Blue Bombers Transactions - December 6, 2024

[Blue In BC]

All negotiations are not conducted on an equal basis, some highly educated Natl. players can play hardball and say, "this is the number I need to play football and delay the career I've trained for, pay me." Which might be how players like Lawson Kramdi and Gray get paid upper tier money early.

Versus some Imports from the US that received bad/little education and have little choice but to play football or pump gas for a living. In the great America, ghettos of poverty are just as bad as they were 50 years ago.

I think that's a reach. A team isn't going to pay significantly more than they view a players worth to the organization.

In the case of Lawson he was the 16th pick in the 2021 draft. We know that doesn't always mean a player will be successful. The fact the Bombers were willing to pay him that amount does have merit in their expectations.

[Throw Long Bannatyne]

I think that's a reach. A team isn't going to pay significantly more than they view a players worth to the organization.

In the case of Lawson he was the 16th pick in the 2021 draft. We know that doesn't always mean a player will be successful. The fact the Bombers were willing to pay him that amount does have merit in their expectations.

Isn't Lawson on his second contract by now?

[ModAdmin]

Isn't Lawson on his second contract by now?

He signed a two-year extension in 2023 (for 2024 and 2025).

[Throw Long Bannatyne]

He signed a two-year extension in 2023 (for 2024 and 2025).

Makes sense, once he established his value he asked for more.

[Blue In BC]

Makes sense, once he established his value he asked for more.

Of course but that doesn't mean the organization gives it to him if they feel it's excessive. It appears he is expected to become a starter and not just a rotation guy.

[Throw Long Bannatyne]

Of course but that doesn't mean the organization gives it to him if they feel it's excessive. It appears he is expected to become a starter and not just a rotation guy.

Which gets back to my original point, if the Bombers don't pay what they're asking, chances are some of these players might move on to promising professional careers like Gray did. If their life ambition is to be more than a football player, many different things can influence their demands. 

Totally irrelevant but this may be the only interview with Cam Lawson ever recorded.

[TecnoGenius]

Gets double teamed a lot for some reason.

He does!  People don't realize this.  Fatboi will often get double-teamed on purpose or he'll go and tie up 2 guys by his own choice.  I think that's part of the plan and why he hangs around even though all of MBB hates him.  (Thankfully we're more enlightened on this forum!)

If Fatboi can manage to tie up 2 guys, that's helping the numbers/gap game in terms of the run, and making holes for DEs to pass rush.

[TecnoGenius]

Faith Ekakatie was supposed to be the new guy, and Maroof got injured so Thomas signed in May that year.

Ekakitie was the busts of all busts IMHO.  I know y'all like to pick Etienne (right?), but Ekakitie is etched in my brain as the announced healthy scratch at almost every home game I attended in '17 and '18.  You could set your clock by his scratch announcement.

[TecnoGenius]

Of course but that doesn't mean the organization gives it to him if they feel it's excessive. It appears he is expected to become a starter and not just a rotation guy.

Lawson was pegged to be "it" in '24.  We basically pinned all our DT hopes on him after letting Walker walk and he promptly got injured and didn't play a single snap.  I still don't know what his injury was or what his status is.

I wonder what our DL all season and GC would have been like if we had a beast DT in there alongside the other guys rotating.

Again, proves you gotta hand it to Fatboi... all these DTs get injured all the time and Fatboi never does.  Walker didn't do squat in '24 either wherever he went to sign.  Stove, Nevis: leave to just be injury factories elsewhere.  Only Sayles seemed to be productive after leaving.

[VictorRomano]

Ekakitie was the busts of all busts IMHO.

Biggest waste of a draft pick ever.

[theaardvark]

Biggest waste of a draft pick ever.

Hate to say it, but Andy Mulumba, Ty Pencer and Jade Etienne would like you to hold their beera... 

First rounders are usually pretty safe to actually contribute, but are very visible when they don't...

[dd]

Hate to say it, but Andy Mulumba, Ty Pencer and Jade Etienne would like you to hold their beera... 

First rounders are usually pretty safe to actually contribute, but are very visible when they don't...

Oh ya, now there's 3 names we'd like to forget!! Big time busts.

[Sir Blue and Gold]

Ekakitie was a better pick than Mack's Ty Pencer or LaPolice's Jade Etienne. All three were obviously big misses.

[ichabod_crane]

Who was the Canuck receiver who received a lot of headlines before he even played one game, but flopped when he finally got to play. He might have been a supplemental pick, but Bombers gave up their first rounder for him I believe though. At least 10-15 years ago or more.

[Waffler]

Who was the Canuck receiver who received a lot of headlines before he even played one game, but flopped when he finally got to play. He might have been a supplemental pick, but Bombers gave up their first rounder for him I believe though. At least 10-15 years ago or more.

Kito Poblah?