CFL (Non-Bombers) off-season news

[Throw Long Bannatyne]

Well, I've never heard that name before, but good for him!

D-line, played with the Riders a few years, Italian but played all his football in the US.

[Pete]

Losing both Baldanado and Carney will impact Riders more than most people think. Add in the loss of Micah Johnson and they have a lot of work to do

[Tecno]

Well, I've never heard that name before, but good for him!

Baldonado definitely made a name for himself.  Legit pass-rusher, probably had as an effective a season as Willie, maybe more.  Certainly better than all the no-name IMP pass rushers we used last year.

And as a GLOB he's a free dress!  Really can't go wrong with a GLOB "ratio buster".  I guess that's why he got the huge bucks.  I wouldn't have paid it, but I can understand why they did.

[Blue In BC]

Baldonado definitely made a name for himself.  Legit pass-rusher, probably had as an effective a season as Willie, maybe more.  Certainly better than all the no-name IMP pass rushers we used last year.

And as a GLOB he's a free dress!  Really can't go wrong with a GLOB "ratio buster".  I guess that's why he got the huge bucks.  I wouldn't have paid it, but I can understand why they did.

That isn't exactly true about being a ratio buster. On the roster he replaces a Canadian. He doesn't qualify as a Canadian starter.

[Tecno]

That isn't exactly true about being a ratio buster.

But it is, in a way.  Assuming they didn't already have 1 great GLOB they dressed already, this fills in the GLOB "placeholder" spot with a legit player who is basically as good as any IMP.

It's no different than being able to start a Demski over a Hurl.

Ya, he can't sub in for a NAT, and ya, the GLOB doesn't have to start.  So it's not apples to apples.  But it still solves a ratio problem (the "GLOB AR ratio") in the best way possible.  Most everyone else is hiding their GLOB at P (cough cough, though I do like Sheahan).

If it wasn't valuable enough a ratio issue, then why on earth did they spend $185k??  If he was just another IMP, he'd have gotten more around Hansen money at best.

[Blue In BC]

But it is, in a way.  Assuming they didn't already have 1 great GLOB they dressed already, this fills in the GLOB "placeholder" spot with a legit player who is basically as good as any IMP.

It's no different than being able to start a Demski over a Hurl.

Ya, he can't sub in for a NAT, and ya, the GLOB doesn't have to start.  So it's not apples to apples.  But it still solves a ratio problem (the "GLOB AR ratio") in the best way possible.  Most everyone else is hiding their GLOB at P (cough cough, though I do like Sheahan).

If it wasn't valuable enough a ratio issue, then why on earth did they spend $185k??  If he was just another IMP, he'd have gotten more around Hansen money at best.

Globals are essentially just non Canadian players. He's Italian and played in the US.  He plays as well as many top American DE and therefore gets to earn similar money to a top American DE .

Ratio has nothing to do with those facts. If he had an American parent he'd probably qualify as a normal import. His parents are Romanian and Chinese as it turns out.

I suppose you could argue he creates an advantage with rotational depth on the DL or on defence somewhere. He'll play a spot almost always played by an import. If he's starting, it won't change how  many Canadians are starting. It will create a spot for an import that might not be starting and isn't a DI that is a back up.