Bomber Free Agents

[Ducky]

BC set the precedent... So let Ford go chase the NFL again, and when he comes back in week 9 let's make it work by paying him whatever we need to keep him on our team.

I'm assuming Ford has a bit of team loyalty and brotherhood and actually wants to be here.  If he really wants to be elsewhere, then let him walk.

Bonus is he'll only cost a half year of SMS.

Any guy we dress until then can just go back to the PR, unless we strike gold again.

My guess is he will join his brother in Edmonton (if and when he is released from the NFL).

[ModAdmin]

Tyrell Ford will first, try to make an NFL team and earn recognition and a ton of money.

Second and failing that, he will seek a CFL team that will pay him well (the most)

Third, he will seek a team that has potential to reach a Grey Cup (the ultimate goal and additional playoff money.

Fourth, he will forgo one, two and three and play with his brother in Edmonton.

I'm betting on 1, 2 or 3 options. (I don't see Edmonton breaking the bank to sign him when they have several other needs to be a contender.)

[BlueFire]

My guess is he will join his brother in Edmonton (if and when he is released from the NFL).

I'd prefer his brother joins him here

[dd]

I m in the camp he goes to Edmonton after his NFL tryouts.

[Jesse]

I don't think he's just going to blindly follow his brother.

BUT, if they're rolling with Tre Ford, they do have more dollars to spend than most teams paying 500+ for their QBs.

[theaardvark]

I'd prefer his brother joins him here

Was my preference too, except Tre is now signed in Edm now until 2028...

[dd]

I don't think he's just going to blindly follow his brother.

BUT, if they're rolling with Tre Ford, they do have more dollars to spend than most teams paying 500+ for their QBs.

Exactly, I think the lure of extra $$ and the chance to play pro football with your brother on the same team draws him there, and he would be a massive upgrade to their secondary.

[TecnoGenius]

What people forget is that with bringing in Rourke that put them over the cap significantly, but it was a unique situation in that it meant giving up their first round pick but they knew that they could then turn around and trade Adams after the season and get back a first round pick or close.

Who here thinks BC would have done the exact same thing even without their "get a DP back free" card (VAJ)?

I do!  And in the end they didn't get their 1RDP back anyhow.

[Pete]

Who here thinks BC would have done the exact same thing even without their "get a DP back free" card (VAJ)?

I do!  And in the end they didn't get their 1RDP back anyhow.

It just made the thought process a lot easier. And with edm not having a 1rdp, and the loss of theirs they still end up with the 7th pick overall.
  Most teams that could afford it would make the same call.  But if it means not getting a pick til late 2nd rnd it better be for a top player thats a difference maker

[theaardvark]

BC has an advantage when it comes to NAT depth, they only need to field 6, plus their NAT QB.  They have a 15% advantage on the starting ratio right off the hop.  DP's are 15% less valuable to them, really.

[markf]

former blue bomber dee alford v. justin  jefferson yesterday


at 1:23

https://youtu.be/kcZD98Xvs5M?si=Wvu_v1mZtDUdqVMr

[Blue In BC]

It's a good day to re-sign one of our potential free agents. Who is next?

[Throw Long Bannatyne]

Natl. receiver Jeremy Murphy picked off the PR by the Ti-Cats, like BOLO never got much of a chance to play in his 3 years in Wpg.

[ModAdmin]

Natl. receiver Jeremy Murphy picked off the PR by the Ti-Cats, like BOLO never got much of a chance to play in his 3 years in Wpg.

All players on the practice roster were released at the end of the season.  So technically, Murphy was a free agent.

[Sir Blue and Gold]

Natl. receiver Jeremy Murphy picked off the PR by the Ti-Cats, like BOLO never got much of a chance to play in his 3 years in Wpg.

By Ottawa. And he was drafted in the third round of 2023, meaning he had two seasons here in Winnipeg.