2023/2024 Blue Bombers Off-Season Thread (BRADY’S BACK! DALTON’S BACK!)

[wbbfan]

  On 2024-04-26 at 8:21 PM, SpeedFlex27 said:

Fans have been saying that since 2022 but the braintrust says nope. 

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If he dies, he dies. 

I think they clearly tried to bring in some nose tackles since stove left. Just doesn't seem like they have found what they wanted in one. They were really hard stuck on walker last year too. 

 I can imagine being a nose in the cfl isn't easy. Unlike the NFL you will have to run and move a lot more and can be stuck on the field for a lot longer. Might be that they haven't felt comfortable with the ability of the bigs abilities to stay on the field and remain effective. 

[SpeedFlex27]

  On 2024-04-26 at 8:30 PM, wbbfan said:

If he dies, he dies. 

I think they clearly tried to bring in some nose tackles since stove left. Just doesn't seem like they have found what they wanted in one. They were really hard stuck on walker last year too. 

 I can imagine being a nose in the cfl isn't easy. Unlike the NFL you will have to run and move a lot more and can be stuck on the field for a lot longer. Might be that they haven't felt comfortable with the ability of the bigs abilities to stay on the field and remain effective. 

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There've been some pretty good free agents available the past 2 years but Walters won't pay. Thinks there are priorities elsewhere. I never understood that line of thinking. I'd give up one all star receiver for one all star nose tackle. 

[wbbfan]

  On 2024-04-28 at 8:28 PM, SpeedFlex27 said:

There've been some pretty good free agents available the past 2 years but Walters won't pay. Thinks there are priorities elsewhere. I never understood that line of thinking. I'd give up one all star receiver for one all star nose tackle. 

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I tend to agree I think in general defensive stars are less of a priority league wide.  
 For us we lacked WRs and were spurned so frequently while we churned out dl talent. I think they are stuck in that mind set. 
 We should be able to get a good rookie nose though. Dl is deep with imp talent. 

[SpeedFlex27]

  On 2024-04-28 at 8:43 PM, wbbfan said:

I tend to agree I think in general defensive stars are less of a priority league wide.  
 For us we lacked WRs and were spurned so frequently while we churned out dl talent. I think they are stuck in that mind set. 
 We should be able to get a good rookie nose though. Dl is deep with imp talent. 

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We can only hope. 

[wbbfan]

  On 2024-04-28 at 8:59 PM, SpeedFlex27 said:

We can only hope. 

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Yeah. I am optimistic that we won’t give vets a blind walk back to their starting jobs of previous years now. 

[wbbfan]

https://3downnation.com/2024/04/28/top-10-position-players-in-the-2024-cfl-global-draft/

[Jpan85]

Interesting note on Julius Welschof: who was former Bomber Brandon Collier's first European recruit to sign with an NCAA program. I do believe he signed with an NFL team after the draft. 

[bigg jay]

  On 2024-04-29 at 2:15 PM, Jpan85 said:

Interesting note on Julius Welschof: who was former Bomber Brandon Collier's first European recruit to sign with an NCAA program. I do believe he signed with an NFL team after the draft. 

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https://steelersnow.com/steelers-sign-german-edge-rusher-as-udfa/

 

[Super Duper Negatron]

This was too good not to share:

 

 

[HardCoreBlue]

  On 2024-04-28 at 8:28 PM, SpeedFlex27 said:

There've been some pretty good free agents available the past 2 years but Walters won't pay. Thinks there are priorities elsewhere. I never understood that line of thinking. I'd give up one all star receiver for one all star nose tackle. 

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Everything starts in the trenches and moves out from there.

[JCon]

  On 2024-04-29 at 4:35 PM, Super Duper Negatron said:

This was too good not to share:

 

 

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I'm excited to see what Rocket can do out there. 

[HardCoreBlue]

  On 2024-04-29 at 4:35 PM, Super Duper Negatron said:

This was too good not to share:

 

 

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TC in parking lots. Nice. lol 

[rebusrankin]

  On 2024-04-29 at 4:42 PM, JCon said:

I'm excited to see what Rocket can do out there. 

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He's making a comeback?

[HardCoreBlue]

  On 2024-04-29 at 4:35 PM, Super Duper Negatron said:

This was too good not to share:

 

 

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'A few glitches but not bad'. (chatGPT, 2024).

[JCon]

  On 2024-04-29 at 4:47 PM, rebusrankin said:

He's making a comeback?

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51 second mark. He's going to be elusive but I'm afraid he might bite people. 

[SpeedFlex27]

Hope that's not a new helmet logo.

 

[FrostyWinnipeg]

  On 2024-04-29 at 4:35 PM, Super Duper Negatron said:

This was too good not to share:

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Pleasantly surprised that training camp is in the Slurpee Capital of the World parking lot. Win-win! So say we all!

 

[MOBomberFan]

I always stop for a slurpee on my way to shop at WALBD

[WinnipegGordo]

Bombers signed Canadian punter Dante Mastrogiuseppe.

 

[Noeller]

I'm not sure how drunk and or high you have to be for that AI video to make sense, but I've never been that bad...

Edited April 30, 2024 by Noeller

[bb1]

  On 2024-04-29 at 5:00 PM, HardCoreBlue said:

'A few glitches but not bad'. (chatGPT, 2024).

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Yes! I believe we had a racoon mascot back in the 20's....😉

[Mike]

Global draft came and went 

We drafted LB Fabian Weitz (University of Buffalo / Cologne) who looks like he could be Thiadric’s younger brother and DB Lucky Ogbeveon (Tirol) who spent a bit of time in the NFL Pathway program

[blue85gold]

  On 2024-04-30 at 3:25 PM, Mike said:

Global draft came and went 

We drafted LB Fabian Weitz (University of Buffalo / Cologne) who looks like he could be Thiadric’s younger brother and DB Lucky Ogbeveon (Tirol) who spent a bit of time in the NFL Pathway program

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Was just wondering what time it started. That was quick.

[camper_2]

  On 2024-04-30 at 3:25 PM, Mike said:

Global draft came and went 

We drafted LB Fabian Weitz (University of Buffalo / Cologne) who looks like he could be Thiadric’s younger brother and DB Lucky Ogbeveon (Tirol) who spent a bit of time in the NFL Pathway program

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Both were here in Wpg @ the combine in Mar.

 

       Prospect                  #             Pos                                                 Height       Weigh      Bench    40          Ver      Broad       3-cone     Shuttle

    WEITZ, Fabian           76             LB    Cologne Centurions (ELF)    5' 10 7/8"      228          17       4.77        32      9' 3 5/8"      7.07         4.59

OGBEVOEN, Lucky

75

LB

Raiders Tirol (ELF)

6' 2 3/8"

233

10

4.96

32

9' 5 1/4"

7.33

4.58

[Mike]

4.96 time on the 40 yard dash … tell me no one’s ever taught you how to run it without telling me