Rourke released, Signed by Atlanta...and released again AND SIGNS WITH BC

[VictorRomano]

VAJ is not gonna be happy being demoted.  Maybe BC flips him to Toronto, who cut Kelly just to get away from that debacle?

[Lincoln Locomotive]

This just makes the West more competitive especially if the Elks get on a roll with Tre Ford.  Rourke won't take long to get up to speed with BC and he may not play against us however he suddenly injected some hope into a team that was on a skid.    Our path to the playoffs still will likely go through Calgary however we have an uphill battle to make it at 3-6.  We certainly can't sustain too many more serious injuries.
Rourke is franchise QB material and I can see them eventually trading VAJ if they want to keep him.    He will likely be the highest paid QB in the CFL in the not too distant future assuming he plays to his considerable potential.....which I have no reason to doubt he will achieve. 

[Jesse]

VAJ is not gonna be happy being demoted.  Maybe BC flips him to Toronto, who cut Kelly just to get away from that debacle?

Toronto has been nothing but supportive of Kelly. No way they cut him.

[Throw Long Bannatyne]

That's a possibility with a rich owner. The fine is one issue but losing a draft pick would hurt as well.

In the long run, it's great for Vancouver fan interest.

I wonder if he ends up starting on the weekend since he couldn't be worse than Dolegala.

Not likely to start but we may see him stepping in late in the 4th to test the waters.  He won't have much of an effect on this weekends game but for sure the Lions are not going to lose any more games they should win going forward. He should provide the home field advantage they were seeking going into the playoffs.

[Blue In BC]

Were paying Collaros 600K & Streveler 120K = 720K for our top 2 QB's.

BC's paying VAJ 404K so they could pay Rourke 316K this year to match our top 2 QB's. Assuming Rourke is worth 600K+, 300K+ for half a season's about right.

Our costs for QB's was determined before TC. I doubt we could add $300K to our SMS spend today. That's the point. Lions don't have a lot of players on 6 game IR so there is less potential room to spend.

They also still have Dolegala and he might have an SMS similar to Streveler.

[ichabod_crane]

They must have gave him an offer he couldn't refuse.

You DON'T SAY NO to Vito Corleone!!

[ichabod_crane]

That's a possibility with a rich owner. The fine is one issue but losing a draft pick would hurt as well.

In the long run, it's great for Vancouver fan interest.

I wonder if he ends up starting on the weekend since he couldn't be worse than Dolegala.

If they are still running the same offence or close to from before, he could certainly get some snaps.

With the way QB's are going down like flies this season though, he may last 2 plays only! WHO KNOWS?!

[Pete]

goes to show you, you need to make the money while you can. Adams signed team friendly contracts especially ly, when he had the team in a position they had to pay him or spend even more to get someone like MBT. Now hes under contract and will be relegated to a back up role, or traded so he ends up playing for someone else anyway.
Its on Vernon anyways though as he had to know if the "savior" returned to BC he'd be toast

[GOLDMEMBER]

VAJ is not gonna be happy being demoted.  Maybe BC flips him to Toronto, who cut Kelly just to get away from that debacle?

No question he will want out of there for next season.

[Blue In BC]

Unsubstantiated reports that the Lions had inquired about Masoli. Obviously with Brown injured at the moment that wasn't going to happen.

What it might suggest is that Adams may be bounced to the 6 game IR. He isn't starting this week so his injury and the acquisition of Rourke may change his current status. It would also improve the SMS impact if he was added to 6 game IR.

[ichabod_crane]

Maybe. New playbook and new receivers. He won't have the timing down with them by this week. He hasn't played much so he isn't ready for a full 60 minute game.

They won't want to throw him into the fire.

You ever hear of backlot/sandlot football?! You improvise on the fly sometimes. Dolegala is almost an automatic LOSS, so you mix in the "saviour" some series.

Rourke had one good half a season in 2022 and looked promising the prior year. We shall see if he has long term success though as the jury is out on that, but he certainly has all the physical tools to be a good one in this league.

The question is does he fall into the syndrome of never being quite the same player he was before an NFL stint does not work out? I think for some players when that "Dream" is squashed, they don't have quite the same full out desire as before. When you are pushing to make it to the big time, that adds a lot of incentive to your play and mindset for some players.

[GOLDMEMBER]

Toronto has been nothing but supportive of Kelly. No way they cut him.

I wouldn't make that assumption quite yet.

[Throw Long Bannatyne]

I wouldn't make that assumption quite yet.

I'd guess Sask. or Ham. as the most likely landing spots for V.A. next season.

[ichabod_crane]

Unsubstantiated reports that the Lions had inquired about Masoli. Obviously with Brown injured at the moment that wasn't going to happen.

What it might suggest is that Adams may be bounced to the 6 game IR. He isn't starting this week so his injury and the acquisition of Rourke may change his current status. It would also improve the SMS impact if he was added to 6 game IR.

Masoli? His career might be over unless he can rise from the dead or walk on water! That would be a true act of major desperation to bring him in. A vet yes, but long past his expiry date UNLESS he has one last sprint still left in him. NO idea as have heard nothing how he has looked at Ottawa practices or training camp which I think he missed anyway. Masoli I think is like Jesse Lumsden who was a warrior, but the body of a glass mannequin!

[Blueforlife]

Why would the risk of injury be high?

Limited practice
Limited times with play book
Limited time with new players
Average oline
A hungry Bomber front 7