Chad Kelly

[peg_city]

I have a feeling Kelly will stay in Toronto as the CFL will want a marquee name in Toronto.

[Throw Long Bannatyne]

I'd rather roll with Elgersma than Ford.  Ford is totally the wrong fit for WFC.  Nothing here is designed to support that kind of QB.

And not only trading huge assets for The Fords(TM), but then having to shoulder their outlandish $$ is a recipe for complete disaster.  Now, if they're cut and we want to put in a lowball bid, I'd be game.

Sooner or later Tre Ford has to change his game if he wants to succeed, he's now in his 4th season, I'm surprised he hasn't figured that out yet. Ty Ford makes outlandish wages for a DB, Tre slips in below average for a "starting" QB.

[bwiser]

At what point will Kelly have paid enough for his poor judgement.He served a suspension and has been cleared by the league. Can he ever redeem himself?

[tlf]

At what point will Kelly have paid enough for his poor judgement.He served a suspension and has been cleared by the league. Can he ever redeem himself?

No

[dd]

absolutely no to Ford as Qb, never.

Go get Fajardo and move on. Bring Arbuckle as our #2 if we can, but that may be dreaming, and we're set. But I am thinking Edmonton will make a decent pitch to keep him there as they know Ford won't get it done for them ever.

[TecnoGenius]

At what point will Kelly have paid enough for his poor judgement.He served a suspension and has been cleared by the league. Can he ever redeem himself?

I say sure.  Not to open the can of worms again, but the report that the CFL wrote about what he did to/with that trainer was pretty tame compared to all the media hype.

And I don't think Kelly is evil or bad, I just think he's a) stupid (really stupid), b) clueless, c) a DB.

But even complete social morons can be trained like a new puppy dog to follow the rules, even if they don't understand them.

Still don't want him here!  I want Alexander!  That would please everyone.

[Jesse]

At what point will Kelly have paid enough for his poor judgement.He served a suspension and has been cleared by the league. Can he ever redeem himself?

A person could. We've seen many athletes re-write their narratives.

I don't think Kelly will because at every opportunity he gets, he makes the same bad decisions. Remember that this is only the latest in a long string of events and he no longer gets to hide behind youthful arrogance.

[Pigskin]

I say sure.  Not to open the can of worms again, but the report that the CFL wrote about what he did to/with that trainer was pretty tame compared to all the media hype.

And I don't think Kelly is evil or bad, I just think he's a) stupid (really stupid), b) clueless, c) a DB.

But even complete social morons can be trained like a new puppy dog to follow the rules, even if they don't understand them.

Still don't want him here!  I want Alexander!  That would please everyone.

So how are you getting Alexander here? He's under contract for a few more years.

[Waffler]

absolutely no to Ford as Qb, never.

Go get Fajardo and move on. Bring Arbuckle as our #2 if we can, but that may be dreaming, and we're set. But I am thinking Edmonton will make a decent pitch to keep him there as they know Ford won't get it done for them ever.

As long as Edm keeps Ford they cannot out bid anyone on a QB. They have roughly $400k tied up there. Not sure what they do now.

[Throw Long Bannatyne]

As long as Edm keeps Ford they cannot out bid anyone on a QB. They have roughly $400k tied up there. Not sure what they do now.

Hervey is in a good position to force Ford to renegotiate his contract and Ford finds himself in a bad position to claim he shouldn't.  If Fajardo continues to do well I could see them re-signing him for another 2 years and trading Ford if he doesn't agree to hang around for backup wages.

[TecnoGenius]

So how are you getting Alexander here? He's under contract for a few more years.

That's KW's problem!       

[TecnoGenius]

Hervey is in a good position to force Ford to renegotiate his contract and Ford finds himself in a bad position to claim he shouldn't.

The Ford Bros leveraged their familial status to get both huge paydays.  So does it work the other way when one clearly should have his salary cut in half?  Too bad, Ty, so sad.

[Sway]

Sooner or later Tre Ford has to change his game if he wants to succeed, he's now in his 4th season, I'm surprised he hasn't figured that out yet. Ty Ford makes outlandish wages for a DB, Tre slips in below average for a "starting" QB.

He should change his position. I think he's athletic enough to play receiver.

He's not a full time starter or backup qb, that's been proven.

[theaardvark]

At what point will Kelly have paid enough for his poor judgement.He served a suspension and has been cleared by the league. Can he ever redeem himself?

He has had a history of this crap, and continues it.  This is not a one off that he can plead forgiveness for.  Its not a single incident of bad judgement.

It is who he is, the essential being of the Chad.

When he moves on to a new job, a new industry, that hasn't been exposed to his actions, he may have a chance of redeeming himself with his actions going forward.

He's burned that bridge in football.

I guess there is always Arena league.

[Blue In BC]

He should change his position. I think he's athletic enough to play receiver.

He's not a full time starter or backup qb, that's been proven.

Even if he could change his position it's unlikely he gets the same money as a QB, even a back up Qb. It wouldn't be a surprise if he's released during the off season. A trade seems unlikely at his current salary. I suppose it could be conditional trade with him re-signing a new deal etc.