We Need WRs

[BomberFan73]

With Lawler out for awhile, Schoen not looking good on crutches, that is a huge loss.
Wheatfall was starting to look good, and then poof.  Wilson has done little considering his opportunity.
All we have is Demski & Woli, both who had great games last week.  We had to line up Strev at WR for cripes sake!

We need to nab a WR off someone's PR.  And we need to do it yesterday.
Mitchell/JoJo/Wilson/Demski/Woli is easily the worst group in the league.

[Blue In BC]

No kidding. Our receivers have been hard hit. I don't know whether there are any receivers on other teams PR's worth looking at and I doubt that is what we do.

My feeling is that we look again to our last cuts and see if any are worth bringing back for another look on the PR. In any case, that won't directly help us this week.

If Schoen and Wheatfall can't play then I think Johnson gets activated and we may actually see Clercius get a chance to start.

[dd]

And back in Toronto, Bailey is laughing at us!! He's having a whale of a season and the cheapskates in Winnipeg who couldn't 'afford' him, have their 2 high priced receivers on the IR. Talk about irony!!

[Pigskin]

I could see the Bombers bring back Kody Case or Sy Barnett. If DS83 is gone long term, someone with CFL experience like Lucky. Hey, Darvin Adams is out there. I would think KL89 is at least 3 weeks away from practicing. 

[BomberFan73]

I could see the Bombers bring back Kody Case or Sy Barnett. If DS83 is gone long term, someone with CFL experience like Lucky. Hey, Darvin Adams is out there. I would think KL89 is at least 3 weeks away from practicing. 

Ya, Case is who I thought of if they went the route of who was here a few weeks ago in camp.  He's the guy that was with the Colts, right?

I'd like to see us nab someone off a PR though, when was the lasttime that happened?

[Blue In BC]

Ya, Case is who I thought of if they went the route of who was here a few weeks ago in camp.  He's the guy that was with the Colts, right?

I'd like to see us nab someone off a PR though, when was the lasttime that happened?

Most teams don't bother since they are just unknown / unproven just like our rookies on the PPR or released in final cuts.

At least our rookies went through TC with us and have a step up.

I looked through the PR's on other teams. Something like a dozen or so receivers that I've never heard about.

[theaardvark]

There are 100's of WR out there that our scouts have looked at and have considered.

On the other hand, there are dozens that have a full season of UFL film to consider.

Why we don't grab someone out of the UFL ranks, I'm not sure.  Its not contract issues, or the players having any faith that the UFL will play next year...

That coes for DL and DB's as well.

[BomberFan73]

Most teams don't bother since they are just unknown / unproven just like our rookies on the PPR or released in final cuts.

At least our rookies went through TC with us and have a step up.

I looked through the PR's on other teams. Something like a dozen or so receivers that I've never heard about.

But did you know of Mitchell, Wheatfall, Johnson & Wilson before this year?  My point is that for a team that hasn't had any WR injuries, they could have a stud guy who almost made the active roster just waiting in the wings.  If we bring back a guy like say Case, he was like 4th or 5th in our PR pecking order to start the year, and the others were deemed better.
But then again, a guy like Case does know the players & system.

[Blue In BC]

But did you know of Mitchell, Wheatfall, Johnson & Wilson before this year?  My point is that for a team that hasn't had any WR injuries, they could have a stud guy who almost made the active roster just waiting in the wings.  If we bring back a guy like say Case, he was like 4th or 5th in our PR pecking order to start the year, and the others were deemed better.
But then again, a guy like Case does know the players & system.

The difference is that these are players we scouted and may have had on our neg list for years. Whether we have nearly as much knowledge about other players across the CFL is doubtful. Yes, a player on a neg list or cut by another team could turn out to be a stud. Odds are against it though. Pulling a player from another teams PR seldom happens and it usually requires immediately activating him and possibly some sort of trade with the other team. Giving up a neg list or some consideration.

Lawler was a TC cut by the Lions when we 1st signed him.

[Blue In BC]

There are 100's of WR out there that our scouts have looked at and have considered.

On the other hand, there are dozens that have a full season of UFL film to consider.

Why we don't grab someone out of the UFL ranks, I'm not sure.  Its not contract issues, or the players having any faith that the UFL will play next year...

That coes for DL and DB's as well.

The UFL doesn't have an agreement to allow players to sign in the CFL. They have that agreement with the NFL.

Their current plan was to increase the number of teams by 4 for the 2025 season. Whether the league survives past next week or actually add more teams, it will take some time to see.

Quite a few players were signed in the CFL when the XFL and USFL merged and had less teams in the UFL.

[Blueforlife]

I could see the Bombers bring back Kody Case or Sy Barnett. If DS83 is gone long term, someone with CFL experience like Lucky. Hey, Darvin Adams is out there. I would think KL89 is at least 3 weeks away from practicing. 

Hard pass on Lucky and Adams

Short term we will bring back cuts / PR guys.  Medium term might need a guy or two (vet) if injuries drag (I don't think we will). Long term at this moment I think we are ok as hopefully guys will heal quick.

[Pigskin]

Hard pass on Lucky and Adams

Short term we will bring back cuts / PR guys.  Medium term might need a guy or two (vet) if injuries drag (I don't think we will). Long term at this moment I think we are ok as hopefully guys will heal quick.

I guess you missed the sarcasm with bring back Adams.   

[Throw Long Bannatyne]

But did you know of Mitchell, Wheatfall, Johnson & Wilson before this year?  My point is that for a team that hasn't had any WR injuries, they could have a stud guy who almost made the active roster just waiting in the wings.  If we bring back a guy like say Case, he was like 4th or 5th in our PR pecking order to start the year, and the others were deemed better.
But then again, a guy like Case does know the players & system.

I thought Case was one of the receivers cut because they were injured in TC, if not him someone else. Usually the Bombers give players this happens to a second crack to try again.

[Blueforlife]

Hard pass on Lucky and Adams

Short term we will bring back cuts / PR guys.  Medium term might need a guy or two (vet) if injuries drag (I don't think we will). Long term at this moment I think we are ok as hopefully guys will heal quick.

My bad makes more sense now lol.  Hard miss on my part lol.

[TecnoGenius]

And back in Toronto, Bailey is laughing at us!! He's having a whale of a season and the cheapskates in Winnipeg who couldn't 'afford' him, have their 2 high priced receivers on the IR. Talk about irony!!

Ironically, if we had kept Bailey (we were probably only $20k away), he'd now be our #1 IMP WR and probably #2 target and be getting tons of looks.  That's what he always wanted.

And he'd be super fired up and step up to the plate 100%, just like he is in TOR.

Now we're down to no one and his buddy.  Our #1 and #2 Rs are NATs now.  Ya sure they are super awesome NATs, but it's a sad day in a CFL team when you have zero IMP WR talent starting!  Unprecedented.