Floyd

So at a time when Canadian talent and CIS talent has never been better - the CFL basically eliminates the ratio without saying it did... Jefferson, Bighill, Bryant - Imports who are now Canadians Wolitarsky - born in Canada grew up in states Canadian That means Gray, Jones, Thomas are now backups and possibly out of a job Why bother developing Oliviera/Augustine if you can sign a backup import RB and let Harris 'mentor' him until he's 'canadian'

Would you show up to work if your bonus was withheld?

That is garbage.

Make Lucic the head coach - they're going to have to buy him out anyway...

It just seems like a quiet way around the salary cap to sign your best three vets to be honest... You'd need a lot of injuries to start having to sign scrap heap players

This deal seems to just keep getting better from the players' perspective - higher base wages and option to get full-time work - option for vets to have salary cap exemption - opportunities for CDN QBs - health care three years Probably more to come...

They are NOT going to hire Tippett...??!?!

Has to be damaged goods... no way they release a healthy Saunders before TC

https://3downnation.com/2019/05/15/canadian-ratio-to-remain-the-same-throughout-new-cba/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter Owners proposed getting rid of the ratio completely ha... bogus bargaining tactic...

To me, this seems like a 'designated veteran' position... where you can pay a guy like Randle or Elimimian - keep him at a higher salary

Its three starters out of what 17 Americans...? Yes time to panic.

I'll admit I would have liked to see an Option Year or some kind of RFA deal for draft picks... like a five year window

Thanks Debbie Downer... Or maybe this is a way to pay players a competitive salary and keep them from jumping ship after 1-2 years

Or maybe CDN QBs will develop into starters eventually... and teams will actually put time and effort into that instead of just trying to skirt the rules... hmm.

So right now the Bombers are covered by Adams, Bryant, Hardrick, Nevis, Bighill, Jefferson, Fenner, Gaitor, Medlock... maybe Alexander and Wilson too? Not too concerned

I'm missing the part where this is such a 'bad deal' for the players... Watch every team suddenly have a 3rd Cdn QB by 2021

You get to start less rookie Americans... seems like a fair trade

Money Hunter and Hightower are very very solid DBs... that's a very nice group

This is actually a very well-built team... I think its Bombers v. Esks for top spot in the West REC is a bit of a question mark - but Daniels and Ellingson should open space for the others Really like their ratio - assuming Boateng keeps up his play I'd prob go 3 NI OL instead of 2 NI REC... even think of moving ODonnell back to RT Konar and Mulumba are expensive special teamers...

I just want to see one of the draft picks make a team's PR...

Pretty sure you can go 1-8 in the west and still make the playoffs... Montreal, Ottawa and Toronto will be tire fires this year

https://3downnation.com/2019/05/15/early-details-on-the-new-cba-arent-great-for-the-players/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter Strange analysis... basically saying not reducing the ratio is a 'loss' for the CFLPA... and that 1/3 of the players getting a $12k raise is also a loss

So... once... 😀 And kind of ignoring the Couture/Corney picks...

Now includes Germans and Mexicans...?

The problem is that the next batch of FA QBs will want the same deals... I could see Sask paying big for a QB... or teams will start hiding 'incentives'