25/26 CFL (Non Bombers) Off Season Thread

[HardCoreBlue]

1 hour ago, JuranBoldenRules said:

The bigger problem are all the guys stunting their development because they are going to 7 schools in 6 years.

The CFL is always going to only be attractive to people who want to keep playing.  It's not life changing money for any American player or QB.  Most guys who play QB in NCAA have their families spending as much money on QB and 7 on 7 camps when they are in high school as they will make on a CFL rookie deal.

Let's shoot big and make it so (or at least try) and spend less time worrying about the rules of the game.

[rebusrankin]

18 minutes ago, HardCoreBlue said:

Let's shoot big and make it so (or at least try) and spend less time worrying about the rules of the game.

I think we should have the rogue but  only in quarters 3 and 4 on days where the temperature is +25  or higher.

[HardCoreBlue]

1 minute ago, rebusrankin said:

I think we should have the rogue but  only in quarters 3 and 4 on days where the temperature is +25  or higher.

Hmmmm interesting let’s discuss this 18 hours a week for the next seven years.

[bigg jay]

Toronto Argonauts sign recently-released veterans Dewayne Hendrix, Peyton Logan - 3DownNation

 

[SpeedFlex27]

On 2026-01-19 at 8:56 AM, Booch said:

some those guys making NILS money will hardly get a shot in NFL as well...so yes if they wanna play...then theu have really only one legit place

I think the league should have a rookie entry level max for that first contract...Have the current first yr salary as the floor....and max it at 150k per yr for draft picks and guys signed out of the U.S be it a college grad...or a guy with some NFL time bouncing around, as you would find a better stream of guys become available

 

I'd raise it to an NFL PR spot salary & keep pace with it if it rises. 

Edited Wednesday at 01:27 AM by SpeedFlex27

[wbbfan]

19 hours ago, bigg jay said:

Toronto Argonauts sign recently-released veterans Dewayne Hendrix, Peyton Logan - 3DownNation

 

sounds like they are moving on from grant

[GCn20]

1 hour ago, wbbfan said:

sounds like they are moving on from grant

Not necessarily, but probably. There is a remote chance they signed Logan to compete at RB.

[Atomic]

I always find it hard to browse the CFL's official free agent list so I re-organize it by position for readability. Still lots of time until free agency opens so this list is getting smaller daily.

[wbbfan]

22 hours ago, GCn20 said:

Not necessarily, but probably. There is a remote chance they signed Logan to compete at RB.

Good point. I actually like logan as an offensive weapon X type more than as a KR. 

4 minutes ago, Atomic said:

I always find it hard to browse the CFL's official free agent list so I re-organize it by position for readability. Still lots of time until free agency opens so this list is getting smaller daily.

Awesome job, I hate how the CFL does theirs too. I wish they would have one like this on the main page for the off season. 

[Noeller]

 

 

[Brandon]

I'm guessing the Calgary crew is/was not tight with former players.  

[Bigblue204]

1 hour ago, Brandon said:

I'm guessing the Calgary crew is/was not tight with former players.  

I dunno...it's probably just a really difficult transition for some guys. They've spent their entire life doing this one thing and then whether they like it or not...it's over. Then they realize they have anywhere from 60-80 yrs of life left and don't know what to do.

[SpeedFlex27]

1 hour ago, Bigblue204 said:

I dunno...it's probably just a really difficult transition for some guys. They've spent their entire life doing this one thing and then whether they like it or not...it's over. Then they realize they have anywhere from 60-80 yrs of life left and don't know what to do.

Eighty years? Some guys gonna live to 115???

CFL players need to find a job. Use their team's connections as well as their education to find careers. Like they did in the 50's & 60's. That was the big attraction for players coming up here in the CFL or Canadians coming out of university. Teams would find players full time jobs. It was a reason why players from the US stayed in Canada after their careers were over. Most of these players never had a problem with transitioning. 

A lot of players now just seem like slobs wearing sweats all day, Not working while they play, Just work out in the off season & do nothing else. It's okay if a player is established in the NFL but CFL players need to have a career job. Then the transition from playing is much easier. 

Edited 1 hour ago by SpeedFlex27

[Noeller]

 

 

[WinnipegGordo]

Thats on top of the 400k increase from last year.

 

[SpeedFlex27]

7 minutes ago, Noeller said:

 

 

Yep, with the money being spent signing players, we knew the cap was going up but only triple compared to last year. Still going to be tight trying to sign other teams free agents. 

[JuranBoldenRules]

Soon they'll be able to offer multiple mustards, meats other than bologna and lettuce on the sandwich bar. 

[Bigblue204]

23 minutes ago, SpeedFlex27 said:

Eighty years? Some guys gonna live to 115???

I mean with science etc it's not hard to believe. There are some who believe the first person to live forever has already been born....

[WinnipegGordo]

That's dirty.

 

 

[Tracker]

1 hour ago, JuranBoldenRules said:

Soon they'll be able to offer multiple mustards, meats other than bologna and lettuce on the sandwich bar. 

Maybe Spam and hog bungs?

[johnzo]

24 minutes ago, WinnipegGordo said:

That's dirty.

 

 

His CFL future may be in doubt, but he will live on forever in our postgame happy honker reports.

[Tracker]

25 minutes ago, WinnipegGordo said:

That's dirty.

 

 

That's a shock.

[wbbfan]

36 minutes ago, WinnipegGordo said:

That's dirty.

 

 

i’m loving it. But i’m sure some one will pick him up sadly 

[wbbfan]

12 minutes ago, Tracker said:

That's a shock.

expected it when they grabbed sankey.

 Goes to show the value of tackles at the lber spot league wide. Funny thing is, sankey and awe are very similar guys. Sankey is better, and not a dirty bird. But not some giant step up. 

200k is a solid increase. I’m glad it’s not larger, cfl teams are already struggling to find the mark on value at most positions after the last increase. 

 I do think they should focus increases at qb though. The level or play at qb is abysmal and the brain drain of the nfl is kicking our ass.