Blue Bombers agree to terms with receiver Tommy Nield

[Throw Long Bannatyne]

So Nield could be our inside-pass bruiser-type punishment guy to get us those tough 5Y on 2nd & medium?  That's what we needed most, and White certainly isn't that.

If we've filled that hole I think we can do quite well.

So who is the 5th then?  By my count we're still short.  Sterns/Pokey/Schoen/Wheatie likely gonzo.  Clercius/Cobb/Corcoran ("The 3 C's"?) still on the roster?  Maybe we're hoping we snag one of the above IMPs cheap when no one calls them, or scouting turns up a gem.

BOLO just signed with the Elks, don't know if he was willing to come back but he would have added a lot of flexibility at a reasonable price. I think Corcoran will be kept around to fill in for injuries and adds a bit more muscle, he has the potential to become another Wolitarsky if he develops well.

[Tecno]

Well, still nothing to say we don't fill #5 with an IMP.  Lots of middling FA guys.  If no one cares about Wheatie we could land him back cheap by default.

Still, our mantra now seems to be "slight/modest/big upgrade at most changing positions".  Wheatie wouldn't be that -- he seems to have stopped his climb.  So is there some overlooked or cheap FA that would be better than Wheatie and under $135k?

I'm really liking this new approach to FA.  It's not like there's a couple of puzzle pieces, it's that we want to brighten many pieces all at once.