Pre season action 1PM PT

BC at Edmonton

3 Areas To Watch

Number 2 Pivot: Who Steps Up?

BC - Ricky Lloyd and first-year Leos Austin Apodaca and Cole Sears will handle the quarterback reps in hopes of getting a leg up on sticking behind Reilly on the depth chart. 

Edmonton- Danny O’Brian, Logan Kilgore, Briscoe.

- One big observation in the first week of camp is the depth at receiver. Standouts at the position have included Joey Augustin, Marquis Bundy and Mexican additions Fernando Richarte and Gerardo Alvarez. All CFL clubs are required to keep one global player on their roster beyond training camp.

- Defensive Line: Calling On Another Bookend

With Odell Willis having another strong showing in camp, the big question remains who will line up as the other bookend.

- Linebacker Adam Konar gets to battle some of his own teammates after he was cut loose and quickly picked up by the Lions on day one of camp. He’ll start at MLB

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1 hour ago, Bigblue204 said:

They have none on the list they provided. It's bigger then just 10 players.

Definitely. I was aware of that. I just thought it was curious that the team with arguably the worst QB situation in the CFL (and has been for quite a while) wouldn't take an opportunity to release the names of at least a couple of negotiation list QB's to give the fans some tiny glimmer of hope. Even pie-in-the-sky hope like "hey, maybe Tua Tagovailoa would rather play in Montreal than for whatever NFL team drafts him in the first round. You never know!". 

The kid from Eastern Washington is interesting as their alums include Nichols, BLM and Adams and MR played in the same conference. I mean for Bryant he did get displaced by the likely 2021 NFL #1 overall.

45 minutes ago, 66 Chevelle said:

not that I'm a conspiracy theorist normally, this situation does beg the question, if you have nothing to hide why are you hiding it? teams share their personal list every day with the league who then makes everyone's list available to every team... the list can contain 45 players and can be changed as frequently as a team would like with no limits imposed... so, they have no problem sharing this information among themselves, but seem to have an issue with sharing this information with fans and the public at large...

Great questions. I have no idea, but, I have ranted before about the CFL's veil of secrets around stuff like negotiation lists, injury reporting. Weird because other pro leagues, like the NFL and NBA, are becoming more transparent with information to fans as a way to engage them more. The CFL to me takes a rather ho hum approach to fan engagement. If I were part of the CFL executive I would be losing my mind trying to figure out how to get fans more engaged and actually paying for tickets in the big markets. 

6 minutes ago, M.Silverback said:

Great questions. I have no idea, but, I have ranted before about the CFL's veil of secrets around stuff like negotiation lists, injury reporting. Weird because other pro leagues, like the NFL and NBA, are becoming more transparent with information to fans as a way to engage them more. The CFL to me takes a rather ho hum approach to fan engagement. If I were part of the CFL executive I would be losing my mind trying to figure out how to get fans more engaged and actually paying for tickets in the big markets. 

there is a reason why they hide this information and not wanting everyone to know who is on these list... it's all about keeping players/players agents in the dark more so than fans...

if you ever wonder why there could be a shortage of QBs in this league, look no further than the negotiation list as possible reason... if I'm a QB I can only sign with a team if a) I am on that team's list, or b) I'm not on any one's list... if I make an inquiry to the Bombers to try out or sign with them, they can't sign me if I'm on somebody else's list... also, if I happen to be on their list, they have a negotiation advantage salary wise... the team only has to offer an amount to be considered 'fair' and either you accept that amount or are prohibited from signing with anyone else for a year...

Some insight......

https://www.bluebombers.com/2019/08/15/negotiation-list-revealed/?fbclid=IwAR1E5ov2rivIdccjWSUmeR4DMfxZ5z3pkQ9sijchI7Qr5AReZP8efx-cATM

42 minutes ago, rebusrankin said:

The kid from Eastern Washington is interesting as their alums include Nichols, BLM and Adams and MR played in the same conference. I mean for Bryant he did get displaced by the likely 2021 NFL #1 overall.

He did. Went 12-2 in his last year as a starter losing college football playoff game to Alabama.

2 minutes ago, Jpan85 said:

He did. Went 12-2 in his last year as a starter losing college football playoff game to Alabama.

true... and Missouri was sure glad that he chose to transfer there, lol...

Not amazing numbers for Bryant though considering the talent that Clemson has. Eric Barriere  is more intriguing as a dual threat QB.

54 minutes ago, rebusrankin said:

Not amazing numbers for Bryant though considering the talent that Clemson has. Eric Barriere  is more intriguing as a dual threat QB.

Barriere and Ward are apparently the two potential nuggets on the list.

7 hours ago, JCon said:

https://www.tsn.ca/the-enduring-mystery-of-cfl-negotiation-lists-1.981621

Naylor did a story on it last year.

Yes, you just put the guy on before he's signed or on someone else's list. This is one of those bizarro things that's uniquely CFL. 

This is how I would do it. Take the NFL draft names and distribute them as per season rankings. Nice and even.

 

1 minute ago, Noeller said:

 

I saw Arbuckle was starting but not that BLM was 6 gamed. Wow. Must not be healing quite as quickly as they thought. Obviously, they could pull him off at any time but I thought he was close. 

2 minutes ago, JCon said:

I saw Arbuckle was starting but not that BLM was 6 gamed. Wow. Must not be healing quite as quickly as they thought. Obviously, they could pull him off at any time but I thought he was close. 

 

1 minute ago, Noeller said:

 

Ah! Thanks. 

Interesting but makes sense.   Huff is really trying to save cap space for either Singleton or Michel if either or both get cut from their NFL teams.  Apparently Arbuckle wasn't throwing at practice yesterday  because he was experiencing some shoulder soreness.  

 

1 minute ago, B-F-F-C said:

Interesting but makes sense.   Huff is really trying to save cap space for either Singleton or Michel if either or both get cut from their NFL teams.  Apparently Arbuckle wasn't throwing at practice yesterday  because he was experiencing some shoulder soreness.  

Sounds like both of those guys are doing great...  I don't think they're coming back

9 minutes ago, Floyd said:

Sounds like both of those guys are doing great...  I don't think they're coming back

 

Thanks...I don't follow the NFL at all.  Never watched more than probably 10 minutes of a game.  

10 minutes ago, Floyd said:

Sounds like both of those guys are doing great...  I don't think they're coming back

Singleton was the best defender on Eagles in the last game. Mostly back-ups but still.

 

 

Gene Wilder maybe, but not this guy..

Argos shopping star RB James Wilder Jr.

 

Edited August 16, 20196 yr by Mr Dee

9 minutes ago, Noeller said:

 

 

What star running back? This guy has been a bigger bust than Duron Carter. 

A great half of a rookie season, followed by a swollen head only outdone by Antonio Brown, and then has been absolutely irrelevant since.

Anything any team gives up is too much for that scrub. 

If I was the Ti-Cats I would try to get him. Put him behind their line could be pretty good.

The good ship Argonot

 

10 minutes ago, Jpan85 said:

If I was the Ti-Cats I would try to get him. Put him behind their line could be pretty good.

Watch Calgary pick him up... and take him back to his old form