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I would say they stand out because they're not out standinding. Koaaala, You missed rebusrankin's point entirely. All he's saying is the Als are paying top dollar for Tyson Philpott who is a receiver who never stays healthy & is on the IR list for a big chunk of games every season. Maybe he's thrown to 5 or 6 times a game on average yet he's the highest paid Canadian receiver in the CFL who has never been a thousand yard receiver. Oliveira is a stud running back with over 5000 career rushing yards who has also spent time on the IR but he has proven his worth 10 times over as he handles the ball 10-20 times a game. That's what ol' Reebus is talking about. Doesn't matter if you're talking receiver or running back. It's the overall worth of a player to his team.

The market is adjusting. You amateur GMs who think you know the way the money is doled out really know nothing. Although you think you do. I think half you guys are still living in 2019 pre pandemic. when the salary cap was at $5 million. That receivers & running backs should only be paid $100,000 a year. Defensive Ends $80-90,000 etc. We don't know what the market is for older free agents like Jefferson or Gauthier yet until they hit the street running with their agents checking out offers from other teams. We also don't know what the new salary cap will be. However, I think with the deals being handed out to Philpott, Alexander, Oliveira, Hatcher & the majority of players eligible to switch teams in February as free agents with their contracts expired, I believe we may have another off season where the cap rises significantly. Until all these things fall into place, the angst some of you show about overpaying players may be unnecessary.

If Brady was a free agent, BC would have thrown a Brink's truck at Oliveira. We have no succession plan at qb. We're flying by the seat of our pants on that one. Brady is in his prime at 28. there is no one on our roster that is ready to step up as a starter like Oliveira did when Harris left.

Welcome to the new CFL. imagine what he would have got if he was a FA & the Lions & Ti Cats got into a bidding war?

That 7-11 is in Riverview where I grew up. And when I was learning to drive nearly drove my dad's car INTO the store with him inside. But that's a story for another day.

Nah, I realized in my late 20's I wasn't good enough. With the loss of Patrick Mahomes, I wonder if the Chiefs will work out Elgersma as depth at the QB3 position?

It's a lot of money to be sure but it had to be done. I also expect the salary cap will be going up again this off season so there'll be wiggle room to afford Brady. Imagine the President, GM & HC all come back & Brady leaves? The optics would be so bad. I applaud Walters for getting it done. Credit where credit is due.

Every pro league has tied themselves to gambling. When the Liberals apprroved single betting on games back 5 or 6 years ago, it was forecast that each CFL eam would reap a windfall of a million dollars a year minimum. I've never heard if that's true because the CFL never wants to talk about gambling.

This behaviour would be expected in Regina & not Toronto.

Blind trust...

The gd Randy Ambrosie hangover continues. Two things needing to change should have been a priority . Get rid of the coaching/admin cap & axing the rookie salary cap. Our Commish should have swept the closet out of everything Ambrosie did & get back to actually running the league. Instead of worrying about rule changes for US expansion. I actually curled against Stoughton twice & beat him twice. As a lead on both teams. I guess I can hang my hat on that.

What if Osh brings Hogan back????

Hey, I used to be a pretty good club curler but it's sad that no phone call came for me to play with the pros. I finally realized it never would. I wasted a decade after juniors chasing that dream. There's a big difference between a 65-70% curler & someone who consistently throws 80 plus per cent. I'd say by now that the "SeeThe US NFL Tour" is getting a little tiring. Elgersma's basing his future on a very good East-West Shrine Game practice week & performance as well as a few practices in the NFL. He did okay when he played but he wasn't lights out like he needed to be., Every play. Every practice. Every play. Every game. It's almost an impossible task for an undrafted free agent. He should be getting the message by now. Even if he gets on a PR, he'll never play.

Nope, sorry.

Yep, absolutely. But then we got the kool aid drinkers here who accept anything O'Shea does.

No idea who this is.

Nathan Rourke realized he was chasing shadows as well in the NFL. They're on fumes now.

I find it hard to believe this thread is still going in late 2025. "We've looked for that flight for 3 centuries. It's my medical opinion that they're all dead, Jim."

Tried out with LA Chargers (I believe) & Chicago Bears. (Yeah, good luck with that on both). Sure get the impression he doesn't want to play in Winnipeg.

I like how the Alouettes do business. They move on from players & let the younger guys play. Cody Fajardo & Darnell Sankey are two examples. The Als felt Davis Alexander was ready but they felt he was so they released Fajardo so he could sign in Edmonton. The same with Sankey. They released him so he can make a deal elsewhere. A younger & cheaper player will take his place at linebacker. It's also what Wally & Huff would do. They had great success managing theior rosters. They always pushed their veterans very hard. If they felt a younger was ready to step up, no matter who was playing at whatever position they would make a change. Would Osh do that? Hardly. Not a chance.

I've seen this dog & pony show for nearly 13 seasons now. What in the world would make me think he's changed? Coaches all over the league are finalizing their staffs now. The earlier he lets Hogan go, the better chance he has to catch on with another staff. If Osh waits another month, it'llbe too late as most staffs will be set. That's why I believe there won't be a change.

One only has to look at how Osh is handling Hogan. He knows the guy has a lot of shortcomings as a coach. That he isn't ready even after a year under fire as OC. He knows the players aren't happy either but that doesn't seem to matter to him. The season for us ended 5 weeks ago. Other teams have announced coaching changes. Here we are still dicking around with the question of whether Hogan will be back or not & not a word fom our hea coach. My gut feeling is the longer this goes on, the chances of Osh keeping him as OC increases. If he was going to change OC, I believe we'd have known it by now. So, Osh says he needs to change the way he coaches but in the end, nothing seems to have changed.

Artpoeus was training camp fodder. Kept around because there was no competition. We knew who QB2 & 3 were going to be a year ago.

You hit the nail on the head with this post.