2024/2025 Blue Bombers Off-Season Thread

[wbbfan]

6 hours ago, voodoochylde said:

If I'm being honest .. I'd say, no ... we don't. 

We may have a few pieces but, overall, we lack physicality and presence on both sides of the ball.

I do agree we need that nasty guy like desjarlais. Ever since he left we haven’t had that. He set the tone and every one else tried to match it. 
 Wallace could be that guy, don’t know for sure though. We need that back for sure. I don’t think we actually had that on the dl though. We could sure use it though. 
 

2 hours ago, rebusrankin said:

Other than Dobson, us losing those players isn't our fault. 2 guys went home to BC, two chose work outside of football and one went to the NFL and then went closer to home and closer to his girlfriend's work.

“Back home” is an excuse. Half our team is American and play away from home the whole season. Who is our last true home grown ol? Sheridan?
 We weren’t competitive in the pricing of any of those guys. Just like we weren’t in many free agent departures. Kongbo, sayles, other sayles, jsk, lawler the first time etc. 

I think we felt as though the next man up would always be a couture, desjarlais, stove, Alford etc. and we got to a point where the cupboards ran dry, and our ability to keep/attract top guys suffered because we wouldn’t give up on vets that will play for cheap. 
 

Case in point, Tui Eli has dressed for 52 games as a bomber. This is the 6th year since he turned pro. He started 5 games including the west final in 21, and I think one game since then. Kola has played 62 games in his career. We are soo married to maintaining the status quo and the value of the 6th ol, that we’ve made double switches on the ol to keep him as the 6th guy and play rookies inside. I fully believe in what he can do from what I’ve seen. If the bombers don’t, they should’ve moved on a while ago. If they think continuity with the 6th ol in a sub pack for a hand full of snaps is worth as much as an every snap ol, then we are pooched. 
 

Has familiarity bred contempt in the bomber brass? Sure looks like it. Has it been addressed now? Think we will know a week or two into free agency, if not camp through pre season for sure. 

[SpeedFlex27]

9 hours ago, Goalie said:

Yeah. All those guys got paid also. Couldn’t afford to keep them even if they wanted to stay. Perhaps the issue is a Dobson was never as good as Chungh was here. Kola not as good as the Goose or even Dominic Picard. And the last few years now we haven’t had a high pick, may have gotten away with Wallace, looks like a good one but he was a 2nd rd pick also. Most the elite OL now are either nfl bound and guys who aren’t, they don’t drop to 8th or 9th pick. We sucked for a bit. Now we don’t.  That’s more so Canadians tho and I suppose Canadian depth overall but historically cfl Olines are 3 Canadians guaranteed minimum. 
 

perhaps the oline *fix* involves 3 Americans starting. 
 

I’ll add this cuz I don’t think the oline was that bad down the stretch. They struggled early but that’s partially probably mostly on the lax training camp and the changes we had. Several of our OL barely practiced all camp and it was a new group. New guard and tackle. They needed reps. Was dumb to not give them any In pre season. 

And whose fault is that??? Same head coach who plays guys in the Grey Cup who are injured.

[GCn20]

9 hours ago, wbbfan said:

I do agree we need that nasty guy like desjarlais. Ever since he left we haven’t had that. He set the tone and every one else tried to match it. 
 Wallace could be that guy, don’t know for sure though. We need that back for sure. I don’t think we actually had that on the dl though. We could sure use it though. 
 

“Back home” is an excuse. Half our team is American and play away from home the whole season. Who is our last true home grown ol? Sheridan?
 We weren’t competitive in the pricing of any of those guys. Just like we weren’t in many free agent departures. Kongbo, sayles, other sayles, jsk, lawler the first time etc. 

I think we felt as though the next man up would always be a couture, desjarlais, stove, Alford etc. and we got to a point where the cupboards ran dry, and our ability to keep/attract top guys suffered because we wouldn’t give up on vets that will play for cheap. 
 

Case in point, Tui Eli has dressed for 52 games as a bomber. This is the 6th year since he turned pro. He started 5 games including the west final in 21, and I think one game since then. Kola has played 62 games in his career. We are soo married to maintaining the status quo and the value of the 6th ol, that we’ve made double switches on the ol to keep him as the 6th guy and play rookies inside. I fully believe in what he can do from what I’ve seen. If the bombers don’t, they should’ve moved on a while ago. If they think continuity with the 6th ol in a sub pack for a hand full of snaps is worth as much as an every snap ol, then we are pooched. 
 

Has familiarity bred contempt in the bomber brass? Sure looks like it. Has it been addressed now? Think we will know a week or two into free agency, if not camp through pre season for sure. 

I think Tui tops out at 6th OL unfortunately. Love to see him get a shot at C but at guard he struggled last year in the reps he got.

[Bigblue204]

10 hours ago, wbbfan said:

“Back home” is an excuse. Half our team is American and play away from home the whole season. Who is our last true home grown ol? Sheridan?
 We weren’t competitive in the pricing of any of those guys. Just like we weren’t in many free agent departures. Kongbo, sayles, other sayles, jsk, lawler the first time etc. 

Yes and no. They were going home...but also getting significant raises that just didn't make sense (for the most part). Would you have been happy to make Chungh the highest paid Oline like BC did? Maybe I'm not remembering properly, but if he wasn't the highest paid he was damn close to it. Couture may have been the only guy on that list they could have realistically gotten. All the others were getting huge raises from (imo) being on a good team that raised their ability. Drew would have been a nice get, but again...I don't think anyone would have been good with making a Guard the highest paid OL even if they weren't already bogged down with other big salaries. 

I agree that they haven't done a good job of filling the cupboards/giving legit chances to others. But I don't think any of the guys we lost were worth the money they were being offered else.

If I'm Tui, and I don't win the job out of TC..I might be looking at asking for my release. Players only have so much time and he can start in this league.

[Booch]

24 minutes ago, Bigblue204 said:

Yes and no. They were going home...but also getting significant raises that just didn't make sense (for the most part). Would you have been happy to make Chungh the highest paid Oline like BC did? Maybe I'm not remembering properly, but if he wasn't the highest paid he was damn close to it. Couture may have been the only guy on that list they could have realistically gotten. All the others were getting huge raises from (imo) being on a good team that raised their ability. Drew would have been a nice get, but again...I don't think anyone would have been good with making a Guard the highest paid OL even if they weren't already bogged down with other big salaries. 

I agree that they haven't done a good job of filling the cupboards/giving legit chances to others. But I don't think any of the guys we lost were worth the money they were being offered else.

If I'm Tui, and I don't win the job out of TC..I might be looking at asking for my release. Players only have so much time and he can start in this league.

thing is...the way Osh coaches his fav's...they can be significantly inferior and will still be handed the spot with no real competition....we've seen it every yr

If one his guys don't get hurt and can literally not stand up...they get the reps....even last yr...rushing Wilson back and then he gets a new injury so severe he couldnt play....in a walk thru basically...he just wasnt ready and I have heard that from guys inside the room....and to make matters worse in his wise roster creating he never brought a guy "just in case" and we ended up playing a player short....totally inexcusable and not an issue a 10 yr coach who gets incessantly praised about he does nothing wrong and ya but's galore should make...

WE all know right now Jake can...and will look like the worst of the lot for DT's this camp...but who will be lined up for first snap on defence...and taking up a roster spot of a younger...better Canadian with upside? Jake

 

[Bigblue204]

1 minute ago, Booch said:

thing is...the way Osh coaches his fav's...they can be significantly inferior and will still be handed the spot with no real competition....we've seen it every yr

If one his guys don't get hurt and can literally not stand up...they get the reps....even last yr...rushing Wilson back and then he gets a new injury so severe he couldnt play....in a walk thru basically...he just wasnt ready and I have heard that from guys inside the room....and to make matters worse in his wise roster creating he never brought a guy "just in case" and we ended up playing a player short....totally inexcusable and not an issue a 10 yr coach who gets incessantly praised about he does nothing wrong and ya but's galore should make...

WE all know right now Jake can...and will look like the worst of the lot for DT's this camp...but who will be lined up for first snap on defence...and taking up a roster spot of a younger...better Canadian with upside? Jake

 

for sure. At the time though, I don't think anyone thought paying those guys was something they needed to do. Could they use them now...absolutely, but no one can see the future.

[BomberBall.]

2 hours ago, GCn20 said:

I think Tui tops out at 6th OL unfortunately. Love to see him get a shot at C but at guard he struggled last year in the reps he got.

I’m not sure I understand…. You say Eli is at best the 6 OL, but then say you’d love him at C?

I want to see him get a real shot at C too.  Like a legitimate chance to work through any growing pains.  And I agree that he had some struggles at guard.

[wbbfan]

2 hours ago, GCn20 said:

I think Tui tops out at 6th OL unfortunately. Love to see him get a shot at C but at guard he struggled last year in the reps he got.

He didn't do amazing, that is for sure. but he also got single digit reps. Dobson was much worse for much longer. He was much better in 21 than kola has ever been. But I mean, it's poop or get off the pot time with a lot of these guys. Well past it even.

 

1 hour ago, Bigblue204 said:

Yes and no. They were going home...but also getting significant raises that just didn't make sense (for the most part). Would you have been happy to make Chungh the highest paid Oline like BC did? Maybe I'm not remembering properly, but if he wasn't the highest paid he was damn close to it. Couture may have been the only guy on that list they could have realistically gotten. All the others were getting huge raises from (imo) being on a good team that raised their ability. Drew would have been a nice get, but again...I don't think anyone would have been good with making a Guard the highest paid OL even if they weren't already bogged down with other big salaries. 

I agree that they haven't done a good job of filling the cupboards/giving legit chances to others. But I don't think any of the guys we lost were worth the money they were being offered else.

If I'm Tui, and I don't win the job out of TC..I might be looking at asking for my release. Players only have so much time and he can start in this league.

I'm not saying we are wrong to be out of the market on every single guy. But if we were in the market, I think only Chungh and goosen were gone. I don't think BC made him the highest paid ol, but it was an over pay. Especially for what we had in stock. If we retain a fraction of that list, this is a whole different team. Couture, and Desjarlais are the biggest misses. I fully believe both are back with reasonably competitive offers. 

25 year old elite NI ol with an incredible knack for setting the aggressive physical tone, that is gonna get the big pay day every time in the cfl. 

We ended up paying lawler nearly the same money he had in edm, we haven't saved a bunch of money from losing these guys. 

 I agree from Elis perspective. I would too. 

 

1 hour ago, Bigblue204 said:

for sure. At the time though, I don't think anyone thought paying those guys was something they needed to do. Could they use them now...absolutely, but no one can see the future.

Desjarlais was gutting to see go to ott. Gray never settled properly at guard. (he shouldve been a RT, and shouldve replaced hardrick.) Couture leaving was awful too. Lawler I get letting walk. Grant going for like 10k? Hansen who took a cut with toronto any way cus we over paid him the previous time, lots of meat on the bone imo. Fact is, in the cfl, you just can not let that amount of OL especially candians walk for that many years with out gutting your franchise. Goosen, suhk, couture, bonds, hardrick, desjarlais, we lost a better ol than we had half of last year. 

 

How do you pay a guy like kramdi and lawson (and I love lawson) top notch money but cheap out on guys who brought you to grey cup wins?

 

 

 

[greenrider55]

20 hours ago, wbbfan said:

I could see him replacing Griffin as the rotational Wil on 2nd down and passing plays, with griffins moving into a starting role. 

Does the harris thing feel like when Dressler came here to you? Dressler never had the animosity here harris did there, at least through the lenses of my rose tinted glasses. Also, what is your guys expectation for free agency? Do you guy think the riders will be big FA buyers again? 

I personally have no animosity towards Harris, though I can’t speak for the rest of the fanbase. It feels different to me because Jones released Dressler & he signed with the Bombers, he had a bone to pick with the Riders & rightfully so.

Harris isn’t leaving the Bombers for the Riders, and allegedly he reached out to the Bombers first for a job (his words, not sure if it’s true) so I guess it’s not like he chose us over you. I personally am excited, seeing the elite players become coaches is always cool.

As for free agency, the Riders desperately need a boundary corner, and a safety. Corners are generally fair easy to bring in and attempt to find a good one so I’d prefer they didn’t overspend, but I’d like to throw some money towards Royce Metchie out of Toronto. 
 

If I have to see Nelson Lokombo take one more snap at starting safety, I will shed tears. 

[Mark H.]

IIRC, Chungh was the highest paid guard in the CFL, when BC signed him. I think some tackles were higher, but highest paid guard for sure. But Mike Reilly still took an insane pounding.

[CrazyCanuck89]

47 minutes ago, wbbfan said:

He didn't do amazing, that is for sure. but he also got single digit reps. Dobson was much worse for much longer. He was much better in 21 than kola has ever been. But I mean, it's poop or get off the pot time with a lot of these guys. Well past it even.

 

I'm not saying we are wrong to be out of the market on every single guy. But if we were in the market, I think only Chungh and goosen were gone. I don't think BC made him the highest paid ol, but it was an over pay. Especially for what we had in stock. If we retain a fraction of that list, this is a whole different team. Couture, and Desjarlais are the biggest misses. I fully believe both are back with reasonably competitive offers. 

25 year old elite NI ol with an incredible knack for setting the aggressive physical tone, that is gonna get the big pay day every time in the cfl. 

We ended up paying lawler nearly the same money he had in edm, we haven't saved a bunch of money from losing these guys. 

 I agree from Elis perspective. I would too. 

 

Desjarlais was gutting to see go to ott. Gray never settled properly at guard. (he shouldve been a RT, and shouldve replaced hardrick.) Couture leaving was awful too. Lawler I get letting walk. Grant going for like 10k? Hansen who took a cut with toronto any way cus we over paid him the previous time, lots of meat on the bone imo. Fact is, in the cfl, you just can not let that amount of OL especially candians walk for that many years with out gutting your franchise. Goosen, suhk, couture, bonds, hardrick, desjarlais, we lost a better ol than we had half of last year. 

 

How do you pay a guy like kramdi and lawson (and I love lawson) top notch money but cheap out on guys who brought you to grey cup wins?

 

 

 

You pay a guy like Kramdi, because he was in the top 3 of his position.  He one of the reasons, the Bomber's defense had its turn around.

24 minutes ago, greenrider55 said:

I personally have no animosity towards Harris, though I can’t speak for the rest of the fanbase. It feels different to me because Jones released Dressler & he signed with the Bombers, he had a bone to pick with the Riders & rightfully so.

Harris isn’t leaving the Bombers for the Riders, and allegedly he reached out to the Bombers first for a job (his words, not sure if it’s true) so I guess it’s not like he chose us over you. I personally am excited, seeing the elite players become coaches is always cool.

As for free agency, the Riders desperately need a boundary corner, and a safety. Corners are generally fair easy to bring in and attempt to find a good one so I’d prefer they didn’t overspend, but I’d like to throw some money towards Royce Metchie out of Toronto. 
 

If I have to see Nelson Lokombo take one more snap at starting safety, I will shed tears. 

That's because Lokombo is a CB not a S.  Coaches screwed up.

[Fatty Liver]

29 minutes ago, CrazyCanuck89 said:

You pay a guy like Kramdi, because he was in the top 3 of his position.  He one of the reasons, the Bomber's defense had its turn around.

That's because Lokombo is a CB not a S.  Coaches screwed up.

I think Kramdi used his bargaining power to maximize his salary.

#1 He's from Montreal and is super tight with his family.

#2 Danny Maciocia coached him before, loves him, and knows what he brings.  

[wbbfan]

50 minutes ago, Mark H. said:

IIRC, Chungh was the highest paid guard in the CFL, when BC signed him. I think some tackles were higher, but highest paid guard for sure. But Mike Reilly still took an insane pounding.

I don't remember that being the rumor, though I do think he got a fat pay day. I also don't think we got the 3dn highest paid articles we get now. hard to say. That said, he's high on the list of FAs we've lost, that we haven't missed. Up there with houston. A lot of other guys we lost that hurt though. 

[wbbfan]

47 minutes ago, CrazyCanuck89 said:

You pay a guy like Kramdi, because he was in the top 3 of his position.  He one of the reasons, the Bomber's defense had its turn around.

That's because Lokombo is a CB not a S.  Coaches screwed up.

He isn't a top 3 sam in the cfl. And being top 3 (at a 1 player per team position no less) doesnt equate to a premiere pay day for a guy at a position that doesn't get paid. Plus, we paid him the off season before last year, and any of our imp Dbs could've taken his spot with out missing a beat. He was also a big part of our early season secondary struggles. 

Ford, is a top 2 cb in the league last year, is younger, a far more dynamic athlete, and far earlier in his games played. That, is a guy you pay kramdi money to. 

Kramdi played his best ball late, which is always good. But he was one of the smallest parts of our D turn around. BA staying home rather than head hunting, biggie/kyrie coming out, Griffin taking over the wil db package, ford emerging, Jones stepping up in biggies place, it is a long list before you get to kramdi. And paying guys before they step up is extremely dangerous. ]

What do we pay kramdi in his next contract? We bumped him to top 5 ish paid in the league as a fringe starter. As a middle of the pack starter at sam in the cfl do we need to pay him 200k?

[Booch]

12 minutes ago, wbbfan said:

He isn't a top 3 sam in the cfl. And being top 3 (at a 1 player per team position no less) doesnt equate to a premiere pay day for a guy at a position that doesn't get paid. Plus, we paid him the off season before last year, and any of our imp Dbs could've taken his spot with out missing a beat. He was also a big part of our early season secondary struggles. 

Ford, is a top 2 cb in the league last year, is younger, a far more dynamic athlete, and far earlier in his games played. That, is a guy you pay kramdi money to. 

Kramdi played his best ball late, which is always good. But he was one of the smallest parts of our D turn around. BA staying home rather than head hunting, biggie/kyrie coming out, Griffin taking over the wil db package, ford emerging, Jones stepping up in biggies place, it is a long list before you get to kramdi. And paying guys before they step up is extremely dangerous. ]

What do we pay kramdi in his next contract? We bumped him to top 5 ish paid in the league as a fringe starter. As a middle of the pack starter at sam in the cfl do we need to pay him 200k?

was gonna say...not top 3 and no way or means the reason for any defensive turnaround here either...he's decent in the box and crashig down...horrible in coverage and is not a good open field tackler either.....

[GCn20]

28 minutes ago, wbbfan said:

He isn't a top 3 sam in the cfl. And being top 3 (at a 1 player per team position no less) doesnt equate to a premiere pay day for a guy at a position that doesn't get paid. Plus, we paid him the off season before last year, and any of our imp Dbs could've taken his spot with out missing a beat. He was also a big part of our early season secondary struggles. 

Ford, is a top 2 cb in the league last year, is younger, a far more dynamic athlete, and far earlier in his games played. That, is a guy you pay kramdi money to. 

Kramdi played his best ball late, which is always good. But he was one of the smallest parts of our D turn around. BA staying home rather than head hunting, biggie/kyrie coming out, Griffin taking over the wil db package, ford emerging, Jones stepping up in biggies place, it is a long list before you get to kramdi. And paying guys before they step up is extremely dangerous. ]

What do we pay kramdi in his next contract? We bumped him to top 5 ish paid in the league as a fringe starter. As a middle of the pack starter at sam in the cfl do we need to pay him 200k?

200k? No way,..let him walk if someone offers him that. That would be a gross overpay for his position. 160 would be fair value imo.

Edited yesterday at 07:25 PM by GCn20

[HardCoreBlue]

1 hour ago, greenrider55 said:

I personally have no animosity towards Harris, though I can’t speak for the rest of the fanbase. It feels different to me because Jones released Dressler & he signed with the Bombers, he had a bone to pick with the Riders & rightfully so.

Harris isn’t leaving the Bombers for the Riders, and allegedly he reached out to the Bombers first for a job (his words, not sure if it’s true) so I guess it’s not like he chose us over you. I personally am excited, seeing the elite players become coaches is always cool.

As for free agency, the Riders desperately need a boundary corner, and a safety. Corners are generally fair easy to bring in and attempt to find a good one so I’d prefer they didn’t overspend, but I’d like to throw some money towards Royce Metchie out of Toronto. 
 

If I have to see Nelson Lokombo take one more snap at starting safety, I will shed tears. 

I'm sorry, who's this Harris you talk of? 

[wbbfan]

13 minutes ago, GCn20 said:

200k? No way,..let him walk if someone offers him that. That would be a gross overpay for his position. 160 would be fair value imo.

You know Pickett was the highest paid db of any position in the whole league last year at 165k right? Nichols hard money was 140k. 
 How much you gonna pay ford this year, and nichols next year then? 

27 minutes ago, Booch said:

was gonna say...not top 3 and no way or means the reason for any defensive turnaround here either...he's decent in the box and crashig down...horrible in coverage and is not a good open field tackler either.....

I’d say he’s an average starting Canadian db in the cfl. How most teams have deployed ni safety’s, we use Kramdi. Put him in a small box and ask him to come down/over to make tackles on pass catchers. 
 Honestly I like that with an imp S better than vice versa. Except for the fact I think Kelly can cover S like an imp with development, and we don’t need the ratio help. Conceptually though I hate the small box mid deep Canadian S who mostly watches and takes what comes to him. It’s like an upright on the field goal vs Fajardo. 
 

I do like that he has a nose for opportunity and has good in the box potential. I think he needs polishing though. 
 

Tackling by our D has been a big piss off for me the last bit. We have had terrible tackling at every level. Couple guys like Nichols and jones tend to wrap welll with guys who they can get hands on, but we must’ve missed more tackles than any team last year. 
 

 

[wbbfan]

2 hours ago, greenrider55 said:

I personally have no animosity towards Harris, though I can’t speak for the rest of the fanbase. It feels different to me because Jones released Dressler & he signed with the Bombers, he had a bone to pick with the Riders & rightfully so.

Harris isn’t leaving the Bombers for the Riders, and allegedly he reached out to the Bombers first for a job (his words, not sure if it’s true) so I guess it’s not like he chose us over you. I personally am excited, seeing the elite players become coaches is always cool.

As for free agency, the Riders desperately need a boundary corner, and a safety. Corners are generally fair easy to bring in and attempt to find a good one so I’d prefer they didn’t overspend, but I’d like to throw some money towards Royce Metchie out of Toronto. 
 

If I have to see Nelson Lokombo take one more snap at starting safety, I will shed tears. 

Wonder if you guys go after ford. 
 Did lokombo ever fully recover from that early career injury? 

[Arnold_Palmer]

I think people are selling Kramdi short. He  only continues to get better over time. He’s an excellent tackler, and while not outstanding in coverage I’ve seen him hold his own, I’ve seen specific plays of him covering other teams best players in the red zone and making plays on the ball, not to mention he has extremely high football IQ he seems to always be in the right place at the right time. The only downside I see in his game is that he’s maybe a little slow in coverage. I have seen a few plays where he’s just a split second behind but with the right passport and what I believe he brings to the team I think he’s a very valuable piece of the D 

[Brandon]

49 minutes ago, Arnold_Palmer said:

I think people are selling Kramdi short. He  only continues to get better over time. He’s an excellent tackler, and while not outstanding in coverage I’ve seen him hold his own, I’ve seen specific plays of him covering other teams best players in the red zone and making plays on the ball, not to mention he has extremely high football IQ he seems to always be in the right place at the right time. The only downside I see in his game is that he’s maybe a little slow in coverage. I have seen a few plays where he’s just a split second behind but with the right passport and what I believe he brings to the team I think he’s a very valuable piece of the D 

I'm a fan of Kramdi,  I have no issues if they keep pushing him since he has shown improvement over time and has made big time plays.   

 

[wbbfan]

1 hour ago, Arnold_Palmer said:

I think people are selling Kramdi short. He  only continues to get better over time. He’s an excellent tackler, and while not outstanding in coverage I’ve seen him hold his own, I’ve seen specific plays of him covering other teams best players in the red zone and making plays on the ball, not to mention he has extremely high football IQ he seems to always be in the right place at the right time. The only downside I see in his game is that he’s maybe a little slow in coverage. I have seen a few plays where he’s just a split second behind but with the right passport and what I believe he brings to the team I think he’s a very valuable piece of the D 

He isn’t an excellent tackler. But he is extremely smart. He does continue to get better. But his steps are a fraction of what ford showed from his first tc to his first start and then from his early starts this year to mid season. 
 Kramdi isn’t covering other teams best guys man up, only when they cross his zone. 
 

The down side in his game is while he has an excellent anticipatory skill, his ability to convert those jumps into big plays is sub par. He just misses a ton of big plays. That, and his tackling is inconsistent at best. Hes basically hidden in our run fits unless he’s blitzed off an edge. 
 Athletically he’s pretty solid for the passport. Though our secondary is filled with outlier athletes. Makes him look slower than he is. His decision making in not great. When he gets out of the instinctual play and has to make snap decisions despite having great football iq he’s too hesitant. 
 

Kellys improvement also hardly out paces Kramdi, as do guys like mci and clercius. 
 Kramdi is solid. If he keeps grinding and stays healthy he could possibly have a Demski esq improvement in his 30s, but it isn’t likely. Hes basically a 2 year starter going into his 5th training camp. Hard to expect much more.  Hes also 1 injury away from being a hallett. 
 Hes a solid mid roster Canadian starter. Hes worth about half of what ford is. 

[M.O.A.B.]

Bombers signed the following: 

RB Quiet 
DB Silent
WR Notalk
OL Crickets

[Mark H.]

4 hours ago, wbbfan said:

I don't remember that being the rumor, though I do think he got a fat pay day. I also don't think we got the 3dn highest paid articles we get now. hard to say. That said, he's high on the list of FAs we've lost, that we haven't missed. Up there with houston. A lot of other guys we lost that hurt though. 

Yeah, I could be pulling a Roger Clemons and misremembering

Or, I'm remembering rants about Chungh's overpay by guys like Speed, and adding hyperbole

Be all of that as it may...the man got paid well 

[WinnipegGordo]

They did sign:

DB Duron Lowe - 5 foot 10,  he bounced around the NFL for 3 years..

WR Bryson Daughtry - - 6 foot 1, was signed by the BC Lions but was cut during training camp last year.