bigg jay

Time for the Empire to rise again!

Also need to let the new DL guys know how Fajardo loves that blind spin move when being pressured. Drives me nuts when he gets away, knowing that he was going to do that.

I'm sure there's more. I was only looking specifically at the guys that were mentioned.

Fox was brought in mid-June last year, Cole was mid-July the year before while Lawler was in September 2018.

Mitchell had red gloves and shoes on, not yellow.

Did you check Ronnie Brown? 😂

They all had to have the roster moves into the league by a certain time tonight (9pm. IIRC). When they announce the moves publically is up to them.

Looks like your wagons are in need of repairs. Rangers are done and Dallas could be joining them tomorrow.

Just coming to say that. Not listed on the CFL site but 3DN says it happened. https://3downnation.com/2024/06/01/ticats-release-canadian-de-mason-bennett-american-receiver-omar-bayless-amidst-final-cuts/

Might be a personal reason (like when we suspended Castillo so he could attend to family stuff). If it was a disciplinary suspension, the league would have announced something.

Why wasn't this mentioned in the next mech purchase thread?

That makes sense. I had read the articles about some of his off-field businesses so I knew he was already setting himself up for life after football. The timing of it happening when he was expected to take over at one of the tackle spots is unfortunate as it lead to this type of confusion.

That's his statement. 3D article says they couldn't agree on a restructured contract so he bailed. So he was under contract already and either asked for more or they asked him to take a pay cut going into a season where he was expected to play. I'm guessing it was the former and not the latter. https://3downnation.com/2024/05/16/one-last-look-back-every-cfl-player-who-retired-since-last-season/

Didn't he try to strong-arm the team for more money? I don't the club wanting to bring him back after that.

I thought it improved tremendously once I muted it. 😂

Yeah not a test of how well our offense does as a team but (expectations are very low) but the receivers and QB's are going to be tested individually to see who's going to step up and grab a spot on the team. QB3 and Bailey's replacement need to be determined (if the coaches haven't already decided) so that's what I'm looking for.

Not just a heavier workload but the Stamps are bringing most of their projected starters on offense so he (and the rest of the rookies on D) will be up against legit players and not a bunch of TCF.

They said they took inspiration for colours from the province so I assume the black represents the pit of despair that is Saskatchewan.

This is where more in-depth camp coverage would come in handy. I'd be more enthusiastic about seeing some of these guys if I knew more about them or thought there was a chance they're part of the clubs future. As it sits, I don't expect the vast majority of these guys to be here next week,

Half? It's way more than that - we only have 3 (presumed) starters in Lofton, Fox & Ford playing (4 with Dobson but he's playing center instead of his usual guard position). I really want to see football but I need to hide this line-up from my wife or find someone else to go with - she will not want to sit through this. 😂

No Patrick Rogers again - maybe this guy really doesn't exist? And looking at that O-Line, I would not want Zach back there for any amount of time. Wilson & Grainger are probably going to have a good chance to show their durability!

Collaros also did not play at all in the 2022 pre-season so this isn't the first time they've done this. https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews/2023/05/30/collaros-to-sit-out-preseason-tilt-vs-riders

Last year against Edmonton, he played the entire first quarter and then the first 5 minutes of the second. He was the busiest QB with 8 attempts while the other 3 QB's had a combined total of 12.

5 bees says he winds up on the 6 game IR at least once this season.

He was mentioned as having taken first team reps the other day as the 5th receiver, Most likely not be here next week if the pattern holds up.