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I see no regression whatsoever. We kept what was good, got rid of the mediocre talent and added some talent.

I agree. Let the Hervey's and Goveia's spend like drunken sailors and make reasonable offers to who is left without competition.

I'm fine with that strategy. I would rather we sign value than shiny baubles that weaken us elsewhere. Everybody wants the top 5 available FA's.....so do I....unfortunately rarely are they signed at a price that allows a TEAM to be better. If he has a carbon copy of his last 3 years even 220 was questionable. Guy hasn't been consistently on the field since 2021.

He was not excellent against any team with a good DL. He got matadored badly all season long against the Ceresnas etc of the CFL.

Me too, and if he's not quite there yet I am VERY comfortable with Randolph doing his thing. Probably.

Yea....he was a real head scratcher as an all star. Maybe had more to do with the fact that there was a real shortage of quality at his position last year. Literally musical chairs across the whole West division at OG.

Yea....he's Strev without the ability to do anything but short yardage. Honestly, he must have come dirt cheap or I would have been talking to Streveler.

Mitchell was badly effected by the Esks musical chair QB situation and the fact their defence could never get off the field.

Great short yardage guy, or good 6th OL. We kind of let him **** or get off the pot last year and he didn't pass the test.

Stevens is a one trick pony. Great at his one trick....but not really a QB per se.

Dobson had ample time in development. He's as good as he is going to be, which isn't very good.

Lawler is a big loss, Dobson....I honestly think this will work out well for us. Rather spend on a new centre and let Wallace or Randolph start.

Honestly, I felt that Dobson was the most over rated OL in the CFL last year and I don't really feel all that bad about him leaving. This isn't sour grapes either, I have openly questioned his abilities consistently over the past year. Watched him consistently get beaten badly like a rented mule every time he went up against an elite DT. The apologists here blamed it on Kolo, and they were partially right but WAAAAAY too many times he just got straight up manhandled one on one and you can't blame that on the centre. Good riddance.

I am not blaming Kenny entirely for taking the money. In all honesty, he probably got a contract offer from us that reflected the fact that he has been unreliable.

So be it. Love the guy when he plays but also don't like the value received on his contract. Maybe Hamilton gets him a full 18....but I highly doubt it.

I agree with you on JT and Wilson. Not sure why they're still here. Still glad to see other scrubs shown the door tho.

Nah...he has his sms structure and it's his job to build the roster. He's got the SMS to spend how he sees fit. Doesn't need Wad's permission on who to sign. I'd argue MLB. I think Jones did a fine job there. DE and NOSE...agreed....that's why we are letting meh talent go and are more than likely going to see something on both those fronts as well. It's day 2 of the tampering period. A ton of really good players out there.

I personally am glad to see some of these mediocre talents not resigned by us. We've seen so much of that over the past few years. Guys brought back out of familiarity really.

Not sure, but Walters did say that the cash for both Lawler/Schoen only opened up last minute and that it was not plan A.

I'm not suggesting that Walters won't deviate just that he won't do so until something in his plan has not worked out. He will try to balance the money first. If there are still dollars left that is when Walters will go for it. He's not typically a day one guy unless we have a huge hole to fill from a superstar leaving the fold and we are targeting another star player in his stead.

Last year he only blew the wad on O after a couple guys turned us down. I can't see how we wouldn't have the funds to go big or go home this offseason. Lots of space was cleared. Just a matter of finding the guys that want to be here, and that make our team better. No use letting a Lawler walk but giving the same money to Lewis. I do agree that Walters probably wants to balance out a little disparity he had going because receiver $ were off script.

Collaros contract effects how much we can spend on backup more than anything else.

You can argue about how you think a GM carves up his SMS pie, and I will listen to what that GM has actually explained as to how he does it. If you actually listened to Walters speak he explains very fully why we do so, and why we are not the first out of the gate on high price FAs unless we are specifically targeting them. Last year we signed Lawler/Schoen/BO but only after we had whiffed on other attempts. Walters pivots only when it is clear that salary in one area allows him to do so. It's a smart strategy, that makes sure we are not just throwing cash into the wind like the Riders do. He won't weaken one area of his club to augment another. They all have a set range so that we can have balance throughout.

I think that Walters meticulously plans each offseason as well as he can. There are so many variables, moving parts, and things beyond his control that to not have multiple plans for the offseason would guarantee he would have lost his job in very short order. Are you suggesting that he take a fly by the seat of his pants approach?

Not arguing that point. I don't have access to that information. All I can argue is that Garbutt being let go is not an unreasonable move. I don't see it as anything more than we let a meh player go. You want to read other things into it...have at it. I honestly believe he got passed on the DC last year by a better player and then we brought in a vet at the same position. We really didn't have room for him anymore.