I haven't followed much Bombers this offseason because I'm still annoyed at losing back to back but Dru Brown getting traded is surprising. Are there real rumours of Streveler returning? I wonder how that works cap-wise.
I imagine Brown was in line to get a sizable raise that we probably just couldn't fit. He's had better numbers than a lot of guys who have gotten opportunities to start.
The brain surgeons on Reddit said it seems like Streveler coming here is done deal. Their source? He’s sharing all the Bombers social media posts to his Instagram stories. Hardly proof of anything.
FWIW, one of the “insiders” (I think Hamilton? Could be wrong) said the Bombers are front runners for him.
Re: Brown — sounds like he wanted to pursue a starting role. His end-of-season availability left no doubt in my mind he was gonna leave. One of the reporters asked him if he saw a scenario this upcoming year where he’s with the Bombers and he replied “I’ve gotta figure out my own shit.” Which, to be fair, I guess is what Scheifele said a couple years ago and he of course extended. But didn’t seem like he was coming back if we weren’t gonna move Collaros to make space for him.
Ottawa basically just paid us a 5th for a few weeks of exclusive negotiating rights, so nice to salvage something. The scouts will have to find another developmental QB to groom. Easier said than done, especially given their track record.
Friesen had an article in the Sun a few days ago where he basically said, "Well how the heck are they gonna make they cap work? I'm pressing X to doubt they'll bring him back," so, as they say, we'll see ...
