Off-Season Other Teams News

[Pigskin]

Riders sign DE Malik Carney.

https://3downnation.com/2024/02/08/sources-american-de-malik-carney-agrees-to-terms-with-saskatchewan-roughriders/

Very good pickup. anyone hear the contract details.

[VictorRomano]

Montreal grant Almondo Sewell his release....on his way to the Peg???

https://3downnation.com/2024/02/08/montreal-alouettes-release-veteran-dt-almondo-sewell/

Dude is already 37.  How much does he have left in the tank?  I'm not against this if he comes relatively cheap, but he'd only be with us 1 or 2 years at best, so I wouldn't want to blow up the cap to sign him.

[theaardvark]

Montreal grant Almondo Sewell his release....on his way to the Peg???

https://3downnation.com/2024/02/08/montreal-alouettes-release-veteran-dt-almondo-sewell/

He was set to make $145k.. so I expect he thinks he can make more if he asked for his release... unless they asked him to renegotiate and were going to cut him... asking for his release gives him a better sales pitch for a new deal...

I can't see us coming close to $145k for him... and I don't think he will come for under $120k which would be the far top end of what I would offer...

[dd]

Ya, Montreal signed Wiggan, a younger NAT to play DT, that was the right move, wish we could have got him!! Sewell is old, not sure what he's got left, but I think Montreal just told us not much!!

[TecnoGenius]

true but this scouting staff has proven they can find DB talent year in and year out. This will need to continue.

Our scouts need to up their game.  MTL out-scouted the entire league in 2022-2023.  We need some of the next Entos and Uguwaks (sp?) and Macks and Sneads and Dequois.  We've been finding maybe 1 superstar a season.  Need more future-superstar ELCs, and fast.

For instance, we could really use some scouting gems in DB (x2?), DT, (maybe) DE, (maybe) WR, (maybe) RT.  Come on McManus et al!!

[TecnoGenius]

Stanback at $160 is a deal for the Lions, he would have done outstanding here

Is BO20 worth $70k more than Stanback?
A resounding YES.

Boom, there's the answer as to what our other option was (re: Brady).  $70 more for Brady.  Doesn't sound like much, but that's the difference between losing or re-signing 2-3 guys like Jeffcoat, Walker, Houston.  Worth it??  Hmmm...  I guess we'll see, eh!!

I would have been really disappointed to sign Stanback, certainly for that much.

It's a decent deal for a GC champ and guy who clearly still has mega speed and power.  I still think Stanback would have looked 3X better in our run-first system and with our OL.  Will BC use him, or will they still be run-last?

[TecnoGenius]

Oh no, we lost Nevis! (Stove steps up )

Oh no, we lost Stove! ( Casey Sayles steps up )

Oh no, we lost Casey Sayles ( Ricky Walker steps up)

Oh no, we lost Ricky Walker... who is the next man up?

No one has come close to replacing Richardson at tackle, its been a steady decline since he left. I am hoping we break this trend

FIFY.  You forgot Sir Drake.  BUT... BUT... every single step down that ladder was a slight drop off.  Nevis was really the best.  Stove was slightly different, but overall slightly worse.  Sayles was a big drop off.  Walker even more.  However, all were serviceable, and pretty darn good for 2nd/3rd year dev guys.

BUT... AND... the next-man-up was always the apprentice.  Never a raw rookie fresh up from the states.  So that would mean Fox or bust, eh?  We haven't seen squat from him yet, so we're flying blind.

It would be nice if we could go back to Nevis/Stove levels one year soon...

On the bright side, there's the DT-leaving-WPG curse thing.  Nevis and Stove really never played after leaving... they got their big signing $$ and promptly got injured and then retired.  Sayles did ok but they never played him as much as we did here, since they had so many options.

[TecnoGenius]

Montreal grant Almondo Sewell his release....on his way to the Peg???

If cheap?  Sure, grab him.  Not hot for sacks anymore, but awesome at run-stop.  He'd be perfect for our woes.  He stays out of the tub, too.  If he sucks (due to age) or Fox is the next Nevis from week 1, then pull an A.Bowman and cut his butt by labor day.

[Pigskin]

FIFY.  You forgot Sir Drake.  BUT... BUT... every single step down that ladder was a slight drop off.  Nevis was really the best.  Stove was slightly different, but overall slightly worse.  Sayles was a big drop off.  Walker even more.  However, all were serviceable, and pretty darn good for 2nd/3rd year dev guys.

BUT... AND... the next-man-up was always the apprentice.  Never a raw rookie fresh up from the states.  So that would mean Fox or bust, eh?  We haven't seen squat from him yet, so we're flying blind.

It would be nice if we could go back to Nevis/Stove levels one year soon...

On the bright side, there's the DT-leaving-WPG curse thing.  Nevis and Stove really never played after leaving... they got their big signing $$ and promptly got injured and then retired.  Sayles did ok but they never played him as much as we did here, since they had so many options.

Sayles had an outstanding season in 2023 with 50 DTs and 7 sacks. That's 14 DTs more then 2022 with the Bombers.

[Throw Long Bannatyne]

FIFY.  You forgot Sir Drake.  BUT... BUT... every single step down that ladder was a slight drop off.  Nevis was really the best.  Stove was slightly different, but overall slightly worse.  Sayles was a big drop off.  Walker even more.  However, all were serviceable, and pretty darn good for 2nd/3rd year dev guys.

BUT... AND... the next-man-up was always the apprentice.  Never a raw rookie fresh up from the states.  So that would mean Fox or bust, eh?  We haven't seen squat from him yet, so we're flying blind.

It would be nice if we could go back to Nevis/Stove levels one year soon...

On the bright side, there's the DT-leaving-WPG curse thing.  Nevis and Stove really never played after leaving... they got their big signing $$ and promptly got injured and then retired.  Sayles did ok but they never played him as much as we did here, since they had so many options.

Stove un-retired and re-signed with the Lions about a month ago, we'll see if he lives up to his legendary status.

[blue_gold_84]

Sayles had an outstanding season in 2023 with 50 DTs and 7 sacks. That's 14 DTs more then 2022 with the Bombers.

This. He was phenomenal last season, hence the all-star nod.

[Ridermania]

Micah Awe stays in Calgary.

https://3downnation.com/2024/02/09/stay-awe-stampeders-re-sign-all-star-lb-micah-awe/

[Pete]

We are seeing more and more teams move on from aged players , Since Toronto signed Orimolade, they are signing free agents for bigger dollars based on future potential versus historical data.
Thus far we've seen players such as Stanback, Baron, Moncrief, Ruby, Sewell. Gainey, let go by their respective teams. It will be interesting to see what happens with Jeffcoat, Larry Dean, J'Gared Davis. Micah Johnson, among others

[Ridermania]

Jeffcoat has retired.

https://3downnation.com/2024/02/09/veteran-winnipeg-blue-bombers-de-jackson-jeffcoat-retires-from-cfl/

[TecnoGenius]

Stove un-retired and re-signed with the Lions about a month ago, we'll see if he lives up to his legendary status.

2 whole seasons in the tub... Can you regain mojo after that long?  More importantly: can he stay out of the tub?

I'd love to see him do well, but clearly not when we're playing BC...