2023 CFL ALL STAR Fan Selections

[bluto]

https://www.cfl.ca/2023/11/08/stars-of-the-show-2023-cfl-all-stars-fan-favourite-unveiled/

 

2023 CFL ALL-STARS
(Position | Name | No. of CFL All-Star selections)

* Denotes a National player

OFFENCE

POSITION	NAME	TEAM	NO. OF CFL ALL-STAR SELECTIONS
Quarterback	Chad Kelly	TOR	1st
Running Back	Brady Oliveira*	WPG	1st
Receiver	Dalton Schoen	WPG	2nd (2022)
	Tim White	HAM	2nd (2022)
	Keon Hatcher	BC	1st
	Austin Mack	MTL	1st
	Reggie Begelton	CGY	2nd (2019)
Centre	Darius Ciraco*	TOR	1st
Guard	Ryan Hunter*	TOR	1st
	Patrick Neufeld*	WPG	3rd (2021, 2022)
Offensive Tackle	Dejon Allen	TOR	1st
	Jermarcus Hardrick	WPG	2nd (2021)

DEFENCE

POSITION	NAME	TEAM	NO. OF CFL ALL-STAR SELECTIONS
Defensive End	Mathieu Betts*	BC	1st
	Willie Jefferson	WPG	5th (2017-2019, 2021)
Defensive Tackle	Mike Rose	CGY	3rd (2021, 2022)
	Casey Sayles	HAM	1st
Linebacker	Wynton McManis	TOR	2nd (2022)
	Micah Awe	CGY	1st
Cover Linebacker	Adarius Pickett	TOR	1st
Cornerback	Demerio Houston	WPG	1st
	Garry Peters	BC	2nd (2022)
Halfback	Robertson Daniel	TOR	1st
	T.J. Lee	BC	2nd (2018)
Safety	Marc-Antoine Dequoy*	MTL	1st

SPECIAL TEAMS

POSITION	NAME	TEAM	NO. OF CFL ALL-STAR SELECTIONS
Kicker	Sean Whyte*	BC	1st
Punter	Richie Leone	OTT	5th (2015, 2016, 2019, 2021)
Special Teams	Javon Leake	TOR	1st

[Noeller]

We can merge this with the league thread. No need for so many individual threads all the time.

[17to85]

But the argos are important! 

[Arnold_Palmer]

Not a single Rider, but they just extended their general manager for three years.. NICE!

[Pepper_Brooks]

3 hours ago, Noeller said:

We can merge this with the league thread. No need for so many individual threads all the time.

Not everyone can invest the time or has the inclination to delve as deeply as you do on this site, reading through every comment in every thread. Personally, I value dedicated threads for unique topics like the annual CFL All-Star awards. While general discussion threads are perfect for weekly conversations, certain topics, including this one, deserve their spotlight independently. 

[bluto]

It isn't as though he's not all-star calibre, but the fans picking Robertson Daniel considering the time he's missed is unfair to others who put in a full year's work at a high level. 

[wbbfan]

51 minutes ago, bluto said:

It isn't as though he's not all-star calibre, but the fans picking Robertson Daniel considering the time he's missed is unfair to others who put in a full year's work at a high level. 

Tbh it’s got a bunch of trash picks. Awe especially but a few others too. this is the worst of the all star lists and almost always is that way. 
 

18 hours ago, Noeller said:

We can merge this with the league thread. No need for so many individual threads all the time.

be nice to have all 3 all star team announcements, and player awards in one thread. 

[Noeller]

If you want a good laugh, read these 3DN picks.........

 

 

[JCon]

1 minute ago, Noeller said:

If you want a good laugh, read these 3DN picks.........

 

 

Holy geez. Not leading in the traditional QB categories, but throws a longer distance, so gets the all-star nod. It's beyond juvenile. 

I feel shame for giving them a click. 

[Noeller]

6 minutes ago, JCon said:

Holy geez. Not leading in the traditional QB categories, but throws a longer distance, so gets the all-star nod. It's beyond juvenile. 

I feel shame for giving them a click. 

Ya that was my thought and I hesitated even sharing it. Kolankowski as our lone OL nod. Hilariums.

[bearpants]

17 minutes ago, Noeller said:

If you want a good laugh, read these 3DN picks.........

 

 

To quickly summarize the justification for Chad Kelly: the stats show he's clearly not the best QB in the league... but his team was really good so we'll give him the nod by default 

[bluto]

11 minutes ago, bearpants said:

To quickly summarize the justification for Chad Kelly: the stats show he's clearly not the best QB in the league... but his team was really good so we'll give him the nod by default 

If he was my pick for QB all-star (he isn't, Collaros had a better year), that's not the argument that I'd have used to justify it. Sure, he's the QB of a historically good team, but it's the "valuable" argument that make him look best. And 1 for 1, I don't think there's a guy in the league I'd feel happy to swap him for.

[GCn20]

37 minutes ago, JCon said:

Holy geez. Not leading in the traditional QB categories, but throws a longer distance, so gets the all-star nod. It's beyond juvenile. 

I feel shame for giving them a click. 

The list is even worse than the official CFL all star team.

30 minutes ago, Noeller said:

Ya that was my thought and I hesitated even sharing it. Kolankowski as our lone OL nod. Hilariums.

It's beyond awful. Just completely out to lunch most of that list. How Revenburg, Broxton and Matte made that list after how bad their respective OL's were is complete nonsense.

Edited November 9, 2023 by GCn20

[bearpants]

7 minutes ago, bluto said:

If he was my pick for QB all-star (he isn't, Collaros had a better year), that's not the argument that I'd have used to justify it. Sure, he's the QB of a historically good team, but it's the "valuable" argument that make him look best. And 1 for 1, I don't think there's a guy in the league I'd feel happy to swap him for.

I don't totally disagree with the selection... I just thought the justification was a joke... and assuming his contract didn't carry over (bc that would obviously effect the roster composition)... the Argos would be an even better team with Collaros as QB

[rebusrankin]

3DNation continues to show why they are a joke.

[Booch]

43 minutes ago, GCn20 said:

The list is even worse than the official CFL all star team.

It's beyond awful. Just completely out to lunch most of that list. How Revenburg, Broxton and Matte made that list after how bad their respective OL's were is complete nonsense.

Our Oline is better than what they choose....Thats a sad sad list for sure

[GCn20]

4 minutes ago, Booch said:

Our Oline is better than what they choose....Thats a sad sad list for sure

Just nonsensical. Lots of love for BC's secondary that was pretty average for the last 2/3 of the season too. Leading the league in passing yards against should have got us the obvious edge for that, an OL that surrendered the 2nd least sacks and BY FAR the best running game and they choose our weakest OL all by himself? Just a terrible, terrible take. I could have thrown darts at a players list and come up with better than that.

Edited November 9, 2023 by GCn20

[Sard]

My question is how do you not have either Jefferson or Jeffcoat on either the 1st or 2nd all-star teams?  That makes no sense to me at all.

[Geebrr]

1 hour ago, Noeller said:

If you want a good laugh, read these 3DN picks.........

 

 

Just so everybody knows - this X account is John Hodge’s brother. 

Edited November 9, 2023 by Geebrr

[Arnold_Palmer]

2 hours ago, Noeller said:

If you want a good laugh, read these 3DN picks.........

 

 

“Vastly superior” what a ****** bag comment to make regardless, not to mention an absolutely terrible list. Wouldn’t be surprised if it’s done on purpose for click bait. 

[GCn20]

1 hour ago, Geebrr said:

Just so everybody knows - this X account is John Hodge’s brother. 

Color me unsurprised. Hodge has been downright loony this year in his CFL takes. I have to wonder if he even watches the games sometimes.

Edited November 9, 2023 by GCn20

[Pepper_Brooks]

Perusing the 3DN All-Star team picks during my morning coffee was an absolute hoot. Had a good laugh seeing Hodge showcase his ignorance by championing Kolankowski as a league all-star. I haven't chuckled this much since my first read of A Confederacy of Dunces! Similar characters at work too!

[Noeller]

29 minutes ago, GCn20 said:

Color me unsurprised. Hodge has been downright loony this year in his CFL takes. I have to wonder if he even watches the games sometimes.

Not just this year..... As Mike has said in here many times, there are several posters on this board that are more knowledgeable and are likely better writers than him. It's ridiculous.

[Arnold_Palmer]

19 minutes ago, Noeller said:

Not just this year..... As Mike has said in here many times, there are several posters on this board that are more knowledgeable and are likely better writers than him. It's ridiculous.

It would be harder to find people on this board that post regularly who aren’t more knowledgeable then him, I never really had anything against him but yeah he has some really outlandish takes. 

[MOBomberFan]

The one thing they got right that others got wrong was giving Nichols the nod and recognizing he doesn't get thrown at enough to collect flashy stats that reel in votes.

Willie getting snubbed is insane, his impact on the game goes way beyond sacks and he was still top 5 there... just nuts.

The Kola nod has got to be a PFF thing as he consistently graded pretty high. All-Stars should stand out in a good way and to my eyes he stood out most when flopping around and making a mess. Not to say he didn't get the job done (ask Brady and Zach), but when I think Bomber Oline I think Neufeld-Bryant-Hardrick, those votes at least make sense to me

Edited November 9, 2023 by MOBomberFan
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