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Beyond that...the amount of time these guys and the staff would have to be cooped up on the front end (14 days) before they could even practice and then the entire time they are playing would be so unreasonable. Are they going to stay away from their families and the public generally for three months to play 8 football games? If the CFL pulls it off they might be able to make big money on US TV rights too.

Residency matters. Same for EI. Can’t collect EI even as a Canadian while outside the country. There are tons of us as professionals who have no hope of ever collecting EI. We pay into it as a tax to protect our economy. CERB is very similar just less restrictive. But at the end of the day the entire point of either is to stimulate the economy of Canada, not send money around the world. Players living in the US will be getting stimulus money from the governments there. American players living in Canada should qualify for CERB once they lose income.

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They should get full CERB if they live in Canada. The guys who don’t should get zero. The point of CERB is to maintain Canada’s economy not ship money across the border. International students in Canada are getting CERB. Pro athletes living here who aren’t permanent residents would be similar to me.

CERB covers almost anyone who made $5000 taxable in 2018 or 2019 tax years. Any CFL player in Canada should apply for it regardless of citizenship. Wonder if the PA has told them that.

If I am one of those American players I have no interest in that because once the league starts operating again I’ll pay it all back in tax on both sides of the border. Unfortunately a lot of the American players are confronting their football mortality. Unless they can hang on until 2021 or 2022 might be time to move on and get a “real” job.

The PA issue is going to be an enormous one. More than half of the contracted players and operations staff are American. Governments will not be funding those salaries. They might be willing to give some coverage to Canadians. There is way more complex than just asking for $150 million in a few installments. Until Ambrosie articulates some information on what the league has tried with partnerships that already exist I hope the Feds refuse to move on anything. There are many opportunities available to put the league on ice and reemerge when it is safe. If the government paid all the league essential costs that cannot be removed with operations not happening there is no way that adds up to $150 million for one season. Debt obligations of franchises outside of public facilities should not be considered IMO. If the private owners are bad operators even in 'good times' they can't use the pandemic as a bailout opportunity.

There is no doubt IMO either. There are at least three provincial governments relying on a CFL team operating to serve public debt on a stadium, arguably four but I don’t know as much about the BC Place arrangement. I’m not entirely sure why the ask is to the Feds. I would like to hear more about other partnership ideas and levels of government more directly involved. Whatever happens a CFL will emerge out of this. All these venues will need tenants. It just might be slightly reformed.

Ambrosie is way too fluffy. Needs to be very direct. No one has time for bullshit right now least of all governments with everyone coming cap in hand right now. I also would like to know, and no one seems to be asking, what other kinds of deals has the CFL looked at in terms of TSN/Bell, other industries that are really reliant on the CFL to make their revenue...New Era, other suppliers.

Well that was a very Ontario heavy draft for the Bombers.

Becker finally goes at 49. In the top two rounds of a lot of mock drafts in the last year.

He was 210 when he was 17. At 22 he's over 230.

48 yard punting average in the OUA and 86% on FG's, range to midfield.

Great pick Liegghio. Better if he changes his name to Legg-io.

37 Bombers take Brendon O'Leary-Orange Receiver out of Nevada 6'4 210.

F Sask actually got a real good receiver at 30.

Could snag a decent DL and receiver here too.

No one, pick traded to Argos for Collaros. Pick next 37 then 39.

You watch Hallett a bit and he's sort of the OUA's answer to Mo Leggett as a safety/HB/SAM kind of guy that moves all around the field. Whether than translates we'll see, but he's easily a guy that fits the roster. Hall loves those guys who don't really need to have a position to be comfortable who can play up at the line or cover a deep third and take someones head off or make a play on the ball.

I don't think we lost Jeff Hecht.

Great pick. Maybe the best player available and fits a need.

3 guys picked in top 15 who are 26 or older. Bizarre. Might be 28 by the time football is played again.

When it comes down to it, do we take a gamer or a winner?

"He's a gamer." In-depth analysis.

Christ BC is going to pick a QB at 15 overall with that roster?