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#21

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

Last post by Blue In BC - December 27, 2025, 07:31:12 PM

Reblacks acquire N. Morgan from the Elks. Santos-Knox is currently a potential free agent.

#22

Blue Bomber & CFL Discussion Forum / Re: Bombers sign QB Payton Tho...

Last post by Blue In BC - December 27, 2025, 07:30:01 PM

I think they give Bonds the same opportunity they gave Parker, the time to recover and come back, if he can't beat out the competition at that time, then they move on from him. Bomber DB's seem to be treasured around the league and usually get picked up, it's like they're running a puppy mill for DB's.

I totally expect Parker to be picked up for his ability, knowledge and experience, I wouldn't be surprised if he's still in the league 4 years from now.

Parker was still under contract while Bonds is a potential free agent. As mentioned about other players, I don't see re-signing a player only to add him to the 6 game IR for half of the season. You might do that with a longer term player but not one coming off a 1st ELC contract.

#23

Blue Bomber & CFL Discussion Forum / Re: NFL Option Clause

Last post by theaardvark - December 27, 2025, 05:47:00 PM

The optimal for team and player is "right to match".  Like an NHL offer sheet.

Let a returning player make his best deal, and give the original team the opportunity to match.  Maybe make it juicier by adding some of it being guaranteed, say 10% (in addition to any guarantees being matched).

If the original team declines to match, they get DP's based on the total deal.

#24

Blue Bomber & CFL Discussion Forum / Re: Blue Bombers announce coac...

Last post by theaardvark - December 27, 2025, 05:43:56 PM

Buck as HC/OC has more money available for an assistant, and who knows if Bourgoin was actually OC in everything but title.

Position coaches interact with the co-ordinators more than the HC, maybe Bourgoin ws fine with Buck, but not as comfortable with MOS, who he would have answered directly to now as OC.

Too many variables...

#25

Blue Bomber & CFL Discussion Forum / Re: Bombers sign QB Payton Tho...

Last post by Throw Long Bannatyne - December 27, 2025, 05:28:09 PM

Right, but he hasn't really proven much yet -- the only ones paying attention to him are us.  And now he has an injury history.  As such I doubt he fetches much of a bump above ELC.  We'd offer him what we offer any other non-star(yet) in their first FA.

My hunch is he's back, or he gets a call mid-year when his knee is healed.

All of that may be true. It's just my opinion at the moment.  Noting that the Lions picked up Bridges after we released him. Assessment and reassessment is happening all the time. Bombers picked by Dawson as a replacement.

I think they give Bonds the same opportunity they gave Parker, the time to recover and come back, if he can't beat out the competition at that time, then they move on from him. Bomber DB's seem to be treasured around the league and usually get picked up, it's like they're running a puppy mill for DB's.

I totally expect Parker to be picked up for his ability, knowledge and experience, I wouldn't be surprised if he's still in the league 4 years from now.

#26

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

Last post by Throw Long Bannatyne - December 27, 2025, 05:18:47 PM

I think we discussed this signing earlier in the week in another thread, he does look like a good option.

[Meyers would catch them way down field make a guy miss and get 70YDS. Johnson was doing the hard work and making spectacular grabs.]

#27

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

Last post by Throw Long Bannatyne - December 27, 2025, 05:16:48 PM

Deceiving (yards).  Meyers was the homerun WR, Johnson was the clutch SB.  Meyers would catch them way down field make a guy miss and get 70YDS.  Johnson was doing the hard work and making spectacular grabs.

Meyers looked to be nothing special -- maybe a route guy, not a hands guy.

Johnson is the guy who will make the stabs and get you 1st downs.

Looking at stats though, it appears those who didn't watch every game may think Meyers is the guy deserving of the big $$ FA!  If Johnson for some odd reason is going for cheap, I'm all over that!!  Man would he be good as a solution to our short game woes.

You've just described Zach's ideal receiver.

[he was the initial choice but he chose to go with Buck instead.]

#28

Blue Bomber & CFL Discussion Forum / Re: Blue Bombers announce coac...

Last post by Throw Long Bannatyne - December 27, 2025, 05:12:36 PM

Bourgoin was always the one who made sense to me as an internal hire, which we've come to expect from MOS. So, whatever the reason (we'll never know), perhaps he was the initial choice but he chose to go with Buck instead.

I don't think any position coach is going to pass up the opportunity to become a co-ordinator, especially one that has invested years into coaching like Bourgoin, he would instantly double his salary and profile.  That said, O'Shea's decision may have come down to personality or work ethic, you're right, we'll never know.

[light it up and have instant success.]

#29

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

Last post by Throw Long Bannatyne - December 27, 2025, 05:00:37 PM

Ya, maybe it's not really "how long they sat holding the clipboard?", maybe it's more "when they first stepped on the field in reg season, did they suck?".

I didn't even know there were guys named Rourke, Kelly, or Alexander on a roster in the CFL until the moment they stepped on the field (usually in injury relief).  Then they all lit it up.  Same for Dru Brown -- the lighting it up part, not the "didn't know" part, but that's only because I'm a WPG fan.

The Cody & T.Harris examples are probably the best Calvillo-like counter-examples.  But those examples are getting real stale (like a decade ago stale).  There's really no current new guy starting who didn't light it up and have instant success.

You just gotta have that "it" factor immediately.  Wilson has had a few (big!) opportunities to light it up.  He's been mediocre (but not crap) every time.

You're using this phrase pretty loosely, in the case of BLM as with most other QB's there is mucho homework invested to achieve instant success. His first year in the league he ran SY behind Drew Tate and Kevin Glenn, it wasn't till half way through his second season that injury to Glenn and Tate pushed him into the role of starter.  From that point forward you could say he achieved instant success, even though earlier game action confirmed he had the right set of tools to be a good CFL QB.  Not dissimilar to Dru Brown or Alexander's path to "instant success" in their 2nd or 3rd season.

#30

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

Last post by Blueforlife - December 27, 2025, 03:34:56 PM

Rourke looked legit from his first snap, same with Davis Alexander. They had no problem reading defenses and executing plays. Guys who have it have

That happens but is exceedingly rare.  Those are two generational talents imo.  BO was the last one before that who was awesome early.  Some need to be seasoned.  BO needed seasoning mid career.