2026 Training Camp

[Pigskin]

May 6th. Rookie Camp. May 10th Training Camp starts. May 12th roster reduced to 75. May 23rd. First pre-season game.

Guys I will be watching in TC. CND. Vibert, and Uwubanmuen. OL. Gatkuoth DL. Bouliane (LB). Stuart (DB). Daniels TE/FB. Elgersma (QB).

[Blue In BC]

May 6th. Rookie Camp. May 10th Training Camp starts. May 12th roster reduced to 75. May 23rd. First pre-season game.

Guys I will be watching in TC. CND. Vibert, and Uwubanmuen. OL. Gatkuoth DL. Bouliane (LB). Stuart (DB). Daniels TE/FB. Elgersma (QB).

Yes there will be lots to watch. Anything and everything related to the OL. Cline may not be here for all of TC if any at all. Regardless, how the starting LG and center shake out might be the key to that part of the ratio decisions.

The fact we didn't lean heavily on drafting more than 1 OL might be a good sign for those OL drafted in 2025?

Fairly safe to say that Gatkouth makes the AR instead of Kornelson IMO.

Moving up to get Daniels suggests he'll make the AR as well. The question is who does he bump off the AR?

I think, Novak, Ball, Kelly and Kornelson are most likely to be pushed hard to be replaced during TC by draft choices.

We have 25 Canadians on the roster at the moment ( excluding Elgersma ). Drafted 9 more, so there will be changes. A few new draft choices will be sent to PR but there isn't room for everybody. It's not clear if any will return to school.

Still a few more days to see if we sign some imports from the tryout camps to come to the mini camps. It is a now or never to make that time line, We'll see a few no shows, a few not passing medical and a few released before main TC.

[Tecno]

Will Daniels start week 1?  I don't see how he can pick up the nuances of blocking in the CFL that fast.  Not to mention he'll have to learn how to act like a CFL hoggie/6th some of the time.  AND learn how to do the ol' TE slip-out for the wide-open pass!  AND improve his hands.  AND learn how to line up & execute at the FB spot!

The funny thing is what we're expecting of him may be the hardest thing to learn on the whole team, because we want 4 players out of him! (TE/FB/OL/REC)

Maybe he can get on the AR by week 6-10 doing 1-2 of the above.  He can grow into it from there.  Probably Ike gets FB duty until then and we roll with just 1 spare hoggie (Vibert?).

[Tecno]

Watching for?

1. What IMP rookies get the ol' "best hips I've ever seen", "how can you not start this REC", type comments from the peanut gallery or MOS.  I'd like to see at least 1.

2. 2nd year progression from the "are they going to be good enough to play on D?" guys like Shay.  And guys like Ball.  Any could be cut at a moment's notice to make way for the new crop.

3. BinBC nailed it: OL.  C and LG totally up for grabs.  Who's getting the most reps where?

4. REC: who wins the final spot, NAT or IMP?  Will ratio dictate or will we have a few options to balance OL/REC?  Will Clercius be cut/traded?

[Jesse]

QBs:

- Bryce Perkins is working with Strevy in the off season
- How does Elgersma look? What kind of opportunity does he get?

OL:

- Our tackles are solid and the best in the league.
- Is it just Eli at C or does an American get a shot?
- Same with the Wallace/Randolph/Vanterpool trio. All have been given opportunities but failed to grab a job away from others.
- Do we see Daniels worked in immediately or something that we work towards?

WR:

- If Danials or Chris-Ike is in, we don't really have 3 Canadian receivers, so the core is probably mostly set with White, Demski, Wilson, Neild.

DL:

- Who gets an opportunity? Do we see a "starter" opposite from Willie, or is it just a rotating cast based on alignment?
- Walter spoke about flexing out the canadian DT to get pass rush snaps from Gatkuoth
- Can't wait to see Ceresna in blue and gold

LBs

- The only question is if any of our draft picks get to see the field this year

Secondary:

- I don't really have too many questions. It looks like we signed some vets and have plans A through D.

[Blue In BC]

We signed another Canadian receiver that wasn't drafted and we signed the Canadian punter drafted. Also added an import RB today.