25/26 CFL (Non Bombers) Off Season Thread

[rebusrankin]

Eli has 5 or 6 years and has never established himself. I'd lean towards him not being good enough.

[Booch]

3 minutes ago, rebusrankin said:

Eli has 5 or 6 years and has never established himself. I'd lean towards him not being good enough.

or was he stone walled by whatever reason and not really given the chance....we shall see this summer if he comes out of camp as the starter and how the line plays as a group during the season...thet will be the indicator right there....And if he gets beat out by a rookie...Or Vibert...well then it is what it is....Tho I will stand on my hill and say he is better than Kolo ...always was

[17to85]

Better than koala is a ******* low bar. Wouldn't surprise me if vibert starts at centre and Eli is still the "starting" 6th OL

 

[Noeller]

“It’s an important piece for game flow, something we talk about every single year. We know there will be fewer stoppages with the automatic 35-second clock, and we need the on-field officials relying less on the replay centre,” he said.

 

“We are trying to balance, of course, getting the call right with game flow and making sure the game is moving at pace. The expression we use is ‘clear and obvious.’ If there’s an egregious error that’s clear and obvious, let’s have the replay centre step in. But otherwise, it’s the job of the officials on the field to run the game. We’re going to do more research on how we can implement those objectives, and there are future rules committee meetings coming up in the next couple of months where we will discuss again.”

 

[SpeedFlex27]

7 hours ago, GCn20 said:

At what point did i say that discussion is stupid? People have their opinions, and we discuss them. I thought that the idea of moving Stan inside as a plan was not very intelligent and discussed my reasons why. Is that Ok with you or are we only to nod and agree with things we don't agree with. I gave my reasons respectfully and the OP decided to get butt hurt and make rude commentary. That's not on me. I explained many times that my issue isn't with Stan playing inside per se, but with it being the plan which I think would be a very shortsighted one that would carry more risk than reward.

IF we go through FA, draft, and recruiting and roll snake eyes on anything better than that plan, fine, we do what we gotta do. I would think that to be a pretty big fail by KW and staff tho. We need to do better than moving Stan inside out of convenience. He is unlikely to be any better at age 40 and changing positions than a younger, cheaper OL we can get in FA or recruitment at a lower cost and with far more long term upside. Stan is going down the wrong side of the hill to reinvest in him at a new position and I know that hurts some sensibilities around here but it's just fact. Our very best play as an organization is to find our next generation of OL, let Stan compete for his usual job, and let the chips fall where they may as to whether he still has a year or two in him. If he is still deemed to be our best LT so be it. If not, we need to move on not reposition him. KW needs to have stud OGs and C in camp already.

All that has been discussed around here for almost 3 years is how we are holding onto aging players for too long out of loyalty. I am suggesting that doing so with Stan would just be continuing the stupidity and everyone who vehemently argued that MOS and KW are too loyal suddenly get in an uproar. I am legitimately confused by this inconsistency. The guy is 40, its not the time for him to reinvent his career.

Thomas couldn' play anymore. It was obvious to everyone but Osh. Bryant could still play. Big difference. 

[SpeedFlex27]

1 hour ago, Noeller said:

“It’s an important piece for game flow, something we talk about every single year. We know there will be fewer stoppages with the automatic 35-second clock, and we need the on-field officials relying less on the replay centre,” he said.

 

“We are trying to balance, of course, getting the call right with game flow and making sure the game is moving at pace. The expression we use is ‘clear and obvious.’ If there’s an egregious error that’s clear and obvious, let’s have the replay centre step in. But otherwise, it’s the job of the officials on the field to run the game. We’re going to do more research on how we can implement those objectives, and there are future rules committee meetings coming up in the next couple of months where we will discuss again.”

 

Jeez, the 3 minute clock, OT, playoffs siuddenly too easy, no ties & now the Replay Centre. No idea the CFL was so messed up that we have to reinvent everything under this guy.  

[wbbfan]

8 hours ago, 17to85 said:

Did the same logic apply when Sam Hurl was starting at MLB back in the day? 

Oshea using his roster in a suboptimal way is not a new phenomenon.... but I feel like we go around and around and around about this all the time.

glass, rock, soo many dbs as well. lots of guys come to mind. 

7 hours ago, Noeller said:

Feels like there's gonna be a bunch of these....

 

 

very likely. i’d be happy to get him on a fair deal. Two guys like him who can rotate would be great. 

[Goalie]

2 hours ago, SpeedFlex27 said:

Thomas couldn' play anymore. It was obvious to everyone but Osh. Bryant could still play. Big difference. 

I dunno. Bryant wasn’t really that great last season. He was beat more times last year than his previous years combined. Now maybe that was an entire oline issue but I honestly wouldn’t be opposed to moving on from 40 yr old players. But he’s earned the right to go out how he wishes. Neufeld is a guy I’d bring back tho as he’s a bit more versatile than big Stan and Canadian. 

Edited 2 minutes ago by Goalie