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Blue Bomber & CFL Discussion Forum / Re: Blue Bombers add quarterba...

Last post by Tecno - Today at 05:34:33 AM

but we weren't going to pay what it took, and clearly had other priorities.

Well, you can invest $200k+ in a legit backup that might never see the field.  Or you can take that $200k and massively upgrade your OL to keep your QB 99% clean.  Like '21-'22 Zach/Bombers clean.  Oh ya, and scheme shorter/quicker.

Zach can play indefinitely as long as he's not taking hits.  Look at how SSK protected Trevor last season.  He took like 2 decent hits.  Granted, they were wallops (which was kind of unlucky, really), but other than those he was mostly clean.

It was a few years back I was watching the NFL playoffs and Mahomes was like 100% clean.  No matter how long it took his OL would keep the DL at bay.  It was incredible.  Against legit NFL DLs!!  That's the kind of OL we need.  Then you can just get ELCs for all your other QBs!!

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Offside Forum / Re: Winnipeg Jets Discussion -...

Last post by theaardvark - Today at 03:33:33 AM

It seems like he has a blind spot when  player is fighting through 2 defensemen... those should never be a quality opportunity, yet he seems to let them through.

Give him a clean shot, and he'll stop it everytime.  Its the dirty ones that make it through.

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Blue Bomber & CFL Discussion Forum / Re: Blue Bombers add quarterba...

Last post by bunker - Today at 03:03:39 AM

I like the two qbs Bryce Perkins and Payton Thorne. we are much better off trying to bring in some qbs with winning experience than trying to utilize retreads that haven't won hardly anything in the cfl over the last year.
If Collaros goes down its no different than any of the teams except maybe the Argos. None of the back up qbs in the league other than Arbuckle have shown they are capable of stepping in.  Mtrl tried 2 or 3 guys and even with their team which is pretty good they still lost.
Maier has been awful, Ford didn't last in Edm, MBT was just bad. Crum couldn't win the list goes on. I, for one, am glad we didn't overspend on the back up qb position.
For all the criticisms at least Streveler was able to win some games for us.

Realistically, your chance of winning will go down considerably with a backup, but you'd like to have an option that gives you a punchers chance, and hopefully wins 1/2 the games they have to start. I think there are options we had that could have been better for us than what we've got (Powell, Ford, Maier in order of desirability) but we weren't going to pay what it took, and clearly had other priorities.

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Blue Bomber & CFL Discussion Forum / Re: Blue Bombers add quarterba...

Last post by Pete - Today at 02:35:32 AM

I don't get the idea of a new up & coming QB going to the UFL instead of the CFL?

a) I think CFL film is more valuable than UFL film.  We know the NFL is always eyeing the CFL.

b) The money of a starting UFL QB is about the same as a good backup CFL QB (though not on ELC minimum, if that's all they can get).

The only thing I can think of is if he wants to stay in the "4 down" headspace for his own sake.

the feedback Elgersma has been getting is that the nfl teams are leery of his lack of 4 down experience so the ufl presents an opportunity to help that. Personally I think all he is doing is delaying his cfl career If the nfl thought he has the talent they would find a way to keep him on the roster

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Blue Bomber & CFL Discussion Forum / Re: Blue Bombers add quarterba...

Last post by Tecno - Today at 01:50:49 AM

I don't get the idea of a new up & coming QB going to the UFL instead of the CFL?

a) I think CFL film is more valuable than UFL film.  We know the NFL is always eyeing the CFL.

b) The money of a starting UFL QB is about the same as a good backup CFL QB (though not on ELC minimum, if that's all they can get).

The only thing I can think of is if he wants to stay in the "4 down" headspace for his own sake.

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Blue Bomber & CFL Discussion Forum / Re: Bomber Store Sale on Lids

Last post by Tecno - Today at 01:47:08 AM

I tell ya, the marketing department is missing a gold mine in the O'Shea-style pre-frayed brim Championship Replica Hat.

"it came like that"
"don't they all come like that?"

I'll have to dig up that presser one day and save the link.  That was a good presser, and good question.  Was it Bob or Paul that asked it, I wonder?

I'm not one for ball caps, but I too would buy one pre-frayed in the exact same spot as MOS's.

MOS still wears it several times a year, often alternating with the military one.  It's the hat that won us the '19 cup!

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Blue Bomber & CFL Discussion Forum / Re: Blue Bombers add quarterba...

Last post by Pete - March 01, 2026, 11:50:14 PM

I like the two qbs Bryce Perkins and Payton Thorne. we are much better off trying to bring in some qbs with winning experience than trying to utilize retreads that haven't won hardly anything in the cfl over the last year.
If Collaros goes down its no different than any of the teams except maybe the Argos. None of the back up qbs in the league other than Arbuckle have shown they are capable of stepping in.  Mtrl tried 2 or 3 guys and even with their team which is pretty good they still lost.
Maier has been awful, Ford didn't last in Edm, MBT was just bad. Crum couldn't win the list goes on. I, for one, am glad we didn't overspend on the back up qb position.
For all the criticisms at least Streveler was able to win some games for us.

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Offside Forum / Re: Winnipeg Jets Discussion -...

Last post by Pigskin - March 01, 2026, 11:16:46 PM

Helle giving up a soft one in OT.

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Blue Bomber & CFL Discussion Forum / Re: Bomber Store Sale on Lids

Last post by VictorRomano - March 01, 2026, 08:32:28 PM

I tell ya, the marketing department is missing a gold mine in the O'Shea-style pre-frayed brim Championship Replica Hat.

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Blue Bomber & CFL Discussion Forum / Re: Blue Bombers add quarterba...

Last post by Blue In BC - March 01, 2026, 07:49:11 PM

Well, Elgersma's NFL combine experience is done. He wasn't invited to test on anything but he did throw passes to receivers at a few points.

Can't imagine that will be exciting to most teams but I guess we'll find out.

That sounds like an early exit. Do we know if he's reporting to his UFL team now? He was reported as listed on a roster but nothing showing he'd actually plan to attend TC etc.