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Boy that is a monster deal for Emelius. I wouldn't want to be on the hook for paying him or Philpot what they got. I do not have him in the same tier as Brady for Canadians. He might be the best Canadian WR next year, good chance he will be in the top tier if not, he's 28 in his prime and came up big when the riders needed it. I get why they would offer him a deal like this. And they are probably hiding some of the cap hit in this season, like all these extensions likely are. I see soo much sticker shock in the free agents so far, and it isn't going away for me yet. It is good that we are seeing some stability with higher-end free agents league-wide.

he’s a solid pick up for what is likely two guys who don’t make edmonton next year. I really don’t get how teams set value for draft picks in the cfl in relation to starters. I get edmonton is trying to get as many lotto tickets as possible in hopes of fixing their ni depth, and ott is going to try any thing to be good this year. I just don’t get timing and value.

should certainly take a long look at both if they hit fa.

kelly made a whole lot more than one mistake. I hope he finds a road to better mental health and stability. He certainly doesn’t deserve any thing from bomber fans. He left a far more significant black eye for the fan base and franchise than Reinbold. Jeff was a colossal screw up football ops wise, but atleast he was a good person who upheld the expectations that come with leadership.

wilson’s sources; trust me bro. He’s not gonna find any one in the cfl circles who has a grudge with bob. Wilson has made good points a couple times this year, but he’s way off more than he’s right. He’s the tsn version of stephen a, and all that ilk.

Good point, he was practicing since like LD iirc. I think it is always worth having Canadians like that. I'd take as many lotto ticket flyers on Canadians with upside as I could get. Generally, you are lucky to have a couple of guys in the draft who have decent athleticism and size that could be polished into Ss if they fulfill their potential. True cover guys, little on Sam's, are rare and valuable. They get a LOT of leash to figure out if they have any thing left too. BLM, Zach, and Harris are all great examples of that. All 3 looked fully cooked for more than a little while and managed to get back to being good. Khari was like 29 when he broke in with us, too. But you have far better chances of developing a QB who is in his late 20s when he gets up here than a kid out of college these days. The NFL is all over every single archetype at QB. No longer do they exclude system guys, or none pro offense guys. So, the kids we get access to who have 1 NFL TC or less are generally really lackluster. https://www.bluebombers.com/2025/12/23/new-title-same-jake/ Tait with another gem. Some interesting tidbits jump out at me. It sounds to me like he wanted to continue to play, and we weren't going to bring him back. I had a really good exit meeting with Osh (head coach Mike O’Shea). At that point, I was still kind of planning on continuing playing if that was possible. Then a few weeks went by after the Grey Cup and we just kind of continued our conversation and he let me know there was a chance that this opportunity would be available.

the value of a canadian who can run with and cover wrs, not to mention has good size/strength and is capable of playing a gap. The rarity of those skills combined with the passport makes easily worth waiting for. The canadian talent pool in general is shakey. It’s a no risk high reward move to keep him around.

Imo, one or both of wilson/chase will be let go. I think it’s an indication that we won’t go after a vet fa like powell. Elgersma will depend on nfl interest. Not socks? The fact he’s getting multiple mid season work outs tells me it isn’t. Maybe it closes before our camp and he comes up, but i think chances are as good that if he wants to be a camp invitee in the nfl next year that he will get it. If he goes that route, I could see him in the ufl this year. Frankly i’d be good with him going ufl then nfl camp and maybe being here mid season if he doesn’t catch on. I just hope he doesn’t end up sitting not getting tc/practice reps. I think he still has a lot to gain from high level coaching and practice reps.

Reminds a bit of kenny lawler. Tremendous hands and ability to catch contested balls win 50/50 and pay the physical price to get big possession catches. He tested a bit better than lawler but i don’t see him running open much. Great body control, positional awareness, and the size to go with it. I love the football iq when his qb breaks the pocket and how he comes back to the ball. How he adapts to our game and if he can get open vs pro dbs are the big questions. Very good prospect for us.

signed peyton thorne. wow its going to be interesting to watch the qbs in camp. Mich state, auburn, played at good schools. Guy has incredible raw talent and athleticism. Easy smooth arm action with a good release. Very capable runner. He’s not really wired for high volume running. Great upside in a young guy.

going jones to sankey is a lateral move, certainly not one worth losing sleep over or spending money on. We have a good group of bigger wils who can actually run/cover ground, and play inside gaps. The only LBers in free agency I would look at is allen, and mcmanis. Who are the top tier of value at wil/mac.

probably not, but he is very lucky to have a job and should be happy for that.

Coaching/teaching at the pro level is no easy task. With out question he could provide value as a coach at some level. if that level is pro or not we won’t know. Other wise we’d be loaded with great position coaches, and we aren’t. your right, that is pretty rare. Usually, the guys who do make that move spend a couple years filling gaps in front office and coaching staffs till earning spots. that’s very interesting agree with most of that. My concern with hogan is he showed some serious red flags with fairly low to moderate pressure.

not all wins are created equal though. When you lose the ship, it’s like being graded on a bell curve and getting a good grade greatly reduced. History has seen plenty of people with winning records get canned. The worst job security in football is being on the wrong side of a great era. When a great team slides down a bit, the seats get real hot real fast. The raptors had multiple great cases like that. Firing the president who brought a ship, the coach who won it, right after firing the coach of the year. Football is more cut throat than most sports for teams who build high expectations. The much shorter season makes each L a bigger deal.

it is for americans. Not really for Canadians but yeah. any one who gets that from the nfl generally takes it. christo bilukidi, boy we had some drafts back then eh lol

almost every qb turned successful hc failed as a player. That’s the single strongest pipeline of coaches/offensive minds. For hogan being back, 🤢. Not super surprised but disappointed. Very happy jake is retiring. For him becoming the dl coach, I see more positives than negatives. On one hand, He isn’t the type of guy i’d go to normally for a dl coach. Interior lunch bucket type guy. But, he has played beside a ton of great dl. And he’s played roles that was supposed to enable them to do their job better. If he’s soaked up the tech from guys like roh, patterson, etc then he will be in a great position. There is an incredible amount of resources to coach the nuances of pass rushing and run stopping. We’ve come a very long way from the days of reading the chapter on dl play from buddy ryan’s book. If jake doesn’t have a lock on that side he can easily get it if he wants to succeed. As a player I never really saw it from him, but he did have a ton of motor (when he could actually move lol. Our dl coaching hasn’t shined in a very long time. The addition by subtraction of jake leaving the field is huge. A change at coaching the position will likely yield at least a bit of an improvement in that area.

salary cap increases of a significant amount is extremely rare. I would not be banking on another increase before the next cba/tv deal. I don’t think other teams have had as high a rate of over paying guys when they resign. We also gamble on guys like kramdi and lawson when it comes to extensions. We do so hoping that we pay a bit more the first year then save money after that and have an easier time on the following contract. Bc is certainly the team who has over paid other teams free agents the most in the doman era. Them and edmonton who are constantly trying to fix bad teams in free agency. Right now, every one seems to be using the increased cap space to front load deals and over pay guys who resign. At this point, I don’t think guys who go to free agency will do early as well as the guys who lock in before the end of this year.

wow fajardos money is not what i expected. Even with them burying almost 200k this year on the cap and 35k in none cap money they gave him the ability to earn almost 450k. https://3downnation.com/2025/12/21/exclusive-cody-fajardo-contract-details-for-2026-cfl-season-with-edmonton-elks/ I would’ve bet they’d go after kelly, but idk with this money.

yeah clout chasing. One of the last guys any one should want to mess with in pitbull.

darvin adams with half the ol too lol. I mean some youtuber just decided to chase clout by messing with andrei arlovski got him and 3 of his security guards jacked up. Pro sports has a weird contingent of nutty fans who like to mess with guys they really shouldn’t.

If he sticks for 4-ish years, even without becoming a regular starter, he could make enough money to retire. IF he is fiscally wise. And if he doesn't have that burning desire to play football. Neither of which is a tremendous chance imo. If he doesn't become a starter down there, I think he will be up here. The only real move could be if he forces a trade, which I think has happened a time or two but it is rare. And as it is, he would be better served coming here if his NFL window closes. Marty is extremely prolific as an OL coach. Over the next couple years he'd have a much better path to playing here, coaching, and mentorship.

100% agree. I mean, the missing all of camp thing is really strange for a guy who was basically the insurance policy at OC, and was a HC not long ago. Must've been some really serious family stuff. Going from that to being away from home for the majority of the season is a lot to deal with. On top of that, we saw flashes of toxic narcissism from Hogan every time he opened his mouth, which was not even frequent or long in length. I shudder to think what he was like to work with. From what I saw, it firmly looked like the play call duty was taken from Hogan and given to Jackson very late. But we never had a proper install or repping to go with the playbook. Certainly, the strangest occurrence during the Mafia era. We took so long that half of our candidates took other jobs. It sure seemed like Jackson was going to be a 1a 1b with Hogan, before camp.

but but he had this big ass trophy! We are still all in shock that they have fans other than bluto. half of us are wondering if we are about to see the cops with bluto in hand cuffs... Most people would be floored at how often big ass football players, boxers, fighters etc get accosted by randos who think they can take them. Like, really, really surprised how freuqently it happens. The intersections around the house of fandom all lead to crazy town.

I'm trying to be as optimistic about Condell as possible. I have some reservations, but at the same time, I expect the floor for our offence to be miles higher than it has been the last 2 years. If we can balance what has worked from the Lapo-Buck era and what Condell does well, we will be in a great position. I wonder if Jackson is back at QB coach, if he is not, I would love to bring in an ast on O that can help lock in what we have done well. A guy like Pete Costanza would be great.

not bad. Hopefully some money buried this year/ in appearances as well. I’m very sure he will be back. Love jy, if we ever take the training wheels off his D it’ll be unbeatable. Agree. Edmonton and kelly are the only major pair I see happening. I would love powell or even crum. I think mbt will join his ancestors in the after (football) life.