Bombers sign QB Payton Thorne, release Parker & Echols

[gobombersgo]

Parker was still under contract while Bonds is a potential free agent. As mentioned about other players, I don't see re-signing a player only to add him to the 6 game IR for half of the season. You might do that with a longer term player but not one coming off a 1st ELC contract.

Parker was a pending free agent. Echols however had a year left on his contract.

[Blue In BC]

Probably remains unsigned until healthy then, but at that point I almost expect the Bombers to welcome him back if they have any deficiencies in the secondary at all.

Holm, Houston and Lawson are still potential free agents. Griffin as well. It's a question about what happens before he's healthy. Your point about deficiencies is a valid at a point in time may change what happens.

OTOH, maybe we re-sign Holm, Houston and Lawson and find the next Alford before he's healthy.

The state of the rehab to his knee is 1st mitigating question.

[Throw Long Bannatyne]

Holm, Houston and Lawson are still potential free agents. Griffin as well. It's a question about what happens before he's healthy. Your point about deficiencies is a valid at a point in time may change what happens.

OTOH, maybe we re-sign Holm, Houston and Lawson and find the next Alford before he's healthy.

The state of the rehab to his knee is 1st mitigating question.

Houston and Lawson will likely sign for whatever is offered, knowing how close they came to the end of their football careers. Holmie might play the "Brady game" and stick them for as much as he can before agreeing to re-sign.