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4 minutes ago, Stickem said:
Wide Receiver is not a priority....D line is...I would rather go O Line than receiver seeing as it's a deep draft in that area....Why do various media types keep insisting we need someone else for Zack to throw to, when we are solid in that position
I agree that DL is more of a immediate priority but the draft isn't a great place to address immediate needs as there are very few players that can step right in and make an impact. I mean we took Bennett because he was the most "pro-ready" DL available and we saw what he did.
The rational for a receiver isn't bad (IMO) and it's very similar to our OL needs. We have aging players in both spots (Demski, Neufeld) that will need to be replaced at some point and we've lost a couple of depth guys (BOLO, Gray) so it makes sense to get a couple more guys in the pipeline.
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29 minutes ago, camper_2 said:
Agree with your last comment, but if the D-Line prospect from Saskatoon is available at 8 I'd be picking him ahead of Brubacher (I hear all the upside stuff and getting him would be great as well, but how long is he here before he explores NFL). Rec & Ol at 17 and 20, either way should get us a couple value prospects.
No different than when we took Ford. If he eventually receives legitimate NFL interest, he'll be allowed to explore it (either released by the club or as a FA). Is it any more risky than drafting someone from another province and worrying about how long until they want to go play at home?
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3DN did a live 2 round mock draft yesterday and I thought it was a good listen. They had Hodge, Abbott & Ben Grant each picking for 3 teams over the first two rounds. It was interesting for me since we now have a better idea about NFL prospects and the fact that they were picking against each other, it forced them to change their picks on the fly if someone they had lined up was taken as GM's would in real life.
Here's how they picked:
Round 1
1) Edmonton - Joel Dublanco, LB - Cincinnati (Hodge)
2) Ottawa - Kevin Mital, WR - Laval (Grant)
3) Saskatchewan - Geoffrey Cantin-Arku, LB - Memphis (Abbott)
4) Calgary - Nathaniel Dumoulin-Dugay, OL - Laval (Hodge)
5) Toronto - Kyle Hergl, OL - Boston College (Grant)
6) BC - Benjamin Labrosse, DB - McGill (Abbott)
7) Hamilton - Daniel Opoko, DL - San Diego State (Grant)
8) Winnipeg - George Una, OL - Windsor (Hodge)
9) Montreal - Christy Nkannu, OL - Washington State (Abbott)
Round 2
10) Edmonton - Nick Mardner, WR - Auburn (Hodge)
11) Ottawa - Gabe Wallace, OL - Buffalo (Grant)
12) Saskatchewan - Luke Brubacher, DL - Wilfred Laurier (Abbott)
13) Calgary - Tyson Hergott, DL - Waterloo (Hodge)
14) Calgary - Christophe Beaulieu, DB - Laval (Hodge)
15) BC - John Bosse, OL - Calgary (Abbott)
16) Hamilton - Kevens Clercius, WR - Connecticut (Grant)
17) Winnipeg - Theo Benedet, OL - UBC (Hodge)
18) Edmonton - Michael Chris-Ike, RB - Delaware State (Hodge)
19) BC - Nick Wiebe - LB Saskatchewan (Abbott)
20) Winnipeg - Dhel Duncan-Busby, WR - Bemidji State (Hodge)
https://3downnation.com/2024/04/28/3downnation-podcast-2024-cfl-mock-draft-live/
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10 minutes ago, Jpan85 said:
Interesting note on Julius Welschof: who was former Bomber Brandon Collier's first European recruit to sign with an NCAA program. I do believe he signed with an NFL team after the draft.
https://steelersnow.com/steelers-sign-german-edge-rusher-as-udfa/
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Argos lose Stiggers to the Jets in the 5th.
Tanner McLaughlin to the Bengals in the 6th.
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54 minutes ago, wbbfan said:
I think we will see a lot of udfa deals this year for Canadian prospects.
Might be more draft picks than udfa this year. Manu just went in the 4th to Detroit (who moved up to get him) and he was not expected to go that early. Most people had him as a late round pick.
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First Canadian has been taken in the NFL draft this year. Isaiah Adam goes in the 3rd round to the Cardinals.
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29 minutes ago, rebusrankin said:
I've got it, they could call it the Ed Philion Award for the CFL Douchebag of the year.
His kid is draft eligible this year... He may want to take that trophy home!
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23 minutes ago, JuranBoldenRules said:
Grant isn't a tailback.
Might be confusing Devonte Williams for Devonte Dedmon.
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1 hour ago, JohnnyAbonny said:
On another note, with the GC being played in Vancouver, get ready for it you guys.
TSN is going to slobber all over the Lions like nothing we’ve ever seen.I see you are unfamiliar with Farhan Lalji! 😂
I don't think anyone can compete with him in that area, it's just that the rest of the TSN crew might be closer to his level of nut hugging this season.
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16 minutes ago, Brandon said:
I think Stanback is completely shot, he's not the same guy as he was 3 - 4 years ago. That is a big drop off.
Yep, plus it doesn't matter who they have in the backfield if they refuse to run the ball. It might balance their offense better on paper, but it doesn't mean much until BC shows they're willing to change their play calling.
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2 minutes ago, Noeller said:
Kind of interesting... only one of the players had the Bombers in first, and a lot had BC as first in the West....
Spotters need to pull Butler (Sask at #1) & Lewis (Edmonton at #2) to check for concussions.
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6 minutes ago, Geebrr said:
Naylor didn’t specify but maybe he meant for a non Cup hosting year.
Must be because that profit for the Riders was very much inflated by the Grey Cup.
Quote"Craig Reynolds, the Roughriders’ Chief Financial Officer, noted the figure includes "a net profit of $9.3 million from hosting the 2013 Grey Cup."
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1 hour ago, MOBomberFan said:
Fallout on Amazon was great. The props, sets, costumes and effects were incredibly detailed and almost totally faithful to the aesthetic of the video games that inspired the show. The gore is intentionally silly without spoiling the action, the doe eyed 'Ned Flanders in the Apocalypse' protagonist bit never wears thin, plenty of comedic actors like Johnny Pemberton, Michael Rapaport, Chris Parnell and others filling out the side-cast and keeping the wasteland fun and wacky like it's meant to be. Between this and The Righteous Gemstones I'm becoming a Walton Goggins fan
Only watched the first episode but it looks like it'll be a good one. Enjoyed the games so I'm looking forward to seeing where the show goes.
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14 minutes ago, TrueBlue4ever said:
Unlike the thriving jazz culture in Salt Lake City or Provo.
Yup, the Jazz moved from New Orleans to Utah but kept the name. It happens every now and then... the Lakers moved from Minnesota (land of 10 000 lakes) to L.A. (home of a whopping 6 natural lakes) but kept the name.
Some times keeping the name is appropriate. The Atlanta Flames were named after the Civil War burning of Atlanta but the name still works in Calgary because they are a tire fire franchise.
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34 minutes ago, Goalie said:
Well considering roadrunners is the name of an ahl team
what is this. 1980s Saturday morning cartoons?
Because team names don't ever get re-used by other leagues? The Tuscon Roadrunners are the Coyotes farm team so if they did rename them to that, it'd be following a bit of an NHL/AHL pattern. Can you guess the parent club for these AHL teams:
Abbotsford Canucks
Belleville Senators
Bridgeport Islanders
Iowa Wild
Providence Bruins
Texas Stars
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins
I don't think the league is too concerned about the name being too cartoony, as long as they make money. I mean they allowed a team to be called the Mighty Ducks and use this as a logo.
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6 minutes ago, Stickem said:
So this sure sounds like harrassment, and if this went on away from the workplace (sounds that way) it also looks like 'stalking' along with the other charges, which any lawyer will run with....Doesn't sound good BUT there has to be the burden of proof/ truth attached to this, which could/might be hard to accomplish...It will all come out in the courts but if anything serious sticks to Chadwick....Pinball better have a backup plan ...that would be very prudent
Burden on proof in a civil case is much lower than a criminal case though and some of the incidents happened in front of other people so, theoretically, there would be witnesses to corroborate her side of things. Whether or not those people would be willing to attest to what they saw is a different matter though.
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I wonder if Dunk steps back from 3DN. Covering a team you now work for could be a bit of an issue.
In other news:
Lemon retires and new detailed Chad Kelly allegations.
https://3downnation.com/2024/04/10/going-out-a-champion-dl-shawn-lemon-retires-from-cfl/
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Finally makes sense why Perry was brought in by the Oilers... you need someone who is just as big of a douchebag as Kane so they can speak the same language. 😂
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21 minutes ago, Fatty Liver said:
The CBC posting this ladies picture coming out of court seems like a public shaming move, I don't recall them doing the same for the driver that caused the Humboldt Broncos accident or any other person responsible for multiple deaths, like the guy from Carman that killed his family. If anything she is guilty of being senile.
You remember incorrectly, the Humboldt driver definitely had his picture in the media many times. They also posted the picture of the Toronto nutjob that ran down a bunch of people.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatchewan/humboldt-truck-driver-deportation-1.7059282
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/toronto-van-attack-driver-profile-alek-minassian-1.4632435
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I feel full just reading that name! Used to go there for work lunches every so often and never left extremely satisfied and extremely unproductive for the rest of the day. Definitely could have used an afternoon nap on those days! 😂