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Thanks for sharing. Im nervously hoping for the best.

Yep. People are trying to give him a pass because the pandemic isnt his fault. which of course it isnt. But how the league has dealt with business during the pandemic has been awful. From the utter lack of communication with the PA, to the poorly thought out and worse executed attempt to get federal funding (which shouldve been a slam dunk) to the nothing burger of an announcement that the XFL and the CFL were going to work together. No matter what side of any issue you fall on as a CFL fan I think you have to want these things to be open and transparent once announced. To pop out this vague news and then go dark only serves as a disservice for the league. The fan base is more divided now then ive ever seen it. Fans dont feel secure in the time, interest and money we invest into the league. The longer this un certainty draws out the worse it gets. People were scared of losing canadian football at the out set of this. That wave is starting to die down now. The next step is people fleeding fandom for apathy. The next step and announcements must be very carefully thought out and planned. If they dont shake this negativity, seeping in apathy, and distrust it wont matter what moves are made with financing or the XFL.

Hell yes. Id also love a DVD of the championship season. Just wish theyd take my money.

just gotta get that re clipped together version of dunigans 716 game on line

If any thing is clear in this off season, the CFLPA doesnt know any more than the fans do.

has the XFL 3.0 folded yet? 😁

The hiccup this last season has hurt his stock a good bit, but I see him being a real dark horse pick that rises a lot closer to the draft. I just think he's too well rounded a package to end up here. HIs productivity, his athleticism, his size he's got the stuff that can keep him on rosters for a good while.

Im glad they are calling it out. Tbh the entire sum of my exposure to twitter is what ever i might see on the corner ticker on this site so I kinda miss a lot of stuff like that.

https://3downnation.com/2021/03/31/matt-sekeres-reporting-on-potential-cfl-xfl-partnership-has-been-insufficient-so-far/ Pretty on point. That said no one from TSN to 3downnation is really breaking any stories. They make wild claims, some contradictory and offer nothing of substance. They just seem to be vying for clicks and doing the bare minimum to get the traffic.

chuba hubbard with a blazing 4.36 40 time at his pro day. Cant stop thinking how great he'd look in blue n gold in the post harris era but I dont think he ever falls out of the nfl. He was fully adequate as a starter which is far better than most rookies especially true rookies are. But the situation was not the same.

I think the panel is pretty good, the color commentary is a whole other matter. I also feel like the direction is pretty dated.

I dont agree that desjarlais was markedly better than gray. He was more polished and of the 3 is furthest along but also has the lowest ceiling. Of the 3 Eli was the most impressive to me actually. Coming from out of football for a year and a half ish off an injury he didnt show any rust. He only played in like 5 games or so, and came in to the 5 for parts of 2 games but when he was in, and especially on the heavy set he can really move his man. Hes a pancake machine on the inside and a natural center too. Its also an easier progression for desjarlais, who is a guard only to move in to a full time guard spot. Where as Desjarlais is a natural tackle, but has been moved around with being light for the T spot in the NFL and here with the best tackle tandem in the league. Going T to G is generally considered the easier of transitions but as we've seen in the past it doesnt always work well.

Sportsnet despite mighty dork had some great camera work compared to the same era of tsn. Prime ages of cbc they had a great panel. Currently the TSN group is very long in the tooth and could use new blood.

Itd probably be better quality in that case too lol. I think that'd be awesome though. You could have it available on the app store / xbox / ps store etc. Id play the hell out of an old school CFL remake of tecmo.

I think the yearly option window for veterans is fair. So if a CFL vet is on a 3 year deal and after 1 year has an NFL team willing to sign them, not a tc invite but a deal, they should be free to go. But then have the remainder of their CFL deal converted to option years. So for the next 2 years they would come back to the same team if they return, but then the deal would be 1 year here then a FA again. I think in the last CBA some thing along those lines was talked about. It sucks to lose stars, but every time a guy goes from the cfl to the nfl the door for young americans coming to the cfl opens wider. Itd be nice if that included a buy out bonus for the cfl team paid by the nfl team too. Same as happens in un affiliated baseball. Cant blame them at all for wanting to be closer to home, pay less taxes and make more money. Not to mention the NFL pension is nothing to sneeze at.

Sky high potential but he projects as a possible tackle as much as any thing. He played well, really all the young NI ol who saw action last year had really good flashes. Most teams would kill to have our back up NI ol. Gray and Eli are future starters with out question imo. They have the potential to be stalwarts at OL for several years and that is up in the air. But considering it was his first CFL TC last year, and his first game action you cant ask for more.

I think its long time that cfl veteran deals be guaranteed. And that teams (argos cough cough) are responsible if they spend like wild then under achieve. Perhaps a partial guarantee system like once they pass physical they are 1/3 locked in, once they make the regular season roster they are 2/3 locked in and at LD ish they are 100% locked in. Im not sure year plus the option is a great solution, but Idk what would be better either.

I think thats always huge for the canadian mafia. They always look for guys who are tough nasty and very football smart.

I was really curious about how itd work with cheating like he touched on. But like he said they draft mostly based on film and production, they arent Al davis drafting who every wins the work out portion of the combine. I will miss the 1 on 1s though, I think thats a big loss.

The sun is cheap quality toilet paper. The freep is the only news moderately worth while in MB.

what a ****. If we can get an elite top tier wr I think its a slam dunk. But if its any thing less than a legit proven no1 wr I wouldnt chase or spend too much money. We have a tremendous amount of talent at WR ready to explode. We dont need a no2/3 type guy right now. Makes me wish we couldve got lucky back but it is what it is. Maybe it opens up a draft day trade to get an impact wr.

Cap signing bonuses and increase the amount for each added year signed. But really I dont think any thing happens any time soon to 1 year deals, and i dont think the PA would or should agree to any changes soon if they give up the 20%.

All the risk, and requires a very high amount of up front cash.

MLS pulls in less than his estimate, with 27 teams while being the top soccer league in north america and the most popular kids sport in north america. I dont see any chance of the CFL game beating mls in terms of us TV draw.

I have trouble buying that when the CFL has little US tv draw and the XFLs previous deal was worth 0 dollars. At this point I need to see some proof of concept from the XFL before believing much of any thing.