Colin Unger

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Wake me up when Doman gets 2pac

Maybe he can be our next Paddy Nuefeld.

Yeah but can he punt?

Elgersma if he does attend camp wouldn't cost a roster spot. I agree there's a limit to how many qb's make sense for training camp but the value I see to having someone like Patterson there even if he's hard pressed to make the team is that when injuries happen later in the season its nice to have a couple of experienced QB's out there who can come in and help the team quickly if need be because they are already familiar with what you're doing.

The more qbs in camp the better. That way we have guys we can call upon later in the season if injuries strike.

I believe that once a canadian player has dressed for an NFL game they are free to sign in the CFL for whatever they can negotiate. The value being brought by Rourke is just in perhaps the increased likelihood that he will be successful versus other US college players. It kind of sucks because if he does wash out of the NFL he's going to expect the Riders to pay him a lot of money. I think they'll have to pay him like a starter and hope he can instantly have success.

Is it better to stash him and get little to no reps in practice and eat a year of his entry level deal or have him absorb everything in training camp and send back to College. My understanding is he's a recent convert to the QB position and the extra playing time might serve him well.

How good is the global DE we acquired in the Global draft? He should help us with the issue we had last year of almost literally running out of defensive lineman as a global roster spot is basically additive to the Canadians and Americans. This is likely why they made the trade. With the new Canadian linebacker talent we have we are probably in a position to carry fewer American DI's at linebacker and more on the defensive line now which really mitigates some of the concerns i had last year. I think we'll be able to dress 4 import defensive lineman, 3 Canadians, and 1 global week in week out this season.

I think Streveler might be in trouble. At his size Elgersma can fill the role of short yardage QB for this season and that gives us a significant cap savings vs one of our american vets. So Streveler is going to have to demonstrate he's the best option at QB1 if Zach goes down. Personally, I think Patterson is a better passer than Streveler. And then there's the injury history of Streveler. If he get injured again then it's basically just Zach and the canadian kid and whatever is available on the free agent market at the time. I imagine they might consider healthy scratching Elgersma this season unless needed or sending him back to college for more seasoning after getting a training camp under his belt. But, i just don't think they drafted him not to have him on the roster this season. Thoughts?

First, Rod Black's son is a major league now this??

Just my perspective but we could be transitioning to being a team that generally starts 3 american offensive lineman. The amount of money canadian offensive lineman are getting paid it outrageous in free agency. Desjarlais and Dobson come to mind. And Canadian offensive linemen tend do prefer to return home and play in Ontario. Perhaps we're better off starting a stud American guard for sub 100k and draft more canadians with starting ability elsewhere. Also this seemed like a weak draft for OL.

Its a missed opportunity for some fan engagement. Perhaps all the teams that didn't go over the cap should go into a draw for this selection.

Looks like Gaulden is there to potentially provide another American option for safety. I think there will be some change in how the ratio is used but that will be determined in training camp with plenty of options and flexibility.

Did something happen with McEwen. Calgary didn't even offer him close to 150k? He was a perennial all-star until recently and is only 31.

I view him as a guy being brought in to create depth. When he and Dolegala get cut we have a couple guys who won’t find work elsewhere who know our system if we face and injury later on in the season.

We should really assume a minimum salary for the practice roster players and calculate the average salary of a rostered player.

So this team is paying 500k or so for 2 Canadian starters on defense? What a dumpster fire.

Like ive been saying. You guys took my extremely casual comment way too seriously.

There's also Samson who was one of our 2nd round picks last season. I would think that we will add a bunch of rookie imports before camp. Plenty of time for that.

Similar level of experience and stats the year before we signed them. But mainly the Montreal connection. We fleeced them once we can do it again.

What's the relevance. Since that time we've been fairly consistent in finding receivers. Bailey, Schoen, Lawler, Wilson. Wheatfall has potential as well.

The last time we signed a free-agent receiver with a similar profile to White Jr it worked out pretty well. In fact White Jr. was more productive in Montreal than Terrance Edwards was when we signed him. All some guys need sometimes in the CFL is to take the experience they already have and get a fresh opportunity and role.

I'd love to know what type of insanity we are dealing with? DM me if it isn't suitable for public consumption.

I'm by no means the eternal optimist i used to be. However, the team does look alright compared to last year's team that was headed into camp. The bigger issue is that it seems like other teams in our division are clearly better than they were heading into camp last year. Arguably every one of them seems more imposing on paper. I'm using a bit of a cheat code in that I'm coming into this basically saying that Schoen and Lawson are new additions because they hardly played last season. Defensive line is in a much better position. Vaughters and Lawson being added and our American defensive tackles having a year under their belts and ditto for a couple of our young Canadian DT's. We are just looking for rotationary pieces from rookies this season rather than key cogs. Secondary is probably in a pretty similar position. We didn't know Ford could play last camp and we were looking for a strongside corner as well. We have a bunch of Canadians battling for the safety spot, Parker as a dime, and we are gong to have to find a fieldside corner. Linebackers. Clearly superior. Do i need to do a writeup? Ayers NFL deadline passed, Biggie replaced already. Ect. Overall on defensive we are in a better position right now than we were last season at this time. If our defense is at the same level as last season we'll be highly competitive with an average offence. Receiving core of Mitchell, Schoen, Demski, Clercius, White Jr, and Sterns/Wheatfall as other options. Vs Unproven rookie, Unproven rookie, Wolitarsky, Lawler, And Demski. Upgrade at returner and runningback with the addition of Lopan. Offensive line. Strikingly similar to last season. Tackles the same one a year old the other a year better. Nuefeld and Kowalchuck the same. Wallace vs Dobsen last year I call a saw off. Tui and a new draft pick incoming for depth. Randolph also an option to start. Starting a Canadian safety allows us to make a ratio change if need be. Wilson as a 2nd year pivot, Streveler with more experience, additions of Dolagala and Patterson make the QB position better. Overall the team is in a much better position and won't have to start a bunch of rookies this year. We can get them ready to contribute and give them chances later in the season.