Bombers release Chris Matthews

[BBlink]

10 hours ago, Mike said:

We’re giving ourselves enough flexibility to sign NFL guys if a fit is there.

Yeah if Matthews isn't adding anything to the team we may as well use the money to sign a guy that will.  150k (or whatever) could get you that last piece of the puzzle for a cup run.

[Carlos Harper]

10 hours ago, Mike said:

We’re giving ourselves enough flexibility to sign NFL guys if a fit is there.

Maybe.

Bombers seem less inclined to add NFL cuts than other clubs the past few years. 

 

 

 

[JCon]

Just now, Carlos Harper said:

Maybe.

Bombers seem less inclined to add NFL cuts than other clubs the past few years. 

 

 

 

Bighill. 

[GCn20]

20 hours ago, Booch said:

no I believe he is a free agent

His rights are retained by the Riders this year as part of a settlement to his grievance.

[Carlos Harper]

2 minutes ago, JCon said:

Bighill. 

Sorry,  meant after final NFL cuts.

Bighill signed before the season started.

[JCon]

Just now, Carlos Harper said:

Sorry,  meant after final NFL cuts.

Bighill signed before the season started.

After he was cut from the NFL. 

[Booch]

8 minutes ago, gcn11 said:

His rights are retained by the Riders this year as part of a settlement to his grievance.

poor guy...hamstrung to have to go back there

[GCn20]

15 minutes ago, Carlos Harper said:

Maybe.

Bombers seem less inclined to add NFL cuts than other clubs the past few years. 

 

 

 

We lost a couple bidding wars the last few years. It's not that we are less inclined, it's that we will not overpay.

[GCn20]

6 minutes ago, Booch said:

poor guy...hamstrung to have to go back there

It was his only way out this year though.

[M.Silverback]

11 hours ago, pigseye said:

This is the same receivers coach who cut Collins Jr. and Stafford, excuse me if I don't have full confidence in this decision. Looks more like a move by a desperate coach who has no answers for the passing game, again, not the first time either for this guy but we were stupid enough to hire him again. 

I'm with you that the Bombers don't have a great recent track record finding import receivers. But, in fairness, both of those players mentioned were cut/traded by multiple CFL teams other than the Bombers. Montreal had Stafford around three times. Some players just don't fit with a team at a given time. Some need time to develop, and end up doing it elsewhere. It's not hockey where you can send a player to the Moose to develop. Matthews had two catches per game average. Not good enough, especially to justify a high'ish salary. 

[Noeller]

Some kinda interesting stuff in here. Man, if a coach had to be called on a Saturday night to come get them........that's really bad news.

 

[Bubba Zanetti]

Sounds like the guy was just a headache. Headache + invisible on the field = bye bye.

[HardCoreBlue]

8 minutes ago, Bubba Zanetti said:

Sounds like the guy was just a headache. Headache + invisible on the field = bye bye.

Depends on what you read I guess. Some reports are saying he was good in the locker room and on the sidelines. Depends on who you talk to.

[Goalie]

4 minutes ago, HardCoreBlue said:

Depends on what you read I guess. Some reports are saying he was good in the locker room and on the sidelines. Depends on who you talk to.

Where is the line there. Between good teammate but perhaps troublesome off it? Guess when u have 12 catches for less than 200 yards so far. If Matthews was putting up more numbers perhaps he'd still be here. 12 catches for 180 something isnt worth the 180k and off the field troubles? 

Edited August 29, 2019 by Goalie

[M.Silverback]

28 minutes ago, Goalie said:

Where is the line there. Between good teammate but perhaps troublesome off it? Guess when u have 12 catches for less than 200 yards so far. If Matthews was putting up more numbers perhaps he'd still be here. 12 catches for 180 something isnt worth the 180k and off the field troubles? 

Exactly. Randy Moss was a knucklehead. But also the best receiver in the NFL at the time. So, you put up with that kind of knucklehead. 

[17to85]

59 minutes ago, Noeller said:

Some kinda interesting stuff in here. Man, if a coach had to be called on a Saturday night to come get them........that's really bad news.

 

what a couple of chuckleheads. I just hate listening to these kinds of shows. These clowns thinking that their opinions are gospel. 

 

That's not related to any of the content, just the way they carry themselves on air. No wonder radio is dying. 

[Fan Boy]

22 hours ago, JCon said:

If he had held onto the ball, he would have had more yards. A few other Bombers too. 

I don't disagree the pie would have been bigger if more catches. I just meant raw totals. 

[ddanger]

I'm not surprised with this in the least. Seemed disinterested when playing, and we just can't have that from a top money player.

[Fan Boy]

16 hours ago, Carlos Harper said:

That seems like something that wouldn't have taken too much digging to discover before signing him. Best to have nipped it in the bud though if that was the case.

 

I think that was in reference to the basement of Eaton's which is now part of the hockey arena/ shopping centre area which has a somewhat transient clientele who can look a bit sketchy at times. I don't think this was a reference to a situation like the QB we had for a bit who turned out to be an addict. Name escapes me right now. 

[JuranBoldenRules]

13 minutes ago, ddanger said:

I'm not surprised with this in the least. Seemed disinterested when playing, and we just can't have that from a top money player.

$107,000 with no signing bonus as confirmed by Jeff Hamilton.

So slightly above average CFL salary (average around $90,000).

[kelownabomberfan]

4 minutes ago, Fan Boy said:

I think that was in reference to the basement of Eaton's which is now part of the hockey arena/ shopping centre area which has a somewhat transient clientele who can look a bit sketchy at times. I don't think this was a reference to a situation like the QB we had for a bit who turned out to be an addict. Name escapes me right now. 

Max Hall

[GCn20]

4 minutes ago, Fan Boy said:

I think that was in reference to the basement of Eaton's which is now part of the hockey arena/ shopping centre area which has a somewhat transient clientele who can look a bit sketchy at times. I don't think this was a reference to a situation like the QB we had for a bit who turned out to be an addict. Name escapes me right now. 

Reggie Slack. Went to the Regina because they like to collect our addicts.

[GCn20]

Just now, kelownabomberfan said:

Max Hall

I forgot about Mad Max....so yea...him too.

[Fan Boy]

2 minutes ago, kelownabomberfan said:

Max Hall

That's the guy. I remember he was a bit of an underperformer with a bit of pedigree or maybe not.

[Fan Boy]

3 minutes ago, gcn11 said:

Reggie Slack. Went to the Regina because they like to collect our addicts.

Mini Mack was the best addict that the Bombers employed to the best of my knowledge. I don't remember him going green but if he did I probably would have wiped it out of the memory banks with the Men in Blue pen.