2024/2025 Blue Bombers Off-Season Thread

[WinnipegGordo]

Bombers signed linebacker Marvin Pierre. He spent last season's training camp with the TiCats.

[WinnipegGordo]

3 hours ago, wbbfan said:

Riders grab Tyrique McGhee. He kicked around here for 2 years and didn’t show much kinda glad he’s out of the way for the new batch of guys going into 2025. 

Add him to the growing list of ex-Bombers signings:

Rutledge with Toronto

Demetries Ford with Edmonton

Jeremy Murphy with Ottawa

Barrington Wade with Montreal

Tre Thomas with Montreal 

[wbbfan]

2 hours ago, Goalie said:

Some guys sometimes fit better with other teams. Just cuz McGhee wasn’t great or even good here doesn’t mean he doesn’t turn it around in Sask. it’s unlikely because he is what he is but nice to see guys getting chances. It also says the pool of talent willing to come up here isn’t as large as we all think it is. 

Very true. I do think that his struggle to fit under halls system then JYs is a bigger concern. He got two long hard looks under different systems, and some of the best defensive and db coaching you can find. 
 I get why they’d want to take a look at him. Year on an nfl pr, 2 nfl camps, 2 cfl camps and two years on our pr as one of the best defensive back ends. 

[wbbfan]

2 hours ago, WinnipegGordo said:

Bombers signed linebacker Marvin Pierre. He spent last season's training camp with the TiCats.

Makes a lot of sense. He’s already gone through a camp and sat on a pr so he should be well poised for camp in 25. Massive potential, dynamic athlete who cut his teeth in college as a teams guy. 
 All those transfers look like a red flag. As do being cut before nfl camp and then cut quickly after one pre season game down there. Fits our wil mold to a T. Athletic tweener who should thrive on the big field. 
 

https://www.nfl.com/prospects/marvin-pierre/32005049-4557-7269-9aff-ef2c1fedfdb8
 

 

“At pro day, he measured 6-foot-1 1/2 and 222 pounds and demonstrated excellent athleticism with a 4.57 in the 40-yard dash and 40.5-inch vertical leap. That equated to a Relative Athletic Score of 9.08.”

 

 

[kelownabomberfan]

6 hours ago, WinnipegGordo said:

Add him to the growing list of ex-Bombers signings:

Rutledge with Toronto

Demetries Ford with Edmonton

Jeremy Murphy with Ottawa

Barrington Wade with Montreal

Tre Thomas with Montreal 

I thought that said Jake Thomas at first and almost fainted....

[wbbfan]

Just now, kelownabomberfan said:

I thought that said Jake Thomas at first and almost fainted....

I mean the bc lions love to over pay our free agents… dare to dream 

[wbbfan]

and Hamilton grabs Hubert. Damn that sucks I wanted to see us develop him. 

[Tracker]

18 hours ago, WinnipegGordo said:

Add him to the growing list of ex-Bombers signings:

Rutledge with Toronto

Demetries Ford with Edmonton

Jeremy Murphy with Ottawa

Barrington Wade with Montreal

Tre Thomas with Montreal 

Wrong Thomas moving out, IMO.

[rebusrankin]

21 minutes ago, wbbfan said:

and Hamilton grabs Hubert. Damn that sucks I wanted to see us develop him. 

I hate our decisions sometimes. He showed some promise and we let him go but Schmekel he of 7 tackles and 1 sack in 22 career games remains.

[Tracker]

18 hours ago, wbbfan said:

Makes a lot of sense. He’s already gone through a camp and sat on a pr so he should be well poised for camp in 25. Massive potential, dynamic athlete who cut his teeth in college as a teams guy. 
 All those transfers look like a red flag. As do being cut before nfl camp and then cut quickly after one pre season game down there. Fits our wil mold to a T. Athletic tweener who should thrive on the big field. 
 

https://www.nfl.com/prospects/marvin-pierre/32005049-4557-7269-9aff-ef2c1fedfdb8
 

 

“At pro day, he measured 6-foot-1 1/2 and 222 pounds and demonstrated excellent athleticism with a 4.57 in the 40-yard dash and 40.5-inch vertical leap. That equated to a Relative Athletic Score of 9.08.”

 

 

Seems to shed blockers well, but more quick than fast.

[wbbfan]

2 hours ago, Tracker said:

Seems to shed blockers well, but more quick than fast.

At his size I’d like to see a little bit more bulk then he could rotate at dt, and end in the 30 more. I do like his ability to get off blocks and defend the run especially. Makes really good decisions too. 
 

Teds first scoop lol 

[rebusrankin]

A live look from PAS and the Blue Bomber offices.

[Fatty Liver]

Trying to figure where Osborne Stadium was located from the picture below, was it across Osborne St. where the GW Life building is now located or was it up towards The Bay?

 

[rebusrankin]

8 minutes ago, Fatty Liver said:

Trying to figure where Osborne Stadium was located from the picture below, was it across Osborne St. where the GW Life building is now located or was it up towards The Bay?

 

Pretty sure it was where the GW Life building is located.

[Sard]

3 minutes ago, rebusrankin said:

Pretty sure it was where the GW Life building is located.

That is correct.  The Wikipedia page for Osborne Stadium Winnipeg has a map showing the location as right where the Canada Life building is now at 60 Osborne St. N. 

[wbbfan]

I wish we had kept the field intact from canad inns and Osborne stadium. Such a great link to the past and opportunity to boost grass level infrastructure. 
 

https://3downnation.com/2024/12/30/one-veteran-pending-free-agent-every-cfl-team-should-kick-to-the-curb-in-2025/

Wasnt sure what to expect from this article for us, but he nailed it. When the cfl media types are onto the fact that we’ve been running out guys who are toast, you know it’s bad. 

[rebusrankin]

3DNation is bang on when it comes to who we should not bring back and they articulate their ideas well. Clearly the world is ending.

[wbbfan]

22 minutes ago, rebusrankin said:

3DNation is bang on when it comes to who we should not bring back and they articulate their ideas well. Clearly the world is ending.

Accurate af 

[Goalie]

2 hours ago, wbbfan said:

I wish we had kept the field intact from canad inns and Osborne stadium. Such a great link to the past and opportunity to boost grass level infrastructure. 
 

https://3downnation.com/2024/12/30/one-veteran-pending-free-agent-every-cfl-team-should-kick-to-the-curb-in-2025/

Wasnt sure what to expect from this article for us, but he nailed it. When the cfl media types are onto the fact that we’ve been running out guys who are toast, you know it’s bad. 

Bighill was obvious tho. Thomas needs to go also and no mention. 

[Noeller]

Is 3DN "bang on" or are they just agreeing with the mob here? I sincerely don't know the answer. 

[Goalie]

I feel tomorrow we get a Bighill has signed announcement tho. That would suck. 

Edited December 31, 2024 by Goalie

[SpeedFlex27]

16 hours ago, Fatty Liver said:

Trying to figure where Osborne Stadium was located from the picture below, was it across Osborne St. where the GW Life building is now located or was it up towards The Bay?

 

Where the GWL building is. Across the street from the Legislative Building on the west side of Osborne St. 

Edited December 31, 2024 by SpeedFlex27

[wbbfan]

13 hours ago, Goalie said:

Bighill was obvious tho. Thomas needs to go also and no mention. 

Its just for pending free agents. 

13 hours ago, Noeller said:

Is 3DN "bang on" or are they just agreeing with the mob here? I sincerely don't know the answer. 

You think any of the writers from 3dn read this board? I really don't see it. Especially Abbott. 

[Noeller]

26 minutes ago, wbbfan said:

Its just for pending free agents. 

You think any of the writers from 3dn read this board? I really don't see it. Especially Abbott. 

Hodge is on here for sure... You just know him better as Mike

But what I'm saying is that people FEEL like 3DN is "bang on" because it's saying what the angry mob wants to hear. 

[rebusrankin]

I'm going to get this in before I forget, a Happy New Year to all. May 2025 bring us a Bomber Grey Cup win at PAS in November.