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Should roll with 2 Cdns on D with a rotation of Lawson, Shay, Smith, Kramdi, with Bailey as a global too.

Last season he had 11 games with 19+ touches , 5 games with less (including the two games where he was injured) one with 18 and another with 15. 30 might be a bit high, but the 20 number is the average number assuming he doesn't leave the game injured. Tyson Philpot had 61 receptions and 2 carries ... Brady had 61 receptions and 201 carries. Add in the intangibles of having to block and Brady is significantly more impactful then Philpot. It's easy to put an import in at RB when your team is loaded with talented Canadian players elsewhere. This team is razor thin on Canadian talent (outside of Brady/Demski). Dumping the best player in his prime who is Canadian simply to "hope" that you can land a talented Canadian oline/dline guy in free agency would be a terrible idea. Pay Brady, dump a guy like Neufeld who is over the hill and save money by replacing him with an American at a cheaper price. American Olinemen are a dime a dozen.

Phillip Rivers is probably in the discussion for top 15 QB all time in the NFL and he's familiar with the Colts system, so it somewhat made sense to sign him. The NFL will cycle through the same 4th stringers who have a tiny bit of game experience over giving any new guy a decent shot. With every year a new batch of QB's coming in , it will be near impossible for Elgersma to get any sort of chance to stick with a club. The NFL is a weird league in that way.

safety yeah...but after some other key guys signed first...and then see if he fits the SMS...If we lose a Nichols or Holm cause we overpay Kramdi again...is that a solid move? People here rave about him but that's cause of Osh comments on him. then by extension Tait and his fluff pieces and then fans take it as gospel...And doesnt make it so Is he needed for ratio...no....is he good in coverage...heck no....is he a solid open field tackler/tracker...again no, and as stated erlier needs to learn howto and not dive at ankles if he is making 140k+ per....is he good mucking in the box coming down on the run...that he is...hence why he could be useful in a safety role or situational play...but not at high end premium price tag Do/did we have better option at SAM...yes we did...was he ever an all-star, league award/writers....or by his peers in CFLPA....nope....would he supplant any other starting SAM in the league....I can't see it....was he a key priority signing based on all that for likely 150k...hell no Is 47 tackles....1 int ...2 special team tackles in 16 games....and 59 tackles...2 sacks...2 st tackles on 18 games Aas a SAM...where you see tons of action the last 2 yrs at already 29 next season worthy of top tier DB pay in the league??.....friggin hell no Griffin had 47 tackles...8 on teams...a sack in 13 games...is one our best tacklers....had more impact plays you noticed...great in coverage, and a better athlete....plus 2 yrs younger....just as one example and could be re-upped for less and should be a priority Heck already under contract Woodbey had 30 tackles in 8 games....and was very noticeable out there....

Lawson as a primary rep eater, Bailey, Schmek or another Global/CDN to take some rotation, and have Shay/Smith and Kramdi rotate through the LB core IMO gives us good CDN depth and flexibility on defence. We have Brady and depth so that's 3 of our 7 spots. Presumably we resign Demski, and pick up a FA CDN receiver, I have a feeling KSB is the one who becomes available that fits our needs. With that and Clercios and Corccaron as rotational prices we are looking at 5 of our 7 CDN spots set...We could go as low as two along the On-line, I am fairly confident one will be Wallace, leaving really only a need for one more Neufeld likely.... I actually feel we are really one or two CDN pieces away from having very good CDN starters and depth providing Demski signs .. Caveat being Wallace takes another step and Shay/Smith show that they can start/heavily rotate in and we sign another solid CDN receiver. Time will tell...but honestly I like the offseason signings so far less not confirming Hogan will not be retained.....

Thing is...we dont really need a Canadian starter at SAM especially when we can getter production with an American...and for cheaper....I agree with your point tho about locking up top Canadians...and ones where they give you more value...at SAM...thats not one Lawson can technically fill the lone Canadian spot we could need on defense if we go RB...2 RECIEVER...3 Oline guys again, tho with Shay and Smith let them take the Will and go a DT with Bailey as a rotate or a new draft pick/Canadian FA and designate 2 on defence...actually use the Nationalized American for his allotted snaps and run 3 Import olineman or 4 import receivers

Bloodsport wasnt real?!?!??!?!?!....damn I feel so cheated now

Yeah...my take on Kramdi is that he's not a horrible player...but a good multi use rotation guy, and a situational down type guy....but not an every down player at SAM...Maybe safety and definitely not paid in the top tier in the league for DB's....Solid depth and emergency starter guy, and solid rotational depth piece...but not at the premium price he is getting

Kramdi to me is a great depth piece who can rotate in and take some not completely awful reps in a couple positions as a Canadian.... now I am not sure that's worth what they pay him...

especially a Canadian University trained QB....never gonna happen

RB....DE....db....LB....easiest positions to fill in the CFL and continually reload at....and shouldnt eat up big gobs of cap space.....we spend excessively in all 4 spots...and for most part for aged out guys...or Canadians cause they require a premium....theron lies a lot of our crunch for cash issues loading up on difference maker players, where...well they would make a huge difference It also effects the quality of your depth....just because you have guys behind others...doesnt mean it's "depth"....cause look how reluctant Osh has been to ise his depth...he would rather play injured and subpar guys who are his fav's

Just to add even into the mid 2010's teams tried to go with a minimum of 4 & if possible 5 Canadians on the OL. It became nearly impossible to build a cohesive line with Canadians as the kids coming out of U Sports with the exception of a couple every year were incapable of starting. Their level of training & experience in U Sports never prepared them for what was coming in the CFL as they never saw it in college. Yet, they demanded 6 figure salaries as they were important to coaches so they could play 5 on the line & 2 elsewhere on the starting day roster. Teams like the Bombers who struggled for years trying to build an All Canadian OL began to play more Americans.

The Elks (Eskimos) were the ones that started playing Canadians on the OL back in the early 80's. It was done so their team could play Americans at the skill positions. I believe 10 Canadians were starting back then. Now, it's 7. Also back then, Canadian OL weren't making six figure salaries, the skill positions were making the money & of those they were skilled positions.B ut over time as other teams copied the Eskimos, the value of the Canadian OL went up.... way up. The American skill players didn't make as much & we evolved to where we are now. Where these guys are overpaid. Mike is right, the market is adjusting.

I'd love to see the CFL publish salary information like every other sports league.

Headline: Johnston denies ‘Americanization’ of CFL, provides more clarity on upcoming rule changes Article: Most likely lies about Americanization (the fake shock that people even suggested it is hilarious), and zero additional clarity https://www.tsn.ca/cfl/article/johnston-denies-americanization-of-cfl-provides-more-clarity-on-upcoming-rule-changes/

That is interesting. Guess that means we will be back in the mix for a front office type this year as well.

https://3downnation.com/2025/12/17/hamilton-tiger-cats-hire-brock-sunderland-from-winnipeg-blue-bombers/ Interesting that it's a lateral move and not a promotion.

So the make up film for Nobody 2?

Hopefully we can do 2 on defence....2 quality who can play...those 5 there as is would allow us to do it and be better than we have been last several yrs Not sure what Canadian DT/DE may be available in FA coming off entry level deals yet, but good chance any we may have a chance at would upgrade JT's spot and further strengthen our defensive rotational depth I cant see Schmeck being ready before labour day...and then even if is, may take a while to regain his form...still would like to see us convert him to oline and use on defence in short yardage situations tho Lost in the Canadian depth is Kelly too....had some blips of mental miscues this past yr, but thats not indicative of what he posses's as pre-injury he was lights out and could become a very good safety and already is a ST ace...and young...allowing us nice options with Woodbey...Alllen...hopefully the resigning of Griffin for the extra DB/Hybrid guy role we like to use

Well, "20-30 times" means up to 30 times a game. No running back today in football carries the ball up to 30 times at the pro level. Maybe the odd game due to circumstances but an OC in the CFL shouldn't be planning that on a regular basis.

we've had guys on this very forum joking about doing a Tonya Harding to certain bomber players. I'm like 99.9% confident those are just dumb jokes but it's a world of crazy motherfuckers making lunatic headlines out there and so I'm always a little 👀 when I read that stuff.

Being a bit skittish this grapevine of yours is sus to me until it’s formally announced. He saves puppies?

I'm not - it's a numbers game. There are so many RB's coming out of college or other leagues but so few spots so if someone wants too much, teams can move on fairly easy. Brady has a lot of value to the club off the field which is why he can ask/get that kind of money and why they should be using a ton marketing money on him. Would you take Mills or Butler over a guy like Hatcher for similar money? There's no debate from me that Brady isn't the top RB in the league - I just don't think he's so much farther ahead than the rest that he should be paid double. If he's getting a good chunk paid as marketing money then I think the contract is fair value. We don't have that info yet so we don't really know how good (or bad) of a deal it is,

Read the post I quoted - Brandon said "Brady is touching the ball 20-30 times".

There is no SMS, that is a thing of the past. It's now called a salary cap & teams get nailed if they go over it. The salary cap did go up by 400,000 last season. However, it was a nnounced a couple of days after free agency started. Obviously Randy Ambrosie never told any GM about it coming as per the shocked reactions of most GMs. Walters said that while the announcement was made with Solomon Eliminian of the CFLPA, that he felt that the money may end going into pensions instead. Which it didn't. It was Walters decision not to use it but for players injured on the one game list as that counted towards the salary cap. Big mistake. Even 6 months later when it was clear that the money was staying for the cap, he kept insisting the CFLPA still might shift that money to pensions. As far as announcements go, the increase was announced. https://3downnation.com/2025/02/05/2025-cfl-salary-cap-limit-jumps-over-400000-due-to-increased-league-revenues/

Brady might occasionally crack 20 touches but his career average is far less than 20-30 a game. 2021 - 7 carries & 0.6 receptions 2022 - 11.2 carries & 1.3 receptions 2023 - 14.4 carries & 2.1 receptions 2024 - 14 carries & 3.5 receptions 2025 - 13.4 carries & 4.0 receptions Also if RB's are so valuable - why is he the only one making that kind of coin? There are other RB's who put up similar production but make a fraction of what Brady does.

Where the hell do you think demand comes from for a football player? How could that not be tied to number of touches and impact on the game?

Teams need up using it in a specific way last year because it was announced so late. Can’t imagine it didn’t become apart of the normal cap going forward.

This would be the best news of the offseason. The D line could be so much better with him gone.

Tyson might touch the ball 5 - 8 times per game.... Brady is touching the ball 20-30 times.... much more value in a RB then a WR.

They are working on it - both the league & CFLPA says they are open to discussions but we'll see what happens. CFL, Players' Association open to discussing public salary disclosure - 3DownNation

I feel like the drop off from Brady to another decent back is probably small enough that we could have used that $150k somewhere else.

If the team is paying Brady this much then they need to lean into an offense focused through him and take advantage of having a Cdn RB by playing another American on offense. Either go three American Olineman or play 4 American receivers. No need to trot out a crappy Cdn centre/guard or Cdn receiver that is no threat to do anything.

I doubt it.

Ya it's just gross. Way too much integration of sports and gambling now.

O'Shea just found Hogan's landing spot.

Yup, athletes and officials have seen a huge increase in that sort of thing as betting has become a more mainstream part of sports.

******* brutal.... Reiner is a genius from genius royalty legacy. So unbelievably sad, especially if the Robbery/Homicide part is true.

Robbery/homicide 🤢