CFL (Non-Bombers) off-season news

[Tecno]

I'd be giddy with glee if we could find a Sam Emilus deep threat and a KSB, those are 2 QUALITY NATS that any team would want, thing is, the Riders aren't going to let them walk. Meyers is a very productive reciever for them as well, as was Robustelli, who may shake free after the FA $$ are used to sign Emilus and KSB, and I would GLADLY welcome either to our lineup. Both Meyers and Robustelli are game changers and would be an upgrade compared to our current lot.

My point is the success is mostly scheme, not REC.  Any non-crap REC can work in their scheme.  It's making mediocre dime a dozen guys (and NATs!) look better than they are.  Watch some leave in FA and suck in their new teams.

KSB has been hot garbage since returning from injury.  Meyers/Robustelli are just normal dime & dozen new IMP scouting prospects.  Literally nothing special nor any reason to $$pay$$ them.  Give me Herslow any day of the week over anything ELC SSK has.

Emilus is ok, and very good "for a NAT".  Great similarities to Demski, yes.  But not worth whatever his $$ ask will be.

K.Johnson is the real talent: great hands, smart, good routes, short and deep threat, and can take abuse in the middle.  He's the only IMP there that will be an all-star going forward.

I'm not ignoring my bias.  Instead I am very aware of how the league-top OL, short-mostly scheme, and accurate QB create the illusion of "wow, great RECs!".  Part of the proof will be when they fail to get a huge payday in FA (minus the 2 good ones and maybe KSB riding the coattails of his 2-years-ago performance).

[dd]

My point is the success is mostly scheme, not REC.  Any non-crap REC can work in their scheme.  It's making mediocre dime a dozen guys (and NATs!) look better than they are.  Watch some leave in FA and suck in their new teams.

KSB has been hot garbage since returning from injury.  Meyers/Robustelli are just normal dime & dozen new IMP scouting prospects.  Literally nothing special nor any reason to $$pay$$ them.  Give me Herslow any day of the week over anything ELC SSK has.

Emilus is ok, and very good "for a NAT".  Great similarities to Demski, yes.  But not worth whatever his $$ ask will be.

K.Johnson is the real talent: great hands, smart, good routes, short and deep threat, and can take abuse in the middle.  He's the only IMP there that will be an all-star going forward.

I'm not ignoring my bias.  Instead I am very aware of how the league-top OL, short-mostly scheme, and accurate QB create the illusion of "wow, great RECs!".  Part of the proof will be when they fail to get a huge payday in FA (minus the 2 good ones and maybe KSB riding the coattails of his 2-years-ago performance).

If your theory is true, then the moral of the story is--don't cheap out on an OC, get a good one, as he can devise a scheme to make your schmoe recievers look like world beaters. And we all know our scheme HAS TO change.

[Tecno]

If your theory is true, then the moral of the story is--don't cheap out on an OC, get a good one, as he can devise a scheme to make your schmoe recievers look like world beaters. And we all know our scheme HAS TO change.

I somewhat agree.  However, my hunch is the whole scheme was a Mace/ODay/Mueller trio-combo baby.  Why?  Mueller has been there for years and never had this much success.

I guess it could also be Mace/ODay decided to tailor the FA/DP precisely to what Mueller was already doing.  Might be impossible to ever know.  Whatever it is, it's working.

The problem with trying this with Hogan is what is Hogan trying to do?  Who knows.  We had no identity in '25.  So even if KW/MOS want to scheme around Hogan, no one knows what that scheme would be!  If no one can figure that out, then just stack the OL and let Zach figure it all out on the field!