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Pinball is constantly adjacent to scum bags. Brings in Murphy. Had a whole crew of NFL criminal losers there when he was the coach in the 00's. Chad Kelly.
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5 hours ago, Mike said:
If you guys think there are actually going to be any live 100% effort one on one reps against roster players, you’re nuts lol
He’s going to go out there, run a few routes, maybe have Jordan Younger suit up and let the seniors give it all they got a couple times and the rest of the time it will literally be 0% serious
As an aside, Bombers made a whole bunch of moves yesterday/today.
Release DB Anthony Blue, signed a whole whack of Americans.
DB CJ Siegel
LB Dylan Moses
LB John Petrishen
LB Tre Thomas
OL Chidi Okeke
Siegel is a legit ball hawk. Super aggressive type of corner, played a lot in the slot too. Saw him play quite a bit for UND. He didn't return punts there but I wonder if he might get a look up here.
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Here's something stupid:
So the CFL has a Canadian QB internship program. And U Sports runs the East-West bowl, which is a huge scouting event for the CFL.
And of course they run the East-West bowl on the first weekend of CFL training camps.
So....a bunch of the Canadian QB's in the program are not in the CFL camps getting reps.
And CFL GM's have to choose to be at their own camp or at the East-West.
WHY?
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That's a pretty big penalty on Argos if they don't get relief on his bonus.
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1 hour ago, wbbfan said:
Cap isn't applied till the teams first game active roster is submitted to the league. Like Jcon said, you'd cut guys to make him work. Be it regular season or otherwise. Teams also don't immediately spend the entire cap as well. Some reserve has to be left for PR expansions, nfl cut down guys etc. Our cap is likely the most flexible hard cap of any sports league in north America.
"Cap" isn't applied at all until the end of the season. It's a salary management system, not a hard cap. The only major pro league in North America with a hard cap is the NHL. Meaning that the cap number is calculated daily within the season and if a team is over the league will automatically put on waivers the player(s) needed to make the team meet the cap number.
For CFL they simply add up salary and bonuses paid Jan 1 to Dec 31 - exemptions for 6 game following the season.
You could play way over the pace to exceed the limit and the penalty isn't applied until after the season and on the next draft.
1 hour ago, rebusrankin said:Who has the money to pay Rourke this year? Nobody in the CFL should have the $600,000 he'll demand.
I don't think he's coming but almost anyone could make room. I'd bet heavily on Toronto or BC should he ever return. They'd trade or cut their current starter.
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1 hour ago, JohnnyAbonny said:
No way would he be the second choice, and I don’t even think he played with Millington.
You’re thinking Cory Philpot, who was never the second back either. Sean Millington was a fullback, he wasn’t 1A over anybody.
Is it the Hall of Fame, or the Hall of Longevity?
If Kelvin Anderson is in, Robert Drummond should be too. Drummond was the more dominant back.
Drummond was crazy good on the Flutie Argo teams. Other than that, basically an above average American back.
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6 minutes ago, SpeedFlex27 said:
Sure, a part timer who scored 78 touchdowns & had over 10,000 all purpose yards. Uh, huh.
Good player in his time, part of some great teams, not a HOFer. Just like someone like Ron Williams. Personally I wouldn't have put Kelvin Anderson either but he was very consistent for a long period.
Wouldn't put Jermaine Copeland in either and he has a ton of numbers. Just not dominant guys.
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1 hour ago, Mike said:
No interest in Menard. I’d rather we go three American rotation off the edges and rotate Canadians in the one DT spot, with Hubert maybe filling an emergency role as a guy who could take a snap or two anywhere.
Makonzo is a guy I’d be interested in, pending knowledge of why he was released in Edmonton. If he just got lost in the wash there after his injury, bring him in. If it was anything personality related, no thanks.
I'd take Menard at Bennett's salary if he really wants to keep playing. He's a pretty good fit as the kind of guy who can pass rush from interior too. Bennett can't do much. See what Hubert looks like in camp. We could really use a National/Global guy who can be useful on special teams and take some snaps off the edge. Bennett is neither.
Gotta imagine a few teams would be after Makonzo again provided his expectations are low in terms of where he would slot in. Gives some cover at WIL and SAM plus special teams.
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There's so few reporters on the CFL beat it won't be long until JC Abbott and John Hodge are in the HOF.
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13 hours ago, Fatty Liver said:
I'll stand by my prediction, downgrades in all 3 positions. If their replacements don't perform, who're they going to bring in when there's nuthin left in the pot? History shows O'Shea stands pat with what he's got even when it turns out to be deficient.
There's an exhaustive list with credentials of the American receivers coming into camp in Tait's receiver preview. Where do you think Bailey came from? Receiver is hardly a concern here.
Rush end is a spot I personally would have been more active on. The Bombers were a completely different and not good defense without Jeffcoat. Jefferson is declining and was not a factor (positively, negatively yeah) when Jeffcoat was down.
Hardrick was bad last season. Don't believe he will be hard to replace. More concerned about Canadian spots on line personally. Some limitations and age issues there basically with all the guys we have.
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11 hours ago, SpeedFlex27 said:
Eight seasons isn't longevity? Man JBR, that's cutting it really thin as a reason for keeping Drummond out of the CFHOF saying he lacked longevity when the average football career isn't even 4 years.
How many years did Dressler & Goldsmith play?? Goldsmith played ten seasons from 1981-90 & Dressler played 11 seasons from 2008-18 but missed 25 games with injuries from 2014-18. So, he missed a season & a half which is the equivalent of 9 1/2 seasons & not 11.
You look at the stats & championships. It's there for all to see. Drummond had 10,790 all purpose yards. Broken down that's 6,706 yds rushing with 60 TDs & 4,033 yards receiving with 18 TDs. He had another 51 yards returning kicks for zero touchdowns. That's 78 total touchdowns along with 4 Grey Cup rings. Just incredible stats. I remember Drummond as a monster. If he didn't kill teams as a runner then he killed them as a receiver. He dominated games as a player. If there was a knock on Drummond, he played very little Special Teams.
Dickenson may have won the CFL's MOP award in 2000 but Drummond won the 2000 Grey Cup MOP Award. ,
Drummond played parts of 8 seasons and was a primary back for the Argos in 2 seasons, Lions in 1. Otherwise shared the backfield.
Not a CFL HOFer.
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4 hours ago, Fatty Liver said:
Didn't say Bailey deserved "big money" but paying the man fairly for his under-appreciated service always seemed like the right thing to do. In all 3 cases I think we can expect the replacements to be downgrades in ability as they have nobody in house that is their obvious equivalent, so the plan to get better in these 3 positions is based solely on bringing in new/unproven players that can somehow match or exceed the performance of league standouts, always possible but highly unlikely.
In the end I predict the overall skill level will be downgraded from what it was previously, players that earned the big raises were in place already, so that counts as more money spent with no upgrade in talent or performance level. The lost players will make a noticeable difference, gone not due to declining performance as it should be, but due to poor overall salary management.
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I'd rather have Schoen and Lawler than Schoen OR Lawler and Bailey.
Talent level is much higher than it would be if we kept the slightly above average vets.
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Dave Dickenson was the 2000 CFL MOP.
Drummond just didn't have the longevity. But he won 4 Grey Cups in his short career.
IMO the CFL HOF is already way too broad. Like Marvin Coleman? Calgary Stampeders Hall of Fame sure...league Hall of Fame...don't think so.
Should be guys that were the absolute best player at their position or in that conversation for a significant period of time.
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1 hour ago, Stickem said:
Apparently others backed off on him because they said he had 'slow' feet....LOL....When you get a grinder like this guy is , I don't care how slow his feet are...he's going to push people down field and Bo is going to luv him...He's just what we need and a steal as far as I'm concerned ......
Feet and movement is the entire game. Watch Hardrick last year try to lean on guys and them in Collaros face 0.3 seconds later. We're not running 40 times a game.
So he's got a long way to go from my view of his videos out there. Both in terms of keeping his feet engaged and bending (lowering) his hips so he doesn't get lifted...which is a big issue if he's playing inside run or pass.
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1 hour ago, BBlink said:
Really enjoyed hearing Walters talk about the depth they added in the draft, but also about some of the guys that were drafted in previous years that they expect are going to make an impact both at role positions and special teams
Clercius, MCI, Ford (I know he did play for us but he's an improvement), Charboneau, Kelly (stepping up to AR), MacDougall. Not to mention the global guys who will be competing for the last "Canadian" spot.
And we only really lost Briggs, Miller (who wasn't actually playing) and Exume?
Our special teams have to be better this year, right?
The level of athleticism should be increased.
Clercius is an exciting guy to me. When you watch his videos he competes really hard and is a hell of an athlete with that size. There's a lot of downfield shots in there, he's great at tracking the ball and finishing the play. Skill set is a bit of a mix of Demski and Wolitarsky. The willingness to go hard in blocking and special teams as a receiver is huge too....not often a guy who has those ball skills is that willing.
Only concern there is long-term if he does turn into something he might have the pull to head home.
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1 hour ago, Bigblue204 said:
I'd be blown away if the Bombers use Clercius as they did Bailey. Well this year anyway. I don't see any way we go 3 CND rec with only 1 for depth.
Think of Clercius as depth but also him and Chris-Ike as replacements for Mike Miller/Damian Jackson on O. Let's hope they can be effective role players immediately. Also BOLO replacement and cover in case Augustine hangs them up.
7 minutes ago, Mike said:I think Clercius and MCI make the AR this year and maybe Samson, although I don’t see them wanting to have 3 Canadian D tackles.
That’s good enough for me. Stick Wallace on the PR, hope he develops for 2025.
The rest, we’ll see. Maybe Hubert blows them away at camp and gets Bennett out of here as a rotational piece.
I can't see both Clercius and Chris-Ike not being on the roster. They need to backfill BOLO. I guess Murphy could be the guy. Probably won't be dressing 7 OL either.
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30 minutes ago, bearpants said:
That's a very good thing... as long as you're talking about the 24-30 year old version of Jake...
I don't pretend to know anything about the prospects but some of the resident experts around here seem to really like Brubacher... I wonder if we could've drafted the second round like this:
13 - Clercius
14 -Chris-IkeBrubacher
17 - Wallace
20 -SamsonChris-IkeStill end up with WR, RB, OL, DL but potentially an upgrade at DL... just a thought
Brubacher is pure rush end and raw. Would have been a fine pick, guy could end up being a star (could also stay where he is now, a guy who is an athlete but plays football completely upright relying on speed), doesn't seem to be what they were after for DL. Samson is an interior player, looks like a guy who is much more ready to play pro. Physical, gains leverage, low pad level. If you watch that film clip of him uses he hands effectively to get off blocks, uses power and leverage too. Great pursuit to the ball.
Samson is kind of a guy everyone forgot about because he didn't do the CFL combine circuit and did the UBC pro day instead. But Bombers didn't forget about his East-West testing last year and his film.
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Gassama is a great kid.
Don't know what he does in the CFL at 158 pounds even being a freaky athlete (but not very fast). Feels like an obligatory pick a Winnipeg kid who plays for Bisons pick.
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1 minute ago, bigg jay said:
Last pick - DL Owen Hubert from McMaster.
Gap filler type. Played end at Mac. All motor, no moves that will play here. Needs to develop inside rush moves IMO. Might get some 1st down reps at end, read and set edge kind of thing.
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Just now, wbbfan said:
Their mini camp starts two weeks after our final roster cut down. Means no camp here if he doesn’t get pulled in for tc
Their mini camp is next weekend. Our rookie camp starts the Wednesday after, full camp the Monday after that.
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2023/2024 CFL (Non Bombers) Off Season News
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Chad Kelly is on about his 5th chance to improve, accept help and counselling.
If the Argos are serious he's gone and so is Murphy.
Remove the toxicity or allow it to fester.
Too bad he posted it on Twitter. Not giving them any traffic.
He wasn't in Canada.
A man who is well-versed in being emphatically full of ****.