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Sayles signed in the NFL after playing for us and was a league All-Star for BC in 2022. I'm not sure him leaving the Bombers is a great example of a player going down hill on a new team, even if he's not the player he once was. Some guys (like Stove) have been unfortunate but others (Casey Sayles for example) have done just fine.

Abbott evens admits this in a separate article. Missing a bunch of key players on both sides of the ball and I don't buy that they'll end up changing their philosophy a ton because they have Stanback. If it turns out that last year wasn't a fluke and he's washed, what then? Back to the 90% aerial attack with lesser players? https://3downnation.com/2024/06/03/over-or-under-b-c-lions-rife-with-questions-despite-heavy-2024-win-projection/ I don't mind them for contract info and that sort of thing but yeah anything opinion-based is not great to say the least.

There's a ton of shitty takes in there. Saskatchewan getting to/winning the Grey Cup is near the top of the list. I think Mace is good for them but he's not taking the from missing the playoffs to running over the league in an off-season. There's a reason why the bookmakers have them as an underdog to start the season against the L's of all teams. Micah Awe as MODP because he had an "all-time great season" last year is also a terrible pick. I didn't realize leading the league in fines made someone a great player?

Bonds or Bridges can hopefully make a claim for the nickname.

Do not take fantasy advice from this guy. Zero research was done for this article. Beyond spelling mistakes, he also mentions three guys who are no longer with the team (one of whom was released weeks ago).

Brady

They refuse to.... that name is already spoken for in these parts.

I knew Wade and the rest of them lurked here! How else would he know to address the email to "JCon"? 😂

Lucky wasn't cut. Sheed took his spot in September but Lucky was still with the club for the rest of the season. Sheed may have taken over sooner had he not been nicked in camp. Lucky also got hurt around that time (September) so it's also possible Sheed doesn't get a shot if Lucky had been healthy.

IIRC they split up for a while but got back together a couple years ago so they could be popular again - I'm also not up to date on current music, it's just not something I would ever pay to see or tune in for. There's a reason why Doman went out and got LL Cool J & now 50 Cent for home opener concerts - people will pay to see that kind of show. The Lions are expecting their biggest crowd in over a decade to kick-off the season.

So they have a better show at the Lions home opener than they do for the GC? 😂

You'll notice that the Jets are not mentioned! Now excuse me as I google flights to Edmonton for game 4!

Not sure where either of you are getting that info but looks like you are both wrong. He definitely did not spend a year and a half on the PR but he did bounce back and forth in 2019. According the CFL site, he was with the team from camp in 2019 as we added him to the roster in April. He only played 8 games that season - he was on the injured list from mid-June to mid-July and then bounced back and forth from the PR until September. He didn't record a single stat until week 13 (Banjo Bowl) at which time he stayed on the active roster. You can see the game logs and his transaction history pretty easily (like I had no idea that BC had briefly signed him way back in 2015). https://www.cfl.ca/players/rasheed-bailey/161788/

Time for the Empire to rise again!

Also need to let the new DL guys know how Fajardo loves that blind spin move when being pressured. Drives me nuts when he gets away, knowing that he was going to do that.

I'm sure there's more. I was only looking specifically at the guys that were mentioned.

Fox was brought in mid-June last year, Cole was mid-July the year before while Lawler was in September 2018.

Mitchell had red gloves and shoes on, not yellow.

Did you check Ronnie Brown? 😂

They all had to have the roster moves into the league by a certain time tonight (9pm. IIRC). When they announce the moves publically is up to them.

Looks like your wagons are in need of repairs. Rangers are done and Dallas could be joining them tomorrow.

Just coming to say that. Not listed on the CFL site but 3DN says it happened. https://3downnation.com/2024/06/01/ticats-release-canadian-de-mason-bennett-american-receiver-omar-bayless-amidst-final-cuts/

Might be a personal reason (like when we suspended Castillo so he could attend to family stuff). If it was a disciplinary suspension, the league would have announced something.

Why wasn't this mentioned in the next mech purchase thread?

That makes sense. I had read the articles about some of his off-field businesses so I knew he was already setting himself up for life after football. The timing of it happening when he was expected to take over at one of the tackle spots is unfortunate as it lead to this type of confusion.