Blue Bombers Roster Moves - June 3

[GOLDMEMBER]

 Issues with the DL are obvious. Hopefully there is a plan up Walters sleeve that has not been revealed yet.

[Blue In BC]

Infers with the DL are obvious. Hopefully there is a plan up Walters sleeve that has not been revealed yet.

Wasn't that what off season, mini camps and TC were for?

I haven't checked all the cuts from other teams, but there might be a few with some CFL experience?

[GOLDMEMBER]

Wasn't that what off season, mini camps and TC were for?

I haven't checked all the cuts from other teams, but there might be a few with some CFL experience?

I agree with you. This is a clear weakness early on.

[Blue In BC]

I agree with you. This is a clear weakness early on.

Riders cut DE Stephan Banks who was projected as a starter earlier. He'd be cheaper than Lemon, but even as an addition to the PR would be something.

[Pete]

Hornbuckle from Ottawa's practice roster as well

[pdirks67]

Cole played 11 games with Winnipeg in 2022 as a DI.

Shows how much I remember from season to season. Thanks for this.

[Blue In BC]

Shows how much I remember from season to season. Thanks for this.

Honestly I didn't think he'd have a chance to make the roster. He only recorded 6 ST's and nothing on defence. OTOH, he may have developed during TC and / or our rookie LB''s really weren't very good. None were even kept on our PR so that says something.

I know they like LS  Damian Jackson but would either of them actually make a mark on defence?

[pdirks67]

Honestly I didn't think he'd have a chance to make the roster. He only recorded 6 ST's and nothing on defence. OTOH, he may have developed during TC and / or our rookie LB''s really weren't very good. None were even kept on our PR so that says something.

I know they like LS  Damian Jackson but would either of them actually make a mark on defence?

From watching practices, it looks like LB Cole can really move. But I have no idea if he has the football IQ to succeed in a game. And I don't know how they'd use Damian Jackson. I would totally get having a Canadian Swiss Army knife in the lineup, but I can't see an import in that role if he doesn't excel at at least one aspect.

[Blue In BC]

Hornbuckle from Ottawa's practice roster as well

Sure. The catch is Banks is a free agent and Hornbuckle is on a PR. So Banks might jump at an opportunity to at least be on our PR while Hornbuckle won't move from one PR to another.

Both have about 20 CFL games. Haba has been here about a week. lol

[Blue In BC]

From watching practices, it looks like LB Cole can really move. But I have no idea if he has the football IQ to succeed in a game. And I don't know how they'd use Damian Jackson. I would totally get having a Canadian Swiss Army knife in the lineup, but I can't see an import in that role if he doesn't excel at at least one aspect.

Yeah I've heard that about Cole so at the very least he could start producing on ST's. Speed is a good starting point and I think the coaches like him. I'm not convinced that we don't use 1 DI spot for a DB instead of a LB. No Karamoko on the AR and only Hallett and Kelly as depth.

Your point about Jackson is the same as mine. If he was a Canadian he'd probably be on the roster. He might even be on the roster if he was a global player.

[Throw Long Bannatyne]

Hornbuckle from Ottawa's practice roster as well

5 QB sacks last season, he might be an option.

[Throw Long Bannatyne]

Sure. The catch is Banks is a free agent and Hornbuckle is on a PR. So Banks might jump at an opportunity to at least be on our PR while Hornbuckle won't move from one PR to another.

Both have about 20 CFL games. Haba has been here about a week. lol

It's been a few years since any player has been stolen off a PR, but I believe the team that takes the player must offer them a spot on their roster, they can't go from PR to the PR of a different team.

[Sir Blue and Gold]

It's been a few years since any player has been stolen off a PR, but I believe the team that takes the player must offer them a spot on their roster, they can't go from PR to the PR of a different team.

Correct. And also all that team needs to do to prevent it is move someone else to the 1 game IR, PR or whatever to roster them. It's also kind of frowned upon. The Bombers won't do that.

[the paw]

Maybe its worth holding off on total manic panic until after we see the full D in regular season action.  The line is not substantially different from last year's line, and we went 15-3.  At the end of the day winners and losses are the only metric that matters.

I wouldn't go scrap heaping for other team cuts until we at least see what happens in Game 1.

[Blue In BC]

Maybe its worth holding off on total manic panic until after we see the full D in regular season action.  The line is not substantially different from last year's line, and we went 15-3.  At the end of the day winners and losses are the only metric that matters.

I wouldn't go scrap heaping for other team cuts until we at least see what happens in Game 1.

It's not panic but the DL is significantly different than 2022. We lost Sayles and during 2022 we had 2 DL rookie that saw some game action. Haba was a very late addition and we no others on our PR. Jeffcoat has been nicked in TC.

The names mentioned all have about 20 or more games in the CFL, so it's not exactly searching the scrap pile.