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Wasn't Terrell Owens a non drinker also and he's flat out broke..... most athletes who go broke usually blow the money on poor investments.... Yeah he blew it on investments he said. Also paid child support to three women for children he wanted nothing to do with, so I am not surprised that he wound up broke. Careless individual.

He will find a new home in the NFL. Whether he lasts long there or not is the next question. Troy Smith didn't come to the CFL until his 7th year in pro football, and Pryor being only 24 should work on his side.

It is.

Chad definitely doesn't have money issues - or atleast the perception he has put out there would leave one to believe that. He doesn't drink, and he has always called himself cheap. Literally the only hit on him throughout his NFL career was the arrest after allegedly headbutting his wife. A big hit, obviously, but a lot of people mistake his persona on the field for a raging party drug life off the field, which is the furthest thing from the proof.

Is he this year's Boatman and Taormina? No one knows. He's a 30 year old NI rookie. I wonder if he can play centre? He dressed at centre for the Argos last pre-season, but I don't think the Bombers have even considered it.

Bombers are at the limit, so when they want to add, they must subtract at the same time.

Given his philosophy of athletes, you can essentially guess where his defensive schemes failed the last time he was a CFL DC in Saskatchewan from 2008-2010. Rushing game, pass rush, turnovers - ranked in the bottom 3 of the league in each category. On the flip side of that, his defences were very good in the passing game, ranking first over the average of the three seasons.

Tad Kornegay played rover in Etch's defence in Sask, to give you an indication of what he envisions.

Especially when you consider the position. American receivers are the last thing the Alouettes need.

The Alouettes aren't the most popular team around, but they sure do get the CFL exposure. Cris Carter's son, Troy Smith, Marc Trestman in the NFL, Jim Popp NFL interest, Chad Johnson work outs.

Guys like Hutchinson may or may not pan out, but he didn't hurt himself with his performances. Gave himself a chance to get a shot in the fall. Pretty much all you can ask for in that situation.

Considering the season Henry Burris had last year, it might be a surprise if he isn't on the bench for a period of time.

Hall has signed with the Carolina Panthers. @RavensInsider: Panthers announce they've signed defensive end Alex Hall

Titans beat writer Jim Wyatt says Alex Hall was in for a visit on Wednesday: @jwyattsports: Back to free agents: DE Alex Hall, who played in 30 games for Browns in 2008-09, visited the #Titans on Wednesday. Most recently in CFL

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 I don't think it is JUST the combine. Quinn Smith has long been on the radar of CFL teams, but was never in the spotlight thanks to being on a Concordia team that got blown out in almost every game. Evan Gill had a solid season at 280 lbs and then added over 20 and didn't show as well as he did. Gill has a slight edge in upper body strength, but Quinn Smith's quickness and agility is unmatched for a man his size at over 300 lbs. Factor in his 4.82 40 time too.

With a fair argument that he was #1. Hughes had the most sacks, but Hall had the most sacks + tackles for loss at 22. TFL often an overlooked stat, but just as important.

Hall had 12 penalties with the Bombers last season, including two games where he was offside three times. Interestingly enough, he had zero penalties in seven games after the trade - though his playing time wasn't what it was in Winnipeg.

Robertson will be at training camp, Alli I am not sure on his status.

In the past five years, 10 guys have put up a bench press number that is Top 20 all-time... only four of them are still on a roster. But you are correct in that work ethic and time spent trying to improve is a dead end giveaway if a number is incredibly low. As I said before, for my evaluations I don't use numbers that often, but I do have a set of numbers that if a guy is below, he better look darn good on tape for me to consider selecting him. For Canadian linemen I use 16 as the mark that you should be above on the bench press, and I would say that if you look back at the past 5 years, you would find that 85-90% if not more are not currently on a roster, or did not last on a roster for atleast/longer than 3 seasons.

Is that the new method for evaluating talent?

His agent said they won't be making a decision until after the NFL Draft. I think he goes back to Edmonton, but I believe BC and Montreal are also in the mix.

If you have enough patience to attempt to develop him you might get somewhere in 2-3 years. Where that is, I'm not quite sure. The Riders spent a 7th round pick on him and elected to go not much further than that, releasing him and he returned to Western for his final year. Tested among some of the worst offensive linemen in recent history at the combine last year, hence why he was a late pick, but the potential bright side of that would be that Patrick Neufeld and Cody Husband are in that group as well. Neufeld has shown he can adjust and build his game to the professional level, Husband has played spot duty in four years with the Ticats. Neufeld was a 5th round pick, Husband was an undrafted signing... essentially the type of late round selections you see in the league. Guys who have been serviceable to good in college but their translation to the pro game is suspect. Obviously not many make it through to last years in the league. As for his game, he has nice size at 6'4", 305 lbs but struggles to use it to his advantage, and I think you can use his 13 bench press reps as evidence. I don't value combine numbers that much, but certain things can be red flags, and when you don't have the strength, your technique is probably your strongest asset in addition to quickness, and he quite simply didn't have that when I saw him. The positive for Eric Armitage - and potentially the negative and this really applies for any Blue Bombers offensive lineman is that they have a guy renowned for his ability to teach the position in Bob Wylie. If he can't show well in Winnipeg, that is likely all she wrote. Wow...that is quite the thorough analysis for a no name guy. You're like a CFL encyclopedia. The 13 bench press reps is a concern. Do you know how many Neufeld did at his combine? Good point on Wylie. What position on the OL would you see Armitage playing? Appreciate it. Neufeld did 12, but his lower body strength and agility is where he makes his mark. I think Armitage is a much better run blocker than pass blocker, so I would have him at right guard.

If you have enough patience to attempt to develop him you might get somewhere in 2-3 years. Where that is, I'm not quite sure. The Riders spent a 7th round pick on him and elected to go not much further than that, releasing him and he returned to Western for his final year. Tested among some of the worst offensive linemen in recent history at the combine last year, hence why he was a late pick, but the potential bright side of that would be that Patrick Neufeld and Cody Husband are in that group as well. Neufeld has shown he can adjust and build his game to the professional level, Husband has played spot duty in four years with the Ticats. Neufeld was a 5th round pick, Husband was an undrafted signing... essentially the type of late round selections you see in the league. Guys who have been serviceable to good in college but their translation to the pro game is suspect. Obviously not many make it through to last years in the league. As for his game, he has nice size at 6'4", 305 lbs but struggles to use it to his advantage, and I think you can use his 13 bench press reps as evidence. I don't value combine numbers that much, but certain things can be red flags, and when you don't have the strength, your technique is probably your strongest asset in addition to quickness, and he quite simply didn't have that when I saw him. The positive for Eric Armitage - and potentially the negative and this really applies for any Blue Bombers offensive lineman is that they have a guy renowned for his ability to teach the position in Bob Wylie. If he can't show well in Winnipeg, that is likely all she wrote.

Charges were dropped in November of that year. His agent says it is/was not him.

Wasn't it on here that someone posted they took a tour of IGF and discovered this situation? I could have swore I read about it somewhere before Paul Friesen talked to someone.