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#21

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

Last post by Blue In BC - Today at 02:19:49 PM

Just checked the salaries of RB's in 2025. Brady was about $80K more than the next highest paid RB. Food for thought when we consider what he should be offered in 2026. It will be interesting to see if he goes to free agency to see what the market value offers elsewhere.

Hopefully we resolve this before he reaches free agency. It's somewhat of a loyalty test versus who can pay me the most. I know he said he wants to play for a championship team, but can we really determine that before the seasons starts.

I think we'd all like to see him back in Winnipeg. He's an exceptional talent and fun to watch. Being a local Canadian just adds to fan appreciation. Working in the community on various things and his work with protecting dogs doesn't hurt.

Be a Bomber forever.

#22

Blue Bomber & CFL Discussion Forum / Re: New rules / commissioner's...

Last post by Sir Blue and Gold - Today at 01:22:02 PM

Except MOS (and others) have repeatedly said (including MOS in EOY pressers) that CFL is entirely a game of "field position" (FP).  I think PPD counts for almost nothing in MOS's eyes when he can gain the FP.  If he's on the opponent's 35-50YL, he's going to Sheahan that sucker into the 5-10Y coffin in the air OOB and lock his opponents into the tough "QB in their EZ" situation and have specific D plays to try to 2 & out (or safety) them.

MOS won't just magically start going for it at the opponent 45 on 3rd & 5 just because he can't kick a FG!  He'll play the FP long game.  Most coaches not named Dickenson The Greater will likely do similarly.  Teams starting on their 5 half the game will mean scoring will go DOWN -- unless 5 safeties a game becomes a thing!

Fact: O'Shea doesn't publicly state anything of importance to game day strategy let alone how he's going to handle rule changes two years from now.

#23

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

Last post by RebusRankin - Today at 12:47:10 PM

Using the MM to offset Brady's salary is a good idea.

[get more conservative as they get into field goal range because points on drive is a big thing from a coaching perspective]

#24

Blue Bomber & CFL Discussion Forum / Re: New rules / commissioner's...

Last post by Tecno - Today at 10:06:49 AM

On offense, by shrinking the effective field goal range, you ensure they keep pushing the ball down the field for longer. Right now, 3 first downs (if you start on the 40 or so) gets you in long field goal range. Offensives (again from a entire season perspective) get more conservative as they get into field goal range because points on drive is a big thing from a coaching perspective.

Except MOS (and others) have repeatedly said (including MOS in EOY pressers) that CFL is entirely a game of "field position" (FP).  I think PPD counts for almost nothing in MOS's eyes when he can gain the FP.  If he's on the opponent's 35-50YL, he's going to Sheahan that sucker into the 5-10Y coffin in the air OOB and lock his opponents into the tough "QB in their EZ" situation and have specific D plays to try to 2 & out (or safety) them.

MOS won't just magically start going for it at the opponent 45 on 3rd & 5 just because he can't kick a FG!  He'll play the FP long game.  Most coaches not named Dickenson The Greater will likely do similarly.  Teams starting on their 5 half the game will mean scoring will go DOWN -- unless 5 safeties a game becomes a thing!

[punting to stop before the goal line is going to be a thing. Both of these mean more returns]

#25

Blue Bomber & CFL Discussion Forum / Re: New rules / commissioner's...

Last post by Tecno - Today at 10:01:22 AM

The whole kicking game has changed. No rouge, punting for the corner becomes more important, punting to stop before the goal line is going to be a thing.  Both of these mean more returns.  Exciting returns, just like missed FG's.

Except there's going to be a lot more "short punts", and short punts where the teams are hemmed in on a small amount of field.

Teams will be punting from the opponent 40 all the time now (because it's a 62Y FG attempt!).  Good teams will have a P that can coffin corner in the air: NO return at all!  Teams with a bad P will likely be dropping most punts onto the field around the 5.  The cover team from the 40 will be all over any return, and the every returner will be penned at the rail (no one will kick to the middle -- too short and high chance of it rolling into EZ).  Again, NO returns.

Thus I think we'll actually get LESS "good" returns, more coffins, more overall punting vs FGs, and the "going for it more on 3rd & long/medium" will NOT materialize.  The whole thing could backfire spectacularly.

[marketing money]

#26

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

Last post by Tecno - Today at 09:45:26 AM

be interesting to see if there are more details, ie money hid behind marketing money similar to what they did with Roarke.

You bet.  The pundit leak was careful in its wording.  "hard money", not "salary".  MMM would count as "hard money".  They did the same misdirection when announcing Rourke in last FA -- gave the "hard money" first, and only told us about the $200k MMM later.

I bet Hatcher is $100k MMM easy.  Maybe $150k.

I would hope we sign Brady with $100k MMM to ease the SMS pain.  It's super easy with Brady -- just sponsor/video-record every dog-saving trip of his.  Voila -- justified MMM.

[Hypothetically, who has the $ to pay Brady? Montreal and BC, I'd say no]

#27

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

Last post by Tecno - Today at 09:42:58 AM

Hypothetically, who has the $ to pay Brady? Montreal and BC, I'd say no. The Riders have a ton of big name guys to try to sign. Hamilton has some bigger contracts.

If Brady really wants to bail to be with a team "that can win GCs" then he is limiting his choices to BC, CGY, SSK, MTL.  SSK already has their guy and doesn't need the ratio help.  CGY is a run-first team (under Dickenson T.G.) and could use the ratio help... if anyone makes a big play for Brady, it'd be them.

MTL I think is happy with their Scott ELC wunderkind.  BC is a pass-first team with no ratio needs -- I can't see them being interested blowing $300k+.

(HAM will never get to a cup with BLM, so count them out.  And TOR is now in full rebuild mode.  OTT/EDM, nothing needs to be said.)

So CGY or WPG.  That's it.  We just need to get within $35k of CGY's offer and he'll probably stay.

[NFL.... I Saw a kick returned for a t.d. This last weekend]

#28

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

Last post by Tecno - Today at 09:20:31 AM

NFL.... I Saw a kick returned for a t.d. This last weekend

That's because the cover team has no idea what to do when a player actually returns it!  They never get any practice, it's all fair catch and downing the ball.        They were like, hey what's going on here!          

#29

Blue Bomber & CFL Discussion Forum / Re: New rules / commissioner's...

Last post by bomb squad - Today at 04:07:35 AM

All the talk about "missed field goal returns" assumes that there will no longer be kick returns.

The whole kicking game has changed. No rouge, punting for the corner becomes more important, punting to stop before the goal line is going to be a thing.  Both of these mean more returns.  Exciting returns, just like missed FG's.

So, really, are we losing the return game?

No. But I don't know where your getting the idea that anybody thought we were losing the entire return game. It's missed field goal returns we're talking about. Those will essentially disappear. I don't agree that much will change with the punting game as you describe.

#30

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

Last post by Jesse - Today at 03:00:20 AM

Speculation on my part but he took less in 2025 and he discussed taking a team friendly deal then.

Was it team friendly by choice or because he was 39 and had only played one full season in the previous 6 years with zero playoff success?