2023 Free Agency Transactions - Other Teams

[theaardvark]

CFL.CA shows Lucky Whitehead being added to roster. I suspect that's a re-negotiated contract but whether that was up or down IDK. In theory I would have predicted a downward contract but that was speculative opinion from me. Overall I was expecting some " adjustments " to some SMS's to absorb some new hits elsewhere.

Up, down, does it matter?  It could be sideways, moving money to signing bonus to avoid taxes but increase the risk to the team should he get injured again.

Could even be an extension...

Not sure is BC is close to the $SMS cap at the moment, their QB corps is still one of the cheapest in the league... and no Burnham...

[Blue In BC]

Up, down, does it matter?  It could be sideways, moving money to signing bonus to avoid taxes but increase the risk to the team should he get injured again.

Could even be an extension...

Not sure is BC is close to the $SMS cap at the moment, their QB corps is still one of the cheapest in the league... and no Burnham...

It could have been any of the examples you suggested. Ultimately IMO it will be less hard money.

Yes we know their QB SMS will be low compared to other teams. That's not the point. It's still probably $300K - $350K more compared to 2022.

Burnham retired but Rhymes got a lot more after his complaint.

Nobody is close to their SMS yet. Aside from up front bonus money, teams could have $6M on the books but the real counting doesn't start until rosters are decided at cut down day.

Players can be traded, cut or start the season on 6 game IR. My point is that they have a different situation adjusting away from ELC QB's that other teams don't.

[Throw Long Bannatyne]

DE James Vaughters returns to the Stamps after bouncing around the NFL for 4 years, he was very good when he left, he's 29 now so it remains to be seen if he can still be a dominant pass-rusher.

https://3downnation.com/2023/03/16/stampeders-de-james-vaughters-returning-to-where-football-was-fun-after-nfl-stint/

[pjrocksmb]

https://3downnation.com/2023/03/21/kian-schaffer-baker-undergoes-hip-surgery-projected-to-miss-start-of-season-for-riders/

[DM83]

Thanks for the info boys.
Tough luck for Baker.
Hopefully it all heals.

As an aside, I needed to get both hips replaced, titanium/ceramic.  What a miracle.  If it is reommended for you, do it!
Bakers is young.

[TecnoGenius]

I'm pretty sure the Greenies forum has been expecting that KSB news for a while.  Not a surprise he was suffering for a while.  A bit strange for such a young guy?

KSB is a rare bright spot on the SSK roster.  Any team would snap him up in a heartbeat because he's a difference-maker NAT.  Maybe 3rd best WR/SB after Demski & Gittens?  SSK would be smart to not let him go like they did Demski.

[Horseman]

Why did KSB wait until now to have the surgery, he should have had it right after the season which would have him healed in time for the season.

[blue_gold_84]

Why did KSB wait until now to have the surgery, he should have had it right after the season which would have him healed in time for the season.

Maybe he was seeking different opinions to determine the best course of action.

[VictorRomano]

Why did KSB wait until now to have the surgery, he should have had it right after the season which would have him healed in time for the season.

Given that he's a national and is likely having his surgery done here in Canada, he doesn't get to pick when his surgery gets done in the post-COVID world - his surgery will be scheduled for whenever the designated surgeon has time to fit him in among the thousands of backlogged surgeries.

This is why I travel to the States and pay out of pocket to have anything important done in the last 2 years.  At least I have the luxury to afford to be able to do that.  Many don't.

[Sir Blue and Gold]

Given that he's a national and is likely having his surgery done here in Canada, he doesn't get to pick when his surgery gets done in the post-COVID world - his surgery will be scheduled for whenever the designated surgeon has time to fit him in among the thousands of backlogged surgeries.

This is why I travel to the States and pay out of pocket to have anything important done in the last 2 years.  At least I have the luxury to afford to be able to do that.  Many don't.

A real example of 21st century opulence right there.

[TecnoGenius]

Given that he's a national and is likely having his surgery done here in Canada, he doesn't get to pick when his surgery gets done in the post-COVID world - his surgery will be scheduled for whenever the designated surgeon has time to fit him in among the thousands of backlogged surgeries.

I've always wondered about that.  Sports dudes in Canada, like hockey, jays, CFL, when they get hurt they seem to get in right fast for scans and xrays and MRIs and CTs.  Waaaay faster than you or I would get in.  Even their surgeries seem to get done lickety split.  (Even this KSB example is waaay faster than the current queue would allow for.)

Anyone know how this works?  Maybe the IMPs with US health insurance can jump the queue in Canada because they are paying?  Maybe we have a special class for sports stars.  It doesn't make the socialist health care system look good if they have superstar celebrities waiting 9 months for an MRI, even if that is the reality for the plebs, and optics is everything.

And before you say "no special classes!", ask yourself how fast the prime minister would get in for an MRI or surgery...

[BlueInCgy]

MRIs and the like can be had at private clinics around the country.  1K+ for an MRI, but it sure beats waiting if you?re in pain.

[theaardvark]

I've always wondered about that.  Sports dudes in Canada, like hockey, jays, CFL, when they get hurt they seem to get in right fast for scans and xrays and MRIs and CTs.  Waaaay faster than you or I would get in.  Even their surgeries seem to get done lickety split.  (Even this KSB example is waaay faster than the current queue would allow for.)

Anyone know how this works?  Maybe the IMPs with US health insurance can jump the queue in Canada because they are paying?  Maybe we have a special class for sports stars.  It doesn't make the socialist health care system look good if they have superstar celebrities waiting 9 months for an MRI, even if that is the reality for the plebs, and optics is everything.

And before you say "no special classes!", ask yourself how fast the prime minister would get in for an MRI or surgery...

Most MLB teams have Xray machines right in the building, manned by their paid for staffers.  There are private clinics with MRI and even surgical suites where additional procedures can be provided.

I still think we need a hybrid health care system, allowing those that can pay to "Jump the queue", but only if they pay enough to have another patient move up the line.  Sure, the rich get "better" service, but everyone wins, because like Victor, they will just go to the States or elsewhere.  We could keep that money in our system, and those doctors in our country. 

[Norm W]

It doesn't make the socialist health care system look good if they have superstar celebrities waiting 9 months for an MRI, even if that is the reality for the plebs, and optics is everything.

9 months? I hate to be "that guy" but I feel the need to add some facts to this discussion. 9 months sounds like an extreme exaggeration or something that occurred in the middle of the COVID panic and the department was shutdown. I live in Thunder Bay, transplanted prairie boy from the home of the Bombers Work gets in the way of everything fun!

One hospital in Thunder Bay, a regional hospital... which means it supports most of the communities to the north of Thunder Bay and to the East. It's a busy place... The imaging department runs 24/7 so things like x-rays, CAT scans, Ultrasounds and MRI's happen around the clock. I have shoulder and neck pain. Very old micro tears in both rotator cuffs, and the on-set of arthritis combined with a few compressed vertebrae in my neck. The surgeon and I speculate that twelve years of being on the defensive side of the line of scrimmage 40 years ago eventually catches up. I normally take 1200 mgs of Advil daily and get a couple cortisone injections roughly every 6 months to manage the stiffness and pain in my shoulders.

Long and the short of it, my orthopedic surgeon ordered an MRI to take a deeper look to ensure the old damage wasn't becoming new damage. Took less than a week, 6 days actually from talking about scheduling an MRI to having it done. That 6 days also includes the follow-up appointment to discuss the options and jab two more injections into my shoulder blades. Love those deep injections! Good thing you can't see the needle coming. 

I'm 65, not a star athlete or anybody important... Going forward it's still going to be bi-annual Cortisone, Advil as required... and more  lifestyle adjustments, i.e. cutting back on the front crawl in the pool, less or lighter overhead and pulling type weight routines in the gym and I might have to trade-in my GF for a lighter model or make additional adjustments in other lifting and aerobic activities, but it was done in 6 days, not 9 months.

[Horseman]

Given that he's a national and is likely having his surgery done here in Canada, he doesn't get to pick when his surgery gets done in the post-COVID world - his surgery will be scheduled for whenever the designated surgeon has time to fit him in among the thousands of backlogged surgeries.

This is why I travel to the States and pay out of pocket to have anything important done in the last 2 years.  At least I have the luxury to afford to be able to do that.  Many don't.

Yes, that is for your average Joe citizen, for professional athletes there is no waiting line.