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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.

I think Clercius is better than what he's shown. Corcoran was a rookie with limited reps. Can't really fairly assess him yet imo.

In the NFL you don't get many chances to prove your worth in a game, and when he did he had a spectacularly bad game...almost cringeworthy bad. That has sealed his fate. He had 2 full years of development and looked god awful when he got his chance. Couple that with the good old NFL bias against CIS guys and he is pretty much toast. Lions gave him a lot of leash and he did nothing with it. Manu coming in 2027 could really upset the apple cart for us, in a good way. A bonafide and legit NAT OT with NFL pedigree. That could change everything for us on OL.

Just want to point out that the Detroit Lions were almost ready to part ways with Giovanni Manu already and they ended up selecting an OT yesterday in round 1. Very likely that Manu gets shown the door in Detroit. I doubt that he doesn't at least get some other looks in the NFL, but him coming to the Bombers is not outside the realm of reality by end of NFL TCs.

If we move up we have much higher odds of being number 1 or 2. Same goes for 7 or 8 with 9 having about the same odds (less than 1%) as getting number 3. Not sure how it works or why but 3 and 9 are longshots. Therefore, is we move up the highest probability is number one or two. If we get top two you take one of McKenna or Stenberg...they are a cut above everyone else. If we go 7 or 8 you look for one of the big 3 D, if they are not available then Lawrence or Malhotra. Bjorck intrigues me...but size matters down the middle in the NHL. I think Bjorck is a winger at that level.

Malhotra and Lawrence are way below Verhoeff, Carels, and Smits in upside. They fit an organizational positional need but BPA is one of the 3 d-men. I like Bjorck as much as the next guy but he is tiny. Some guys can play through that and have success at the next level but I'm not betting a top 10 pick on it. I think he's a faller in the draft, much like Perfetti was, due to size. If I were a betting man I would think that all of the 3 d will be taken before 7, and we will then go Lawrence at 7 to fit our need for a 2C. Sorry...I don't believe Yager is that guy. If Yager proves me wrong then what a good problem we have. I'm not picking Malhotra because i think Lawrence has a higher ceiling, even though Malhotra is probably better right now.

If we get 3rd I dont want Bjork with that pick. We should be thinking best Dman at that pick because there are 2 that are guaranteed future all stars there.

Of course, you have to draft guys who want to play. That is part of the scouting process. Guys who come to the combine or take part in pro days are doing so because they intend to play for the most part. Our draft eligible guys that do these things rarely decide that CFL money is not good enough, however, conversations are had with prospective players prior to the draft. NIL money is not a significant indicator of a players motivation except maybe at QB or receiver where the NIL earnings are substantially more than other positions. You will have far more trouble getting commitment from the guys at the last few rounds of our draft than the ones in the first couple rounds.

He made 90k, which every player on the Boilermakers got as a base (they spread the Alumni money out to all players in all sports) and earned no other NIL deals. Not a bad haul for one season, but certainly not enough to retire on. lol The Boilermakers are not exactly a hot NIL market.

According to the Boilermaker NIL reports he made 90k total.

Hoggies don't tend to receive the big college money. Not much merchandising deals for overweight white guys.

I have no issue taking anyone not drafted. UDFA's rarely get more than a cup of coffee in the NFL. The odd one sticks on a PR for a year, but most of the time they are brought in as training camp fodder.

Hard to say. Possibly. We should know that pre-draft. 50/50

It is the crux of the problem isn't it. Chevy knows what he needs to do, but can't do it because the guys he would sign won't sign here. We need some young talent in the worst way but haven't had the draft capital to get them. More than anything else, we need a 2C imo, and the only way we are getting one that moves the needle is draft and development. For that reason I hope that we draft Lawrence. No offense to Yager, but his up side is below average 2C, above average 3C....and that won't get us anywhere.

Dunigan got a fat contract to leave, biggest in CFL history at the time I believe.

Helle said exactly what every guy in that locker room is thinking. Is it the fact he said it out loud that people are angry about?