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Blue Bomber & CFL Discussion Forum / Re: Bombers sign QB Payton Tho...

Last post by Blue In BC - December 28, 2025, 05:28:27 PM

Just curious in a case like Bonds or Schoen who are now FA's, doesn't the team maintain financial obligation to them until they are healed?

Medical recovery costs are covered IIRC. Beyond that nothing as far as I know unless they are under contract. In those cases they get added to 6 game IR as " injured vet " or some similar designation. If the injury is very long term there might be some sort of buyout as we see in the NFL.

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Blue Bomber & CFL Discussion Forum / Re: 1st & 10 | The Complete Bl...

Last post by markf - December 28, 2025, 03:32:31 PM

I am surprised that people think coaching is unimportant in quarterback success.

Specially while blaming much of our offensive failure last season on coaching.

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Blue Bomber & CFL Discussion Forum / Re: Bombers sign QB Payton Tho...

Last post by Throw Long Bannatyne - December 28, 2025, 02:00:01 PM

Because then you have a player coming off an injury 6 - 9 games in the season. It's a gamble like bringing in Schoen back only to re-injure and miss the more time. By then we'll have gone through TC and found the next group of DB's going forward on our PR.

Just curious in a case like Bonds or Schoen who are now FA's, doesn't the team maintain financial obligation to them until they are healed?

[AjouBusbyEMILUS, Samuel]

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Blue Bomber & CFL Discussion Forum / Re: CFL (Non-Bombers) off-seas...

Last post by Throw Long Bannatyne - December 28, 2025, 01:48:32 PM

I think the rider receivers will re sign with the riders, they've got a good thing going, I m sure oday will make them competitive offers and they haven't overcommitted to their star players like we and other teams have. They have more cap space than most teams

The problem is, due to injury the Riders have accumulated a swatch of receivers that probably think they should be starters and are unlikely to accept being designated as backups.  A little more than a month ago they started 4 Natl's and 1 Import in the GC in order to accomodate a 4 Import O-line as well as a 4 import D-line, that ratio became their bread and butter and fairly sure they don't want to alter it.

Imports
BANE Jr. Shawn
JOHNSON, KeeSean
MEYERS, Dohnte
ROBUSTELLI, Joe

Natl.
Ajou
Busby
EMILUS, Samuel
NIELD, Tommy
PICTON, Mitchell
SCHAFFER-BAKER, Kian

Bolded are already under contract.

#25

Blue Bomber & CFL Discussion Forum / Re: Bombers sign QB Payton Tho...

Last post by Blue In BC - December 28, 2025, 01:44:59 PM

Why not?  It's cheap, wouldn't require any signing bonus, and will be 100% SMS free until he's healed.  Then voila, you have a healthy fresh experience DB come labor day right when you're getting creamed with injuries.

$10k above ELC on a 1-year and it's a done deal.  Make it so, number one!

Because then you have a player coming off an injury 6 - 9 games in the season. It's a gamble like bringing in Schoen back only to re-injure and miss the more time. By then we'll have gone through TC and found the next group of DB's going forward on our PR.

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Blue Bomber & CFL Discussion Forum / Re: CFL (Non-Bombers) off-seas...

Last post by Blue In BC - December 28, 2025, 01:41:34 PM

Teams that had any 2025 SMS left probably have spent that by now or close to it. We may see some players signed but bonus money probably due at the beginning of February.

[They have more cap space than most teams]

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Blue Bomber & CFL Discussion Forum / Re: CFL (Non-Bombers) off-seas...

Last post by Tecno - December 28, 2025, 09:38:15 AM

I think the rider receivers will re sign with the riders, they've got a good thing going, I m sure oday will make them competitive offers and they haven't overcommitted to their star players like we and other teams have. They have more cap space than most teams

I'm of the opposite mind.  I think they are in cap heck, and I think the FA sniping will be massive.  Yeah, their O was super budget, but they spent a ton on that D last year -- way more than we did.

Any superstars coming off ELCs will want to get paid.  SSK can't afford to keep many.  The vets in FA will want a bump after they "deserve it" for winning the GC.  And since the SSK system doesn't require top/expensive RECs I think they dump anyone who asks for more than a modest bump.  They'll just draft more Busbys and Pictons to fill the void.

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Blue Bomber & CFL Discussion Forum / Re: CFL (Non-Bombers) off-seas...

Last post by dd - December 28, 2025, 04:16:59 AM

I think the rider receivers will re sign with the riders, they've got a good thing going, I m sure oday will make them competitive offers and they haven't overcommitted to their star players like we and other teams have. They have more cap space than most teams

#29

Blue Bomber & CFL Discussion Forum / Re: Bombers sign QB Payton Tho...

Last post by the.inkster - December 28, 2025, 04:11:16 AM

No, there talking about DBs. So this would be Dexter Lawson.

Ah, gotcha. Thanks for clarifying 

[You've just described Zach's ideal receiver.]

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Blue Bomber & CFL Discussion Forum / Re: CFL (Non-Bombers) off-seas...

Last post by Tecno - December 28, 2025, 03:47:05 AM

You've just described Zach's ideal receiver.

Ya, ok.  But one problem: we have 3 of those already!!  Pokey, Wheatie, Demski are all thinner/speed guys who can go wide out and get a 70Y TD with YAC.

We don't have a bruiser with hands for the short game.  Kenny kind of did that for us a bit when he'd cut inside (those TDs in '24 WDF were amazing).  But even he wasn't ideal there (too skinny & frail).

As such I'd take Johnson over Meyers.  But only for cheap.  In general I don't like all the Green retreads we take in.  I'm not expecting we take any greeners this FA.  Let the other hyenas pounce and steal that GC meat.