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I’m not talking nfl retreads, realistically that isn’t likely no matter what with the cap even if it went up. I’m talking young minds from down south. The cfl is so far behind the 3/4 levels of us football in innovation now it’s really sad. The systems flat lining of innovation up here is going to exacerbate the leagues demographic problem.

They need to go back to the normal draft as this one was really really bad tv. Awful. Draft isn’t exactly exciting but this one was real bad. They decided hey let’s make it worse for the viewer at home.

Jets go local with their next pick taking Oakbanks Owen Martin. Perhaps a reach but very solid 2 way forward but not really a scorer or anything like that. But he becomes the 3rd Manitoban drafted by the Jets. Maybe Brandon Tanev ish minus the hitting but that type of player. High energy.

so today I took one more bus ride on normal transit before the Primary Transit Chaos kicks in tomorrow (I needed to use a Freddy's Coupon anyway)

Gary Crowton is available. Leader of men with a humdinger offense.

Bethel-Thompson is hot garbage. 201 yards on 41 passes with 2 INT’s with the best receiving core in the CFL btw. Just for comparison Zach completed nearly 85 percent of his passes for 334 and 3 touchdown passes to 0 INT’s and before anyone mentions the 50/50 balls that’s just part of his game you live by the sword or die by it. I truly don’t think there’s another QB in this league that hits Wheatfall like that for the touchdown pass.

I like how the CFL coaching staff has been evolving, players become assistants, than coordinators before moving on to HC roles and most are fairly young, done with the stodgy old NFL retreads of decades past.

In watching the game, I was impressed by the velocity, and range and of most of the passes Bethel-Thompson and Mitchell threw. A real contrast to many of Collaros' throws.

well I tried the Pizza bites from McDonalds, they're not bad but they're essentially mini pizza pops

I think we do need more coaches from out side the cfl ecosystem. I’d particularly look at cos and position coaches to fill the same roles up here. I would also give more chances to cis guys and try to strengthen the coaching pipeline up here. Instead of mostly relying on ex players to join current cfl coaches and maintain the status quo. in general, we need larger coaching staffs though. More scouting in league and down south, more position coaches, more quality control, film, and analytics/stats roles.

Context? Would you hire guys who were HCs at lower levels? NCAA? CIS?

Thought the game was pretty entertaining.

Son of a *****!

Our coach was a ST coordinator with no prior head coaching experience.

Yes, always liked him. Didn't get enough touches in Winnipeg. He hits the gaps fast and has good vision. Can be slippery. But he stands too tall when he runs and often goes down on first contact.

I definitely agree. Once the existing head coaches retire or die, we should just fold the league.

Fleury re-signs for 2 more years >1m/yr

How about this - you can change your pick, but all QB sneaks scored by the team you changed to don't count.

They took too long to renew it https://tvline.com/news/doctor-odyssey-cancelled-season-2-abc-1235421056/

Hiring these coaches with no prior head coaching experience... That has to stop. A guy like Mark Killam rose to the level of STC & then stayed there for 20 years in Calgary being passed over for HC jobs year after year. There was good reason for that as he's not qualified to be a HC. Instead, strangely the Elks hired him (probably as he came cheap) & now he's enrolled his qb in the Edmonton Elks Quarterback Academy... where improvement is more important than wins. Where, "We almost won" is considered a moral victory. Meanwhile, the team expects fans to shell out money for a qb in Tre Ford who can make some great plays with his legs & arm (at times). Just not when he has to, to win a game. While the Elks say "Improvement!!, the fans in Edmonton on social media are saying, "Why should I spend my money on this ****??" As well as, "Same old, same old!" I can see the Elks going 4-14 this season missing the playoffs due to the stupid philosophy of the team. The ratio & putting Canadians on the OL.

Schultz was the glue on that panel. He wasn't a character. He just knew the game. That little skit they did last night prepping the audience for the half time discussion? WTF was that? Something about being cool? Both McManus & Naylor must have felt buck naked as they had nowhere to hide. If you remember the look on Naylor's face, that said it all.

So where did he go off to? It certainly wasn't to the game...

Maybe 2 or 3 years. Kids the youngest D in the draft. Riser. It’s a good thing. Salo. Freij Sasha. All Swedes