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#21

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

Last post by dd - December 07, 2025, 06:16:52 PM

didn't Brady state one of his primary motivations is to go to a winning team? But he wouldn't be the first to take the money instead (then saying this team has a lot of potential)

But who's this mysterious winning team he's going to go to--BC-can't afford him, Calgary-doesn't run the ball enough to warrant big $$ RB, Sask is set, Montreal is set, Hamilton is pass oriented/non interested in dumping huge cash into a RB.

Brady's best situation is right in front of him, and given the season he and the team had, he should be lucky to get what he was getting in 2025, let alone a raise.

#22

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

Last post by RebusRankin - December 07, 2025, 06:12:31 PM

The club could save money but not bringing back Wilson (we have younger, cheaper options in Ayers and Shay), Jake (not an effective player anymore), Jefferson (going to be 35, declining, overpaid at his current price), Logan, Mitchell, possibly one of Nichols, Kramdi, Holm (lots of money for one position group).

#23

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

Last post by Jesse - December 07, 2025, 05:58:07 PM

didn't Brady state one of his primary motivations is to go to a winning team? But he wouldn't be the first to take the money instead (then saying this team has a lot of potential)

Really only eliminates Ottawa. Basically everyone's a winning team in the CFL.

#24

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

Last post by Pete - December 07, 2025, 05:30:47 PM

I'm not sure how many fumbles he had or lost and wouldn't consider that a significant issue. Maybe someone can come up with some comparisons? Brady fights for more yardage and that creates an opportunity for defenders to strip the ball.

Brady did receive $50K Marketing Money so it lowered the SMS hit. Regardless that takes away the cash for a different player potentially. His total was actually $240K and not the $225 I mentioned earlier.

Just a guess but I think the Redblacks might make the best offer to make a big PR move so to speak.

didn't Brady state one of his primary motivations is to go to a winning team? But he wouldn't be the first to take the money instead (then saying this team has a lot of potential)

#25

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

Last post by markf - December 07, 2025, 05:18:59 PM

'They are supposed to know the rules like me.'

https://3downnation.com/2025/12/06/they-are-supposed-to-know-the-rules-andre-proulx-admits-cfl-replay-centre-blew-call-in-elks-stampeders-finale/

Surprised Proulx would say it out loud.

Interesting isn't it?will he be fined?

More importantly, It's not a complicated rule.

#26

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

Last post by Blue In BC - December 07, 2025, 04:40:48 PM

Given the market value for RB's, at $225k he is over paid, $300 is ridiculous, especially given his ball security issues this year, and if another team wants to give him that, then have at er. As I recall, Matthew Peterson did quite well last year when BO was out, life will go on without him.

I'm not sure how many fumbles he had or lost and wouldn't consider that a significant issue. Maybe someone can come up with some comparisons? Brady fights for more yardage and that creates an opportunity for defenders to strip the ball.

Brady did receive $50K Marketing Money so it lowered the SMS hit. Regardless that takes away the cash for a different player potentially. His total was actually $240K and not the $225 I mentioned earlier.

Just a guess but I think the Redblacks might make the best offer to make a big PR move so to speak.

#27

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

Last post by dd - December 07, 2025, 04:37:19 PM

I've made my position clear. We make him an offer and if he chooses to test free agency we withdraw the offer. One of several things happens:

1. He gets better offers elsewhere and will be leaving regardless.
2. He gets lower offers and the ball is now in the Bombers court. He gets a new offer higher than his low offers but not as high as his previous offer.
3. Bombers spend money elsewhere.

Yeah yeah I get we'll hear he's not feeling like he's being treated well. I call BS on that concept. It's business and part of this business is allowing players to test free agency.

There is a limit for every player.

I'll be happy if he returns but if he's playing both sides to get more, then he's on his own.  Another team might offer him $300K, IDK.

Let's say we offer him $250K ( a $25K increase over 2025 ) and his highest offer elsewhere is $200K. Why should we be stuck held to the original offer?  Based on last year there are no other RB's that are going to get more than $250K. If another team chooses to offer him $275-$300K, then I believe he's over paid.

Noting that the Riders won the Grey Cup with a RB earning $80K. Obviously it's not all on that decision but SMS is spent across the roster. Paying him more doesn't make us better than 2025.

Given the market value for RB's, at $225k he is over paid, $300 is ridiculous, especially given his ball security issues this year, and if another team wants to give him that, then have at er. As I recall, Matthew Peterson did quite well last year when BO was out, life will go on without him.

#28

Blue Bomber & CFL Discussion Forum / Re: Free Agent Acquisition

Last post by Blue In BC - December 07, 2025, 04:32:48 PM

Using the 1 game IR as they did allowed them to keep players like Vanterpool off the PR with a little more cash in his jeans, assuring him he has a future with the team.  Did not work well for Mitchell, not sure what message they were trying to convey to him.

There were some pros in our use of the 1 game IR. Overall it wasn't very effective IMO. We choose poorly in some of our free agent acquisitions and rode that into the ground.

I'd add Echols and Logon as questionable choices at the end of the season. I would have bumped them back to the PR. I see no future for either in 2026.

Vanterpool might make the AR in 2026 but we've signed a number of import OL earlier than normal. That may be an indication of change. I wouldn't say he's a lock. Lofton is a potential free agent and he's probably not back either.

I'd go further and suggest we may see an entirely new group of imports taking spots across the roster.

#29

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

Last post by Sir Blue and Gold - December 07, 2025, 04:32:29 PM

You're just making stuff up and pretending it's the truth.

Yes I'm really saying that reducing the field size (to 100 yards won't mean more TD's because there is zero evidence that it will. If you think it will, please provide your proof.

The proof is basic common sense that a child could understand. Allow me explain:

Next time you're on a football field (assuming you've ever been on one) start at the goal line and run to the other end of the field and "score" a touchdown. Note how hard that is. You could even write it down on scale of 1 to 10.  If you want to make it more thrilling: invite a friend and have them line up about 7 yards away from you and have them try to stop you from scoring.

Then do the same at centre and note how hard that is. Note that it's about half as difficult, physically.

Then do the same on the 20 and note how hard that is. Following?

You'll find that the further you start from the end zone the harder it is to score.

(Without adding too much complexity here, this is also why a fundamental principle of football exists, punting, should you be curious.)

Now extrapolate your experience to the game of football and discover to your amazement, that the shorter the field, the easier it will be to score.

#30

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

Last post by Blue In BC - December 07, 2025, 04:29:34 PM

It's fine that that's your position. I understand that. There's certainly a part of me that thinks it would be better team building paying some random American 80K as opposed to Brady 300k+.

But it's just not what the Bombers did last time, so I don't expect them to change the strategy around Brady this time.

Last time around, we waited for Brady to go to free agency. He received his contract offers. And under a smaller salary cap, he received offers of 275+ from both BC and Hamilton. We were able to get close enough to make him stay.

If we're thinking about what's going to happen, not what we think should happen, I'd expect Brady to receive his offers in the tampering period. I'd expect him to get several higher than you expect offers because it's free agency and the cap has increased and I'd expect it to continue to increase, and Walters and co. will negotiate from that point to see if there's an acceptable middle ground.

That's entirely possible but you've pointed out what we did and I pointed out what we did, didn't work. Sask, BC, Calgary and Hamilton all finished with better records than the Bombers. For that matter what we did from 2022 - 2025 didn't work by in large to achieve a Grey Cup win. Nice to finish 1st and get there but the goal is winning.

What other teams did last year may or may not have the same criteria. Every team has 25-45 potential free agents. Many will want more $$$ and the new SMS won't cover all that ground.

Free agency will be interesting once again. I'm just saying we can't just pay the existing roster more money because the SMS went up.