2024-2025 CFL (non-Bomber) off-season discussion

dd · May 28, 2025, 10:40:31 PM

Quote from: Pigskin on May 28, 2025, 09:32:44 PMJA27 had a nice PS game. 5/51 yards, 1 TD, 10.2 Avg. 28 longest. I hope he has a big year.

He was so under utilized here, he'll prove us wrong for letting him go and have a big year!!

Sir Blue and Gold · May 28, 2025, 10:44:00 PM

Quote from: dd on May 28, 2025, 10:40:31 PMHe was so under utilized here, he'll prove us wrong for letting him go and have a big year!!

I'm pulling for him too but I don't think he was underutilized. He was behind Harris and then Oliveria and he should have been.

He was good here when he got to play but you don't play much football if you're not on the top of the chart in pro football.

theaardvark · May 29, 2025, 02:12:51 AM

Quote from: dd on May 28, 2025, 10:40:31 PMHe was so under utilized here, he'll prove us wrong for letting him go and have a big year!!

When you have guys who are perpetual MOP's and MOC's, hard to get on the field.

If anything, we overutilized him, or at least got more than we paid for. We got a lot of mileage on teams, and he was ready to go in if needed. With no one ahead of him, and on a team needing ratio, he will have a chance to shine.

Blueforlife · May 29, 2025, 02:38:09 AM

Quote from: dd on May 28, 2025, 10:40:31 PMHe was so under utilized here, he'll prove us wrong for letting him go and have a big year!!

Disagree, behind two beasts, we used him as much as possible

Quote from: Sir Blue and Gold on May 28, 2025, 10:44:00 PMI'm pulling for him too but I don't think he was underutilized. He was behind Harris and then Oliveria and he should have been.

He was good here when he got to play but you don't play much football if you're not on the top of the chart in pro football.

Agree

Quote from: theaardvark on May 29, 2025, 02:12:51 AMWhen you have guys who are perpetual MOP's and MOC's, hard to get on the field.

If anything, we overutilized him, or at least got more than we paid for. We got a lot of mileage on teams, and he was ready to go in if needed. With no one ahead of him, and on a team needing ratio, he will have a chance to shine.

Agree

TecnoGenius · May 31, 2025, 01:11:23 AM

Watching the TOR@HAM game today. Rutledge spotted playing on field. Yup, same Rutledge! Apparently has been in USFL all this time.

He was always quite good here (passport not as friendly as Kramdi though). I wonder if he cracks the roster in TOR. I also wonder who the incumbent is, and any competition.

He should do well there. Let's hope he's not making big plays against us in the GC this year. Or at the very least, that Kramdi can do better!

Jesse · May 31, 2025, 01:12:31 AM

Toronto needs bodies, he'd be a good placeholder until one of their prospects can overtake him at the very least.

TecnoGenius · May 31, 2025, 01:40:05 AM

Haha, PS1 HAM game (3Q7:36) they stole our WPG work-back-to-post (dig route?) 2PAT (mini-TD) play to Kenny! That's the play we used to great success many times last year, and for a TD or 2 in the '24 post-season to Kenny.

Hilarious, first JA27 takes it in for the short run TD, and then topped with a 2 pointer to Kenny with a Buck special. Am I watching the Bombers? This will be a confusing year when HAM is playing.

Jesse · May 31, 2025, 01:43:07 AM

I'm still pretty adamant that Hamilton will remain a bottom-feeder.

TecnoGenius · May 31, 2025, 03:08:47 AM

Quote from: Jesse on May 31, 2025, 01:43:07 AMI'm still pretty adamant that Hamilton will remain a bottom-feeder.

I dunno. Obviously it all hinges on BLM. If he can get 2024 numbers without losing all the time, they could be big. I really don't want to face HAM in the GC though because I still feel a bit sorry for that fan base. Clearly I will want to kick their butts in that scenario, but I'll feel a bit guilty about it!

(Not BLM, I have zero love for him, but for the fans)

Jesse · May 31, 2025, 03:15:29 AM

Quote from: TecnoGenius on May 31, 2025, 03:08:47 AMI dunno. Obviously it all hinges on BLM. If he can get 2024 numbers without losing all the time, they could be big. I really don't want to face HAM in the GC though because I still feel a bit sorry for that fan base. Clearly I will want to kick their butts in that scenario, but I'll feel a bit guilty about it!

(Not BLM, I have zero love for him, but for the fans)

If BLM puts up big numbers, it's because the team is terrible again.

markf · May 31, 2025, 01:27:40 PM

Wonder if Dave Dickensen was a bit offended by some of the negative things Mark Killam said about his time with the Stampeders?
(Got games mixed up)

I think the Elks qb situation is strange, a Grey Cup winner, second string to a guy has done nothing.

And some people are still trying to stir the controversy pot about the team name.

Jesse · May 31, 2025, 01:44:55 PM

Quote from: markf on May 31, 2025, 01:27:40 PMWonder if Dave Dickensen was a bit offended by some of the negative things Mark Killam said about his time with the Stampeders?

Two thrashings were just given to the Elks by the Stampeders.

I think the Elks qb situation is strange, a Grey Cup winner, second string to a guy has done nothing.

And some people are still trying to stir the controversy pot about the team name.

Well the controversy about the name is a classic distraction tactic. Look at this awful thing that is being done to us instead of the awful way we are managing things.

theaardvark · May 31, 2025, 01:49:07 PM

There will be some Winnipeg-Hamilton plane/bus tickets sold this week... Goveia is watching the Bomber replays right now.

Jesse · May 31, 2025, 02:47:57 PM

Quote from: theaardvark on May 31, 2025, 01:49:07 PMThere will be some Winnipeg-Hamilton plane/bus tickets sold this week... Goveia is watching the Bomber replays right now.

That's a good bet.

Blue In BC · June 03, 2025, 01:14:44 PM

Hmmmm. I just read the Stamps may have an all new defence from 2024. I think there was only 1 player from 2024 that might retain his starting spot on the roster but even that was iffy.

They also mentioned they might be on the hunt for LB's. Maybe that's a way to deal with the excess of LB's we have if we don't find a way to keep and use them.

Also read that D. Houston is still a free agent. That's a surprise and perhaps his salary ask is too high for any takers?

Note: I'm not opposed to retaining all our LB's. I'm just not sure how we do it within the ratio and size of the roster. Yes we could 1 game IR somebody, but that's not a great way to manage these sorts of problems.