TBURGESS

So you're saying the Strev is worth more than Brown? I can't see us dropping $290K+ hard money on Strev.

@Brandon It's absolutely a gamble, but is it a good or a bad gamble? Is it a gamble that they had to take? (IE: Were their other bidders who pushed the price up?)

I stand corrected: Collaros, Kelly, Harris, Fajardo, MBT, Maier, Brown, Adams. (One of these QB's is still not like the others) I don't think it's a forgone conclusion that Brown will be the starter. Crumb has way more experience in the same system. Trevor Harris prior to going to Ottawa to back up Burris: 6 Years of pro experience. (2010 Jacksonville Jaguars*, 2011 Arizona Rattlers, 2011 Hartford Colonials*, 2011 Buffalo Bills*, 2011 Sacramento Mountain Lions, 2012 Orlando Predators, 2012–2015 Toronto Argonauts) Dru Brown prior to going to Ottawa: 3 years pro experience. (Bombers) I don't remember Harris being paid as a starter when he went to Ottawa, they already had Burris' big salary on the books, so I doubt they paid two QB's as starters. Harris is a competent QB, but is he an example of paying big for hoped for performance that worked out?

When does paying for anticipated future performance work out for young QB's with very few reps? Mike Reilly in 2013 is the only one I can remember. Before that??? Brown is more likely to Arbuckle than Reilly.

$290K is the hard money. $340K is what he could earn if he starts all the games and hits all the bonuses. Big overpay IMO. They are paying a starters salary to a guy who has yet to become a starter. At $290K he's making more than Adams, the third best QB in the league last year & BLM ($225K hard money) & Masoli ($133K Hard Money) all vets with tons of experience, although BLM and Masoli also have huge injury issues & should have retired IMO. My guess on top QB contracts: Collaros, Harris, Fajardo, MBT, Maier, Brown. (One of these QB's is not like the others)

Way more money than I was expecting. Good for Dru. Then again... "Brown will earn $290,000 in hard money in 2024" isn't $300K+

I think it's a crazy rule in the first place.

We could have upped Schoen's salary last year to get extra year(s) on the contract and didn't so IMO he goes to the highest bidder & I don't think that's going to be us.

I'm really interested to see how much Brown gets with the redblacks.

BOO to Lions?

You're comparing Collaros to Maier and Harris? That's this kind of insight I expect from you.

To everyone who thinks that Collaros should take a pay cut... How would you react if your boss came to you and said "How 'bout taking a $100K pay cut so we can keep the guy who wants to take your job around?". I don't think it would go well.

Toronto was the best team during the season & Montreal was the best team in the playoffs last year.

We have good Cdn talent. Other teams don't. Brady solves two problems. First he upgrades the Cdn talent. Second he's the best RB in the league. The Riders for example could overpay him and use the free'd up import spot to help fix their O line with a cheap import.

I think we lose: Brown to a team that can give him a chance at being a starter, likely Ottawa or Hamilton. Brady O to the highest bidder, not the NFL. BOO to a team that can give him more playing time. Gray to a team who over pays him. Schoen to a team who overpays him. I'm hoping we can find the money to keep him and Lawler, but $500K on two receivers seems like a lot to me.

Good moves IMO. Not sure how Hall fits in or how much of a salary drop he took.

Tre Ford isn't just a running QB. He had a 102 season efficiency rating. Threw twice as many TD's as Picks. He threw for 2069 yards in 10 games which would be close to 4K for a whole season. He did all this on a piss poor team.

If I'm Dru I absolutely want to sign with Ottawa. It gives him the best chance at being the starter which is what he needs to get better.

I don't understand why Cornelius is still on the Elks roster.

Folks are doing mental gymnastics to say that Dru Brown should stay with the Bombers. The reality is that he needs starts to get better & he needs a chance to be the number 1 QB. We can't give him either. Even if the contract was the same amount, and quite frankly we can't afford to pay our backup as much as other teams can because of Collaros' salary, he'd be better off taking a job with a team that gives more chance at playing time.

Why would he regret saying it? It's the truth. Every football player wants to play in the NFL, earn the big bucks while playing against the best competition in the world while being treated like gods. Rourke was the best QB to come to the CFL in decades. He lit up the league in his 2nd year. He deserved the accolades.

It's his first year. That's not lingering or clinging to a dream. Those things apply to Strev. Rourke is getting the best coaching in the world to improve his skills & he's getting games towards his NFL pension. This is Rourke's one and only chance. I expect he'll keep chasing the NFL dream for a year or two more.

You think he'd have made $800K Cdn?

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