“Following the release of Kevin Glenn, Ryan Dinwiddie and Stefan Lefors appear to be the front runners for the starting quarterback job in Winnipeg. But will either of them be able to orchestrate the Bombers offense?”
It was crazy times in Winnipeg this off-season.
Crazy times.
There has been a front office shuffling, a new head coach added to the team who has already generated controversy, and tantalizing discussion about a new stadium.
The Blue and Gold were also involved in a number of trades and said goodbye to some veteran playmakers on their team.
When all is said and done, a shakeup may have been need in Winnipeg.
For a team that was a supposed injury away from winning the Grey Cup in 2007, the Bombers looked anything but Grey Cup bound in 2008. The team started off the season with an atrocious 4 game losing streak, and never seemed to rebound from there. Winnipeg did manage to finish second place in a weak Eastern Division, but went on to lose to the Edmonton Eskimos, who had crossed over from the West.
So what does the future hold for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers?
What can a team that has recently experienced both highs (Grey Cup appearance) and lows (multiple losing streaks) expect this season.
The Eastern Division looks to be weak again this season, and Winnipeg has a lot of talent on their roster.
Let’s take a closer look at the Winnipeg Blue Bombers:
What’s New?
The Blue Bombers started the off-season by reshuffling their coaches and management. The team released fiery head coach Doug Berry, and general manager Brendan Taman resigned. To fill their vacant head coaching position, the Bombers turned to former offensive coordinator, Mike Kelly.
Kelly, who had success with the Bombers in the past, immediately stated his promise to turn the Bombers struggles around. It seems however, that he spent more time creating controversy through some of his comments. Kelly openly blasted the past Bombers management and also took a shot at the province of Saskatchewan. Needless to say, Kelly made things very interesting during the off-season.
By the time the free agency period had been concluded, the Bombers had made some good moves, but also lost some key players from their team.
The Bombers lost two solid offensive lineman, Alexandre Gauthier, and Dominic Picard to free agency. What perhaps made the moves harder to take was the fact that both players went to Eastern teams. Gauthier landed in Hamilton and Picard landed in Toronto. The Blue and Gold also traded away another solid lineman, Dan Goodspeed later in the off-season as part of a three way trade with both Hamilton and Saskatchewan.
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