My guess is we won't see him til next year at the earliest...likely 2020.

I doubt that...be next year at the latest...and quite possibly this year..I was shocked truthfully he even got the looks he did down there this long

Big time trade bait, if the Bombers want to go that route. Otherwise, I agree that we see him here shortly. 

why trade him?..Local guy..probable 8-10 year mainstay on your line...foolish

15 minutes ago, Booch said:

why trade him?..Local guy..probable 8-10 year mainstay on your line...foolish

https://winnipegsun.com/sports/football/cfl/winnipeg-bluebombers/bombers-happy-to-keep-waiting-on-first-round-pick-geoff-gray

You wanna break the bank for him?

“If and when Geoff Gray comes back, he’s had one, two or three years of training as an offensive lineman with the NFL,” Walters said. “He’s gonna come back big and strong and more pro ready than he was. The caveat to that is you’re going to have to pay for that. You’re not going to get Geoff Gray at his eighth-overall pick salary, you’re going to get him at three years in the NFL salary. That’s the give and take of it.” ~ Kyle Walters

 

An interior line of Goossen, Chung and Gray whats not to like.

I'd take Burnham & Rainey for one of them straight up. Hervey wants to move bodies for next year already. 

13 minutes ago, pigseye said:

I'd take Burnham & Rainey for one of them straight up. Hervey wants to move bodies for next year already. 

 It would take a lot more than that.  Those guys don’t come along all that often.  Sooner deal picks.

NAT OL is a commodity in the CFL especially starter caliber. 

Honestly I would like to see, Spooner, Goossen, Chungh and Gray on the line.

3 minutes ago, M.O.A.B. said:

NAT OL is a commodity in the CFL especially starter caliber. 

Honestly I would like to see, Spooner, Goossen, Chungh and Gray on the line.

Gonna pay them in peanuts? 

4 minutes ago, JuranBoldenRules said:

 It would take a lot more than that.  Those guys don’t come along all that often.  Sooner deal picks.

I can dream.

Toss in Bighill. 

12 minutes ago, pigseye said:

I can dream.

Toss in Bighill. 

You’ve got the value backwards.  The linemen are worth way more.

8 minutes ago, JuranBoldenRules said:

You’ve got the value backwards.  The linemen are worth way more.

David Foucault ring a bell?

I think you may be a tad over estimating. 

23 minutes ago, pigseye said:

David Foucault ring a bell?

I think you may be a tad over estimating. 

Goossen and Chungh are established CFLers.

2 hours ago, Tracker said:

Best news I've heard all day!!!!! Welcome home, son.

 Not home yet. 

In other news as an aside, Brett Jones was traded from the Giants to the Vikings. 

2 hours ago, SpeedFlex27 said:

 Not home yet. 

We all live in hope of a better day to come.

38 minutes ago, JuranBoldenRules said:

Goossen and Chungh are established CFLers.

So then actually the rights to Gray for Rainey and Burham would be about right and make us instant GC contenders. 

4 minutes ago, Tracker said:

We all live in hope of a better day to come.

Those of us that are left. We've lost a lot of hopeful fans in the last 28 years and you and I ain't getting any younger.

4 hours ago, bustamente said:

Coming up and playing in the CFL would be a good career more, having the dream of getting onto a NFL roster would be better for his pocket book but it hasn't worked out that way so far and may never.

Question is, does Gray want to establish a storied football career he can be proud of or does he want to toil in obscurity chasing a rabbit he might never catch and retire anonymously like Bilikudi and Mulamba did?

4 minutes ago, Throw Long Bannatyne said:

Question is, does Gray want to establish a storied football career he can be proud of or does he want to toil in obscurity chasing a rabbit he might never catch and retire anonymously like Bilikudi and Mulamba did?

Some of these guys don't want to give up on the dream of playing in the NFL, when in reality they really don't belong there, no shame playing in the CFL making a really good living and having a great career, not that my opinion matters to Gray or any other player in his situation but I know what I would do.

23 minutes ago, Throw Long Bannatyne said:

Question is, does Gray want to establish a storied football career he can be proud of or does he want to toil in obscurity chasing a rabbit he might never catch and retire anonymously like Bilikudi and Mulamba did?

That’s a great question. Better chance of accolades in the CFL (all star, awards) than if you’re a fringe NFL’er. But, maybe it’s a money question too. An agent may crunch the numbers and if you can make the 53 man roster in the NFL for say 4 years, at the minimum salary, you probably net more $ than an 8 year CFL starter. That said, I really think he should come back soon. Don’t think he’s NFL material, but would be great here

38 minutes ago, Throw Long Bannatyne said:

Question is, does Gray want to establish a storied football career he can be proud of or does he want to toil in obscurity chasing a rabbit he might never catch and retire anonymously like Bilikudi and Mulamba did?

You're not the 'next man up' if you're not there...

4 hours ago, pigseye said:

https://winnipegsun.com/sports/football/cfl/winnipeg-bluebombers/bombers-happy-to-keep-waiting-on-first-round-pick-geoff-gray

You wanna break the bank for him?

“If and when Geoff Gray comes back, he’s had one, two or three years of training as an offensive lineman with the NFL,” Walters said. “He’s gonna come back big and strong and more pro ready than he was. The caveat to that is you’re going to have to pay for that. You’re not going to get Geoff Gray at his eighth-overall pick salary, you’re going to get him at three years in the NFL salary. That’s the give and take of it.” ~ Kyle Walters

 

Yes. This is the kind of guy you break the bank for. Drop a imp DE, drop wild, lots of places to save money. Flip loffler to another team, slide mo to S, play fenner at sam start gray. 

Does he start right away? I mean with hardrick out and the OL struggling last week its a good time to slip him in. Idk if we do though. I could see our management easing him in over a few weeks. 

1. He will not cost as much this year as you'd only be paying him for roughly half a season.

2. Perhaps he'd rather come home, finish his degree and then work towards earning his Professional Engineer status while playing for the hometown team and earning north of $100,000.