SpeedFlex27

Suitor reminds me of Duane Forde who reportedly wanted to be a CFL GM but wasn't willing to put in the work to actually be one. He actually thought because he is a TSN analyst that teams actually cared about his opinion. Or that he knew the names of U Sport players he was more than qualified to draft those same players. He wasn't. He never got hired. Same with Suitor. He doesn't have the qualifications to be Commissioner. They need someone who is less of a football guy & more someone who understands marketng, streaming & is willing to try to grow revenues for the CFL. The CFL should actually split the Commissioner's job into 2 separate entities. One on the football side for a guy with deep CFL connections who understands how teams work, understands the league, the rules, roster management, coaching etc. The other for a person to grow the league revenues. It doesn't mean Suitor doesn't have some good ideas. Like abolishing CFL 2.0 Opening up the roster to more Canadians & Americans. As wellas doing things with kids to try & grow the league with the younger generations. The CFl should be talking to different people to get more idea.

Imagine giving up on one of our promising young Canadian Offensive Guard's in Liam Dobson. A guy who played every down for us last season & was an All Star. We know Neuf will get significant time off along with others at training camp. Osh is already fixing up & polishing his smoker.

Again, every free agent hasn't any idea where they're going until they get an offer they accept. You're putting the cart before the horse.

The back end of our linebacking corps is both old & on the decline.

Don't question The Trinity, you sinner.. That's every free agent. No one knows where they're going until they get an offer. They're all on the decline?

Sign all the subs from your old team heading down yet wanting your team to be heading up. Great start, Goveia. What a lazy ass GM. Nothing will change in Hamilton.

I think still playing at their age speaks to the lack of quality starters in the CFL. How many backup qbs on CFL teams are ready to step up to become bona fide starters or 'stars" at the qb position? I thought we might have some movement with a couple of young promising qbs like the kid in Montreal. I think he made a big mistake signing for less money than what he would have got as a free agent.

Great research. Thanks for that. Of course, we're all waiting to see what the Jets do in the playoffs. Will they have a deep run or be blown out in 5 or 6 games in the first round?

No, I don't. There's a few otthers here that do a great job carrying that themselves. Better than I do, I give as good as I get. I've been smacked around a lot here over the years. I just spit the blood out & keep getting off the mat. Collaros is 36 years old going on 37 on August 28th.

Do some GMs like Ed Hervey overpay? I guess we'll find out if the $$$ he paid to Robbie Smith is the new normal or a 1 time thing. Was I advocating the Bombers sign all their free agents? No, but we lost a bunch & should have made signing Dobson a priority. If posters like Mike & Noeller are happy we draft & develop for other teams then good for them as it's becoming the new normal for us.

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This overpay business. Like the posters here supporting Walters are their own expert GMs which is laughable. It's not an overpay if the market says that's what the player is worth. Two years ago, when Gino Lewis & lawler signed their big contracts, fans were screaming overpay & that the market would correct itself. Receiver pay came down a bit but now it's right back up past what it was before. You want an elite CFL receiver, better be prepared to lay out some dough. So much for overpay. In our case, the salary cap went up 7% & we decided to ignore it. The Bombers have millions in the bank, Yet they refuse to pay for every high impact free agent they lost. They never had any intention of signing Lawler, Ford or Dobson. We get what we pay for.

So, the best way to upgrade the OL quickly is to let Kevin Dobsonr sign with Hamilton.

Do you actually think paying one player (Dobson) in free agency $200,000 was going to upset the salary cap apple cart? C'mon. And if it did, so what? This is pro football. The best get paid. The grizzled veterans know that. Dobson's young. Has potential. Guys like Neufeld won't make it thru training camp without having to take significant time off. Dobson is a road grader. Never missed a down last season. He was an All Star whether half you guys believed it or not. Now, he's in Hamilton & will probably be an anchor on their OL for years to come. We draft. We refuse to pay so we end up developing players for other teams. We are not a destination point anymore. Players do their time here & leave. Or won't sign here. We're devloping a reputation for being cheap.