Blue Bombers re-sign two-time All-CFL receiver Dalton Schoen

bluengold204 · February 01, 2025, 05:22:59 PM

Quote from: Throw Long Bannatyne on February 01, 2025, 03:59:30 PMFarhan saying 1yr for 175k, if true he took a $50k haircut.

If true that's a steal

peg_city · February 01, 2025, 06:27:27 PM

I wonder what this means for Lawler?

Jesse · February 01, 2025, 07:12:38 PM

Quote from: peg_city on February 01, 2025, 06:27:27 PMI wonder what this means for Lawler?

Hopefully it means he has a similar incentive laden deal in front of him that he can accept or go elsewhere if he's going to demand top of market guaranteed money.

Throw Long Bannatyne · February 01, 2025, 07:18:25 PM

Quote from: Jesse on February 01, 2025, 07:12:38 PMHopefully it means he has a similar incentive laden deal in front of him that he can accept or go elsewhere if he's going to demand top of market guaranteed money.

Not sure any receiver is going to receive $250k+ anymore, Ottawa also released Rhymes.

Jesse · February 01, 2025, 08:26:11 PM

Quote from: Throw Long Bannatyne on February 01, 2025, 07:18:25 PMNot sure any receiver is going to receive $250k+ anymore, Ottawa also released Rhymes.

Whatever "top of market" ends up being, I don't think we're going to meet Kenny there. Unless it's as incentives on a Schoen-like base.

Blueforlife · February 01, 2025, 10:26:12 PM

If he plays 3/4 of the game and the playoffs it's highway robbery. One of the best. Worth every penny. I see break even at 1/2 games played.

My expectation is that he will be healthy but slow start and will get knicked up a couple times (minor)

Love this but I want Lawler too!

Kenny will be mo money

TecnoGenius · February 01, 2025, 10:58:30 PM

Quote from: dd on February 01, 2025, 03:48:15 PMThis could be good news if his health holds up or disaster if he gets re-injured/lost for the season.

All depends on if he got any signing bonus. If we were smart, we told him how we can't get screwed out of the huge signing bonus like last year. I really hope he got $0 bonus.

Then it really doesn't matter if he gets injured, from an SMS standpoint. If he gets another season-ender we recapture all of the SMS on the 6GIR.

I think the best way forward for most players/positions is to give them $0 bonus, and high incentives. That's the only way we protect ourselves from a SMS standpoint.

TecnoGenius · February 01, 2025, 11:01:05 PM

Quote from: Throw Long Bannatyne on February 01, 2025, 03:59:30 PMFarhan saying 1yr for 175k, if true he took a $50k haircut.

Quote from: Sir Blue and Gold on February 01, 2025, 04:13:24 PMFairly team friendly deal for Schoen. 175k in hard money plus significant playtime & performance incentives. @CFLonTSN #Bombers

This is the way. A great deal and we should all thank Schoen for being team-friendly. I wasn't sure if he'd show any loyalty, as he's been here only a short time, and he did. He might be a long-termer here! BFL. Here's hoping.

TecnoGenius · February 01, 2025, 11:02:58 PM

Quote from: Throw Long Bannatyne on February 01, 2025, 04:40:54 PMHopefully those incentives push him closer to what he was scheduled to make last season, if he puts up another league leading season he deserves to be paid around $225k. With the addition of Mitchell, we may have seen the last of Lawler.

Nah, if anything all the middling FA signs, and the Schoen discount, and the IR vet dumps, means that we will have no problem finding the $ for Kenny (and Dobson).

Schoen was the one that was going to bail, if anyone was. Kenny is almost a sure thing.

... unless we're mad at him for putting his heel out in the GC?

J5V · February 01, 2025, 11:09:33 PM

For me, what hurt the team most last season, especially early, was the O-line. If you can't protect your QB then your receivers can't do much for you.

I'd like to see us beef up the O-line and keep Collaros clean. Then your receivers will have the opportunity to make plays.

Jesse · February 01, 2025, 11:52:29 PM

Quote from: J5V on February 01, 2025, 11:09:33 PMFor me, what hurt the team most last season, especially early, was the O-line. If you can't protect your QB then your receivers can't do much for you.

I'd like to see us beef up the O-line and keep Collaros clean. Then your receivers will have the opportunity to make plays.

I don't want to blame any single unit. The biggest problem was a lack of cohesion throughout the offence.

The first time the OL played together was game 1 of the regular season. Brady didn't practice all training camp and was injured to start the year. Receiver after receiver went down. There was zero consistency anywhere.

gordo · **Today** at 12:44:38 AM

Very happy. Number one signing for me.

Lawler would be great too but Schoen is a guy to build around.

theaardvark · **Today** at 04:27:19 AM

"Significant" bonuses... $175 is a good price, but how significant are the bonuses? If he plays well and doesn't get hurt, what's the top end? $225k? $250k?

Bonuses are hard to budget...

Throw Long Bannatyne · **Today** at 06:18:51 AM

Quote from: TecnoGenius on February 01, 2025, 11:02:58 PMNah, if anything all the middling FA signs, and the Schoen discount, and the IR vet dumps, means that we will have no problem finding the $ for Kenny (and Dobson).

Schoen was the one that was going to bail, if anyone was. Kenny is almost a sure thing.

... unless we're mad at him for putting his heel out in the GC?

No worries, watch this interview, Dalton is a great kid.