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10 minutes ago, Bigblue204 said:
Not a chance any of this happens.
I didn't expect Rourke back in the CFL in 2024. However, this creates an opportunity / opening that didn't exist yesterday. The $300K advance payout to Kelly is an SMS issue and I have no idea if Rourke is remotely interested at the moment.
Lots of questions including will Kelly be banned from playing at a later date and his CFL career over? Will the league negate his contract and relieve the Argos of the SMS hit from the advance?
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I watched a series called " Glitch " a couple of years ago. Very interesting premise and well acted. It's about 7 people that come back from the dead that died long ago or recently. They return to life in good health regardless of when or how they died. Imagine coming back to life 60 years after you died ( as an example ) and had to deal with how the world has changed.
Just as an FYI, I didn't like 3 Body Problem.
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21 hours ago, Pete said:
As Walters said, who we pick will have to beat out someone on our existing roster, our first round will likely be Oline after that it will likely be who can improve our roster the most. At our second pick. it will depend whose available on the dline that better than Bennet or Smeckle. Or if we go reciever whose better than Murphy.
A few draft choices may go back for their last year in college. A few will start the season on PR as development players. It wouldn't surprise me to see a couple of the 2024 draft choices actually make the AR. We've lost a few Canadians that spent most of 2023 on the AR, so there are some open spots.
It also wouldn't surprise me to see a few Canadian depth players not make the roster in any form. So we'll see how our selections go.
Previously I suggested that we might try and trade up since we have 10 selections this year. As an example, would we trade our # 8 & # 17 or # 20 for a top 5 draft pick? Just spit balling.
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9 hours ago, SpeedFlex27 said:
Jay Washington needs to be in the debate as well.
Washington had a relatively short CFL career. He was reported to be the fastest player in the CFL at the time.
Mack Herron was outstanding until being tossed due to drug issues. Dave Raimey was a favourite of mine.
Bombers had a number of terrific RB's in the past. It was common for RB's to also be great returners as well back when rosters were 32 players etc.
For me Lewis was my all time favourite and best player. He played so many different roles for the team. Exciting to watch.
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4 hours ago, SpeedFlex27 said:
I go old school. I'm old enough to be some of these young player's grandfather so I feel more comfortable wearing a jersey with a name from the 1960's-80's.
I have a game worn 1982, home jersey # 5 Dieter Brock that I got for Christmas that year as a present.
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1 hour ago, Wanna-B-Fanboy said:
Any thoughts on Antonio Simmons?
It's been reported that the Bombers have made contact with his agent. He could be a good player to sign but it always depends on how he fits SMS and how he works with his team mates and coaches. I've never heard anything bad about him but the fact the team has made contact is a good sign.
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Ken Ploen was the Bomber QB when I started watching the CFL and continue watching now. He was a great 2 way player and exciting to watch. I met him once in the stands at BC Place when he was sitting before the game and was in town to do some game broadcasting. Still have his autograph on that program cover.
RIP. Condolences to his family, friends and CFL fans.
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A transaction on CFL.CA shows Richmond transferred to " retired"??? I wasn't expecting that and the timing is a bit odd?
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1 minute ago, JCon said:
Crumbles at adversity.
Interesting. I wonder how that was done, perhaps a larger signing bonus for tax purposes. He's the 3rd or 4th QB that has restructured this off season.
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17 hours ago, bearpants said:
Would this kicker be considered a global?... I know it says he's from Venezuela but if he played in the NFL and XFL would he be an import?
I also wondered how he'd end up being classified. The real question is will he beat out Castillo and / or is Castillo even in the plan? In theory the new player would come in on an ELC which would save some SMS. However it has impacts on the ratio both positive and negative. We'd gain back the DI spot that Castillo filled. We'd lose the Global spot currently used by Hansen.
I've lost track whether a team can roster 3 Globals. I believe that can be done but it also means you have to eliminate one import to offset that change. So you have an net impact of zero to the ratio across the board unless we find / use a Canadian DE as a back up ( Bennett ).
Is that a good thing or a bad thing, IDK. Castillo is a potential free agent and there is no guarantee he returns whether we want him or not. Not sure Hansen is returning either.
If Bede reaches free agency, I'd think it would be worth a discussion with him or his agent in the " tampering period ". Is his SMS hit higher or lower than Castillo. Noting that Bede can also punt which might be a consideration.
Didn't like the import kicker and global punter concept used in 2023 from both a ratio and performance point of view. Maybe we look at Liegghio as a punter if he reaches free agency.
Like everything else, ratio, and SMS are big questions.
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On 2024-01-23 at 9:49 AM, GCn20 said:
So many variables. If Ford comes back, and adds another NAT starter to defence does that make BO less of a priority? Maybe.
I don't know that Ford will be a starter immediately if he returns in 2024. He has potential but is a long way from being pencilled in to start IMO.
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8 minutes ago, bigg jay said:
You're right that we currently don't but other teams might not have that flexibility so they would potentially need to pay BO and a back-up. Could get very expensive for a team to go that route.
Rosery should be back in TC this year. Whether he is capable of backing up or pushes ahead of Augustine is a TBD. Whether we have Oliveria or Augustine back on the roster is the bigger question.
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If a team needs to upgrade their Canadian roster, a Canadian R might be the answer. However OL and DL might have higher values and longevity than a RB. How a team chooses to deploy their ratio also includes the back ups at a given position.
Oliveria as a Canadian could be seen as being worth more than Ouellette as an import. How much more is a matter of perspective. Even with that is there a taker that approaches $200K?
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Hardy was their top receiver in 2023 and he's a potential free agent at the moment.
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Arbuckle likely doesn't get a renewed contract.
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43 minutes ago, Fatty Liver said:
No, Acklin was their top guy last season and he came in at $140k, Nate Behar was slightly behind him at $137k.
Yes, but adding in Rhymes @ about $210K per season changes the dynamic. Receiver is not the only area that needs to be upgraded. They might take a shot at upgrading at RB with either Oliveria or Ouellette for example. They also have Hardy and just extended Acklin. So their receiving group is not that bad if they get quality work at the QB position.
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Something is better than nothing but he still might reach free agency and see what offers he receives. Sad to see him go but it seemed inevitable. Good luck to him and his continued CFL success.
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16 minutes ago, Noeller said:
That will be one less place that Schoen might land.
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19 hours ago, JuranBoldenRules said:
Not sure how you figure that. A guy on a practice roster activated for less than half a season in the NFL made more than Collaros will.
BLM and Reilly made more in 19 than Collaros will in 24.
There's no reason for Collaros to even entertain the conversation.
Yeah and the Lions gutted the rest of their roster to pay Reilly that much. They finished at 5 -13 and out of the play offs. That's why it's not sustainable.
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7 minutes ago, Wanna-B-Fanboy said:
Player or System? Would we have received similar or better production from, say... Butler? I don't know, I feel the answer is yes, but I don't have concrete evidence- BO OTOH, had the stats to back that up.
I wouldn't be upset if he priced himself out and we moved on and went Imp at that spot.
I can't see Masoli needing to have his contract restructured or being released. Actually I'd say it's 50/50 whether he returns to play at all in 2024. At this point he has a long series of serious injuries so that, age and SMS all work against him.
As far as Brown, money could talk but he'd be jumping into the fire in Ottawa. Free agency is a domino situation. If we re-sign Oliveria and / or Schoen we may not have money for Brown. OTOH, who does what 1st?
The team will have a good idea of who they are prepared to lose and where SMS can / will be distributed.
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On 2023-12-27 at 1:00 PM, Booch said:
Other teams start American tackles with import backs...I dont recall a full-time starting guard being import with Harris and Bo tho
We don't even need a Canadian back to meet ratio as it is either...we just have chosen to fill that spot with a canadian
Yes and no. It's tied in to what positional players we want to use spots for DI's. Augustine has a role on ST's as well. All part of the balancing act. We should be looking at a different option than McCrae IMO. While he's not a bad player, he doesn't really excel at RB, receiver or returner.
If we lose any of Oliveria, Augustine or Grant we might see different skill sets in among the choices for our DI's. Obviously IMO we should be looking at the whole import FB as a current choice. That would open up options for our back ups.
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2 minutes ago, Jesse said:
I haven't re-watched the play, but I had read that Alexander had been moved to HB while Hallett was at safety on that play.
Hallett was in at safety a lot. What I couldn't tell is whether they were using a 6 DB defensive set? I can't imagine Holm or Nichols coming out unless needing a rest or injury issue.
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39 minutes ago, Slimy Sculpin said:
From the CFL website:
"Each team may have a maximum of 45 players (min. 44), including three quarterbacks, at least one global player, 21 national players including one nationalized American. Teams can dress a maximum of 19 Americans not including quarterbacks and the nationalized American."
The way I interpret this is that, as an example, Bighill, an American, could have been designated as the nationalized American and be included in the group of 21 nationals (one national would have to be dropped). Since the 19 Americans no longer includes Bighill's spot another can then be rostered. A caveat is that this nationalized American can only play 23 plays.
That doesn't sound like a correct interpretation either. Excluding QB's there are 16 imports starting or on the roster even if a team decides to start more Canadians. Then there are 4 DI's. That's 20 imports + the QB's. not 19 + QB's. The statement indicates ( to me ) that the nationalized import would be the # 20, just with a different category name. There was an allowance for one nationalized on each side of the ball. In the end 20 is 20 whether 2 are nationalized of just classified as imports.
Kind of smoke and mirrors. The only advantage is that the nationalized could replace a Canadian for a number of plays. IE: Bighill could have come in on a 34 defence with Thomas / Lawson going out for that play or plays.
The larger statement is that we didn't once use that approach in 2023. So I see that as more info that another import can't be added. It's a fixed number and it should be. A few times or a few game in 2023 a 3rd Global could replace an import ratio wise as a trade off. Globals are effectively another form of DI. Rarely does any team have a 3rd global better than a starting or DI import.
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Keep the Canadian starters the same but add 2 more DI's to replace 2 Canadian back ups.