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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?

Meh...O'Leary Orange didn't exactly keep his job either. On his rookie contract sure his production was acceptable but coming off of it he wasn't worth much of a raise. However, you are correct he was a better fit. We have not drafted well the past few years at NAT receiver for sure. What's better for offence is that we add another NAT starter on defence, safety perhaps. We could move Kramdi to S and start one of our young guys we drafted last year at SAM, or keep Kramdi at SAM and let one of several guys we have fight it out for S. Or maybe we put a NAT at field corner etc. etc. Ultimately what would be best and easiest is if we get a stud like Vaccaro that can go onto our line as a rookie and and give us the 3rd NAT there. The likelihood of finding a suitable 3rd NAT receiver in a pass heavy offence seems remote to me and Condell runs a passing heavy offence. We need to make ratio elsewhere imo.

The American teams didn't want them. They could go American at a fraction of the cost and same talent level. Gotta remember that back then most NAT players wouldn't have made the roster on any CFL team if it weren't for the rules. Nowadays, you probably would have NATs going south but back then if it wasn't required there were better Americans out there that could be had for cheaper. Look at the CFL these days even, how many NATs would be starting in our league if it weren't for the ratio rule. Maybe a couple per team and that is the honest truth. Look at OL over the past 10 years, most teams now are dressing a minimum of 2 IMPs and a few teams going 3, and almost all those teams would go all 5 if they could.

Was anyone impressed with any of our offence last year though? Context is everything in this case possibly. I do agree that field wide is not really where I would want him playing but I can't see how he wins time inside though. He's a guy that really doesn't fit our roster very well.

I agree that we are probably eyeing a US expansion once Trump is gone. Also agree on Biggie. Winnipeg is his home now, has been for a while and he doing great with IG apparently. His CFL most outstanding defensive player awards with Winnipeg say differently. lol. I'm not surprised at all he went out a Bomber. We set him up for life after football as well.

We have a high draft pick and this is a good draft year, no reason we can't find a way to not have to go 3 NATs. That and we already have some good NAT depth ready to go.

There is an SMS now. Whatever currency you are paid in must fit into a CAD cap amount. That violates nothing. However, the ratio rules can never be worked out. It's against the US law. However, knowing the CFL they would do something stupid and put the teams in Florida and Texas where the taxes would constitute a massive advantage especially for guys making near league mins.

We won't go 3 NAT receivers if we draft properly. Having to do so would be a failure by Walters.

Yea...it's the fly in the ointment of any US expansion. Simply cannot have a league with two different roster building rules. It's why the American expansion teams could throw ridiculous money at the best CFL QBs and build their OLs etc with cheap American beef.

The Americans would not allow our ratio rules in the USA. Had nothing to do with visas. If the teams of the day wanted Canadian players they could have used them, they just didn't have to abide by the ratio rules of our league because the US wouldn't allow them.

His departure really hurt the RIders. Not because he is a great receiver per se, but they run 3 NATs and were already perilously thin for quality depth there. Now they have nothing. This could necessitate a roster flip for them and their NAT depth is mediocre.

Never had a doubt Elgersms would be here. From a career perspective it's his best move and he's not a dumb guy. Figured it would be after the UFL season but glad his VISA status forced his hand now

Riders having an inkling? Good one. This was an investigation launched months ago. They had more than enough time to read the tea leaves, and dont think for one second that the Riders released him willingly. They are an organization that must be forced to do the right thing.

This receiver will also have to have the ability, like Lawler, to go out and steal balls away from DBs because Zac doesn't have that pinpoint accuracy anymore. Contested balls are going to be a thing going forward with him and we need someone who can win the lion's share of them. We can mitigate some of Zac's decline by giving him receivers to make him look good on things like that. We were woefully inadequate at that last year. Our guys lost more 50/50s than they won and we simply can't have that this year.

If any of these guys emerge as bonafide CFL receivers I'll be tickled pink. My point in all of this is that I like that we are looking for some size and 50/50 ability in our new recruits. Whether it's Banks, Fredericson, or Receiver X, I think we really need someone of that style in our receiving corps.

He's no Lawler, he lacks that speed but as a solid possession receiver 50/50 ball guy he clearly has that game. He averaged 13 yards a reception so he can clearly get the ball when it's in the air. He's the exact type of receiver we need. Not saying he will make the team, but I like that this is the type of receiver we are looking at bringing in. We are sorely lacking this type of receiver. A team that was using Sterns as our end zone jump ball guy last year really needs someone we can throw to with some 50/50 size and ability. If not Fredericson hopefully somebody else, but what impressive hands he's got.

his highlight tape is quite impressive. A Darvin Adams type of receiver.