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He has no window until his contract expires. BC hasn't released him.

We 100% will. Younger if from the Toronto tree which is a lot more Cover 3, 2 high looks. Less match coverage, doubt we'll see any Cover 0, which is basically what Hall ran the enter 4th Q in the last Grey Cup. Halfbacks and SAM will be a lot more of a playmaker role than a cover role I'd bet. Safety will be more defined role, less roving.

It's funny all the hand wringing about cap space here. Look at BC and Ottawa. Total ******* mess.

Pitts is nuts and the PEDs didn't help.

There's the odd case where guys started later or haven't played a lot. Alexander has had all the big injuries. He hasn't really been explosive at all since 2021. Once guys start having the big joint injuries it happens more and more. No one can beat that cycle once they start having knee/hip issues.

They need to seriously think about how many 30+ guys are hanging on here. But if it came down to it, I'd take Jeffcoat every day of the week over Alexander...even if he only played half the season.

I don't think anyone will use him on offense at all. He's shown that he has very limited ability as a receiver. He got to start a run of games here with some injuries and could do nothing. Even McCrae was far better on offense. He's a pure returner. Injuries are going to be the issue with getting paid for him.

Some decent DL available in Global Draft, mostly nose types. Hope we take advantage. If we can grab a guy that can play like 20-25 snaps that would be huge. Canadian Draft a bit sparse this year when you see the guys coming to combine. Everyone else after NFL tryouts. Not many guys in there that will play right away.

They've added several return candidates. In the past few years they haven't.

Hope Alexander was really cheap.

Let's just say if Richmond was such a hot heap of blocking power he wouldn't have been sitting here for 4 years waiting. Think of all the import tackles that have come and gone from the league. Teams using 3-4-5 guys in a season. And you just keep cycling through guys until you find the one.

This might be the biggest overstatement in headline form of the year so far. Guy who never played and more likely than not couldn't play leaves a hole? He's no better than anyone they bring up from US for camp.

UFL camp rosters set on 14th, camp starts on 24th. Think a few guys might be headed that way.

Real life came into play. Good on the Bombers. Guy has been so-so and has a bum wheel. Look for bargain vet and have 5-6 guys compete in camp.

Stanback does not seem like a good fit in BC to me. Would prefer a guy who can do anything in pass game, including blocking, if I were them. He's not good enough with the ball to be shitty otherwise anymore. Think of how much Montreal used Antwi to cover up on pass downs the past 2 seasons. BC will need another back.

That's not a position I'd care to spend at unless the player is exceptional. Thurman isn't. The difference between him and say a Malik Clements is negligible in terms of winning.

Highest paid DB in league until J Peters signs. Don't think Adeleke will get there on this contract.

Ronnie Brown out of Sheperd is a pretty nuts D2 guy too Bombers have signed for camp. Senior season,8.5 yards per carry , 9 100 yard rushing games, 3 200 plus yard rushing game, exactly 3000 all purpose yards 24 total TDs in 15 games, so 200 yards per game average. Junior season 9 ypc too with fewer touches. Not big, not fast but fast enough 4.6 range but did everything. Runs routes too, not just static receptions, catching on the run, downfield.

Have the guy from Rutgers/Wisconsin too who is a return threat and played all over offensively, slot, tailback, even wildcat QB. Piled up yards offensively and generally. Would be nice if going import tailback to have a backup who can play some receiver too, return punts. Would be nice even if Oliviera is back to have a guy like that in a DI spot. Grant could run the odd jet sweep but he really wasn't a competent receiver or a guy who could take the ball from tailback spot...or block from backfield.

We've basically lost a OL each year from this group either retirement or free agency since Bryant came in. I expect them to add a veteran interior type guy (Gray or another) and have a lot of competition for RT, some experienced some less experienced. I don't foresee any draft picks being immediate players this year at OL aside from guys who go south. That would be a bonus to land someone like that. Can't count on it.

Hardrick could barely get himself into a stance for large chunks of last season and was just getting beat by speed constantly. In a 18+ game league, don't mind watching him walk.

Yeah can only go NFL.

You're missing the point that every time the NFL and NHL have increased their cap number the teams have just left that amount as open space. NFL players still make $70,000 like it's 1992. But they have so much cap space. I can tell you are not an accountant LOL. The same issues remain for teams trying to retain or attract top level players. Those players set their price. Sure a few of them might end up without dance partners in the end. The agents know how much money teams have to spend. When it comes down to it and a team is trying to pry a guy off his current team, what is the attraction? Money. Current team steps up to keep the guy or lets him walk. Repeat this with 5-10 free agents per team per year. And your "extra" cap space is kaput. It's just normal now. But the QB doesn't count so you've created a market there where they highest willing bidder will get the guy. So maybe a guy like Brown gets $600,000 on this deal so someone blows up the market to make sure they get him. This is what the 90s and 2000s were like. We've lived it. The revenue can't sustain it. Every single time the cap goes up in either hard capped (NFL, MLB with CBT luxury tax) or soft cap leagues (like CFL, NFL,NBA) the average salaries go up to meet that number. Every single time. That's why some guys are called value if they signed long-term 3 cap increment raises ago. Like how Schiefele was on his current deal.

Behar would basically be BOLO replacement. If you're signing guys like Schoen and Oliviera that's a rookies job.

The more money they have to offer the more money players expect to get paid. I gave you an example of how that money goes away. You have 20 other guys who expect 20-25,000 more on every team as it opens up. That's exactly what happened when the CFL had the QB exemption in the 90s and early 2000s and why the BOG went to this salary system that counts the QB. They had this in the 90s and early 2000s. The league almost went under.