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markonfootball needs to get out more if he thinks that's something outstanding.

It's rare but there have been multiple players in other sports who have won MVP on a team with a losing record (mainly baseball but has happened in the NBA as well). Most recent example was A-Rod in 2003 with Texas despite being 20 games below .500 (71-91). Cal Ripken Jr and Andre Dawson also did it a few years apart from each other in the late 80's/early 90's.

I'm 100% sure we have the best medical team at treating those dreaded thorax injuries. I'm also sure we are the only team to suffer from them! 😂

They are doing this with BA now but Biggie has said he doesn't want to coach when he hangs up his cleats unless it's to coach his kids.

That Bryant kid we picked up from Calgary looks promising.

I picked the Riders just because it's the LDC. Even though we've turned things around lately at The Pas West (did Princess Auto acquire the naming rights out there too or is it still IGF West?), I still expect a loss and hope to be surprised with a win.

Ottawa didn't cut him - he only signed a 1 year deal and played all 18 games for them so he was a free agent. The fact that nobody else signed him after a nearly 1000 yard season (949 to be exact) suggests that maybe he was done with ball? If guys like Sheed were still getting looks from teams, you'd have to think Adams would as well.

In the grand scheme of social media, that's really not a lot. I would say Travis Kelce (1.5 million X followers) wearing a Bomber jersey is something that got more views than anything Wilson has done. That said, yeah the CFL has often been it's own worst enemy when it comes to promoting itself. When a guy like Kelce gives you free advertising like that, you should run with it but I don't recall seeing anything from the league,

Personal reasons = removing a truckload of manure from his driveway.

And that means absolutely nothing. They decided to move on from Jake Thomas in 2018 and the ******* guy is still here so they definitely aren't opposed to bringing players back. That said - this is a nothing burger debate since there have been no rumours or intel suggesting this is even a possibility. A poster with zero credibility posted a link to his Ticats profile and people went a bit nuts over it.

Wasn't even a link to his release - it's a link to his profile on the Ticats website, where he's still listed on their active roster. Nothing on FB, Insta or the CFL site about him being released so I have no idea why the link was posted.

Yeah they were only going to carry 2 QB's on the AR so both Clifford & Elgersma were going to be cut - just a matter of which one of them will be kept on the PR. Could be neither too as already mentioned. They traded for Willis last year after Clifford wasn't cutting it as #2 so they aren't adverse to bringing in someone from the outside if needed,

And assuming he wouldn't get a guarantee in his new deal, we could always walk away if he doesn't produce to a level that warrants a bigger salary.

Manu isn't going anywhere. The Lions are happy with his progress, even if he's still a project for them. Packers are announcing their cuts tomorrow apparently so we'll find out soon enough but I don't expect Elgersma to be released.

Straight from the NFL website: What is the International Player Pathway

A refresher for those that need it (or just enjoy it). 😂

MIlls

Clifford is also on his 3rd year with the Packers but hasn't really progressed. He's gone from second string to PR to being outplayed by a raw rookie so yeah I wouldn't be surprised if they try to develop Elgersma either.

With neither being under contract after this season, it could be more a case of one of them walking away rather than being let go.

I'd like to say they feel Lapo needs all the experience he can get so he improves faster but it's Bell so you know it's just about saving a buck,

I went back 10 years for historical context and a bigger sample size. Why bring up Neufeld when talking about our players you say we draft & develop for other teams? We didn't draft him so he'd be an example of how this happens for other teams as well - Riders drafted him but only got 2.5 seasons out of him before we traded for him. Just looking at 2021-2022 is harder as many of those players could be or are still under their rookie deals & some haven't come north yet so to increase sample size that I didn't look at just OL drafted in the 1st 2 rounds & their status. Here's what I got. 2021: Hamilton had 3 picks. 2 players (Jake Burt & Nick Cross) are out of football & the 3rd (Deane Leonard) has never come north. 0/3 so far but Leonard is TBD as they still have his rights should he come up from the NFL. Sask had 2 picks (Lokombo & Jana). Lokombo is still there but Jana retired after his rookie season. 1/2 Wpg had 2 (Dobson & Kramdi). 1/2, no explanation needed here. BC had 2 picks (Joseph & Jackson). 0/2 (for now) - Joseph got cut in camp as a rookie & is now with Edmonton. Jackson has been in the NFL so they've got nothing yet but TBD on him. Edm had 2 picks (Nelson & McDonald) & both guys are out of football now. 0/2 - they got 3 seasons from Nelson & 1 season from McDonald. Ott had 2 picks (Stevens & Addae). 1/2 - Addae is still there but Stevens left after his rookie deal (now with Sask). Tor had 2 picks and they are 2/2 for now. Nicastro is still there and so is Doxtater but he's only on year 2 of his rookie deal as he spent time in the NFL, UFL & XFL before coming up. TBD whether or not they keep him past his rookie deal. Cal had 2 picks and is 1/2 at the moment. Ogbongbemiga hasn't come to the CFL yet so they haven't gotten anything from him yet while Bell is still with the team. Mtl only had 1 pick (Lestage) and he's still there so 1/1. 18 drafted players- 5 are out of football, 7 with their original team (1 still on a rookie deal), 3 with other CFL teams & 3 have never come north. 2022 (CFL added the 2 bonus picks for being terrible this year so 20 picks instead of 18): Mtl had 3 picks, 2 (Richards & Philpot) are still there while Brown left after 2 seasons. 2/3 Ott had 3 picks but only has Pelehos playing for them. Hogan-Saindon left after his rookie deal & Luketa has not come north. 1/3 for the moment. BC had 2 picks & is 1/2. Cherry is there but Zerr was gone after 1 season. Edm had 3 picks and is 2/3. Makonzo is gonzo but they have Ford & Plamandon Cal went 1/2 - Philpot is there but Schakel only lasted 1 season. Tor went 0/3. Mackellar & Adebobye left after their rookie deal while Knight got poached of their PR in his 3rd season. Sask is 2/2. Emilus & Fry are both still with the team. Wpg is 0/1 with Ford leaving after his rookie deal Ham is also 0/1 with Federico only lasting 2 seasons with them. 20 players - 9 are with their original team, 10 are with new teams & 1 is in the NFL. It looks pretty even to me - no team is perfect so losing players for whatever reason is just part of the crapshoot that is the CFL draft.

And Gatorade jugs around the league are thankful for that!

Did not expect our secondary to be the group to seal the deal tonight.