2025 CFL (Non-Bombers) Season

[wbbfan]

https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/news/olivier-rioux-florida-basketballs-7-foot-9-center-works-out-for-gators-football-team/amp/

 

Canadian basketball player, Olivier Rioux had a try out with the Florida gators. Some where taman is writing his name down on a napkin and waiting to neg list him. 
 7’9 300 ish pounds, 11 inch vertical lol. Needless to say it didn’t go great. 

[Noeller]

 

 

[ShyGuy]

https://calgaryherald.com/sports/stampeders-in-week-9-qb-vernon-adams-jr-up-in-air-to-play-host-redblacks

 

VAJ a limited participant yesterday and "pulled back" today. If he can't go Thursday that would leave Bo... And technically Arbuckle as the only Week 1 projected starters to not miss any time.

[Noeller]

 

 

[ShyGuy]

Can anyone decipher the Stamps depth chart and know what Mills status is?

Kind of looks like he is a designated nationalized american for this game? Listed as (26 MILLS*) DA... I think the parenthesis around him and the square brackets around Antwi mean Designated Nationalized American? That would mean a snap limit for him?

[blue85gold]

https://3downnation.com/2025/07/30/hamilton-tiger-cats-release-former-second-round-cfl-draft-pick-kyle-samson-sign-one/

Could get Samson back now. Go for the all Cdn DT dline!

[3rdand1.5]

VA out for Calgary is HUGE!

[JuranBoldenRules]

45 minutes ago, ShyGuy said:

Can anyone decipher the Stamps depth chart and know what Mills status is?

Kind of looks like he is a designated nationalized american for this game? Listed as (26 MILLS*) DA... I think the parenthesis around him and the square brackets around Antwi mean Designated Nationalized American? That would mean a snap limit for him?

It means he can sub in for Antwi 25 snaps.  Otherwise he has to sub in for an American, so basically one of the receivers.

Calgary is down Barnes, Alford and Philpot.  Pretty thin on O.

[17to85]

43 minutes ago, blue85gold said:

https://3downnation.com/2025/07/30/hamilton-tiger-cats-release-former-second-round-cfl-draft-pick-kyle-samson-sign-one/

Could get Samson back now. Go for the all Cdn DT dline!

Don't give osh ideas

[Booch]

1 hour ago, ShyGuy said:

Can anyone decipher the Stamps depth chart and know what Mills status is?

Kind of looks like he is a designated nationalized american for this game? Listed as (26 MILLS*) DA... I think the parenthesis around him and the square brackets around Antwi mean Designated Nationalized American? That would mean a snap limit for him?

Only if he comes in for Antwi and doesnt affect ratio....Dicky utilizing the rues afforded to him unlike someone we know....after he uses up his 29 snaps?...or 24?...then when he comes in he is an import again and they need to get a different canadian on field for some body

36 minutes ago, 17to85 said:

Don't give osh ideas

he should pick him up and dump 2 of the other 3 not named Lawson tho

[kelownabomberfan]

Saskatchewan is destroying Montreal.  Is this team for real?  

[Atomic]

3 minutes ago, kelownabomberfan said:

Saskatchewan is destroying Montreal.  Is this team for real?  

Sadly it seems like Trevor Harris is the only healthy, competent QB in the league 

[blueingreenland]

2 minutes ago, kelownabomberfan said:

Saskatchewan is destroying Montreal.  Is this team for real?  

That Sask defense is. And Trevor Harris is playing the best football of his career. If we don't improve rapidly and get Collaros back (the 2021 version) the Labour Day Classic could get real real ugly.

[Super Duper Negatron]

Riders winning the Cup in our barn is nightmare fuel.

[bigg jay]

Thankfully the GC isn't won in August.  Harris is playing well but I don't see it lasting.

[rebusrankin]

33 minutes ago, Super Duper Negatron said:

Riders winning the Cup in our barn is nightmare fuel.

This is my nightmare right now. I don't want to see that ever.

[17to85]

Are the riders good? No, never.

[Wanna-B-Fanboy]

4 hours ago, Super Duper Negatron said:

Riders winning the Cup in our barn is nightmare fuel.

Edited 15 hours ago by Wanna-B-Fanboy

[wbbfan]

13 hours ago, Super Duper Negatron said:

Riders winning the Cup in our barn is nightmare fuel.

Don’t you put that evil on me Ricky Bobby! 
 
Seriously though if it happens now it’s your fault lol. 
 I don’t think the riders will be real competition for the cup. Calgary is the team out of the west. They got the D, the qb, the rb, WRs if they get healthy, and the brain trust. healthy Montreal and Toronto with Kelly out of the east too. 
 Ssk is winning with smoke and mirrors, and so are we at this point. 

[Piggy 1]

59 minutes ago, wbbfan said:

Don’t you put that evil on me Ricky Bobby! 
 
Seriously though if it happens now it’s your fault lol. 
 I don’t think the riders will be real competition for the cup. Calgary is the team out of the west. They got the D, the qb, the rb, WRs if they get healthy, and the brain trust. healthy Montreal and Toronto with Kelly out of the east too. 
 Ssk is winning with smoke and mirrors, and so are we at this point. 

Rider are legit, love em or hate em. 

[BRT]

1 hour ago, wbbfan said:

Don’t you put that evil on me Ricky Bobby! 
 
Seriously though if it happens now it’s your fault lol. 
 I don’t think the riders will be real competition for the cup. Calgary is the team out of the west. They got the D, the qb, the rb, WRs if they get healthy, and the brain trust. healthy Montreal and Toronto with Kelly out of the east too. 
 Ssk is winning with smoke and mirrors, and so are we at this point. 

While I would love to agree with your comments I in all honestly, can not do so. After watching the Rider-Als game last night I believe the Riders are the real deal and IMHO it will be either Calgary or the Riders duking it out for a Grey Cup appearance in the Peg.

[Tracker]

16 hours ago, blueingreenland said:

That Sask defense is. And Trevor Harris is playing the best football of his career. If we don't improve rapidly and get Collaros back (the 2021 version) the Labour Day Classic could get real real ugly.

NOT gonna want to watch those games. But I probably will (sigh).

2 hours ago, BRT said:

While I would love to agree with your comments I in all honestly, can not do so. After watching the Rider-Als game last night I believe the Riders are the real deal and IMHO it will be either Calgary or the Riders duking it out for a Grey Cup appearance in the Peg.

I  think it will be the Riders and TiCats rubbing our noses in it.

[wbbfan]

3 hours ago, BRT said:

While I would love to agree with your comments I in all honestly, can not do so. After watching the Rider-Als game last night I believe the Riders are the real deal and IMHO it will be either Calgary or the Riders duking it out for a Grey Cup appearance in the Peg.

I get that, but here is why it isn't just hate from me. 

1, they've been beating up on teams like that, Montreal with no rb or qb. 

2, They have the 2nd most points in the league, but their offense is mid-pack for TDS and bottom tier for FGs.

3, they have bad teams' cover play with unreliable k/p. 

4, Their O is mid-pack in first downs, and their D is bottom tier in giving up among the most. 

5, Their D is in the bottom tier for giving up TD drives, and only slightly better at forcing turnovers. 

6, Discipline. They are the most penalized team in the league once again.

7, They are reliant on a bunch of old guys who have been pretty healthy so far. Harris, Micah, Rose, Hardrick, etc. McEwen and some WRs have been banged up. But in a league where every QB is hurt, and you have an old guy in Harris who's been healthy, it is just a matter of time until an injury hits that hurts their roster. 

8, Ssk, is squeezing out a lot of close wins over banged-up teams. 

Finally, coaching. I think Mace is along for the ride on that roster. He's a good defensive coach, but he isn't the leader capable of getting that team to play disciplined, smart ball. 

They have a well-rounded offence, with a very good OL. It has the highest yards per play and the most big plays. They also have the best pressure front in the league. They are a good team. But they are a team that is peaking in the first 1/3 of the season. It is extremely rare, especially in the West, for that to pan out long-term. Montreal and Toronto are going to get a lot better when they get QBs back. Hamilton is already better.

 The riders probably have the best chance in the West of being a good team for an extended period of time. If Harris keeps playing. But I think they are a coaching change away from being a real GC contender. 

[Tracker]

29 minutes ago, wbbfan said:

I get that, but here is why it isn't just hate from me. 

1, they've been beating up on teams like that, Montreal with no rb or qb. 

2, They have the 2nd most points in the league, but their offense is mid-pack for TDS and bottom tier for FGs.

3, they have bad teams' cover play with unreliable k/p. 

4, Their O is mid-pack in first downs, and their D is bottom tier in giving up among the most. 

5, Their D is in the bottom tier for giving up TD drives, and only slightly better at forcing turnovers. 

6, Discipline. They are the most penalized team in the league once again.

7, They are reliant on a bunch of old guys who have been pretty healthy so far. Harris, Micah, Rose, Hardrick, etc. McEwen and some WRs have been banged up. But in a league where every QB is hurt, and you have an old guy in Harris who's been healthy, it is just a matter of time until an injury hits that hurts their roster. 

8, Ssk, is squeezing out a lot of close wins over banged-up teams. 

Finally, coaching. I think Mace is along for the ride on that roster. He's a good defensive coach, but he isn't the leader capable of getting that team to play disciplined, smart ball. 

They have a well-rounded offence, with a very good OL. It has the highest yards per play and the most big plays. They also have the best pressure front in the league. They are a good team. But they are a team that is peaking in the first 1/3 of the season. It is extremely rare, especially in the West, for that to pan out long-term. Montreal and Toronto are going to get a lot better when they get QBs back. Hamilton is already better.

 The riders probably have the best chance in the West of being a good team for an extended period of time. If Harris keeps playing. But I think they are a coaching change away from being a real GC contender. 

A well-posed argument, but we will see if it holds this month.