2023 Free Agency Transactions - Other Teams

[theaardvark]

"not a fit in the lockerroom" is a big red flag for an Oshea team... might it be why he ended up in BC?  Did the interview him and realize he has changed?  Might he be looking for an assured starting spot, and with the Jeff's here, he knew that wasn't happening here?

WBB are loyal to a fault, and I could never see them signing Kongbo and releasing Jeffcoat they way BC dumped Lemon...

Still no word on Lemon's "Best move yet"...

[Sir Blue and Gold]

"not a fit in the lockerroom" is a big red flag for an Oshea team... might it be why he ended up in BC?  Did the interview him and realize he has changed?  Might he be looking for an assured starting spot, and with the Jeff's here, he knew that wasn't happening here?

WBB are loyal to a fault, and I could never see them signing Kongbo and releasing Jeffcoat they way BC dumped Lemon...

Still no word on Lemon's "Best move yet"...

...He just said the next move will be his best move. There's no word on it because it just means that whatever he does next will be "the best".

[Throw Long Bannatyne]

In my eyes, Kongbo was a decent Canadian rotational backup at DE. But he was never starter material. Hopefully Bennett grows into the same kind of role as the season wears on.

Bennett is LB sized, 6'-0" 235 lbs. and he doesn't seem to have an exceptional engine like Kwaku Boateng, I have no idea why the Bombers think he can contribute at DE.  He never got close to pressuring a QB in the 2 pre-season games playing against other teams half-cuts.

[Jesse]

"not a fit in the lockerroom" is a big red flag for an Oshea team... might it be why he ended up in BC?  Did the interview him and realize he has changed?  Might he be looking for an assured starting spot, and with the Jeff's here, he knew that wasn't happening here?

WBB are loyal to a fault, and I could never see them signing Kongbo and releasing Jeffcoat they way BC dumped Lemon...

Still no word on Lemon's "Best move yet"...

Check out Kongbo's response on Twitter.

He has something to say about it.

[Throw Long Bannatyne]

Check out Kongbo's response on Twitter.

He has something to say about it.

Jonathan Kongbo

"Not a fit?" because I called out star players not showing up for practice, and guys not wanting to work out. Culture matters, it's called pro football for a reason.

[Throw Long Bannatyne]

Could be some fallout in Hamilton ratio-wise, former Bomber DE Wilcots is on the 6-game IR, he may shake loose once healthy.

[bludan]

Jonathan Kongbo

"Not a fit?" because I called out star players not showing up for practice, and guys not wanting to work out. Culture matters, it's called pro football for a reason.

Sounds like an excellent endorsement of our front office and coaching. No wonder Lawler wanted back. This is a professional team. That's not the case everywhere else.

[Blue In BC]

Could be some fallout in Hamilton ratio-wise, former Bomber DE Wilcots is on the 6-game IR, he may shake loose once healthy.

Wouldn't want Wilcots back in any case. 6 weeks on IR could be entire season since we don't know what the injury was .

[TecnoGenius]

In my eyes, Kongbo was a decent Canadian rotational backup at DE. But he was never starter material. Hopefully Bennett grows into the same kind of role as the season wears on.

Kongbo was good rotational material in his rookie year.  That showed great promise.  He was never starter material while here, and his impact was limited, but the idea was he could grow into a top notch DE.  And he helped keep the 2 J's fresh without being a complete disappointment.

He had trouble getting through the line, but was good at contain and chase.

I still think he can develop into one of the best NAT DEs.  But that's not saying much.  He probably will never be at "2 J" level, but that's ok.  I would bring him back for 4RDP in a heartbeat if he's reasonable $$, which he probably is or HAM could never have afforded him.

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"not a fit in the lockerroom" is a big red flag for an Oshea team... might it be why he ended up in BC?  Did the interview him and realize he has changed?  Might he be looking for an assured starting spot, and with the Jeff's here, he knew that wasn't happening here?[/b]

WBB are loyal to a fault, and I could never see them signing Kongbo and releasing Jeffcoat they way BC dumped Lemon...

Still no word on Lemon's "Best move yet"...

wrong assumption

[theaardvark]

wrong assumption

Looks that way...

Have to wonder what the per game cap hit is.  Did BC give him any up front money?  Usually these contract details leak by now...

[Pigskin]

In 2021 JK2: 14 games. 16 DT, 1 ST, 3 Sacks. Not to bad for a rotational player. Had a very solid game against Sask. in the WF. 3 DT, 1 ST.

[theaardvark]

Ham current DE's...

90   Bennett, Mason   HAM   DE   N   6'4   262   25   North Dakota
93   Boateng, Kwaku   HAM   DE   N   6'2   257   28   Wilfrid Laurier
5   Carney, Malik   HAM   DE   A   6'3   245   27   North Carolina
49   Crawford, Tre'   HAM   DE   A   6'3   245   26   UAB
56   Davis, Ja'Gared   HAM   DE   A   6'1   238   32   Southern Methodist
91   Federico, Anthony   HAM   DE   N   6'4   240   25   Queen's
96   Wilcots II, Cedric   HAM   DE   A   6'3   249   25   New Mexico State

Why? With DT's:

94   Diallo, Mohamed   HAM   DT   N   6'5   305   25   Arizona
97   Laurent, Ted   HAM   DT   N   6'1   299   35   Mississippi
95   Martin, Reece   HAM   DT   N   6'5   190   22   Mount Allison University
92   Mulumba, Chris   HAM   DT   G   6'4   285   30   Colorado
99   Pinckney, Nyles   HAM   DT   A   6'1   295   25   Minnesota
44   Sayles, Casey   HAM   DT   A   6'4   282   27   Ohio
40   Williams, McKinley   HAM   DT   A   6'4   285   25   Syracuse
98   Wynn, Dylan   HAM   DT   A   6'2   283   30   Oregon State

Makes no sense trading for Kongbo... unless they are going to play NAT heavy D... even then...

[Throw Long Bannatyne]

Ham current DE's...

90   Bennett, Mason   HAM   DE   N   6'4   262   25   North Dakota
93   Boateng, Kwaku   HAM   DE   N   6'2   257   28   Wilfrid Laurier
5   Carney, Malik   HAM   DE   A   6'3   245   27   North Carolina
49   Crawford, Tre'   HAM   DE   A   6'3   245   26   UAB
56   Davis, Ja'Gared   HAM   DE   A   6'1   238   32   Southern Methodist
91   Federico, Anthony   HAM   DE   N   6'4   240   25   Queen's
96   Wilcots II, Cedric   HAM   DE   A   6'3   249   25   New Mexico State

Why? With DT's:

94   Diallo, Mohamed   HAM   DT   N   6'5   305   25   Arizona
97   Laurent, Ted   HAM   DT   N   6'1   299   35   Mississippi
95   Martin, Reece   HAM   DT   N   6'5   190   22   Mount Allison University
92   Mulumba, Chris   HAM   DT   G   6'4   285   30   Colorado
99   Pinckney, Nyles   HAM   DT   A   6'1   295   25   Minnesota
44   Sayles, Casey   HAM   DT   A   6'4   282   27   Ohio
40   Williams, McKinley   HAM   DT   A   6'4   285   25   Syracuse
98   Wynn, Dylan   HAM   DT   A   6'2   283   30   Oregon State

Makes no sense trading for Kongbo... unless they are going to play NAT heavy D... even then...

I know, unbelievable, wouldn't be surprised to see them dump 3 or 4 of these players, it's unsustainable.

[blue_gold_84]

In 2021 JK2: 14 games. 16 DT, 1 ST, 3 Sacks. Not to bad for a rotational player. Had a very solid game against Sask. in the WF. 3 DT, 1 ST.

Kongbo more than has the talent to be a starter in this league.