Bombers sign QB Payton Thorne, release Parker & Echols

gobombersgo · December 27, 2025, 10:27:34 PM

Quote from: Blue In BC on December 27, 2025, 07:30:01 PMParker 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 · December 27, 2025, 10:29:14 PM

Quote from: Throw Long Bannatyne on December 27, 2025, 08:17:39 PMProbably 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 · December 27, 2025, 11:49:05 PM

Quote from: Blue In BC on December 27, 2025, 10:29:14 PMHolm, 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.

the.inkster · **Today** at 02:31:51 AM

Quote from: Throw Long Bannatyne on December 27, 2025, 11:49:05 PMHouston 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.

Are we talking about Cam Lawson? If so, he's already re-signed for 2 years (https://www.bluebombers.com/2025/12/10/blue-bombers-sign-cam-lawson-to-two-year-contract-extension/)

Pigskin · **Today** at 03:33:43 AM

Quote from: the.inkster on Today at 02:31:51 AMAre we talking about Cam Lawson? If so, he's already re-signed for 2 years (https://www.bluebombers.com/2025/12/10/blue-bombers-sign-cam-lawson-to-two-year-contract-extension/)

No, there talking about DBs. So this would be Dexter Lawson.

Tecno · **Today** at 03:38:14 AM

Quote from: Throw Long Bannatyne on December 27, 2025, 11:49:05 PMHolmie might play the "Brady game" and stick them for as much as he can before agreeing to re-sign.

Holm has done very few pressers (I can recall one the last time he re-signed??) but I got the definite impression he's soft spoken and doesn't want to cause trouble or a ruckus, or make a scene.

My guess is he happily takes a very fair offer from KW. KW will pay him fairly as long as some other team isn't desperate for him.

Let's all remember, DBs are always the cheapest lot, and fairly easy to replace. I've learned not to get attached to them, as they cycle through fairly quickly. We've actually been pretty spoiled lately that we've got to know Holm, Nichols, Parker (and even Houston and Nick Taylor) over a longer term. That's not the norm.

Tecno · **Today** at 03:40:01 AM

Quote from: Blue In BC on December 27, 2025, 07:30:01 PMParker 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.

Why not? It's cheap, wouldn't require any signing bonus, and will be 100% SMS free until he's healed. Then voila, you have a healthy fresh experience DB come labor day right when you're getting creamed with injuries.

$10k above ELC on a 1-year and it's a done deal. Make it so, number one!

the.inkster · **Today** at 04:11:16 AM

Quote from: Pigskin on Today at 03:33:43 AMNo, there talking about DBs. So this would be Dexter Lawson.

Ah, gotcha. Thanks for clarifying

Blue In BC · **Today** at 01:44:59 PM

Quote from: Tecno on Today at 03:40:01 AMWhy not? It's cheap, wouldn't require any signing bonus, and will be 100% SMS free until he's healed. Then voila, you have a healthy fresh experience DB come labor day right when you're getting creamed with injuries.

$10k above ELC on a 1-year and it's a done deal. Make it so, number one!

Because then you have a player coming off an injury 6 - 9 games in the season. It's a gamble like bringing in Schoen back only to re-injure and miss the more time. By then we'll have gone through TC and found the next group of DB's going forward on our PR.

Throw Long Bannatyne · **Today** at 02:00:01 PM

Quote from: Blue In BC on Today at 01:44:59 PMBecause then you have a player coming off an injury 6 - 9 games in the season. It's a gamble like bringing in Schoen back only to re-injure and miss the more time. By then we'll have gone through TC and found the next group of DB's going forward on our PR.

Just curious in a case like Bonds or Schoen who are now FA's, doesn't the team maintain financial obligation to them until they are healed?