Quote from: Tecno on Today at 08:29:57 AMBut that scenario doesn't make sense. That would imply that MOS preferred Hogan as the next OC?! Unless Bourgoin was dead set on following Buck regardless of what was offered. Or... Bourgoin was asked and wanted way more than Hogan and the coach cap wouldn't allow it.
Quote from: Tecno on Today at 08:44:23 AMYa, maybe it's not really "how long they sat holding the clipboard?", maybe it's more "when they first stepped on the field in reg season, did they suck?".
I didn't even know there were guys named Rourke, Kelly, or Alexander on a roster in the CFL until the moment they stepped on the field (usually in injury relief). Then they all lit it up. Same for Dru Brown -- the lighting it up part, not the "didn't know" part, but that's only because I'm a WPG fan.
The Cody & T.Harris examples are probably the best Calvillo-like counter-examples. But those examples are getting real stale (like a decade ago stale). There's really no current new guy starting who didn't light it up and have instant success.
You just gotta have that "it" factor immediately. Wilson has had a few (big!) opportunities to light it up. He's been mediocre (but not crap) every time.
Quote from: Jesse on December 26, 2025, 03:24:49 PMI guess my opinion is that, given it happens so rarely, it's not worth trying to negotiate it out of the next CBA.
Quote from: Jesse on December 26, 2025, 03:21:57 PMOf the very best QBs that I've seen over the past 20+ years watching the CFL, they usually look pretty good as soon as they get an opportunity.
Quote from: Throw Long Bannatyne on December 26, 2025, 04:33:43 PMWell they let Buck walk out the door with Kevin Bourgoin on a leash, if O'Shea had offered him the OC job he likely doesn't follow Buck to BC. Just guessing, but I would say he was better equipped for the step up than Hogan.
Quote from: Throw Long Bannatyne on December 26, 2025, 05:16:27 PMJohnson was #4 in receiving yards, Dohnte Meyers #7

