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I am actually looking forward to them only dressing 6 OL on the active roster this season (hopefully). Dressing 7 guys last season was another waste of a roster spot that hindered them elsewhere. 

How many Dlineman have the TiCats signed this offseason? Seems like a lot.

How many Dlineman have the TiCats signed this offseason? Seems like a lot.

Jeremy Murphy may step up in year 2 as our third NI wr.

Not sure who you mean by this. If anything hanging onto the old guard for too long hinders player development. 
Rose, Bailey, Gray, Jeffcoat are all out, making room for younger guys to play.
Clements played well, but Cole is the guy they like better. Developing to have a higher ceiling. 
Can't think of a younger player they've had get away that was developing into anything. 

AND now it looks like Hardrick will finish his career on an abysmal o line....and has gone full circle

If he starts at wil out of camp he’s going to be the talk of the league.  He plays on more of an edge than most of our front guys for the past while, is soo explosive and has a great instinct. Love watching him play. 

If you hear Walters' comments today, it really is that our remaining roster needs to be filled with guys on minimum contracts. 
So we're losing depth pieces that we probably would have liked to keep. It's not the end of the world, but the scouts are going to be earning their keep this season. For starters and depth. 

Not sure who you mean by this. If anything hanging onto the old guard for too long hinders player development. 
Rose, Bailey, Gray, Jeffcoat are all out, making room for younger guys to play.
Clements played well, but Cole is the guy they like better. Developing to have a higher ceiling. 
Can't think of a younger player they've had get away that was developing into anything. 

yeah..I been pining for Cole for better part of 2 yrs now...dude is legit....

I think it’s in part becuse he was passed by Cole. Clements is bigger for sure, but his tangibles are pretty common for an imp. Probably confided in their ability to find higher potential guys. 

I think after two years with Malik Clements and Brian Cole both on the team as backup LBs, they chose to re-sign Cole and try to find new young LBs to fight for an active roster spot. Must have thought Clements was not good enough in some way to be the heir apparent to Bighill. Fast but was in the wrong place a lot from what I saw.
The Michael Ayers kid is the only one I think we've signed so far but I expect to see very healthy competition in camp there

Our non starters are signing elsewhere and ppl losing their minds. 

Kyle Walters cries poor every year and every year he's got money for what we need.

More painfully- how close the games were... a few inches here... a few inches there- and we would be backtobacktobacktoback Grey Cup Champs.
 
Oh well- let's keep up with the GC appearances and we are bound to win another.

Can't keep the whole gang together forever. Got to be a youth movement at some point. 
More than 1 injury in any positional group is going to mean a rookie stepping in.  This is the CFL, should be expecting some 1st year players to make big impacts. Without that, can't stay on top. 
Look at Montreal last year. They didn't just win the Cup based on their FA signings. Ento and Mack were a huge part of it. 
Looking forward to the competition in camp this year.

Gray with all his hype has never lived up to it IMO. He was one of the most overrated players on our team. Don't get me wrong, I'd take him back on a heart beat. But I'm not convinced he's some MOOL in waiting or that he would have succeeded as a T. He has all the talent in the world, or so we're told ...but he can't seem to put it all together.

Genuinely feel like Dobson should’ve taken his job last year.

Given the hype, I have to agree. It never seemed as though he really took anyone's job. For a first-rounder and NFL prospect, he didn't do much. 

Hamilton seems to be signing everybody they can and sorting it out later? Surprised Tim White is still teamless. 

Can't keep the whole gang together forever. Got to be a youth movement at some point. 
More than 1 injury in any positional group is going to mean a rookie stepping in.  This is the CFL, should be expecting some 1st year players to make big impacts. Without that, can't stay on top. 
Look at Montreal last year. They didn't just win the Cup based on their FA signings. Ento and Mack were a huge part of it. 
Looking forward to the competition in camp this year.

Complacency and comfortability had set in...and is never a good thing, even with a veteran laden team...some of this should have happened last yr, but pleased to see a god majority is happening now, tho a couple of re-signs are questionable...but could be gone after camp...guess we will see
 
 

Honestly think some open competitions in camp and an infusion of youth will provide a spark to the team.

Yeah you can’t really replace a Schoen or Brady they’re amongst the best at their positions, but you can replace a Winston Rose or a Rasheed Bailey, good players but on the wrong side of 30.