Kirk Penton ‏@PentonKirk  1h1 hour ago

Seahawks have waived Chris Matthews, but they did that several times last year, too, only to put him on their PR. Stay tuned. #Bombers

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I can see why, with their plethora of talented receivers like....hmmm....who places receiver for Seattle again?

Ottawa beat guy also reporting on it, saying the RBs nearly had him signed a couple years ago.....so *if* he came back to Canada, certainly wouldn't only be Bombers in on him.

That's the beauty of the salary cap- it puts all the teams on an equal footing (barring some creative player funding) and there is no reason the Bombers can't be competitive, particularly if they dump some deadwood (I'm looking at you, Picard).

Ottawa beat guy also reporting on it, saying the RBs nearly had him signed a couple years ago.....so *if* he came back to Canada, certainly wouldn't only be Bombers in on him.

 

Fair enough, but that was before they had the 4, 1000 yard receivers playing for them.

I'm betting he gets another NFL shot.

Willy to Matthews.  I like the sound of that.

That's the beauty of the salary cap- it puts all the teams on an equal footing (barring some creative player funding) and there is no reason the Bombers can't be competitive, particularly if they dump some deadwood (I'm looking at you, Picard).

I would take Matthews, dump Moore. Guy seems to have difficulty staying healthy

Moore is absolutely our best receiver and there's no reason we couldn't have both. You push Darvin Adams back to depth player, which is where he should be. 

I'd love to see Moore, Adams and Mathews on the starting core, Adams did enough to earn the starting spot.

I'd love to see Moore, Adams and Mathews on the starting core, Adams did enough to earn the starting spot.

Moore, Denmark and Matthews on the starting core, with Dough Alert and Gudino.....Adams as depth or in some situations where you run 4 IMP REC......unless they can somehow recruit a young quality receiver outta the states....

Chris Matthews, Nick Moore, Ryan Smith, Clarence Denmark, Rory Kohlert

 

.. or Manny Arcenaux instead of Moore.

 

Chris Matthews, Nick Moore, Ryan Smith, Clarence Denmark, Rory Kohlert

 

.. or Manny Arcenaux instead of Moore.

 

If Walters managed to add Chris Matthews, Ryan Smith and Manny Arcenaux this off-season, I'd stop bitching about him and go down to TC and give him a six pack of beer.

Although to be fair, I'd likely start bitching about him two weeks later.

 

I'd love to see Moore, Adams and Mathews on the starting core, Adams did enough to earn the starting spot.

Moore, Denmark and Matthews on the starting core, with Dough Alert and Gudino.....Adams as depth or in some situations where you run 4 IMP REC......unless they can somehow recruit a young quality receiver outta the states....

 

Yeah Adams as a DI I got no problems with but if we're adding a Chris Matthews then the obvious answer is that he simply takes Adams spot because they play the same spot only Matthews does it much much better. 

Didn't Matthews fall off a lot second season here?

He was injured I believe

Other teams will be in on Matthews but that Ottawa report is a complete fabrication by Baines. For only 3 days was Matthews a FA in the CFL while the Ottawa franchise was in existence and it had been widely reported that he had NFL interest before FA began.. Would Mr.Baines have us believe that imbetween us , and him signing in the NFL, that the RedBlacks nearly wooed him away from the NFL....LOL.

Didn't Matthews fall off a lot second season here?

 

Sure did, I would go after Arcenaux hard before considering Matthews as an impact receiver.  Manny is the physical beast the Bombers lack in their receiving core, in fact I can't recall them ever having a receiver with both size and power.  Surprised  that Nik Lewis style receivers are not more common in the CFL as the D backs are generally smallish guys and receivers with some bulk can cause a lot of havoc once they get space to operate.

I have been informed that there was a small window of time last year when Matthews had been cut and was fielding CFL offers before re-signing with the Seahawks. Not sure I believe that he was close to coming back to the CFL though.

Other teams will be in on Matthews but that Ottawa report is a complete fabrication by Baines. For only 3 days was Matthews a FA in the CFL while the Ottawa franchise was in existence and it had been widely reported that he had NFL interest before FA began.. Would Mr.Baines have us believe that imbetween us , and him signing in the NFL, that the RedBlacks nearly wooed him away from the NFL....LOL.

 

Sorry, this is wrong.

 

Matthews was cut by Seattle in September last year in what wasn't just a roster shuffle. They let him go and he was on the outs in the NFL, he tried out for Washington and a few other teams. Ottawa (and Winnipeg) threw tempting money at him to get him to choose the CFL over an NFL PR deal, then injuries took him back to Seattle and the rest is history.

 

EDIT: I see you read my post on TEP lol

If a guy like Wes Welker can find work in the NFL, I don't see why Matthews wouldn't be in demand.

If a guy like Wes Welker can find work in the NFL, I don't see why Matthews wouldn't be in demand.

You're really comparing Wes Welker to Matthews?

Yea...no kidding. Wes Welker deserves all the chances in the world in the NFL because he was one of the best receivers in the NFL at one point. Matthews...not so much.

Yea...no kidding. Wes Welker deserves all the chances in the world in the NFL because he was one of the best receivers in the NFL at one point. Matthews...not so much.

Not to mention he borderline revolutionized the slot position...