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If we go with jones/jones and ayers as our wil/mac and continue the dime sub pack for the wil on some plays I think that hole is already filled. At nose, I think they will also maintain the status quo. Lawson will hopefully take more reps than jake, he and woods will trade off those inside duties. On a side note, I think the rules committee should allow jake to use the waggle. He's soo damn slow it's the only way he can line up off the ball and consistently get to the OL before the ball is thrown. 😂 I really hope he doesn't take as many or more snaps than woods/lawson this year.

Sucks to see lawler go, leaving a second time for cash after the dui injuries etc, don’t really want him back again. I kind of hope we go with a low risk high reward vet on a real good deal, and bring in a bunch of blue chip prospects at wr. Spend more money on the lines.

We certainly can’t when Edmonton is signing half of em lol. Honestly with our record with free agent WRs, I’d be ok if we just brought in some nfl cast offs and college beasts. Spend the money elsewhere.

Yeah if we get one of the next 2-3 guys I’m good with that. Some change finally might do us good. We could certainly use more of a diverse skill set from our WRs.

I think it’s a bit worse this year because of all the sorta un capped media money, and the bc lions still not having been punished for last year. As always, the teams with the fewest players hold over add the most. losing all star players and adding guys well below that tier is a bitter pill to swallow as well. Though I don’t think it’s a bad approach at all if we can get multiple pieces to fill out multiple gaps. I’ll be happy if we add a few more solid starters and depth guys at our positions of greatest need.

Can we have both Nield and Bolo? I can't see demski holding up that much longer, having those two and big kev would put us in a fantastic spot with wr ratio.

I'd be fine with either of those. The elk continue their expansion draft in free agency. hatcher goes back to BC right after being cut to avoid paying him an off season bonus. Like going back to a bad ex here.' I kind of wish the league/pa would step in on this one. Teams shouldn't be able to avoid bonuses this way and bring the guys back, especially right away. Just dirty.

The fact we are hearing he’s been offered that and not accepted it speaks volumes. Calgary’s offer doesn’t change what I think we should be in the market to pay. If lawler have come off an 18 game season where he played at the level we expect from him, then sure. But he isn’t. I don’t think lawler will chase that money to Calgary. which is pretty interesting. A lot of money being thrown around, usually ol command the premium. Might not be the pay day some guys are expecting left. I’d happily take him back, for well under 200k.

And blink was listed at the same 171 for his entire career, and maybe once weighed it. Holm listed as 180 in college and came in 171 on his pro day. If any thing, teams players are and can be smaller. You have far less big bodies on the field for kick and punt return/cover. Only kick block team has the heavy base. Last year the league saw 8 dbs under 170 lbs. If youre a back up db in this league, you are playing teams too. The NFL isn't stuck on arbitrary size limits any more, and the cfl hasn't been for a long long time.

Holm is, and so is the other db on our roster that I listed. Fun fact, there are also 8 players in the NFL under 167 lbs.

Funny thing is, I think this will be the most anticipated of his returns here. Despite how things ended last time. I love the guy, he an excellent football mind, I hope he comes in openminded and willing to evolve his system further. Maybe let Zach call the red zone plays lol. He would also take up the missing WR coach gig, but I think we need to get a qb coach. I mean we have one on our roster right now, We also have parker who is under 180 and holm who in reality is maybe 175. Jake kelly has a couple pounds of change in his pockets for his 180 as well. Gassama at wr is 158 and wilson was 175 at wr as well. For most guys, being 175 plus or minus 5lbs and under 5'10 is similar in terms of make up to being 6' and 185-190. Blocking comes from effort and grit. Not from size. Especially on teams.

Yep. And I don't think DB is where we should spend money. Sam or other wise. With ford gone, we flip the ratio back, start griffin and find a new rotational dime to take the place of our wil.

Like this move. Nice bolster to our ni wr depth. Ted continues to go after pieces and takes Garbutt. Argos scoop haba lol. The amount of time we wasted on both is depressing. Especially since Garbutt finally started to show well in the back portion of the season.

Lapo round 4 book it. We should have a poll and place bets lol.

Maybe we bring back bolo too. it’s what I’ve heard a lot too but now that you mention it I’m not sure of the origin any more. Though I don’t take any stock in rumours and insider info. For me, coming back off back of back season ending injuries while also getting into shape and getting the rust off is a process you can’t rush. Even if he’s physically 100% healed in time for camp, he still needs to get stretched back out and then get the rust off. Which is longer than a tc for most players imo. I think he’d need to be 100% much earlier in order to get the volume of work in in terms of SnC and also working with zach/a qb. Wr in the cfl is insanely demanding in terms of run jump repeat. Especially for a slot using the waggle. Imo that’s why we see soo many guys explode onto the scene and not be able to maintain a high level of play.

I’m not ready to pencil in wheatfall tbh. Not after what we saw on his return from injury. It was one big game based on one big catch and run. Agudosi did a whole lot more than that. Would for sure be a lot more comfortable knowing dalton would be ready. But I doubt he will be.

We def force throws to him. That’s zach, but he’s also the best 50/50 guy in the league. He’s a great route runner but he’s not a monster athlete. He requires well timed and placed passes and throwing him open. As do most of our WRs tbh. That’s our type. Big and marginal speed.

I’d prefer that. But I mean how many spots can we drop ni for imp?

Instant fix to our kr position, with a guy in Dillon who can back up/ be the 2nd returner. I love it even more because he’s a bonafide offensive weapon. As a rb and as a pass catcher. I love his style. Short but stocky back who is tough as nails, runs north south, and doesn’t let tacklers square up. Creates a lot of bounce off tackler plays and minimizes wear. He’s not quick like blink (no one is) but he’s a great balance of break away speed and acceleration. Very smooth runner who makes it look easy. Now, we have to use him right. We’ve not done a good job of using dis/multiple backs in ages. We’ve got to fix that but I love what this builds towards. Also reduces the need for the last imp wr to be top notch. I feel like the longer we wait the more likely it is we go with a familiar guy like lapo. Who has effectively ran a 2 back offence with out starving his rb1, and has familiarity with zach. That’s an odd one. Maybe Kramdi can play some s? Would we be trying to move stubblefield to corner or double shift holm to corner and him to half?

Wrong side of 30 plus came back from a torn Achilles and wasn’t 100%. If we lose lawler, he’d still need to be on a team friendly deal imo.

We need to find another under sized athletic nasty piece of work C to develop

I don’t think Samson will get much of any chance. Lawson, plus we are married to Thomas and schmekel. He should get a good shot to be the back up but that’s not how we roll. mci big Kev and Wallace are exiting for sure.

Parker is a Sam but maybe could kick out that said he’s not a guy we can bank on or pencil into the line up with his injury history.

Not surprised how long do you give Lofton? Hardrick was instantly better when he slid out to tackle. Lofton is going into his 3rd year as a starter. He was still badly green for the first half of last year. While he got better, he hasn’t flashed being more than a replacement level starting tackle in the cfl. I think Lofton is better than average at G though. Id like to see Lofton slide inside (assuming Dobson leaves) and Randolph go in at RT. Otherwise, if Wallace takes the step forward he flashed last year, him in place of Dobson would be good. We need a few more imp T guys that can push Randolph though. Couture back would be fantastic. But I’m even less hopeful that happens. But Bryant neuf couture Lofton randolph with Wallace/eli as back ups would be good.

I’m not sold on Sherritt as their dc. I don’t see that unit having instant success.