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I thought he was still under contract but looks like he’s expiring and the riders got his negotiating period rights. In that case I think he’s likely to see free agency unless he get a decent offer from the riders. Honestly, I’m not sure what to expect the remaining back up QBs to get money wise. Doesn’t seem like the players have any leverage. But players might be heavily swayed by teams they want to play for a positions that are good for them more than normal. I expect this to be the range for the remaining vet QBs. That’s what I did. I thought he was on a 2 year from last year but I think it was the year before. Still an upgrade for us imo. Though I don’t think we go after him unless he’s interested in vet min.

Quick pick 6 numbers between 1 and 49. No reason why.

Made 473/500 last year. Supposed to be at 453k with his new deal.

Yup. And 340/380k for maccheese. Crazy amount of cap space tied up between he and Harris for the riders.

Riders trace for maccheese. Only a conditional 8th round pick, but if they waited for him to be cut they could’ve saved substantially on his cap hit. Crazy how fast and evenly the qb market is sorting out.

agree. I like the talent but they paid him like he was already who they hope he will become.

Dl are one of the highest paid positions in the league, and he’s alone a top the like of best ni des. But the market is down on dl and D over all. Maybe every position save ol. I get why they paid him that and I’m not surprised he got it. I think we’ve had worse contracts for sure. All that said, I wouldn’t want to be into him for 260/270k. Hes too much of a Joe Fleming type. Dominates in spurts when he gets a great match up. Invisible otherwise. IMO he’s a fair value at 200-230k over a full season.

That will come down to how the cfl comes down on the lions for their 2024 offences against the cap. If it’s a light slap on the wrist again, I expect more of the same. On that note, I wonder how that will work since ambroise is now gone and the league is going to be looking for a replacement.

Yeah pretty much. If Strev comes back, which is a very strong possibility, we are out of the running. I don’t think we will even see a rookie qb in camp at this rate. The only chance is if they leave strevy un signed till he’s healthy and bring in a guy. Maybe some one the new oc likes. But that’s not a great chance of happening. I do like this move as well. Guy has extraordinary upside and raw talent. If he’s coach able at all he’s worth having on the pr.

Wish nik well in his new endeavour. Was a ton of fun to watch play.

I imagine the blue chip guys and QBs get a full salary most of the time yeah. I knew some guys back in the afl who ate at soup kitchens every day and had pb sandwiches for dinner every night. Guys supporting a family back home may well have their family relying on food banks. With the cost of housing and food idk how people do it these days. When I was young and struggled hard 20 bucks went a long way.

Good question, I presume every one was offered the chance since the turn out was soo high. Great insight here. How does it work for us guys, do they pay both sets of taxes or do they get part of the Canadian taxes back? some what true. Thing is, in modern sports you don’t have an off season any more. You can’t just be off fishing and drinking. Maintaining a high level football level of athleticism, and sharp skills is a full time job. Unless you’re Jake Thomas. Canadian linemen get to fish and drink all off season. does the excess count against the cap? I’d be interested to see how often this happens.

A lot of other factors though. Is 70k a livable wage in Vancouver, Toronto or Montreal? How much does an American player take home in usd when earning 70 cad? How many players are supporting their family back home and them self here, is 70k a living wage for two full sets of bills? I hate the actual take home of the average player who starts half the season or less? I don’t have a lot of those answers, but I strongly suspect that the guys making less than 100k aren’t living an easy life. So having quality transpo and free grub is probably very important.

Surest bet of the off season imo who might be in the market? Bc, ssk, then maybe us, Hamilton or Ottawa depending on what other pending back up QBs and these teams do. You’ve got Evan’s, crum, Masoli, strevy, and shiltz. For qb2 roles with, bc, ssk, us, ham and ott. Maybe Calgary jumps up too. Unelss Masoli retires, one of those guys or maier will have to be a qb3 or less. this is also all assuming Toronto keeps arbuckle as qb2. but it looks like for the first time in a long time we are going to see league wide parity with respect to qb depth. I’d put my money with yours.

$&@% you need to do a free agency one now with us getting a bunch of impact guys! Mac cheese I could even see retiring.