Noeller Posted January 19, 2023 Report Posted January 19, 2023 5 minutes ago, wpgallday1960 said: While I thought Eli was wrong for refusing the vaccine and still do, that is in the past. I’ll let bygones be bygones and support him. Conditions have changed. This should really be the end of the discussion right here ^^^ M.Silverback, BigBlueFanatic, wbbfan and 4 others 7
Wideleft Posted January 19, 2023 Author Report Posted January 19, 2023 (edited) 9 minutes ago, GCn20 said: Here is what we know to be fact about Tui. Up until his vaccination status kept him out of the 2021 Grey Cup, he was widely regarded as our best non-starting OL, with many suggesting that he was the heir apparent for an OL spot when one opened up. He plays mean, nasty football and excelled every time he was thrown into the lineup. He is a natural centre that can play OG at a high level. We know he accepted a 3 year deal to be here. Here is what we don't know. We don't know why he refused his 2nd vaxx. We don't know how committed he is to staying the entire 3 years. We don't know what a year away from the game has done to him (however when we got him it was after 2 years non-playing), we don't know what if anything has changed in his life or maturity level, we don't know how he will be accepted in the locker room on his return. I really love what we know about him, want answers about what we don't know, and am willing to bet that KW has a lot of the answers we are wondering about and felt comfortable putting ink to paper on him. Because God? "The Blue Bombers had kept in contact with Eli for much of 2022, but his decision to step away from the game was a spiritual one. “The Lord told me to be still,” he said. “I prayed with my wife and Montana was where we were called to be. At the time we both knew what we were doing what we were supposed to be doing, and where we were was where we were supposed to be. That was affirming throughout the season, even though it was really tough to watch from afar and not being out there. But through all the victories and triumphs the Bombers had throughout the season I supported them from afar.”" https://www.bluebombers.com/2023/01/18/theres-a-fire-i-feel-it-eli-returns-for-3-years-in-blue-gold/ Edited January 19, 2023 by Wideleft TBURGESS, Piggy 1 and blue_gold_84 1 1 1
M.Silverback Posted January 19, 2023 Report Posted January 19, 2023 19 minutes ago, wpgallday1960 said: While I thought Eli was wrong for refusing the vaccine and still do, that is in the past. I’ll let bygones be bygones and support him. Conditions have changed. He was on the NFL radar coming out of college. Excellent CFL prospect now, and I liked what I saw of him when he was with us. I just hope he's in playing shape. He was a bit heavy for the CFL his first stint with us.
bigg jay Posted January 19, 2023 Report Posted January 19, 2023 15 minutes ago, GCn20 said: Here is what we know to be fact about Tui. Up until his vaccination status kept him out of the 2021 Grey Cup, he was widely regarded as our best non-starting OL, with many suggesting that he was the heir apparent for an OL spot when one opened up. He plays mean, nasty football and excelled every time he was thrown into the lineup. He is a natural centre that can play OG at a high level. We know he accepted a 3 year deal to be here. Here is what we don't know. We don't know why he refused his 2nd vaxx. We don't know how committed he is to staying the entire 3 years. We don't know what a year away from the game has done to him (however when we got him it was after 2 years non-playing), we don't know what if anything has changed in his life or maturity level, we don't know how he will be accepted in the locker room on his return. I really love what we know about him, want answers about what we don't know, and am willing to bet that KW has a lot of the answers we are wondering about and felt comfortable putting ink to paper on him. His interview with Tait actually gives you a lot of the answers you are looking for. The team/MOS had his back and were in contact with him all of 2022, even though he was no longer under contract. He acknowledges his decision might not have been the one the other players made but they supported him regardless. He says his desire to play has only grown during his time away and the support he got from the team. https://www.bluebombers.com/2023/01/18/theres-a-fire-i-feel-it-eli-returns-for-3-years-in-blue-gold/ Brandon, GCJenks, blue_gold_84 and 1 other 2 2
blue_gold_84 Posted January 19, 2023 Report Posted January 19, 2023 19 minutes ago, Wideleft said: Because God? Such a crappy reason. But it is what it is. It's in the past now and the only person who really paid a price was him. Glad he's back and on a long-term deal, anyway. He adds depth and nastiness to an already strong OL corps. Jesse, Geebrr, Wideleft and 2 others 5
MOBomberFan Posted January 19, 2023 Report Posted January 19, 2023 God wanted him working for Skip and UberEats it would seem. Mysterious ways, that guy blue_gold_84, Geebrr, JCon and 6 others 1 8
Brandon Posted January 19, 2023 Report Posted January 19, 2023 1 hour ago, Wideleft said: This derailed conversation pretends the pandemic is in the past. The vast majority of people have adjusted and moved on. Wideleft, Geebrr, BigBlueFanatic and 2 others 5
Wideleft Posted January 19, 2023 Author Report Posted January 19, 2023 (edited) 13 minutes ago, Brandon said: The vast majority of people have adjusted and moved on. And how's that going? Global Confirmed Cases 668,050,577 Global Deaths 6,730,972 U.S. Confirmed 101,858,663 U.S. Deaths 1,102,286 Edited January 19, 2023 by Wideleft TBURGESS 1
GCJenks Posted January 19, 2023 Report Posted January 19, 2023 Talk about an embarrassment of riches. 9 - Oline under contract that could start on most any team in the league... Bigblue204, Tracker and Wideleft 1 1 1
Noeller Posted January 19, 2023 Report Posted January 19, 2023 3 minutes ago, GCJenks said: Talk about an embarrassment of riches. 9 - Oline under contract that could start on most any team in the league... Meanwhile, in the Gap....... MOBomberFan, Wideleft, bigg jay and 7 others 10
JCon Posted January 19, 2023 Report Posted January 19, 2023 Just now, Noeller said: Meanwhile, in the Gap....... Legend. JohnnyAbonny, GCJenks, bearpants and 6 others 1 8
bigg jay Posted January 19, 2023 Report Posted January 19, 2023 41 minutes ago, MOBomberFan said: God wanted him working for Skip and UberEats it would seem. Mysterious ways, that guy Sometimes you have to experience the lows in order to appreciate the highs. Could have been worse for Eli though... at least God didn't have him sign in Saskatchewan. That's a low nobody should have to experience. bearpants, MOBomberFan, Noeller and 4 others 2 2 3
Pete Catan's Ghost Posted January 19, 2023 Report Posted January 19, 2023 13 minutes ago, GCJenks said: Talk about an embarrassment of riches. 9 - Oline under contract that could start on most any team in the league... With the exception of Desjarlais, little turnover since 2019 rebusrankin, blue_gold_84, Noeller and 2 others 2 3
Brandon Posted January 19, 2023 Report Posted January 19, 2023 33 minutes ago, Wideleft said: And how's that going? Global Confirmed Cases 668,050,577 Global Deaths 6,730,972 U.S. Confirmed 101,858,663 U.S. Deaths 1,102,286 And how many lockdowns and people do you see staying at home and/or wearing face masks in public. Once again people have adjusted and moved on with life. Just because you feel differently doesn't mean everyone else shares that same sentiment. Piggy 1, Rod Black, Noeller and 1 other 3 1
blue_gold_84 Posted January 19, 2023 Report Posted January 19, 2023 Wideleft, Noeller, JohnnyAbonny and 3 others 4 2
Geebrr Posted January 19, 2023 Report Posted January 19, 2023 We re-signed Killer Mike Miller BigBlueFanatic, GCJenks, bigg jay and 11 others 2 12
GCn20 Posted January 19, 2023 Report Posted January 19, 2023 1 hour ago, Wideleft said: Because God? "The Blue Bombers had kept in contact with Eli for much of 2022, but his decision to step away from the game was a spiritual one. “The Lord told me to be still,” he said. “I prayed with my wife and Montana was where we were called to be. At the time we both knew what we were doing what we were supposed to be doing, and where we were was where we were supposed to be. That was affirming throughout the season, even though it was really tough to watch from afar and not being out there. But through all the victories and triumphs the Bombers had throughout the season I supported them from afar.”" https://www.bluebombers.com/2023/01/18/theres-a-fire-i-feel-it-eli-returns-for-3-years-in-blue-gold/ I don't agree with his decision, but I kind of envy his commitment to his beliefs. There are far worse people in this world than those who have faith. Just now, blue_gold_84 said: That's 2 GOATs back. Nice work KW. GCJenks 1
Geebrr Posted January 19, 2023 Report Posted January 19, 2023 Just now, GCn20 said: I don't agree with his decision, but I kind of envy his commitment to his beliefs. There are far worse people in this world than those who have faith. Debatable and awful and having faith regularly coexist in the same person. Anyway - he quit on his team in my opinion, but as mentioned earlier he really paid the price more than anyone. So if the team is not only comfortable with him coming back, but having him commit to 3 years- he deserves a second chance. I won’t hold a grudge. Wideleft, bigg jay, JCon and 4 others 6 1
Booch Posted January 19, 2023 Report Posted January 19, 2023 16 hours ago, wbbfan said: Wonder if he was hurt and didn’t want surgery. That could be why it took soo long to rehab. Just a wild guess though. Did he have a kid? Imagine if desjarlais came back and we had drew eli and Dobson on the inside. Half the posters on this board would get 5 yards a pop. the fact it’s a 3 year deal is big to me. He’s a stud and that screams they trust he’s healthy and as good as ever. To me this really sounds like they don’t expect couture back. Dobson is a natural guard who can play centre. Eli is a guard who could start at any inside spot in the league but is best at center. Eli is a natural center...and was highly ranked...can play guard and intersting thing took reps at Tackle at Hawaii too.... Noeller and Piggy 1 2
Wideleft Posted January 19, 2023 Author Report Posted January 19, 2023 Updating this makes me happy! Bomber Roster – Player Status for 2023: Quarterback Zach Collaros (A) – Under Contract Dru Brown (A) – Under Contract Dakota Prukop (A) – Unsigned Free Agent Running Back Brady Oliveira – (N) – Under Contract Johnny Augustine (N) – Under Contract Fullback Konner Burtenshaw (N) – Under Contract Mike Miller (N) – Re-signed Receiver Carlton Agudosi (A) – Under Contract Tavaris Harrison (A) – Under Contract Jaivon Heiligh (A) – Under Contract Brendan O’Leary-Orange (N) – Under Contract Drew Wolitarsky (N) – Under Contract Dalton Shoen (A) – Under Contract but in NFL Window Rasheed Bailey (A) – Unsigned Free Agent Nic Demski (N) – Unsigned Free Agent Greg Ellingson (A) – Unsigned Free Agent Janarion Grant (A) – Unsigned Free Agent Timothy Knuettel (G) – Unsigned Free Agent Greg McCrae (A) – Unsigned Free Agent Luke McMillan (N) – Unsigned Free Agent Offensive line Liam Dobson (N) – Under Contract Geoff Gray (N) – Under Contract Chris Kolankowski (N) - Under Contract Tomoya Machino (G) - Under Contract Drew Richmond (A) – Under Contract Stanley Bryant (A) Re-signed Jermarcus Hardrick (A) Re-signed Patrick Neufeld (N) Re-signed Tui Eli (N) - Signed 3 Years Michael Couture (N) – Unsigned Free Agent Eric Lofton (A) – Unsigned Free Agent Tyler Witt (A) – Unsigned Free Agent Defensive line Thiadric Hansen (G) – Under Contract Cole Adamson (N) – Under Contract Cameron Lawson (N) – Under Contract Ricky Walker (A) – Under Contract Jackson Jeffcoat (A) Re-signed Willie Jefferson (A) Re-signed Jake Thomas (N) Re-Signed Keion Adams (A) – Unsigned Free Agent Casey Sayles (A) – Unsigned Free Agent Linebacker Tanner Cadwallader (N) – Under Contract Malik Clements (A) - Under Contract Brian Cole (A) - Under Contract Adam Bighill (A) Re-signed Kyrie Wilson (A) Re-signed Jesse Briggs (N) – Unsigned Free Agent Shayne Gauthier (N) – Unsigned Free Agent Les Maruo (G) – Unsigned Free Agent DeJuan Cooper (A) – Unsigned Free Agent Defensive back Brandon Alexander (A) – Under Contract Karon Delince (A) – Under Contract Nick Hallet (N) – Under Contract Noah Hallet (N) – Under Contract Evan Holm (A) – Under Contract Demerio Houston (A) – Under Contract Redha Kramdi (N) – Under Contract Deatrick Nichols (A) – Under Contract Jamal Parker (A) – Under Contract Desmond Lawrence (A) Re-signed Winston Rose (A) Re-signed Alden Darby (A) – Unsigned Free Agent Mercy Maston (A) – Unsigned Free Agent Nick Taylor (A) – Unsigned Free Agent Souleymane Karamoko (G) – Unsigned Free Agent Cedric Lavigne (N) – Unsigned Free Agent Donald Rutledge Jr. (A) Left for USFL Tyrell Ford (N) – Signed in NFL Kicker Mark Liegghio – (N) Under Contract Ali Mourtada (A) – Unsigned Free Agent Long snapper Mike Benson (N) Re-Signed Noeller, JCon and GCJenks 2 1
TBURGESS Posted January 19, 2023 Report Posted January 19, 2023 (edited) Both sides don't have good points. I asked myself and told myself that I was doing the right thing shouldn't be allowed to trump public policy. Lockdowns and mask wearing are political decisions, not science decisions. The science says they both work & less people would be dead & will die in the future if we used them. The "I don't wanna's" have made things worse for everybody & are allowing the deaths to go up. My wife and I are on our 5th round of vaccinations and got Covid after the 4th. Without the vaccines, we'd both likely have been in the hospital fighting for our lives. With the vaccines, we we in bed for a week hacking up our lungs. We've got long Covid symptoms. Can't get through the day without a nap. This is the result of a non-mask wearing, non-shutdown society that's run by politicians who care more about the polls than people's lives. Edited January 19, 2023 by TBURGESS Sard, Tracker, Wideleft and 2 others 2 2 1
Booch Posted January 19, 2023 Report Posted January 19, 2023 basically every o-lineman we have under contract right now would easily start...or at worst be 6th guy on any team....that in itself is crazy... We did fine without Couture..who I really like...as does the team but he is likely in B.C now....team seen that last yr so I think it was apparent he is gone...and that was with Kolo who isnt even close to what Eli is Bryant..Gray..Eli..Neuf...Yoshi...with Dobson and Kolo in the mix...how can any team not be envious of that?? Noeller, wbbfan, Piggy 1 and 1 other 4
Arnold_Palmer Posted January 19, 2023 Report Posted January 19, 2023 Can we leave the covid talk in the general forum in the proper forum? There’s been non stop covid talk for nearly 3 years now. None of what is being said here is new, news. I come to the Bomber forum to discuss football not being dragged into a political debate. If you want to talk about covid there’s active threads going on, let’s get back on track and use this thread to talk about the Blue and Gold. Go Blue!! Geebrr, BomberBall, rebusrankin and 7 others 4 2 4
GCn20 Posted January 19, 2023 Report Posted January 19, 2023 23 minutes ago, Booch said: Eli is a natural center...and was highly ranked...can play guard and intersting thing took reps at Tackle at Hawaii too.... Eli played a few games at OG in 2021 when Neufeld was nicked up and he looked really good at OG. I don't think we have seen him at OC yet but that being his natural position and with his mean streak....yikes. He is Dom Picard with size. 4 minutes ago, Arnold_Palmer said: Can we leave the covid talk in the general forum in the proper forum? There’s been non stop covid talk for nearly 3 years now. None of what is being said here is new, news. I come to the Bomber forum to discuss football not being dragged into a political debate. If you want to talk about covid there’s active threads going on, let’s get back on track and use this thread to talk about the Blue and Gold. Go Blue!! I agree. I know, I for one, am done with the covid discussion. Right now, we are back to normal....let's enjoy that while being mindful that covid could come back and leave it at that.
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