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?

 

 

8 hours ago, Bigblue204 said:

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....

Someone takes sci fi much too seriously. Our average lifespan won't go from 82 years of age for men to 95 or 100 in a decade. Not even in a century. Queeen once wrote & sang a Freedie Mercury composition, "Who Wants To Live Forever?" The Earth is already overcrowded. That's all we need is for humans to live forever. Even another 5-10 years into our 90's. We'd have geo poloicial issues. Water shortages & famine. Countries actually going to war & fighting  instead of just threatening over resources. 

Edited January 24Jan 24 by SpeedFlex27

6 hours ago, WinnipegGordo said:

Yeah, have teams carry a 4th quarterback on the non game roster and pay them at least 100k.

It will allow new guys a bit of time to develop instead of the constant re-signing of QBs when one gets hurt.

100k won't attract guys that would sign in the NFL but it may bring in guys that might otherwise sign with the UFL.

What a waste of money. Just throw a hundred grand at some random qb & gift them a spot on the PR??? What about the other players already there?? The CFL is already signing UFL qbs. We have the UFL MVP. And people lose their minds when we sign Jefferson for what they think is too much money???

Edited January 24Jan 24 by SpeedFlex27

 

4 hours ago, Brandon said:

 

Glad we are once again free of jones, for a year atleast. 

9 hours ago, wbbfan said:

Glad we are once again free of jones, for a year atleast. 

Well, let this Louisiana-Munroe know he might be a flight risk if something better comes along. The guy can't be trusted to stay loyal past 5 minutes. 

17 hours ago, SpeedFlex27 said:

What a waste of money. Just throw a hundred grand at some random qb & gift them a spot on the PR??? What about the other players already there?? The CFL is already signing UFL qbs. We have the UFL MVP. And people lose their minds when we sign Jefferson for what they think is too much money???

.......We certainly don't want to be over paying for guys based on what we think the final money will be ...At the same time we have to secure players we feel are of value....Jefferson being one of them....As for the new signing, someone in our management must have thought he is worth the coin///we'll see  

 

 

 

Edited January 24Jan 24 by Stickem

20 minutes ago, Stickem said:

Still haven't heard what the bump up is going to be monetarily for 26'.....Until then I think every team is playing it by ear.....We certainly don't want to be over paying for guys based on what we think the final money will be ...At the same time we have to secure players we feel are of value....Jefferson being one of them....As for the new signing, someone in our management must have thought he is worth the coin///we'll see  

The bump is $260,000. The salary cap is $6.3 million. With an andditional $50000 per team during training camps for veterans only. Teams now have time to work on offers fro free agents unlike last year which was a **** show under Ambrosie. Jefferson says his deal is similar to last year monetarily wise at $200,000 a year. 

Edited January 24Jan 24 by SpeedFlex27

2 minutes ago, SpeedFlex27 said:

Jefvferson said today that the new deal is similar to the last one in money. 

Yeah....just read it on third down....Is it an overpay??....////if he can put up better sack numbers than last year he could be worth the dollars....We'll see

3 minutes ago, Stickem said:

Yeah....just read it on third down....Is it an overpay??....////if he can put up better sack numbers than last year he could be worth the dollars....We'll see

I amended that quote & added to it since you included it. Is it an overpay for Jefferson? It's high but Willie's a veteran so he's going to get paid. But it isn't much different from last season. As I said earlier somewhere, I want to see what he does with better personnel & a "Jake Free" defensive line this coming season. 

Edited January 24Jan 24 by SpeedFlex27

Betcha WJ would have got more if he went to FA

Is 200k and overpay? Hard to say...can be revisited by labour day tho when we see the whole picture and what the defence is doing as a whole

I want to see him tho used as a pure edge rusher and with sets overloaded with 3..4 speed guys and him inside...not do the engage at snap and pop off to survey the scene and try and guess the passing lane...that crap we had him doing is just pointless...

 

Just now, Booch said:

Betcha WJ would have got more if he went to FA

Is 200k and overpay? Hard to say...can be revisited by labour day tho when we see the whole picture and what the defence is doing as a whole

I want to see him tho used as a pure edge rusher and with sets overloaded with 3..4 speed guys and him inside...not do the engage at snap and pop off to survey the scene and try and guess the passing lane...that crap we had him doing is just pointless...

 

Younger has to figure out what he wants to do with Willie. That's the problem, I think. 

1 minute ago, Booch said:

Betcha WJ would have got more if he went to FA

Is 200k and overpay? Hard to say...can be revisited by labour day tho when we see the whole picture and what the defence is doing as a whole

I want to see him tho used as a pure edge rusher and with sets overloaded with 3..4 speed guys and him inside...not do the engage at snap and pop off to survey the scene and try and guess the passing lane...that crap we had him doing is just pointless...

 

For sure....It looked like he was just wandering at times and happened to throw his arms up at the right time and knocked a few passes down...He has to be used properly

Just now, SpeedFlex27 said:

Younger has to figure out what he wants to do with Willie. That's the problem, I think. 

I think if he has legit interior guys he may change that approach

Was he compensating certain things cause of the lack of inside production...possible..guess we will see

Like I mentioned before in conversation with Gavin Walls he even said it was strange and kind of pointless what we were doing on the dline at end

He said he would have been none too impressed if he was schemed to do that...and it would eventually get guys disinterested almost especially when being stuck flat footed more often then not and make a guy look lazy as plays got past or outside them...be interesting to see what we are doing this yr

3 minutes ago, Stickem said:

For sure....It looked like he was just wandering at times and happened to throw his arms up at the right time and knocked a few passes down...He has to be used properly

Read my other post...

https://3downnation.com/2026/01/24/tim-white-hamilton-tiger-cats-mutually-agree-to-part-ways/

4 hours ago, Stickem said:

Yeah....just read it on third down....Is it an overpay??....////if he can put up better sack numbers than last year he could be worth the dollars....We'll see

he couldn’t put up worse numbers than last year. just doing better won’t remotely mean he earns that money. If he produces at a rate equal to the last two years in one this year, he will be a solid value. 

4 hours ago, Booch said:

Betcha WJ would have got more if he went to FA

Is 200k and overpay? Hard to say...can be revisited by labour day tho when we see the whole picture and what the defence is doing as a whole

I want to see him tho used as a pure edge rusher and with sets overloaded with 3..4 speed guys and him inside...not do the engage at snap and pop off to survey the scene and try and guess the passing lane...that crap we had him doing is just pointless...

 

idk I can’t see teams paying wj on hopes he regains his level of play from 3 years ago. 

 

2 hours ago, rebusrankin said:

https://3downnation.com/2026/01/24/tim-white-hamilton-tiger-cats-mutually-agree-to-part-ways/

he’d look real good in blue n gold 

5 minutes ago, wbbfan said:

he’d look real good in blue n gold 

I'm assuming we don't have the cash to pay for the top receivers in FA.     I just hope we don't bring in injury proned guys or guys who have fell off and in need of  a one year prove it deal. 

1 hour ago, Brandon said:

I'm assuming we don't have the cash to pay for the top receivers in FA.     I just hope we don't bring in injury proned guys or guys who have fell off and in need of  a one year prove it deal. 

I hope we do. We have massive needs at DL and WR. We cant fill them like we tried to last year either. 

1 hour ago, Brandon said:

I'm assuming we don't have the cash to pay for the top receivers in FA.     I just hope we don't bring in injury proned guys or guys who have fell off and in need of  a one year prove it deal. 

We've got like no receivers signed.... we should have a boatload of money to sign guys at that position 

5 minutes ago, 17to85 said:

We've got like no receivers signed.... we should have a boatload of money to sign guys at that position 

 

 

Booo that would have been the guy I'd want to throw money at. 

41 minutes ago, Brandon said:

 

 

Booo that would have been the guy I'd want to throw money at. 

At a guy turning 35 this year ? Good player but wouldn’t be my first target. Seems like he signed at a reasonable deal to stay in Ottawa. 

1 hour ago, Arnold_Palmer said:

At a guy turning 35 this year ? Good player but wouldn’t be my first target. Seems like he signed at a reasonable deal to stay in Ottawa. 

We need 2 starting wrs. I would’ve loved if one of them was Hardy. Even at that 200k range. Hardy isn’t a long term answer, but right now we are desperate for 2 strong short term answers 

I'll take White. 

25 minutes ago, rebusrankin said:

I'll take White. 

wonder what it’d take. 250k last year. 4 1k seasons in a row. Been very steady, excellent yac guy, would be great in a sweep package 

Whites okay but I'd sure like a guy about 3 or 4" taller than him...

17 hours ago, Stickem said:

.......We certainly don't want to be over paying for guys based on what we think the final money will be ...At the same time we have to secure players we feel are of value....Jefferson being one of them....As for the new signing, someone in our management must have thought he is worth the coin///we'll see  

 

 

 

From the comments Jefferson made to the media there wasn'tn much of a raise, if any. It's similar to last year. 

17 hours ago, Stickem said:

For sure....It looked like he was just wandering at times and happened to throw his arms up at the right time and knocked a few passes down...He has to be used properly

That's the DC & DLC lost as to what to do with him. Which is why I wished we actually went out & found an experienced DLC instead of gifting it to Thomas. We have some serious work to do to rebuild that DL. Is Younger this great young DC & a Head Coach in waiting? Not convinced.