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we could be planning to convert dante to rt especially if he bulks up some

lol he’s more athletic then that. As a pass catcher he’s faster than corcoran. if he has reasonable hands he’s a very useful fit. Wonder if it means we are really done with clercius hope not having kev mci and dante off the bench for heavy sets would be massive i suspect rohan going soo high spooked us. It feels standard for us. immediate use and upside but in predictable

2nd rounder next year to move up 3 spots and take a te? this is a spicy move! boy that’s an odd one i don’t hate it but i can’t imagine he was gonna be off the board in 3 picks big ass te who is less of a flex passer and more of an hback versatile super sub. poor testing numbers but plays with solid speed

nothing like bennett. Nuer can step in and contribute off the bench, and projects as a starter. his floor is higher than bennetts ceiling we trade up? interesting

nuer gatkuoth Not a testing demon, but he plays faster than he tested. the best player at our biggest position of need. should bring great value as an immediate rotational piece when done in with his nfl look. He might improve significantly as well if he bulks up to be closer to 250-255

Imo, if you expect 1 of Vaccaro or Henning to drop to you, or if you fell in love with Gatkuoth/ 1 of the top 2-3 WRs, you stand pat. If you think the guy you really want is gonna go, this is a draft class to trade up. For me, you really want to get one of Vaccaro or Henning. But if you think Manu is gonna drop through the crack, I could see sitting. But those 2 are special in a special draft class at the most premium position. I would trade up for someone with a rookie camp invite; I would not trade up for anyone with guaranteed cash like Konga. I think the best value from this draft might actually be trading down into more picks in the 2nd and 3rd. We already have 4 in the top 24, but the gap between 4th and 13th is where you'd love to add. The 2nd round picks in this draft are going to make or break NI depth around the league for the next few years. Best case scenario, trade the 4th rounder or lower (or future pick) Plus neglist or roster depth for another first. We've got a ton of cfl talent at imp ol, maybe lber or db as well.

Same, I figure it's the foot traffic starting for draft day. Half the fans don't know what time or day the draft is lol. I've fielded a bunch of questions from randos the past couple of weeks, IRL, about the draft and QBs. The regular fans know the season is nearly here, and news/camp will follow. What a sick joke of a playoff format. Stewart is speed running the worst CFL commissioner of all time. Which is no small feat, but he's on pace to accomplish it. I hate so much of what they are going to be doing to the league. The earlier season will be good. Time to stop forcing our schedule around the NFL draft. Kids don't come up here as fast out of NFL cuts anymore. The ones who hold out to the last minute or rookie camp cuts will be in a tough spot, though.

Its hard to know how much is headspace and how much is being a 5'9 QB. He sounds to me an awful lot like BLM in the calgary dynasty era. Not some thing Id relish, but not uncommon at all. We really need to hit on a rotational DL in the draft.

"What are we going to do with 40 Line backers?!" "Great hands, but can't run" "Hes super athletic! but cant do football things" "Did we just draft another long snapper?" "Best teams guy in the draft"

I think his arm looks worse than it is because of his motion. It looks very high effort and slow, then the velocity is just ok out of his hand. When he shortens his throwing motion, or changes his release angle it has the same velocity. Release speed strong impacts the perception of zip. Arm strength will never be his strength, but he has plenty to make the throws. I’ll take that frozen rope touch over a rocket launcher any day. I think the big question for him up here is how well he adjusts to the nuances up here. Timing with the waggle will be a real challenge, not to mention the wide throws.

Yeah, pretty heady move to have him on the NL for a while. Sure can, if a guy like this takes the humble pie right look out. I really don't think he's the type of kid to sit around for a year hoping for a tryout or a shot, too. The UFL winding down really plays into our hands with him. Guys who excel at throwing downfield 50/50 balls tend to do well in the CFL. Guys who can use superior placement/touch to turn 50/50 match-ups into 60/40 or better are extremely valuable. I see potential to be a better than guy.

Yeah I mean I hope so. This is a great draft class to restock the lines on in the first 2-3 rounds. Also, I'd love to see us draft a DB who has the potential to run and cover at half/corner etc. Not just a teams guy, but someone who can be a rotational piece. Snafu for the national cfl "media"

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.

His lack of dominant measurable athleticism is gonna kill any chance for him to run around in the NFL. Imo, he is gonna be rookie camp fodder for them. For the toxicity, I'll say he reminds me a whole hell of a lot of young BLM. AC, and a bunch of other top-tier CFL QBs. If he were 6'-6'1, this kid would've been drafted and gotten millions guaranteed. He did everything he possibly could, was maybe the best qb in college football over the last 2 years, and no team even wants to give him a contract for camp. He's got a chip on each shoulder the size of hardrick. And his ego got punched right in the mouth. So I get why he's getting the rep and the red flag claim, but honestly, I think it's the same as every other QB in college who played remotely at that level. It's been what 14 years since the last Heisman finalist didn't get drafted? And that was prio fa signing. How he bounces back from that adversity will speak volumes. If he puts his head down and focuses on outworking, everyone takes it in stride and keeps going. He isn't gonna be a headspace problem. He isn't Manziel, its kind of funny that he's working with him and all that, but this kid isn't that. Manziel was a party animal who loved winning but not enough to put in the work. Pavia is a chess player to Manziels ' poor checkers player. The thing I see that I don't like is his wind-up/release speed. Now, on play action and a few plays where he has to get it out fast, he does that much better. You coach him to lose the pause/hitch in his throwing motion full-time, and he's the best you could ever hope for in a CFL QB prospect. I would've been pretty open to trading the rights to Elgersma, Id be far more reluctant to swap Pavia away. A team would have to really break the bank with an offer. This is the kind of Canadian draft where a team could offer that level of value, though. There's more online to watch this kid than every QB prospect we'll see in over a decade combined. And right now, I'd say the chances are very good he won't be in an NFL TC. Sounds like every youngish player on every team in pro sports tbh.

3DownNationCould CFL be next for Diego Pavia after NFL draft snub? -...It doesn’t seem unrealistic that Heisman Trophy finalist Diego Pavia could end up in the CFL in the relatively near future. The highly-touted collegiate quarterback went unselected in the recent 2026Pavias rights have become significantly more interesting. Passed on in the draft and not in the first wave of priority free agents yet. Hard to imagine him not getting a camp invite atleast. surprised no one is talking a shot on him

If we manage to get 2nd/3rd de/pass rusher worth a damn we are easily top. That is assuming we play the best players on d, which I think we are well set up to do reasonably well.

100%. I expect us to be a real tough team to play this year. As always health will play a big factor. Qbing will dictate how good we will be. Best case scenario, zach has one more magic run in him with a blm/harris like resurgence. In which case we are a top contender. Worst case, zach is done/injured and we have a gritty tough team that only wins ugly. maybe the most likely situation is zach is the best we’ve seen in 2-2.5 years but does not return to his peak level. Then we have a 18/19 type team but with the sporadic ability to put up a blow out on any one.

love them sleeping on us. If we don’t get vaccaro, I’d sure like henning

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

yep he’s too smart to be fast lol

1 earned modp, 1 default. If it was just his career here, he wouldn’t get a sniff of the hof. lots of guys got rings. His bc career is hof material by it self. That stretch was one of the best by any lber ever.

Im a bit surprised biggie went out a bomber and not a lion. I love the guy and he had a couple big years here. But nothing like what he did in BC.

Yep, they love his intangibles. Outside of decent hands he doesn't have any pro wr traits. Gonna be soo gutted if we push him over clercius.

That or they reach in the draft and push a guy early. Now, this draft is not a strong WR draft at all. But even outside of the top 2-3, who are alright, you have a mix of guys who either have size/hands or have strong measurables. Taking from either group is about as good as ajou any way, imo. The gap between the 2-3 top tiers of wrs in this draft isn't huge. They all got question marks and need development. If we don't get Cenacle or Demontagnac, getting 2 mid tier guys would be pretty good. Like Djete (though some one will reach for him), Gavin owen who would offer a ton of early value as a teams guy too, Or sibley, or mcbean. I could also see us falling in love with Ojutalayo for his teams value as well.

It is, but I don't think the ALS takes any moral flaw seriously. I'd note that Chad did not shut up and do everything he was supposed to. He spoke out against his punishment twice, failed to meet the terms of his deal on time, and didn't he have an incident at a college or hs game he was attending while he was suspended? For real, he's a slightly bigger Corcoran with one of the biggest character red flags in football.