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#1

Blue Bomber & CFL Discussion Forum / Re: Free Agent Acquisition

Last post by Pigskin - Today at 09:02:07 PM

I expected a little more out of Shay this season. But, I was very happy with Smith. Smith might end up starting before Shay.

[makes sharing a stadium viable...so why not do it]

#2

Blue Bomber & CFL Discussion Forum / Re: New rules / commissioner's...

Last post by Tecno - Today at 09:00:36 PM

The CFL field is being reduced by 20 yards, not 10.
That makes sharing a stadium viable...so why not do it?
Current CFL owners probably won't hang in there for decades waiting for new stadiums with a 150 yard field to magically appear. The league needs some vsion of a viable future now.

If this has anything at all to do with the New Rules, then why not just come out and say it?  On this point there wouldn't be any screams of the dreaded "Americanization", so why not just tell the truth then?

That's half the problem with the changes: we all suspect there are ulterior motives and yet we're told nothing.  If we assume benign/beneficial motives (like fitting in soccer stadiums) then why not just come out and admit it?  Wouldn't people be more understanding?  Heck, I would.

The fact they don't is the hint that either the hidden motives are in fact not benign, or there's really no thought process going on behind the scenes at all!

[had 10 ST's and no DT's]

#3

Blue Bomber & CFL Discussion Forum / Re: Free Agent Acquisition

Last post by Tecno - Today at 08:54:38 PM

So far he's had 10 ST's and no DT's.  Fortin has been a starter in year 1.

Shay barely saw any action on the D, so take that stat with a grain of salt.

[don't think Connor Shay is beating out Tony Jones any time soon]

#4

Blue Bomber & CFL Discussion Forum / Re: Free Agent Acquisition

Last post by Tecno - Today at 08:53:44 PM

I don't think Connor Shay is beating out Tony Jones any time soon, and we just signed Jones to a 2 year deal....

I agree.  However, Shay may turn out to be the smarter one, and that can be important for the MLB, and I think T.Jones would be just as effective at WILL.  I have no idea how this will shake out, but to stop our history of draft busts we better turn Shay into something besides the next Gauthier.

[if they had a blank cheque for Brady they would have announced his signing]

#5

Blue Bomber & CFL Discussion Forum / Re: 1st & 10 | The Blue Bomber...

Last post by Tecno - Today at 08:51:57 PM

I also think the Bombers know this because if they had a blank cheque for Brady they would have announced his signing, and not Cam Lawson or Pokey's.

I don't think it's blank cheque for Brady, but it's pretty close.  I think KW/WM are doing a sort of good cop / bad cop routine on Brady.  At least I hope they are, otherwise we're just getting played.  KW can put in a firm lowball offer (say $250k), Brady can scream for $300k, then WM can step in and say "just for you Brady I will override KW and you get $275".

That's what I'd be doing.

[You sure field corner is an easy position to play]

#6

Blue Bomber & CFL Discussion Forum / Re: 1st & 10 | The Blue Bomber...

Last post by Tecno - Today at 08:50:03 PM

You sure field corner is an easy position to play? We went through like four of them this season.

"Dime a dozen" as in "cheap", not as in "easy to find great ones".  DBs are grossly underpaid compared to all other units, and are readily sacrificed as soon as they show any hint of aging out or demanding too much $$.

Factor in what you said, and it becomes even more absurd.  But it's the truth.

[Look at who won the Grey Cup]

#7

Blue Bomber & CFL Discussion Forum / Re: 1st & 10 | The Blue Bomber...

Last post by Tecno - Today at 08:47:50 PM

Look at who won the Grey Cup. Which non import contract did they "overpay" because it's the cost of business?

They controlled costs at receiver, QB and running back and had a mid tier secondary (from a cost perspective).

SSK found the magic formula.  It's actually brilliant as it throws CFL orthodoxy on its head.  Buy a top-2 OL unit and have an accurate short-game QB, then it doesn't matter who you are throwing it to as you have all day and any mediocre NAT REC can get the job done.  And that's what they did: filled their roster with mediocre NAT RECs (and mediocre IMP ones too).

It's brilliant because besides the OL, everyone can be cheap.  No need for expensive ratio-busters on D.  No need to overpay either NAT or IMP at REC, because anyone can do it.  No need to overpay a NAT RB.

The downside is you have to rethink and rejig your whole operation (both sides).  I'm not sure other teams are prepared to make such a drastic change.  Pretty sure we're not.

Plus, the dink & dunk is vulnerable.  Hall figured it out in years past.  We just need to figure it out again and we can neutralize their non-splashy O.

As for MTL, same question, different answer: they've been riding on the coattails of great scouting and cheap ELCs.  That ride appears to be over for FA26.  They now have to "overpay" for NATs too, like the Philpot deal.  And let's see what their NAT DL demand in their next FAs...

[cannot say that top Canadians now cost 300,000 across the board]

#8

Blue Bomber & CFL Discussion Forum / Re: 1st & 10 | The Blue Bomber...

Last post by Tecno - Today at 08:40:31 PM

You cannot say that top Canadians now cost 300,000 across the board so Oliveira is a slam dunk at that price.

$250-$300k, yes.  Easily.  The top-5 will get it.  Maybe top-7.  Why?  Because there aren't enough top "as good as INTs" starting NATs to go around to all 9 teams.

We've already seen it.  There are easily 7 NATs across the league making that in this upcoming season, especially if you include OL.

[How can you argue Demski was well paid but Oliveria at $240K deserves a raise]

#9

Blue Bomber & CFL Discussion Forum / Re: 1st & 10 | The Blue Bomber...

Last post by Tecno - Today at 08:38:19 PM

Demski has aged out?  lol How can you argue Demski was well paid but Oliveria at $240K deserves a raise?

It's worse than that: Demski AND Brady deserve raises.  Well, Demski for sure deserves it, and Brady will get it anyhow because he's the prima donna.

Demski could probably be eyeing near $275k if he were to test FA.  Luckily I think we keep him with a small bump and hometown discount.  He's BFL.

#10

Blue Bomber & CFL Discussion Forum / Re: New rules / commissioner's...

Last post by blue_gold_84 - Today at 08:34:50 PM

I think MOU stands for Memorandum of Unspecificity. This one signed by the Whitecaps and Mayor of Vancouver doesn't seem to be an exception and seems like a pretty tiny step forward.

It also doesn't seem like the Lions are involved at this stage.