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They would, nfl teams chase talent hard and invest massive sums in scouting out side the nfl. If it was a compensation based system it would likely be league wide, so they all split it after a year, wouldn’t even register to them. But, they would want considerable concessions in other areas we wouldn’t want. Mid season call ups, send downs, and rule changes.

I'd take KSB in a heartbeat. Especially if the price is right. Signing here would blow Rider fans minds. It would be sweet. Just an adendum, the loss of Donte Meyers may bring KSB's value up unless the Riders target another team's free agent receiver.

he got tons of talent, but he didn’t push any one to a higher level then when they came in. We just had great talent on the dl at that point. 100-135k ish is pretty cheap for a starting ni wr who isn’t the wide side guy who blocks as many plays as he runs. But since his break out year, he’s played just 28 games in 3 years. He hasn’t come close to the same level of production since then, and never broken 1k yards never had 70 or more catches and only 5 tds once. He’s a perfect candidate for an incentive laden deal with a low base structure.

They've missed the playoffs in 2023 & 24. They got some momentum back last season getting back in but the 2025 season was like A Tale Of Two Cities as they got off to a fast start & then really limped in the second half of the season. Vernon Adams play really tailed off. Season ticket sales are up but now with those 3 stars gone, will that flat line??? Calgary used to be such a great football city. The Stamps were everywhere in the city when we moved here in 1990, especially when Flutie & Garcia played. Now it just sucks. Even the pro soccer team gets more coverage than the Stamps do. The Herald & Sun will send a reporter on the road with Calvary but not the Stamps. The team is invisible all year round. The loss of those players is really gonna hurt.

If NFL teams had to pay CFL teams for the players, they wouldn't bother. They'd just bring in players that they don't need to pay for.

Interesting comments about tc given the opinions of some here that our camp is too soft.

So...yes?

Imo KSB won’t be cheap. If he was willing to take a bargain deal, he’d likely stay with the Riders. Otherwise I expect him to get a healthy deal somewhere. I expect him to be well over $100k.

And we haven't won a championship since. games are won on the LOS. That's something that never changes.

https://www.sportsnet.ca/nhl/article/utah-mammoth-to-host-2027-winter-classic/

Why would they? That makes no sense. Paying a CFL team would be no problem. They look for athletes. If anything, they'd refine their searching & only bring in players who have a chance of making a team. Where have you been the past 5 or 6 years? The Stamps have been horrible. They made the playoffs falling backwards last season after a fast start they totally fell back. . They were barely a playoff team.

Ryan Dinwiddie, Chris Jones, Corey Mace, Marc Trestman, Rick Campbell and Cory Chamblin all won Grey Cups as Head Coaches in the past 20 years and none of them had amazing pro careers. Some didn't even have pro careers.

I do. A player who relies on intelligence rather than pure athleticism would be a good candiate to become a coach, and those Ex-CFL players who are head coaches were good (not necessarily great) are in place in Saskatchewan, BC, Calgary, Montreal and now Ottawa. There will always be the odd anomaly.

It was Darryl Patterson who did a very good job when Osh & Walters gave him decent players to coach. Our DL in 2021 & 22 was excellent. .

Whether or not Willie takes a big pay cut likely depends on what other options he has.

Maybe this is the beginning of the end, i.e., we're all in on getting Gavin McKenna.

I'm thinking that given another shot and what he's learned as a coach he would be a more improved coach. Continous improvement kind of thing.

Khari hasn’t really had much success. Wouldn’t hate to see him here as qb coach tho. Here’s one. Mike Ditka. But there’s more who weren’t.

Reaves has never been tough. He’s a bully and it’s great seeing him humbled now.

They carrying 8 D with fleury. That’s not ideal. Now they down to 7 so they can call up another forward. Zhilkin ain’t top 6. He’s bottom 6. None of the moose guys currently are top 6. I like Yager and Chibrikov but ideally they 3rd line guys with a 4th line shutdown line.

Khari Jones if he gets another shot?

Jason Maas. Debatable on both aspects.

Dave Dickenson, Mike Oshea.... but yeah being a good player isn't a prerequisite for being a good coach.

That seems like a bit of an odd call up. He’s improved, but it’s not like he’s putting up great numbers. Not sure how he is at face offs. Gustafsson would make more sense to me, but maybe he would have to clear waivers, if he was sent back down? Salomonsson would make sense with Fleury hurt.

Oshea was pretty good.