August 19, 20159 yr comment_143697 @PentonKirk: Jasper Simmons' agent won't confirm #Bombers are in mix. All Sammy Gahagan says is "multiple teams" have contacted him. Did he tweet him before or after his nightly bottle of scotch? I'd check again at midnight if I were Penton...
August 19, 20159 yr comment_143699 I'm sure that a number of teams will talk to him, but I don't really think anyone is "desperate" to get him. If they were, they could have traded a late draft pick or a neg list player to Calgary and got him without a bidding war. Calgary would have been happy to get something rather than nothing, and the buying team would have locked him up under his current contract. Interest: yes. Desperate or bidding war: no.
August 19, 20159 yr comment_143701 So when Simmons is released, is he eligible to sign a completely new contract or can the team choosing him say they will pick up the remainder of his contract, and is that scenario supported by the CBA? Waivers I'm thinking yes, he keeps his contract. Released, he starts from scratch? I suppose if the tweets are they are negotiating, then he starts fresh.
August 19, 20159 yr comment_143743 Our LB corps really hasn't been an area of concern for awhile now, but you can always get better (look at the Blue Jays...). Even if the guy is only starting on ST, that's okay, too. Have him rotate in on certain packages here and there, on D.
August 19, 20159 yr comment_143749 From what I understand, Simmons is not asking the Stamps to make him a starter. He just want to be on the gameday roster and get playing time. Pretty sure we can provide him that here.
August 19, 20159 yr comment_143754 @garylawless: Linebacker @simmons_jasper has contract in hand from @Wpg_BlueBombers and has agreed to terms. Bombers waiting on paperwork to announce #bn
August 19, 20159 yr comment_143756 Very interesting...never say no to talented players that want to be here, and have a chip on their shoulder.
August 19, 20159 yr comment_143758 If the idea is to start him, how does that work with the ratio? What changes will the Bombers have to make?
August 19, 20159 yr comment_143759 If the idea is to start him, how does that work with the ratio? What changes will the Bombers have to make? We are starting 8 Cdn, we only have to start 7. Just move back Hurl as backup. Can the Bombers re-structure his contract?
August 19, 20159 yr comment_143760 If the idea is to start him, how does that work with the ratio? What changes will the Bombers have to make? They wouldn't necessarily have to make any changes. But they could do a number of things. Could be interesting.
August 19, 20159 yr comment_143761 If the idea is to start him, how does that work with the ratio? What changes will the Bombers have to make? We are starting 8 Cdn, we only have to start 7. Just move back Hurl as backup. Can the Bombers re-structure his contract? As has been mentioned a lot lately, Hurl has been playing well...getting better every week. I really don't think they're going to move him from that spot. Simmons likely plays ST for now.Maybe rotates in to some D spots...
August 19, 20159 yr Author comment_143762 If the idea is to start him, how does that work with the ratio? What changes will the Bombers have to make? We are starting 8 Cdn, we only have to start 7. Just move back Hurl as backup. Can the Bombers re-structure his contract? He gets $120k base salary, plus $1k per start.
August 19, 20159 yr comment_143763 If the idea is to start him, how does that work with the ratio? What changes will the Bombers have to make? We are starting 8 Cdn, we only have to start 7. Just move back Hurl as backup. Can the Bombers re-structure his contract? As has been mentioned a lot lately, Hurl has been playing well...getting better every week. I really don't think they're going to move him from that spot. Simmons likely plays ST for now.Maybe rotates in to some D spots... My post is just an answer to the bolded part.
August 19, 20159 yr comment_143764 If the idea is to start him, how does that work with the ratio? What changes will the Bombers have to make? We are starting 8 Cdn, we only have to start 7. Just move back Hurl as backup. Can the Bombers re-structure his contract? He gets $120k base salary, plus $1k per start. In that case, just move him back as backup MLB, pretty sure almost half of the 120k is paid already. And what's the 10k he will miss, right?
August 19, 20159 yr comment_143767 Regardless of whether he (Simmons) starts or not, our D just got a big boost.
August 19, 20159 yr comment_143769 Interesting. We would be getting better. I'd prefer he'd get an agent who isn't an assclown, but the assclown got the results he wanted, so Simmons is going to be happy. He won't get starts but he will get snaps. This likely takes Littlejohn off the 46 to make room. I haven't seen enough of Simmons to know if he's an awesome fit for what Ritchie Hall is running here, but great players will find ways to make plays. And to the notion in another thread that the Bombers aren't trying to win this year, I don't know what that poster is inhaling. Walters continues to aggressively go after the players he wants.
August 19, 20159 yr comment_143770 Simmons can play WIL and MAC correct? I'd assume he gets DIed to start and plays some snaps at MAC replacing Hurl and some at WIL replacing Bass. Full workload on teams.
August 19, 20159 yr Author comment_143773 Apparently the Riders offered Simmons more money, but he prefers the situation in Winnipeg.
August 19, 20159 yr comment_143774 Apparently the Riders offered Simmons more money, but he prefers the situation in Winnipeg. Who said that? If true, that's fantastic.
August 19, 20159 yr comment_143777 Apparently the Riders offered Simmons more money, but he prefers the situation in Winnipeg. Who said that? If true, that's fantastic. That's what I tweeted to him too. I said to him, go to the Bombers who is technically 3rd in the west and hold the tie-breaker vs BC... instead of 0-7 Riders and who will be on fire sell after this week.
August 19, 20159 yr comment_143779 Apparently the Riders offered Simmons more money, but he prefers the situation in Winnipeg. Who said that? If true, that's fantastic. Yeah I'd love to hear the source of that one, that'd be awesome if it's true.
August 19, 20159 yr comment_143786 I'm happy Simmons signed with the Bombers. I just hope he comes in & plays hard & isn't a headcase or that his agent doesn't turn out to be difficult to deal with.
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