25/26 CFL (Non Bombers) Off Season Thread

[rebusrankin]

30 minutes ago, wbbfan said:

wonder how much campbell got from the riders 

Hopefully $230,000 or more.

[Booch]

11 minutes ago, rebusrankin said:

Hopefully $230,000 or more.

well he is head and shoulders better than Kramdi...so I hope to god more than that lousy deal

[blue85gold]

43 minutes ago, wbbfan said:

wonder how much campbell got from the riders 

I would guess Tyrell Ford money

[HardCoreBlue]

On 2026-01-09 at 5:36 PM, wbbfan said:

https://3downnation.com/2026/01/09/cfl-to-discuss-replay-centre-awards-format-three-minute-clock-rules-and-more-at-winter-meetings/

 

Cfl tone deaf af, last thing we need is more changes. We have too many big changes coming already. It’ll be impossible to tune the change planned if they keep compiling changes on top of that. 

Spending a lot of time looking at changing rules with the belief that this will help grow our league is such lazy thinking with little effort needed just debating and intellectualizing about it ad nauseum in house while they could be doing way more important things. Rules in our league is not the reason we can't compete with the NFL. It's $ and location so should not the CFL Commish and his team be applying a full court press on how they can attract sponsors, increase attendance by marketing that they are comitted to drawing the highest quality talent for fans to watch and cheer for? 

[rebusrankin]

1 hour ago, blue85gold said:

I would guess Tyrell Ford money

That's why I said $230,000. He should be $200,000 + easy.

[ShyGuy]

200k+ for a DB who's gonna be 33 at the start of the season seems crazy, even if he has the right passport

[wbbfan]

1 hour ago, HardCoreBlue said:

Spending a lot of time looking at changing rules with the belief that this will help grow our league is such lazy thinking with little effort needed just debating and intellectualizing about it ad nauseum in house while they could be doing way more important things. Rules in our league is not the reason we can't compete with the NFL. It's $ and location so should not the CFL Commish and his team be applying a full court press on how they can attract sponsors, increase attendance by marketing that they are comitted to drawing the highest quality talent for fans to watch and cheer for? 

nailed it. 

21 minutes ago, rebusrankin said:

That's why I said $230,000. He should be $200,000 + easy.

I wonder if this is going to be the new market for dbs, or if it’ll be a short term surge. It’s crazy to pay such money. DB is very close to rb in terms of replacement. It might even be easier, because rbs in the cfl really need to block and a lot of college backs struggle at first with it. 

[Brandon]

[JuranBoldenRules]

4 hours ago, bigg jay said:

How many American players worth drafting would consider the CFL at that point in their career though?  We often see guys sit on neg lists for years before they come up (if ever) because they have no interest in playing anywhere but the NFL.  You already get that with a handful of players in the Canadian draft but a US draft would be absolutely full of this.  

If they can get enough American players to declare for a CFL draft then it could work but I don't see that happening or being successful.  Maybe it might work in conjunction with the neg list (IE: keep the neg list but have a draft for some top rated/well known players who might get generate some buzz)?

This would basically be the neg list but with a public shaming of the league added on.  Brilliant marketing.

So they could pull it all into one day, teams draft guys, don't want them, cut them and could they add other guys to their protected list?  Would some guys have to go through a draft and others you can just sign whenever, in August or October?

[wbbfan]

1 hour ago, Brandon said:

dyce to ham for teams, and reinbold back to hamilton for the same too. 

[HardCoreBlue]

4 minutes ago, wbbfan said:

dyce to ham for teams, and reinbold back to hamilton for the same too. 

All the best to BD except of course against us.

Against us I hope his ST gives up multiple touchdowns to our KR's, his KR's fumble many many times to our KR coverage and so forth and so forth 🙂

First thing BD thinks when he arrives in Hamilton: 'Damn I forgot about that smell.'

[wbbfan]

16 minutes ago, HardCoreBlue said:

All the best to BD except of course against us.

Against us I hope his ST gives up multiple touchdowns to our KR's, his KR's fumble many many times to our KR coverage and so forth and so forth 🙂

First thing BD thinks when he arrives in Hamilton: 'Damn I forgot about that smell.'

100%. Same for both for me. I like both as guys and football minds. Don’t particularly want either here unless it was some crazy good value position. 

[Stickem]

Reinbold???even in a value position, I don't think the Blue faithful will ever forget the coaching disaster he was here.....The guy has bounced around the league so often, he thinks he's  a Hawaiian beachball ...

[johnzo]

1 hour ago, Stickem said:

Reinbold???even in a value position, I don't think the Blue faithful will ever forget the coaching disaster he was here.....The guy has bounced around the league so often, he thinks he's  a Hawaiian beachball ...

Reinebold hasn't bounced around that much by CFL coaching standards.  He's coached for three different CFL teams in the past decade.  

Noel Thorpe and Mike Benevides and Scott Milanovich (2nd best offense in 2025) and Corey Mace (best DC in 2025) have all coached for three different CFL teams in the past decade. 

Reinebold has been around the CFL for 30+ years now (!) so it's gonna seem like he's bouncing a lot but really he's just a typical CFL assistant.

Edited 3 hours ago by johnzo

[bigg jay]

21 minutes ago, johnzo said:

Reinebold hasn't bounced around that much by CFL coaching standards.  He's coached for three different CFL teams in the past decade.  

Noel Thorpe and Mike Benevides and Scott Milanovich (2nd best offense in 2025) and Corey Mace (best DC in 2025) have all coached for three different CFL teams in the past decade. 

Reinebold has been around the CFL for 30+ years now (!) so it's gonna seem like he's bouncing a lot but really he's just a typical CFL assistant.

Yeah he was out of the league for a long time after Winnipeg (1999-2011) but since he returned, he's coached almost exclusively for the TiCats.  One season (2012) in Montreal, one in BC (2018) and now Ottawa - that's pretty stable for an assistant coach in the CFL.  Definitely a lot of other coaches who have moved around just as much (if not more) or that same time period.

BLM probably regretting his decision not to retire right about now...

Hamilton Tiger-Cats sign Chris Kolankowski following release from Blue Bombers - 3DownNation

 

[johnzo]

17 minutes ago, bigg jay said:

 

BLM probably regretting his decision not to retire right about now...

Hamilton Tiger-Cats sign Chris Kolankowski following release from Blue Bombers - 3DownNation

 

I recall people here saying that Kolo could contribute as a spare OL or a guy in heavy run sets.  Maybe he won't be the starting center in Hamilton?

[wbbfan]

2 hours ago, Stickem said:

Reinbold???even in a value position, I don't think the Blue faithful will ever forget the coaching disaster he was here.....The guy has bounced around the league so often, he thinks he's  a Hawaiian beachball ...

He's really good as a team/position coach. They loved his recruiting ability in Hawaii, too. He didn't work out, but he was also given way to much to do. He's a quality guy though. I don't have any hate for him, even though his era here was brutal. 

 

7 minutes ago, johnzo said:

I recall people here saying that Kolo could contribute as a spare OL or a guy in heavy run sets.  Maybe he won't be the starting center in Hamilton?

Prior to last year, he was a very reliable snapper. Heavy-set asset? Not really. An OL with the right passport can always get another shot up here though. 

 I find that an interesting move with woodmansey a free agent for them, and one of the best guys available. Maybe they are preparing (poorly) for him to get an offer they can't compete with. 

[bigg jay]

2 minutes ago, wbbfan said:

Prior to last year, he was a very reliable snapper. Heavy-set asset? Not really. An OL with the right passport can always get another shot up here though. 

 I find that an interesting move with woodmansey a free agent for them, and one of the best guys available. Maybe they are preparing (poorly) for him to get an offer they can't compete with. 

Szott was their back-up last season and he's a pending FA as well they may have a few spots to fill.

[Booch]

18 minutes ago, johnzo said:

I recall people here saying that Kolo could contribute as a spare OL or a guy in heavy run sets.  Maybe he won't be the starting center in Hamilton?

he would be the worst spare Olineman on a roster....cant play anything but center...and well...we saw how he plays that....as a guard he's be obliterated and embarrassed more than at center....so if a tackle or guard got hurt...1 injury would likely mean 3 position swaps....

Edited 2 hours ago by Booch

[Tracker]

33 minutes ago, johnzo said:

I recall people here saying that Kolo could contribute as a spare OL or a guy in heavy run sets.  Maybe he won't be the starting center in Hamilton?

I seem to recall that he is from the Hamilton area, so its a good fit for him if so.

[rebusrankin]

So you're saying there's a chance we get Woodmansey?

[wbbfan]

1 hour ago, rebusrankin said:

So you're saying there's a chance we get Woodmansey?

Always a chance, idk how good it is, but dare to dream for now. 

 I wonder how much he will get? Deals are pretty nutty right now. If good NI Dbs pushing age are getting in the 200k range, I have to think a young prime ol like woodmansey is going to demand 275k+ Maybe north of 300.

BC signs Sayles, thats a good get for them. 

RBs cut pickett early ahead of FA as well. 

 

Wonder how much the stamps are offering Hicks. Thats gotta be a big offer to try and get him to skip FA. 

 

[Noeller]

Do we want Woodmansey? Apparently he started out as a C but was shitty so they moved him to G where he was a bit better.