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it's an interesting year for free agent QBs. Ordinarily there's an obvious matchup of free agent QB and rebuilding team (like Brown in Ottawa, VAJ in Calgary, Fajardo in Montreal, etc). This year the top free agents are MBT, Crum and Powell, but there's no clear landing spot for them. Really curious to see where Powell's head is at given that BLM just resigned for two years and was injury free last year.

B.C. Lions sign three-time CFL all-star LB Darnell Sankey - 3DownNation

Reading stuff on the internet about Nyquist and Toews being potential trade options for the Jets to part ways with, I get how current journey man Nyquist might be a better fit with another team cuz he's done that in the last while that might work get him going but not the same with Toews imo. I don't see how a different environment than what Winnipeg has created for him to excel could possibly be better to get him going unless you put him with McDavid oe McKinnon. But that's just me. I so wish this had worked out.

Yep. Crowtons time here was pretty bad but no one got control of any thing under kelly.

Worse than Marcel Belifool, that's a damming indictment

7 years is about the average anyway https://deadline.com/2025/12/bowen-yang-leaving-saturday-night-live-1236653771/ https://www.tvline.com/2056491/ncis-tony-and-ziva-canceled-season-2-paramount-plus/

Adeboboye signed an extension this month, too. I'm not holding my breath on us luring guys with Condell. The lowest level in ages. Hogan is an all-time bad OC. Worse than some of the OC by committee we ran. Worse than belifool too imo. Worse than the constant wildcat and spread offense legend that never materialized success up here.

That bar is set @ or below ground level...

Condell has had success with good RBs in the past. He hasn't run an offense that leads he league in rushing, but he hasn't ever had the best back in the league or a top-tier guy either. I mean, the RBs kept starting a WR at RB rather than bringing in a real one. As others have said, I have to believe that with brady locked up on a monster deal, that part of the due diligence was making sure Condell would fit in here with the balanced attack at the very least. Also, him constantly being behind other offensive minds and running other systems, I tend to think he will either run the successful stuff we've had prior to the last 2 years or has some great ideas and hasn't been able to fully show them. It's far from my favorite pick for OC. But at the very least, I expect a good improvement. Yeah, Hogan and Buck in his last year really seemed to be at odds and out of sync with Zach. He was furious so often because the calls from both came in ridiculously slowly. Which means you break the huddle late, have to rush lining up, and get significantly less time to survey the D in the pre-snap read. I can't emphasize enough how important an extra 4 seconds breaking the huddle are. Little on if you break the huddle and start lining up before the D. We used to reap huge advantages from being set way ahead of the D, and running any play out of any formation. That has been completely gone for 2 years. Not only does it make it harder to pass and run RPO, but it also makes it harder to protect the QB. \ Condell, as an OC, gets a C grade from me right now. I worry that it will be a high-floor, low-ceiling pick, but time will tell, and I am fine giving him the benefit of the doubt. He also worked very well with Dru, which bodes well for fit with Zach imo.

yeah, you look at how Buck lost his shine here right around the time that our OL hit the skids and Collaros started tossing tons of picks -- then he goes to BC where he's got the legit MOP, a good back, receivers five deep and a line that can pass protect ... and now he looks like a genius and we'd take him back in a second. Crum surpassed my expectations last year. Showing steady upward progress. Wonder what his ceiling is? Would be happy to see him at QB2 in blue.

He's just been around long enough to have had years at the top and years around the bottom. Ultimately your play caller is affecting a small chunk of your production. It's up to the talent you have and whether your OL can block anyone especially in pass pro. He'll look like a ******* genius if they have the best OL in the league. Let's hope Zach can make his pee tests this year.

An upgrade in the sense that a kick in the ass is better than a kick in the junk. Not super excited, but obviously anything is better than what we had this past year.

Pimpleton....but believe he signed thru next yr Crum could follow tho as a opp to be 2nd string/Short yardage guy...Adeboboye I'd make an offer to as well as Canadian depth that wont break the bank

It's an upgrade but not a solid one. Just his history & struggles with the run games as OC in Hamilton & Ottawa makes me wary. They better ttell him if he comes to Winnipeg, the offense goes thru Brady Oliveira not Nic Demski... But if they're choices one & two for Zach this may work. I'm hoping we sign an impact OL in free agency.

Doesnt matter what we think. if the players have confidence in him, such as Zac its a big head start over Hogan who had very little

Don't follow other teams rosters well enough, but did he work with any "solid up and coming prospect" that may join him? I can't see this as anything but a HUGE upgrade from what we had last year..........

Or Lewis for that matter

If we could land him at a nice price.....with Pokey...Demski...and whomever after that it would be a great situation....I could see him being a WR that ZC has a real good chemistry with and allow room for others to come free

No matter how one tries to spin it to suggest this statement is incorrect, it's correct at this moment in time.

Can't discount that he knows Zach too. Hell maybe he'll bring Hardy with him as a bonus

Although I was taught not to assume, I'm assuming he was informed of that in the interview process so there should be no confusion in the identity we want to set offensively.

anyway you slice it...an upgrade and we can only benefit from his hire...Hopefully he realizes he has a feature back to ride, as he tends to neglect the run and force the passing game, and based on BO comments I'm sure he would not have signed here yet...if at all if he didnt get some input and or re-assurance that Condell is gonna use him as the focal point of his offence...He was likely agreed as OC before BO...and Demski signed

It’ll be easy for him to out do hogan or bucks last year here. My concern is the ceiling might not be that much higher. and won’t have nothing developed in tc for the regular season lol

Agree. Whether he is great or not he's a huge upgrade on Hogan. He'll at least have implemented a full CFL playbook.