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comment_32785

as per winnipegsun.com

 

 

The Bombers lost the rights to wide receiver Mike DiCroce, a 2013 fourth-round draft pick, in Friday’s annual waiver draft. DiCroce, who broke his foot in rookie camp this year, was scooped up by Calgary. The Bombers did, however, snag the rights to receiver Jordan Brescacin and offensive lineman Eric Armitage.

 

comment_32794

So an OL drafted in the 7th round last year and a receiver who was undrafted then protected or claimed by Hamilton. Not impressive.

 

I don't know if we have to be impressed by these moves.

Don't forget, the players we did pick up were targeted by Walters and DiCroce was left off our protected list.

There are reasons for these decisions, wouldn't you agree?

comment_32809

 

 

So an OL drafted in the 7th round last year and a receiver who was undrafted then protected or claimed by Hamilton. Not impressive.

What were you hoping for in a waiver draft you probably didn't know existed before today?

 

DING DING DING!! We have a winner!!

 

 

Exactly.  Walters even said in his presser that none of these guys are recognizable names .. rather this might be a way (the neg list draft) to potentially upgrade back end roster talent ..

comment_32835

This was posted at TEP. It's from the CFL By-Laws or something:

 

A member Club shall, for a period of eighteen days following the Championship Game in a season, retain exclusive rights to negotiate with or sign a player who, during that season, had been registered on its roster and was not subsequently registered on the roster of another member Club. Effective from midnight of the fifteenth day following the Championship Game until midnight of the eighteenth day a member Club may place on its negotiation list the name of such player who qualifies as a non-veteran player. Any such player not signed to a Standard Player Contract by, or named on the negotiation list of, his former Club prior to midnight of the eighteenth day shall, on the nineteenth day following the Championship Game, be made available to other member Clubs on the basis of the waiver priority. A player not selected on the nineteenth day shall be available thereafter as provided in paragraph 4 of this Section 3
comment_32838

Strange, I wonder if the foot injuries for DiCroce had anything to do with the Bombers losing him.

 

Had really high hopes for him.

 

I only saw two training camp sessions last season, but DiCroce was horrible in both of them.  Dropping everything even in the warmup drills.  The day after the second one they announced the foot injury.  He certainly didn't look like a guy with CFL potential hands-wise.

comment_33561

Strange, I wonder if the foot injuries for DiCroce had anything to do with the Bombers losing him.

 

Had really high hopes for him.

 

I only saw two training camp sessions last season, but DiCroce was horrible in both of them.  Dropping everything even in the warmup drills.  The day after the second one they announced the foot injury.  He certainly didn't look like a guy with CFL potential hands-wise.

and everyone was calling DiCroce the "steal of the draft" on the TSN panel. Oh well...

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