October 15, 20187 yr comment_361880 If someone can post the tweet that’d be nifty. Huge deal, signed through 2020
October 15, 20187 yr comment_361882 Breaking news! WINNIPEG, MB., October 15, 2018 – The Winnipeg Blue Bombers today announce the club has agreed to terms with national offensive lineman Geoff Gray, who was selected by Winnipeg eighth overall in the 2017 CFL Draft. Gray is with the team through the 2020 season.
October 15, 20187 yr comment_361886 This news was going in 2 or 3 different threads. Merged them all into here. Huge signing!
October 15, 20187 yr comment_361890 Great for our future! Wonder if he plays right away, and if so, who does he replace??
October 15, 20187 yr comment_361892 does he even factor in for this year now though?...replace Couture on active if anything?..can't see him supplanting a starter at moment..but if he has really improved since school you never know...at least...huge depth upgrade
October 15, 20187 yr comment_361894 He's not going to make an impact this year but going forward, this will be huge. We have a lot of Canadian talent on offense.
October 15, 20187 yr comment_361895 1 minute ago, blueingreenland said: Great for our future! Wonder if he plays right away, and if so, who does he replace?? I'm not sure he plays right away, but in the future I could see him at right tackle or guard.
October 15, 20187 yr comment_361896 More highly touted Canadian talent is always welcome. Figure out the rest later.
October 15, 20187 yr comment_361897 Couture a FA in offseason. I think one of Nuefeld or Hardrick is too.
October 15, 20187 yr comment_361898 Not sure the free agent status of our O line guys, but having Gray for 2019 and 2020 is huge.
October 15, 20187 yr comment_361899 At one point could start 4 Canadians on the line and have 8 solis starting Canadians.
October 15, 20187 yr comment_361900 Walters took a big chance selecting him in the first round. But, knowing that he had Canadian talent already on the line, he took it. Job well done there. Now it's up to Gray to earn a starting spot.
October 15, 20187 yr comment_361904 Really does make up for Ekakati not working out. Let’s Walters be creative this offseason with their two first rounders upcoming.
October 15, 20187 yr comment_361906 I'm assuming this is why Walters didn't go after other guys (i.e. Chris Matthews)...he likely gave Gray a nice signing bonus which counts against 2018 cap. Anyways...O -line could be strong for years to come.
October 15, 20187 yr comment_361907 Say what you will about Kyle Walters but he made drafting OL high a priority from day one and now we have depth there that I don't think I've ever seen the Bombers have.
October 15, 20187 yr comment_361909 Sucks to sign during this year though, would have preferred next year to get to 2021 instead of 2020 Still awesome signing! Also gives some depth for the stretch run if required. So who has to be released now that we've added one to our roster?
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