Streveler signed to one year deal - updated topic

[Pete]

Streveler is a fan favorite and can sell tickets but there is no way he can be a legit CFL starter by any stretch of the imagination.

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Streveler is a fan favorite and can sell tickets but there is no way he can be a legit CFL starter by any stretch of the imagination.

I will reserve judgement on this til we actually see him play. Wouldn't be the first time one of us has had to eat crow

[TecnoGenius]

CS17? CS15? Will add a new dimension to Buck's O and as long as Buck does not get too silly, its gonna be a lot of fun to watch.  2nd and short, converted, CSxx package stays in and boom goes the dynamite.

Buck/Strevie need to focus on perfecting the sneak.  Strev was always a bit too quick to change to hitting the edge on 3rd & 1.  Or maybe it was Lapo.  In any event, I want to see a higher ratio of sneak to edge than when he was last here.  Teams start planning on contain and penetration when you abuse the sneak.

[TecnoGenius]

A ton of eyes are going to be opened by our #3 ELC guy come training camp. He is one of the big reasons we were able to bring back Strev imo. Eric Barriere is an absolute stud passer, and a guy we had on our neg list for a long time.

I hope you're right!  ELC IMP QBs are such a crapshoot.  You usually have to eyeball (and PS, and maybe garbage-time) 3-5 before you find one who can stick in the CFL.

Barriere: the name reminds me of an SCTV skit with Ben La Bearriere (with Molly Earl), Tony Rosata in a bear costume.

[Lincoln Locomotive]

One thing is apparent....we seem to be strong in QB depth....perhaps the strongest in the CFL.  That's a great position to be in going into a new season.

[ModAdmin]

For those interested in player numbers...

Darren Cameron
@Darren_Cameron
Streveler will return to his old #17. Defensive back Redha Kramdi has switched to #6.

[Pigskin]

I am wondering what that cost Strev.

[KINGCHARLES]

He's done more in the NFL than Rourke has... and Rourke would be the #1 starter in the CFL if he had stayed.

So many people seem to forget that Rourke was on an entry level contract with the BC Lions and due to that fact was on an absolutely loaded offence. Burnham and Whitehead were both in the 200k + range then they had Rhymes, Hatcher and a few other supporting cast. A pass heavy offence even due to having the WR's and OL.
I'm curious to what he would have looked like with Ottawa's OL and Calgary's WR(think they had a more drops than any team). I believe Rourke had some of his worst games against the top 3 teams in the league that year and looked like the second coming of Doug Flutie against the bottom 3 teams. Its easy to pad stats when your coaches allow it.
How many times in the last 2 seasons was Collaros pulled because it wasn't necessary to play him?
Rourke like Chad Kelly IMO are highly overrated QB's that may have only been successful due to entry level deals....I would love to eat crow on this at a later time. Just wait to see how Kelly does in 2024, he may have the best OL in the CFL but due to his contract his team is losing a lot of key players.

[Jesse]

I am wondering what that cost Strev.

He had to sign over his NFL pension.

[theaardvark]

For those interested in player numbers...

Darren Cameron
@Darren_Cameron
Streveler will return to his old #17. Defensive back Redha Kramdi has switched to #6.

Guessing that there a few more "Streveler 17" jerseys have been sold that "Kramdi 17".  No dig at Kramdi, he has been a good add, and his continued development is exciting, but Steveler 17 jerseys were probably still being sold regularly BEFORE he was re-signed...

[TecnoGenius]

Had time to watch the Feb 1 Strevie interview... wow.  What a guy.  How can you not like this guy?  Seriously.  He loves football.  He loves WPG.  Taking a fraction of NFL money to keep playing pro up here.

Seriously, who else says all the right things like this?  And 100% genuine.  Compare to Henoc's return-from-the-NFL, or anyone else's for that matter.  Especially a guy "making it" in the NFL for 5 years?  When do they even ever return?

No wonder fans league-wide like Strevie.

[ModAdmin]

It's really encouraging to hear players like Streveler, Oliveira and Schoen talk about the special culture on the Bombers and the enjoyment they have playing in Winnipeg.

[theaardvark]

Had time to watch the Feb 1 Strevie interview... wow.  What a guy.  How can you not like this guy?  Seriously.  He loves football.  He loves WPG.  Taking a fraction of NFL money to keep playing pro up here.

Seriously, who else says all the right things like this?  And 100% genuine.  Compare to Henoc's return-from-the-NFL, or anyone else's for that matter.  Especially a guy "making it" in the NFL for 5 years?  When do they even ever return?

No wonder fans league-wide like Strevie.

Taking a fraction of the NFL money knowing he's the backup and won't see the turf except for SY and packages.  THAT is the kicker. 

In the NFL, he was Strevelski, no one even knew his name, and you can bet the fans knew little or nothing about him, and the team mates might feel his presence, but not like here.

This is going to be fun for him, back to the playing of the game, being a leader and a go to guy, not the guy sitting in the corner just in case 3 bad things happen and he's needed until they can bring someone else in.

[Pete]

It's really encouraging to hear players like Streveler, Oliveira and Schoen talk about the special culture on the Bombers and the enjoyment they have playing in Winnipeg.

its unfortunate that we havent been able to utilize this to draw free agents to Winnipeg. In the past 3 years  the only ones we've signed that i can think of are Castillo, and Lawler (who'd already been here)
Every year we've been so invested in our own players that no money is left. This year its coming back to bite us when likely we should have moved on from a few vets previously. Im actually glad in some ways that we are doing this now. We need to find some young talent now that we can sign for two years so we have space for 2025 to make needed additions.

[Jesse]

its unfortunate that we havent been able to utilize this to draw free agents to Winnipeg. In the past 3 years  the only ones we've signed that i can think of are Castillo, and Lawler (who'd already been here)
Every year we've been so invested in our own players that no money is left. This year its coming back to bite us when likely we should have moved on from a few vets previously. Im actually glad in some ways that we are doing this now. We need to find some young talent now that we can sign for two years so we have space for 2025 to make needed additions.

That's by design, of course.

[TecnoGenius]

its unfortunate that we havent been able to utilize this to draw free agents to Winnipeg. In the past 3 years  the only ones we've signed that i can think of are Castillo, and Lawler (who'd already been here)

In the "competitive era" (2018+) we did use it to draw in a few guys, I think.  It certainly couldn't have hurt when we signed Taylor, Maston, Darby, Gaitor, A.Bowman, Ellingson.

I see what you're saying, but I think the lack of FA splash is more a function of really liking the pieces we have (and being good at retaining them) and lack of money because we're paying the existing pieces so much.

I think we can do without the later-career big-name big-$$ big-splash signings (Bowman, Ellingson), but I would like to see more of the quietly-steal-underrated-players-away stuff, like Taylor, Maston.  Those guys were key to winning that first cup.  I think that's the way to "win FA": unloved or forgotten mid-career gems for cheap.  (CGY is very good at this.)