Winnipeg may not be in a financial position to sign Harris if he doesn't resign with the Lions. Yes, they will have hosted the Grey Cup by the time the free agent window comes up and will likely have a decent pile of cash from that (though apparently they are having a wickedly hard time selling tickets even with the smaller venue). But they will have the same salary cap to deal with as other teams and they already splashed out relatively big-time on free agents the last couple of years; certainly a lot more than the Lions have. Here are the free agents the Bombers signed or extended in the last window:peeby wrote:I'm goin' with the Harris to Winnipeg crowd here. I'm from Winnipeg originally and knew a bunch of ex-Winnipeggers out here. I wouldn't go back for love or money, but I'm alone in that. All these other people I've known swear by the place. Andrew Harris may be one of them. Add to that, that the Bomber playbook was always geared toward having a strong RB. Not sure about now, but they've had some pretty slick ball-carriers over the years. Why wouldn't Harris go if really good money was offered? He has to try and earn as much as he can right now, because it ends in a year or two.
Now, will Travis Lulay join him there? Or maybe SK or MTL?
-Stanley Bryant
-Sam Hurl
-Darvin Adams
-Ivan Brown
-Marc Dile
-Devin Tyler
-Demond Washington
-Matt Bucknor
Add to that Ian Wild who returned after a brief spell in the NFL. Also last year they splashed out for Nick Moore and may still be paying Korey Banks.
I don't have insider access to the Bomber's accounting ledger but I wouldn't be surprised if they don't have the financial muscle to compete with other clubs for Harris' signature.
