bigg jay

13, 14, 17 & 20 now.  Only thing I don't like is having to wait longer! 😂

13, 14, 17 & 20 now.  Only thing I don't like is having to wait longer! 😂

O'Day says hold my beer and drafts a guy who might not be up here at all!

O'Day says hold my beer and drafts a guy who might not be up here at all!

Yes but some people don't care about facts.  

THE. CFL. IS. BEING. STREAMED. 
 

I agree that DL is more of a immediate priority but the draft isn't a great place to address immediate needs as there are very few players that can step right in and make an impact.  I mean we took Bennett because he was the most "pro-ready" DL available and we saw what he did.
The rational for a receiver isn't bad (IMO) and it's very similar to our OL needs.  We have aging players in both spots (Demski, Neufeld) that will need to be replaced at some point and we've lost a couple of depth guys (BOLO, Gray) so it makes sense to get a couple more guys in the pipeline. 

No different than when we took Ford.  If he eventually receives legitimate NFL interest, he'll be allowed to explore it (either released by the club or as a FA).  Is it any more risky than drafting someone from another province and worrying about how long until they want to go play at home?

3DN did a live 2 round mock draft yesterday and I thought it was a good listen.  They had Hodge, Abbott & Ben Grant each picking for 3 teams over the first two rounds.  It was interesting for me since we now have a better idea about NFL prospects and the fact that they were picking against each other, it forced them to change their picks on the fly if someone they had lined up was taken as GM's would in real life.
Here's how they picked: 
Round 1               
1) Edmonton - Joel Dublanco, LB - Cincinnati (Hodge)
2) Ottawa - Kevin Mital, WR - Laval (Grant)
3) Saskatchewan - Geoffrey Cantin-Arku, LB - Memphis (Abbott)
4) Calgary - Nathaniel Dumoulin-Dugay, OL - Laval (Hodge)
5) Toronto - Kyle Hergl, OL - Boston College (Grant)
6) BC - Benjamin Labrosse, DB - McGill (Abbott)
7) Hamilton - Daniel Opoko, DL - San Diego State (Grant)
8) Winnipeg - George Una, OL - Windsor (Hodge)
9) Montreal - Christy Nkannu, OL - Washington State (Abbott)
                                               
Round 2
10) Edmonton - Nick Mardner, WR - Auburn (Hodge)
11) Ottawa - Gabe Wallace, OL - Buffalo (Grant)
12) Saskatchewan - Luke Brubacher, DL - Wilfred Laurier (Abbott)
13) Calgary - Tyson Hergott, DL - Waterloo (Hodge)
14) Calgary - Christophe Beaulieu, DB - Laval (Hodge)
15) BC - John Bosse, OL - Calgary (Abbott)
16) Hamilton - Kevens Clercius, WR - Connecticut (Grant)
17) Winnipeg - Theo Benedet, OL - UBC (Hodge)      
18) Edmonton - Michael Chris-Ike, RB - Delaware State (Hodge)
19) BC - Nick Wiebe - LB Saskatchewan (Abbott)
20) Winnipeg - Dhel Duncan-Busby, WR - Bemidji State (Hodge)
 
https://3downnation.com/2024/04/28/3downnation-podcast-2024-cfl-mock-draft-live/

Last years draft was not a good one.
In terms of receiver/running back we want to start 3 Canadians there and we have 3 starting level players.  We need depth there today as well as thinking into next year and beyond.
Exact same issue with OL.

I agree that DL is more of a immediate priority but the draft isn't a great place to address immediate needs as there are very few players that can step right in and make an impact.  I mean we took Bennett because he was the most "pro-ready" DL available and we saw what he did.
The rational for a receiver isn't bad (IMO) and it's very similar to our OL needs.  We have aging players in both spots (Demski, Neufeld) that will need to be replaced at some point and we've lost a couple of depth guys (BOLO, Gray) so it makes sense to get a couple more guys in the pipeline. 

I was reading the parentheses as College, and was wondering where Hodge University was.🤦‍♂️

https://steelersnow.com/steelers-sign-german-edge-rusher-as-udfa/
 

So they're either going to win or lose game 5? Thanks for clearing that up for us.

I failed.math ok.

Clearly you weren't around for 1.0 lol

Not touching that one...

First Canadian has been taken in the NFL draft this year.  Isaiah Adam goes in the 3rd round to the Cardinals.

Stiggers is good for the league imo. Should increase the flow of blue chip jc kids to the league. 

Argos lose Stiggers to the Jets in the 5th.
Tanner McLaughlin to the Bengals in the 6th.
 

Argos lose Stiggers to the Jets in the 5th.
Tanner McLaughlin to the Bengals in the 6th.
 

I still am legitimately excited for the Jets and don't think this series is over yet.... But...... Being more of a Bombers fan than a Jets fan..... I'm not super disappointed if the Jets are done in time for everyone to start getting excited for the Bombers. Hate for the Jets to be hogging the attention when the Bombers are starting TC and need the spotlight a little more.

Theo Johnson goes in the 4th to the Giants.

Theo Johnson goes in the 4th to the Giants.

Theo Johnson goes in the 4th to the Giants.