Fatty Liver

Probably remembering wrong, hardly played, hardly had a chance to make mistakes and be noticed, too many good DB's lined up in front of him to be given much of a chance to develop. Surprised the Riders are interested enough to go after him.

Yep, Maier was given a starting job and blew it, anything he can get between $100-$200k is a fair starting point for the opportunity to reboot his career. Trevor Harris went from the RB's to the Elks to the Als to the Riders to reclaim his career and a starter's salary, Trevor will tell him, "it ain't no easy road.....and maybe lay off them cheeseburgers".

I think they've already made up their minds to hire in house, that's why they're in no rush at all to interview outside coaches. What they really mean by "interview process" comes down to shuffling office spaces.

I would guess Sask. left some room in their QB budget and judge Maier to be a good backup option and a reasonable possibility of becoming their starting QB in a year or two if all goes well. Bully for them.

Helped find new ownership in Mtl, BC and maybe Edm. and oversaw the COVID mess. Also did not lose a team under his watch, which is a major accomplishment.

Rumour has Sask. going hard after Maier, given the options left, Masoli, Shiltz, or Arbuckle may be the best of the leftovers if the Bombers are at all interested in not repeating the same mistake that sunk their battleship.

Can't help but think Buck may have stepped in a bucket, with the SMS handcuffs already in place, high player disgruntlement and the possibility of an owner swinging his **** around. Vancouver might turn out to be a bad move for his family if the stay is short.

Matthew Betts re-signs with the Lions, It'd be nice to know what he's being paid. https://www.cfl.ca/2024/12/19/all-betts-are-on-lions-extend-top-national-pass-rusher-through-2026/

Not sure if Nik Lewis was fired or retired, but he's leaving coaching for now. As some of you have seen that I am not a part of the Calgary Stampeders coaching staff. I chose to step away due to the launching of my own company and I couldn't make the time commitment to continue coaching. It wouldn't have been fair to the coaches, players or fans if I couldn't fully commit to the process. Coaching at the Pro level is very demanding on time. As fans you see wins and losses, but as a coach your a part of the whole process and it is countless hours that go into the preparation to have a chance to win. As a competitor, I want to win every time we take the field. I wanted to be part of the solution going forward to get Calgary back to the best in the west. It was a very difficult decision to make. I want to thank Dave and Huff for bringing me back to Calgary the last two seasons to coach. It was a dream opportunity to wear the horse again. I want to thank Pat Delmonico on creating a great work environment, I know he will right the ship and get the job done. I want to thank my WR core for the commitment they made to come to work everyday, no matter the circumstances. They took on roles that wasn't easy but they found success. We were able to make countless highlight plays and catches. It was great to see them improve on a daily basis. Lastly Calgary as you know Calgary is my second home and I'm looking forward to moving back to the city soon. Lots of great things are happening and I can't wait to share it with you all. As for the CFL and the Calgary Stampeders, I will always represent you the only way I know how. To the Nik Lewis Nation let's keep the party going. Thank You Calgary, Blessings and Love All reactions: 397397

Tre Ford best shut up and win football games if he wants to remain #1, competition in the house.

In those cases the decisions were probably made earlier and the announcements were delayed to coincide with season ticket sales. Maybe the same thing happens again. They intended to interview Macsymic, whether that happened or not before he took the Elks job is unknown.

Why do they keep the interview process so secret? With the passage of time I kinda doubt it's going to be an inside hire.

Have to give Fajardo credit, he just completed his 8th season in the CFL, not many dual threat QB's are still effective running the ball after that length of time.

Well, if they go all in on Tre Ford they'll probably win aprox. 50% of their games, Bombers would get the same return if they committed to Strev.

The amount they've gone over in the past is not what some people are getting worked up over, they're expecting Walters to abandon all fiscal responsibility and pull a Brendan Tamon extravaganza out of his hat.

Haha, you got caught by an extrapolated 3DN headline. Scandal in the making!

Being honest, I doubt that he will. Did you watch the press conference?

Watched a podcast with Dinwiddie last year, seemed to indicate he has a pretty high interest in coaching in the US, college or pro. Like Mike Riley, still being young he might be an attractive option to take over a college program and grow from there. Unless he's developed a fond attachment to living in Toronto, he could be long-gone within a season or two.

In his year end review Walters indicated they don't plan to spend anymore than they usually do, steady as she goes.

Objectively it looks like the early loss of Schoen and later Woli, plus the introduction of multiple rookie receivers on a steep learning curve was largely responsible for the downturn in Zach's production and an uptick in his stress level.

Zach has remained remarkably healthy in his 5 seasons in Wpg, never missing more than the occasional game and ensuring they've made it to the GC every season. Can't think of another QB that hasn't missed substantial playing time over the same time period.

Looks like no money left over in the kitty to re-up players after this season, they didn't have much last year either. Normally Willie would be quick to re-sign after Stanley and Neuf would usually sign 3rd, as it's a quicker process for players who don't use agents. Jake will drag out the process and sign at the last minute.