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I highly doubt Jyles got any upfront money. Buono said Jyles had only agreed to terms - doesn't say whether the contract was actually signed. Lowell Ullrich from the BC Province reports there was no signing bonus... "It happens, and with no signing bonus at play all the Lions have really lost at this stage is a month of expectation" http://blogs.theprovince.com/2014/04/28/its-all-about-terminology-at-minicamp-jyles-absent-two-ols-excused-from-first-leos-practice/

Love... Love... Love those jerseys!! Simple is best, straight Gold on top with the blue W on the shoulders and straight Blue on the bottom!

Did you really think this one through???? Since in this hypothetical situation the Bombers now own that draft pick, you're say that if Sask went over the cap, the Bombers get penalized.... Obviously the penalty would be to take away or downgrade the offending team's highest draft pick... or maybe I'm reading it wrong and you're suggesting that the Bombers have committed the infraction and get penalized with the draft pick we acquired in a trade... which would make sense..

uh oh... we're starting this again!?!

Isn't leg strength an issue with him though?

Some injury issues is a major understatement... The guy could never play more than 3 or 4 consecutive games... too bad too, he is phenomenally talented and woulda been a star in the NFL if he stayed healthy...

He's mentioned that he wants to be the next great 2-sport athlete.... trying to be the next Bo or Dion.... also known as a red flag to NFL GMs to not draft a guy who isn't 100% committed to football... if he doesn't change that stance by NFL draft time, baseball will be his only option...

Maybe the orange people and the purple people are different people...

My problem with Smith is he's a major project... especially on the O-line... he may be able to start on at DT from the beginning or in a rotation with Lucas and/or Thomas... It seems like Lavertu is the only guy close to a "sure thing" in this draft.... another possibility being thrown around is taking Focault to play RT and converting Neufeld to C.... we seem to have a bunch of project o-linemen but none appear to be centres.... January - Greaves - Neufeld - Penser/Morley/Swiston - Focault ???

I wouldn't care too much if we won a cup by spending slightly over the cap.... if the league wants to be serious about penalizing teams for going over then start taking away draft picks.... dollar for dollar on $18k is no big deal

They definitely won't be drafting LDT first overall... they needs guys who can play now, not futures.... especially guys who may never play in the CFL

I very much doubt that there are any grudges held about the players selected.... Huff knew Ottawa was taking one of his QBs, just not sure which.... Also I would argue that trading for him might actually be beneficial to us or BC cuz then it comes with his "cap-friendly" salary....

Seeing Desjardins blow it is kinda satisfying... to review, of the players he drafted in the expansion draft 1 has resigned with his original team (Kohlert), 1 has retired (Hage) and 1 wants out (KG).... of course the bad part about this is it's basically a guarantee Ottawa takes Lavertu first overall now...

Yeah reading that definitely worried me... Does he mean there is literally no playbook or that guys will not be required to stick to the exact scheme, allowing them to make plays where they see fit.... that latter I can live with, give the players a little bit of autonomy...

Thanks, lots of good info

I'd welcome Hall back but I won't lose any sleep if he isn't here... preferably in the NFL, not on another team terrorizing our young o-line/QBs

I'm noting of an expert on this upcoming draft but I wonder why some people rank Smith ahead of Gill based purely on his combine?... Gill's tape should put him ahead of Smith on every level

The biggest problem I could see is not a lot of teams will trade down cuz of lack of depth in this draft.... but still fun to talk about.... so to make this truly a dream scenario... Ottawa takes Foucault #1, we take Lavertu #2 and Gill #5 and they start at C and DT respectively from day one for the next 10 years!

Nice that the entire staff is finally official...

Detroit or BC? http://www.vancouversun.com/news/Grigsby+seeks+measure+with+Lions/6674771/story.html Thanks

These first two posts basically sum up everyone's opinion...

Well if he's no good at Football maybe he can take up a career in Meth production? I seem to recall somewhere that you can make a fortune at this My understanding is it doesn't typically end well...

Detroit or BC?

What does pwned mean? I feel like I'm young enough I should know this... Also, I agree with most that Max Hall is better than Elliot.... Elliot has better ability to scramble and maybe a stronger arm, but equally as inaccurate so there's no real advantage there...

Pretty unrealistic to think we would use our #2 overall pick on a guy who is a project on O-line, let alone a centre... Would be nice to have that 2nd rounder right now, Smith or Gill could be available at #11