Yeah i agree with you all about Bjorck size,especially at center,but there is something i really like about his metrics and already playing against men plus he took all the faceoffs over Frondell ..but i agree top 2 definitely McKenna or Stenburg.😊

Yeah Lawrence at 7 definitely fits the way Chevy likes to draft,but hopefully we get lucky and move up.😊

26 minutes ago, Tony Fresco said:

I'm seeing more and more rankings with Chase Reid as the top D and Malhotra as the Top C. Even if we still pick at 7, there's a good chance one of Tynan Lawrence, Keaton Verhoeff or Carson Carels are still on the board.

Yeah Malhotra has really shot up,i saw one pundit had him at 2, and suggested he could go 1, he is having a great playoff run but that is a stretch imo..but you never know. 😊

1 hour ago, Noeller said:

Stud D Man before all else. Even McKenna isn't THAT good... He's not McDavid. But if you can get a truly great D to anchor your corps, you take it. The Jets need a big guy back there who can play. Verhoff or Carels...

Yup but there is a dropoff from those 3 to the next level guys..my mind you always have to take the best player..no matter the position. 😊

1 hour ago, GCn20 said:

If we get 3rd I dont want Bjork with that pick. We should be thinking best Dman at that pick because there are 2 that are guaranteed future all stars there.

I think we need a second line center and all reports have Bjorck almost at the same level as Stenburg-mckennna..but an allstar dman wouldn't hurt ethier..but those are the top 3 in my books.😊

I hope we get lucky again and shoot up to third grab Borck,or get really lucky and get 1st..grab Mckenna..🤞

Shitass long winter and offseason blues...Draft ( for the Bombers and Jets!) Can't come soon enough!

Training camp comes and he is still not here, then i write him off, till then who cares? He is doing this on his own dime.

This offseason feels way too long..🏈

18 hours ago, iHeart said:

this just in Nyquil finally woke up

Guess he was Dayquil last night...ugh,i will show myself out..🤪

I can see the reason for 3 years..teams draft, invest in their Canadian talent only for them to leave depending where the player calls home...and the salary cap is to protect the teams from themselves..overpaying and risking the collapse of the league,again. It's low but for our league unfortunately it's necessary.

53 minutes ago, Mark H. said:

Not enough evidence, we need a history lesson.

The font is better now..i can see again! 🤣

I'm like where the f! Is everything now? Man i am an old man! Serenity now!..😉 i keep thinking of that comedian saying...Ain't that better? 😉

1 hour ago, Noeller said:

I don't think Elgersma has anything to do with it... They brought in a bunch of Americans to compete. Even if TE was in camp, it's a stretch to expect him to be a #2.

Yeah i agree i was thinking more setting aside the money to get him here..😊 gonna need time to groom the kid if he comes here.

Maybe we didn't go after a backup because we are fairly confident in getting Taylor Elgersma here? 🤞

You know what? Let the tackles shake out whatever way works best..better to have too much talent than not enough..remember what happened when Hardrick left 2 years ago?

2 hours ago, SpeedFlex27 said:

That's because you don't know as much as Booch.

 

Nobody knows as much as Booch...😉

30 minutes ago, SpeedFlex27 said:

We're trying to sign a Canadian qb but he doesn't want to play here. 

Yeah,but he is a bit of a different story..I'm talking about the more raw Qbs from Cdn University's. 😊

3 hours ago, wbbfan said:

wallace played the best of our guards outside of vanterpool. It was his first full season and first time being a semi regular starter. The fire is pretty far from his feet. 

 Eli, is the one who needs to step up most. After that, it’s bryant. We have a good few imps to push him, and we are going to see some very good imp tackles hit free agency. 

Wallace is more than fine if he continues his progress at the same rate. 

imo, upfront money is the way to get him and at a good over all price. 

 

https://3downnation.com/2026/01/18/b-c-lions-gm-ryan-rigmaiden-sounds-alarm-about-nils-effect-on-future-of-cfl-qbs/

The only thing i’d add to rigmaidens comments is, it’s not coming. it’s already been here. And it’s nil+ nfls expansion of pr and pr compensation. 

We already don’t see the guys who have any real success at good schools. We’ve lost first and second pick over of the former pipeline schools like bigsky, basically once a qb is 4/5star in hs, we’ve lost out on an opportunity with them unless they fully crash out of the nfl or blow all that money. Even then, the usfl is more attractive to those guys despite the less money. 

 

the days of 80-90k qbs with some upside is over. I think a second salary increase should partly be used to split the cap with qbs. The floor needs to be 150-200k for us to attract the talent the league desperately needs. 
 Teams should have a floor 1million on ar qbs. It’s an investment in the league and game it self. 500k for the starter, 250-300k for qb3 and 200-250k for qb3. If your top tier qbs are earning 750k-1million each, instead of 500-700k you have a much better ability to attract young qb with upside talent and success. 

Yeah. Allen to corner, kramdi to s and griffin to sam would be awesome. 

pretty much just sergio to re up now 

Maybe just maybe we should be looking at developing Canadian Qbs as well..say a designated 2 to 3 year spot for a Canadian Qb to be groomed( that actually benefits a team ratio wise), the talent has gotten so much better, they just lack the coaching that US players get.

6 hours ago, SpeedFlex27 said:

Another Dollar Store fan who thinks this is 2016, I see. 

Definitely shop at the Dollar store,even have some stock! ( which has done rather well actually...😉)

On 2026-01-11 at 1:41 PM, SpeedFlex27 said:

I'm not asking to bring everyone back. You want every player to sign a contract paying peanuts. Castillo is a must. 

What's your definition of "cheap"? You can't answer that question as youn have no idea. 

Much less than he made with Hammy? 😄😉

8 hours ago, Goalie said:

But he’s a center and an elite one at that. McKenna is a winger. But he can probably drive line 2 immediately but so could stenberg and he’s a center. You can’t go wrong top 5 with verhoff and Lawrence also. And the other D. Reid. Stenberg would be my pick. Plus we seem to like Swedes here. He’d fit in. He’s also ppg player in the shl at 18. Dude is generational. He’s a generational Swede. 

I like Stenburg too..i think he is a winger as well at least that's where the swedish team was playing him, but all the scouting i have seen say any one of these guys can go No 1 because there is no clear consensus generational player( like a Mcdavid) 😊

30 minutes ago, Noeller said:

The problem is.... He's not THAT good. Like, he's a very good hockey player... But he's not the generational talent like McDavid or Crosby. This feels like a waste of a tank year... McKenna isn't even the consensus #1 at this point.

Yea...stenburg? Sp..looked really good at the world junior...looked better than Mckenna....but not a generational player ethier. 😔

I never get upset about the world Juniors, i know these kids are giving it their best,a ton of pressure, just enjoy watching future stars before money changes everything.