someone fall so far so fast? That he hasn't been grabbed immediately by one of the talent-poor teams has to say a lot about him. Too bad. He was released this morning and could be looking at a few offers, weighing his options. It's not like he's on waivers. blue_gold_84 1
JCon Posted August 28, 2019 Report Posted August 28, 2019 Just now, bearpants said: not really sure what to think of this... Yeah, weird, eh? This could be concerning.
Tracker Posted August 28, 2019 Report Posted August 28, 2019 1 minute ago, JCon said: He was released this morning and could be looking at a few offers, weighing his options. It's not like he's on waivers. We shall see.
JCon Posted August 28, 2019 Report Posted August 28, 2019 Just now, Tracker said: We shall see. I would be surprised if he's still an FA by the end of the day.
kelownabomberfan Posted August 28, 2019 Report Posted August 28, 2019 5 minutes ago, bearpants said: not really sure what to think of this... He's a fan of Teemu Selanne? JCon and bearpants 2
blue_gold_84 Posted August 28, 2019 Report Posted August 28, 2019 6 minutes ago, Tracker said: We knew that signing Bowman last year was a stretch, but Matthews should still be in his prime as a receiver at 29. How could someone fall so far so fast? That he hasn't been grabbed immediately by one of the talent-poor teams has to say a lot about him. Too bad. No, it doesn't. It's been all of a few hours. Also, you have no idea if other teams have been in touch with his agent.
blueingreenland Posted August 28, 2019 Report Posted August 28, 2019 I wouldn't be surprised if he signs with Calgary again...and lights it up against us again. FrostyWinnipeg and blue_gold_84 1 1
Floyd Posted August 28, 2019 Report Posted August 28, 2019 9 minutes ago, Mike said: No way would I have continued rostering Lawler over Matthews. Lawler has been invisible for weeks. Either way, I still would have kept him around or traded him... Bombers can't be in SMS trouble this year with all the injuries
Stickem Posted August 28, 2019 Report Posted August 28, 2019 2 minutes ago, blue_gold_84 said: No, it doesn't. It's been all of a few hours. Also, you have no idea if other teams have been in touch with his agent. If he plays like he did for us...who gives a crap where he goes JCon 1
blue_gold_84 Posted August 28, 2019 Report Posted August 28, 2019 1 minute ago, blueingreenland said: I wouldn't be surprised if he signs with Calgary again...and lights it up against us again. When did that happen? JCon 1
rebusrankin Posted August 28, 2019 Report Posted August 28, 2019 Not shocking given his lack of production but still surprising news. We really do be the place where receivers go to die.
Fan Boy Posted August 28, 2019 Report Posted August 28, 2019 24 minutes ago, rebusrankin said: Not shocking given his lack of production but still surprising news. We really do be the place where receivers go to die. Look at the team passing yards. Not a big pie to get your slice. blueingreenland and Mark F 2
JCon Posted August 28, 2019 Report Posted August 28, 2019 1 minute ago, Fan Boy said: Look at the team passing yards. Not a big pie to get your slice. If he had held onto the ball, he would have had more yards. A few other Bombers too. blue_gold_84 and ddanger 1 1
Mr. Perfect Posted August 28, 2019 Report Posted August 28, 2019 12 receptions in 10 games. Invisible for the most part in games he did suit up for. Problematic off the field...I think we'll be okay. In all seriousness, this offence doesnt need an elite receiver. Just a serviceable, capable tier 2 receiver, speedy slots, and that's fine - which is exactly what we have. Fan Boy, FrostyWinnipeg and JCon 1 1 1
Doublezero Posted August 28, 2019 Report Posted August 28, 2019 prob dealt natural supplements - still wouldn't mind a #13 Matthews jersey though - he was good for us, at least the first time around
Floyd Posted August 28, 2019 Report Posted August 28, 2019 30 minutes ago, Mr. Perfect said: 12 receptions in 10 games. Invisible for the most part in games he did suit up for. Problematic off the field...I think we'll be okay. In all seriousness, this offence doesnt need an elite receiver. Just a serviceable, capable tier 2 receiver, speedy slots, and that's fine - which is exactly what we have. How do you excuse Lawler though - if this is about production, he really only had one good game against Ottawa
NorthernSkunk Posted August 28, 2019 Report Posted August 28, 2019 On my drive in to the hospital this morning I listened to Bob Irving say he had heard rumblings about Mathews over the last 2-3 weeks...... it made me laugh at that tweet that somebody posted where Irving adamantly stated he works for CJOB and not for the Bombers. I thought if you work for CJOB then why didn't you report the rumblings about Mathews ? Lol.
Blueandgold Posted August 28, 2019 Report Posted August 28, 2019 35 minutes ago, Mr. Perfect said: 12 receptions in 10 games. Invisible for the most part in games he did suit up for. Problematic off the field...I think we'll be okay. In all seriousness, this offence doesnt need an elite receiver. Just a serviceable, capable tier 2 receiver, speedy slots, and that's fine - which is exactly what we have. He’s played in six games not ten and started the season injured. He hasn’t really had an opportunity to get going with our lack of passing O, he started off hot against BC and we inexplicably stopped going to him. I don't like this move at all unless we have another move in the pipeline.
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