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[what does management feel about the 3 Canadian LB's drafted last season]

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Blue Bomber & CFL Discussion Forum / Re: Blue Bombers re-sign veter...

Last post by Tecno - Today at 01:39:50 AM

The other factor is what does management feel about the 3 Canadian LB's drafted last season. They also play ST's and look to have more upside than the DB choices.

Shay needs to pan out.  It will be a huge disappointment if he's a bust.

[Guy's like Kelly are dime a dozen]

#22

Blue Bomber & CFL Discussion Forum / Re: Blue Bombers re-sign veter...

Last post by Tecno - Today at 01:38:14 AM

Guy's like Kelly are dime a dozen. The kid has done little to nothing in his first three years.

My beef with Kelly is nothing about him stands out.  The only time you know he's out on D is when he's screwing up.  On ST he may get some stats but you never notice him!  He doesn't make the impressive pounce of Cadwall.  He doesn't have the speed/accel of Hallett to block a kick.

He's just sort of there and sort of ok.  At least Hallett has some specialities!

[Perhaps it also sends a message to other free agents that we have an opening at center, making those currently unsigned less likely to accept a lowball offer from current team]

#23

Blue Bomber & CFL Discussion Forum / Re: Bombers Release Chris Kola...

Last post by Tecno - Today at 01:20:07 AM

Perhaps it also sends a message to other free agents that we have an opening at center, making those currently unsigned less likely to accept a lowball offer from current team, i.e. McEwan or Woodmansey

This is a very good, and outside the box, point.  Love it.

[fully expect to see Eli getting the C spot going into camp]

#24

Blue Bomber & CFL Discussion Forum / Re: Bombers Release Chris Kola...

Last post by Tecno - Today at 01:19:29 AM

So, the decision had been made to move on from him.  Walters/MOS aren't ones that move on without a plan in place, though, so I fully expect to see Eli getting the C spot going into camp, it being his to lose.

You're gung-ho on Eli, but I still am hesitant to think that's the plan.  The only reason I can possibly see to let Ko-man walk and start Eli is if you wanted to SAVE money on OL this season.  Which is weird, because my prediction is we need to SPEND MORE on OL.

We don't tend to buy FA Oline, can't remember ever signing a FA Olineman to start.

You probably already know, but that's just a since-2018 (or so) thing.  Before that, Mafia was big-time into FA'ing OL.

Nothing says we can't go back to being a FA OL buyer.  The years of always being in the cup has destroyed our OL draft quality.

#25

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Last post by J5V - Today at 01:16:21 AM

And here I thought Bowness retired.

Exactly what I thought too. I'm really surprised by this move. I wonder how permanent this assignment is. Maybe Bones is just going to do it until a more permanent solution is found. 

[why wou1d we pickup the centre they dumped]

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Blue Bomber & CFL Discussion Forum / Re: Bombers Release Chris Kola...

Last post by Tecno - Today at 01:12:36 AM

If the Ticats don't want him and picked up Koko, why wou1d we pickup the centre they dumped??

Because until he started snapping balls 5' over Bo's head he was pretty darned good and known as a pretty high tier C.

There was 1-2 games BLM was getting VERY mad at him.  Like livid, on field, on camera.  That may have sealed his fate in HAM.

I don't recall him having snapping problems in prior years, so maybe it was just a short-term problem.

[Must be better than I thought he was if Ticats wanted to give him a look]

#27

Blue Bomber & CFL Discussion Forum / Re: Bombers Release Chris Kola...

Last post by Tecno - Today at 01:07:04 AM

Must be better than I thought he was if Ticats wanted to give him a look.

Clearly HAM hasn't totally given up on being Bombers-Lite/Redux.

And I'm pretty sure my ranking of Ko-man as middle-of-the-pack is more accurate than the guesses that he was bottom-of-the-barrel.

[Kolo probably signed for around $120k with no bonuses]

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Blue Bomber & CFL Discussion Forum / Re: Bombers Release Chris Kola...

Last post by Tecno - Today at 01:03:49 AM

Kolo probably signed for around $120k with no bonuses just to keep his career rolling.

No way Ko-man took $120k.  I bet Eli is earning over $100k, and he's never started squat.  For $120k maybe we keep Ko-man around as a NAT backup!

I doubt he took much of a discount from what he was getting here.

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Blue Bomber & CFL Discussion Forum / Re: Bombers Release Chris Kola...

Last post by Throw Long Bannatyne - January 13, 2026, 11:45:29 PM

Woodmansey is a free agent, maybe over to the Bombers???

Thoughts.

Could be he's asking for too much Woodmansey was #15 on top paid O-linemen list last season with Dobson above him at #9 and Revenberg at #5, the Ti-Cats had a lot of cash tied up in their O-line and needed to find some savings. Kolo probably signed for around $120k with no bonuses just to keep his career rolling.

15) Coulter Woodmansey, Hamilton Tiger-Cats (N)

Hard money: $170,500
Maximum value: $183,700

The University of Guelph product got a $15,000 offseason roster bonus on Feb. 1 ahead of his fifth season with the Tiger-Cats. Woodmansey will also make $131,700 in base salary, $13,800 in housing money, and $10,000 in marketing money this year, plus an additional $250 each time he plays more than half of Hamilton's offensive snaps in a game.

To put in perspective Stanley is the only Bomber on that list, he shows up at #14 exactly the same salary as Woodmansey.

Hard money: $170,700
Maximum value: $183,700

#30

Blue Bomber & CFL Discussion Forum / Re: Bombers Release Chris Kola...

Last post by Jesse - January 13, 2026, 11:26:41 PM

Wish him well there. Wasn't a great blocker here, but gave it his all. He's from the area around Hamilton. Maybe he wanted to be closer to home? Must be better than I thought he was if Ticats wanted to give him a look.

Multiple people have talked about how poor Hammy's snapping was from the centre postion. That's something that Kola did well. A vet like Bo might appreciate the consistency. If they OL is strong around him, he'll still do well.