2 hours ago, Noeller said:

 

So the core of the CFL top tier have not changed......hmmmmm,,,he forgot to add resulting in the same ending....Cup to Bombers....heh heh..

I hear Jefferson and Jeffcoat approve of Hamilton's decision to bring back Chris Van Zeyl.

43 minutes ago, rebusrankin said:

I hear Jefferson and Jeffcoat approve of Hamilton's decision to bring back Chris Van Zeyl.

More like Chris TURNSTILE am i right?...

...

I'll show myself out.

This Sun (Jan31) starts the negotiating window between teams and other team's pending FAs.  Window ends the following Sun (Feb7).
Hope there are some leaks who are the Bombers will be negotiating with. 

Edited January 27, 20215 yr by M.O.A.B.

1 hour ago, Stickem said:

So the core of the CFL top tier have not changed......hmmmmm,,,he forgot to add resulting in the same ending....Cup to Bombers....heh heh..

Masoli & his agent are nuts. He could have gone & been the man for another CFL team with more $$$ thrown in. Instead he took a Hometown Discount to be looking over his shoulder at Dane Evans chomping at the bit to play. Having 2 qbs like this is a luxury in the CFL because at some point there will be in juries & the Cats will be locked in with 2 expensive qbs to pay (CFL standards). Waitng another couple of weeks for offers to come in wouldn't have been a bad idea. O|ne or both of those guys will be unhappy at some point this season. 

37 minutes ago, SpeedFlex27 said:

Masoli & his agent are nuts. He could have gone & been the man for another CFL team with more $$$ thrown in. Instead he took a Hometown Discount to be looking over his shoulder at Dane Evans chomping at the bit to play. Having 2 qbs like this is a luxury in the CFL because at some point there will be in juries & the Cats will be locked in with 2 expensive qbs to pay (CFL standards). Waitng another couple of weeks for offers to come in wouldn't have been a bad idea. O|ne or both of those guys will be unhappy at some point this season. 

Lots of our guys could of bolted for more money as well... sometimes money is not everything.   

Maybe he's happy making less sitting on a bench instead of going to Toronto and getting absolutely mauled for a few extra bucks. 

1 hour ago, M.O.A.B. said:

This Sun (Jan31) starts the negotiating window between teams and other team's pending FAs.  Window ends the following Sun (Feb7).
Hope there are some leaks who are the Bombers will be negotiating with. 

Thing about leaks are that they are usually intended to drive up the price (from the players end) or to get an existing FA to sign (by the team). 

I like when it's quiet (around names) unless it drives up the price for another team, like with Ellingson or Burnham. If we don't get 'em, I hope the price is very high!

 

54 minutes ago, SpeedFlex27 said:

Masoli & his agent are nuts. He could have gone & been the man for another CFL team with more $$$ thrown in. Instead he took a Hometown Discount to be looking over his shoulder at Dane Evans chomping at the bit to play. Having 2 qbs like this is a luxury in the CFL because at some point there will be in juries & the Cats will be locked in with 2 expensive qbs to pay (CFL standards). Waitng another couple of weeks for offers to come in wouldn't have been a bad idea. O|ne or both of those guys will be unhappy at some point this season. 

So let's Masoli goes to market... Who would want him?

Ottawa, sure, but they have Arbuckle and the Lapo offense. That's not ideal.

Toronto, I guess is the other but they MBT and his ghosts and the Grey Cup winner, Nichols. 

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#Bombers announce the team has traded centre Cody Speller to Toronto, along with the 52nd overall selection in the 2021 CFL Draft, in exchange for the 48th overall pick. Speller was a pending free agent in a couple of weeks.

 

Wow... I guess he was gonna leave as an FA and this way they at least get something back in return. Crazy...

4 minutes ago, Noeller said:

Wow... I guess he was gonna leave as an FA and this way they at least get something back in return. Crazy...

Yeah that's a lop sided trade...buut better to get a little something then nothing at all

48 th pic....ouch....BUT something is better than nothing....Speller is a good one and it's better than him taking up residence in the west...especially in the province directly to the west of us...I'm sure he'll help out T.O. ..and lord knows they need all of the help they can get

Speller was only going East, as Booch posted awhile back. Odds are he was going to Toronto anyhow, but this allows them to avoid the headache of someone else driving up the price in a couple weeks. 

yeah it was a given, especially with Neuf re-upping, and the depth we have.

Allows us now to allocate some mid tier salary now to something of more need..especially in this Covid year where SMS will be a bit less available

38 minutes ago, Booch said:

yeah it was a given, especially with Neuf re-upping, and the depth we have.

Allows us now to allocate some mid tier salary now to something of more need..especially in this Covid year where SMS will be a bit less available

Yep. Get that money to re-sign Exume. Walters get 'er done.  

9 hours ago, Brandon said:

Lots of our guys could of bolted for more money as well... sometimes money is not everything.   

Maybe he's happy making less sitting on a bench instead of going to Toronto and getting absolutely mauled for a few extra bucks. 

When he has a bad game & is benched for Evans we'll see how how handles it. 

I'm still convinced Evans will be the Day 1 starter.

6 minutes ago, MOBomberFan said:

I'm still convinced Evans will be the Day 1 starter.

I am too. It's his team now. 

1 hour ago, MOBomberFan said:

I'm still convinced Evans will be the Day 1 starter.

I also dont see any way evans improves on his performance last year. Its impossible to out perform his rookie year, the weight he will have to do that though and what happened in the GC game will make it a tough season for him imo. 

Regardless of who starts the first game, the pressure will be on both to keep their performances up. It could create a great environment of competition, as long as both parties are up for it. 

2 hours ago, JCon said:

Regardless of who starts the first game, the pressure will be on both to keep their performances up. It could create a great environment of competition, as long as both parties are up for it. 

You mean like, see who throws the most picks, or who has the most fumbles? Maybe the starter will be the one that is best at curling into the fetal position like Evans in the Grey Cup lol.

24 minutes ago, Eternal optimist said:

You mean like, see who throws the most picks, or who has the most fumbles? Maybe the starter will be the one that is best at curling into the fetal position like Evans in the Grey Cup lol.

Look, he got his team to the East Final. It was very moving that the TiCats sent a less-fortunate high school team to Calgary. Giving back to the community.

On 2021-01-27 at 1:31 PM, Brandon said:

Lots of our guys could of bolted for more money as well... sometimes money is not everything.   

Maybe he's happy making less sitting on a bench instead of going to Toronto and getting absolutely mauled for a few extra bucks. 

Our guys who took less money will all start whereas no guarantee Masoli will. Or if he does, that after a couple of bad games he won't be benched for Evans. That's when the unhappiness starts, Why not go where the money is & be the undisputed starter? At least listen to offers. 

8 hours ago, SpeedFlex27 said:

Our guys who took less money will all start whereas no guarantee Masoli will. Or if he does, that after a couple of bad games he won't be benched for Evans. That's when the unhappiness starts, Why not go where the money is & be the undisputed starter? At least listen to offers. 

Maybe he just likes the situation he's in? Is that so wrong?

22 hours ago, Eternal optimist said:

You mean like, see who throws the most picks, or who has the most fumbles? Maybe the starter will be the one that is best at curling into the feeble position like Evans in the Grey Cup lol.

Fixed that for you.