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I hope he hasn't offered much more. Maybe a bit more, but anything more than 170k and his price exceeds his worth imo. I just hate when a player tries to pressure the team through the media. Never liked it. It's a bad look and really doesn't do much for them in the end.

I agree. Everything he stated so far can lead a person to that reasonable conclusion. Similar to how one can make the same conclusion, based on what the player has stated in the past, that Schoen would like to return as well. Just saying.

With the XFL and USFL merging and eliminating a lot of their teams, there should be a bunch of NT types on the market. Those leagues favored the big NTs and now a bunch have been freed up.

I'm not saying we dispose of Ricky, but we need that true NT. With the clusterfart that is the XFL/USFL merger cutting most of their teams out there should be a ton of talent now looking for work at every position.

Radically different? What constitutes radically different? Changing a NAT for a Naturalized NAT come playoff time is not some epic departure. I agree that not doing that was not the best idea in the playoffs, but it's tough to suggest that doing so in the regular season hurt our chances at a Grey Cup. We finished first in the West. That was our regular season goal. We attained it.

I would hope that we will see a few blue chip DT prospects in camp this year. It was definitely a short coming last year. Walker played well but not great. We need great.

I would like both and see no reason we couldn't have had both. The playoffs do not determine the 2nd rounder, it is based on regular season. What part of our regular season let you down? The 1st place finish? What we did with our roster in the post season is completely independent of this. We had secured the extra 2nd rounder before the playoffs started.

The bonus draft pick is great but I agree that it is not something that should not affect our roster selection. If we can get it and still win great.

It pains me to think of losing BO, but at the end of the day hard decisions will have to be made. I want our QB of the future, and the most dangerous receiver in the league here. It just makes us a better team. I really can't see how we can fit them all. If we can that would be some kind of Walters magic.

Normally I would think that BC having interest in him would be a no-brainer, would be the best offseason move they could make imo, but Maksymic really seems to be allergic to the run game. Chasing dollars can back fire spectacularly for sure. I don't hate those numbers per se, but it would irk me if we lost out on Schoen or Strev to keep BO at a high salary.

Why would that matter? If we lose Brown, Brady, and Schoen it isn't because they didn't want to be here it's because we could not provide either the money or the opportunity for them to stay.

What GMs in pro football never do is break the bank for a RB. Supply and demand.

I agree. There is a ton of risk to contracts that big.

For sure. Noeller you can take it or leave it. If you think my comment makes no sense so be it. I don't think a lot of your hysterics make sense but live and let live. If common sense and everything we know and every comment Schoen has ever made about playing here can't lead you to a reasonable conclusion that's not on me. If you wanna be in panic mode over every single player don't expect us to do the same. That's your perogative but I'm not going to go full on worry wart when there is no reason to do so. Your comment is pretty f-ing rich from a guy who went full on for a couple weeks insisting Walters was replacing Steinhauer. We all saw how much sense that made yet no one was shitty about it. I never once proclaimed to have inside info, but it makes complete and total sense that Schoen isn't leaving here if our money is near as much as whatever the best offer he gets. Why would you even dispute that or call it non-sensical?

My bad, apologies.

???? I have no idea what your problem with that post is? Just saying that common sense says that Schoen will be back here if our money is in the ball park.

Inside information or common sense? Schoen loves it here. A team is going to have to be 10% higher than us to get him.

Still more than he is worth, but getting closer to reality.

Schoen has more friends on the Bombers than he does in Ottawa, even with Brown. The only way Dalton goes anywhere is if we can't stay in the ballpark financially. Quite a difference in cost between those 2 deals. Would Ottawa pay a 5th rounder for exclusive rights without having assurances? They probably would. That doesn't mean they didn't have something worked out just that it's not a given considering the cost. Don't forget that the asking price to negotiate with Reilly from BC was a 1st rounder that Mack said no to paying.

You gotta do what you gotta do to keep him. Fine...lose a draft pick even...whatever. Nichols? I thought VA and BLM went to the same school? EDIT: Nichols too before them...wow...what a CFL QB factory,

Not saying Schoen wouldn't be productive with Fajardo. He is probably still a 1000 yard guy with him. Just saying that he likely doesn't earn the 250-300k he will be paid through no fault of his own whatsoever. He will run the best routes and beat DBs but Faj will over/under throw him.

I think he will have his good games and bad games. Having the team on your shoulders takes some time to get used to. I have no doubt he is a future starter in this league, but like every guy going into their first starting gig there will be some hiccups.

I wouldn't call it good news, but definitely the best case scenario if we had to lose him. Give him high signing bonus 150k and guaranteed 150k in 26 for 220k per year. Agreed. If we need to take the 100k fine to go 100k over....lets do it.

I am of the firm belief that we have a VERY good chance of getting Streveler back and it won't be for much more than we paid Brown. I think the 200k number is just a media creation based on the fact that most of them have the math skills of a 3 year old. Toronto is prepared to let AJ walk because of a 170k ask being what they consider too rich for a running back. I think that is what most of the league feels as well. BO just has zero leverage because he plays a position that CFL teams will not pay big for. Does he deserve 200k in a perfect world? Of course he does. Will he get it. I highly doubt it.

I hear ya, but certainly Montreal is keenly aware of who Dalton Schoen is and what his main strength is and are keenly aware of what Cody Fajardo's flaw fatale is. Knowing that do you go out and pay Schoen 250-300k when you know he isn't really a great fit with your QB? If by all out you mean making totally necessary changes to their roster...then yup...they sure are.