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#21

Blue Bomber & CFL Discussion Forum / Re: Blue Bombers add five to r...

Last post by Blueforlife - December 31, 2025, 06:50:50 PM

Yeah that would be good, that would help us create our early season or preseason depth charts!

#22

Blue Bomber & CFL Discussion Forum / Re: Blue Bombers add five to r...

Last post by Blue In BC - December 31, 2025, 06:35:19 PM

It's too bad we don't get more insight as to where a player is expected to compete. Is a DB going to be looked more at CB, DB or safety.

Is an OL going to be looked at for LT, RT, guard or center.

Obviously nothing is written in stone and players will get opportunities at various roles.

#23

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

Last post by Blue In BC - December 31, 2025, 06:32:37 PM

As to the timeline of the SMS increase, was there any mention of marketing money prior to Doman Re-signing Rourke for $824k/season? Seems like marketing money was the joker card the owners threw into the deck after the cards were dealt to excuse any over-spending they wished to indulge in. Instead of punishing Doman according to the SMS rules, they gave him a slap on the back. If it was a planned process I think it would have been discussed in the off-season and brought forward as a proposal.

IIRC there was marketing money prior to Rourke returning. How much and the rules behind the concept were not clear. It's still not clear. There has to be a limit otherwise there is no SMS. Geez. How much would the Lions been over in 2024 if they hadn't shifted some spend into MM? It's not like they just missed the mark.

Doman should have suffered more consequences but it it what it is.

Either way the 2024 SMS and 2025 SMS spend for Rourke is excessive. Yes another team may have been willing to pay that but it's still excessive.

SMS is spent across an entire roster and whatever is spent somewhere is not spent elsewhere.

#24

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

Last post by Blue In BC - December 31, 2025, 06:26:43 PM

Agree, other than holm , all should be looking over their shoulder as they aren't nearly good enough and it's good news we re cleaning house and bringing in new bodies

I agree but it's a cart before the horse question. One of the new rookies might be pencilled in as a starter and / or there will be more competition at TC.

Logic suggests they didn't want to re-sign Parker. Whether SMS level had anything to do with this is unknown. I'd think there were a multitude of factors including injury history.

I mentioned it before that although I didn't think Bonds will be back, perhaps he'll be healthy and is pencilled in as the player to beat in TC.

Either way, there is no clear answer to Bonds or Lawson as potential upgrades as both are potential free agents.

I'm ok with their decision but will wait and see how this develops.

#25

Blue Bomber & CFL Discussion Forum / Re: Blue Bombers add five to r...

Last post by Blueforlife - December 31, 2025, 06:22:45 PM

Hopefully a couple can stick!

#26

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

Last post by dd - December 31, 2025, 06:15:09 PM

All the DBs, but especially the CBs, pooped the bed in the ESF.  You could argue in the losing GCs too (to a lesser extent).  What Calvillo & Alexander did to them the other month was shameful.  Sitting there in the stands I was flabbergasted.  Half those chuck & pray 60Y bombs should have been INTs if our guys (and our DC(s)) had a clue.

I'm all for finding incremental improvement.  Parker is getting old for a DB, has been injured a whack ton, and was never as good as Houston (for example).  Yes, he was solid, and I liked him, but he never solidified his spot like, say, Nichols did.

Agree, other than holm , all should be looking over their shoulder as they aren't nearly good enough and it's good news we re cleaning house and bringing in new bodies

#27

Offside Forum / Re: Team Canada unveils 2026 O...

Last post by JockitchwithRich - December 31, 2025, 05:09:42 PM

Not personally pleased that Binnington, Stone and Hagel get picked. Perhaps even through in Sanheim

#28

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

Last post by JockitchwithRich - December 31, 2025, 05:07:31 PM

Personally happy for Wilson, of course sad for Scheif but
not surprised.
My surprise is Binnington in goal. His tandem teammate is from
Winnipeg, Hofer. Who has played a bit more and has much better stats.  Also, why not Wedgewood who again has much better #'s.

#29

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

Last post by Throw Long Bannatyne - December 31, 2025, 04:59:55 PM

All the DBs, but especially the CBs, pooped the bed in the ESF.  You could argue in the losing GCs too (to a lesser extent).  What Calvillo & Alexander did to them the other month was shameful.  Sitting there in the stands I was flabbergasted.  Half those chuck & pray 60Y bombs should have been INTs if our guys (and our DC(s)) had a clue.

I'm all for finding incremental improvement.  Parker is getting old for a DB, has been injured a whack ton, and was never as good as Houston (for example).  Yes, he was solid, and I liked him, but he never solidified his spot like, say, Nichols did.

They handed Parker the Safety job early last season and he dropped the ball, not only did he not do a great job at his own position but the CB's were in disarray, so much so they cut Bridges and switched to rookies.

[The answer to having a monster C (NAT or IMP) isn't in the building at the moment, and hasn't been since Couture left.]

#30

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

Last post by Throw Long Bannatyne - December 31, 2025, 04:54:46 PM

But that's more a dig on Ko-man than Eli.  Ko is expected to be better as the anointed starter.  Eli is expected to be a good jumbo & TE & backup snapper.

I could possibly argue Eli is better at his job than Ko-man...

The answer to having a monster C (NAT or IMP) isn't in the building at the moment, and hasn't been since Couture left.

Couture might not have been as dominant as you remember, when he came back from a serious arm injury in 2022 he was not given his job back and remained backup to Kolankowski for the remainder of the season including the playoffs.  Despite being listed 100% recovered he only played in 7 games that season. 

One possibility could be they already knew Couture intended to return to BC in the off-season and decided better to stick with the transition with Zach's approval.