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similar vein but less restrictive. The CFL as a whole could benefit from trying to develop QBs. Next time the cap is going up, the league should look at adding an extra roster spot for a developmental QB that is on the roster but is a gameday scratch. Can be American or Canadian. Then teams designate 1 player as their developmental QB. Ideally it's the same player all season, but if you set the salary to say 200k and then just divide it up by the season duration, you'll maybe entice some decent QB prospects who want to continue their career and not make CFL practice squad money.

Not to mention a positional coach running some drills in camp and practice and breaking down some film is a far cry from drawing up schemes and roster management that a coordinator or HC would be responsible for. A lot of hand wringing over what should be minimal impact.

That would actually make a bunch of sense based on what OShea said in the interview yesterday about a couple of options and it's TBD that Jackson is back. They probably want 1 of them in the mix as an offensive QC coach type and they want to figure out who it's going to be.

Is it just me or does it seem counterintuitive to pay up for the "ratio breakers" with the way O'Shea uses his roster? Don't get me wrong, I know the CFL is all about how good your Canadian talent is, but part of me thinks there's no point paying 250k+ for a star Canadian RB/DB/WR/whatever because we aren't maximizing our roster with the ratio to play the most American talent anyways. With the way MOS just plays 8-9+ marginal Canadian starters and rotates in 3-4 more, we'd almost be better off with 10-12 good but not great Canadians and save our money overpaying for the Canadian starter at a non-traditional position. I wish we would utilize the fact that we have the luxury of a Canadian RB by using the extra American on the DL or OL, but instead most games we just trot out 7+ more Canadians at the regular spots too...

Glass half full view is that maybe O'Shea having one foot halfway out the door this offseason is very positive for the next few season(s). If we had just quietly re-signed him and Walters to extensions, they probably just happily carry on with the status quo and continue the decline. I'm hoping that O'Shea going out and interviewing and getting some input from other teams lit a fire under his ass to come back here and do a serious re-load with a fresh outlook and new ideas.

Absolutely maddening depth chart. If we're so high on Canadian talent, why are our 2 talented rookie Canadian LBers not sufficient backups? It's to the point where we're rostering 2 DI LBs as backups along with them and once again completely nerfing the pass rush. Seems like we actually generated some pressure last week with the young DL on the roster. We'd better get them swapped off quick to get as many reps as we can for weary Willy, and tepid Thomas. Our DL is so washed up they don't even need to shower after the game.

Pure insanity that both him and O'Shea won't just say Strev is out and it's too bad for him. They keep saying they won't rule him out. With any other coaching staff, you know that that's just pure bluffing, but with these guys I wouldn't put it past them to run Streveler out there on 1 leg with a crutch under his arm to try and do short yardage...

Jefferson, Kramdi, D.Lawson, Vaughters...

DL is ass, QB is crap, Receivers are meh, OL is bad, secondary is poor, linebackers are washed... but at least the kicker and RB are solid.

Even if the CFL goes full stupid mode and Americanized everything (4 downs, essentially the same field & rules), it doesn’t make a lot of sense to make any sort of agreement or merger with the UFL. If the CFL is in dire straits financially there’s no logic in merging with another failing league and adding 8 more struggling/bankrupt franchises to the mess. Im much more inclined to think switching to the American game is a feeble attempt at aligning with the NFL and making the CFL into some sort of “NFL Canada” setup akin to NFLEurope of old. Basically you play NFL rules on NFL fields in Canada, but the NFL farms out dozens of practice squad players to Canadian teams as a development league, while keeping a handful of Canadian players on each roster (probably a lot less with less stipulations on playing them though). In return I could see the NFL propping up the CFL financially and maybe even expanding to Toronto and/or BC, leaving the remaining teams as a NFLCanada, the farm system.

Deck chairs on the titanic.

"Go fill up those water bottles and put some air in those footballs!"

Woli still has some tread left on the tires though if he's healthy. He's still been putting up consistent 500 yard seasons, and in a grey cup year with a plethora of receiver injuries, it should be a no-brainer.

Gonna have to have Eli at slotback by the end of the game