OT: 2017 Blue Bombers Thread Part I

[YWGinYYZ]

Continued from: http://hfboards.mandatory.com/showthread.php?t=2125349

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[LadyJet26]

Seasons this year!! Can't freaking wait

 

[Guardian17]

When is the draft?

 

[nobody important]

When is the draft?

All I can find is that it's sometime in May. Our picks (stolen from the Bombers board):

Round 1 - 1st and 6th overall
Round 2 - 6th (15 overall)
Round 3 - 5th (23rd overall)
Round 4 - No Picks
Round 5 - No Picks
Round 6 - 6th (51st overall)
Round 7 - 6th (60th overall)
Round 8 - 6th (69th overall)

 

[bustamente]

Schedule is out, looks like plenty of Thursday/Friday games both home and away in the 1st half of the schedule. Bye on the first week and open the season at the toilet bowl.

 

[hexrae]

Darrin Bauming tweeted that the draft is May 7th.

 

[LadyJet26]

Schedule is out, looks like plenty of Thursday/Friday games both home and away in the 1st half of the schedule. Bye on the first week and open the season at the toilet bowl.

Always in the 1st half. No one goes to weekend games in the summer because they're all at the lake

 

[Jets]

All I can find is that it's sometime in May. Our picks (stolen from the Bombers board):

Round 1 - 1st and 6th overall
Round 2 - 6th (15 overall)
Round 3 - 5th (23rd overall)
Round 4 - No Picks
Round 5 - No Picks
Round 6 - 6th (51st overall)
Round 7 - 6th (60th overall)
Round 8 - 6th (69th overall)

We're a rowdier crowd over there

 

[bustamente]

Absolutely huge signing by the Bombers in bringing aboard Tristian Okpalaugo, bookend we needed with fantastic numbers he had a few years back.

 

[puck stoppa]

Absolutely huge signing by the Bombers in bringing aboard Tristian Okpalaugo, bookend we needed with fantastic numbers he had a few years back.

Great signing!

 

[kanadalainen]

Absolutely huge signing by the Bombers in bringing aboard Tristian Okpalaugo, bookend we needed with fantastic numbers he had a few years back.

Will really go well with Westerman.

 

[Evil Little]

Probably just a cute story about saving Okpalaugo's mum, but this is the second big time (international) FA who's stated that O'Shea's presence is a big reason for signing.

On the radio during awards week Medlock said he "would have loved" to stay in Hamilton but the prospect of playing for MOS was too great to pass up.

 

[Hank Chinaski]

Question: how long does a CFL team hold the rights to a player they've drafted? Is it indefinite?

Guessing Holden knows the definitive answer to this.

 

[Tom ServoMST3K]

All I can find is that it's sometime in May. Our picks (stolen from the Bombers board):

Round 1 - 1st and 6th overall
Round 2 - 6th (15 overall)
Round 3 - 5th (23rd overall)
Round 4 - No Picks
Round 5 - No Picks
Round 6 - 6th (51st overall)
Round 7 - 6th (60th overall)
Round 8 - 6th (69th overall)

What a terrible trade for toronto, considering Winnipeg was dropping Willy this offseason no matter what.

 

[bustamente]

What a terrible trade for toronto, considering Winnipeg was dropping Willy this offseason no matter what.

Their stupidity is our gain.

 

[puck stoppa]

Their stupidity is our gain.

No kidding. This is the one year I havent really followed the prospects as much but there are a few that played in the States that always seem to be a risk as you don't know if they are a risk to flee for the NFL. Senior and Ankou are those two guys, OL and DL, but Im not sure if Ankou is a DT but if he is then that we be someone Id target. Maybe they go for OL Gray from the Bisons, Im sure they'd see much of his games live as opposed to on film.

 

[BigZ65]

Question: how long does a CFL team hold the rights to a player they've drafted? Is it indefinite?

Guessing Holden knows the definitive answer to this.

It is indefinitely.

 

[Holden Caulfield]

Question: how long does a CFL team hold the rights to a player they've drafted? Is it indefinite?

Guessing Holden knows the definitive answer to this.

I have never seen the CFL CBA so I couldn't say for sure, but it is indefinite as far as I know.

However it seems to be that lots of players that go down to NFL and stick around for more than 2 years don't want to come back up to the CFL. I guess they feel they've made enough money. Players like Jesse Palmer, Nick Kaczur, Danny Watkins, etc.

A guy like Muluamba would be an unknown if he ever wants to come up north at this point after his success with Packers and he's still bouncing around down there.

 

[BigZ65]

I have never seen the CFL CBA so I couldn't say for sure, but it is indefinite as far as I know.

However it seems to be that lots of players that go down to NFL and stick around for more than 2 years don't want to come back up to the CFL. I guess they feel they've made enough money. Players like Jesse Palmer, Nick Kaczur, Danny Watkins, etc.

A guy like Muluamba would be an unknown if he ever wants to come up north at this point after his success with Packers and he's still bouncing around down there.

If someone qualifies for the NFL pension the chances of them coming north with no prior CFL experience is slim. Sometimes they are getting insurance payouts for injuries too.

 

[Hank Chinaski]

If someone qualifies for the NFL pension the chances of them coming north with no prior CFL experience is slim. Sometimes they are getting insurance payouts for injuries too.

Good point. So if Mulumba sticks with the Raiders or another NFL team - provided he's on the active roster/IR/PUP for minimum 4 games - he'll apparently (I'm trusting my quick Google research here) qualify for an NFL pension.

I guess that probably explains why there's been zero notion of Christo Bilukidi joining the Blue and Gold.

 

[tbcwpg]

Bombers get Drake Nevis in free agency (defensive tackle). Position of need for them.

 

[bustamente]

Bombers also extended Suhk Chungh early this morning, Nevis signing is that big run stopper we need.

 

[Holden Caulfield]

Bombers get Drake Nevis in free agency (defensive tackle). Position of need for them.

Still hoping Jamaal Westerman convinces his brother to sign here (I haven't seen word that Jabar has signed). Big National starting DT would be a coup for the Blue and Gold. Still hoping Denmark returns to shore up receiving corps and Lafrance is brought in to supplement Harris at RB.

However the question marks remain at QB for me. We enter the year with Nichols #1 and Davis #2 we are in for a bad bad time.

 

[nobody important]

Bombers also extended Suhk Chungh early this morning, Nevis signing is that big run stopper we need.

Remains to be seen if he will be that big run stopper in our defensive system.

 

[bustamente]

Remains to be seen if he will be that big run stopper in our defensive system.

This guy is the fire hydrant this defensive needs, our defence from last year is a distant memory.