Bombers add 2 LBs

[Tecno]

Where are you guys getting that Clinton was even thought about or contacted?

The glob sounds like he'd be ready to fit in pretty quickly. Hazen on the other hand, that's no different from the guys brought into rookie camp. That's not really what we'd be hoping for now.

So all the tc lbs were useless or uninterested??

[Throw Long Bannatyne]

Where are you guys getting that Clinton was even thought about or contacted?

The glob sounds like he'd be ready to fit in pretty quickly. Hazen on the other hand, that's no different from the guys brought into rookie camp. That's not really what we'd be hoping for now.

So all the tc lbs were useless or uninterested??

Binko, I think a full judicial inquiry should be conducted to see why so many players are turning down PR spots, Ed Tait needs to get on it. It really screws up the plans when they can't keep the recruits they want to develop around.  Wonder if the same trend is happening around the league?  I take it the PR is a part of the SMS and has strict budgetary constraints thanks to Chris Jones and the Edmonton Eskimos previous legacy of cheating.

[Pigskin]

The Bombers add 2LBs, and they say a camera adds 10lbs...

I'll see myself out...

Yes, that was terrible.

[Tecno]

Binko, I think a full judicial inquiry should be conducted to see why so many players are turning down PR spots, Ed Tait needs to get on it. It really screws up the plans when they can't keep the recruits they want to develop around.

LOL, Ya ok.  But this isn't week 12 where guys moved on with their lives.  This happened like 7 days from final cut-down day!!  Most dudes don't get a new career setup that fast.

And I can see like a couple dudes being like "nah"... but all of them?  Usually nearly every rookie is super eager to get on the team, even if it is 7 days late.

As for PR vs AR... I'm sure nearly every rookie in TC knows or is told the chances of going from TC straight to starting is 0.01%.  And even getting on the PR is quite the coup.  Since they all played HS and college ball, they know they are only 1-2 injuries away from taking active snaps -- as is the case here!  Clinton would probably be on AR this very moment had they called him and he said "yes".

[theaardvark]

Maybe in today's world athletes are getting more accepting of their limitations.  If they come to camp, give it their best, and just can't cut it, why hang around on a PR getting paid a pittance and probably not ever making an AR? 

Its not like every PR player graduates to the AR each year.  Very few do.  If they had the talent, they'd be on the AR already.  If they are behind star players on the AR, short of injury, they aren't getting promoted, and might look for a PR with a better chance of "graduating".

Some positions do need the seasoning a PR gives to learn the CFL game, and players with the ability and patience see the PR as a viable choice.  Especially if the alternative is mowing lawns or flipping burgers.

But for most TC cuts, they took their shot and moved on.

[Throw Long Bannatyne]

LOL, Ya ok.  But this isn't week 12 where guys moved on with their lives.  This happened like 7 days from final cut-down day!!  Most dudes don't get a new career setup that fast.

And I can see like a couple dudes being like "nah"... but all of them?  Usually nearly every rookie is super eager to get on the team, even if it is 7 days late.

As for PR vs AR... I'm sure nearly every rookie in TC knows or is told the chances of going from TC straight to starting is 0.01%.  And even getting on the PR is quite the coup.  Since they all played HS and college ball, they know they are only 1-2 injuries away from taking active snaps -- as is the case here!  Clinton would probably be on AR this very moment had they called him and he said "yes".

They must be guided by their agents to some extent or personal relationaships, many of these guys would know nothing else but how to play football.  I don't think the UFL offers competitive wages to the CFL so that probably isn't a draw.  Once they pass up the CFL the NFL is unlikely to ever give them another chance. 

[Jesse]

What's the logical fallacy where you make an argument off of a false premise?

Why do guys think a bunch of people are suddenly refusing PR spots? First of all, it's not happening (we had 3 guys refuse spots and 2 of those were to go to another team). Second, certain people will always refuse the PR. Americans can't afford to be here and for many it's simply trying it out and then moving on with their lives. We have guys who show up for a day and then decide to go home. A few more each year who sign a contract but never come at all.

Absolutely nothing has changed in that regard.

[Tecno]

I'm sure the agents know the deal and the players talk amongst themselves.  I bet the team might even give them a package explaining how many / odds of making the team.

You can just look at the historical record -- even just taking the current Bombers.

If you explain to them that some positions need PR seasoning, and "next man up" is very important here in Bomberland, I'm sure more would accept it.  As well as the MOS "earn your spot through hard work & time" philosophy.

[bomberjunkie]

The depth chart just came out and it does look like in fact Charles-Elliott Bouliane is covering for Jaylen Smith as a fellow national. De'Shaan Dixon and Jaiden Woodbey on the 6-game which really sucks. Woodbey was listed as having a calf injury and I can only hope that it is that and not season ending ligament or achilles damage.

It also looks like instead of replacing Woodbey, the team opted to field D-Lineman Michael Fletcher and David Reese.

https://3downnation.com/2026/06/10/nic-demski-good-to-go-for-winnipeg-blue-bombers-against-hamilton/

[kkc60]

The depth chart just came out and it does look like in fact Charles-Elliott Bouliane is covering for Jaylen Smith as a fellow national. De'Shaan Dixon and Jaiden Woodbey on the 6-game which really sucks. Woodbey was listed as having a calf injury and I can only hope that it is that and not season ending ligament or achilles damage.

It also looks like instead of replacing Woodbey, the team opted to field D-Lineman Michael Fletcher and David Reese.

https://3downnation.com/2026/06/10/nic-demski-good-to-go-for-winnipeg-blue-bombers-against-hamilton/

I mean down an LB, it is nice that we will have the guys to actually line up at DE or DT. Keeps Jones and Wilson from having to do too much as blitzers or sub-package DE's

[Throw Long Bannatyne]

The depth chart just came out and it does look like in fact Charles-Elliott Bouliane is covering for Jaylen Smith as a fellow national. De'Shaan Dixon and Jaiden Woodbey on the 6-game which really sucks. Woodbey was listed as having a calf injury and I can only hope that it is that and not season ending ligament or achilles damage.

It also looks like instead of replacing Woodbey, the team opted to field D-Lineman Michael Fletcher and David Reese.

https://3downnation.com/2026/06/10/nic-demski-good-to-go-for-winnipeg-blue-bombers-against-hamilton/

Interesting, Bouliane will fill in on ST in place of Smith but most likely going to see a lot more of Jake Kelly in the secondary, despite what most fans think he must have graded out positively with some hope of improvement.  Re-watched game #1 and saw Ayers played a lot of snaps so I guess he's going in directly for Woodbey at WIL, sharing the role with Kyrie and Tony Jones.

[Blue In BC]

Interesting, Bouliane will fill in on ST in place of Smith but most likely going to see a lot more of Jake Kelly in the secondary, despite what most fans think he must have graded out positively with some hope of improvement.  Re-watched game #1 and saw Ayers played a lot of snaps so I guess he's going in directly for Woodbey at WIL, sharing the role with Kyrie and Tony Jones.

Jake Kelly on defence scares me. Not only in the reps he plays but what happens if we have an injury in the secondary this week?

[kkc60]

Jake Kelly on defence scares me. Not only in the reps he plays but what happens if we have an injury in the secondary this week?

yeah no Kelly should not be on defense whatsoever

[Throw Long Bannatyne]

yeah no Kelly should not be on defense whatsoever

It's not like Kelly gets left in the dust, he's always right there but fails to make the tackle or the knock down.  He reminds me of Evan Holm in his first year in that his method of tackling was to wrap the ball carrier up high and hold on till help arrived.  Holm has become one of the best tacklers on the team since then.

[Tecno]

It's not like Kelly gets left in the dust, he's always right there but fails to make the tackle or the knock down.

Fair.  But we've seen quite a few DBs come and go who are "there" but can't do anything about anything.  Didn't Roc used to do that?  I remember thinking he was progressing a bit because he was finally "there".

There isn't good enough.

Jake Kelly on defence scares me.

It was clear all last season, and very clear in game 1, that good O's cue on Kelly coming in and isolate him and chuck his way.  And it's a massive completion every time.  In fact, I cannot remember any single time Kelly stopped anything.  Ever.  Not once.

Ok, maybe he can tackle once they have the 50Y completion (maybe!), but he can't break anything up.

The only way you can turn this into something good is if you use Kelly to bait a QB into going for a huge bomb when you have 2 guys coming in to help Kelly before the ball arrives... basically have the other DBs cheating to Kelly's assignment because everyone knows they aren't throwing to anyone else.

Maybe he'll get better, maybe even this season.  But until then he'll cost us at least 1 explosion a game, and probably a TD.  Is it worth it?  The Hurl of DBs.  MOS must really like this guy for some reason.