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[Lions are paying Rourke $200k to participate in drivel like this]

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Blue Bomber & CFL Discussion Forum / Re: CFL (Non-Bombers) off-seas...

Last post by Tecno - Today at 09:17:11 AM

We know the Lions are paying Rourke $200k to participate in drivel like this.

That's some pretty funny stuff, though.  Too bad they didn't find some of my comments to read.

Hmm, 738 views.  Let's say he earned $25k of his $200k MMM for that video.  That means the Lions spent $34 per view on that video.  Seems like a lot, considering nearly every viewer will either be a BC STH already, or an other-city CFL fan who won't be spending money in BC Place anytime soon.

Gaaaaaaaaaaaapppppppppppppppppppppppppppppp.  Kid Oakville

[NFL probably has stats]

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Blue Bomber & CFL Discussion Forum / Re: Bombers sign QB Payton Tho...

Last post by Tecno - Today at 09:06:08 AM

(NFL probably has stats on what kind of socks, and underwear players wear)

What's the over/under on boxers vs briefs?

[No legitimately good defense has ever operated the way we did last year]

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Blue Bomber & CFL Discussion Forum / Re: Bombers sign QB Payton Tho...

Last post by Tecno - Today at 09:05:20 AM

No legitimately good defense has ever operated the way we did last year.

I'm all for thinking outside the box and trying new things.  As such I'm fine with the all-cover no-rush experiment.  However, clearly it needs tweaking as it failed badly against MTL and SSK last season.

I could also say that "no legitimately good offense has ever operated the way" SSK did last year.  3-4 starting NAT RECs at times, and mostly bad ones at that.  4 IMP OL at times.  Mostly-short game.

If I told you in 2022 that this was going to be SSK's road to success, you would have said no way.

Hey, what if instead of going straight 4 man DL in '26, we double down and rush 2, 1 or 0?  We could basically run a zone AND man coverage at the same time.  We instantly negate the value of a team having 5 OL on the field.

Just once in '25 I would have liked to see us bring only 2 pass rushers.  Just to see what would happen.

[Point is the Lions used it as a loophole to subvert the salary cap and exploited it]

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Blue Bomber & CFL Discussion Forum / Re: CFL (Non-Bombers) off-seas...

Last post by Tecno - Today at 08:59:09 AM

Point is the Lions used it as a loophole to subvert the salary cap and exploited it well beyond it's original purpose.

It's the Braun diffuser from F1 15 years ago.  They thought of it first, and they felt like exploiting the loophole (won Braun a championship with a substandard ex-Honda chassis/engine).

And a loophole it indeed is... Not the MMM itself, but using it to the tune of $200k per player.

[part of the contract that the union fought for]

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Blue Bomber & CFL Discussion Forum / Re: CFL (Non-Bombers) off-seas...

Last post by Tecno - Today at 08:57:12 AM

It's not a loophole though. It's part of the contract that the union fought for.

The spirit of the MMM clause was to get players who do more publicity a little more compensation.  It was never intended to be a way to bypass the SMS and pay QB's $850k.

[we don't know how much each team spends]

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Blue Bomber & CFL Discussion Forum / Re: CFL (Non-Bombers) off-seas...

Last post by Tecno - Today at 08:56:14 AM

We don't have contract information (yet), so we don't know how much each team spends.

Not this again!  You said the exact same thing this time last year.  We don't need to wait for '25 numbers, we already know BC was crooked by going $350k over SMS last season -- and that's EXCLUDING the MMM.

The are a dirty team, and I don't know what you gain by defending them (again).  They're probably MMM'ing the heck out of everyone now: Hatcher, McInnis, etc.

[good lawyering right there]

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Blue Bomber & CFL Discussion Forum / Re: CFL (Non-Bombers) off-seas...

Last post by Tecno - Today at 08:54:26 AM

The Lions lawyers looked at the contract, found the marketing money had no limits on it, and used it to bring in a big time player that they wouldn't have been able to afford otherwise.

That's good lawyering right there.

It is.  But it still doesn't mean they aren't d.bags.  Instead of exploiting it in an outrageous manner they could have notified the CFL that this "bug" existed.

I'm a programmer/hacker, if I find a huge zero day bug in Windows, should I exploit it to steal everyone's crypto wallets?  Or do I report it through the proper CVE channels?

[Dee Alford holds no significant advantage in talent or size over Holm]

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Blue Bomber & CFL Discussion Forum / Re: 1st & 10 | The Blue Bomber...

Last post by Tecno - Today at 08:48:41 AM

Don't know anything about the NFL but to my eye Dee Alford holds no significant advantage in talent or size over Holm, so anything could happen.

The only one MOS et al said "has the best hips I've ever seen" (paraphrase) is D.Alford.  Even Holm has never gotten that praise.  In fact, I don't recall anyone ever saying anything about Holm's hips.

Holm is great because of his speed, brains, and ability to never draw a DPI.  Yes, that means the couple he's gotten were bogus (ref fails).

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Offside Forum / Re: Winnipeg Jets Discussion -...

Last post by Pigskin - Today at 04:37:39 AM

Bad time for Comrie to have a terrible game.

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Offside Forum / Re: Team Canada unveils 2026 O...

Last post by Pigskin - Today at 04:35:40 AM

I like Tom Wilson. One of the top power forwards in the NHL. Having himself an excellent year with a point a game. His size, speed, and physical play is something this team needs.