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Getting to the QB would be a bonus but really anyone that can disrupt and eat up roll outs and escape lanes for the QB would be welcome...consistently of course. Getting that OT to back pedal would let Ceresna and Willie eat. Getting that true edge pass rush we haven't had since Jeffcoat would be huge. Wearing down the opposing LT is also something we have failed to consistently do and that pays huge dividends when we do roll in an undersized but quick DE

I would take all or any of those trade offs with a big smile on my face. I would even take prime WIllie in a tie with prime Hunt.

Perhaps the least controversial statement all offseason.

Agreed, and there are a couple real intriguing options that hopefully play up to their promise/pedigree.

Tom Clements arguably but certainly not definitively. If we are going to talk past Bomber that would make the biggest impact, it's gotta be Milt.

Perhaps, and that is the case with a lot of guys who go the Junior football route instead of USports and that certainly is no knock on any of them, as a university education isn't what it used to be.

Still a huge adjustment.

Big jump from Usport to CFL. I'm not shitting on the kid, but the likelihood he is as good or better than any of our rookie NAT receivers seems pretty remote to me. I hope he develops into the talent that allows us to make him a territorial exemption but the likelihood he does so in this first rookie camp is pretty low. Hope I'm wrong though.

I hope you are right, as he would be a territorial exemption, but it a pretty big leap from Rifles to CFL.

For sure. That's what I liked about Jaworski, he was more of a traditional DE not undersized. The pocket will be collapsing for sure. If we can get a guy that can get the LT backpedaling QBs will have to deal with either getting sacked by Willie J or throwing right into his wingspan. JC is a dominant guy and will make a ton of difference. He was my number one choice for the Bombers to target in FA and I'm glad they felt the same.

I thought Jaworski was going to be our guy opposite Willie. That sucks.

Toronto unfortunately will never turn a profit no matter what the CFL does. These moves weren't made to get them out of red ink. They just don't support the CFL there. Too bush for the centre of the universe. Corporate support will never happen because any business clients would be insulted by Argo tickets at BMO instead of Leafs/Raptors/Jays.

Extra games equates to more attendance and bigger tv revenues by default really. Will it grow the game to a new demographic? Doubtful....but that's been the problem since the 90's.

Our entire season goes up against MLB, and outside of Toronto this isn't a particularly big threat to CFL ratings. NHL playoffs are though, both TV and the gate. I like an earlier start to the season, but only if it were to result in an October Grey Cup. This won't. I don't really care about the playoff format one way or the other, but I have always thought the East/West seperate playoffs until the final was dumb as some weak teams got in while better teams (mostly in the West) were not in. I like that this could allow for a Saskatchewan/Winnipeg Grey Cup. Im not sure the league would love that tho.

Scouting staff and GM actually were the ones who brought the player to the attention of the coaches according to Walters. That was when the coaches approved of the GM's interest in the player....so NOT 100% Condell, although his endorsement likely helped. This was a guy that the scouts and GM loved before the coaches ever saw his tape.

Loser of 1v2 may not even make it back to the game.

Loving this addition more and more. He seems like a hungry player. I like hungry players....especially when they are 6'6" 270 and meaner than a junkyard dog.

It's ingrained in a real football player to play hard. You don't get to the pros, unless you are some athletic freak, by half arsing. The consequence of half arsing or checking out in a game is that you get injured a lot of times. When you are out on the field with 23 athletic freaks and man mountains flying around you, you better be checked in with your head on a swivel. Yea most real good players that never happens especially on defence. On offence you see it sometimes because the play call is far away from you....but even then you will get an earful for doing it.

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Smaller end zones creates demand for guys like Daniel's particularly as a NAT. He is likely to be utilized as a situational player and w What a bizarre, but atypical comment to make. You think you know who or how our drafting is conducted? Of course, coaches submit wish lists to GM and scouts. After that scouts and GMs conduct their picks according to needs and availability. The point is that even in a one minute video one would have to be oblivious to not see that this was very much a GM and scouts decision. Did MOS have something to add that wasn't in that video? Maybe, but it is nonsense to criticize people for understanding that the one minute video the Bombers released they wanted to send the message that this was KW and the scouts being very high on a guy.

Zero say and final say are two different things. Walter's had 100% final say on the Daniel's pick. This was NOT a pick lobbied for by OSH at 10. 100% Kyle's selling the Daniel's pick to the room.

What all of us, the pundits included, did not accurately assess is the how the rule changes may affect the draft somewhat. Red zone offenses now will become very NFL like with the small end zone. That means we need an arse kicking blocker who can help our run in the red but must be also viewed as a receiving threat. A TE type. The Daniel's pick makes sense if viewed in that light. Was he a reach or was he a guy we had to make sure we had? No but it does show that Kyle was driving the bus on that pick.

He does not have an NFL arm. He is great at maximizing the abilities he has but he just can't make every throw needed. Add to that he is small, and a head case and it's no surprise really. That being said if im Walter's im picking up the phone and giving his agent my best pitch to come to us (he's on our neg list). His velocity of throws wouldn't be as big an issue in the CFL. His deep ball would be below average but acceptable, and his accuracy is top notch. Delivering balls with velocity in tight windows is his biggest flaw and the bigger field of the CFL would give him that extra time and space needed for his lack of a big arm.

I think they are preparing for a Stanley evealing Bryant sized hole in the OL as early as next year. However, if they do go 3 IMP OL...which they might if Eli or Wallace dont show well...we still dont need to run 3 NAT rec. I would hope not to see that. The number of interior IMP OL is very revealing about their overall faith in our NAT OL tho.

I think that our management/coaching decisions this off-season clearly indicate that offence will be a priority this year. At least that's what our player and coaching changes suggest. I would be very surprised if we hire a passing game guru OC then hand him 3 NAT receiving group.