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Okay as I was puzzled by the reaction. Thank you for explaining. It happens. He's pretty fast coming off the edge, isn't he?

I guess because he's Canadian. He would grow the game here in this country. Imagine if he did come up here & established himself as a star & we played Nathan Rourke & the Lions? The hype would be epic.

What's funny about what I said, rebusrankin? That exact thing happened to Nathan Rourke in Atlanta. The only dream I chase at my age is that a bathroom is close by.

What people don't realize is that a whole new class of graduating qbs are coming to training camp for 2026. Elgersma has worked out for probably 10 teams, so a third of the teams. These new kids have been drafted, are regarded higher & aren't free agents. Teams are prepared to invest in their development. Elgersma can sign with an NFL team, play better than the New Kid In Town & still get cut. Being a second year Canadian FA QB who has never had a home isn't the most enviable position to be in.

He would only make $64000 US & not $100,000 as a starter in the UFL. NFL practice roster players make more for sure but he has the option most American qbs that come up here don't have. A backup roster spot with the Bombers behind Collaros with a realistic chance to be a starter when Zach retires. Rourke is making $600,000 a year now. If the salary cap keeps going up, he may be making $700 or $800,000 a year... I really don't know if you're being serious or sarcastic. All I'll sayis talk to Zach Collaros about how he feels making $600000 a year. If the salary cap keeps rising, you'll probably see CFL qb salaries rise to $700 or $800,000 a year? How many people do we actually know that make that kind of money with their careers? people can scoff at what the CFL pays in comparison to the NFL. but really???? That's some serious life altering coin as well. But CFL qbs only get that from playing & doing extremely well. But the opportunity is there.

Again, we'll see. Maybe that's what Elgersma needs to do. Come up here, play well like Rourke did his first season as a starter in 2022 & then try again. Or go thru this continuos cycle of tryout after tryout for nothing. Until the opportunities dry up. By now, most NFL teams know who Elgersma is & what he brings to the table throwing in private workouts. They don't know what he can do in game conditions. He has to play.

How about, if Nathan Rourke can't make it then Elgersma will never get an NFL pension. Rourke showed signs of brilliance in the exhibition season when he got his chance to play to no avail & he was a starter in the NCAA. All I'm saying that no Canadian & U Sport trained qb has ever started in the NFL. We don't have the competition or coaching needed to play in the nFL up up here. Most Canadian qbs can't even play in the CFL. We aren't a country that churns out qbs for both leagues. The difference between Elgersma & Rourke is that he knew he had a financial payday waiting with the Lions as he had already played 2 years in the CFL before he went south. His rookie deal was finished. Elgersma has an $85000 rookie Canadian payday waiting for him up here. Not as much incentive to sign with us.

Kovalchuk has been dxpunged. All the Atlanta guys have which makes sense if the Jets want their records back. I'd love to see Teemu here if he can still play. Nikolai Khabibulin, Teppo Numinen & Tie Domi would be great if they can still physically play.

You gave it your best shot, you little couch potato. It's a pipe dream, not a career. He's made zero cents. We'll see how he does in the UFL as I expect that's where he goes. If I was Waltwrs, I'd tell him to come up here & offer an extra $40,000 at him in marketing money to make his salary $125,000 Canadian. At least give an incentive to come & sign a contract.

Exactly my childish point. He hasn't thrown one pass that meant anything in the NFL during the regular season & never will.

Life changing money? You're talking like Elgersma has a chance to actually make it down there. When was the last time a Canadian qb who played U Sports started for any NFL team? This is now Year 2 for him & as Mike calls it, his NFL "career". I don't see much difference between Year 1 & Year 2. As Booch says, other than a training camp per diem last year, he's made nothing.

What career, Mike? He has no "career". He's can't get past the first interview. That's like saying he wants to be a lawyer but can't pass the bar exam. As far as relevance goes, then why doesn't Rich shut this place down? None of us including you have any relevance.

No guarantee. He has to get here first. If Elgersma keeps dicking around then **** him. He's like Rourke was with the NFL. Work out for so many teams, make no money & get no offers that after awhile it's embarrassing.

I just googled UFL salaries & qbs & they'll make $64000 US this season. Comparable to $85000 Canadian in the CFL for rookies. So, Elgersma will probably have to make a choice. Stay there & play in the UFL while probably never see the field behind NFL & 3 year UFL veteran Matt Corrall in Birmingham. Or come up here & never see the field behind Zach.

What does the UFL pay qbs? I think it's less than the CFL. probably does. Problem is, Elgersma's a rookie so he'll get $85000 Canadian to play up here which is much, much too low to get quality rookies to even consider coming to the CFL.

Schoen is damaged goods. Why even weaste a penny on him? there are better free agents out there younger & have twwo healthy knees. And even if he signs elsewhere & has a great season, his body is a ticking time bomb for something to go off. Walters needs to spend money wisely & not foolishly. Move the eff on, already.

We also have to sign a FA receiver to push the ball downfield.

It's Beanie the GM unable to draft & manage the roster. Who is Allen supposed to throw to when he has the worst unit of receivers in the NFL?? Just like Zach here with the Rogues Gallery we had last season. Streveler at wideout? Schoen playing with a torn ACL. Corcoran???Mitchell??? Collaros still threw for over 3000 yards with a piece of **** for OC & missing 3 or 4 games with a suspension & injuries. Fans don't ask for much....

I'd raise it to an NFL PR spot salary & keep pace with it if it rises.

You can't just designate a spot on a CFL team out of sympathy ion the hopes Litlle Johnny can be developed. Especially if teams don't know if these players will or not. . We shouldn't just be handing out roster spots at qb on CFL teams just based on nationality. Maybe the CFL should do something about the level of coaching across Canada first. Put money into football at the bantam & high school level. Better coaching & mentoring programs. have longer seasons. In Calgary, kids plays 4-6 games a year in HS. How can kids learn anything with such a limiting schedule like 6 weeks? The idea of giving Canadian college qbs a free roster spot is bass ackwards. Have the CFL put money into grassroots football. Lengthen the high school & U Sport season from 8 to 10 games plus playoffs. Get rid of some of these older lazy ass teachers in high school who say they want to coach but don't want to put in the work until they were back in school. I saw a few of these guys at different high schools in Calgary..Most of these guys just bitched all day complaining about something all the time. These guys ran high school football in YYC when I was there & some still do. In order for football to improve & give the CFL better players, big changes have to be made at the grassroot levels first. Legislating Canadian qbs onto CFL rosters will never work.

If they aren't ready to play at the next level (CFL) then why do we want to spend the time developing them? No guarantee they would ever develop. No one wants to see some guy who would be better in a flag or senior men's league after U Sports waste a roster spot given to him for 3 years for nothing. Qbs in the US are better trained & have had better coaching & compettition all the way up. Some just can't adapt to the rule changes between 4 down & 3 down football. Thata's their downfall. The ones that have shown they can play like Rourke & Elgersma teams try to develop. Hopefully, they want to be here. I'd be against mandatig Canadian qbs have be drafted & take up a development roster spots on all teams.

We're trying to sign a Canadian qb but he doesn't want to play here.

Hervey is the most overpaid & overrated GM in the CFL now that Chris Jones is gone.

This isn't new. been talked about before. Just shows how ridiculous our rookie salary cap is. At the same time, there are 90 spots available on an NFL roster. The majority of these coddled kids won't be playing in the NFL.

Neuf is a steadying influence on the OL for sure. I think he'll have a great season with Koala finally gone. I mean.... Finally.