Atomic

We certainly need them after losing Pierre-Luc Labbe and James Green, as well as potentially losing Henoc Muamba. Our top 3 special teamers could all be gone next season.

No they didn't.

Good to see a flurry of DBs being signed as i really felt underwhelmed at times last season.. interesting how many canadian receivers we are bringing in as well, anyone know.about this new one? Feoli-Gudino has some pretty good credentials. Played in the CIS from 2007-2011 and was drafted by the Argos in the 5th round. He was a Vanier Cup champion with Laval in 2008 and 2010, and was the Vanier Cup MVP in 2008. Led the CIS in receptions in 2008 with 65, which is the third highest single-season total in CIS history. He also has the second most career receptions in CIS history with 238. I think he was on the Argos' PR for the last two seasons... maybe made the active roster but I don't recall him getting any significant playing time.

Crabtree started it! Sherman's insane!

If Walters was "assuming we keep Henoc", he wouldn't be doing his job. It's just good practice to have import depth at every position, even if you have it pencilled in as an NI position... because you just never know what's going to happen in training camp.

Gary Etcheverry's Record as a CFL Defensive Co-ordinator: 1999 Toronto - 9-9 - Lost Eastern Semi-Final (0-1) 2000 Saskatchewan - 5-12-1 - No playoffs 2001 BC - 8-10 - Lost Western Semi-Final (0-1) 2004 Ottawa - 5-13 - No playoffs 2009 Saskatchewan - 10-7-1 - Lost in Grey Cup (1-1) 2010 Saskatchewan - 10-8 - Lost in Grey Cup (2-1) Lifetime career numbers as a CFL DC - 47-59-2 for a .443 win percentage. His teams have made the playoffs 4 out of 6 times and have a combined record of 3-4, with 2 Grey Cup appearances and no Grey Cup victories. Points Against: 1999 - 373 (1st in East, Tied for 1st in the CFL) 2000 - 626 (4th in the West, 8th in the CFL) 2001 - 445 (2nd in the West, 5th in the CFL) 2004 - 560 (4th in the East, 9th in the CFL) 2009 - 484 (2nd in the West, 4th in the CFL) 2010 - 488 (3rd in the West, 7th in the CFL)

The REDBLLLAAAAACKKKS!!!!!!!!!!! have pretty good depth at linebacker... Pottinger is a good player. Ottawa would absolutely go after Muamba if he hits free agency. Why wouldn't they? IMO every team in the league would make him an offer.

I think Calgary is planning on starting the season with BLM as starter and Tate as the backup. In that case, McPherson is probably there to run short yardage because you don't want to risk it with Tate. It's not like they need to put a developmental guy at the third spot when their starter is 23.

I just hope we do the smart thing and take an OL with our first pick. I don't really have an opinion on which one.

I'm confused too. When they changed the eligibility, the CFL said "the players will be eligible to be selected in the CFL Draft three years after completing their first year of CIS eligibility." Am I correct that both those players' first year was 2011? Then their eligibility is 3 years after December 2011... i.e. December 2014, making them eligible for the 2015 draft. OR does it mean 2014, as in 3 years after 2011? Eligibility changes explained here... http://www.cfl.ca/article/cfl-adjusts-eligibility-rules-for-draft

Gonna be tough to pull that off without a second round pick. We pick at 2 and then not again until 20.

those are actually good moves to make, bring in veterans so that the guys you draft have some time and less pressure to perform. They knew this was going to be a long road so why freak out when the GM is doing exactly what they said they would do? But the big free agents available we never go after. I'd like to see us do that... First off, we really have no idea who they went after... we only know who they got. Despite what Winnipeggers want to believe, it can't be easy to attract FA's here. Second, who are the big FA's you're referring to? David Clarkson?? Lol how is he working out for Toronto?

Definitely wouldn't be easy, though the Higgins suggestion makes sense. Trestman left them looking for a head coach around this time last year, and they ended up with Dan Hawkins because of it.

Wheeler is a fine first line right wing. We need a legit #1 centre, some depth at left wing, and a better goalie. I'm not a Kane fan, he will never be a first line winger on a good team. His offensive awareness is basically non existent, he is terrible at maintaining possession and is useless on the PP. He's got good speed and a great shot which makes him a useful second line winger but that's all he'll ever be.

The only real expectation I have is that the team will be better than last year and Mike O'Shea will be a very different coach than Tim Burke. Other than that, I'm waiting to find out what happens at quarterback and how free agency shakes down, especially with Henoc Muamba.

I absolutely don't place all the blame on Claude Noel but IMO this is a move that just had to be made. It's obvious the players just weren't responding at all. I definitely don't expect them to suddenly be a playoff team this season but this move sets them up to possibly be a different team next year.

Noel FIRED!!!

I'd be very surprised if Bourke or Myddelton made it to free agency. Some people seem to think Tsoumpas will make it to free agency due to injury/concussion concerns... obviously he would be a big upgrade for us if we could sign him and he stays healthy. However he is an Edmonton guy and you have to believe they would make a real hard push to get him considering the state of their OL. So the chances of Tsoumpas ending up here seem slim as well. I would rather try to re-sign Parenteau than sign Andrew Jones, but he could be good depth... I don't see him as an upgrade over any of our current starters, including Morley. Mitchell could be worth a look but after being such a highly touted prospect, his career thus far can only be described as a huge disappointment. He's still young though so there could be some upside there. Honestly I don't think free agency is going to help our OL one bit, unfortunately.

Ottawa could also be interested in Collaros. Would not be hard for them to sign him and have Kevin Glenn backup or even trade Glenn to Winnipeg.

No. God no. why do we need a shorter, possibly slower stoddard? Because we need experienced players. We don't need kiddies (like Etienne) or superstars (which we don't have) at every receiver position. We need guys that understand the league & what it takes to win games. I'm not a big Stala fan but jeez we need his veteran leadership in the locker room in the worst way. We have very little of that on the team. That's why we won 3 games last year. I agree that we need veteran leadership, but Stala is simply not the guy to provide it.

No he's not. And I doubt Foster will be back here anyways.

I liked Claude Noel for the first couple years but I think his time has just about run out.

If Hamilton decides to move on from Burris, I think it's obvious that their first choice would likely be Collaros. And there have been rumours for awhile now that Hamilton might not be re-signing Burris, so it's not hard to put two and two together.

The receiver from Hamilton is Simon Charbonneau-Campeau. He will instantly be the Stamps' best Canadian receiver. Just watch. He was stuck behind Fantuz and Giguere in Hamilton but he is a stud.

I quit after they told me I wasn't allowed to touch home. That seems like a bit of an overreaction...