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    ehhhh... Banks was producing in the Grey Cup - 6 catchs for 72 yards is pretty decent for basically a half of play. From what I remember he got hurt in the first half, came back out in the second half and then got knocked out (on a hit to whatever was hurt)... Not every player is Streveler level tough. Banks doesn't get hurt and he could've easily ended up with 150+ yards on the night...
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    I'm thinking the team is expecting Griffith to step up and Thomas/Griffith to rotate through that spot.
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    Except that it isn't - after taxes it's half that (15-20k) and given the higher likelyhood of playoffs games for last years grey cup winner the difference could be even less still. Nevermind that - sign for a long contract in Winnipeg and because it's a real football market you could reasonably expect the possbility of local sponsorship deals to cover the rest. Even moreso your rent is probably going to be minimum 5-10K a year more in TO than Winnipeg....
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    It's short sighted even for CFL players to only look at $ and not consider the situation. Take us offering Willie 250K vs. 290K in Toronto - Sure he could just consider the 40k difference as the only factor... but then you need to consider which team feels more likely to have a greater number of playoff games (which could certainly reduce the difference in the CASH difference) - Taking the big payday only works out long term if you keep having a performance level which suits the payday - all it would take is a down year by Willie and TO is cutting him and he might have trouble even getting paid what the Bombers might offer this year (which is better 290K + 180K or 250Kx2) A down year with a more reasonable salary probably gives him a chance to prove himself at the start of the next year.
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    I'm actually not sure MBT couldn't be a long term answer - Just getting the same performance they got out of him last season would have him on track for a 5000 Yard season and a 2:1 td/int ratio with 68% completion and a pretty decent QB rating. MBT played well last year on a pretty bad team....
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    I'd expect a guy who calls himself fatboi is probably a pretty jovial dude
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    And gave it to Collaros...
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    Baker Mayfield
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    To be fair, he was behind Lulay/Pierce in BC... he wasn't going to get much of an opportunity
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    Yeh Joey Elliot really seemed like a guy who could have been a good QB if he had ever had a good coach and mentor.
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    No upfront cash has been reported as of yet... just a salary that doesn't depend on in game performance/number of games started. In the end the amount tied to bonuses either doesn't matter (because he gets them for playing all year) OR it's purely a books loss (rather than against the teams cap) because he gets 6-gamed.
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    I was really impressed with how involved Whitehead was with cheerleading and celebrating despite being a healthy scratch. He was quite obviously committed to "being there" and "being ready", the way other guys reacted to him it seems like everybody really felt like he had good reason to be celebrating just like the players who ended up on the field for the big game (which IMO means they felt he contributed)
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    To be entirely fair to Lamar - he still passed for 365 yards and ran for an additional 143 yards. The first interception was a little bit of bad luck (slightly high but I'd say it was as much on the receiver as the QB). The big deal was getting stuffed on 4th and 1 twice which helped get them behind.... once they were behind they leaned hard on what is not their teams strength (big yard passing plays when the other team isn't trying to stop you from gaining 3 yards per play in the run game). Sure Lamar had a rough game against Tennessee.... I wouldn't say they "figured" him out... the Ravens had a bad day, got behind early and stopped playing the offensive gameplan that they are most effective playing. He still ended up with 500 yards of total offense...
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    Maybe not timing as much as having a good feel for his receivers speed in deep routes - When he took over for Nichols he started by overthrowing everybody on deep routes, and then proceeded to start underthrowing guys which resulted in a bunch of picks.
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    Yup... Guy went on from having a pretty mediocre season in the CFL to be a reasonably good rusher in the NFL for another 5 years (including a 1000 yard rushing season in 2008). Probably a pretty good example of a Tier 2 (not absolutely elite, but highly regarded) NFL athlete who was only good when he came to the CFL (if he'd been able to play for the entire year he would have been in the mix for best RB in the league... but definitely not a hands down selection).
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    Lamar in the NFL has been destruction... ******* guy has a 33 - 6 TD/Int ratio, averages 7 yards per rush & 80 yards per game. Those kinda numbers are MIND BOGGLING.
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    The AVERAGE skill in import players is actually probably relatively close. Average TEAM skill will have a greater disparity due to the fact that, on average, NATL players in the CFL are less skilled (because they are being chosen from a smaller talent pool). Finally, the area IMO where the skill disparity is the MOST SIGNIFICANT is in the "Elite" players. The fact is that the Hall of Fame quality NFL players are fairly significantly more skilled than equivalent Hall of Fame quality CFL players. There are some exceptions, of course, where an athlete who would have been a hall of famer NFL player ends up in the CFL due to politics and never heads south... but I'd say that's the exception rather than the rule. I would also argue that the CFL probably has an edge in player skill for "unusually dimensioned" athletes (i.e. short middle linebackers) due to the fact that the CFL is less political in giving guys with good college histories who don't match up well with NFL expectations a shot.
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    I actually don't think the decision making was the big thing he needed work on - for the most part (other than forcing a couple things here and there) the bigger problem I saw with him was a lack of accuracy
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    Pretty crazy how much continuity we're getting out of the coaching staff. Lapo was "next in line" for a HC'ing position, there was little doubt he was going to get and take an opportunity after this season regardless of the final outcome.
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    I'm not actually that surprised... The guy turned what everyone expected to be a complete dumpster fire into a relatively exciting team that didn't feel like an automatic to lose in the first round. Also he was doing some of the GM duties through the start of the year. Also - Montreal absolutely didn't want to lose Khari - Having him coach the team means more people in the stadium.
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    IMO - When he first came in after Nichols was hurt he was overthrowing guys on deep balls. I think he overcorrected and started underthrowing guys (which resulted in a number of turnovers) For the most part I didn't see poor decisions on his bad throws... just some inaccuracy (which IMO is the more easily corrected attribute, especially for a guy who doesn't have 10 years of bad habits ingrained in)
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    We ended up 3-15 in 2013... Alex Hall's contract was done at the end of 2013 and it was WIDELY expected that he would get an NFL try (which he did and spent the 2014 season in the NFL). We gave up nothing sending Alex Hall to SSK. 2nd rounder for a 5th rounder swap for a solid starting NATL Guard... That is one hell of a deal.
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    Walters got him for a STEAL from SSK because of his injury history... easily one of Walter's best "trade" moves in his tenure IMO.
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    To be fair - 2011 Grey Cup could have easily gone our way if Willis doesn't drop the pick 6. Down 24-9 (eventually 31-9 after THAT drive) instead of only 24-16...
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    Wait... are you saying Kyle drafted with the intent of replacing an existing player on the team who was approaching retirement approximately a year in advance so that the player would be ready to replace the retiring player and the team could move on from that retirement smoothly.... wow sounds like a GM with a plan
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