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The running back from U of A who tested insane at 6' 220 went undrafted. 4.41 25 reps at 225.

I am not an expert or even a follower of college or u sport football. I only go by what the consensus of the 8 or so pundits who go deep into this stuff is and sort of take their average. Based on that I think the Argos had a good draft day... No receivers was the only surprise for me, but I suppose that with 5 national receivers on the roster that it wasn't a great need.

I don't think we really have a glut of American LB's. We ended last year starting a guy we signed off the street and using Gauthier in a ton of packages as a true B to B style middle LB. Even just bumping Shay into the mix where Gauthier was and dropping Gauthier down to almost entirely special teams is a strong move. Then in the 2 LB spots you have Shay and the two Jones'. Depending how the roster shakes out, maybe you DI another American LB, but they have a lot of flexibility as to where guys fit, especially if the British rush end can play a little bit. A lot of that bottom 1/3 of the roster decision making will depend on who Mike Miller wants on special teams. Could have done something similar with Newell, minus the special teams. We basically need 2 Canadians on the field on D at all times likely, could maybe push that to 3 if they are healthy and get Logan or another American receiver more active on O. Receiver is a real area of concern for me. We'll have to see what Corcoran looks like. OL as well, but I don't believe there was much in this draft for OL. Even Shanks and Anderson it's a bit of a gamble that they can move inside or remain viable having to block on an island against the level of pass rush they will see in the CFL. Vibert is fine, maybe get on as 6th guy at some point this year but hopefully we don't need him and he can just develop. And Kelly and the British DE if he can play. We could have a 8 man deep DL and 5-6 American DB's on the roster. I think effectively Shay opens up a DI spot to play around with for someone who comes into camp and wows them on either side of the ball, most likely receiver, DB.

I didn't think of this angle, but I like it. Simply put IMO our D-line was not good enough the last two seasons

He's currently doing the work out tour for NFL teams. I don't think he's going back to school, but I don't think he's looking to join the CFL immediately either.

Stash him for a year. He can still learn. Dudes not gonna be learning how to play pro in the CIS. You PR him or put him on the 1 game where he can be around the team learning to be a pro. Sending a QB back to college when he’s learning nothing new in college is crazy talk. Why take him at 17 or wherever if they plan on sending him back to not learn to be a pro. I think learning from pro coaches and a guy like Zach is way better than going back to school. If he even can, do most invites to the senior bowl go back to school? Seems kinda counterproductive to the name senior if they do.

Is it better to stash him and get little to no reps in practice and eat a year of his entry level deal or have him absorb everything in training camp and send back to College. My understanding is he's a recent convert to the QB position and the extra playing time might serve him well.

He’s gonna sit and learn a year. They ain’t gonna rush him. Lawson Thomas schmeckle Kornelson are our options. Not sure I’d want 3 of those guys on the AR. Besides doesn’t the DC run the argos kinda wildcat D where we don’t really run a traditional DL. ? I could see 3 DL and 5 LBs on the field at times. We don’t need to dress 8 on the DL. They ain’t used like that.

How good is the global DE we acquired in the Global draft? He should help us with the issue we had last year of almost literally running out of defensive lineman as a global roster spot is basically additive to the Canadians and Americans. This is likely why they made the trade. With the new Canadian linebacker talent we have we are probably in a position to carry fewer American DI's at linebacker and more on the defensive line now which really mitigates some of the concerns i had last year. I think we'll be able to dress 4 import defensive lineman, 3 Canadians, and 1 global week in week out this season.

I truly believe they drafted him with the idea he won't be on the AR this season.

Dolegala and Patterson better come to camp prepared. I think they are most at risk of being let go. Streveler if nothing else is a vet presence the boys all love and that matters. When it comes down to it, you keep the vet and let go of the 2 guys who really have no business being on a cfl roster. I guarantee it’s 1. Zach 2. Strev and 3 will be Wilson or Elgersma although I think they stash him for a year first to learn behind Zach. If being honest tho maybe it’s 1. Zach and 2 and 3 are yet to be determined cuz if we being real Strev dole patt and terry have all not done much in the league recently. Strev had a moment a few years ago now.

I think Streveler might be in trouble. At his size Elgersma can fill the role of short yardage QB for this season and that gives us a significant cap savings vs one of our american vets. So Streveler is going to have to demonstrate he's the best option at QB1 if Zach goes down. Personally, I think Patterson is a better passer than Streveler. And then there's the injury history of Streveler. If he get injured again then it's basically just Zach and the canadian kid and whatever is available on the free agent market at the time. I imagine they might consider healthy scratching Elgersma this season unless needed or sending him back to college for more seasoning after getting a training camp under his belt. But, i just don't think they drafted him not to have him on the roster this season. Thoughts?

23 from everything I see.

Wow that's strangely gracious and lucid coming from Ballsy. Maybe his wife got on his SM?

Yeah. Athletic imp ish lbers are common at the top of the draft. Athletic imp ish dbs aren’t and it’s kind of a bitter pill to swallow missing out on a few guys like that.

That’s an interesting point economically. Teams are paying their top ni guard 200k+, and you can easily fill that with a 100k import who is hands down better. Even an elite imp guard will be half of a guy like desjarlais. Intangibles go far in the trenches. It’s not like he’s a slug either or has terrible foot work. I don’t think he has high tier potential by any means but he’s a great mix of pro ready and should be expected to become a solid contributor. I believe Shay is like 27 isn’t he? Am I crazy or isn’t he born in 97? I like both lbers both would be in the league as imports. When you can get an ni like that it’s a nice get.

For whatever my 2 cents are worth......I can't hate on teh this draft class, but like Noeller I traditionally think the lines is where you draft, so colour me surprised with the positions we ended up drafting. I think we greatly increased our special teams coverage in this draft, and perhaps one of the three LB's develop into a solid starter....A QB...I mean he has talent but it's just foreign to me to see us draft a QB...I hope the global we took on the D-line shows rotational AR potential, and may the best punter "win" As of today I give the draft a B...If one of two guys live up to potential/develop then we can revisit it as a great draft.....on the flip side If we get into injury issues on the O-line we may look back and realize maybe the "old way" of drafting for the lines is still the way to go? I am curious as to what/when we start looking at the Demski succession plan....

I think we’re a bit thrown off by what this draft might do to our ratio and I would’ve taken Findlay over Jaylen Smith too but if I really sit down and think about it, the idea of playing Brady, Demski, Clercius, 2 OL and then having two Canadians flying around at all times is something I like the sound of. Kramdi, Shay, Smith has some real signs of versatility written all over it. Can do a lot with that and Lawson in the middle. Truly.

Anyone else see that picture and wonder if the bull jumped the fence...?

The fact that Sheehan is a below average punter in our league led me to the conclusion he is not safe long before we drafted a decent punter. Now, I think he should be very worried.

I don’t take a deep dive into prospects too much, but I’m ok with this draft. The only change I would have made is to draft Findlay over Smith in the 2nd round. It will be interesting to hear Walter’s comments on Elgersma. It seems they think he can be a bonafide CFL QB down the road.

My 2 cents on the draft overall is that I think we got two players that could turn this into a fantastic draft down the line in Shay and Elgersma. After that it's all about guys reaching their potential with not much in the sure thing department. All in all I give it a solid B....mainly because I really like Shay.

I would be pretty surprised if this was not a pick with STs in mind mainly. He's a project, and a long term one at that. He's going to have to show value on teams to get a sniff of the roster or PR. I doubt his son makes the club, and that will just add fuel to Ballsy's hate for us, maybe we just picked him so that we could all get a chuckle at Ballsy foaming at the mouth like a rabid dog when his son is released? Although, it might be funnier if we put him on the PR and just read Ballsy's weekly criticisms about how the Bombers are wasting a star player.

Has anybody ordered Ballsy a Bombers jersey yet?