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CFL.caMock Draft 1.0: Who will Ottawa take first overall? - CFL.caCFL.ca’s Marshall Ferguson projects the first two rounds of the 2026 CFL Draft following the CFL Combine presented by Anytime Fitness Canada.Another mock to mock. Not sure about the rest of you but I'm desperate for some CFL news

Surprise, surprise, surprise. Our new Mayor Jeremy Farkas was dead set against the new arena now under construction during a divisive arena debate ten years ago says he's open to the idea of a new stadium for the Stamps. To be located on the Stampede grounds where the present Saddledome is at now after its torn down. Apparently, there have been preliminary talks with CSEC. So, maybe there's a light at the end of the tunnel. This could take years so I'm not holding my breath that this happens in my lifetime. But if they hurry up, maybe Noeller will be alive when its built cuz he's getting older as well. Amazing how a person can change once they become Mayor.

I can’t wait for the draft just so this thread can divert from Taylor ******* Elgersma already. Man it’s slow offseason.

Elgersma bad, fan opinion good.

Bluto has two brothers?

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I think it was someone we drafted. Not sure though. Wonder what the thoughts of others are on him. Anyone?

Insert previous OC under the bus?

All 3 Argo fans might invade our stadium

Osh trolling mbb.

Elgersma barely being ahead of a QB who spent the better part of 2 years on the Riders practice squad doesn't inspire a tonne of confidence tbh

Agreed and this is why I think it might be more of an issue with the company than the employee, in which case there's not much Elgersma or his agent can do. The are other alternatives (like an O-1A visa) they can pursue but those have different requirements and can be harder to get.

4 Sask wins in 39 years... that's a wet dream for Rider fans!

Rourke also played prep ball before College too...Elgersma again did not....He heeds pro experience whether it 3 down...4 down....Trying to find random workouts...with zero pay for going there and out of pocket expense is just an exercise in stupidity now....His window was last yr...and nobody took the risk....and it wont get any better in terms of opportunity until he gets some solid pro film....and it wont be in the NFL and even the crappy UFL he behind the 8 ball there too....If he shows he good enough up in Canada....this "lack of 4 down" experience is moot....If he has it in the brain department, and has elite skills...he'll figure it out...Maybe the knock on him down south is looks the part...good arm....just doesnt have it upstairs to process what's going on...and I believe this is the case and they just were nice in saying he "lacked 4 down experience"....cause that lil tidbit is almost kinda funny in my opinion, and based on experience working with athletes...Of u got it...u got it...and NFL talent evaluators will see it...and get it outta ya....He has had success at CIS level...Like i said before...big effin deal....he may not even be able to translate that and process it at the CFL level to even be a fraction of what Rourke is His representation is doing him no favours and wasting a ton of valuable time....and even if he sucks it up and accepts the reality and gets up here...I dont see a quick path for him to being a starter here either for a few yrs...of at all.....But he has the potential to be that....but he also has to be here to realize it....and if he has a yr like Rourke was having before he got hurt...he will get some more feelers....until that happens....not a chance 2 yrs into no pay....and no real experience/development/game film.....he's just flat out winning lol

Always worth your click... Some fun stuff from Our Man Tait, including a look at what our new DL coach is doing to be ready

You can read the requirements yourself. It spells out very clearly what's needed from both the player and the league. I had to look into a P-1A visa last summer, for my own work an official in another sport, so while not a lawyer, I do have some recent experience in this area. Standard processing time is 2-4 months but you can pay extra to have a premium processing, in which case it's about 3 weeks. He would have had a work visa when he was with the Packers (since he got paid for his brief time there) but that would have been tied to his contract with them. There is a window where he would have been able to get on with another team and the visa would be valid but it's only for 60-90 days so he'd need a new one for the UFL. The issue is getting a new one and whether or not the UFL qualifies. P-1A Athlete | USCIS For Internationally Recognized Individuals or Teams You must submit a copy of a tendered contract with a major U.S. sports league or team, or in an individual sport commensurate with international recognition in the sport, if such contracts are normally utilized in the sport, and documentation of at least two of the following: Evidence of having participated to a significant extent in a prior season with a major United States sports league; Evidence of having participated in international competition with a national team; Evidence of having participated to a significant extent in a prior season for a U.S. college or university in intercollegiate competition; A written statement from an official of the governing body of the sport which details how you or your team is internationally recognized; A written statement from a member of the sports media or a recognized expert in the sport which details how you or your team is internationally recognized; Evidence that you or your team is ranked, if the sport has international rankings; or Evidence that you or your team has received a significant honor or award in the sport. You must be coming to the United States to be employed as an athlete by: A team that is a member of an association of six or more professional sports teams whose total combined revenues exceed $10 million per year. The association must govern the conduct of its members and regulate the contests and exhibitions in which its member teams regularly engage

So what is this place going to talk about when Elgerwhateverhisnameawa joins the club and then gets immediately cut as TCF? I have never seen so much conversation about someone who has done absolutely nothing.

If Elgersma wants to tilt at windmills, let him.

🕢 1930 📺 TSN3 Last Ten: 5-3-2 @ 3-5-2 Season Series: WPG leads 2-1 Stats: 31-30-12 @ 27-34-13 Streaks: W1 @ L3 Jets projected lineup Kyle Connor -- Mark Scheifele -- Alex Iafallo Cole Perfetti -- Adam Lowry -- Gabriel Vilardi Cole Koepke -- Jonathan Toews -- Brad Lambert Isak Rosen -- Danii Zhilkin -- Parker Ford Josh Morrissey -- Neal Pionk Dylan Samberg -- Elias Salomonsson Jacob Bryson -- Dylan DeMelo Connor Hellebuyck Eric Comrie Scratched: Ville Heinola, Haydn Fleury Injured: Morgan Barron (concussion), Nino Niederreiter (knee), Colin Miller (knee), Vladislav Namestnikov (lower body) Gustav Nyqvist (undisclosed) Blackhawks projected lineup Ryan Greene -- Connor Bedard – Frank Nazar Tyler Bertuzzi -- Anton Frondell -- Nick Lardis Andre Burakovsky -- Ryan Donato -- Ilya Mikheyev Teuvo Teravainen -- Sam Lafferty -- Landon Slaggert Alex Vlasic -- Louis Crevier Wyatt Kaiser -- Sam Rinzel Kevin Korchinski -- Ethan Del Mastro Spencer Knight Arvid Soderblom Scratched: Sacha Boisvert, Dominic Toninato Injured: Oliver Moore (lower body), Andrew Mangiapane (upper body), Matt Grzelcyk (upper body), Artyom Levshunov (fractured left hand) Status report Defensemen Grzelcyk and Levshunov each is out the remainder of the season. ... Mangiapane is close to returning; the forward, who will miss his seventh straight game, could either travel with the Blackhawks for their three-game road trip that begins at the Edmonton Oilers on Thursday or join them at some point on the trip. Playoff Countdown Clock - Praying Edition T-10 Start automatic ground launch sequencer T-9 Retract orbiter access arm

I am skeptical about Calgary. Attendance dropped while the team was good. This city is a bunch of fair weather fans.

Yet, wasn't good enough for Team Canada.

Elgersma's agents as well as the wee lad himself obviously think they are too good for the Bombers & the CFL. With that kind of thinking by the kid's entourage what could possibly go wrong? Just one effed up football career. If Elgersma doesn't play in the UFL but continues to try out for NFL teams instead of coming here then it'll be time to trade the hoser's rights away to some other suck..... errrr..... CFL team.

And yet all I ever read about Coach Buck was that they all worked together... The entire QB room plus Buck... To design the playbook. So that seems an odd quote...

My key point is that this year is his best shot at getting the team to commit to some development runway. If he doesn't come North this year, we cannot wait around and must pivot away from him IF we have a better candidate to develop.

If I was guessing, it'll be a fight in camp between Terry Wilson and the UFL MVP guy for the QB2 spot...

He went offside like 4 times in a preseason game because he couldn't time his waggle at all. He was cut. You don't have a big window as a rookie. This isn't coaching failure at all. His inability to take a running start cost him a CFL career. Edmonton tried him to give him more time to adjust and they also gave up. This is just one of those things where you get a really talented guy but if he can't wrap his head around the differences in our game then you move on from him, Not a coaching failure in any way. If he had lit up the preseason and outperformed anyone, then your point is valid, but he didn't.

weird thing to get your panties in a bunch over...a guy who did nothing in any league. But it's somehow the coaches fault he isn't a bomber? ok....

Are you seeing snap counts differently than what I can find? NFL lists him as only having 3 games played in 2023. Pro football reference has him with 32 ST snaps in those 3 games but then practice roster / reserve list for 2024 and 2025. Sounds like he was just someone they liked having on scout team and was a nice guy to be around

🕕 1800 📺 SNW Last Ten: 4-4-2 @ 6-3-1 Season Series: Col leads 2-1 Stats: 30-30-12 @ 48-13-10 🥇 Streaks: L1 @ W4 Jets projected lineup Kyle Connor -- Mark Scheifele -- Alex Iafallo Cole Perfetti -- Adam Lowry -- Gabriel Vilardi Isak Rosen -- Vladislav Namestnikov -- Brad Lambert Cole Koepke -- Jonathan Toews -- Gustav Nyquist Josh Morrissey -- Neal Pionk Dylan Samberg -- Elias Salomonsson Haydn Fleury -- Dylan DeMelo Connor Hellebuyck Eric Comrie Scratched: Ville Heinola, Jacob Bryson, Parker Ford, Danil Zhilkin Injured: Morgan Barron (concussion), Nino Niederreiter (knee), Colin Miller (knee), Vladislav Namestnikov (lower body) Avalanche projected lineup Gabriel Landeskog -- Nathan MacKinnon -- Martin Necas Artturi Lehkonen -- Brock Nelson -- Valeri Nichushkin Ross Colton-- Nazem Kadri -- Logan O’Connor Parker Kelly -- Jack Drury -- Joel Kiviranta Brett Kulak -- Cale Makar Devon Toews -- Sam Malinski Josh Manson -- Brent Burns Mackenzie Blackwood Scott Wedgewood Scratched: Nick Blankenburg, Zakhar Bardakov Injured: Nicolas Roy (upper body) Status report Neither team held a morning skate. … Barron, a forward, left Thursday’s 3-2 loss against Colorado with a concussion and is in protocol. … Forwards Ford and Zhilkin were each recalled on an emergency basis from Manitoba of the American Hockey League on Friday. … Roy, a forward, was a late scratch for the Avalanche on Thursday due to an upper-body injury. With the playoffs now 10 games away, it's time to bring back... Playoff Countdown Clock - Praying Edition 🙏 T-10 Start automatic ground launch sequencer

I laughed so hard reading the article just because I knew how it would tweak people here

That's not a guarantee though that he will also be good at the Canadian game. Many good NFL players have come and gone in the CFL that did not make it. That's just you're spin to it. No factual basis whatsoever.

Or Jackson wasn’t good 4 ******* years ago when he was here? I mean sometimes it’s that simple. The fact most ppl prob don’t remember the name means he didn’t stand out. 4 years later.

and we cut him and then landed on Vikings roster?...Not good enough here but good enough there...now there's some good evaluating no?

Lucky Jackson was at Bombers training camp in 2022.

You don't know what the revenues are for the UFL & what revenues they're getting thru ticket sales, tv, local & national advertising, marketing agreements, radio deals & the like. Maybe it's $10M. Maybe it's less or more. Thing is, if it's because he's a Canadian that he can't play then it's over for him in the UFL. He should get his ass up here & start proving he's good enough to be our future starter.

Likely it's because of how much Collaros is making.

Imagine being the coach and going yup. Pp2 will be 2 guys we wished we didn’t sign and Rosen who literally can’t skate as slow as Toews and Nyquist even when he tries. Barron. Nah. Koepke? Nah. ******* Toews and Nyquist lol. This is a good game. Scheifele should have made team Canada. He’s gonna hit 100 points. Also team Canada would have won if it went to a shootout cuz Helle doesn’t win shootouts.

Kind of hard to do well when Winnipeg is the least desired city that players want to play in by a large margin. This is why we have to always settle for older over the hill free agents and "hope" that they can reclaim some success from the past.

The novelty will likely wear off.

I like the Vaccaro pick for us and the OL future's pick. Not sure about that WR due to the reasons @wbbfan stated.

You're right about that.

100%, this stretch is awfully slow. Vaccaro at 4th? Yes please. I'd love Henning as well. Cenacle is a make-or-break pick for scouts. His testing and knee injuries are massive red flags. 4.8 40 is turning the wrong kind of heads. Very good 3 cone, middle of the pack at best short shuttle, and declined to do the bench press or any of the jumping tests. His pre-injury unofficial jump numbers and 40 were fringy to begin with. Is he healthy? Does he have enough left in his legs to make plays in the cfl? You like his hands, size, build, and how he plays with the ball in his hands. As well as his production. Needs real polish in terms of route running, tons of talent in the kid though. It's a weak draft for WRs, but to take him high you really gotta have a good read on him as a player, person, and health wise.

It might be time for the opposite of Chuck Norris jokes...

Who?

Sorry, I forgot to mention, a MLB expansion team. Bringing back the Expos. It would be a shared stadium with MLS, baseball & the Alouettes. Capacity of 35-40000. Stamps fans especially were spoiled. I still don't think the Stamps are that good. Lots of holes to fill.

Confused as to why I'm not seeing W as the predicted winner for every year for the next 50 years. Weird. Knew AI was a joke. This proves it.

That's not a horrible idea. Kind of like what New york does with the Giants/Jets.

Edmonton & Calgary will come back attendance wise if their teams are competitive. Montreal is averaging over 20,000 a game so they're doing alright. Macciocia says that they're in a position to make some money. They don't have the corporate boxes needed to be profitable. there's an ownership group in Montreal trying to snag an expansion team for Montreal. he was saying a new stadium of around 35000 would be needed. He wants the Als to be a part of it if Montreal gwets an expansion team. He realizes that the stadium needs to be used at least 200 times a yera to be profitable.