JCon Posted May 6 Report Share Posted May 6 Chase your dream! No, not like that. rebusrankin, Jesse, Noeller and 3 others 1 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wbbfan Posted May 6 Report Share Posted May 6 24 minutes ago, rebusrankin said: Who has the money to pay Rourke this year? Nobody in the CFL should have the $600,000 he'll demand. Cap isn't applied till the teams first game active roster is submitted to the league. Like Jcon said, you'd cut guys to make him work. Be it regular season or otherwise. Teams also don't immediately spend the entire cap as well. Some reserve has to be left for PR expansions, nfl cut down guys etc. Our cap is likely the most flexible hard cap of any sports league in north America. Stickem 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JuranBoldenRules Posted May 6 Report Share Posted May 6 1 hour ago, wbbfan said: Cap isn't applied till the teams first game active roster is submitted to the league. Like Jcon said, you'd cut guys to make him work. Be it regular season or otherwise. Teams also don't immediately spend the entire cap as well. Some reserve has to be left for PR expansions, nfl cut down guys etc. Our cap is likely the most flexible hard cap of any sports league in north America. "Cap" isn't applied at all until the end of the season. It's a salary management system, not a hard cap. The only major pro league in North America with a hard cap is the NHL. Meaning that the cap number is calculated daily within the season and if a team is over the league will automatically put on waivers the player(s) needed to make the team meet the cap number. For CFL they simply add up salary and bonuses paid Jan 1 to Dec 31 - exemptions for 6 game following the season. You could play way over the pace to exceed the limit and the penalty isn't applied until after the season and on the next draft. 1 hour ago, rebusrankin said: Who has the money to pay Rourke this year? Nobody in the CFL should have the $600,000 he'll demand. I don't think he's coming but almost anyone could make room. I'd bet heavily on Toronto or BC should he ever return. They'd trade or cut their current starter. Bigblue204 and Stickem 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rebusrankin Posted May 6 Report Share Posted May 6 My bet would be BC or Toronto as well for a Rourke return. How much do you think he makes? My bet is at least $600,000 but I could see $700,000. wbbfan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JCon Posted May 6 Report Share Posted May 6 3 minutes ago, rebusrankin said: My bet would be BC or Toronto as well for a Rourke return. How much do you think he makes? My bet is at least $600,000 but I could see $700,000. If it's Toronto, they'll get a special exemption to go over the cap. And, we'll have the TSN crew crying on air about how it's justified and that the CFL wouldn't survive without Rourke. rebusrankin, wbbfan and JohnnyAbonny 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jpan85 Posted May 6 Report Share Posted May 6 Calgary would make all the sense in the world. A QB that would get some excitement going and Meire would be very easy to move on from. JohnnyAbonny 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
17to85 Posted May 6 Report Share Posted May 6 Rourke isn’t coming back any time soon. He's going to hang around as long as possible in the league and maybe slink back to the CFL when no one will even give him a camp shot. Brandon and Noeller 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jesse Posted May 6 Report Share Posted May 6 Literally every team could stand to upgrade their QB room. When Rourke does come back, it's likely going to be an end of season addition. Tracker 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fatty Liver Posted May 6 Report Share Posted May 6 1 hour ago, rebusrankin said: My bet would be BC or Toronto as well for a Rourke return. How much do you think he makes? My bet is at least $600,000 but I could see $700,000. Hate to say it but Sask. would be wise to put themselves in a position to be able to dump old Trevor Harris at a moments notice with no financial consequences to their cap. Rourke probably still wouldn't want to go there. Tracker 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpeedFlex27 Posted May 6 Report Share Posted May 6 49 minutes ago, Fatty Liver said: Hate to say it but Sask. would be wise to put themselves in a position to be able to dump old Trevor Harris at a moments notice with no financial consequences to their cap. Rourke probably still wouldn't want to go there. "Argos or Lions...." ("Argos or Lions")... 53 minutes ago, Fatty Liver said: Hate to say it but Sask. would be wise to put themselves in a position to be able to dump old Trevor Harris at a moments notice with no financial consequences to their cap. Rourke probably still wouldn't want to go there. If the Argos signed Rourke, Kelly would be gone soooo fast. Bigblue204 and Tracker 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpeedFlex27 Posted May 6 Report Share Posted May 6 Pro Palestinian protestors have taken over Percival Molson Stadium. Sounds like they're not going anywhere. Cops have decided to do nothing but observe. Organizers say it's like their own city. So, how does that affect the Alouettes training camp & (at least) their pre season game? Can they move to Olympic Stadium or are they working on the roof? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jpan85 Posted May 6 Report Share Posted May 6 5 minutes ago, SpeedFlex27 said: Pro Palestinian protestors have taken over Percival Molson Stadium. Sounds like they're not going anywhere. Cops have decided to do nothing but observe. Organizers say it's like their own city. So, how does that affect the Alouettes training camp & (at least) their pre season game? Can they move to Olympic Stadium or are they working on the roof? They don't do training camp at McGill they are holding it in Trois-Riveria JCon 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tracker Posted May 6 Report Share Posted May 6 8 hours ago, WinnipegGordo said: Hmmmm.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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SpeedFlex27 Posted May 6 Report Share Posted May 6 (edited) 6 hours ago, Jpan85 said: Calgary would make all the sense in the world. A QB that would get some excitement going and Meire would be very easy to move on from. Ownership in YYC is too cheap. The owner (Murray Edwards) is a billionaire living in Switzerland so as not to pay Canadian income tax like you & I. He won't spend a penny on football operations. Living here, the Stamps are a true football wasteland. You don't even know if Calgary has a CFL team. Edwards could turn things around so fast if he wanted to but alas, he doesn't. The Elks think private ownership is the Holy Grail. Sure, if you have someone who cares like Omar Doman in BC but then you have private douchebags like Edwards & MLSE who don't. It's a roll of the dice. Edited May 6 by SpeedFlex27 Tracker 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpeedFlex27 Posted May 6 Report Share Posted May 6 3 hours ago, Jpan85 said: They don't do training camp at McGill they are holding it in Trois-Riveria Well, the season starts around May 25th so if these protestors entrench themselves at Percival Molson Stadium, then what?? Also, I'm concerned about Princess Auto Stadium as it's on the campus of the U of M. What if protestors in Winnipeg do the same? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark H. Posted May 7 Report Share Posted May 7 14 minutes ago, SpeedFlex27 said: Well, the season starts around May 25th so if these protestors entrench themselves at Percival Molson Stadium, then what?? Also, I'm concerned about Princess Auto Stadium as it's on the campus of the U of M. What if protestors in Winnipeg do the same? If even one team can't play in their stadium, the season probably won't start. But in Winnipeg? I could see Wade Miller getting that situation resolved. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpeedFlex27 Posted May 7 Report Share Posted May 7 1 minute ago, Mark H. said: If even one team can't play in their stadium, the season probably won't start. But in Winnipeg? I could see Wade Miller getting that situation resolved. It could be a disaster. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goalie Posted May 7 Report Share Posted May 7 (edited) 59 minutes ago, SpeedFlex27 said: Well, the season starts around May 25th so if these protestors entrench themselves at Percival Molson Stadium, then what?? Also, I'm concerned about Princess Auto Stadium as it's on the campus of the U of M. What if protestors in Winnipeg do the same? We don’t have as many pro Palestine people as they do. But sometimes what would hamas do. Hmm. Don’t think the ppl would like that. Montreal has a cfl team they say? What’s a cfl. Edited May 7 by Goalie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tracker Posted May 7 Report Share Posted May 7 A representative of the protesters stated that no matter where they choose to demonstrate, there will be no violence or blockade of people from their buildings and I would assume that would include footyball games. They are smart enough to know its not a good idea to really irk people. Noeller 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigBlue Posted May 7 Report Share Posted May 7 I have never so many obits at once on any site ... is this incubating covid and vaccines coming home to roost? Bigblue204 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super Duper Negatron Posted May 7 Report Share Posted May 7 32 minutes ago, BigBlue said: I have never so many obits at once on any site ... is this incubating covid and vaccines coming home to roost? Noeller, MOBomberFan, SpeedFlex27 and 4 others 5 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jesse Posted May 7 Report Share Posted May 7 11 hours ago, SpeedFlex27 said: It could be a disaster. But will most likely be nothing? Bigblue204 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GCn20 Posted May 7 Report Share Posted May 7 The protests won't effect anything imo. Bigblue204 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WinnipegGordo Posted May 7 Report Share Posted May 7 3downnation has started up with their highest paid player lists. First up quarterbacks: JCon and Noeller 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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