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any idea what time today the cfl is supposed to announce / have a press conference? It seems strange that the day of it still isnt known.

"though no rule conversations have taken place. " Yet his source is soo sure that all these rules are changing and gone. Seems like dubious contradicting information from a dubious guy with a shady source. Might as well call up marty york and ask him what his 20 year old sources said.

Yeah seems like he would bring a lot of versatility. He really gets off the ball well on those blitz clips. Im not sure if he is still in that international program with the NFL or not. But even if hes a futures pick he seems like a great get for a global.

Final pick is Arryn Siposs. a punter out of Australia. He was an aussie rules football player who converted and went to auburn. UDFA pick up of detroit and in january signed a futures deal with philly.

next up another LBer, this one from GB Ayo Oyelola. He was apart of the the NFL international program but allegedly his performance was not up to what he showed in game film. He looks extremely fast and explosive for the level of play hes facing. The clip where he runs down a WR from behind in full stride is nuts. https://www.americanfootballinternational.com/british-lb-ayo-oyeloa-sets-sights-on-nfl-in-his-sporting-second-act/

Seems like a great fit. Smart, hard working, physical lber who can play teams and back up hansen. Tomoya Machino, an OL who measured just under 6'5 302 who was the most agile OL at the combine and put up 31 reps.

Then TO can suck an egg. Tbh an owner isnt their biggest issue any way. Its fans. The NFL isnt going to go some place to be the 2nd or worse team. And they wouldnt have a chance to pass the raptors for atleast 10 years.

I think the only way it happens is if its a franchise relocation, that involves multiple owners including rogers. And rogers then building a new venue for the jays that is also a NFL quality football stadium. Which I would say is less than 1% chance of happening. TSN has barely improved since the days of sportsnet showing cfl games. The camera work back then was atrocious. Which is the only area we have seen improvement in. I wish sportsnet or the score would dive into cfl coverage and do it well.

I think the merging makes the threads cleaner and more reader friendly.

In terms of the XFL thing they shoudlve talked to the PA reps and told them they were going to meet with them and given them an idea of what they would be looking at. Rather than letting them find out the same way we did. Nothing about that is normal for a PA. The feds dont really care about the cfl, they care a limited amount about how people perceive them with their actions in respect to the cfl issue. The CFL drastically over played their hand trying to strong arm their deal rather than negotiate some thing.

Thanks for sharing. Im nervously hoping for the best.

Yep. People are trying to give him a pass because the pandemic isnt his fault. which of course it isnt. But how the league has dealt with business during the pandemic has been awful. From the utter lack of communication with the PA, to the poorly thought out and worse executed attempt to get federal funding (which shouldve been a slam dunk) to the nothing burger of an announcement that the XFL and the CFL were going to work together. No matter what side of any issue you fall on as a CFL fan I think you have to want these things to be open and transparent once announced. To pop out this vague news and then go dark only serves as a disservice for the league. The fan base is more divided now then ive ever seen it. Fans dont feel secure in the time, interest and money we invest into the league. The longer this un certainty draws out the worse it gets. People were scared of losing canadian football at the out set of this. That wave is starting to die down now. The next step is people fleeding fandom for apathy. The next step and announcements must be very carefully thought out and planned. If they dont shake this negativity, seeping in apathy, and distrust it wont matter what moves are made with financing or the XFL.

Hell yes. Id also love a DVD of the championship season. Just wish theyd take my money.

just gotta get that re clipped together version of dunigans 716 game on line

If any thing is clear in this off season, the CFLPA doesnt know any more than the fans do.

has the XFL 3.0 folded yet? 😁

The hiccup this last season has hurt his stock a good bit, but I see him being a real dark horse pick that rises a lot closer to the draft. I just think he's too well rounded a package to end up here. HIs productivity, his athleticism, his size he's got the stuff that can keep him on rosters for a good while.

Im glad they are calling it out. Tbh the entire sum of my exposure to twitter is what ever i might see on the corner ticker on this site so I kinda miss a lot of stuff like that.

https://3downnation.com/2021/03/31/matt-sekeres-reporting-on-potential-cfl-xfl-partnership-has-been-insufficient-so-far/ Pretty on point. That said no one from TSN to 3downnation is really breaking any stories. They make wild claims, some contradictory and offer nothing of substance. They just seem to be vying for clicks and doing the bare minimum to get the traffic.

chuba hubbard with a blazing 4.36 40 time at his pro day. Cant stop thinking how great he'd look in blue n gold in the post harris era but I dont think he ever falls out of the nfl. He was fully adequate as a starter which is far better than most rookies especially true rookies are. But the situation was not the same.

I think the panel is pretty good, the color commentary is a whole other matter. I also feel like the direction is pretty dated.

I dont agree that desjarlais was markedly better than gray. He was more polished and of the 3 is furthest along but also has the lowest ceiling. Of the 3 Eli was the most impressive to me actually. Coming from out of football for a year and a half ish off an injury he didnt show any rust. He only played in like 5 games or so, and came in to the 5 for parts of 2 games but when he was in, and especially on the heavy set he can really move his man. Hes a pancake machine on the inside and a natural center too. Its also an easier progression for desjarlais, who is a guard only to move in to a full time guard spot. Where as Desjarlais is a natural tackle, but has been moved around with being light for the T spot in the NFL and here with the best tackle tandem in the league. Going T to G is generally considered the easier of transitions but as we've seen in the past it doesnt always work well.

Sportsnet despite mighty dork had some great camera work compared to the same era of tsn. Prime ages of cbc they had a great panel. Currently the TSN group is very long in the tooth and could use new blood.

Itd probably be better quality in that case too lol. I think that'd be awesome though. You could have it available on the app store / xbox / ps store etc. Id play the hell out of an old school CFL remake of tecmo.

I think the yearly option window for veterans is fair. So if a CFL vet is on a 3 year deal and after 1 year has an NFL team willing to sign them, not a tc invite but a deal, they should be free to go. But then have the remainder of their CFL deal converted to option years. So for the next 2 years they would come back to the same team if they return, but then the deal would be 1 year here then a FA again. I think in the last CBA some thing along those lines was talked about. It sucks to lose stars, but every time a guy goes from the cfl to the nfl the door for young americans coming to the cfl opens wider. Itd be nice if that included a buy out bonus for the cfl team paid by the nfl team too. Same as happens in un affiliated baseball. Cant blame them at all for wanting to be closer to home, pay less taxes and make more money. Not to mention the NFL pension is nothing to sneeze at.