Dr Zaius

some thoughts, with the usual caveats about limited reps, one day, etc
Penner from the Rifles fits in during skelly, rec drills, etc. the problem today was they did a tonne of sts blocking drills and he’s younger and smaller than everybody else and got bullied. He had one rep against Banks that was hard to watch.
Speaking of Banks, he looked great blocking but just ok as a receiver.
Both American rbs looked good. Both had some nice runs, and Arnold took a swing pass for 30ish yards in full scrimmage.
Payton Thorne looked really bad. Held onto the ball for a long time and threw a few picks in skelly.
Perkins turned the wrong way for a handoff twice on three plays. I can’t say for sure it was his fault, but the coach spoke to him after each one and the following play he’d turn the other way. I wasn’t very impressed by him either.
Poncius and especially Elsbury looked really good on the ol. Elsbury won every rep I saw. Only time I saw Poncius get beat was when he picked up the wrong guy in 2 v2s.
On the dl I didn’t see Dixon win a single rep. I thought KMB looked great. He’s small, but always gave the ol trouble.
Saw two Dante Daniels reps blocking. He got run over by KMB on one, then buried Aaron Smith on the next one.
No 1v1s today for recs, so that sucked. Singer ran a nice corner/post route in skelly, but the qb (Thorne iirc) threw it late and it got knocked out of his hands. Otherwise didn’t really notice any recs standout.

Good to see your positivity is in mid season form...

That's eye popping for the CFL. Holy smokes.
Made as much as the Jets lol

They have to do both. Something quick to get more revenue hopefully....and copy the bombers approach.
Fun fact....Bombers hosted the 2nd coaching clinic in as many months for free. First was flag football. Today's was tackle. Head coach of the University of Guelph was here along with u of m coaches. All hosting sessions that went over various aspects of the game and best approaches to coaching. It included 2 meals. Met Coach Hull when I got lost in the basement if the Pas looking for the bathroom. Nice guy.

I've been thinking about it and while I don't think these are necessarily GREAT changes, they don't bother me as much as losing the 55 and moving the goal post back.

I'm sorry but we're going to have to let you go.

I don’t mind this and playoffs will certainly be interesting

TSN
CFL 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.

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

lol you, me and literally every other literate person here all know that’s not all you said.
You’ve been shitting on this guy for months because his career goals don’t align with your fandom. I hope you can learn to cheer for him and anyone else who chooses to manage their own career

One way or another - its good we signed Elgersma. We get to see him in camp - and evaluate. I'm glad they didn't sign him last year with the 'squid' of an O.C. we had (Hogan) - would have been disastrous.

Yawn.

That's eye popping for the CFL. Holy smokes.
Made as much as the Jets lol

That's eye popping for the CFL. Holy smokes.
Made as much as the Jets lol

That's eye popping for the CFL. Holy smokes.
Made as much as the Jets lol

That's eye popping for the CFL. Holy smokes.
Made as much as the Jets lol

That's eye popping for the CFL. Holy smokes.
Made as much as the Jets lol

The novelty will likely wear off.

Elgersma barely being ahead of a QB who spent the better part of 2 years on the Riders practice squad doesn't inspire a tonne of confidence tbh

On what the bombers do for amateur football, this story just came out today
3DownNation
Winnipeg Blue Bombers report $1.2 million investment into...
The Winnipeg Blue Bombers have released their community impact report for 2025, featuring an investment of just over $1.2 million into amateur football. The

Pure hyperbole man. These things exist in most large cities

Over the last 10 years not one QB invited as a combine arm has been in an NFL training camp the same year.

It's hard to even know if money is a factor for Elgersma. Really if he signs here he'll be standing on the sideline, getting a few reps in practice (teams are prepping to win games, not develop rookies in practice) maybe running short yardage although they've brought in guys that seem to be better prospects for that.
If his goal is to make the NFL more than anything else he needs to go somewhere he will get reps....which is NFL preseason or UFL.
But he's really wasting time now because the path from CFL to NFL is to play up here for 2-3 years, take the reins and dominate, then go NFL.
The longer he waits by the time he gets up here he's basically cooked for NFL opportunities. And if he signs after training camp up here there's really no point in terms of his development. That's when he's going to get the most reps and get settled.