Bomber Free Agents

[Blue In BC]

Waste of resources spent developing him so he could walk out the door a viable receiver, find a vet. with no NFL ambitions ready to go as his replacement. Darvin is available and will work for cheap!

Disappointing to lose him after 1 year. Good luck to him, but I really don't like the NFL option window. Some say we wouldn't get some players without that. I say where would they have been otherwise in 2024?

Anyway, time to get Lawler and Schoen back on the roster with new deals.

[theaardvark]

Waste of resources spent developing him so he could walk out the door a viable receiver, find a vet. with no NFL ambitions ready to go as his replacement. Darvin is available and will work for cheap!

What did it cost?  What resources were "wasted"?

We get airtime if he plays. we get him back if he doesn't.  NFL shots are a good thing for the CFL, gives us credibility to attract those fringe guys that might still have the talent for a shot at the NFL, but have run out of eyeballs on them.

We got a 1000 yard rookie of the year for zero investment, and his rights through next year if he doesn't stick, and probably the best shot of signing him if he ends up getting some time in the NFL and comes back later.

I wish we get a rookie receiver every year that we lose to the NFL, it means we got an amazing year out of a guy on an ELC.

Sure, it hurts to lose a good player, but dang, it means we are scouting great.  Schoen the year before, Wilson last year, who's next?

[dd]

The world is not ending, the guy got signed to a futures contract, he isn't even on the practice roster and I doubt he does. Good for him for taking his shot, but I doubt he sticks, so I don't think we really lost anything, and if we did, go find the next one, every year theres a couple of gems that surface in the CFL

[Throw Long Bannatyne]

The world is not ending, the guy got signed to a futures contract, he isn't even on the practice roster and I doubt he does. Good for him for taking his shot, but I doubt he sticks, so I don't think we really lost anything, and if we did, go find the next one, every year theres a couple of gems that surface in the CFL

You forget how Zach struggles with rookie receivers that don't understand the game.  If they sign Lawler and Schoen they won't need a replacement, if they don't, Wheatfall and clercius will have to step up.

[Sir Blue and Gold]

You forget how Zach struggles with rookie receivers that don't understand the game.  If they sign Lawler and Schoen they won't need a replacement, if they don't, Wheatfall and clercius will have to step up.

If only we had one of those quarterbacks who does great with receivers who run the wrong routes into coverage looks.

[markf]

He was able to tolerate some hard hits last season, but I wonder if  Wilson might be a bit too slight to succeed in the NFL.

The pounding is bad in the CFL, but worse in the NFL.

Good luck to him, I hope he makes it. Certainly is just as good or better, at catching the ball as a number of NFL guys I watched this season.  And had some nice runs after the catch.

[Blue In BC]

The world is not ending, the guy got signed to a futures contract, he isn't even on the practice roster and I doubt he does. Good for him for taking his shot, but I doubt he sticks, so I don't think we really lost anything, and if we did, go find the next one, every year theres a couple of gems that surface in the CFL

That still means we may not see him back until September. Even if he doesn't make a PR he may wait out the season trying to catch on like Ford did in 2023.

Nothing is certain including finding the next great rookie.

[blue_gold_84]

Don't know that Streveler is actually "significantly better" than Wilson...

Oh, c'mon now. Streveler is absolutely, unequivocally superior to Wilson.

[blue_gold_84]

Waste of resources spent developing him so he could walk out the door...

What a ridiculous thing to say.

This happens all the time in the CFL.

[Blue In BC]

J. Parker re-signed to a 1 year extension. I thought it was 50/50 whether he'd be back. If Ford was expected back, then we may have gone with a new rookie for depth on the PR. My view if that while we want Ford back, it's a long shot even if he doesn't get that NFL opportunity.

OTOH, I think we'll be able to re-sign Holm but Parker gives us some insurance. I don't think Parker will have an extreme contract cost and if he isn't starting at CB he can fit a role as a DI.

[Blueforlife]

Parker is good and would have been a reasonable cost, good signing, I knew he would be back.  Continuty pays off.  He needs to show us early he earned this though!

[Blueforlife]

Waste of resources spent developing him so he could walk out the door a viable receiver, find a vet. with no NFL ambitions ready to go as his replacement. Darvin is available and will work for cheap!

You post makes zero sense imo.  An incredible talent we found, developed and hats off to him and the Bombers for doing so.
Disagree on vets, we keep finding good young players.  Non issue handled internally.
Sad to see him go!

[Sir Blue and Gold]

J. Parker re-signed to a 1 year extension. I thought it was 50/50 whether he'd be back. If Ford was expected back, then we may have gone with a new rookie for depth on the PR. My view if that while we want Ford back, it's a long shot even if he doesn't get that NFL opportunity.

OTOH, I think we'll be able to re-sign Holm but Parker gives us some insurance. I don't think Parker will have an extreme contract cost and if he isn't starting at CB he can fit a role as a DI.

Therein lies the rub with a guy like Tyrell Ford. He'd probably grade out a bit better than Parker at field corner but Parker is significantly cheaper and we've never had trouble replacing or finding guys who can play there (yes, I'm aware Parker mostly played boundary).

No saying that's what is happening but Tyrell plays at an elite level at a position which has no scarcity. Interesting dilemma. So much easier if he played half back.

[Throw Long Bannatyne]

Parker is good and would have been a reasonable cost, good signing, I knew he would be back.  Continuty pays off.  He needs to show us early he earned this though!

Parker has been injured at the most inopportune time relegating him to backup once he recovers, hopefully he can stay healthy this year and establish himself as a starter. 

I don't think Ford is coming back, he gave off a weird vibe not celebrating with his teammates when they won the WF over the Riders as if it didn't really matter. He's a great player but he hasn't shown he's committed to having a football career in Wpg.

[Blue In BC]

Therein lies the rub with a guy like Tyrell Ford. He'd probably grade out a bit better than Parker at field corner but Parker is significantly cheaper and we've never had trouble replacing or finding guys who can play there (yes, I'm aware Parker mostly played boundary).

No saying that's what is happening but Tyrell plays at an elite level at a position which has no scarcity. Interesting dilemma. So much easier if he played half back.

If Ford comes back I'll be happy but it would also depend on at what cost. His advantage is that he's a Canadian which we don't need in our current ratio. However, you can never have too many ratio options either.

Obviously our ratio is not set in stone at the moment. Regardless getting Parker back is a good step to take.

In all cases SMS is cumulative across the roster and won't know whether we lose any high priced potential free agents etc etc.