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11 minutes ago, 17to85 said:
Not sure I agree entirely... Eli was a road grader and should be playing ahead of both kola and gray IMO.
I'm not calling you out, but given the fact that he's hardly played and OL is almost impossible to judge from a fan perspective, what are you basing your opinion on?
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Just now, GCn20 said:
Kowlanoski back on a 2 year deal. Hopefully it's as 6th OL.
Man, I kind of doubt it.
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51 minutes ago, Booch said:
Cfl has poor forward thinking and at times focuses on the wrong things
I doubt all of these professional talent evaluators are unaware of JUCO; it’s probably simply the viewpoint that to get to that point they’ve, for a multitude of reasons, have burned through all of their chances. It makes them long shots so resources are mostly spent elsewhere.
Even if you look at our off season recruitment from this off season. Several look to have come from juco, but they fixed what they needed to and transferred to other colleges.
It sounds like you get to know some of these guys personally and know their stories so you have a more intimate view of them. But that doesn’t enter the black and white of a scouting report, I guess.
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8 hours ago, Booch said:
Would def make sense to be a joint US/Can kid thing who have aged out of school, and former draft picks who got cut in camp, but given a avenue to develop, and still have eyes on them could actually in a yr or 2 make an active roster
Well, this all sounds like a massive undertaking and I'm not surprised it hasn't happened, tbh.
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8 hours ago, wbbfan said:
Zach has been like Brady’s balls around here. Deflated lol.
I feel like we are gonna see some serious shake ups here and league wide in free agency.I didn't believe it, but I think I'm starting too. Still a lot of unsigned names.
Walters either thinks there's a chance he can still sign the big two, or is going to be bringing a lot of new faces to camp (or both).
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Just now, Goalie said:
Walker replaced with Schmekl
oh boy.
Walker replaced with Fox and a bunch of new recruits brought into training camp.
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2 hours ago, Mike said:
Why would we be surprised if Walker comes back? He’s been good
That's why I'd be surprised. We have a history of letting our DTs walk and replacing from within.
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10 hours ago, Fatty Liver said:
The Elks have Kevin Brown on an ELC, he was #2 behind Brady in rushing yards. If any teams are interested in Brady, I suspect it would be BC, Sask. or Ottawa, but for the numbers he's looking for it makes little economic sense for any of those teams.
So Kevin Brown has already been in the league 2 years but he's not listed as a FA. He must have signed a new deal at some point.
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12 minutes ago, bustamente said:
I understand the appeal of playing in Toronto it's a great city not my cup of tea, but for me I wanna play in a mostly full building and not in front of barely 10k patrons.
It's fun to play in front of a whole crowd, but I'm sure it's pretty low on the priority list when you're negotiating a contract.
My main concern would be housing. If I'm moving from Edmonton/Regina/Winnipeg to got to Toronto or Vancouver - they better be paying a housing bonus or have some off the books living accomadations.
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24 minutes ago, Wanna-B-Fanboy said:
Huh, interesting take- how do you figure?
So, full disclosure, I didn't read the list so I don't know which services you're even talking about.
But taking a local example - why does MPI spend money on billboards and commercials when we have no choice but to go through them?
(And if I'm talking out of my butt here and this is completely different let me know).
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6 minutes ago, Wanna-B-Fanboy said:
Odd though, I don't think the several government services listed would partake in the pay to place.
I definitely believe they would.
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5 minutes ago, Mike said:
Why are we all debating imaginary numbers with imaginary context?
Because it's the off season.
Give us a break.
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1 minute ago, GCn20 said:
I am not sure how it is an overpay either. No one can know if he is overpaid until he actually demonstrates that.
Even if he's the worst starter in the league....that's how he's being paid.
He accepted the absolute minimum offer as far as I'm concerned.
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58 minutes ago, TBURGESS said:
According to two articles from the same source, Brown, a complete unknown, is making more hard money with a higher signing bonus than Adams & his maximum is just $10K lower than Adams signed for last year.
What I'd like to know, and I haven't found out, is what Adams is scheduled to make in '24. It's likely higher, but that doesn't change the fact that Brown is making out like a bandit because Ottawa is a crap team that has to overpay to get players, just like we used to be.
Yes, Adams outplayed his contract. Whether he already negotiated a raise or will during his next contract is besides the point. His value before this season was a sometimes starter sometimes back-up, which is why his salary was in the lowest tier.
Brown, as an unproven starter, was placed in the same tier. Every other starting QB is making more. I have no idea why you're so focused on Adams, ignoring every other pivot and their deals.
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47 minutes ago, TBURGESS said:
Opinion: The redblacks overpaid him because they are a crap team that has to overpay to get the players they want just like we used to have to.
I don't want to to beat this to death too much longer, but I don't really understand how you consider it an overpay.
He will be either the lowest paid or in the lowest tier of being paid. How much lower than the next lowest paid starter can a team reasonably be expected to pay?
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1 minute ago, Booch said:
Depends who starts in Ham....BLM is under now too correct?....obviously Powell is too....and whomever else they sign
I'm not counting them at the moment because they don't have a "starter". They have two back-ups who will most likely each get starts. So, in that case, there may not be one guy in Hamilton who makes more than Brown.
All teams who know have an expected starter will be paying over 400k.
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1 hour ago, GCn20 said:
His contract was reworked and extended on Feb 8/2023 thru the 2024 season. According to Dunk he was to get over 400k for 2023 prior to his contract extension. Stands to reason that he definitely did not rip up that contract and extend for less. I would hazard a guess that he is definitely in the 450-500k range for last year, and this coming season.
https://3downnation.com/2023/02/08/b-c-lions-extend-contract-of-qb-vernon-adams-jr-through-2024/
I forgot this one, so Dru Brown will be the only starter making less than 400k.
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8 hours ago, Goalie said:
Augustine signing means Brady is probably next. No need to keep him unless u got a starting cdn RB imo.
I honestly don't think one has to do with the other.
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3 minutes ago, rebusrankin said:
2022
week 1
Brady has 10 carries for 17 and Johnny gets 3 carries for 10.
week 2
Brady 14 for 48 and Johnny 7 for 43.
week 3
Brady 15 for 56, Johnny 2 for 3.
week 4
Brady 7 for 28, Johnny 1 for -1
week 5
7 for 39 for Brady and Johnny 12 for 57
week 6
Brady 9 for 8 and Johnny 7 for 33
So the first 6 weeks of 22, BO is 62 for 176 which is 2.8 ypc and Winnipeg never switched to Augustine as the starting rb. Its not happening. He was 32 for 145 or 4.3 ypc which isn't great either.
This is what I keep saying.
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53 minutes ago, Brandon said:
I'm saying he's better then Brown and once Zach retires I'd rather him over Brown.
Well, I massively disagree with your explanation, though I agreed with the original point.
Assuming Zach plays the majority of games, Strev is so much more valuable to us than Brown.
If we were replacing Zach, I want to roll with Brown (and still hopefully have Strev).
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38 minutes ago, wbbfan said:
He’d be a good guy to split reps, like what Hamilton used to try to do. Go ni rb extra imp wr package. Or go imp rb or two back etc. home run hitter with an ni pass port. He’s not consistent, he can’t grind out yards, isn’t a capable catcher or blocker. If Augustine becomes the starter people will be off his bandwagon faaast. Just doesn’t work with our o.
But this staff has refused to do that. Even when Brady was struggling.
To think they're going to give him a starting opportunity is laughable.
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10 minutes ago, Doublezero said:
He just needs more touches. Watch.
He’s not going to get them.
You can believe what you want, but this coaching staff has shown again and again that they don’t see him as a starting option. Or even a role player. He’s a special teamer.
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1 hour ago, TBURGESS said:
I stand corrected: Collaros, Kelly, Harris, Fajardo, MBT, Maier, Brown, Adams. (One of these QB's is still not like the others)
Brown isn’t paid like the others either. He is being paid an entry level starter salary.
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2023/2024 Blue Bombers Off-Season Thread (BRADY’S BACK! DALTON’S BACK!)
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With the amount of guys unsigned, it's hard to see the team vision right now.
Hopefully it all comes together. It's a long way to TC.