Willie Jefferson

Austin85 · December 20, 2024, 05:25:32 PM

Do you think Willie will re-sign?

Blue In BC · December 20, 2024, 05:31:09 PM

Quote from: Austin85 on December 20, 2024, 05:25:32 PMDo you think Willie will re-sign?

Yes.

Jesse · December 20, 2024, 06:33:41 PM

That's as guaranteed as Bryant was.

blue_gold_84 · December 20, 2024, 06:36:12 PM

Only a matter of time.

theaardvark · December 20, 2024, 07:53:57 PM

No, I think he'd rather re-sign, he's here, he's not going anywhere. Unless he can't pass a physical, Walters will re-up him.

Now, should he fail teh physical, bet on Pinball floating him an offer... (chuckle)

Throw Long Bannatyne · December 21, 2024, 01:59:04 AM

I don't know, Willy usually re-signs pretty early, he may leave it to F.A. so he can force the Bombers to pay him in the ballpark of his perceived value. No joking the Bombers can't afford to lose Willie, he's become a face of the franchise.

TecnoGenius · December 21, 2024, 05:57:57 AM

For some reason I thought he was on a 2-year and still under contract... Oh well, I agree he'll re-sign pretty much guaranteed. Any doubts about his abilities were put to rest in the GC. He was one of the few actually getting stuff done and trying to win it even when it was going south.

He's old enough now and goes pretty "easy" in many reg season games that I don't think there's a huge market for him at astronomical prices. I'd try to get him at the last price with no inflation bump. From previous years and stories I think he knows about leaving some money for KW to hire the rest of the team.

I agree he's kind of our franchise D guy now. It would be bad for optics and morale to let him walk over $10k (cough cough Grant).

Pete · December 21, 2024, 02:19:49 PM

Quote from: Throw Long Bannatyne on December 21, 2024, 01:59:04 AMI don't know, Willy usually re-signs pretty early, he may leave it to F.A. so he can force the Bombers to pay him in the ballpark of his perceived value. No joking the Bombers can't afford to lose Willie, he's become a face of the franchise.

,I guess there is a possibility that he wasn't enthralled on how hes been utilized in Youngers defense. Has to be tough with all the emphasis on rushing just 3 ,getting double and triple teamed consistantly.Also hurts his stats

Blueforlife · December 21, 2024, 11:24:03 PM

Come down to Winnipeg one last time

Pay the man

Horseman · Reply #9 - Re: Willie Jefferson

Quote from: TecnoGenius on December 21, 2024, 05:57:57 AMIt would be bad for optics and morale to let him walk over $10k (cough cough Grant).

It was over $80,000 not 10.

TecnoGenius · Reply #10 - Re: Willie Jefferson

Quote from: Horseman on Today at 01:00:34 AMIt was over $80,000 not 10.

My point was we lost Grant to another team over negligible money (of course the problem wasn't money, it was communications). (Also, in the end Grant took less money in TOR than we were going to pay him!)

Also my point: you don't want to lose Willie because some other team offered him $10k more.

TecnoGenius · Reply #11 - Re: Willie Jefferson

Quote from: Pete on December 21, 2024, 02:19:49 PM,I guess there is a possibility that he wasn't enthralled on how hes been utilized in Youngers defense. Has to be tough with all the emphasis on rushing just 3 ,getting double and triple teamed consistantly.Also hurts his stats

Haha, if I was cynical (who, me?) I could start thinking it all was a grand ploy by KW+MOS+Younger to keep Willie and keep his price down! Haha.

In reality, if you want to talk GC puzzle pieces, besides our completely crap O performance, the main problem was minimal pressure on a 3rd tier QB. So if anything KW/Younger put the big spend in FA on another superstar DE or a Stove-level DT.

If we do that, it should mean big stats for Willie in '25. Dude deserves to have a shot at being MVP in our home GC. I think he can do it. (And before I get some weird cosmic joke played on me, I will specify: playing as a Bomber!)