February 9, 20169 yr comment_182180 Keeping official now Darren Cameron @Darren_Cameron now8 seconds ago As big a signing as any, @Keep67 joins the Blue & Gold. Eleven year vet will add great depth and leadership both on and off field. #Bombers
February 9, 20169 yr comment_182181 He knows his team has hemorrhaged talent and the Bombers have closed the gap
February 9, 20169 yr comment_182182 Curious if Scott Mitchell was all over the Ticats when they had similar off-seasons.
February 9, 20169 yr comment_182183 1 minute ago, rebusrankin said: I have complained long and hard about Kyle Walters. Today though the work has been excellent. Overall talent is better. NI talent is better. Think he did a good job with the Canadians obviously, but the work at WR with Smith and previously Dressler is good because he identified the roster weakness and also that our scouting in that area has sucked.
February 9, 20169 yr comment_182184 Just heard on the radio that huff took a cheap shot on us? Hasn't BC signed more guys then us? Also they said that Moore signed for multi years , Chad Owens changed his twitter account to a pic of a lion and that Cummings is still being looked at.
February 9, 20169 yr comment_182185 I don't get the Bomber hate exactly, They identified areas of need and went out and got those guys. Harris - we needed a RB... we got one, he's from here, wanted to be here. Lochard? With Harris here now and BC going International at RB, it makes sense he would follow his buddy Harris Smith - Our receivers needed to be upgraded, essentially, Dressler replaces Moore and Smith is an upgrade on whoever from last year, I'd suspect we see 4 Internationals starting at Receiver... Denmark,Dressler,Smith,Adams???,Kohlert. Medlock - was no secret we needed a kicker, we got one. Shologan - DL was a weak spot last year, Shologan helps. Keeping - Vet OL who can play center and guard and is a good guy off the field, helps the leadership on the team. I don't know why anyone would be upset or angry over the Bomber signing these guys, It's not like they are signing them for the sake of signing them... Who did we sign from Calgary? Which of these guys did Calgary want? I don't get it really. Free Agency... identify areas of need and go and get the guys you want. That's what Walters did. This is the whole point of free agency isn't it? Edited February 9, 20169 yr by Goalie
February 9, 20169 yr comment_182186 Hufnagel is right to a large extent. There needs to be improvement on the procurement side for the Bombers too. These signings alone won't make a huge difference. Our lines are still both below average.
February 9, 20169 yr comment_182187 He's certainly not wrong, but it's also very easy for him to say considering they're coming off a season where they lost only four times, and we've missed the playoffs the last four years.
February 9, 20169 yr comment_182188 4 minutes ago, JuranBoldenRules said: Hufnagel is right to a large extent. There needs to be improvement on the procurement side for the Bombers too. These signings alone won't make a huge difference. Our lines are still both below average. Bombers need free agency to upgrade scouts. Edited February 9, 20169 yr by Throw Long Bannatyne
February 9, 20169 yr comment_182189 5 minutes ago, JuranBoldenRules said: Hufnagel is right to a large extent. There needs to be improvement on the procurement side for the Bombers too. These signings alone won't make a huge difference. Our lines are still both below average. seems rather petty for one GM to critique another publically. We picked up a few players via FA, still a long way to go before a finalized roster though Edited February 9, 20169 yr by Taynted_Fayth
February 9, 20169 yr comment_182190 they hate us cus they anus. I wonder if we just blew past the cap or if we had actually cut back to be this far under the cap.
February 9, 20169 yr comment_182192 He was baited into the comments by there beat reporter Scott Mitchell
February 9, 20169 yr comment_182195 i doubt we have cap issues, Dressler was a wash with moore, Medlock/Shologan/Harris/Keeping/Lochard pretty much covered by Hajrullahu/Washington/Newman/Pontibrand and especially Picard smith might be the only one that pushes us close(r) but im sure there was money for this move too. I dont think we were paying exuberant amounts to anyone (other then picard) last year that warranted some reconfiguring Edited February 9, 20169 yr by Taynted_Fayth
February 9, 20169 yr comment_182197 Agreed with Taynted; we might have spent slightly more on some players but we cut costs in others. Picard was making much more than Keeping, the difference in salary for Keeping and Picard alone probably helps make up the differences for Medlock and Hajruallahu as well as Lochard and Pontibrand. I'd be willing to wager that net difference is probably only in the 20-30k range from the list of players we removed to the list of new players signed.
February 9, 20169 yr comment_182198 Huff can shove it up his rear end. We did what needed to be done. His comments sound like a bitter old coot.
February 9, 20169 yr comment_182199 4 minutes ago, Taynted_Fayth said: i doubt we have cap issues, Dressler was a wash with moore, Medlock/Shologan/Harris/Keeping/Lochard pretty much covered by Hajrullahu/Washington/Newman/Pontibrand and especially Picard I don't know about that. They are probably pretty tight. You still have to replace some guys too, like Washington. Smith, Harris and Dressler are at least 500K. Moore covers one of them. The other two are significant $$$ adds over the guys in those spots last season. You've got about 100k in the trade-off of Picard to Goossen (who re-signed to a bigger deal too). Hajrullahu, Newman and Pontbriand had insignificant salaries.
February 9, 20169 yr comment_182200 I think that there's a very good chance that Bucknor or Kohlert gets dealt/cut for $$$ reasons.
February 9, 20169 yr comment_182201 25 minutes ago, The Unknown Poster said: Calgary had over 2 months to sign their own guys. Look what Walters did in an afternoon.
February 9, 20169 yr comment_182202 nHuff and puff says we're bad dudes for signing free agents we needed to improve???Get over it ..Says we didn't sign any of ours but went after everyone elses...Was he talking about the riders or us???Also says he prefers to sign his own guys first...Guess he's still trying to contact Simpson and Raymond and it was holding him back in fa...What a joker.. Edited February 9, 20169 yr by Stickem spelling error
February 9, 20169 yr comment_182203 19 minutes ago, Goalie said: I don't get the Bomber hate exactly, They identified areas of need and went out and got those guys. Harris - we needed a RB... we got one, he's from here, wanted to be here. Lochard? With Harris here now and BC going International at RB, it makes sense he would follow his buddy Harris Smith - Our receivers needed to be upgraded, essentially, Dressler replaces Moore and Smith is an upgrade on whoever from last year, I'd suspect we see 4 Internationals starting at Receiver... Denmark,Dressler,Smith,Adams???,Kohlert. Medlock - was no secret we needed a kicker, we got one. Shologan - DL was a weak spot last year, Shologan helps. Keeping - Vet OL who can play center and guard and is a good guy off the field, helps the leadership on the team. I don't know why anyone would be upset or angry over the Bomber signing these guys, It's not like they are signing them for the sake of signing them... Who did we sign from Calgary? Which of these guys did Calgary want? I don't get it really. Free Agency... identify areas of need and go and get the guys you want. That's what Walters did. This is the whole point of free agency isn't it? Weren't they in the running for Dressler?
February 9, 20169 yr comment_182204 1 minute ago, Pete Catan's Ghost said: Weren't they in the running for Dressler? That's a good point. Forgot about that actually. Perhaps some bitterness there.
February 9, 20169 yr comment_182205 Newman did not have an "insignificant salary" we thought he was starting material and gave him solid money to come here. Lirim was still on his rookie deal though so he was playing for peanuts.
February 9, 20169 yr comment_182206 2 minutes ago, Goalie said: That's a good point. Forgot about that actually. Perhaps some bitterness there. I don't think it's that, Huf probably doesn't like the new salary structure and doesn't want it to drive up the price he has to pay to retain players. Old dogs don't like new tricks.
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