Pete Posted February 13 Report Posted February 13 51 minutes ago, rebusrankin said: If we go 3 Americans on the OL, how do we deploy the ratio? (I like the idea btw). That would be 2 ol, 2wr, rb, lb, dt and the 8th is ???? Only need 7 the 8th is a fake national american which Bryant qualifies for as does Nichols and Jefferson. wbbfan 1
wbbfan Posted February 13 Report Posted February 13 3 minutes ago, Booch said: Benedict Ibisi here in 2002 qnd 2003 Ibisi...and he was good too Yep, Idr why he wasn't here longer.
Booch Posted February 13 Report Posted February 13 3 minutes ago, wbbfan said: Yep, Idr why he wasn't here longer. I think he wanted to try down south again...but he is what we need....strong and athletic...and just a smidge over undersized but athletic ....just want u want wbbfan and Piggy 1 2
bearpants Posted February 13 Report Posted February 13 1 hour ago, 17to85 said: The Bombers used an American at centre not THAT long ago.... 2000s sometime. in CFL terms... that's like 6 generations ago... wbbfan 1
bigg jay Posted February 13 Report Posted February 13 15 minutes ago, bearpants said: in CFL terms... that's like 6 generations ago... Not in my head it isn't! wbbfan, Bigblue204, 17to85 and 2 others 1 2 2
Goalie Posted February 13 Report Posted February 13 1 minute ago, bigg jay said: Not in my head it isn't! The 90s was 10 years ago rebusrankin, 17to85 and Bigblue204 2 1
GCn20 Posted February 13 Report Posted February 13 (edited) 18 hours ago, Booch said: right now we have zero proven depth on our Oline....none...and we dont even know who is at right guard....we weaker than last yr and how is that even possible? One of Eli and Wallace will grab a spot.....and or be the extra oline guy...and thats factoring Kolo at center...which is still a weak spot...3 yrs running now...If Eli is allowed to compete for Center and take it over Kolo isnt even a good candidate for the 6th giy as he is only serviceable at center....and thats being generous.....if someone was to go down we would have to shuffle other guys on the oline to make it work....and I have a shiiity feeling we gonna have to waste a DA on an import olineman this yr unless we go with a straight outta University guy Again hamstringing our roster with a useless DA like we did with Mr Marine...... Dline much the same...we have 2 ends who we know can play....thats it....2 promising interior guys who we know are gonna be getting reps taken away by drip and drop Canadians.....sure we have Lawson back which helps, but anyone with half a brain and knows the man love Osh has for Thomas that he gonna get more than too many reps in lieu of him...Our dline as much as many claim that Haba and Garbutt and Fox were no loss...is a lot weaker Not sure what the plan is, but to me looks like there wasnt much of one and we didnt pursue anyone to shore up our lines.....or.....we lost out on players not named Ceresna because they flat out didnt wanna come here....or.....Osh indicated to Walters that " we good"...I leaning more to the "we good" side until proven otherwise after camp and maybe he makes the tough cuts This is Walters time of year. He is 100% responsible for who we keep, who we lose, and who we sign. Your hatred of MOS in this knows no bounds. This time of year is 100% on the GM. Once TC open then it's on the HC. No HC is going to ever tell his GM that we good. He will want all the talent the GM can find/sign then sort them out in TC. Edited February 13 by GCn20
rebusrankin Posted February 13 Report Posted February 13 I'm hoping the new scouting regime brings in some OTs, WR, and DL. HardCoreBlue 1
GCn20 Posted February 13 Report Posted February 13 (edited) 17 minutes ago, rebusrankin said: I'm hoping the new scouting regime brings in some OTs, WR, and DL. We will find out what kind of hawks we have now. Jim Jauch is pretty much considered one of the best receiver bird dogs out there, and has brought in some good talent for the Lions DesLauriers will be our NAT guy primarily. He and Walters will be scouting the CIS a lot. Not much of a resume for DesLauriers yet and this may be the biggest area of concern from last year. This was Goveia's wheelhouse with the Bombers. Brock Sunderland was well regarded enough as a recruiter of talent to earn himself an assistant GM job followed by a GM chance. He is a horrible GM.....but the man has an undeniable eye for talent. Honestly, the trio we picked up is probably far better at IMP recruitment than the duo we lost but KW is going to have to dust off his scouting hat again for us to keep pace at NAT recruitment. Edited February 13 by GCn20 wbbfan and rebusrankin 2
Fatty Liver Posted February 13 Report Posted February 13 53 minutes ago, GCn20 said: We will find out what kind of hawks we have now. Jim Jauch is pretty much considered one of the best receiver bird dogs out there, and has brought in some good talent for the Lions DesLauriers will be our NAT guy primarily. He and Walters will be scouting the CIS a lot. Not much of a resume for DesLauriers yet and this may be the biggest area of concern from last year. This was Goveia's wheelhouse with the Bombers. Brock Sunderland was well regarded enough as a recruiter of talent to earn himself an assistant GM job followed by a GM chance. He is a horrible GM.....but the man has an undeniable eye for talent. Honestly, the trio we picked up is probably far better at IMP recruitment than the duo we lost but KW is going to have to dust off his scouting hat again for us to keep pace at NAT recruitment. Nothing wrong with DesLauriers resume, he's only 43, he played 9 years with the Als and spent the last 8 years working in their front office. Deslauriers retired as a player in February 2016 but stayed with the Alouettes as a football operations assistant and scout.[1] He was named as the team's Player Personnel Coordinator on July 18, 2019 shortly after the dismissal of the team's general manager, Kavis Reed.[2] He was promoted to Director of Football Operations after the 2019 Montreal Alouettes season on December 18, 2019.[3] rebusrankin and wbbfan 2
Pete Posted February 13 Report Posted February 13 I see Lawlers going on about the reason he signed with Hamilton was he sees them winning the grey cup Once again its all rhetoric, he should just say that they made his dream come true as they made him the highest paid nonquaterback player in the league Kenny Lawler believes leaving Winnipeg for Hamilton 'a better move' than Edmonton foray - 3DownNation
Tracker Posted February 13 Report Posted February 13 6 minutes ago, Pete said: I see Lawlers going on about the reason he signed with Hamilton was he sees them winning the grey cup Once again its all rhetoric, he should just say that they made his dream come true as they made him the highest paid nonquaterback player in the league Kenny Lawler believes leaving Winnipeg for Hamilton 'a better move' than Edmonton foray - 3DownNation Lawler is not the highest-pain non-QB in the league. Ceresna got an identical amount, for one.
bigg jay Posted February 13 Report Posted February 13 14 minutes ago, Tracker said: Lawler is not the highest-pain non-QB in the league. Ceresna got an identical amount, for one. Lawler is making more. It was reported that Ceresna signed for 225k (he had turned down 275k from Toronto). Tracker 1
HardCoreBlue Posted February 13 Report Posted February 13 18 minutes ago, Tracker said: Lawler is not the highest-pain non-QB in the league. Ceresna got an identical amount, for one. Lawler, no not even close. Highest-pain award overall goes to Fajardo, no? And highest-pain non player award goes to the Barker and Bierness duo, no? 🙂 Tracker 1
M.O.A.B. Posted February 13 Report Posted February 13 (edited) We signed NAT LB Enock Makonzo Edited February 13 by M.O.A.B. Tracker, rebusrankin, wbbfan and 1 other 1 3
Pete Catan's Ghost Posted February 13 Report Posted February 13 10 minutes ago, M.O.A.B. said: We signed NAT LB Enock Makonzo Thank Christ wbbfan, HardCoreBlue, Fatty Liver and 2 others 4 1
Brandon Posted February 13 Report Posted February 13 4 hours ago, Pete said: I see Lawlers going on about the reason he signed with Hamilton was he sees them winning the grey cup Once again its all rhetoric, he should just say that they made his dream come true as they made him the highest paid nonquaterback player in the league Kenny Lawler believes leaving Winnipeg for Hamilton 'a better move' than Edmonton foray - 3DownNation I understand saying the "right things" to make a good impression with your new team. But come on now, I'd imagine Hamilton would be in the bottom 3 for odds of winning the Cup this year.
do or die Posted February 13 Report Posted February 13 Player got payed. Player praises new team. Startling. Noeller, bearpants, Mark H. and 5 others 4 4
SpeedFlex27 Posted February 13 Report Posted February 13 I'm posting this for all of us to chew on. I have no words. https://3downnation.com/2025/02/13/bombers-gm-kyle-walters-caught-off-guard-by-cfl-salary-cap-increase-will-only-spend-to-previous-limit-until-further-notice/ Tracker and rebusrankin 2
WinnipegGordo Posted February 13 Report Posted February 13 3 minutes ago, SpeedFlex27 said: I'm posting this for all of us to chew on. I have no words. https://3downnation.com/2025/02/13/bombers-gm-kyle-walters-caught-off-guard-by-cfl-salary-cap-increase-will-only-spend-to-previous-limit-until-further-notice/ I think the issue here is with the CFLPA. They haven't determined yet if the influx of money will go to player salaries or if they will allocate it other ways (pension, playoff money, training camp pay etc). Walters is wise not to spend the money until he knows is actually available. Freisen put his own spin on it as well;
wbbfan Posted February 13 Report Posted February 13 1 hour ago, M.O.A.B. said: We signed NAT LB Enock Makonzo Nice depth pick up if he’s healthy. We really need back end Canadians like this. BBlink, rebusrankin and Noeller 2 1
SpeedFlex27 Posted February 14 Report Posted February 14 (edited) 36 minutes ago, WinnipegGordo said: I think the issue here is with the CFLPA. They haven't determined yet if the influx of money will go to player salaries or if they will allocate it other ways (pension, playoff money, training camp pay etc). Walters is wise not to spend the money until he knows is actually available. Freisen put his own spin on it as well; Yeah, real smart until the losing comes & the screaming starts. Tha announcement of the increase in the salary cap was made official by both the CFL & CFLPA. Do you really think the CFLPA will suddenly change its mind & take that or a portion of that salary cap increase away? And if they do, how can teams be held financially accountable after it was formally announced? Edited February 14 by SpeedFlex27 rebusrankin and MrFreakzilla 2
SpeedFlex27 Posted February 14 Report Posted February 14 (edited) So, for all of you who claim they know how the cap works (Like Mike here & others) who scolded me that I don't when I questioned how things were being operated earlier, you have no better idea how things work than anyone else here. But thanks for stopping by & telling me I know nothing when you don't either. Edited February 14 by SpeedFlex27
Pete Posted February 14 Report Posted February 14 (edited) I really like this signing, Makonzo has a big upside. Can backup Kramdl or safety. Question mark is his ability to bounce back from injury, but likely why we got him on I assume a cap friendly amount. Low risk high reward Edited February 14 by Pete
Goalie Posted February 14 Report Posted February 14 12 minutes ago, SpeedFlex27 said: So, for all of you who claim they know how the cap works (Like Mike here & others) who scolded me that I don't when I questioned how things were being operated earlier, you have no better idea how things work than anyone else here. But thanks for stopping by & telling me I know nothing when you don't either. Football is supposed to be fun and take your mind off real world problems. Perhaps you need to remember that. You’re gonna send yourself to the grave going on about things that really don’t matter. 25 minutes ago, SpeedFlex27 said: Yeah, real smart until the losing comes & the screaming starts. Tha announcement of the increase in the salary cap was made official by both the CFL & CFLPA. Do you really think the CFLPA will suddenly change its mind & take that or a portion of that salary cap increase away? And if they do, how can teams be held financially accountable after it was formally announced? The losing hasn’t started and you are already going on so when it comes you should be quiet right? But what if they win? Noeller and bearpants 2
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