Can we slot Geoff Gray in at MLB? I know nothing about football, so I assume yes.

12 minutes ago, yogi said:

Can we slot Geoff Gray in at MLB? I know nothing about football, so I assume yes.

I seriously was going to type this earlier because people are being so insane... 

Guess we'll know in a few days if Gray gets a PR spot somewhere. 

Gray if he comes up here I could see him in Hardrick s spot.

No. Neither Gray, nor Mulumba can be moved to MLB because Matt Nicholls and Andrew Harris are going to rotate in that spot.  

(insert smile face here)

You guys are funny. 

2 hours ago, Noeller said:

I seriously was going to type this earlier because people are being so insane... 

well at this point he can't be any worse than Hurl. Heck we could probably just not play Hurl and have 11 guys on the field and it would be an immediate improvement!

I just hope Mulumba finally ends up here. We NEED a capable middle linebacker and he IS the answer! I wonder if we could get his brother too, I hear he plays safety. 

I guess the question is: if Mulumba comes to take over the middle linebacker spot, who is the odd man out: Justin Medlock, Paul LaPolice, or Dancing Gabe? I don't envy the coaches on this one...

I believe it was 2007 when Ike Charlton and Juran Bolden both came back from the NFL after Labour Day and it was a real boost to the team.  It would be nice to add a player or two right now, whether that is an American or a Canadian.  Chris Matthews, Terrell Sinkfield, Jeff Knox, Erik Harris and Derel Walker could all make an immediate impact here, IMO.

6 minutes ago, Atomic said:

I believe it was 2007 when Ike Charlton and Juran Bolden both came back from the NFL after Labour Day and it was a real boost to the team.  It would be nice to add a player or two right now, whether that is an American or a Canadian.  Chris Matthews, Terrell Sinkfield, Jeff Knox, Erik Harris and Derel Walker could all make an immediate impact here, IMO.

It was indeed... And we picked up Derrick Armstrong... 

32 minutes ago, Noeller said:

It was indeed... And we picked up Derrick Armstrong... 

In 2006.  Was a boost that season.

We definitley need defensive help more so than offensive. Really hoping for some adds on the defensive side of the ball that will help us out

8 hours ago, yogi said:

Can we slot Geoff Gray in at MLB? I know nothing about football, so I assume yes.

As long as he has a pulse I don't see why not! He could also play RB on the offensive side of the ball... why not let him kick too? I heard linemen had to be good with their feet and have good footwork.

All this talk of MLB makes me wonder about Bo Lokombo... wonder if Walters is interested

Gray is going to play MLB and some OG, along with a few snaps at WR, a QB package called Big Fella and is going to do some kicking.

Gray has been claimed by the New York Jets

29 minutes ago, Mr. Perfect said:

Gray has been claimed by the New York Jets

I think this is a good sign, in terms of Gray ending up here eventually

Is Gray going on the Jets active roster or PR?

Just now, rebusrankin said:

Is Gray going on the Jets active roster or PR?

PR.

Welp now he's potentially a Jet. I'd say Go Jets Go, but.....

 

 

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43 minutes ago, Atomic said:

I think this is a good sign, in terms of Gray ending up here eventually

Does Winnipeg still have connections with NY Jets?

43 minutes ago, Atomic said:

I think this is a good sign, in terms of Gray ending up here eventually

Yep let him get paid and practice there.  Save us a roster spot and hopefully we get him in a year or two when he's really ready to play.

19 hours ago, Goalie said:

I could see Mulumba at MLB if he dropped 10 pounds or WIL... 

But yeah he is technically more of a DE but... You never know. 

Its also hard to know what weight he would come in at. He could be 255, he could have bulked up like ron warner, and soo many others trying to stick down there.  His best fit size wise if hes up or at 255 is de, skill and experience wise his best fit is lber. But we may never see him. Hes got to have made like 3+ million down south allready. 

20 hours ago, Mark F said:

moneypenny.

 

I do not like no CFL on saturday.

I wish the league could get all the games played fri-sun. (save for stuff like LD) I dont like no football sats but i hate when the games are on in the middle of the week.

19 hours ago, JuranBoldenRules said:

Mulumba is an edge rusher, since he's been out of college he's mostly played for 3-4 teams so he's labeled "LB."  It would be a pretty big leap to play MLB in the CFL for a guy who hasn't played that position in his life.  Westerman was "LB" in the states too.

Terrell Sinkfield was cut by the Vikings.  There's a type of player we could use RFN.  Huge upgrade on our returners, has been playing DB for the Vikes and pretty impactful offensive player up here previously.

Hes an LT style pass rusher, not an edge rusher. Westerman was projected to the nfl as a tweener, but played on the end with his hand down. 

16 hours ago, 17to85 said:

is it possible people see Mulumba and think Muamba and that's where the linebacker confusion comes in? 

Or its the fact hes played lber and not DE.  Dont think any one has ever confused coachy as a LBer....

15 hours ago, Floyd said:

Remind me why we don't want a cdn DE?

Jackson Jeffcoat. If he bolts next off season though, with our NI depth at DT if we had mulumba  perhaps we could go 2 des, or ever 3 NI along the DL if poop makes the jump to the nfl. Thats an awful long ways off though. 

 

Walters went into it a bit and said that none of these guys are imminent to sign here or near it. High on the guys we have on the PR and doesnt see both a fit and instant improvement. 

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36 minutes ago, wbbfan said:

Its also hard to know what weight he would come in at. He could be 255, he could have bulked up like ron warner, and soo many others trying to stick down there.  His best fit size wise if hes up or at 255 is de, skill and experience wise his best fit is lber. But we may never see him. Hes got to have made like 3+ million down south allready. 

I wish the league could get all the games played fri-sun. (save for stuff like LD) I dont like no football sats but i hate when the games are on in the middle of the week.

Hes an LT style pass rusher, not an edge rusher. Westerman was projected to the nfl as a tweener, but played on the end with his hand down. 

Or its the fact hes played lber and not DE.  Dont think any one has ever confused coachy as a LBer....

Jackson Jeffcoat. If he bolts next off season though, with our NI depth at DT if we had mulumba  perhaps we could go 2 des, or ever 3 NI along the DL if poop makes the jump to the nfl. Thats an awful long ways off though. 

 

Walters went into it a bit and said that none of these guys are imminent to sign here or near it. High on the guys we have on the PR and doesnt see both a fit and instant improvement. 

There's a couple pretty long EMU highlight tapes for Mulumba kicking around.  Most plays he's playing defensive end with a hand in the dirt.

I don't know how we take any of this news as positive...we have great players that could be playing in the CFL sitting on practice rosters...its sad so many good players not playing but it's all about the money. The NFL is definitely hurting the CFL with these moves.  It's becoming clear the myopic NFL can't  or doesn't give a damn about the CFL anymore. Unfortunately a lot of young Canadians probably don't care ethier and would rather see these guys on a NFL team.