Colin Unger

http://3downnation.com/2018/07/20/cfl-reinstates-nfl-window-into-player-contracts/

The cfl can have a better bye week schedule once Halifax comes in if that happens. It’s nice in the nfl the way they get all the bye weeks taken care of I think after week 14 and then everyone plays the last few weeks. It’s great for fantasy playoffs lol

Yeah but when you have one at the end and the beginning you have a massive stretch of 17 games with only one game breaking it up. It will be nice though to have an extra prep week before the playoffs though. Let’s hope it’s a two week break nah mean?

Week 2 bye and week 21 bye is simply unfair. You don't need a bye after the first game because you're not warn down yet. The team basically has one beneficial bye during the season.

I'm on the fence about Nichols. I'm not a big supporter but by no means is he not still a massive upgrade over a Drew Willy type guy. At least he makes conservative decisions and gives the team a chance to win. He had one tough stretch there but pulled through and posted a bunch of wins down the stretch including a playoff win. With Bo likely heading to the NFL we end up having the 2nd best starter in the West this season and the best up and comer with upside in Streveler. To me a lot will depend on how much Nichols can rehab his knee in the offseason. If he can come in 100% with his 2017 level of mobility there's a lot of hope he can have a better season than 2018. But we gotta keep having a role for Steveler game in and game out. Just because we start the season with Nichols doesn't mean Streveler doesn't take over at some point. Lets see how he looks in training camp when coming back with a year of experience.

Sad story for the guy. As a bombers fan I don’t see this having a huge effect as this team is loaded at offensive line and will likely add to the depth in this year’s draft.

Yeah.. The real issue is going to be in attracting good young players or players who want to bounce right back to the NFL. If you'd a midseason NFL cut why not make 100k in the AAF and then bounce right back to the NFL. To sign in the CFL you have to miss an nfl season. The real threat to me though is the XFL. It sounds like their long term plans are to play with a wider field like in the CFL. That could really cut into the talent who comes up here because they don't fit the NFL mold but fit well with the wide cfl field. The fast short guys like Brandon Banks.

We might have to re-discuss everything we've discussed over the past month or so lol! No worries bro! I make mistake like that all the time.

The compensation was getting the Jets back

I don't see the league going for that especially in an era where half the league is a free agent every year.

That's over the course of 3 years. http://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/24076702/alliance-american-football-players-get-3-year-250k-contracts

Not convinced that start players would make more there. Star players in the CFL get paid pretty good and they can make money off the whole CFL season.. I believe that by the time a CFL player becomes a free agent on Feb 15 they've already lost out on a significant portion of the AAF salary. So they are looking at maybe making 50-70k in the aaf and a star player in the CFL can typically command above 150k.

He was basically the Darian Durant of CFL owners.

I can definitely see where the CFLPA has an issue currently with a cap that is designed around the lowest teams in terms of revenue and no revenue sharing model like in other leagues.

I Id also like to see some form of compensation when you draft a Canadian in the first round and the player leaves as a free-agent after just 2 seasons. Depending on the quality of the guy there could be a compensation system similar to MLB.

Im in favor of whatever gets Bighill back here!

One thing I'd like to see added to the CBA is some form of guaranteed contracts. It would need to be optional and maybe players would have to be in the league for X number of years to qualify. It could be beneficial. Some players would take less money for the guaranteed bucks which could work out well for both player and team. It could also help to keep top QB's from trying the NFL. If you could offer Bo a 4 year deal for 2 million dollars with 70% of that guaranteed a guy like that might be less likely to take the NFL risk.

Not a big fan of that rule. It will give teams with elite qb's a distinct advantage over the rest of the league. Its good the way it is now I think. We went from having the special player rule and paying guys like Flutie a million dollars a year to removing it and seeing guys like Burris leave because they were only able to make 150k a year in the CFL. The way it is now a QB who's special can get paid a lot of money in the 500 to 600k range. Teams who are lucky enough to have a qb in this range likely have to make sacrifices on the rest of the team which you saw in Edmonton last season. Its good the way it is i think.

I wouldn’t expect a massive increase to the cap unless the league is forecasting new revenue streams. It doesn’t look like gate revenue is on the rise. I would imagine though that the minimum salary will be increased in order to help fend off competition from other leagues.

They still can sign in the nfl even when they are under contract. But if cfl players scoff at the 2 year deals I can’t see these 3 year deals being all that appealing.

I would think that if Bo goes to the nfl there will be a lineup of second rate qbs like Jennings and Collaras begging Calgary to sign them. They could really restablish their value in the system and supporting cast.

I’m convinced that Claybrooks D is much more aggressive than the bend but not break style Stubler is famous for.

Pretty sure there will be a gentlemen's agreement in place. It sounds like the CFL and XFL already have something to prevent players from playing in both leagues. The issue with the AAF is that they have a 3 year contract minimum. So it's not like a player from the CFL could go there and think that they are going to come back to the CFL the next season. With all the player safety concerns these days i just don't see these leagues allowing players to play 38 games a year. There would be no jumping back and forth mid-season anyways because the seasons don't run at the same time.

If Bo Goes to the NFL and Claybrooks raids Calgary we are going to finally find out how good of a coach Dickenson is.

Hopefully Stubler and Claybrooks can lure Alex Singleton to BC.. That would be hitting two birds with one stone. Weakens Calgary and strengthens Winnipeg as Bighill's likelihood of returning would be high.