WPG. Own thread coming soon.

CAL . How much do you tinker if at all? But somethin aint right here

EDM. Lots of room for improvement.  Reilly another year older

SSK. Canadas team has lots of FAs, Carter leaving. Huge question marks at QB

BC. Lots of smoke but less flame than grease fire in MTL. Whole new coaching staff at least

TOR. Turning point to build on or just a nice story like OTT last year?

HAM. Soap opera . Key FAs looming. Collaros. Manziel thing.

OTT.  Trending down

MTL. Grease fire until further notice.

 

22 hours ago, Jacquie said:

 

I wish this got more publicity. We hear soo much about shootings like this, if only a real hero like shell got that much publicity. 

Manziel is now even more likely to sign in the cfl which might shake a qb lose from Hamilton.

 

https://www.saturdaydownsouth.com/tamu-football/report-new-england-patriots-no-longer-considering-signing-johnny-manziel/

3 hours ago, Colin Unger said:

Manziel is now even more likely to sign in the cfl which might shake a qb lose from Hamilton.

 

https://www.saturdaydownsouth.com/tamu-football/report-new-england-patriots-no-longer-considering-signing-johnny-manziel/

If they sign manziel I think theyd keep vernon adams masoli and manziel for a bit. Eventually I think he would supplant vernon adams. Who would be a solid vet back up for most any team. 

It will be interesting to see what Johnny Football brings to the CFL table.

59 minutes ago, wbbfan said:

If they sign manziel I think theyd keep vernon adams masoli and manziel for a bit. Eventually I think he would supplant vernon adams. Who would be a solid vet back up for most any team. 

I think they would want to. Not sure how they could manage that salary cap wise.  But I guess for a few weeks they could pull it off.  Unless somebody like that gets cut I see us sticking with what we have untill such a point as Nichols gets a serious injury. At that point it’s worth giving up a draft pick for somebody. 

I wonder if there is any chance we could tempt a certain kneeling quarterback to come up to Canada?

2 minutes ago, tracker said:

I wonder if there is any chance we could tempt a certain kneeling quarterback to come up to Canada?

i believe we dont hold his rights unless we trade for it

14 hours ago, M.O.A.B. said:

i believe we don't hold his rights unless we trade for it

Then, who does?

12 minutes ago, tracker said:

Then, who does?

Montreal did (still does perhaps).

15 hours ago, kelownabomberfan said:

It will be interesting to see what Johnny Football brings to the CFL table. 

All this talk about him wanting a one-year contract so he can make a quick splash and bounce back to the NFL unencumbered doesn't show a lot of respect for the league, so he'll be easy to root against.

1 minute ago, johnzo said:

All this talk about him wanting a one-year contract so he can make a quick splash and bounce back to the NFL unencumbered doesn't show a lot of respect for the league, so he'll be easy to root against.

The funny thing is that he wouldn't even have to make a splash.  If he were to come into the league on a two-year-deal and just stay out of trouble for the length of the deal, he would be only 27 years old and could easily get some NFL interest.  He wouldn't even have to play.  Just show that he can be part of a team and not cause trouble and controversy.  But he'll never understand that.

Frankly both Manziel and the kneeling Qb are just a circus show.... who gives a rats ass if they come up...meh.

2 hours ago, bb1 said:

Frankly both Manziel and the kneeling Qb are just a circus show.... who gives a rats ass if they come up...meh.

Manziel and Kaerpernick are entirely different cats. Manziel has shown some very troubling personal conduct issues, whereas Kaepernick took a principled stand against systemic violence perpetrated against minorities that have been around even prior to the birth of America. Whether Kaerpernick wants to come to the CFL, or if he can adapt to the Canadian game are still to be determined. So far as I know, he has no desire to come to the CFL, but he was a damned good quarterback.

The issue with Kapernick and the cfl is he made way too much money in the nfl to risk his body for 200k Canadian in the cfl.

Bighill just released by the Saints. Would love to see him here but he probably go back to the Leos.

1 hour ago, johnzo said:

All this talk about him wanting a one-year contract so he can make a quick splash and bounce back to the NFL unencumbered doesn't show a lot of respect for the league, so he'll be easy to root against.

That's why I can't see the Ti-Cats seriously investing in Manziel, why mess around with Masoli, he may not be the best but there's a good chance he'll still be their QB in 5 years time.  I still believe they intend to trade Manziel off to the Als at some point.

Edited May 14, 20187 yr by Throw Long Bannatyne

2 hours ago, Colin Unger said:

The issue with Kapernick and the cfl is he made way too much money in the nfl to risk his body for 200k Canadian in the cfl.

Quite probably. However, he might start missing the game and/or get bored or decide to come here and light up the league to spark interest from a desperate NFL club. Apparently there are rumours that there is an agreement by the NFL owners to freeze him out to make a point so that the hired help doesn't get uppity.

1 hour ago, Throw Long Bannatyne said:

That's why I can't see the Ti-Cats seriously investing in Manziel, why mess around with Masoli, he may not be the best but there's a good chance he'll still be their QB in 5 years time.  I still believe they intend to trade Manziel off to the Als at some point.

At this point Maziel almost makes the most sense in Winnipeg. I think he could quickly turn into a guy who can start games in this league and we need a backup qb right now who could win us games. We aren't so concerned if he bounces back to the NFL in 2 years.

1 hour ago, M.O.A.B. said:

Bighill just released by the Saints. Would love to see him here but he probably go back to the Leos.

Yeah we are probably about 70k short of being able to sign him at this point

I've got a question: of players who have gone to the NFL but are subsequently cut by that team, how many initially sign with a team other than their original CFL squad?  The only one that comes to mind right away is Henoc. I know it's anecdotal but it *feels* like the norm is for players to return to their CFL club.

1 minute ago, voodoochylde said:

I've got a question: of players who have gone to the NFL but are subsequently cut by that team, how many initially sign with a team other than their original CFL squad?  The only one that comes to mind right away is Henoc. I know it's anecdotal but it *feels* like the norm is for players to return to their CFL club.

I think it happens more often than that.  Right off the top of my head, Okpalaugo signed with the Bombers after his NFL stint. 

2 hours ago, Colin Unger said:

At this point Manziel almost makes the most sense in Winnipeg. I think he could quickly turn into a guy who can start games in this league and we need a backup qb right now who could win us games. We aren't so concerned if he bounces back to the NFL in 2 years.

Given the lifespan of quarterbacks, in two years, Nichols will be close to the end of his playing career, and losing two QBs at the same time would not be good. Bomber track record in finding starting QBs is not good.

10 minutes ago, tracker said:

Given the lifespan of quarterbacks, in two years, Nichols will be close to the end of his playing career, and losing two QBs at the same time would not be good. Bomber track record in finding starting QBs is not good.

I could see Nichols playing until he's 35.  Most proven vets in the CFL play a while.

17 minutes ago, voodoochylde said:

I've got a question: of players who have gone to the NFL but are subsequently cut by that team, how many initially sign with a team other than their original CFL squad?  The only one that comes to mind right away is Henoc. I know it's anecdotal but it *feels* like the norm is for players to return to their CFL club.

It is definitely more common to sign with the original club but players sign elsewhere fairly regularly.  Hard to put a number on it without going through on a case-by-case basis.  Rich mentioned Okpalaugo... there was also Quincy McDuffie and Mitchell White last year.