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