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"I can't believe he feel to us" "That guy is a sleeper" "We got the steal of the draft" "I can't believe we drafted him" "That guy is a bum" I am ready for the draft.

I've got another, "that guy makes Joey Corcoran look fast."

As mentioned it's all about health.... If Ceresna and Collaros, in particular, stay healthy... We'll be more than okay. I keep worrying about demski every year, too. Not getting any younger... Hoping he can continue to stay relatively healthy.

I'm pretty confident we will be good this year. How good will depend on our quarterbacking. I personally have high hopes with Broxton and the overall commitment to revamping our OL...and then Tim White to throw to... Defense is really shaping up to be menacing. Riders suck, BC sucks. Time to assert our position back at the top of the mountain.

"What are we going to do with 40 Line backers?!" "Great hands, but can't run" "Hes super athletic! but cant do football things" "Did we just draft another long snapper?" "Best teams guy in the draft"

I think what this year’s draft can teach us for once and for all is that 3DN doesn’t have a hot clue what the **** they’re talking about They generate almost all of the speculation on draft boards and they’re not even close this year, hence why all the fans are confused

good post and valid concerns... DT we need to focus on really....and Receiver.....If we trade up to nab Vaccaro...even better really because 3 to 4 legit Canadian Olineman makes CFL roster that much better if it allows you to go heavy import on dline and or receiver...Just does Our National dline depth save for Lawson is putrid...Even with the expunging of our weakest piece it's still garbage. Bailey the global is our next best non American...we need serious upgrades there. Also I so dont want us to go 3 national receivers...we just dont have the horses...As it stands Clercius/Cobb and maybe a under radar Draftee this yr are adequate backups to Demski and Neild but seeing as we dont know how to utilize Clercius (Maybe Condell will fix that) starting him or god help us Corcoran, who in my opinion is the least worthy National receiver in the league basically just gives us a 5th guy who really will have no real impact whatsoever and not garner much attention...Now a guy like Banks who has NFL metrics slathered all over him on the outside would garner a big amount of attention and open things up for our top 3 guys....He is not the typical new import who ahs great film and lotsa accolades...he's a victim of his past and NFL moving on from guys who came into draft yr with past issues....and the issues really were nothing anyway. The fact he even up here is shocking to be honest...but a huge get for us. If allowed he could have Chris Mathews rookie vibes all over him but better, as he is already more polished and has a better all around game If we choose to go 3 nationals..Just cause it makes Osh feel all warm and snug in his tighty whites and let a guy like that walk...or any other import who impresses and would benefit from a yr of learning the CFL....then thats just sad Safety too is a position we should go Canadian at..We have the depth there with Kramdi (as to where that where he should be)..Kelly....Hallett in areal pinch and there are some intriguing draft guys this yr who could push to be an immediate backup this yr Drafting smart and drafting guys with good defensive film and NOT just ST ability can set you up nicely with backup depth whop can come in due to injury/rotation and have next to zero drop in abilty...we have soooo gotten away from that with these plugs that we think are so great on teams Plugging in a Korny and or Schmeck in lieu of Lawson due to injury or for rotation to maintain ratio is a serious downgrade and majority of time when we use that...and also had Thomas out there in past yrs were the plays we generally get gouged

Do the Bombers trade up for the 1st overall pick? Our first + the extra pick to move up three spaces in a deep draft? Will this allow us to get at least 3 players that will move the team forward, or do they hold fast, and keep a potential 4th high level pick? Do we have room for 4? Do we lose a player from an area of need if we trade the pick? Do we lose out on Vacarro if we don't - and is that so bad? I'm not sure - as we are not privy to all the information. Looking at our current roster - I would suggest our biggest area of weakness are OL -> reciever -> DL and then DB. OL -> Neufeld (at the tail end of career) - Wallace - Eli - with Vibert and Uwubanwen as backups. Reciever -> Demski - Nield - Clercius - with Cocoran and Cobb as backups. DT -> Lawson - with Schmekel and Kornelson as backups DE -> Bailey (Global) - no backup Safety -> Hallet / Ball / possibly J Smith / Kelly (and we may use an American here to start) LB -> perhaps use Shay and J Smith platooning at one position - Cadawallader and Novak as backups. RB/FB -> Oliveira and Paterson/Chris Ike. QB -> Elgersma will likely be one of the 20/21 Canadians on the opening positional chart other: Sheanhan (global punter), Leroux (long snapper) Have I missed anyone. Should be a fun night, and the global picks Wednesday. My son (12) and I are doing a draft party - and is usually one of the bigger days of the year. Whoever the Bombers pick - it should be fun. I hope they give every pick, as well as all the new players they have already brought in a real chance to compete for the team - need a serious, all-out, no locks training camp this year - let the players win their position. Apologies about the long winded post. If you see me at the games - I am wearing the bomber jersey with LANE on the back, #28. Looking forward to the discussions and arguments on the forum this year! Apologies if I tick you off if I question a post or thought - I will endeavor to do it in a constructive way! B28.

This past weekend should have been a big slice of humble pie for him - first Heisman finalist since 2014 to not get drafted. He one-upped that by not even getting signed as an UDFA so it'll be interesting to see how he reacts to all this.

If we manage to get 2nd/3rd de/pass rusher worth a damn we are easily top. That is assuming we play the best players on d, which I think we are well set up to do reasonably well.

I think that our management/coaching decisions this off-season clearly indicate that offence will be a priority this year. At least that's what our player and coaching changes suggest. I would be very surprised if we hire a passing game guru OC then hand him 3 NAT receiving group.

The Weekly Say: Who will score the first TD of 2026? - CFL.ca Were just an afterthought boys. Shouldnt even field a team this year. Love it. Keep sleeping on us jackasses.

The nice thing right now is there is a solid pool of Canadian players so the draft doesn't kill you if you take a risk. The other piece is that you have to draft guys who really want to play. Especially if they are getting nice NIL deals and then some NFL time. Like a Mesidor even if he gets bounced out of the NFL in 3 years probably isn't going to come up here to play for $80,000 CDN unless he's a complete football nut and doesn't have anything better to do.

early for a futures pick in cline, but with his lack of speed i don’t think he’s gonna stick as long in the nfl. canadian starting at rt in the ncaa is a big deal. His floor as a guard is very high if he doesn’t end up visible at t. Looking for a wr next pick or two i hope early for a futures pick in cline, but with his lack of speed i don’t think he’s gonna stick as long in the nfl. canadian starting at rt in the ncaa is a big deal. His floor as a guard is very high if he doesn’t end up visible at t. Looking for a wr next pick or two i hope

Would it be the CFL draft if it wasn't weird?

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Stewart is absolutely going to ruin the CFL. Tweaks to the schedule and dates are fine. Good idea to try and get more warm weather dates in. Making the regular season far less important will hurt over the long term. It may not be an issue right now, but eventually casual fans learn that they don't need to pay attention until closer to the end of the season. You can already see it with both the NHL and NBA seasons being so long.

This site is really running slow today. This new playoff format is a complete joke and just awful IMO. The regular season means absolutely nothing anymore, teams will just coast and rest players near the end of the season because unless you are the bottom you are in. As a loyal fan this pushes me into caring much less on what happens during the regular season. Bad idea. This format would only work if they had at least 3 more teams. The only good thing is starting the season earlier.

Yeah, pretty heady move to have him on the NL for a while. Sure can, if a guy like this takes the humble pie right look out. I really don't think he's the type of kid to sit around for a year hoping for a tryout or a shot, too. The UFL winding down really plays into our hands with him. Guys who excel at throwing downfield 50/50 balls tend to do well in the CFL. Guys who can use superior placement/touch to turn 50/50 match-ups into 60/40 or better are extremely valuable. I see potential to be a better than guy.

also sounds a lot like the Riders

His lack of dominant measurable athleticism is gonna kill any chance for him to run around in the NFL. Imo, he is gonna be rookie camp fodder for them. For the toxicity, I'll say he reminds me a whole hell of a lot of young BLM. AC, and a bunch of other top-tier CFL QBs. If he were 6'-6'1, this kid would've been drafted and gotten millions guaranteed. He did everything he possibly could, was maybe the best qb in college football over the last 2 years, and no team even wants to give him a contract for camp. He's got a chip on each shoulder the size of hardrick. And his ego got punched right in the mouth. So I get why he's getting the rep and the red flag claim, but honestly, I think it's the same as every other QB in college who played remotely at that level. It's been what 14 years since the last Heisman finalist didn't get drafted? And that was prio fa signing. How he bounces back from that adversity will speak volumes. If he puts his head down and focuses on outworking, everyone takes it in stride and keeps going. He isn't gonna be a headspace problem. He isn't Manziel, its kind of funny that he's working with him and all that, but this kid isn't that. Manziel was a party animal who loved winning but not enough to put in the work. Pavia is a chess player to Manziels ' poor checkers player. The thing I see that I don't like is his wind-up/release speed. Now, on play action and a few plays where he has to get it out fast, he does that much better. You coach him to lose the pause/hitch in his throwing motion full-time, and he's the best you could ever hope for in a CFL QB prospect. I would've been pretty open to trading the rights to Elgersma, Id be far more reluctant to swap Pavia away. A team would have to really break the bank with an offer. This is the kind of Canadian draft where a team could offer that level of value, though. There's more online to watch this kid than every QB prospect we'll see in over a decade combined. And right now, I'd say the chances are very good he won't be in an NFL TC. Sounds like every youngish player on every team in pro sports tbh.

100%. I expect us to be a real tough team to play this year. As always health will play a big factor. Qbing will dictate how good we will be. Best case scenario, zach has one more magic run in him with a blm/harris like resurgence. In which case we are a top contender. Worst case, zach is done/injured and we have a gritty tough team that only wins ugly. maybe the most likely situation is zach is the best we’ve seen in 2-2.5 years but does not return to his peak level. Then we have a 18/19 type team but with the sporadic ability to put up a blow out on any one.

Harris is 40 and was healthy for the first time in years. I feel like that doesn't hold again for Saskatchewan.

love them sleeping on us. If we don’t get vaccaro, I’d sure like henning

https://3downnation.com/2026/04/24/ottawa-redblacks-fined-for-exceeding-2025-cfl-salary-cap/

Pretty insulting to monkeys man.....

Yeah at worst this will be final shot/season down there to stick....And if no real legit feelers if/when he gets released either in TC and after camp....and no PR opp....could be a late season guy we see....or in camp for 2027...His injury issues and non-ability to develop hurt him down there...but good for us He'd be a huge addition

The DE pick? Seems solid to me. The panel liked it.

Interesting...our heavy sets are going to be heavy. 3 american OL and then having Daniels sitting on the outside...Brady could be running wild. And Collaros will have some great protection.

I'm ok with it. We needed dline help.

nuer gatkuoth Not a testing demon, but he plays faster than he tested. the best player at our biggest position of need. should bring great value as an immediate rotational piece when done in with his nfl look. He might improve significantly as well if he bulks up to be closer to 250-255

So we'll have a season of basically meaningless games... teams treading water leading us into an unnecessary convoluted playoff formula .....All of this to go along with moving the goal posts and whatever else this genius Johnson comes up with...Change for changes sake never goes well

I don’t mind this and playoffs will certainly be interesting TSNCFL adjusts scheduling, playoff structure set to begin in...The Canadian Football League (CFL) has finalized updates to the season schedule and reached an agreement with the CFL Players’ Association (CFLPA) on a refreshed playoff format beginning in 2027.

Yeah definetly more of a scrambler than a runner, which could translate better to our game in terms of passing if he can make some throws from the pocket. He's actually a lot like young Collaros IMO, but he had a lot better OL in college.

I would.

Think we need another receiver, OL and defensive player who can play out of this draft. DB pool in this one is pretty deep. There's a couple high end guys for CFL who aren't getting much NFL attention. There's some LB's too. I think we're really prepared to play 3 import OL so OL in general is less of a need early. Like there's no point in drafting a guy who isn't a player early. Vaccaro is a slam dunk if there's an opportunity. I could see us taking Henning. Not sure Cline has ever been in Canada, not sure Taylor or Reese will ever play up here. So the OL pool gets shallow pretty quick into projects and guys coming off a couple years of severe injuries who maybe would have rated higher otherwise....including Henning although I think he's an interesting guy as a 7th OL potentially as he develops. Most of the rest of the good U Sports guys will be moving inside from tackle, which isn't always easy or immediate. DL crew is kind of similar with NFL guys vs guys who went NCAA but barely played or finally got to play at a low level, low end athleticism, no explosiveness looking ahead to CFL. Charlie Parks is one guy out of Sask who is a major PITA. He will be a good pro, situational, maybe gains 15- 20 pounds and can take reps at 3 spots, special teams. There's a lot of receivers who will be solid CFL players/prospects and in training camp. Would not be shocked if there's a run on them in the first 10-15 picks. Ojutalayo from Laurier is a guy to watch early. Football player, no Jade Etienne bullshit. DeMontagnac, Ulm, Boutin, Meiga will go first couple rounds too. I would not be shocked if our first couple picks are receiver or DB/LB. Ethan Stuart is a guy I could see Walters/MOS loving early.

Really like the looks of this Pavia kid...You can tell this guy has the goods to make the grade wherever he ends up...He's got that spunk and talent that'll make him a winner... Seems he's got a chip on his shoulder after the NFL draft didn't go his way...I sure wouldn't mind trying to turn that chip into blue chip Bomber stock..Dreamin' I know but never say never I always say,,,,

Yeah I mean I hope so. This is a great draft class to restock the lines on in the first 2-3 rounds. Also, I'd love to see us draft a DB who has the potential to run and cover at half/corner etc. Not just a teams guy, but someone who can be a rotational piece. Snafu for the national cfl "media"

I hope we address the lines early in this draft. One of the reasons I didn't like Ferguson's last mock was he had us going linebacker with the 4th pick. That makes no sense with other needs and having Shay and Smith needing rotational reps.

Yeah this is an interesting case for sure. I hope we maintain his neg rights intil he either shows up...or makes it 100% apparent the CFL is not and will not be on his radar Humble pie can be a huge accelerator for guy to switch gears and actually improve his standing, and just based on how/what a QB with his kind of skillset can do up in Canada with the right grooming....could really turn him into something that could have success up here for yr....All depends on whats between his ears and if he is willing to make that decision and use the CFL as a long term career thing. There have been a lot of QB's over the decades who have tuned his similar attributes into really good careers As for NFL...never gonna happen...mini camp invites I doubt turn into anything tangible and a yr of that...and staggering around in the wilderness for a giy who if he wants to actually play...I bet translates to a venture up North

Moose Advance!

Cocoran had terrible testing numbers at the combine and looked slow as molasses when he got in. Rudy is a great movie but not as a real life member of a team.

Seconded... But I like where the media's head is at. Let's go surprise everyone.

Yeah, no mention is made that sask has lost Carney,Allen,Reaves,Nield, Baldanado, Ajou,and Micah Johnson,yet Cfl.ca figures they will win more games than last year. ( Winnipeg and Edmonton both will be stronger as well)

In the NFL you don't get many chances to prove your worth in a game, and when he did he had a spectacularly bad game...almost cringeworthy bad. That has sealed his fate. He had 2 full years of development and looked god awful when he got his chance. Couple that with the good old NFL bias against CIS guys and he is pretty much toast. Lions gave him a lot of leash and he did nothing with it. Manu coming in 2027 could really upset the apple cart for us, in a good way. A bonafide and legit NAT OT with NFL pedigree. That could change everything for us on OL.

I sincerely apologize to all monkeys and their representative lobby.

Just want to point out that the Detroit Lions were almost ready to part ways with Giovanni Manu already and they ended up selecting an OT yesterday in round 1. Very likely that Manu gets shown the door in Detroit. I doubt that he doesn't at least get some other looks in the NFL, but him coming to the Bombers is not outside the realm of reality by end of NFL TCs.

NIL deals or not.....guys still need income and if they want income from playing...well the NFL and then the CFL are the options...And the guys who made/make huge NIL money are guys who really in all reality were likely never gonna make their way here anyway The odd one may, but it's not gonna affect player recruitment for most part. Can only be in school for so long...then you have to enter the real world

I would have thought most vet posters here would be super offended to have their name put together with Nasty Nate to create a love child.