OT: Winnipeg Blue Bombers 2025 Thread - Here we go again

[Blitzkrug]

The Lemonator gets suspended again

The article kinda made me chuckle

CFL slaps Shawn Lemon with 2nd suspension for positive drug test | Globalnews.ca

Lemon's latest suspension follows a positive test for Phentermine, an appetite suppressant that can help with weight loss.

globalnews.ca

Lemon is currently serving an indefinite suspension for betting on CFL games, including one in which he played.

So like..how does that work? Indefinite + 2?

Reminds me of watching cartoons growing up. Can't remember which it was i watched growing up but i remember there being a plot point where a guy is like "MY POWER IS INFINITE" only for the protagonist to go "yes well my power is actually infinite + 1 so i win"

Same rules apply here, i presume?

 

[Holden Caulfield]

The article kinda made me chuckle

CFL slaps Shawn Lemon with 2nd suspension for positive drug test | Globalnews.ca

Lemon's latest suspension follows a positive test for Phentermine, an appetite suppressant that can help with weight loss.

globalnews.ca

Lemon is currently serving an indefinite suspension for betting on CFL games, including one in which he played.

So like..how does that work? Indefinite + 2?

Reminds me of watching cartoons growing up. Can't remember which it was i watched growing up but i remember there being a plot point where a guy is like "MY POWER IS INFINITE" only for the protagonist to go "yes well my power is actually infinite + 1 so i win"

Same rules apply here, i presume?

Haha pretty much. Basically if he's ever re-instated from the indefinite ban then signs with a team he'd be suspended for the first two reg season/playoff games that team plays after he signs.

 

[BobTheSolarsystem]

Streveler back... hope its not big money

Long way to go but im pretty underwhelmed so far this offseason

Thomas, neuf, strev, gauthier, wilson all guys i would have moved on from

 

[bustamente]

Surprised they brought him back to be honest, was he injured last year?. If he wasn't that really doesn't bode well for the Bombers second qb

 

[Holden Caulfield]

Surprised they brought him back to be honest, was he injured last year?. If he wasn't that really doesn't bode well for the Bombers second qb

I'm not even sure if Strev will be available at the outset of camp. He got an extremely dirty hit in the knee around Labour Day I think? I know it was a Rider who did it, one who injured multiple QBs last year. Missed rest of the season.

At this point though, he was all that's left. And money doesn't really matter, seems Bombers should have plenty of cap room with massive cap raise that was announced super late and they didn't seem to hit anywhere in FA. My guess if the Bombers gave a ton of room to maneuver here, but not really many players left to target that money on.