CFL 2024

[brentashton]

Fact.

 

[bellagiobob]

 

[brentashton]

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I deserved that!!

 

[brentashton]

This is the CFL. Not much makes sense. Would it surprise anyone if Jones became GM and then went out and signed Tre Ford?

Gotta think Jones is done in the CFL. He’s been in Edmonton twice and it didn’t work. He’s been in Hamilton previously too. I think he needs to move on to US high school coaching (which he also has recently done). If we never see him in the Canadian game again, not many tears will be shed I would think.

 

[timekeep]

Gotta think Jones is done in the CFL. He’s been in Edmonton twice and it didn’t work. He’s been in Hamilton previously too. I think he needs to move on to US high school coaching (which he also has recently done). If we never see him in the Canadian game again, not many tears will be shed I would think.

Maybe he gets another role with the Cleveland Browns

 

[bone]

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We'll let it go when you let go of the 13th man debacle

 

[bellagiobob]

I deserved that!!

Haha, I couldn’t get it to post just the pic so I deleted the link and posted something else.

 

[brentashton]

Maybe he gets another role with the Cleveland Browns

They be better off hiring Bob Wylie. He has CFL and Cleveland experience, lol. That guy was still coaching pro ball as of last year.

Met Bob once in Regina years ago- he took my son out of the stands onto the field during the pregame to shag balls for Steven Jyles. My son is nearly 30 now and isn’t a sports fan but he is still a huge CFL fan. It’s these little things that build the game.

We'll let it go when you let go of the 13th man debacle

I’m still pissed at Tony Gabriel (rinses mouth out with soap) so probably no chance of that.

 

[timekeep]

They be better off hiring Bob Wylie. He has CFL and Cleveland experience, lol. That guy was still coaching pro ball as of last year.

Met Bob once in Regina years ago- he took my son out of the stands onto the field during the pregame to shag balls for Steven Jyles. My son is nearly 30 now and isn’t a sports fan but he is still a huge CFL fan. It’s these little things that build the game.


I’m still pissed at Tony Gabriel (rinses mouth out with soap) so probably no chance of that.

I was just suggesting the Browns because Jones had a role with them a few years ago.

 

[rboomercat90]

Gotta think Jones is done in the CFL. He’s been in Edmonton twice and it didn’t work. He’s been in Hamilton previously too. I think he needs to move on to US high school coaching (which he also has recently done). If we never see him in the Canadian game again, not many tears will be shed I would think.

He’s already back in the CFL. Hamilton hired him as their senior defensive consultant (whatever that is) not long after he was fired here. He’s been credited with turning their season around. No idea whether or not that can translate into the GM job there or not but he’s closer to getting the keys to another team now than we thought he’d ever be after he was dumped here.

My guess is as time goes by we’ll find out the Elks board was an even bigger problem for the team than anybody thought. Hard to believe every football guy that comes here suddenly becomes stupid.

 

[CantHaveTkachev]

I noticed they went back to the "EE" logo everywhere...

 

[K1984]

I noticed they went back to the "EE" logo everywhere...

If they didn't fully nose dive into the horrid "Elks" branding that included dumb shit like the John Deere logo and the obsession with Elk noises/antlers that the re-brand could have gone so much better even though the name is still dumb.

In hindsight I shouldn't have been surprised, but I was stunned when they made the name announcement along with new logo and uniforms after being explicitly told that those things wouldn't be messed with. Astounding how short sighted it all was.

 

[Stoneman89]

I noticed they went back to the "EE" logo everywhere...

I'm pretty sure that LT said at his initial news conference that they were really going to focus on the EE brand going forward. Hopefully, it's just the first step.....

 

[brentashton]

He’s already back in the CFL. Hamilton hired him as their senior defensive consultant (whatever that is) not long after he was fired here. He’s been credited with turning their season around. No idea whether or not that can translate into the GM job there or not but he’s closer to getting the keys to another team now than we thought he’d ever be after he was dumped here.

My guess is as time goes by we’ll find out the Elks board was an even bigger problem for the team than anybody thought. Hard to believe every football guy that comes here suddenly becomes stupid.

Did not know he was already hired. WTF is Bob Young thinking? He has already demonstrated he should not be given significant or wide expanse of control.

No doubt the EE BoD was a huge hindrance, but CJ wears most everything about the on field performance.

He’s has shown a significant indifference for chain of command in all CFL locales he’s been in. He marches to his own beat. I doubt if they were telling him who to recruit or who to play that he really gave a fak.

I’m sure with the contract term and span of control he had, he wasn’t really afraid of the BoD.

A new owner that hadn’t hired him? That was a different situation altogether that he wasn’t able to dodge.

 

[PositiveCashFlow]

I noticed they went back to the "EE" logo everywhere...

LT has stated that he’s going to make the EE more prominent. I also noticed TSN went back to the EE logo on the score clock on the bottom of the screen during games

The owner is a former 50 year ST holder, Chris Morris is the president, and Swerve is the GM. At least we’re going in the right direction

 

[brentashton]

LT has stated that he’s going to make the EE more prominent. I also noticed TSN went back to the EE logo on the score clock on the bottom of the screen during games

The owner is a former 40 year ST holder, Chris Morris is the president, and Swerve is the GM. At least we’re going in the right direction

The real tell will be when we see an org chart and see how big the DEI department is.

 

[PositiveCashFlow]

 

[JordanGalhanth]

LOVED Sherritt as a player and have his signature on my jersey. It's a sorry shame that his injuries and the incompetence of upper management limited him to only one Grey Cup.

 

[MoontoScott]

Did not know he was already hired. WTF is Bob Young thinking? He has already demonstrated he should not be given significant or wide expanse of control.

No doubt the EE BoD was a huge hindrance, but CJ wears most everything about the on field performance.

He’s has shown a significant indifference for chain of command in all CFL locales he’s been in. He marches to his own beat. I doubt if they were telling him who to recruit or who to play that he really gave a fak.

I’m sure with the contract term and span of control he had, he wasn’t really afraid of the BoD.

A new owner that hadn’t hired him? That was a different situation altogether that he wasn’t able to dodge.

The CFL is expert at recycling. You don't have to put the bins out either. Just store it in the garage for a few days and its ready to use again.

 

[Paralyzer]

That looks like a solid coaching staff under Campbell. I'm not sure on Campbell either, but maybe he's different from before. Either way, glad we got a whole new coaching staff. I'm liking the Elks changes so far.

 

[bone]

Not sure I'm sold on Modde having a big scoop. This is just what someone on the Riders board already said, and then he throws in VAJ for good measure and with 16 hours VAJ is a Stampder.

There's also been rumors of Killam to Saskatchewan if he doesn't get one of the vacant Head Coach positions. Though I'd suspect the other three are pretty spot on pending a decision in BC on their HC.

 

[bellagiobob]

 

[PositiveCashFlow]

One more reason for us to keep Ford

 

[Behind Enemy Lines]

Seems like a pretty cheap deal to ship out a starting QB to a division rival. I held out hope the Riders would be in on Adams.

 

[bone]

One more reason for us to keep Ford

Well if Hervey can do a good selling job I have no idea where Ford thinks he has a better chance at winning the starter's role coming out of camp.

BC - Nathan Rourke is getting first dibs
Cgy - VAJ is getting first dibs after making that trade.
Sask - Slight chance but Harris likely sticks around another year. Good opportunity to get starts though when he eventually gets hurt.
WPG - Collaros is getting first dibs in a season they are hosting the Grey Cup.
Tor - If they didn't move on from Kelly after everything this last year, they aren't moving on from him next year.
Ham - BLM was runner up to Most Outstanding Player.
OTT - Dru Brown returned the team to being competitive and its first playoff game since 2018.
MTL - Fajardo is getting first dibs, or if not they already have a young QB that they'd like to give a chance.

Now there's a good chance Edmonton would bring in some kind of competition more likely in the form of another young QB from somewhere else, but competing against another young QB is likely a better scenario than trying to unseat any of the others listed above. Saskatchewan is the closest 2nd option only because Harris always misses 6 games for injuries. Since Ford seems to be really be concerned about getting the starters role this is likely his best option.