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Yeah I thought it was interesting when they admitted they'll be over the cap but they don't even know how badly - to me it sounds like they went way over and now have to scramble to get guys to restructure/take cuts before the end of the year. If their players had gotten bonuses for making it to/winning Grey Cup, it probably would have gone a long way to making that kind of thing happen but they got bounced early. It'll be interesting to see what their final number is.

I love Bob but any list of priorities with Jake Thomas on it = trash.

It's not just the 3 in a row for me. It's his performance in 5 in a row, his performance for most of this season and his age. He may be the present of this club but he's not the future. VAJ is younger and has a contract through 2026.

There are very few (if any) elite options available and it's not like we're talking FAJ here. I would say VAJ is the best available right now (Davis or Powell could be down the road but haven't proven it yet).

I'd be OK going forward with VAJ, I just don't see how he lands here without him and/or Zach being willing to redo their deals. Both guys have guarantees (ZC in 2025 & VAJ in 2026) & we wouldn't be able to afford VAJ next year if we have to eat Zach's guarantee next year without sacrificing in other areas.

That's not even debatable - both Zach & MOS have said differently.

I'll allow it. I smile at the idea of them developing their pictures and seeing this kind of thing in the background.😂

He restructured his old deal in 2021 and signed this deal in 2022. I don't think there's been any other changes since - at least none a quick search turns up.

This. MOS said Zach demanded to be put in that situation but at the end of the day, it's MOS who should have made that call, especially once it was very apparent that the injury would not allow him to play at the level he needed to be at. https://3downnation.com/2024/11/18/bombers-qb-zach-collaros-put-in-a-very-tough-spot-after-grey-cup-injury-mike-oshea/

https://3downnation.com/2022/10/18/top-up-the-cfl-mop-blue-bombers-qb-zach-collaros-earns-raise-with-three-year-1-8-million-contract-extension/

Disagree. I was actually impressed with VAJ when he got replaced by Rourke. Can't say what happened behind closed doors, but in public, he was a great teammate. He was one of their biggest cheerleaders on the sideline and never complained to the media (until after the season anyway). You just know Fajardo would have had the world's biggest meltdown if the Al's had stuck with Davis when Fajardo came back from his little injury mid-season.

In 2022 & 2023, we had hope right until the end so it was more crushing. We didn't have that hope last night so it was more anger than anything else for me.

Single game for Schmekel last year. But yeah, it's not to say he can't or won't be back - we just don't have his rights anymore so the ball is in his court.

I don't think it does, otherwise MCI wouldn't have been moved from the PR to the 1 game.

Hubert finished on the PR so I don't think he's part of the plans for next year. Looking at who we stashed on the 1 game in the days leading up to GC, there's some no-brainers but a couple guys I just don't get: Jamal Woods Marquise Bridges Kody Case MCI Kendall Randolph Brian Cole Devin Adams Myron Mitchell Jay Persons Not sure what Case or Mitchell showed that warranted being brought back where a guy like Chris Smith was left on the PR?

Thanks for doing this every year Rich! Congrats to another win Stickem.

Ka'Deem wins the Grey Cup and immediately throws his old boss/coach under the bus. You'd think he was Bomber fan, being that salty right after the game. https://3downnation.com/2024/11/18/amidst-grey-cup-celebration-argos-kadeem-carey-identifies-dave-dickenson-as-reason-for-stampeders-demise/

TIL it's under performing/inured players determine the play calling and when who sees the field, and not the coaches.

Is the "MOS can do no wrong" crowd happy with this?

Then why is the OC calling plays that ask him to do that?

Can anyone tell me why we signed Dolegala? I wouldn't start him but he cannot be any worse than Zach right now

Or people just hoping Tyson could turn back time. That hope was shattered after about 20 seconds. It was very clear very early that even if the power was still there, the mobility needed to deliver the power was not.

After the Ramos barrios fight, you'll eventually get a promo narrated by Ice T, shortly after that is where it really gets bad. I got it going but I'm at least 30 minutes behind so gotta stay off the internet while I watch.

Ah that explains it, you're not watching live. I was able to watch that fight live with no issues but leading into Serrano/Taylor is where it goes to ****. Even tried watching from the beginning and fast forwarding - once I get to that spot, it goes down.

You are fortunate. Threads and X (apparently) are full of people like me who are unable to watch. Netflix already issued an apology earlier in the night for sound now it's lagging really badly or gnat out not loading. https://www.outkick.com/sports/netflix-stream-having-major-problems-ahead-tyson-paul-fight