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I have to agree. While it is a pretty small amount, what's the point of having a cap if you're not going to enforce it with penalties strong enough to keep teams under it?

If Foucault is for sure going to be that starting tackle, make the pick.  If he's going to be an interior convert, we're just burning a hole in the rest of our roster by continuing to pick these types of players, of which we already have 3 (Swiston, Pencer, Neufeld who is essentially our 2nd round pick in this draft) plus Morley, a good football player who took two full seasons to become an average guard.  
 
IMO there's a strong bias for the NI tackle body types, and very few of them end up actually playing tackle, and most of them stink at playing inside when they ultimately have to because they can't handle edge rushers who are twice as quick as anything they see in CIS.  Everyone, including seasoned football people, is in awe of a 6'8 guy who can move and looks great relative to CIS competition, and dream of the NI tackle, but in reality it isn't happening all that much.  Now that's tying a general bias to Foucault, probably unfair to him until he proves otherwise.
 
The best OL in this draft class could very well end up being a guy like Kyle Paterson, who doesn't draw ooohs and ahhhhs because he's 6'2 280, not 6'8 320.
 
From a Bomber perspective, we have too many holes in the roster to just keep cramming guys in the pipeline for a position we end up using an import at anyways.

http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/sports/football/bombers/bombers-bank-on-bird-dogging-253861651.html
 
Sounds like we're finally getting up to speed. Pretty incredible to hear that they are able to pay all of these new scouts with the money that Mack/Moll would have been making. We were getting fleeced even worse than we thought under that regime.

The system isn't a standardized scouting program. That word standardized showed up in this thread. 
 
The Dan Rambo organization has a database with 110,000 players in it with their playing history, agent contact info and it's updated on a daily basis with the most recent transactions. On the other side of the program teams can log in from anyplace in the country. The scouts are able to input their thoughts, grades and details on players they've seen while the general manager can log in and check on where they are at for reviewing players. I've known some individuals that have worked for FBXchange but haven't seen all of the new capabilities on the team management side yet. Not sure if scout A submits a report on a player if scout B can see that report or only the GM. 
 
 
 
 
Every tryout brings 60 to 85 players out. Players pre-register so you have an idea of 95% of the players that will be there ahead of time (some late additions always). Using a program like this you can put all these player names into a list and print them out so you can see their backgrounds.
Then tie in the scouting combines where you'll get to see another 100 to 150 at a time and you can take the top testers and add them into a list as well. Some of the mobile options are really interesting (although some of the locations make any sort of internet connection next to impossible). 
 
There are quite a few programs similar to this. Some are bare bones that you purchase (one time fee vs monthly cost) and then have to populate, some are nice that let you upload/download from an excel file, basically some are better than others. FBXchange is designed by somebody with a solid knowledge of what the CFL teams need which is a pretty nice feature all in itself. 

I prefer Super Contra.  Up down up down left right left right B A Start.

That is an interesting name. He's the sort of guy who sounded like a coach when you heard him talk. Well spoken, knows the CFL game, has some coaching experience. May be worth taking a look at.

I'm getting kind of tired of these Bomber greats retiring without a Cup. The phrase "Would have been nice if we could have won one for..." is something I'm entirely sick of hearing.

I'm getting kind of tired of these Bomber greats retiring without a Cup. The phrase "Would have been nice if we could have won one for..." is something I'm entirely sick of hearing.

also, if this was those smelly creeps to the west increasing season ticket sales after an historically bad season, TSN would be kissing their fans' asses.

also, if this was those smelly creeps to the west increasing season ticket sales after an historically bad season, TSN would be kissing their fans' asses.

Come on boys!  Shave your legs and take one for the team!

Agreed. Sucks to lose the best ref, but if he can bring greater consitancy to CFL officiating, it's worth it.

**** it, book the performing dogs.