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Blue Bomber & CFL Discussion Forum / Re: Which recent signing might...

Last post by GCn19 - Today at 03:45:42 AM

Expected, or hoped for.

If you expect it, you pay for it, like the FA's signed this year.

If you are hoping for it, you sign discount players...

Mitchell was a discount

He was 165k. Not a discount at all. Almost half was up front. He was coming off a 800 yard season.
We EXPECTED a lot more.

#2

Blue Bomber & CFL Discussion Forum / Re: Blue Bombers agree to term...

Last post by GCn19 - Today at 03:43:15 AM

So it's likely we'll normally put Willie & Cersna together on one side, probably against the RG/RT?  They'll have to shift more resources to cover that side, freeing up some sneaky play on the "weaker" side?

Can't sneeze at Lawson, either.  Boy, it would sure be nice if we could have a super-effective final DE to put the nail in the O's coffin.

I think we will give all kinds of looks with both the 3 and 4 man looks. Guys will be lining up everywhere. Ceresna, and Jake out allows for it. Be very interesting to watch. If we can get opposing QBs confused they aren't going thru their reads as effectively. Plus we need to punish QBs more even if it isn't a sack. We allowed old timers like Harris to sit in the pocket and go virtually untouched. That cant happen or he will carve you up. Harris, and VA fall apart if you hit them.

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Blue Bomber & CFL Discussion Forum / Re: 2026 Winnipeg Blue Bomber ...

Last post by GCn19 - Today at 03:33:21 AM

I cant find enough spending during the season last year to even come close to the 400k  we didnt spend after the SMS went up. Not to mention Schoen's 6 game stints etc.

We almost definitely had SMS left for 2025. KW doesn't go shopping unless he has cash.

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Blue Bomber & CFL Discussion Forum / Re: 2026 Winnipeg Blue Bomber ...

Last post by Throw Long Bannatyne - Today at 03:00:30 AM

Tru dat.  2015 and 2025 were both one and done playoff years.  '15 we still kinda stunk, but what's 25's excuse?

KW may think it's prudent, and maybe it is when it comes to long term success, but at the time it sure aggravates most fans who want to "pull a BC"!!

Maybe sucking in '25 by not spending worth a darn is what will propel us to '26 success with splash FA moves -- because we saved all that cap to use on re-signings.  If we went over by $99k in '25, and go over by $99k in '26, plus the $400k freebie last year, plus finally use MMM like BC does... we can afford to put together the best team (on paper) in quite a while.  Ya, ya, not "The Mafia Way", but a fan can dream, eh?

If they demonstrate a change in attitude and go over budget it may be that Wade intervened to halt the slide and get them back on track.  From his perspective success comes down to a sold out stadium with lots of food, booze and merch sales.  The key to keeping the stands full is creating a fun environment for everyone and Bomber fans are famously only joyful when the team is winning. 

No other president currently in the league has been able to come close to doing what he's done, those idiots in Toronto should be embarrassed how badly he's kicking their butts.

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Blue Bomber & CFL Discussion Forum / Re: Blue Bombers agree to term...

Last post by GCn19 - Today at 02:18:20 AM

We need guys who can eventually get home in a 3 man front. There isn't a Qb in this league that won't carve you up if he's able to thru all his reads.

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Blue Bomber & CFL Discussion Forum / Re: Which recent signing might...

Last post by theaardvark - Today at 02:17:56 AM

Much, much more was expected of Mitchell

Expected, or hoped for.

If you expect it, you pay for it, like the FA's signed this year.

If you are hoping for it, you sign discount players...

Mitchell was a discount

[Can't see the Super Bowl being close.]

#7

Offside Forum / Re: 2025 NFL season

Last post by Tecno - Today at 02:15:28 AM

Can't see the Super Bowl being close.

Why?  You think Pats are going to destroy them?  I want to see Pats win another one like I want a hole in the head.  No thanks.  That's like being in 2019 and wanting to see CGY in another GC.  Some teams you get bored of winning all the time.

Since I have family in Washington/Idaho, and this is "their team", I'll have to root for Seahawks.  They have better looking uniforms anyhow.

#8

Blue Bomber & CFL Discussion Forum / Re: Blue Bombers agree to term...

Last post by GCn19 - Today at 02:15:01 AM

But Clercius and Woli were, to a degree, bruiser type guys.  Both could make catches in traffic and take hits and hang on.  Clercius was certainly big enough.  Of course, we usually played them out wide, which seems strange in hindsight.

I agree that a scouting find with some beef would be an ideal add, and solve the problem nicely.

Clercius and Woli were 3rd or 4th progression guys mainly. That's how I see Nield when he is in.

["Best in Show" was one of the most underrated movies ever.]

#9

Offside Forum / Re: Catherine O'Hara (1954-202...

Last post by Tecno - Today at 02:12:01 AM

"Best in Show" was one of the most underrated movies ever.

Watch all 3 (4?) of the movies in that series.  Yes, BiS and probably Might Wind were the best.  The last one was a bit more abrasive, but still funny in the right mood.

I grew up watching SCTV every day, taped everything when I got my first VCR, now have all the DVDs, books, etc.  I know every skit & line by heart.  O'Hara was awesome.  And always used as the "looker" (poor Andrea Martin! -- see Homlier You).

Strange and sad she died so young.  Another one of those "brief illness" things...

Something most won't know unless they read the books or watch the DVD commentaries: O'Hara was always miffed that she felt shafted by the org because she never got writing credit and the extra pay that most of the guys did.

She also got angry when she found out about John Candy's "favored nation" contract that ensured he was the highest paid in the later years.  They even worked that into a skit in the Cheque Forging Scandal episode, where Perini holds a piece of paper and says "favored nations" even though she doesn't understand much English.

If you want something to remember O'Hara by, try to find & watch the SCTV ballet skit where she dances with Andrea, Joe & Eugene, and starts doing a 70's hippie/banger move in the Dance Of The Dying Turkey Dance.

[likely our Clercius/Woli type guy]

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Blue Bomber & CFL Discussion Forum / Re: Blue Bombers agree to term...

Last post by Tecno - Today at 02:02:05 AM

Im not seeing Nield in that role. He is likely our Clercius/Woli type guy.

But Clercius and Woli were, to a degree, bruiser type guys.  Both could make catches in traffic and take hits and hang on.  Clercius was certainly big enough.  Of course, we usually played them out wide, which seems strange in hindsight.

I agree that a scouting find with some beef would be an ideal add, and solve the problem nicely.