Okay, so the off season officially begins now that the Grey Cup is over. Lots of topics for discussion in the months to come with the Bombers & the League. A new CBA needs to be negotiated sooner rather than later.  Will there be an eventual agreement or a lockout? How much will the salary cap go up? Randy Ambrosie is on record that wants the cap to significantly go up so that is a positive.  Will Bo Levi Mitchell sign with an NFL or perhaps another CFL team? What about Mike Reilly & Trevor Harris who are also free agents? There's a new start up league called the  AAFL & there are legit concerns that it'll draw star CFL players away or hamper free agent signings with CFL teams. Coaching changes in BC & Toronto. The continuing evolving story of the expansion Halifax Schooners & possible exhibition games in Mexico. 

Edited November 27, 20187 yr by SpeedFlex27

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Strange analysis...  basically saying not reducing the ratio is a 'loss' for the CFLPA... and that 1/3 of the players getting a $12k raise is also a loss

2 hours ago, Geebrr said:

I don't see what an unproven Head Coach and a journey man DC screams instant success for, either.

 

Instant? Maybe not. 

 

But maybe.  

1 hour ago, Bigblue204 said:

Meh, the first 4 games of the season are basically pre season. CFL is such a long road....1st game mean absolutely nothing in the grand scheme.

Go 0-4 miss the playoffs by 2 points and come back and say that. 

27 minutes ago, lyin' guy said:

Go 0-4 miss the playoffs by 2 points and come back and say that. 

Reality is you can go 4-0 and still miss the playoffs. Or you can go 0-4 and make them. The point I was making, is games 1 through 4 (I'd argue even up to 7 or 8 ) dont make or break seasons. BC winning or losing game 1 will not be a large factor in how the season turns out for either team.

Edited May 15, 20196 yr by Bigblue204

It's the CFL, the summer is all about getting ready for the fall. What you do after labor day matters much more than what you do previously.

Pretty sure you can go 1-8 in the west and still make the playoffs...  Montreal, Ottawa and Toronto will be tire fires this year

1 hour ago, Mr Dee said:

 

This is what I’m hoping for. If globals can count as a Canadian and the cfl fronts a lot of the costs of running combined exts for global players you will end up seeing global players in the cfl and they will only be here if they are increasing the overall talent of a squad. 

38 minutes ago, Floyd said:

https://3downnation.com/2019/05/15/early-details-on-the-new-cba-arent-great-for-the-players/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter

Strange analysis...  basically saying not reducing the ratio is a 'loss' for the CFLPA... and that 1/3 of the players getting a $12k raise is also a loss

3downnations’ reporting on the cba has been one sided and manipulative from day one.

30 minutes ago, Bigblue204 said:

Reality is you can go 4-0 and still miss the playoffs. Or you can go 0-4 and make them. The point I was making, is games 1 through 4 (I'd argue even up to 7 or 8 ) dont make or break seasons. BC winning or losing game 1 will not be a large factor in how the season turns out for either team.

Fair point. But those point could determine where you play your first playoff game 

I want to see Chi Chi Gonzalez, the first mexican draft pick catch the game winning touchdown in the Grey Cup!

TACOS FOR EVERYONE!

1 minute ago, jazzsax said:

I want to see Chi Chi Gonzalez, the first mexican draft pick catch the game winning touchdown in the Grey Cup!

TACOS FOR EVERYONE!

They did add a taco stand to the south end concessions so you might be onto something!  🤔

1 minute ago, bigg jay said:

They did add a taco stand to the south end concessions so you might be onto something!  🤔

Just you wait.

$5 taco and beer on Mexican Day. 

Pinata contests in TV timeouts.

 

6 minutes ago, jazzsax said:

I want to see Chi Chi Gonzalez, the first mexican draft pick catch the game winning touchdown in the Grey Cup!

TACOS FOR EVERYONE!

I just want to see one of the draft picks make a team's PR...

 

This is actually a very well-built team...  I think its Bombers v. Esks for top spot in the West

REC is a bit of a question mark - but Daniels and Ellingson should open space for the others

Really like their ratio - assuming Boateng keeps up his play

I'd prob go 3 NI OL instead of 2 NI REC... even think of moving ODonnell back to RT

Konar and Mulumba are expensive special teamers...

 

 

Secondary is meh but the rest of their D looks solid.

16 minutes ago, bigg jay said:

They did add a taco stand to the south end concessions so you might be onto something!  🤔

I'm betting Chi Chi ends up working the booth.

I like that ratio aspect..

 

Probably don't call him "Chi-Chi Gonzalez".

I know we don't want abunch of separate topics, but the lack of individual topics for major news (CBA finalized, Chris Matthews signing etc.) really does make me post less personally... I hate shifting through an endless topic of 100 + pages only to find out that I missed a gem well worth discussing. 

I'm not sure how many players make under $65k, but let's say it's 25 per team. Not factoring in guys already making $65-$75k who might want to get a bump to stay above the minimum, you'd be looking at a max salary increase (next year) of $250k to those guys if they were all at the minimum. The salary cap goes up by $100k in that time as well, so you're looking at shifting about $150k from veteran starters to rookies and backups. 

I think a GM like Walters who is good at finding guys will do just fine.

18 minutes ago, Bubba Zanetti said:

Secondary is meh but the rest of their D looks solid.

Money Hunter and Hightower are very very solid DBs... that's a very nice group

i want to hear more about this thing about an incentive to starting veteran Americans.

29 minutes ago, Mr Dee said:

I like that ratio aspect..

 

An incentive for starting a certain number of veteran Americans.  Man this can't be something that's considered good news for BC.

14 minutes ago, Mike said:

i want to hear more about this thing about an incentive to starting veteran Americans.

You get to start less rookie Americans...  seems like a fair trade

1 minute ago, Floyd said:

You get to start less rookie Americans...  seems like a fair trade

The combination of an incentive for american vets starting and rookies becoming more expensive should really lead to more continuity.  Guys like Fenner must be pleased.