Blue Bombers Transactions - January 15, 2026

[Throw Long Bannatyne]

Hmmmm. 10 days to free agency tampering window opening. We still have a lot of potential free agents. I'm a little surprised about a few players not yet signed or announced. There is still time but there may also be a willingness to let some players test the marketplace.

It will be interesting to see what does happen before Feb 1. We won't see what other CFL players get offers from the Bombers unless a given player accepts their offer.

Too bad we don't get earlier transparency of who gets offers even if we don't know the amount of the offers.

At this point there's a pretty good chance any un-signed players are hedging their bets against a reduced offer the Bombers may have sent their agents vs. what they may receive in FA, especially in the case of older players like Stanley, Willie and Kyrie. It might come down to players swallowing thier pride in order to continue playing. Stan has been great but no other team is going to invest money in a player pushing 40.

[Blue In BC]

At this point there's a pretty good chance any un-signed players are hedging their bets against a reduced offer the Bombers may have sent their agents vs. what they may receive in FA, especially in the case of older players like Stanley, Willie and Kyrie. It might come down to players swallowing thier pride in order to continue playing. Stan has been great but no other team is going to invest money in a player pushing 40.

Could be. I did think Bryant would be re-signed this week. The others not as certain but that's a lot of possible turnover at the moment.

[Pete]

The two Im watching are Houston, and Vaughters, perhaps even Stern
Houston settled down our secondary and Vaughters would give us some depth

[Throw Long Bannatyne]

Could be. I did think Bryant would be re-signed this week. The others not as certain but that's a lot of possible turnover at the moment.

Stanley Bryant is 39, both Vanterpool and Randolph are 27, is one more year of Stan worth losing either?  I think not, treat them well and they could be starters for another 4-5 years with salaries well below $200k.

[Blue In BC]

Stanley Bryant is 39, both Vanterpool and Randolph are 27, is one more year of Stan worth losing either?  I think not, treat them well and they could be starters for another 4-5 years with salaries well below $200k.

We aren't sure either can play LT as well as Bryant. Considering the higher than normal signings of import OL, I'm not sure what the plans are at the moment.

The issue of age and SMS can't be ignored though. This could be the year they decide to move on.

[Throw Long Bannatyne]

We aren't sure either can play LT as well as Bryant. Considering the higher than normal signings of import OL, I'm not sure what the plans are at the moment.

The issue of age and SMS can't be ignored though. This could be the year they decide to move on.

Counted 8 new import players signed so far to compete for O-line jobs in TC this season so nothing is a given except minimum 2 spots for Natl's, Wallace and Neuf for sure.  Hoping for a free and fair competition that awards the winners might be expecting too much, depending on who all is in the room when they make the final decision.