2024/2025 CFL (non-Bomber) Off-Season Thread

[WinnipegGordo]

I see that the Riders reworked hardrick's contract. 

They also re-signed Trevon Tate earlier in the day.

[Mark H.]

2 hours ago, WinnipegGordo said:

I see that the Riders reworked hardrick's contract. 

Probably a good move for them.  His replacements weren't better than he was, after he got hurt

[Fatty Liver]

Riders paid AJ Ouellette $160k last season, to reward him for the 550 yds. gained and his 4.2 yd. average carry, they will pay him $170k this season.

[SpeedFlex27]

2 minutes ago, Fatty Liver said:

Riders paid AJ Ouellette $160k last season, to reward him for the 550 yds. gained and his 4.2 yd. average carry, they will pay him $170k this season.

I hope he starts again. Talk about an overrated back. 

[17to85]

2 hours ago, WinnipegGordo said:

 

He's tall! Good enough for NFL scouts I guess.

[Noeller]

I don't know what to make of this but apparently it's a big deal...

 

 

[rebusrankin]

1 hour ago, Fatty Liver said:

Riders paid AJ Ouellette $160k last season, to reward him for the 550 yds. gained and his 4.2 yd. average carry, they will pay him $170k this season.

I need that man's agent.

[greenrider55]

49 minutes ago, Noeller said:

I don't know what to make of this but apparently it's a big deal...

 

 

Extremely rare for a Canadian university talent to play in the senior bowl, and he’s the first QB to ever do so from a Canadian university.

[SpeedFlex27]

12 hours ago, 17to85 said:

He's tall! Good enough for NFL scouts I guess.

Only CFL teams celebrate when NFL teams raid their rosters. I guess we really are nothing but a developmental league. 

Edited 3 hours ago by SpeedFlex27

[SpeedFlex27]

10 hours ago, greenrider55 said:

Extremely rare for a Canadian university talent to play in the senior bowl, and he’s the first QB to ever do so from a Canadian university.

It'll be interesting to see how he does. Adapting to the American game should be easier than an American college qb adapting to Canadian football but he'll only get a week of practice & it depends on how may reps he gets in practice. 

[wbbfan]

15 hours ago, WinnipegGordo said:

 

So the dude runs like Matt Sheridan at the combine with a full battery of test results in that range, he catches 20/32 for 300 yards, hurts his knee in week 16 and misses the rest of the year, then gets an nfl deal. 
 That is insane. Big Kev had better production and went like 32/40 with out missing a pass attempt for like 14 ish weeks, tested exceptionally well and blocks like it’s his full time job. Hope they don’t come for him. 

[Booch]

13 minutes ago, wbbfan said:

So the dude runs like Matt Sheridan at the combine with a full battery of test results in that range, he catches 20/32 for 300 yards, hurts his knee in week 16 and misses the rest of the year, then gets an nfl deal. 
 That is insane. Big Kev had better production and went like 32/40 with out missing a pass attempt for like 14 ish weeks, tested exceptionally well and blocks like it’s his full time job. Hope they don’t come for him. 

he getting the KBS and Lenius courtesy look only based on physique.....and will be back in no time like they were as they are sub par route runners and pass catchers....and frankly....not nearly good enouh compared to what comes out of the NCAA every yr

[GCn20]

1 hour ago, wbbfan said:

So the dude runs like Matt Sheridan at the combine with a full battery of test results in that range, he catches 20/32 for 300 yards, hurts his knee in week 16 and misses the rest of the year, then gets an nfl deal. 
 That is insane. Big Kev had better production and went like 32/40 with out missing a pass attempt for like 14 ish weeks, tested exceptionally well and blocks like it’s his full time job. Hope they don’t come for him. 

He's 23 years old and is considered very raw. He's an NFL project with a great deal of youth to roll the dice on. If he's 26 he doesn't get a sniff.

1 hour ago, Booch said:

he getting the KBS and Lenius courtesy look only based on physique.....and will be back in no time like they were as they are sub par route runners and pass catchers....and frankly....not nearly good enouh compared to what comes out of the NCAA every yr

He's tall, lanky, has flashed good hands and most importantly, and I can't stress this enough, he is only 23 with an excellent development curve so far.

[wbbfan]

23 minutes ago, GCn20 said:

He's 23 years old and is considered very raw. He's an NFL project with a great deal of youth to roll the dice on. If he's 26 he doesn't get a sniff.

He's tall, lanky, has flashed good hands and most importantly, and I can't stress this enough, he is only 23 with an excellent development curve so far.

Raw, intimates high potential. He’s instantly the least athletic guy in the nfl. His cfl numbers were embarrassing. 
 Average height of a wr in the nfl is a tiny shade under 6’1, ajou ajou was 6’2 at the combine here. Hes slightly above average for a wr down south, not even close to a tall lanky guy in the NFL. And he flashed average hands. Aside from his best game he caught about 40% of targets. 
 

It’s not his fault by any means. And I don’t blame him for taking the deal. This is a capitol case of the nfl can get really really stupid when it comes to signing guys. It’s pure 80s eye test stuff. 
 He over achieved here and could well turn him self into a good cfl pro. Jamie stoddard and plenty of other guys have done it. If he’s smart he will soak in everything down south and use it to propel him self in his career. 
 I think we have an easy 100 players in the cfl who would be way more worth the look.