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6 minutes ago, wbbfan said:
Dl! That’ll fix the riders! Hahaha! I mean it was their weakness last year right lol.
O'Day to Mace: Just focus on recruiting your best defensive players from Toronto. Don't worry about the O-Line, I've got it covered, it's my area of expertise after all!
Trevor Harris: WTF?
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18 minutes ago, Jesse said:
It does not have any direct bearing, other than the fact that there was a post-Christmas lull and now things seem to be picking up again.
Walters will need time to get other players under contract and/or figure put replacement plans and we still seem to be in a holding pattern. Probably can't let it go on too much longer.
I understand the reasoning on wait on Schoen, but he may be the more difficult sign. I can't help but think he's going to have a few teams bidding higher than we can reasonably expect to compete with.
They might be in a bit of a holding pattern (at least publicly) but Walters has already stated that they might have move on to other guys so they are aware the clock is ticking. And it's not like they can't/wouldn't start talking to other guys in the mean time, even if no deal is finalized/announced yet.
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14 minutes ago, Jesse said:
Walters has said at some point he will have to move on and start allocating the funds to the remaining players on our FA list.
Right now he's holding off because, if one or both of Brady and Dalton sign, it will mean making different choices. But at some point, he's going to accept that they're not going to sign and he'll move on. This decision will need to be made with enough time left before free agency to negotiate the remaining contracts we want to extend.
That was always the case though... what do the other signings around the league have to do with this? I mean a guy like Purifoy resigning in Edmonton has no bearing on Schoen or Brady's situation. I haven't seen too many signings (if any) that I'd been wishing the player had made it to FA.
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21 minutes ago, Mark H. said:
It's the one position where you can't cheap out. You can slide lesser talent in here and there at other positions, but not at QB
Unfortunately, recent history has shown us otherwise.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cody_Fajardo
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5 minutes ago, BomberBall said:
The DB’s name is Blue. Good handle if he pans out…. Now go find a guy with Gold for a surname.
The moment he makes a great play:
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10 minutes ago, Jesse said:
I know what you're saying, but there's always some extra bodies at camp.
Yup, some of the guys who get signed in the off-season don't even make it to camp. Just funny that we announce the signing right after all the Brady talk this week.
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Interesting timing to add an American RB... 😂
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Looks like Brown is down another potential landing spot.
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24 minutes ago, Bubba Zanetti said:
Its pretty common knowledge that Bailey, Jefferson, and Lawler were offered more elsewhere. Hardrick as well. And im sure there are more guys who could have gotten more but didnt bother going to free agency in order to keep the dynasty alive with their brothers.
Yup, Bighill (although he's very well paid) is another one who has basically said he took less to stay in Winnipeg in the past. He's never gotten to free agency since being here so we'll never know for sure what offers he could have gotten (I'm sure he does though). Here's a quote from him about it from a couple years ago.
Quote"As far as maximizing value, no, I don't think I maximized my value. I think the only way you can do that is by going to free agency. For me, it's not always about maximizing my value on the open market.
"There's a lot more that goes into it for me ... I do like being in Winnipeg and I love the fanbase, I love the community, I love being a big part of this franchise. I put a lot of value into those, I guess is what I am saying, as opposed to contract dollars in some respects."
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37 minutes ago, Goalie said:
What other team would 1. Give him the cash he wants and in turn 2. Use him as much as we did.
I was a fan of Brady but recently I’m seeing more and more greed and just delusions from him. Ppl blaming the agent, the agent does what his client tells him to do. It’s always hilarious when ppl blame the agents who are paid by their clients to do what their clients want them to do. 200k? I don’t know if I’d go more than 150k. It seems Brady has developed a bit of a fat inflated head and ego. I think he’s gonna quickly realize. 1. No nfl team wants you. If they did, you’d have workouts planned and 2. 200k isn’t gonna happen. No other team will build their O around this guy. Honestly I don’t think any other cfl team signs him. I think he’s gonna quickly realize the only team who will offer him maybe 150k is us but reality is we might be the only team who offers him anything. I honestly don’t see other cfl teams spending money on this guy when those other teams problems isn’t Canadian running back. Give me a Charles Roberts type of back and that dude hits 2000 yards running last season.
If you don't think there will be other teams making offers to him, you might be the delusional one. Will he get the market reset he's hoping for? I doubt it but you're dreaming if you think coming back here will be his only option. I mean the Argos over-paid for an aging Andrew Harris so why wouldn't they for Brady who's entering his prime? There are other teams desperate to win (hello Regina & Ottawa) that would take him in a heart beat.
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14 minutes ago, Goalie said:
The oline could have pushed me 20 yards each run also. Just saying.
ppl are letting their heart and emotions come into play. He’s a Winnipeg kid so ppl are blinded a bit. I’d take a Charles Roberts who is consistent over a dude who NEEDS 20 touches a game to actually hit 100 yards. 5.8 avg? Augustine at 5.6 average. It’s the Oline not the back.
Splitting hairs but it was 5.9 yards per carry which gave him the 2nd highest average of all starting running backs (only Kevin Brown finished higher with 6.1).
https://www.tsn.ca/cfl/statistics?category=rushing&stats=rushingYards
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27 minutes ago, ddanger said:
was thinking the same thing
Doesn't sound like it. Seems like MOS just thought he'd be a good fit.
Miller didn’t put much thought into coaching until he was offered the job last week. He got a taste of what it might be like last season, as he spent the whole year around the team, working with players in the meeting room, but his focus was solely on getting back on the field.
“I didn’t expect to be offered this role, at all. It was very shocking when it did come about. He definitely put me at ease saying you know the game, you know where to put guys, you know what they need to do and you see it on film when there’s an issue and you know where we went wrong.”
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1 hour ago, Noeller said:
really curious about what the LB salaries are.... I was definitely unaware (if) Bighill is making "top 3" money at his position.
3rd highest paid LB and highest paid MLB.
Only Judge and McManis made more. Henoc and Chris Ackie could have made more after bonuses but did not.
https://3downnation.com/2023/04/22/the-cfls-15-highest-paid-linebackers-for-the-2023-cfl-season/
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31 minutes ago, SpeedFlex27 said:
What makes you think Brown would continue to play at a high level on another team? I don't think he's ready to qb a CFL team just yet. Nick Arbuckle should have stayed in Calgary one more season to continue learning under Dave Dickenson.
What makes you think he wouldn't? I don't know for sure if he will but the only way to find out is for him to leave. If he can't cut it as a starting QB, it's better for us that he fails for another team.
The team around him will definitely make a difference, as it would for any QB (see Zach's record in Sask), which is why he should avoid Ottawa.
Arbuckle got exposed as a product of the system, one more year in Calgary would have been fine for the Stamps but I don't think his career turns out much different.
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52 minutes ago, JCon said:
I thought the TiCats had Powell waiting behind BLM? Why would they be interested in Brown?
Because Powell is a season or two from being ready to be a starter? BLM is not the answer (even short term) and Powell isn't ready yet so Brown would give them their best shot.
For us, Powell would be a good fit as he'd have another year (or two) to develop behind Zach. He'd be in a prime spot to take over for Zach (assuming he wraps up his career or we move on after this contract is up).
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10 minutes ago, Goalie said:
I think I heard that a guy high up in the organization was a huge cfl fan growing up and even started his career up here. Perhaps even grew up in Canada or mom is Canadian type thing
I thought I recalled seeing that somewhere before because they do give cfl guys a legit shot.
Their GM was with the Saints for years and they also have a history of taking guys from up here (Breaux, Biggie) so he's just continued that trend.
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1 hour ago, Stickem said:
So how long does Bo Levi hang together for Ham in 24'.....Some players just don't get when they should be doing something else...I guess as long as the money is coming in you hang around...Even with the reduction in his salary , Bo is still being over paid.....Sure he has experience but that's all he's bringing to the Cats....Being named the starter???? doesn't make sense....I'm a big fan of Brown AND want him to stay here but man ...IF I'm looking at the future, the Cats have a blind spot when comparing Bo to Dru for their qb.....Am I missing something here..After saying that ,the qb. spots are narrowing daily and could dry up as far as Brown finding a spot to land ... one that would be a fit for him......
Yeah I'm not sure I buy the BLM is our starter line. He was healthy for the ESF and they stapled him to the bench until garbage time. That said alot about how they saw him so other than his contract, what has changed?
Edmonton said the same thing about Tre Ford but that didn't stop them from signing MBT.
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14 minutes ago, kelownabomberfan said:
I was watching one of the NFL games yesterday and Darryl Moose Johnston was going on about his new affiliation with the merged USFL and XFL, the United Football League (still doomed to fail I'd wager). He kept saying that "it was the only chance for guys to still play football and have a shot at getting into the NFL". I don't get why most Americans, who are football fans and in the football industry, are so blind to the CFL. It's just like the CFL doesn't even exist, despite the fact that so many CFL players do go to the NFL. Just a bit of a Rodney Dangerfield thing going on here. Why is the UFL any better than the CFL?
Daryl Peter "Moose" Johnston (born February 10, 1966) is an American former professional football player who is currently the Executive Vice President of football operations for the UFL.
You were listening to an advertisement and nothing more. It's not a surprise he's going to promote his brand and not give the competition a second of free air time. I would do the same if I were in that position, since you're trying to attract the same talent, especially that higher end talent who could actually play in the NFL one day.
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2 minutes ago, Bigblue204 said:
But can they cut him if he's still injured? How does that work?
IIRC, they can't cut him in season due to injury but in the off-season he's fair game.
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Atlanta loves looking north for talent (Alford, Jamal Peters now Mack). They've worked out/signed some guys in the past too (Kalinic, Lenius), and picked up the only Bison in the NFL (Onyemata) as a FA this year.
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25 minutes ago, Blue In BC said:
I can't see Masoli needing to have his contract restructured or being released. Actually I'd say it's 50/50 whether he returns to play at all in 2024. At this point he has a long series of serious injuries so that, age and SMS all work against him.
As far as Brown, money could talk but he'd be jumping into the fire in Ottawa. Free agency is a domino situation. If we re-sign Oliveria and / or Schoen we may not have money for Brown. OTOH, who does what 1st?
The team will have a good idea of who they are prepared to lose and where SMS can / will be distributed.
Masoli has a big bonus due next week so yeah Ottawa does need to make a decision soon.
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Not sure 2k is all that great of savings.
Ceresna is making $212,000 vs the $210,000 for KGJ (who also is due a $55k bonus in a couple weeks as part of that).