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#21

Blue Bomber & CFL Discussion Forum / Re: Retiring QB's?

Last post by Jesse - November 30, 2025, 11:03:21 PM

The Riders were smart to draft Kurtis Rourke, the lure of playing in the same league as his brother is going to draw him back to the CFL fairly quickly, instead of waiting years exploring his NFL options.

lol, why do people keep repeating this false narrative?

He'll stick around the NFL for as long as he thinks he has a shot, just like any other player.

#22

Blue Bomber & CFL Discussion Forum / Re: Retiring QB's?

Last post by Throw Long Bannatyne - November 30, 2025, 11:00:07 PM

Maier, if stayin in Rider colors, is only holding the ball for when and if young Rourke returns from the NFL to our league.  Rourke hasn't played as is on the Injued list with the 49ers., from an injury from college.

The Riders were smart to draft Kurtis Rourke, the lure of playing in the same league as his brother is going to draw him back to the CFL fairly quickly, instead of waiting years exploring his NFL options.

#23

Blue Bomber & CFL Discussion Forum / Re: 1st & 10 | The Blue Bomber...

Last post by Throw Long Bannatyne - November 30, 2025, 10:54:04 PM

$150k is a lot for a DB, granted.  But for top players at any position, you may need to pay more.  And for fan favourites, there's marketting money.

Plus, Kramdi gets the passport bump too.

I'm not saying any deserve the $230k contract Ford got in Edm, but I have no issue with exceeding $150k if the market so demands.  Plus, we usually have a rookie DB in the mix, so there's that cost savings.

Ford will not set the salary standard for DB's, sooner or later that $230k contract is going to make him expendable and it could happen within a few months. I think it somewhat depends on what Hervey does with his brother, but to tie up more than $500k in the 2 of them makes little sense.

#24

Blue Bomber & CFL Discussion Forum / Re: Blue Bombers add quarterba...

Last post by theaardvark - November 30, 2025, 09:09:15 PM

The absolute only reason to sign Crum is to prevent another Crumback.  He seems to have the Bombers number.  I'd much rather go with a completely new QB room than keep running retreads...

#25

Blue Bomber & CFL Discussion Forum / Re: 1st & 10 | The Blue Bomber...

Last post by theaardvark - November 30, 2025, 09:06:13 PM

I think Walters has to set the DB ceiling at $150k, if any other team wants to offer Kramdi, Holm or Nichols more than that he should let them walk if they desire to do so.  He has to keep a fresh rotation in the secondary going to keep down salaries, a DB that establishes himself in the same position for 2 full seasons is going to ask for a substantial bump in salary above his ELC.  Parker has been injury prone and Houston just returned so they won't qualify and I don't think anyone else is close to establishing themselves as fixtures in the secondary.

$150k is a lot for a DB, granted.  But for top players at any position, you may need to pay more.  And for fan favourites, there's marketting money.

Plus, Kramdi gets the passport bump too.

I'm not saying any deserve the $230k contract Ford got in Edm, but I have no issue with exceeding $150k if the market so demands.  Plus, we usually have a rookie DB in the mix, so there's that cost savings.

#26

Blue Bomber & CFL Discussion Forum / Re: Retiring QB's?

Last post by bluebeard - November 30, 2025, 07:59:36 PM

Maier, if stayin in Rider colors, is only holding the ball for when and if young Rourke returns from the NFL to our league.  Rourke hasn't played as is on the Injued list with the 49ers., from an injury from college.

#27

Blue Bomber & CFL Discussion Forum / Re: CFL (Non-Bombers) off-seas...

Last post by markf - November 30, 2025, 07:27:48 PM

I've been less than impressed with Solomon Elimimian since he took over as president of the CFLPA in 2020, time to give the job back to a hard working Canadian boy. I nominate Jake Thomas!

😂

#28

Blue Bomber & CFL Discussion Forum / MOVED: Re: Official Game Day T...

Last post by ModAdmin - November 30, 2025, 07:21:30 PM

This topic has been moved to Offside Forum.

https://forums.bluebombers.com/index.php?topic=56970.0

#29

Blue Bomber & CFL Discussion Forum / Re: CFL (Non-Bombers) off-seas...

Last post by Throw Long Bannatyne - November 30, 2025, 07:00:07 PM

" The Canadian Football League Players' Association (CFLPA) is confident that the league will not enact any future rule changes without their prior consultation.

"We were informed about these changes but not consulted," said CFLPA president Solomon Elimimian in Winnipeg. "That won't happen again. "

New commissioner, not off to a great start.

I've been less than impressed with Solomon Elimimian since he took over as president of the CFLPA in 2020, time to give the job back to a hard working Canadian boy. I nominate Jake Thomas!

#30

Offside Forum / Re: Weed at Games

Last post by Throw Long Bannatyne - November 30, 2025, 06:53:25 PM

Learn something new every day.  ;-)

Hard to work that word into a conversation unless you hang out with a bunch of potheads, I suppose.