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Bc tried to sign him as an American before he got his ni status.

It’s wild. Rourke cost them a first a second a bundle of cash and made them significantly worse. That’s one of the worst deals in recent history.

Some guys I think would be a better fit as combine based prospects for us, We. Hakeem Harris, This years clercius. 6’3 210 ran a 4.59 36” vert 10’9” broad 13 reps 7.12 3 cone 4.25 ss. Didn’t catch a lot of balls down south, but played a lot of teams. He could allow us to use clercius more as a pass catcher and heir to Demski, and fill the blocking role. Two guys like that doesn’t hurt. Db, Eric cumberbatch. Elite size and athleticism at db. Similarly Anton haie. Dl. Liam Hoskins. Elite athleticism and good size at end. Silas Hubert, who has that size to play 3t 4i and book end with tremendous athleticism . Ol. Still really like pile, not the world beater athlete or great size. But the motor, toughness and nasty grit are great. Ethan vibert too. maybe now’s the year we spend a late pick on a qb too. Arnaud Desjardins and Jackson tachinski have both been in camp with us in the past as cis guest QBs. Either could move to wr, and could also be short yardage QBs.

https://www.cfl.ca/2025/03/28/3-cfl-combine-prospects-for-every-team/ “RB Joey Zorn, OL Daniel Hocevar, DL Max Von Muehldorfer Joey Zorn was one of the best testing players in any positional group at the 2025 CFL Combine and the Michigan native who averaged better than seven yards per carry over three seasons with Windsor could slot in behind MOP Brady Oliveira while adding special teams upside. Likewise, offensive lineman Daniel Hocevar could backfill what remains an elite run blocking unit up front with high end athleticism. Finally, Western’s Max Von Muehldorfer, who was perhaps the most unexpected standout of the combine, would potentially add multiple position flexibility for the Bombers including fullback.” not a great article for us Imo. they complete space on the fact we have mci and Logan. I’d be interested in zorn if he slides, but I have a hard time seeing us roster all 3. Murdorfer is an intriguing prospect, far more of an elite athletic lineman than hocevar. Idk if we go after a project dt when we have Lawson/jake/shmek/samson play gowanlock has played fb as a dl, schmek has also played te. Id be good with bringing in a project ni dl, if we are going to convert schmek or dump Jake. Other wise we should be looking at ni de or a guy who can play 3 tech, 4i and some end. Hocevar is solid, but not the biggest fit imo. Athletically, he did what you should expect an ol under 300 lbs to do. I haven’t seen us target top testing cis ol. We go to those guys for intangibles and ceiling. I think guys like Pyle fit better.

As in to actually play wr, and not be a blocking te on half the snaps. Woli talked a few times about his role vs being a wr. He was brilliant when he was allowed to pass catch. I think the chance to be a full time pass catcher in Hamilton was appealing.

Dang I forgot all about that. And woli, petermann, Simonize etc. we don’t really have a good history of giving our ni guys a chance at wr. Pass catcher up side I guess but yeah. I think that’s just how we view ni WRs. If you aren’t extremely versatile good luck. Wooooow. That’s a smack down. It is odd. Makes no sense at all.

Whelp drafting a wr now lol. Doesn’t need to be high but might be a good idea to get more upside at ni wr, Demski isn’t a young pup any more.

First of all, I’ve got those stupid songs in my head now thank you very much. Kid better not cut it cus I don’t need that on a regular basis lmao another big, athletic down hill db. We’ve got a lot in that skill set so far. https://www.nfl.com/prospects/tay-gowan/3200474f-5720-7645-ca9b-1de45c2e866f https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2931769-tay-gowan-nfl-draft-2021-scouting-report-for-arizona-cardinals-cb https://www.mockdraftable.com/player/tay-gowan

The strangest thing is the timing. Doing it half way through the off season makes no sense. If it was planned, you’d think he’d leave after the gc. Or to give the most help stay till just before rookie camp. The timing makes he think he was pushed out. Despite the fact he left with pure class. 2 years is a really strange band aid term. Montreal continuing to do Montreal things. The self sabotage and infighting they’ve had the past 10 ish years is insane. Idk if the ALs will ever have the stability we have here. It’s messed up, they have the market and people to draw from. But no one will build the stadium or invest in the market. Toronto is permanently dead as a market. edm and cal are on life support. Even with massive cash edm and cal won’t fix easily. But Montreal has the team and staff to maintain success with as good a fan support as they can with how much they are willing to spend on the venue.

https://3downnation.com/2025/03/26/montreal-alouettes-president-mark-weightman-stepping-down/ once again maciocia munches up another tittle for getting them further a long. I can’t imagine this move makes them better, likely just makes he and Rene more money and gives them more power.

Everything from rock to metal is so compartmentalized that it's buried and stands alone. Rock exists; it just isn't particularly mainstream (it's always come and gone in waves) right now. More than auto tune, the level of technical mixing and production polish that goes into albums now has every thing feel far more poppy. Unless it is a literal garage band that you don't hear the gritty sounds any more. even though that really dominated the sound of 90s rock/metal etc. You really have to work and search to find bands in those kinds of niche now.

Certainly, and imagine the upper-level talent we could've hit on after the 19 gc if we hadn't focused on high floor, ceiling teams guys? Especially since many of those guys didn't get much of a look even with in their niche. Wouldn't be surprised. Also don't particularly have any expectations for him.

I don't know that it's weaker, I think we don't have those top tier stars, but I think the 2nd and 3rd tier have a lot of depth. It's the kind of OL draft that your scouts earn their money on IMO. You're only gonna take 1, maybe 2 guys for each team, every single team needs to hit an OL. A few teams are going to. I hope we are one of them. Yeah, we need it for sure. I agree, I don't think we are locked in to other positions. We don't really have a huge need other wise. PBA / best projectable athlete picks should be our method. But you never know with us. Dl, DB, OL are what I see a lot of value in this draft, that also fits our system. Yeah, we don't need high floor no ceiling guys. We don't need to be drafting for teams with out the ability to take positional snaps with improvement. That is a good point. Maybe our biggest need with NI talent, is guys who can push filler off the roster. I think Canadian depth will be a really good scrap in TC, if they are given the chance to take jobs.

Couple really good, really athletic big dbs which is a rarity. Bunch of dl with good size d1 pedigree and questionable measurable. Good chuck of athletic tweeners at de/lber. Some good inside dl who I think will translate well but maybe not high upside. A surprising amount of strong athletes at many positions too actually. can’t wait to see what we do either. Hoping for 1-2 ol, 1-2 dl, 1 db, 1 wr, maybe a rb. Maybe grab one of the athletic freaks no matter their position who we like best. We are gonna be very well poised to grab a couple guys who can make the roster this year.

https://3downnation.com/2025/03/24/seven-risers-and-fallers-from-the-2025-cfl-combine/ one of the guys on that list I like the most is haie. 5’11.5 199 4.65 40 14 reps 36” vert 10’6.5” broad 3.92 shuttle 6.62 3 cone. His relative athletic score is 9.27 out of 10 which is elite by nfl standards. The 4.65 40 is the only hold up. If he ran a 4.49 he’d get a late pick in the nfl. Hes a prodigious teams guy as well. Instantly contributes there, and has sky high potential especially in a system like ours. I like Pyle too, he’s not a great athlete or an ideal body by any means. But he’s a nasty piece of work with enough tangibles to make it work in the pros. Especially if he can clean up his build while adding a few pounds.

I feel like drake would be some what divisive due to the Kendrick Lamar stuff but that might put him into a more gettable spot. I’m not a drake fan but I think he’d be a lot better than what we are likely to get. That’d be great. Maybe make him a master of ceremonies type deal. His chops on the mic are fantastic he could do a lot to drum up hype. I feel dummies might be too niche. One hit wonder from what 25 years ago? Great guys though. I thought about young, I doubt he’d do it. Personally I’d love that though. Headstones will always be my no1 pick lol. I wonder if they go back to the guess who well again?

https://www.cfl.ca/2025/03/24/mmqb-ranking-the-cfls-top-3-defensive-ends/ Another craptastic cfl article, this time from cfl.ca The only one on the list I agree with is Flo. He is the best end in the league. WJ, as we saw in the GC game, can turn it on and play at that level. But he can't nearly maintain that level of play. He's just turned 34, and is far removed from his best days. He makes 200k, and when it comes to maintaining contain, run stopping, motor, finishing tackles and being read he's the worst in the league. He can still jump passing lanes and get a knockdown every other game, and when he turns it on he can really blow your hair back with his pass-rush ability. If we run a decent nose in lawson/woods and severely limit the reps for jake, and don't have a free spot for the opposition OL on the other side of him he can still be really effective. Even more so if we actually rotate willy and keep him to between 40-50% of snaps. But he's a lost step and or an injury away from being done, and he plays a lot now like late stages Elfrid payton. Mauldin hasn't put up the same sacks since his career year, but he is always around the ball making plays. He covers as much ground as any DE, and is always generating pressures. He makes the guys around him better. My all cfl DL would be flo, ceresna, sayles, and mauldin. A lot of guys could be in contention for a 2nd team. A lot of guys struggled last year with the holding that was allowed, and with their teams schemes/talent. Toronto constantly pumps out extremely productive DL because they always put guys together who fit well, and who have extremely high potential. Who ever they plug in you can expect to be near the top of the league every year.

You mean the guy who played sherlock? Binglestink Combhisback? Could be... Yep. Stars who transcend sports are pretty rare these days. The world is soo compartmentalized that we just don't see guys who are world stars because of north American sports any more. Yuup. And honestly out side of lebron, I don't think any other NBA player has that kind of fame today. And I don't think we will see another one like that for a long time. I don't think the NFL or MLB have one guy like that either. QFT. Especially the Canadian guys, but the real stars of the league should be more prominent in marketing. By that, I don't mean their face on a graphic showing the up coming weeks games for 9 seconds. What BLM did in the past bunch of years working the GC broadcast is a great example of a guy creating a brand for him self. And it crushes all the leagues attempts to brand stars over the past 20 years.

Pop? No idea. The weeknd would be the biggest Canadian get off the top of my mind.

In game interviews in general suck, virtually always when none player/coaches. Just shouldn’t do that type of thing.

The large portion of the cfl market is probably 30-50 men. But the aim is to try n get the youngins to brand in. A really big Canadian act would be great. with the elbows up campaign and massive ground swell of national pride locking in a show like that before the season would help bring in more eyes.

Eric cumberbatch defensive half from the gee gees looks really intriguing. 6’2 202 4.51 40 39” vert 7.12 3 cone 4.31 ss 11’2” broad jump. 26 games 83 tackles 4 tfl 15 pkd 3 picks 1 fumble recovery. Real outlier in terms of athleticism and frame. Long tall strong guy kind of similar to clercius. Missed a bit of play time last year. Not sure if he sticks at half and doesn’t have an extensive background excelling on teams. But he’s got tremendous up side as a pass cover wil, S etc. Testing numbers and build likely push him up the draft board, but he could be incredible value in the 3rd plus or minus a bit.

Hervey is already back pedalling on that statement. Brady has been a star on the field and viral off it for great reasons, plus he’s a home grown guy. Rourke didn’t live up to his return but he’s got major attention and expectations. Couple of the wrs too imo. In general sports stars aren’t what they used to be and football players have short careers. It’s never going to be the 90s and prior again. The world is very different now.

Yuuuuup. Bumper crop last year. Another year similar will be huge. Down side was the global draft was another total dud. Gotta improve that. plus Samson who has great upside, a lotto ticket in gio, gassama is back for camp, and finally Laroux. We brought back benson but still have Larouxs rights. plus brock gowanlock, who I think they are very high on. He played short yardage and blocking stuff in Montreal. Hes also a much better kick cover guy than you usually see from Canadian DL. Brings great versatility again as a big body Canadian.

Yeah, really excited to see what Jackson brings. Happy buck is gone this is the single biggest cause for optimism I have for us. The out with the old especially buck. His lack of adjustments and play calls were sickening. definitely need to move away from 7 ol with all the extra big bodies we have. Plus the ni dl on the roster.