2025 Free Agency (Blue Bomber Signings/News)

Jesse · March 09, 2025, 11:29:15 PM

Quote from: Stats Junkie on March 09, 2025, 03:33:24 PMEd Tait posted on social media that Brandon Alexander has announced his ~~retirement~~ (via FB)

** EDIT **

Ed Tait, Derek Taylor & John Hodge have all issued corrections after clarification from BA. It is not a retirement - just a farewell to Winnipeg.

Bump, just in case anyone missed the edit.

DM83 · March 10, 2025, 12:04:28 AM

1. Erroneous fan information. The entry level contract has a bogus "if the player and club agree":@ mutual agreement regarding a ." First year negotiation period " exists if both parties agree." This is not binding in any way, as noted by the Muamba contract, and probably Rourke. Players clearly signed a contract for no such minimum. The term entry level contract is an entry level contract only somewhat exclusive to the NHl.

dd · March 10, 2025, 03:13:15 AM

Quote from: Stats Junkie on March 09, 2025, 03:33:24 PMEd Tait posted on social media that Brandon Alexander has announced his ~~retirement~~ (via FB)

** EDIT **

Ed Tait, Derek Taylor & John Hodge have all issued corrections after clarification from BA. It is not a retirement - just a farewell to Winnipeg.

So he's leaving Winnipeg?? Has he signed somewhere else and I missed it??

ModAdmin · March 10, 2025, 05:50:31 AM

Quote from: dd on March 10, 2025, 03:13:15 AMSo he's leaving Winnipeg?? Has he signed somewhere else and I missed it??

He wasn't re-signed by Winnipeg. But he is not ready to retire yet. He has not been signed by another team as of today.

TecnoGenius · March 10, 2025, 08:13:31 AM

BA37 should get his own send-off thread. He came around the time Biggie did, and when we put him at FS our D was instantly legit. His contribution to our GC run cannot be understated.

Thanks BA for all the great seasons! You are appreciated. Good luck on your next endeavor.

This is yet another "changing of the guard" oldsters-out casualty (Biggie, Woli, Jeffcoat, Kenny?). The team is definitely not the same as that '19 winning team.

And it's a bit of a witch-burning moment as one of those GC TDs to Brissett had BA37 not following him on his sneaky route. Ball went right past BA.

Throw Long Bannatyne · March 10, 2025, 03:43:01 PM

Quote from: TecnoGenius on March 10, 2025, 08:13:31 AMBA37 should get his own send-off thread. He came around the time Biggie did, and when we put him at FS our D was instantly legit. His contribution to our GC run cannot be understated.

Thanks BA for all the great seasons! You are appreciated. Good luck on your next endeavor.

This is yet another "changing of the guard" oldsters-out casualty (Biggie, Woli, Jeffcoat, Kenny?). The team is definitely not the same as that '19 winning team.

And it's a bit of a witch-burning moment as one of those GC TDs to Brissett had BA37 not following him on his sneaky route. Ball went right past BA.

Pretty clear BA's best playing days are behind him, but it would sure be nice to see him start off his coaching career right here in Wpg on the ground floor as an defensive assistant, he's a heart and soul guy and also a great communicator.

DM83 · March 10, 2025, 08:27:47 PM

As a fan, I noticed his being in the "not quite right place" more so than in previous years
As a pretend teammate, I would be wondering where he was on some plays. But that can happen to anyone.

However, when it happens more than once, tan it never seemed to happen in previous years, I would think he is not able to play at his previous at times instinctual ability. My concern is that on certain defenses, safeties are specifically responsible for certain areas or players. They have to do that task. While on others they may be "free" and can read and make choices to make plays based on their experience.

But this past year, I didn't see Alexander make too many plays of any sort. There were a couple of "hits" that bordered on violent, but didn't prevent a reception. That was it.

I guess that opinion was felt by the coaching staff, and he was deemed expendable.
Considering the tv cameras rarely seemed to see BA making a play, maybe that observation was true.? Age and injury have caught him.

J5V · March 10, 2025, 08:51:37 PM

Quote from: DM83 on March 10, 2025, 12:04:28 AM1. Erroneous fan information. The entry level contract has a bogus "if the player and club agree":@ mutual agreement regarding a ." First year negotiation period " exists if both parties agree." This is not binding in any way, as noted by the Muamba contract, and probably Rourke. Players clearly signed a contract for no such minimum. The term entry level contract is an entry level contract only somewhat exclusive to the NHl.

Huh?

theaardvark · March 10, 2025, 09:39:40 PM

Quote from: J5V on March 10, 2025, 08:51:37 PMHuh?

He's saying that players are not locked into ELC's and can, by mutual decision, be paid a lot more than the minimum.

So he wants us to stop using the term ELC.

J5V · March 10, 2025, 10:54:37 PM

Quote from: theaardvark on March 10, 2025, 09:39:40 PMHe's saying that players are not locked into ELC's and can, by mutual decision, be paid a lot more than the minimum.

So he wants us to stop using the term ELC.

Ahh ... okay, lol

Throw Long Bannatyne · March 11, 2025, 01:22:55 AM

It seems CFL.ca has taken down the Free Agent page, anyone know where else that page can be found?

TecnoGenius · March 11, 2025, 02:17:45 AM

Quote from: Throw Long Bannatyne on March 11, 2025, 01:22:55 AMIt seems CFL.ca has taken down the Free Agent page, anyone know where else that page can be found?

https://www.cfl.ca/fa25

Still there. Just remember that url and keep changing the 2 digit year every season. Works for me for 4 years now!

Throw Long Bannatyne · March 11, 2025, 03:27:00 PM

Quote from: TecnoGenius on March 11, 2025, 02:17:45 AMhttps://www.cfl.ca/fa25

Still there. Just remember that url and keep changing the 2 digit year every season. Works for me for 4 years now!

Thanks, I usually find it off a link from their homepage but that has been removed. Too much to hope they'll keep the list updated from this point forward I guess.