Rourke released, Signed by Atlanta...and released again AND SIGNS WITH BC

[J5V]

If he wins a cup here with BC will he bolt for another opportunity down South?

If he plays well but doesn't win a cup and still bolts ...

If VA leaves (and why would he stay) what does BC do if Rourke does bolt for the NFL? They'll have lost both QBs.

It's a bit of a gamble.

[Jesse]

If he wins a cup here with BC will he bolt for another opportunity down South?

If he plays well but doesn't win a cup and still bolts ...

If VA leaves (and why would he stay) what does BC do if Rourke does bolt for the NFL? They'll have lost both QBs.

It's a bit of a gamble.

No one's brought this up yet, but of course Rourke is going to see if he can snag another offer in the off season. Can't move VAJ until they know Rourke is committed for 2025.

[ichabod_crane]

If he wins a cup here with BC will he bolt for another opportunity down South?

If he plays well but doesn't win a cup and still bolts ...

If VA leaves (and why would he stay) what does BC do if Rourke does bolt for the NFL? They'll have lost both QBs.

It's a bit of a gamble.

Well if these are mature intelligent people, you would think these kinds of discussions would occur long before the end of the season. NO need to leave anyone in limbo hanging out to dry.

In any case unless Rourke gets a truckload of upfront money down south, he is crazy to go down there on a mere try-out contract. I think he has 0.001% chance of sticking somewhere down there unless he is related to the head coach somehow! He's got too much to lose now not sticking with BC (if not cut himself).

Adams will get his money either in BC or somewhere else. I don't think he will be begging for a handout next season unless his career is done from injuries.

[Blueforlife]

Wow. Sick of him already and he hasn't taken a snap-and a Canadian no less!! He ll start vs us and light it up. Bad timing for us as we need to win to make up ground and after this weekend Edmonton could be tied with us!!

I'll take that bet.  Our D will feast.

[gobombersgo]

There has to be a limit or we wouldn't have any of these "salary cap" casualties. We'd have just doubled our offers to Grant and Hardrick, etc.

All the talk I hear is that there is no limit to marketing money that teams can spend.

Yeah, there should be no reason why the Bombers should lose a player due to salary.

Either the Bombers are trying to be fiscally responsible with marketing money or all the players they allowed to walk in the off-season were due to non-salary reasons.

If the Bombers wanted to find a way to re-sign Grant they would have. More likely is they wanted to move on due to injury concerns.

[pdirks67]

If he wins a cup here with BC will he bolt for another opportunity down South?

If he plays well but doesn't win a cup and still bolts ...

If VA leaves (and why would he stay) what does BC do if Rourke does bolt for the NFL? They'll have lost both QBs.

It's a bit of a gamble.

I'd be shocked if the Lions haven't already had this discussion with Rourke. And if he goes, VA stays. If Rourke stays in the CFL, VA is traded or released. I'd take this gamble in a heartbeat if I was in the Lions front office. Not only for Rourke's youth and ability, but also his marketability.

[pdirks67]

Well if these are mature intelligent people, you would think these kinds of discussions would occur long before the end of the season. NO need to leave anyone in limbo hanging out to dry.

In any case unless Rourke gets a truckload of upfront money down south, he is crazy to go down there on a mere try-out contract. I think he has 0.001% chance of sticking somewhere down there unless he is related to the head coach somehow! He's got too much to lose now not sticking with BC (if not cut himself).

Adams will get his money either in BC or somewhere else. I don't think he will be begging for a handout next season unless his career is done from injuries.

Great point. He probably only tries his luck down south again if he gets a pile of up-front money.

[dd]

I'll take that bet.  Our D will feast.

I'd like to think so but not so sure. Rourke can scramble alot better than Adams and can throw alot better too. We'll see how he plays in his first game back, if ever we were going to beat him, this is the game.

[dd]

I'd be shocked if the Lions haven't already had this discussion with Rourke. And if he goes, VA stays. If Rourke stays in the CFL, VA is traded or released. I'd take this gamble in a heartbeat if I was in the Lions front office. Not only for Rourke's youth and ability, but also his marketability.

Lions also want to win the GC this year, which Rourke definitely gives them a legit shot at. Adams at 25-0 clearly didn't. I was confident we'd beat the Lions this week if Dolegala was playing and even Adams, but Rourke is a different animal. He has a very good corps of receivers to throw to and they have Stanback to run the ball to keep the D honest. Its going to be the game of the season for sure.

[The Zipp]

It's candy, McNall and Gretzky buying a grey cup all over again with "personal services" contracts. 

Ambroise will do nothing to close this loophole being used for Rourke. 

[theaardvark]

4 first downs last game.  4.

Rourke is supposedly getting all the first team snaps this week, makes sense over Dolegala. 

We will be getting a QB with jet lag, who is learning a different system than the two he's worked under so far this year, Adams was 8-17 with a pick, and 4 sacks, in 18:08 time on the field.

No crowd noise for our D to deal with (much as it upset the O, it can also affect the D)

I really think this will be a statement game for both side, and I like our chances...

[TBURGESS]

Biggest game of the year for both teams so far. We win and we're 1 game back with the tie breaker. They win and we're 3 games back & they have the tie breaker. 

With Rourke, I'm sure they get more than 4 first downs and more than 0 points, but will they get enough points to win?

Should be like a playoff game in August. I'm really looking forward to it. 

[Waffler]

Rourke will be less of a factor than the entire BC team feeling embarrassed. They are going to play MUCH more physical than last time. Our advantage is the bye. Should be a war until the final whistle.
 

[markf]

Don't the Lions have some secondary players injured?

Should help the Bombers offence.

[peg_city]

I wonder if this frees up Mathieu Betts if he gets cut