Is this ever a guy we should take a run at? I really like Pokey as a receiver but not sure he's a 1A Superstar guy... Would you ever take a run at Hatcher as your #1 and then have Pokey and Demski as 2/3?

 

 

2 hours ago, Bigblue204 said:

with a non-football injury designation. I feel like they may bring him back once he's healthy...?

That guy is a talent that demands a call and consideration from every team in the league. He'd instantly elevate any DL considerably.

It will be interesting to see who gets drafted in the NFL and who gets FA deals.

17 minutes ago, rebusrankin said:

It will be interesting to see who gets drafted in the NFL and who gets FA deals.

This is always the most important thing... It's such a short window between the NFL draft and ours, making an already difficult task practically Herculean for the CFL GMs... As always, I just hope we take the best "CFL Now" OL available when our pick comes...

19 hours ago, Noeller said:

This is always the most important thing... It's such a short window between the NFL draft and ours, making an already difficult task practically Herculean for the CFL GMs... As always, I just hope we take the best "CFL Now" OL available when our pick comes...

I have no issue taking anyone not drafted. UDFA's rarely get more than a cup of coffee in the NFL. The odd one sticks on a PR for a year, but most of the time they are brought in as training camp fodder.

NFL draft goes tonight. When is the cfl draft and is tsn showing it again ??

1 hour ago, GCn20 said:

I have no issue taking anyone not drafted. UDFA's rarely get more than a cup of coffee in the NFL. The odd one sticks on a PR for a year, but most of the time they are brought in as training camp fodder.

The nice thing right now is there is a solid pool of Canadian players so the draft doesn't kill you if you take a risk.

The other piece is that you have to draft guys who really want to play. Especially if they are getting nice NIL deals and then some NFL time.

Like a Mesidor even if he gets bounced out of the NFL in 3 years probably isn't going to come up here to play for $80,000 CDN unless he's a complete football nut and doesn't have anything better to do.

1 minute ago, JuranBoldenRules said:

The nice thing right now is there is a solid pool of Canadian players so the draft doesn't kill you if you take a risk.

The other piece is that you have to draft guys who really want to play. Especially if they are getting nice NIL deals and then some NFL time.

Like a Mesidor even if he gets bounced out of the NFL in 3 years probably isn't going to come up here to play for $80,000 CDN unless he's a complete football nut and doesn't have anything better to do.

I was watching a show. Dude was a former nfl player talking to rookies about money. Said 10 million isn’t really 10’million. In the end Uncle Sam gets a lot of it, in the nfl you also pay taxes in the places you play away games in. Turns out 10 become 2 or 3 pretty quickly. It’s all about money. 5 months 80k? Sign me up.

49 minutes ago, JuranBoldenRules said:

The nice thing right now is there is a solid pool of Canadian players so the draft doesn't kill you if you take a risk.

The other piece is that you have to draft guys who really want to play. Especially if they are getting nice NIL deals and then some NFL time.

Like a Mesidor even if he gets bounced out of the NFL in 3 years probably isn't going to come up here to play for $80,000 CDN unless he's a complete football nut and doesn't have anything better to do.

Vaccaro has made significantly more in college than he will likely on his first and second cfl contract.

1 minute ago, Bigblue204 said:

Vaccaro has made significantly more in college than he will likely on his first and second cfl contract.

Hoggies don't tend to receive the big college money. Not much merchandising deals for overweight white guys.

2 minutes ago, GCn20 said:

Hoggies don't tend to receive the big college money. Not much merchandising deals for overweight white guys.

You don't need to make big money to be making more than your rookie contract. He was down there for 3 years? I think...if that's correct, he's made over 1/2 a mill. Maybe closer to 3/4.

4 minutes ago, Bigblue204 said:

You don't need to make big money to be making more than your rookie contract. He was down there for 3 years? I think...if that's correct, he's made over 1/2 a mill. Maybe closer to 3/4.

According to the Boilermaker NIL reports he made 90k total.

4 minutes ago, Bigblue204 said:

You don't need to make big money to be making more than your rookie contract. He was down there for 3 years? I think...if that's correct, he's made over 1/2 a mill. Maybe closer to 3/4.

He was only down there for a year. I'd be surprised if he got more than 10 or 20 grand USD.

2 minutes ago, JuranBoldenRules said:

He was only down there for a year. I'd be surprised if he got more than 10 or 20 grand USD.

He made 90k, which every player on the Boilermakers got as a base (they spread the Alumni money out to all players in all sports) and earned no other NIL deals. Not a bad haul for one season, but certainly not enough to retire on. lol

The Boilermakers are not exactly a hot NIL market.

Edited Thursday at 03:59 PM4 days by GCn20

21 minutes ago, JuranBoldenRules said:

He was only down there for a year. I'd be surprised if he got more than 10 or 20 grand USD.

yeah that's right, my timeline is way off lol. I swear 2024 was both 3 years ago and yesterday....

Either way, it's pointless for me to argue on it, so people can think what they want. The point WBB was making stands. Drafting guys that really want to play will be very important as the NIL deals continue.

NIL deals or not.....guys still need income and if they want income from playing...well the NFL and then the CFL are the options...And the guys who made/make huge NIL money are guys who really in all reality were likely never gonna make their way here anyway

The odd one may, but it's not gonna affect player recruitment for most part. Can only be in school for so long...then you have to enter the real world

50 minutes ago, Bigblue204 said:

yeah that's right, my timeline is way off lol. I swear 2024 was both 3 years ago and yesterday....

Either way, it's pointless for me to argue on it, so people can think what they want. The point WBB was making stands. Drafting guys that really want to play will be very important as the NIL deals continue.

Of course, you have to draft guys who want to play. That is part of the scouting process. Guys who come to the combine or take part in pro days are doing so because they intend to play for the most part. Our draft eligible guys that do these things rarely decide that CFL money is not good enough, however, conversations are had with prospective players prior to the draft. NIL money is not a significant indicator of a players motivation except maybe at QB or receiver where the NIL earnings are substantially more than other positions. You will have far more trouble getting commitment from the guys at the last few rounds of our draft than the ones in the first couple rounds.

Edited Thursday at 06:00 PM4 days by GCn20

On 2026-04-21 at 10:55 AM, SpeedFlex27 said:

Was anyone really impressed with Clercius last season? Big target but slow as molasses. His hands are okay but nothing special. Not sure about his route running although he just never seemed to be open. I think we can do better. Hogan had him lining up as a wide receiver when he should have been inside where his big body could be used more effectively. He might shine as a slotback. At wideout, I can't see Clercius ever being more than a 25-35 reception guy & maybe 400 yards receiving. Barely enough to make a difference.

Hey man people who self admitted don’t go to practices say so. Thats why. I agree with you tho. I haven’t seen much to suggest that Clercius isn’t just the black Jamie stoddard. The reality is both are 5th options for Zach maybe even 6th option. Corcoran isn’t any better but he was the rookie. Clercius and Corcoran are 2 likely easily replaceable players. It’s an odd debate.

Edited Thursday at 11:31 PM3 days by Goalie

On 2026-04-23 at 6:29 PM, Goalie said:

Hey man people who self admitted don’t go to practices say so. Thats why. I agree with you tho. I haven’t seen much to suggest that Clercius isn’t just the black Jamie stoddard. The reality is both are 5th options for Zach maybe even 6th option. Corcoran isn’t any better but he was the rookie. Clercius and Corcoran are 2 likely easily replaceable players. It’s an odd debate.

I think Clercius is better than what he's shown. Corcoran was a rookie with limited reps. Can't really fairly assess him yet imo.

Cocoran had terrible testing numbers at the combine and looked slow as molasses when he got in. Rudy is a great movie but not as a real life member of a team.

Sportsnet.ca

Reports: Four Canadians sign NFL deals after draft

For those in the know, cuz I’ll be honest I don’t follow usports but I’ll look up dudes who are interesting to me who I think the bombers might have interest in and research them. I was looking at receiver cuz I do think it’s a priority spot for us, now I don’t think our 1st pick will be receiver, I see that being OL, I’m actually not even sure our 2nd pick is receiver, could be OL but who in the 26 draft is the guy we should be looking at hard as they say with one of our picks. Is there that guy that could be better than KC and Corks without the KC Is better cuz I said so stuff. I mean, he hasn’t shown much honestly so IMO they both are replaceable depth pieces.

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1 hour ago, Goalie said:

For those in the know, cuz I’ll be honest I don’t follow usports but I’ll look up dudes who are interesting to me who I think the bombers might have interest in and research them. I was looking at receiver cuz I do think it’s a priority spot for us, now I don’t think our 1st pick will be receiver, I see that being OL, I’m actually not even sure our 2nd pick is receiver, could be OL but who in the 26 draft is the guy we should be looking at hard as they say with one of our picks. Is there that guy that could be better than KC and Corks without the KC Is better cuz I said so stuff. I mean, he hasn’t shown much honestly so IMO they both are replaceable depth pieces.

It's not a strong class at all for WRS, but it does have a fair few projects. Because it is otherwise a strong, deep draft, we can probably go after WRS in the 3rd/4th range, and still get someone worth trying to develop.

Some guys like Meiga, Jack, and Djete have the athletic tools to try to polish. Others like Owen, Udoh, Houde, Britton, and Sibley have game day tangibles that could see them useful early on.

I always expect the athletic kids and the NCAA kids to be in a rookie camp. So you might draft 2 of those guys and have 1 in camp, then 1 late preseason. For our need at WR, I'd be fine with that while spending 2 mid to back half picks. Maybe you go after the one you really like with the 24th pick then wait and see who is available in the 4th-6th round of the rest.

With 4 picks in the top 24, I could see us going 2DL even. Our need at DL is that big. As long as we get a top ol and dl that we target, the rest of the draft should be pretty easy to fill up on wants, projects, and lotto tickets.

4 minutes ago, wbbfan said:

It's not a strong class at all for WRS, but it does have a fair few projects. Because it is otherwise a strong, deep draft, we can probably go after WRS in the 3rd/4th range, and still get someone worth trying to develop.

Some guys like Meiga, Jack, and Djete have the athletic tools to try to polish. Others like Owen, Udoh, Houde, Britton, and Sibley have game day tangibles that could see them useful early on.

I always expect the athletic kids and the NCAA kids to be in a rookie camp. So you might draft 2 of those guys and have 1 in camp, then 1 late preseason. For our need at WR, I'd be fine with that while spending 2 mid to back half picks. Maybe you go after the one you really like with the 24th pick then wait and see who is available in the 4th-6th round of the rest.

With 4 picks in the top 24, I could see us going 2DL even. Our need at DL is that big. As long as we get a top ol and dl that we target, the rest of the draft should be pretty easy to fill up on wants, projects, and lotto tickets.

O'd be shocked if of those picks we don't go 3 lineman in first 4 picks..be it 2 on D...or 2 on O...The easiest and most likely to make more immediate impacts on the roster via rotation or actually starting...And if we hit the jackpot and get Manu up here..Eli pans out...which I dont doubt he will...Wallace takes that next step and Vibert pushes to be in lineup...We may just find ourselves with a glut of Oline guys again and be in a real good position again like 2019 to 2022...with guys all in prime and relatively young as lineman...and depending on who we get via the draft....a 2027 line with Broxton...Wallace...Eli...Say either Vibert (or a 2026 draft class guy) and Manu would be a real good brawling line who would definitely control the l.o.s like our 2 cup days and be a bonus for the defense with that extra import being able to take unlimited reps on defense...

This is gonna be a key draft for us moving onto 2027 and if Smith and Shay also get the chance to step forward and show they belong...which also I doubt they will disappoint....we could really be in a nice spot ratiowise and able to do some interesting things

I hope we address the lines early in this draft. One of the reasons I didn't like Ferguson's last mock was he had us going linebacker with the 4th pick. That makes no sense with other needs and having Shay and Smith needing rotational reps.

13 minutes ago, rebusrankin said:

I hope we address the lines early in this draft. One of the reasons I didn't like Ferguson's last mock was he had us going linebacker with the 4th pick. That makes no sense with other needs and having Shay and Smith needing rotational reps.

Yeah that was a dumbass take by Ferguson. Its not a team need by and stretch, and taking any LB at 4th overall would be a huge reach.