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

29 minutes ago, Booch said:

sign a Boyko...release a Lumbala...BC lions...team with no depth but a million dollar QB/RG tandem hahaha

Yeah, that team is just spinning its wheels. Good luck figuring out the salary cap, Ed. You're totally confused now.

The increase in minimum salary will be off-set by the cap on Draft pick compensation.  Kinda risky though as we already see guys who have NFL prospects refusing to sign out of the draft.

Umm I’m missing the part where boyko is not a massive NI upgrade over lumbala on the roster 

like he’s a 33 year old backup...

 

more of a matter of any subsequent quality signing now by B.C is going to have to be followed by cutting a veteran player o make it work...you can only cut so many until you are basically screwed depth wise

2 minutes ago, Booch said:

more of a matter of any subsequent quality signing now by B.C is going to have to be followed by cutting a veteran player o make it work...you can only cut so many until you are basically screwed depth wise

They’re going to shed OL salary by end of TC anyway... they are looking pretty deep right now

32 minutes ago, Floyd said:

They’re going to shed OL salary by end of TC anyway... they are looking pretty deep right now

No doubt the Riders, RedBlacks and Alouettes are waiting anxiously.

2 hours ago, SpeedFlex27 said:

Yeah, that team is just spinning its wheels. Good luck figuring out the salary cap, Ed. You're totally confused now.

You do realize that the players being released have replacements in place, right? 

1 hour ago, lyin' guy said:

You do realize that the players being released have replacements in place, right? 

Anyone can be replaced for cheaper. Doesn't mean they're better. Give a million to your QB & RG & stuff like this happens. Your $700 thousand dollar qb can't complete passes on his back.

1 hour ago, lyin' guy said:

You do realize that the players being released have replacements in place, right? 

Said every team that ever replaced anyone for cheaper. 

24 minutes ago, SpeedFlex27 said:

Anyone can be replaced for cheaper. Doesn't mean they're better. Give a million to your QB & RG & stuff like this happens. Your $700 thousand dollar qb can't complete passes on his back.

But he's young and doesn't have many miles on him. 

Closing off the the off season - 

- #Argos sign former #Riders No. 1 pick, Canadian OL Josiah St. John. 

- “It's more tempo, more speed, and I think the biggest difference is that really everyone on this team and everyone here is a true professional,” international player, Max Zimmerman.

- bold statement of the year so far: Belton Johnson: Excited to have renewed contract w/ @GreenZoneSK as CFL analyst. On that note, I predict Zack Collaros to be named MOP this season despite throwing 2 interceptions today at practice and zero concussions this season! 

- Mike O’Shea said the spend the day going over their roster and may make changes yet..

- yet another bold statement courtesy of Rod Pedersen: And a healthy, motivated Zach Collaros makes the Saskatchewan Roughriders a formidable threat. Folks, the Riders would've beaten the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in last year's WSF if Collaros was playing. That's a fact. But if/when he gets hurt this year, the Riders' season goes south fast.

- good marketing - Fans in the lower mainland of B.C. received personalized, autographed postcards from Mike Reilly and the B.C. Lions this spring. They came in the mail and B.C. fans sent me photos of them. The fans were thrilled! 

- Bold statement #3 - I like what the Als did this off-season... could surprise some people by hosting a playoff game this year 🤔 Nik Kowalski - lastwordonCFL

- “At the end of this season, Streveler will need a new contract, and if the Bombers believe he’s their guy going forward, Nichols’ window of opportunity in Winnipeg could well be closing.”

“He’s clearly aware of that fact and that might be why we saw a leaner, fitter-looking Nichols tossing the ball around while the Bombers held their final rookie camp session on Friday.” - Ted Wyman, Winnipeg Sun

Riders first round pick in 2016 signs with TOR.  Furrowed brows over there trying to figure out if he was just a crap player and good riddance or if they're the innocent victims of a greedy agent. Stay tuned.

15 hours ago, SpeedFlex27 said:

Anyone can be replaced for cheaper. Doesn't mean they're better. Give a million to your QB & RG & stuff like this happens. Your $700 thousand dollar qb can't complete passes on his back.

Hard to criticize Hervey for doing exactly what he said he was going to do. Elite QB and younger and cheaper.  We will see how it all pans out. 

6 minutes ago, lyin' guy said:

Hard to criticize Hervey for doing exactly what he said he was going to do. Elite QB and younger and cheaper.  We will see how it all pans out. 

Hard to criticize him for doing basically what Buono did all these years...  cut veterans when he thinks they are still at or just past their peak...

Collaros was horrible last season.  There was a pretty big brigade there that wanted Bridge to play over him.

1 hour ago, Zontar said:

Riders first round pick in 2016 signs with TOR.  Furrowed brows over there trying to figure out if he was just a crap player and good riddance or if they're the innocent victims of a greedy agent. Stay tuned.

They probably realized that Richards was a waste of a pick and needed to add more beef.  

1 hour ago, lyin' guy said:

Hard to criticize Hervey for doing exactly what he said he was going to do. Elite QB and younger and cheaper.  We will see how it all pans out. 

Lions & Stamps may find out what a big mistake it was to overpay their qbs the way they did. Having to cut veterans or letting them go to free agency because they no longer can afford them. With 12 guys on the field, every position is important. 

Just now, Colin Unger said:

They probably realized that Richards was a waste of a pick and needed to add more beef.  

Are you talking about Randy Richards? If do, then he's American.

1 hour ago, Floyd said:

Hard to criticize him for doing basically what Buono did all these years...  cut veterans when he thinks they are still at or just past their peak...

Buono would never have paid Reilly what Hervey did. That's the difference. 

On 2019-05-16 at 6:27 PM, Jpan85 said:

Except there would be no difference in roster spots for either Americans or Canadians these spots are being added. Game roster will be be 3 QBs 21 Canadians 20 Americans 1 then 2 Globals.

Didn't see if this was answered... If you have a Canadian QB does that give you an additional DI?

40 minutes ago, JuranBoldenRules said:

Collaros was horrible last season.  There was a pretty big brigade there that wanted Bridge to play over him.

Everyone that covers sask seems to think 2015 Collaros is magically coming back... Everything any reasonable person saw last year would suggest he will continue to decline this year...

23 minutes ago, SpeedFlex27 said:

Buono would never have paid Reilly what Hervey did. That's the difference. 

Didn’t he make Lukas the highest paid qb at one time

The NI QB is only counted as an NI IF he starts so no... you don't get an additional DI. You do get an additional import if you have a starting NI QB.

33 minutes ago, SpeedFlex27 said:

Are you talking about Randy Richards? If do, then he's American.

Shane Richards....  

Collaros has entered Buck Pierce territory. Was a good player for a while, but all those concussions have taken away his ability to be a high level player. 

With that guy it's not if, it's when the next little bump is gonna concuss him. 

As seen last yr..he got concussed twice on relatively pedestrian hits..2015 Collaros is a loooong way from 2019 Collaros..also factoring in 2015 Collaros had a lot more to play with as well.

He was a healthy and motivated guy last year as well they trumpeted out there..and how did that pan out? 9 tds vs 13 picks..and dont let the 10-4 record as a starter fool u..5 or 6 of the wins because of the defence/st scoring TD's where the margin of victory was by a td or less..so proof is in puddin..he's not the guy..and these nothing behind him either