25/26 CFL (Non Bombers) Off Season Thread

[wbbfan]

3 hours ago, Noeller said:

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. 

It’s backwards. He was drafted as and started out his career at G. He was in and out of the line up and bounced between g and c. But he played much better at c and was at C most of year and maybe the best C in the league. The previous year he was at g the whole year. 

 the cats ol prior to last year was pretty bleh and they didn’t run balanced play call. he’s an excellent run blocker and good in pass pro. he’d fit us brilliantly. 

 I don’t think we will be in the market to pay that though. 

[Noeller]

29 minutes ago, wbbfan said:

It’s backwards. He was drafted as and started out his career at G. He was in and out of the line up and bounced between g and c. But he played much better at c and was at C most of year and maybe the best C in the league. The previous year he was at g the whole year. 

 the cats ol prior to last year was pretty bleh and they didn’t run balanced play call. he’s an excellent run blocker and good in pass pro. he’d fit us brilliantly. 

 I don’t think we will be in the market to pay that though. 

Was just basing it on this, which said he couldn't snap so they moved him to G...

 

[Pete Catan's Ghost]

6 hours ago, Tracker said:

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

I met a bunch of his family at McGill a couple of years ago. Some were wearing Als - Kolankowski jerseys....which seemed kind of weird since there was no apparent connection.

[rebusrankin]

I'd love to see how much Campbell got from the Riders and how much Sayles got from BC.

Hamilton loses Veresuk to the NFL. That's rough.

[GCn20]

12 hours ago, wbbfan said:

It’s backwards. He was drafted as and started out his career at G. He was in and out of the line up and bounced between g and c. But he played much better at c and was at C most of year and maybe the best C in the league. The previous year he was at g the whole year. 

 the cats ol prior to last year was pretty bleh and they didn’t run balanced play call. he’s an excellent run blocker and good in pass pro. he’d fit us brilliantly. 

 I don’t think we will be in the market to pay that though. 

I would take him in a heartbeat. Christ we have people here suggesting we move Stan to C. Let's get a real centre so that we can end ridiculousness like that. It seems we are pretty desperate or at least the fans are. Or we can put the goat at a position he has never played, get him injured by the big men in the middle while learning how to snap at age 40. I could barely type that last sentence.

Edited 2 hours ago by GCn20

[wbbfan]

12 hours ago, Noeller said:

Was just basing it on this, which said he couldn't snap so they moved him to G...

 

Idk who that is, but that didn't happen either. The eastern final had Woodmansey at C. Revenberg and Dobson played and started every game for the cats at G from week 1 through the eastern final. The depthchart for that game is at the bottom. 

https://www.ticats.ca/2025/11/07/tiger-cats-set-for-high-stakes-eastern-final-against-alouettes/

Edited 2 hours ago by wbbfan

[wbbfan]

30 minutes ago, GCn20 said:

I would take him in a heartbeat. Christ we have people here suggesting we move Stan to C. Let's get a real centre so that we can end ridiculousness like that. It seems we are pretty desperate or at least the fans are. Or we can put the goat at a position he has never played, get him injured by the big men in the middle while learning how to snap at age 40. I could barely type that last sentence.

Woodmansey just completed his first full season at C, he played it off and on the two previous years so he isn't like a true blue centre. But he's damned good and still 28. He's played 82 games, but he's also been pretty healthy through his time in the league. He's got excellent size and build for C as well as athleticism. 

 I dont know how much he will get, but a steal like that in free agency is worth being spend happy on. 

I do like Eli and am comfortable with Vibert as the backup. He was also solid in the work we gave him at C last camp/pre-season. But there are other options as it stands right now;

Woodmansey, an excellent centre in his prime. He will command a premium price. With marty coaching him, I think he only goes up from last year.

Mcewen, the riders prized free agent from last year but ended up getting hurt and missing the year. Turns 33, I wouldve loved him last year. This year, he'd be solid at a reasonable pay day.

Further to the scrap pile, Sceviour is also a free agent. He is a natural C that has played as much G in the cfl as C. Again, solid pick up if he is on a reasonable deal. 

Then in the depths of the scrap heap, Starczala. He's a warm body who has started at C, and is likely a 6th ol at best on a good team, if hes healthy. At that point I'd rather take a developmental kid in the draft. 

[CrazyCanuck89]

14 hours ago, wbbfan said:

It’s backwards. He was drafted as and started out his career at G. He was in and out of the line up and bounced between g and c. But he played much better at c and was at C most of year and maybe the best C in the league. The previous year he was at g the whole year. 

 the cats ol prior to last year was pretty bleh and they didn’t run balanced play call. he’s an excellent run blocker and good in pass pro. he’d fit us brilliantly. 

 I don’t think we will be in the market to pay that though. 

He was a good centre this past season, except for the snapping issues.  If he can clean those up, he can be a great centre.

[wbbfan]

5 minutes ago, CrazyCanuck89 said:

He was a good centre this past season, except for the snapping issues.  If he can clean those up, he can be a great centre.

I do remember 1-2 errant snaps in games against us, snapping is certainly not his greatest strength. With the Pistol and alignment nature of cfl offences, I don't think the snap is as critical as it was when everyone was in run and gun from the shotgun. I think a good coach should be able to tighten up snaps with in a year or so in the cfl. 

 But I also think we could have had some outlier issue last year. Kola was always a snapping specialist; that was the one thing he did really well. But last year he was close to a wild snap a game. And most games in the league now that I think back had some bad snaps. I wonder if this is an issue of wear on artificial turf, causing something to rub off on balls, or a wipe down procedure change or some thing. 

I kind of want to go back and look at the ball handling in a game or two now. It could all be a coincidence, or it could be some odd root problem. 

[CrazyCanuck89]

I don't understand why some teams just won't just draft pure centres.  I know the Lions drafted the UWO centre to hopefully take over one day.  Their is a kid at Maine, but he still has eligibility left.