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In the current system you might play the same team 3 times in the regular season, 1 in the preseason, and 1 in the playoffs. Now it could be 2 in the playoffs. That's exacerbating an already bad situation. An 18-game season to eliminate 1 team is dumber than an 18-game season to eliminate 3 teams. Round 1 doesn't eliminate any teams. Think of it as an extra regular-season game, because playoff games should always be win or go home. Teams 1-6 get a home playoff game either in the first round or the 2nd. Teams 7-8 get an away game. Team 9 is a goner.

Just to visualize the new play off structure I looked at last year's standings. Bold are winner picked based on what happened or a guess for the new games. 1st round: Divisions showdowns, 1v2 in each division: BC @ Sask, Montreal @ Ham Play-ins, 5v8, 6v7: Tor @ Cal, Edm @ Wpg 2nd round: Elimination games: Cal @ BC, Wpg @ Ham 3rd Round: Grey Cup Semi-Finals: BC @ Sask, Ham @ Montreal (don't know who had the tie-breaker between BC and Ham, lower seed plays Sask, higher play Mon) CUP: Sask vs Montreal West DivisionRK TEAM GP W L T PTS F A HOME AWAY DIV 1 SASKATCHEWAN y 18 12 6 0 24 472 409 6-3-0 6-3-0 5-5-0 2 BC x 18 11 7 0 22 559 499 6-3-0 5-4-0 6-4-0 3 CALGARY x 18 11 7 0 22 488 416 6-3-0 5-4-0 7-3-0 4 WINNIPEG c 18 10 8 0 20 459 424 7-2-0 3-6-0 4-6-0 5 EDMONTON 18 7 11 0 14 422 490 5-4-0 2-7-0 3-7-0 East DivisionRK TEAM GP W L T PTS F A HOME AWAY DIV 1 HAMILTON y 18 11 7 0 22 525 496 5-4-0 6-3-0 7-1-0 2 MONTREAL x 18 10 8 0 20 445 430 4-5-0 6-3-0 6-2-0 3 TORONTO 18 5 13 0 10 497 583 3-6-0 2-7-0 2-6-0 4 OTTAWA 18 4 14 0 8 417 537 2-7-0 2-7-0 1-7-0

I'm guess this is why Ottawa had no interest in moving their #1 pick. Ottawa Redblacks' starting centre Peter Godber retires from CFL - 3DownNation

That is correct. But that also means we need to fill the dime db spot without another DI. Woodbey and the griffin dime spot is gonna be tight on the roster. Hooper has a very good to chance to be a Hubert type fit.

I agree with the opinion that true professionals who play the game because they love it, besides getting paid well for it, always give 100 percent ...Deep down they're the backbone of the league...However there are guys ...and I know this for sure, take plays off...Very few can ever afford to go down that road, but there are some that can get away with it, because they are VERY GOOD at what they do....Will that ever affect a game to the point of a win or loss??We'll see how this new playoff structure works ....Circumstances can change with any club...especially when the injury bug rolls around ....When incentive to win is also diminished because of a clubs standing toward the end of the season, we could end up with a few 'yawners'

I don't understand how he has the bandwidth to do what he does with K9 Pet Rescue AND everything that's required of a professional athlete AND be a partner/son/brother/etc.... some dude are just wired differently.

Hang down your head, Ben Dooley.

Some roster moves and a minor front office shuffle: Added to roster: National defensive lineman Carter Hooper (6-5, 265, South Dakota) National linebacker Charles-Elliot Bouliane – 2026 CFL Canadian Draft selection National receiver Joshua Jack – 2026 CFL Canadian Draft selection National linebacker Brody Clark – 2026 CFL Canadian Draft selection National tight end Dante Daniels – 2026 CFL Canadian Draft selection Transferred to Retired: American running back J.J. Taylor American offensive lineman Ben Dooley The club also announces title changes in the team’s personnel department, with Jim Jauch moving to Assistant General Manager, and Danny McManus shifting to Senior Assistant General Manager. Both individuals play crucial roles in scouting for the organization. Blue Bombers transactions - April 30 - Winnipeg Blue Bombers

Ummm you are forgetting about this guy!

Does the AFL have only 9 teams where 8 make the play offs? This play off format does work... with at least 12 teams minimum. When you have a 89% chance of making the play offs... how does it not cheapen the season?

His alias is 'Leroy Brown'??....I luv the kind of attitude exuded by this guy..a take no prisoners type...Have to watch out for the razor in his shoe though

For Vancouver I'd assume a lack of interest from the mainly Indian and Chinese population in the area.

Just tried... now I have a meeting with HR! Do not recommend.

We see him all the time walking down our street with like 5 dogs tied to his waist.

The little known third member of the illustrious tag-team.

JJ Taylor and Ben Dooley added to the retirement list. Not surprised at all about Taylor. I had high hopes for Dooley though. https://www.bluebombers.com/2026/04/30/blue-bombers-transactions-april-30/?fbclid=IwdGRjcARggtlleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZAo2NjI4NTY4Mzc5AAEebRu7ZKAn2X_j4OYvN8zIlkqIhJEj7_66U_gcCHXrSVo5qWlsAnptUWdhCcU_aem_1hoSqgqt2Jjq6aHBKeyBHg

Functional organizations have that communication so I think all the trying to assign credit or blame anywhere for draft picks is futile. I'm sure the scouts and gm brought a whole list of guys they were interested in and got coaches thoughts on all of them and how they might fit them in.

Aussie Rules Football (AFL) have been using this playoff system for 25 years. I also love CFL football so I like more games does not cheapen regular season. How many times the past few years everyone game week 18 meant nothing and it was full of pack ups pretty much every team will have something to play for the last week. Also will have less match ups were one teams does not care and the other is a must win down the stretch.

I don't believe it does at all. It's a long season and lots can change from may long weekend to November. Say the #1 team all year loses their starting qb and the #6 team made a few tweaks and went gangbusters to end the season. Which situation you want to be in? The entire summer is now just an extended pre-season. Yeah if you wind up in a 1vs.2 game you get a mulligan but you still need to string wins together in the playoffs to get to the grey cup.

Scouting staff and GM actually were the ones who brought the player to the attention of the coaches according to Walters. That was when the coaches approved of the GM's interest in the player....so NOT 100% Condell, although his endorsement likely helped. This was a guy that the scouts and GM loved before the coaches ever saw his tape.

Imagine taking this approach in an office job. Hey outside of work I'm the nicest guy you'll ever meet but put me on the office floor and I'm a dickhead, completely different person. lol

If anyone listened to the conference call and heard the plan for the kid and why they drafted him, it really makes you excited to see the possibilities. I think Mike mentioned that Condell drafted a similar player while in Hamilton and was 100% the impetus behind drafting Daniels as well.

There are a lot of people criticizing the new play-off structure without understanding how it works. 1v2 in week 1 are the divisional showdowns. But the other games are not confined to the west/East. It's #5v8 and #6v7. In round two, the match-ups are reseeded. And in round three they are reseeded again. It's one of the reasons teams wont be able to "clinch" and rest their starters. You're not just in a season long battle to be in the top 2 in your division, you also are trying to have a better record than the two top teams in the other division. Your record will dictate your match-up in each round of the play-offs. Problems this is solving: People complaining that weaker East teams are getting home play-off dates ahead of more deserving West teams A 1st place team only needing one win to make the Grey Cup Revenue More play-off games when negotiating the new TV deal = even more revenue Players Union negotiated a bunch more money out of this deal 8/9 teams makes people believe the opposite, but this format actually increases the stakes for most teams later into the season Trade offs: More games and money necessitated more teams to compete

This is one of the best feelgood stories I have heard in quite a while, and boy, am i gonna root for him to not only make the team but become a star.