SpeedFlex27

I don't get the format. Six franchises with corresponding mythical curling clubs with no information on where these teams are located. Like, Saskatoon & Winnipeg? Edmonton & Calgary?? Minneapolis & Fargo? New York?? Vegas?? Japan? Norway,?? Zurich, Switzerland?? Are they going to play in tournaments in one place?? Like the XFL & USFL? I just can't see this lasting.

Well, "20-30 times" means up to 30 times a game. No running back today in football carries the ball up to 30 times at the pro level. Maybe the odd game due to circumstances but an OC in the CFL shouldn't be planning that on a regular basis.

Who said he touched the ball 30 times a game?

Just to add even into the mid 2010's teams tried to go with a minimum of 4 & if possible 5 Canadians on the OL. It became nearly impossible to build a cohesive line with Canadians as the kids coming out of U Sports with the exception of a couple every year were incapable of starting. Their level of training & experience in U Sports never prepared them for what was coming in the CFL as they never saw it in college. Yet, they demanded 6 figure salaries as they were important to coaches so they could play 5 on the line & 2 elsewhere on the starting day roster. Teams like the Bombers who struggled for years trying to build an All Canadian OL began to play more Americans.

There is no SMS, that is a thing of the past. It's now called a salary cap & teams get nailed if they go over it. The salary cap did go up by 400,000 last season. However, it was a nnounced a couple of days after free agency started. Obviously Randy Ambrosie never told any GM about it coming as per the shocked reactions of most GMs. Walters said that while the announcement was made with Solomon Eliminian of the CFLPA, that he felt that the money may end going into pensions instead. Which it didn't. It was Walters decision not to use it but for players injured on the one game list as that counted towards the salary cap. Big mistake. Even 6 months later when it was clear that the money was staying for the cap, he kept insisting the CFLPA still might shift that money to pensions. As far as announcements go, the increase was announced. https://3downnation.com/2025/02/05/2025-cfl-salary-cap-limit-jumps-over-400000-due-to-increased-league-revenues/

The Elks (Eskimos) were the ones that started playing Canadians on the OL back in the early 80's. It was done so their team could play Americans at the skill positions. I believe 10 Canadians were starting back then. Now, it's 7. Also back then, Canadian OL weren't making six figure salaries, the skill positions were making the money & of those they were skilled positions.B ut over time as other teams copied the Eskimos, the value of the Canadian OL went up.... way up. The American skill players didn't make as much & we evolved to where we are now. Where these guys are overpaid. Mike is right, the market is adjusting.

Won't argue with that as we know Demski will probably want more.

I would say they stand out because they're not out standinding. Koaaala, You missed rebusrankin's point entirely. All he's saying is the Als are paying top dollar for Tyson Philpott who is a receiver who never stays healthy & is on the IR list for a big chunk of games every season. Maybe he's thrown to 5 or 6 times a game on average yet he's the highest paid Canadian receiver in the CFL who has never been a thousand yard receiver. Oliveira is a stud running back with over 5000 career rushing yards who has also spent time on the IR but he has proven his worth 10 times over as he handles the ball 10-20 times a game. That's what ol' Reebus is talking about. Doesn't matter if you're talking receiver or running back. It's the overall worth of a player to his team.

The market is adjusting. You amateur GMs who think you know the way the money is doled out really know nothing. Although you think you do. I think half you guys are still living in 2019 pre pandemic. when the salary cap was at $5 million. That receivers & running backs should only be paid $100,000 a year. Defensive Ends $80-90,000 etc. We don't know what the market is for older free agents like Jefferson or Gauthier yet until they hit the street running with their agents checking out offers from other teams. We also don't know what the new salary cap will be. However, I think with the deals being handed out to Philpott, Alexander, Oliveira, Hatcher & the majority of players eligible to switch teams in February as free agents with their contracts expired, I believe we may have another off season where the cap rises significantly. Until all these things fall into place, the angst some of you show about overpaying players may be unnecessary.

If Brady was a free agent, BC would have thrown a Brink's truck at Oliveira. We have no succession plan at qb. We're flying by the seat of our pants on that one. Brady is in his prime at 28. there is no one on our roster that is ready to step up as a starter like Oliveira did when Harris left.

Welcome to the new CFL. imagine what he would have got if he was a FA & the Lions & Ti Cats got into a bidding war?

That 7-11 is in Riverview where I grew up. And when I was learning to drive nearly drove my dad's car INTO the store with him inside. But that's a story for another day.

Nah, I realized in my late 20's I wasn't good enough. With the loss of Patrick Mahomes, I wonder if the Chiefs will work out Elgersma as depth at the QB3 position?

It's a lot of money to be sure but it had to be done. I also expect the salary cap will be going up again this off season so there'll be wiggle room to afford Brady. Imagine the President, GM & HC all come back & Brady leaves? The optics would be so bad. I applaud Walters for getting it done. Credit where credit is due.

Every pro league has tied themselves to gambling. When the Liberals apprroved single betting on games back 5 or 6 years ago, it was forecast that each CFL eam would reap a windfall of a million dollars a year minimum. I've never heard if that's true because the CFL never wants to talk about gambling.

This behaviour would be expected in Regina & not Toronto.

Blind trust...

The gd Randy Ambrosie hangover continues. Two things needing to change should have been a priority . Get rid of the coaching/admin cap & axing the rookie salary cap. Our Commish should have swept the closet out of everything Ambrosie did & get back to actually running the league. Instead of worrying about rule changes for US expansion. I actually curled against Stoughton twice & beat him twice. As a lead on both teams. I guess I can hang my hat on that.

What if Osh brings Hogan back????

Hey, I used to be a pretty good club curler but it's sad that no phone call came for me to play with the pros. I finally realized it never would. I wasted a decade after juniors chasing that dream. There's a big difference between a 65-70% curler & someone who consistently throws 80 plus per cent. I'd say by now that the "SeeThe US NFL Tour" is getting a little tiring. Elgersma's basing his future on a very good East-West Shrine Game practice week & performance as well as a few practices in the NFL. He did okay when he played but he wasn't lights out like he needed to be., Every play. Every practice. Every play. Every game. It's almost an impossible task for an undrafted free agent. He should be getting the message by now. Even if he gets on a PR, he'll never play.

Nope, sorry.

Yep, absolutely. But then we got the kool aid drinkers here who accept anything O'Shea does.

No idea who this is.

Nathan Rourke realized he was chasing shadows as well in the NFL. They're on fumes now.

I find it hard to believe this thread is still going in late 2025. "We've looked for that flight for 3 centuries. It's my medical opinion that they're all dead, Jim."