Free agency

[Blueforlife]

Wheatie aka Wheat I hardly knew thee

WRs follow the cake 🎂

[Jesse]

Ouch... really, ouch.  Ya, NAT, but ouch.  A couple of years ago that's what Demski was earning.  And Nield is no Demski and probably never will be.

Statistically, Neild's exactly where Demski was at age 26. Maybe even a little bit ahead since he put up the same yardage in 13 games.

[Tecno]

Statistically, Neild's exactly where Demski was at age 26. Maybe even a little bit ahead since he put up the same yardage in 13 games.

Maybe, but I just don't see it.  Completely different body type meaning he has to end up along a different path.  We'll need a better comparison than Demski -- who's the last Demski-level great big-body type NAT?

[Jesse]

Maybe, but I just don't see it.  Completely different body type meaning he has to end up along a different path.  We'll need a better comparison than Demski -- who's the last Demski-level great big-body type NAT?

I don't care if he's a Demski clone if he can match Demski's production, lol.

[Ducky]

Don't like losing Wheatfall.

[Blue In BC]

Don't like losing Wheatfall.

I guess it will depend on who we replace him with this year. Could be a late acquisition in free agency or some rookie that wins the role in TC.

My preference would have been to bring him back to see if he continued to progress.

[Pete]

Maybe, but I just don't see it.  Completely difnferent body type meaning he has to end up along a different path.  Eres hope he We'll need a better comparison than Demski -- who's the last Demski-level great big-body type NAT?

Heres hoping he follows Mccinnis trajectory who has s similar body type and finally found his stride in 4th season

[Jesse]

Don't like losing Wheatfall.

He's essentially had 2 successful games in his career. He made one big catch in his rookie year (that was a busted coverage - he was wide open) and ran the route so poorly he robbed himself of a TD. And had a 100 yard game to open the 2025 season (his best game to date), and pretty much did nothing after that.

I hope he has success in hammy, but I am very happy to look for an upgrade.

[Tecno]

Don't like losing Wheatfall.

Jesse's right.  Wheatie appears to have peaked, and I think still had some mental stumbles and was screwing up on his assignments.  I don't think Zach/MOS were very happy with him come season end.

We kicked the tires, he gets to try again in HAM, and we get to try the Next Big Thing.  Having 1 IMP rookie start week 1 is completely normal for the CFL.

[Throw Long Bannatyne]

Heres hoping he follows Mccinnis trajectory who has s similar body type and finally found his stride in 4th season

I think that's shooting a bit high, I think McInnis secret weapon is the QB throwing him the ball, Neild's skill level is more like that of Woli, nothing wrong with that, he's younger.  Fairly lumbering and not deceptive or a brilliant route runner, gets to the right place and hangs onto the ball plus a robust YAC runner.  Both the Argos and Riders let him walk while hanging onto to other Natl. receivers, Zach won't be counting on him to hit homeruns, just to be a reliable target.

[Blue In BC]

Jesse's right.  Wheatie appears to have peaked, and I think still had some mental stumbles and was screwing up on his assignments.  I don't think Zach/MOS were very happy with him come season end.

We kicked the tires, he gets to try again in HAM, and we get to try the Next Big Thing.  Having 1 IMP rookie start week 1 is completely normal for the CFL.

We'll see. The TiCats thought enough of him to sign him to a 2 year deal.

[Tecno]

You never know.  McInnis took quite a while to hit his breakout year in BC.  Did nothing in SSK.  He is a good comparable for Nield, though.

[Jesse]

We'll see. The TiCats thought enough of him to sign him to a 2 year deal.

I think he'll do fine there. He'll get more targets and accumulate more stats.

I don't think that means he's a better player than what we saw.

[bwiser]

I think the Bombers are winning free agency.They have picked up some key pieces in areas of need and have really not lost any impact plaers like they have in past years.

[Throw Long Bannatyne]

All that's left of the unsigned on the Bomber roster and half of them are still recovering from injury.

WOODS, Jamal
STREVELER, Chris
SCHOEN, Dalton
MITCHELL, Dillon
LAWSON, Dexter
GAUTHIER, Shayne
CASE, Kody
BONDS, Terrell