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dash_pinched · 03-26-2025, 04:49 PM

“When you do have a rough year, you do want the players you pick to be in your camp,” head coach and general manager Dave Dickenson told the media late last week. “It’s early. We don’t know who’s going to get drafted in the NFL or get to UDFA.”

With the Stampeders coming off their first playoff-less season since 2004, it appears they’ll focus on drafting players ready to come to the CFL right away. To use the league’s informal vernacular, Calgary is looking for “now guys,” not “futures guys.”

It appears Dickenson plans to keep the first overall pick unless he’s offered something substantial in a trade. The Stampeders haven’t chosen first overall since 2014 when they acquired the top pick from the Ottawa Redblacks in exchange for Canadian offensive lineman Jon Gott, a trade that was executed the day of the draft.

https://3downnation.com/2025/03/26/c...025-cfl-draft/

03-26-2025, 04:49 PM	#262
dash_pinched Franchise Player Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Maple Bay, B.C. Exp:	“When you do have a rough year, you do want the players you pick to be in your camp,” head coach and general manager Dave Dickenson told the media late last week. “It’s early. We don’t know who’s going to get drafted in the NFL or get to UDFA.” With the Stampeders coming off their first playoff-less season since 2004, it appears they’ll focus on drafting players ready to come to the CFL right away. To use the league’s informal vernacular, Calgary is looking for “now guys,” not “futures guys.” It appears Dickenson plans to keep the first overall pick unless he’s offered something substantial in a trade. The Stampeders haven’t chosen first overall since 2014 when they acquired the top pick from the Ottawa Redblacks in exchange for Canadian offensive lineman Jon Gott, a trade that was executed the day of the draft. https://3downnation.com/2025/03/26/c...025-cfl-draft/