DR. CFL Posted April 1, 2020 Report Posted April 1, 2020 22 hours ago, SpeedFlex27 said: What's going to happen to all the 1 year deals if the CFL doesn't play? Does that mean they are null & void if players don't get paid or the season is cancelled? Personally, I hate the 1 year deals so maybe a change in contract length will come out of all of this Covid-19 crisis. I think it isn’t just an impact on players with one year deals. These are all contractual employees you have to believe that any adjustments to games played and prorated salaries likely voids any contract. That has to be a concern moving forward.
Noeller Posted April 3, 2020 Report Posted April 3, 2020 TSN going to show some CFL content during the COVID shut down........ https://www.tsn.ca/cfl-encores-on-tsn-schedule-1.1463140 Tracker and Bigblue204 2
Tracker Posted April 4, 2020 Report Posted April 4, 2020 2 hours ago, Noeller said: TSN going to show some CFL content during the COVID shut down........ https://www.tsn.ca/cfl-encores-on-tsn-schedule-1.1463140 Hallelujah!!! Bigblue204 and Noeller 2
Dodge and Burn Posted April 4, 2020 Report Posted April 4, 2020 If the season is lost I feel for the guys that maybe had this season left in the tank. How many wont play again if this season is lost?
SpeedFlex27 Posted April 4, 2020 Report Posted April 4, 2020 Just now, Dodge and Burn said: If the season is lost I feel for the guys that maybe had this season left in the tank. How many wont play again if this season is lost? It may prolong some guys careers as well. Having a year off may help them heal up properly.
JCon Posted April 4, 2020 Author Report Posted April 4, 2020 49 minutes ago, SpeedFlex27 said: It may prolong some guys careers as well. Having a year off may help them heal up properly. Who can afford to take a year off work? I wouldn't be surprised if we lost a very large number of players who decide to move on. Bigblue204, DR. CFL, Mark H. and 1 other 2 2
Dodge and Burn Posted April 4, 2020 Report Posted April 4, 2020 1 hour ago, JCon said: Who can afford to take a year off work? I wouldn't be surprised if we lost a very large number of players who decide to move on. Guys who have careers to fall back on may just get into them sooner tha later. JCon 1
Floyd Posted April 4, 2020 Report Posted April 4, 2020 Looks like Pinball won best CFL nickname of all time... Henry Williams and Joe Paopao are unimpressed.
SpeedFlex27 Posted April 4, 2020 Report Posted April 4, 2020 25 minutes ago, Floyd said: Looks like Pinball won best CFL nickname of all time... Henry Williams and Joe Paopao are unimpressed. I always liked Jackie "Spaghetti Legs" Parker & Dave "The Knife" Raimey. Stickem and Fred C Dobbs 2
Stickem Posted April 4, 2020 Report Posted April 4, 2020 10 hours ago, SpeedFlex27 said: I always liked Jackie "Spaghetti Legs" Parker & Dave "The Knife" Raimey. ' The Lincoln Locomotive' had a nice ring to it as well....also the 'China Clipper' in the states 'Too Tall Jones' always made me snicker
SpeedFlex27 Posted April 4, 2020 Report Posted April 4, 2020 (edited) A favourite of mine was Bomber fullback Bob "Hoss" Houmard. If anyone remembers his style of play, a big 235 lb straight ahead fullback then the nickname sure fit. I remember Jack Matheson used to love the guy. Another personal favourite of mine was fullback Jerome Bettis who was called The Bus. Another of the nicknames I miss are the defensive line Front Fours. Many years ago, the Ottawa Rough Riders had Capital Punishment. The Stampeders had The Four Trees. The Eskimos had Alberta Crude. In the NFL, the LA Rams had The Fearsome Foursome & The Vikings had The Purple People Eaters. Pittsburgh Steelers had The Steel Curtain that originally was only the name of their front four but later encompassed their entire defense. The Miami Dolphins had The Killer Bees to describe their DL & Chicago had The Monsters Of The Midway. In the CFL, the Bombers coined the nickname of The Hogs for their offensive line a decade before the Redskins called theirs by the same name. Bill Frank was the Head Hog. Too bad nicknaming offensive & defensive lines have gone out of style. It really added to the games. The media & fans would love it when they'd talk about Capital Punishment vs The Hogs. Edited April 5, 2020 by SpeedFlex27
Pete Catan's Ghost Posted April 5, 2020 Report Posted April 5, 2020 "White Horses" for the BB OLine in the 80's.
Eternal optimist Posted April 5, 2020 Report Posted April 5, 2020 On 2020-04-04 at 1:04 AM, Floyd said: Looks like Pinball won best CFL nickname of all time... Henry Williams and Joe Paopao are unimpressed. Personally I always thought the Smith DBs for the Argos in 1997 had a pretty cool nickname as the Bermuda Triangle. Floyd 1
Tracker Posted April 5, 2020 Report Posted April 5, 2020 1 hour ago, Eternal optimist said: Personally I always thought the Smith DBs for the Argos in 1997 had a pretty cool nickname as the Bermuda Triangle. I always thought that referred to the bottom half of a skimpy bathing suit.
Tracker Posted April 6, 2020 Report Posted April 6, 2020 On 2020-04-04 at 2:54 PM, SpeedFlex27 said: A favourite of mine was Bomber fullback Bob "Hoss" Houmard. If anyone remembers his style of play, a big 235 lb straight ahead fullback then the nickname sure fit. I remember Jack Matheson used to love the guy. Another personal favourite of mine was fullback Jerome Bettis who was called The Bus. Another of the nicknames I miss are the defensive line Front Fours. Many years ago, the Ottawa Rough Riders had Capital Punishment. The Stampeders had The Four Trees. The Eskimos had Alberta Crude. In the NFL, the LA Rams had The Fearsome Foursome & The Vikings had The Purple People Eaters. Pittsburgh Steelers had The Steel Curtain that originally was only the name of their front four but later encompassed their entire defense. The Miami Dolphins had The Killer Bees to describe their DL & Chicago had The Monsters Of The Midway. In the CFL, the Bombers coined the nickname of The Hogs for their offensive line a decade before the Redskins called theirs by the same name. Bill Frank was the Head Hog. Too bad nicknaming offensive & defensive lines have gone out of style. It really added to the games. The media & fans would love it when they'd talk about Capital Punishment vs The Hogs. In the mid-70's, the Bomber d-line was so inept that Jack Matheson named them "four on the floor". Loved it.
Floyd Posted April 6, 2020 Report Posted April 6, 2020 I'm a bit sentimental so I would have voted for 'Kindly' as the best nickname... even if he wasn't always
Bigblue204 Posted April 6, 2020 Report Posted April 6, 2020 (edited) On 2020-04-03 at 5:57 PM, Noeller said: TSN going to show some CFL content during the COVID shut down........ https://www.tsn.ca/cfl-encores-on-tsn-schedule-1.1463140 This amazing!! So pumped. BUT, they show may 8th is gonna be Wpg vs SSK from July 27th 2007. I thought that was odd, as I don't remember that game....when I looked it up via wikipedia it says it was Wpg vs Ham... Who's right? And the next week is WPG vs BC from 2012... If it's WPG vs Ham from 2007 (38-16 W) and WPG vs BC from 2012 (33-16 L) seems like some odd games to re-show..? I don't remember the games myself, but they seem like real stinkers (aside from the bombers winning the Ham game.) You'd think they'd show only the exciting games. Edited April 6, 2020 by Bigblue204
Jpan85 Posted April 6, 2020 Report Posted April 6, 2020 BC game Geroy Simon became all time yardage leader. The Hamiton game is Milt breaking the TD record. Bigblue204 1
Blueandgold Posted April 6, 2020 Report Posted April 6, 2020 On 2020-04-03 at 9:24 PM, JCon said: Who can afford to take a year off work? I wouldn't be surprised if we lost a very large number of players who decide to move on. The thing is this isn’t a CFL problem, this is a worldwide issue. I wouldn’t be surprised if most players have nonessential jobs and aren’t working in their other fields right now regardless.
Eternal optimist Posted April 7, 2020 Report Posted April 7, 2020 5 hours ago, Blueandgold said: The thing is this isn’t a CFL problem, this is a worldwide issue. I wouldn’t be surprised if most players have nonessential jobs and aren’t working in their other fields right now regardless. Yep, COVID-19 is definitely what dashed my professional football career... that's my story and I'm stickin' to it.
17to85 Posted April 7, 2020 Report Posted April 7, 2020 2 hours ago, Eternal optimist said: Yep, COVID-19 is definitely what dashed my professional football career... that's my story and I'm stickin' to it. Oh man I had never thought of that! I got a new excuse for everything now.
NorthernSkunk Posted April 7, 2020 Report Posted April 7, 2020 Riderfans can use that excuse for yet another year without a cup....
GCn20 Posted April 7, 2020 Report Posted April 7, 2020 (edited) 1 hour ago, NorthernSkunk said: Riderfans can use that excuse for yet another year without a cup.... But they won't...they'll come up with some convoluted theory about them finishing first in the west last year so they should be awarded the Grey Cup by forfeit while totally ignoring that Winnipeg won the Cup and Hamilton finished with a better record. Edited April 7, 2020 by GCn20 rebusrankin, blue_gold_84 and Stickem 1 2
NorthernSkunk Posted April 7, 2020 Report Posted April 7, 2020 1 hour ago, GCn20 said: But they won't...they'll come up with some convoluted theory about them finishing first in the west last year so they should be awarded the Grey Cup by forfeit while totally ignoring that Winnipeg won the Cup and Hamilton finished with a better record. And after Booch explains it to them ....they will resort to covid something something cost them...lol
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