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Goldeyes can only employ so many players at a certain level of experience and must roster 4 players classified as rookies. In effect it functions the exact same as the CFL roster rules just that the restriction is on where the players are from and who is designated as a QB, not based on their years of experience.

It's getting a lot less black and white as it becomes more of a speed and deception game. Realize the Wildcat came from Arkansas then Urban Meyer's time at Florida then through the NFL. That was happening long before the CFL picked up on having those gadget plays with RPO and different guys taking snaps. The NFL like every level is looking for guys that are multiple. Every team has at least one guy that basically can't be classified between tailback/receiver/TE/FB. And now they are adding guys who have QB skills but also those athletic skills to carry the ball and run routes. Teams are winning by relying on those types of players. Look at the final four, Tennessee and San Fran are not running a typical offense at all. Tennessee is running an option offense that Streveler would be perfect for, look at how many snaps they are running with what we used to call "wingbacks" in front of Henry. San Fran is running a modified West Coast that basically has no outside receiving threat, their best wideout is essentially a tailback who often runs routes from inside the tackles and their best overall receiver is an H-Back. Dime a dozen QB's who athletically are at the top of their draft class? You're going to be hard pressed to find a QB with anywhere near the passing success Streveler had in NCAA as well as the measurables, then add on what he's done here. There are some pure option/RPO guys that might run as fast, but not a single one like him as a total package. A football player who is willing to be a football player and has trained his whole life as a QB, huge football IQ. A team is going to roster him to run certain packages. Hill is the blueprint. He's gradually been integrated into the offense more and more. First season he's mostly chasing kicks. On the PR doesn't dress until game 13. Next season he's returning kickoffs, running an option set as QB with Brees on the field as well and playing H-Back. This season he's gradually worked into the offense more as an H-Back, still taking snaps in some sets but playing almost half of the offensive snaps as an H-Back/slot receiver. More and more NFL teams are operating redzone option/RPO packages similar to what Lapo ran successfully with Streveler here. Even if Streveler doesn't end up developing the receiving abilities Hill has he's hugely useful carrying the ball and running the option package. To me Green Bay is the perfect fit for Streveler in terms of how he would compliment Rodgers and that offense. If I'm Streveler or his agent I'm avoiding Arizona as their starting QB is an option guy, Miami and Tampa it's hard to say who their starter next season will be and what that would mean for a guy like Streveler in terms of being that compliment. Really I'd be looking for an opening similar to the role he played here with the starter being more of a pocket guy where he could run a separate package.

Whitehead is 180 lbs speed guy who can't run routes, has average hands and doesn't play through contact. Whitehead has exactly one skill. Streveler is 230 lbs, runs sub 4.4 40 and is a football player. He willed the Bombers to wins against the other top two teams in the West this season. We're talking about a guy who has the athletic ability and the intangibles. Everybody in the world knows what's coming and he can run through and past a defense that knows exactly what he's going to do. That's a freak.

Hill never played receiver before he joined the Saints. If you want to see Streveler avoid contact watch the highlights of the West Semi Final when he ran right past the entire Calgary D ON A BROKEN FOOT!

Streveler ran through and around Calgary's D in a playoff game with a broken foot. He's going to the NFL. Even before that he was going to the NFL. They missed him and they are kicking themselves for it. He has a place on a NFL team as a football player. They don't need him to be a passer.

Sure if they owned/managed the stadium and had access to the cash flows available (concessions, parking, ticket sales). They don't and they won't anytime soon unless they want to build their own stadium. Even if you look at quite successful franchises, Riders, Bombers, to a lesser extent Ottawa and Hamilton, the football operation is at best break-even and then they are looking at league revenues and other events to squirrel away a few bucks, plus the opportunity to host a Grey Cup once a decade as basically a reserve fund. This is basically the pro sports model right now even in the leagues where revenues are in billions. IMO Montreal for the CFL is a market where by necessity you need an owner who is basically operating the team for charity. They aren't going to make money and will more than likely lose money consistently as the cost to operate a CFL team increases. They don't have the asset of a facility to host events other than football games. They don't have a facility suitable to host a Grey Cup.

From the history they put on the website it sounds like he started a scrap yard that was profitable and then kept buying more scrap yards until he was in a position to purchase a company that repurposed the scrap too. The main thing is cash. Would be interesting to hear what the league insisted on being put up as a bond or surety to purchase the Alouettes. Wetenhall talked about losing $12 million on one season for operations so I don't think I'd want anyone owning a CFL team who had less than $50 million cash or access to liquid capital of that value. That's enough to operate the team for four years at a loss. In the presser they were talking about needing to be profitable in year 2-3. Good f-ing luck in that market. They haven't run a profitable team ever, even in the glory days of the Big O in the 70s.

The cap on first contracts signed by Canadians is really low. A bunch of guys who spent time in the NFL will never come to the CFL.

There's a "Crawford Steel" which trades on the NYSE and appears to be the parent company of the Canadian from their website and created by Spiegel. Anything traded as a security needs to file financials, and the cash flow does not look good. Lots of assets, not a lot of cash coming in.

Based on what? Because he played receiver and you recognize his name?

Just going by first impressions and the balance sheets I get from Google....I doubt we make it through this decade without the league running the Als again. These guys are way undercapitalized unless they have some other business that isn't being reported today. Cash flow into their steel business has dropped $77 million in the last 5 years. I doubt they have the ability to absorb any losses for the Als.

Ottawa's first two picks every year are an undersized OL who struggles to transition to guard or a center and a H-Back/fullback. They don't draft well is my point, so yeah they probably wouldn't get great value. It's a steal for Calgary though. Almost unbelievable. Even if Ottawa wins the bidding war they lose IMO. Hard to believe there's not a pick swap with that condition, like maybe they get Calgary's 6th overall pick for the 1st if Arbuckle signs.

Vikings OC channeling Lapo and probably handing the game over to the Saints by running into 9 man fronts and completely abandoning the pass.

Huge boon for the host teams and cities though, usually lots of fans of visiting teams travel in. Don't think the TV ratings even create a blip anymore though.

Arbuckle is ideal for Lapo. A guy who can make all the throws for that modified West Coast offense that challenges the D horizontally with the odd vertical shot, plus a guy who can grab a few yards with his legs. A lot like the guy who had the most success running Lapo's O (not counting Khari Jones, that's a different era)....Steven Jyles. I think Ottawa's O will be fine. Their D needs a full on rebuild.

I think I would have challenged the 5th Toronto goal. Hellebucyk is trying to recover and Taveres gets a pretty good whack on him and doesn't come close to the puck.

Yes and there's a cap on bonus money they can give on those deals as well. Not sure what it is now a few years ago it was $75,000 for all the futures contracts for each team.

Really miss Copp IMO. He does a lot in all 200 feet to insulate some of the really poor puck decisions by our D, him and Lowry together. He's a significant player. We'll see if Perreault can give that bottom 6 a shot in the arm tonight. Personally I think Bourque is the worst forward we've dressed this year but he's still in ahead of Shaw and Luoto.

Masoli will be lucky if he's ready to play sometime in August. Hopefully he's dropping some weight as part of his rehab process.

I think that has more to do with Nichols than playcalling. Nichols settled into this ball protection mindset and completely lost the mid-range 10-20 yard passing game. Good for him, kept him employed and on the field because he's relatively safe. Give the team a chance to win without turnovers. With Collaros being a little more confident in his ability to make those throws our offense was a little more dynamic and less reliant on Harris making something out of nothing in the passing game.

And it's not just a figure of speech to say that the Moose backup goaltenders have been "Outhouse" quality.

They should fire Hunter now so they can get organized for the Medal Round against a couple speed bumps in Germany and the Czech's.

Even strength the Jets top pairing was Morrissey-Trouba. For almost 3 full seasons. Byfuglien played with a few different partners but mostly Chiarot in that time frame, some Enstrom, some Kulikov. Sure the Rangers basically dealt the Jets first rounder back for an extra season with Trouba and guarantee to get him signed. I don't believe they would have qualified Pionk last July at $1.95 M. The Jets really liked Pionk and that has mostly been justified this season.

$50,000 payment immediately for a $95,000 reduction in 2020, so net $45,000 down for BLM but $145,000 in cap space for the Stamps since they tack that $50,000 onto 2019 and reduce BLM by $95,000 in 2020.

Hunter is a terrible coach. Trying to line match in a best on best tournament. Goes with a goalie with no pedigree as the #1. Can't do that in these quick tournaments, roll with the guys with international tournament experience.