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Last post by ModAdmin - Today at 03:46:02 PM

Blue Bombers Transactions - April 30, 2026

WINNIPEG, MB., April 30, 2026 – The Winnipeg Blue Bombers today announce the following roster moves.

Added to roster:

American running back Stevie Rocker (6-0, 214, Montana)
National receiver Thomas Desrosiers (6-2, 200, Sherbrooke)
National kicker (2026 CFL Canadian Draft selection) Brady Lidster

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Blue Bomber & CFL Discussion Forum / Re: 2026 CFL Draft - Blue Bomb...

Last post by theaardvark - Today at 03:44:58 PM

Draft picks are a quality not quantity situation, and thier value drops after the first round.  Giving up a 2nd rounder next year to get a guy they wanted is not an issue, especially since we seem to get a free 2nd rounder every year.

This is not the Joe Mack era where we never seemed to have any picks.  We have our fair share, and have normally done pretty darn good with them.  DL seems to be a sore spot, though, lets hope the third time is the charm.

If Condell was behind the Daniels pick, then he has to live with it.

I just wish they had dropped a couple late rounders on potential never coming north guys, rather than TC fodder.

#23

Blue Bomber & CFL Discussion Forum / Re: major announcement - big c...

Last post by blue_gold_84 - Today at 03:30:31 PM

There must be team owners who believe they need these changes to have any chance of making a profit.
Reversing the decisions would involve more casualties than just Johnston. The league would not survive these casualties.

The CFL's survivability hinges more on its financial stability in the short- and long-term than arbitrary wholesale changes to the game itself.

Whether said changes benefit the CFL or not remains to be seen. We're all just waiting to see how it unfolds, irrespective of our position on the changes.

Johnston isn't infallible and he'll likely become the fall guy should this not work out as he envisions.

#24

Blue Bomber & CFL Discussion Forum / Re: 2026 Training Camp

Last post by Blue In BC - Today at 03:24:24 PM

We signed another Canadian receiver that wasn't drafted and we signed the Canadian punter drafted. Also added an import RB today.

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Blue Bomber & CFL Discussion Forum / Re: 2026 CFL Draft - Blue Bomb...

Last post by Blue In BC - Today at 03:19:29 PM

Well, it can all work out if this season Shay is moved up to legit backup to MLB (or WILL?) who sees 1/4 to 1/3 the snaps a game.  Then he starts in '27.  If he can be even 3/4 as good as Singleton then it's a win.

If Shay's turns into a bust, then we really Shay-t the bed.

It's a great thought but then why did we sign Santos-Knox. We have too many LB's even before that: Ayers, Griffin, K.Wilson and Woodbey.

We'd all like to see Shay get a larger role and all of this could change in TC. Something has to give. Plus we drafted more LB's this week.

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Blue Bomber & CFL Discussion Forum / Re: major announcement - big c...

Last post by bomber beetle - Today at 03:11:37 PM

I don't think you really understand the format at all...

I think you are in the mindset that these are mostly division matchups when they are not.  The only guaranteed divisional matchups are what they call the  'Division Showdown' games, where the 1st place team plays the 2nd place team in their respected divisions.  All other matchups (the "Play Ins", Round 2, and Round 3) are based off of league standings not divisional standings.

It is not random how the playin seeding works and who hosts, you take the left over teams (from both divisions) that did not finish 1 and 2 in their divisions and seed them according to their season records they will be placed as seeds 5-8.  The team with the best record will be Seed 5 and the team with the worst record will be 8 and thus play each other.  The team with the second best record will become Seed 6 and the team with the second worst record will become Seed 7 and play each other.  The teams with the higher seed will host.

Round 2 you will take the team that lost the Divisional Showdown games and play the winners of the Playin games.  These teams will also be reseeded as well.  For example in this round say the loser of the West Divisional Showdown now has the better record than the loser of the east Divisional Showdown and Seed 8 team won and advanced.  They would then play each other, even if that Seed 8 team is from the east.  This round is not division dependent anymore.

Round 3 similar the winners of the Divisional Showdown will play the winners from round 2.  Again lets say the West Divisional Showdown winner has the better record than the East Divisional Showdown and by some miracle that Seed 8 team from the Playin is running the table and won their round 2 matchup.  The West divisional showdown winner would play them, even if it is an eastern division team.  Again this round is not division dependent.


If you stop and think about it, the format is actually pretty good.  I honestly like it better than our current format as winning 1 game to advance to the final is kind of lame and could create some cross divisional matchups that we typically wouldn't see.

Thank you for this. I did not know that.

The graphics the league provided do not clearly indicate this but the wording does.

I agree, this is better than the current playoff format. It will guarantee that the best two teams always have a chance to advance to the Grey Cup game.
And it should eliminate most of the late season games where one or both teams are playing a nothing game.

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Blue Bomber & CFL Discussion Forum / Re: major announcement - big c...

Last post by theaardvark - Today at 03:10:47 PM

5-8 and 6-7 playing games could both be hosted by the same division, but the winners of those go on the road the rest of the way.

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Blue Bomber & CFL Discussion Forum / Re: major announcement - big c...

Last post by TBURGESS - Today at 02:50:10 PM

I'm 69, and I've been watching the CFL since I was 10, and this is the first time since I started that I'm actually wondering if there is any point in continuing. I feel like I'm watching the death of the CFL play out in slow motion. 

The new rules suck. The new field sizes suck. The new playoff format SUCKS. The only point of the 18 game season is to remove 1 team? ***? We already have the same 9 teams playing each other up to 4 times a year. Now it could be up to 6 times, including playoffs, & the only time it will really matter is the Grey Cup. 

#29

Blue Bomber & CFL Discussion Forum / Re: 2026 CFL Draft - Blue Bomb...

Last post by Waffler - Today at 02:40:35 PM

3down says OTT was a flat no on us getting #1 overall.  They wanted Vacaro no matter what.  So we tried to get the hometown boy, but couldn't pull it off.

Vacaro had no NFL interest and is ready to play now. That does not mean we look back in 2 or 3 years and say he was the best OL picked. Yet to be determined on some others that MAY have a higher ceiling.

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Blue Bomber & CFL Discussion Forum / Re: major announcement - big c...

Last post by bomber beetle - Today at 01:39:48 PM

Of course there is.  You could fire Johnston tomorrow, have the BoG or next commish say "we made a mistake", and undo the GP/110YL/playoff changes.  Just blame it all on Johnston and say he went rogue.

Problem solved.  Heck, even Johnston could come out and say he got it all wrong, but of course that's impossible for that self-toot-sniffer.

There must be team owners who believe they need these changes to have any chance of making a profit.
Reversing the decisions would involve more casualties than just Johnston. The league would not survive these casualties.