CFL 2015 Off-Season Thread

[OzSome]

Originally Posted by Otto-matic

Dang, sucks to see Raymond go

One of my favorite. At least he did not sign with Edmonton, BC or Saskatchewan.

I am curious on why Huff gave up on Tevaughn Campbell and practically gave him away. I wonder what kind of health issue he's got. Good on Fuller in signing with Seattle. I hope he stays healthy and play the rest of his career in the NFL.

[OzSome]

Originally Posted by Otto-matic

Chad Owens signed in Ham.

Chad Owens and speedy Banks. Wow, what a combination for special team, that is if Banks is staying in Hamilton.

[Drake]

Carolina has signed punter Swayze Waters.

Herb Zurkowsky tweeted that Henoc Mumba is on the trading block. With the signing of Vaughn Martin hes expandable, and Edmonton seems to be his potential destination.

[M*A*S*H 4077]

Wow, shocked and sad to see Keon leave Calgary. What a outstanding player and person. Best of luck to him and his family (would have loved him in Saskatchewan). There will be more than a few organizations in Calgary sad to see him leave, hopefully some of the other Stamps will fill in for him

Edit: As a non Stamps fan I firmly believe that he and Cornish were the best Stamps of the past decade. He will go on the wall of fame when his career is done

[socalwingfan]

Very disappointed Huff couldn't hold onto Raymond - i guess the bright spot is that he isn't going to Sask or Shelbyville

[MoneyGuy]

Originally Posted by OzSome

Chad Owens and speedy Banks. Wow, what a combination for special team, that is if Banks is staying in Hamilton.

Hamilton got Owens at a big discount. He wanted to play there.

Hearing that Henoc Muombo is on the block. Montreal wants out of this contract. Edmonton has interest but the price-tag might be too much.

Edit: I see that the Edmonton-Muombo thing was just mentioned.

[Da_Chief]

Raymond - Best of luck to him, all-time CFL great. I do like Huff being pro-active and replacing the older guys before they lose a step.

Fuller - is a solid talent, needs to put it all together. Hawks had another ex CFLer too in Chris Matthews, who they cut recently. I wonder if he thinks about coming back up here and if Huff can scoop him up.

Campbell trade to Riders - no loss. With Berger, Hecht, Jenke and Thibault and all are considered backups. You only need so many of them. Get a pick now if you think he has health concerns.

Chad Owens - Barker and co must've pissed him of if he wanted to go to Hamilton that bad. His best days are definitely behind him but he can still provide veteran leadership.

Henoc Muamba - He can't be too happy after choosing the Als last year. He is apparently due a big bonus on the 16th so he might get released before that.

Huff would love to add guys like Laurent, Bourke, Muamba but as Canadian all-stars they cost so much and he can get a player similar if not better from down south for much cheaper. I like this strategy of paying Canadians that are good players but don't screw up your cap.

[OzSome]

Riders signed DE Justin Capicotti, LB Greg Jones, DB Ed Gainey, RB/R Kendall Lawrence & R Shamawand Chambers.

Argonauts signed DE Brian Bulcke & re-signed RB Brandon Whitaker.

BC signed RB Jeremiah Johnson & OL Levy Adcock.

Eskimos re-signed LB JC Sherritt.

[Drake]

Originally Posted by OzSome

One of my favorite. At least he did not sign with Edmonton, BC or Saskatchewan.

I am curious on why Huff gave up on Tevaughn Campbell and practically gave him away. I wonder what kind of health issue he's got. Good on Fuller in signing with Seattle. I hope he stays healthy and play the rest of his career in the NFL.

John Murphy was on a Regina TV station this afternoon, said Campbell has a shoulder issue from college which he aggravated last season. Also, said with rehab and conditioning he should be good to go.

Cameron Marshall has signed with Seattle.

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Lions also signed Anthony Allen yesterday.

[Mango]

From Keon Raymond: (as posted on his Twitter)

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Former BC Lions player Angus Reid opens up about gambling addiction and recovery...

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/britis...443842?cmp=rss

[Drake]

Frederic Plesisu re-signs with Hamilton. Really good re-signing by them, creates roster flexibility if they need to go Canadian at MLB, and just a very solid player.

[Otto-matic]

Scott Mitchell ‏@ScottMitchellPM 14m14 minutes ago
Stamps GM John Hufnagel says he was “disappointed” with Keon Raymond leaving. Would’ve signed him 2 months ago had original $ been different

Essentially, Keon came in too high $-wise early on, Huff moved to re-sign Burnett, McDonald, then price dropped Thurs, but it was too late.

[M*A*S*H 4077]

Huh, Stamps must not have been in the same ballpark dollar wise if they couldn't agree on a middle ground.

[Drake]

Edmonton has signed former NFLer Jacoby Ford. Dude, has serious wheels.

[Drake]

@HerbZurkowsky:
I believe the #Als have released Henoc Muamba. Official confirmation should come Tuesday at some point.

[Drake]

@Jdunk12:

Canadian DL Cleyon Laing (Biggzz90) signs with #Miami #Dolphins

[getbak]

The CFL released the 2016 schedule today: http://www.cfl.ca/schedule/


I can't remember a Stamps' schedule like this. They play most of their Western games in the first half of the season. After the Labour Day home-and-home, they only have one game against a Western opponent. Six of their last seven games are against the East.


Pre-season

• Saturday, June 11 @ 7 p.m. vs Edmonton
• Friday, June 17 @ 8 p.m. at BC

Regular season

• Saturday, June 25 @ 8 p.m. at BC
• Friday, July 1 @ 8 p.m. vs Winnipeg
• Friday, July 8 @ 5 p.m. at Ottawa
• WEEK 4 BYE
• Thursday, July 21 @ 6:30 p.m. at Winnipeg
• Friday, July 29 @ 8 p.m. vs BC
• Thursday, Aug. 4 @ 8 p.m. vs Saskatchewan
• Saturday, Aug. 13 @ 5 p.m. at Saskatchewan
• Friday, Aug. 19 @ 8 p.m. at BC
• Sunday, Aug. 28 @ 5 p.m. vs Hamilton
• Monday, Sept. 5 @ 1 p.m. vs Edmonton
• Saturday, Sept. 10 @ 5 p.m. at Edmonton
• Saturday, Sept. 17 @ 3 p.m. vs Ottawa
• Saturday, Sept. 24 @ 2 p.m. vs Winnipeg
• Saturday, Oct. 1 @ 2 p.m. at Hamilton
• Monday, Oct. 10 @ 2 p.m. at Toronto
• Saturday, Oct. 15 @ 5 p.m. vs Montreal
• Friday, Oct. 21 @ 8 p.m. vs Toronto
• Sunday, Oct. 30 @ 11 a.m. at Montreal
• WEEK 20 BYE

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Very strange scheduling indeed, but the Week 20 Bye paid dividends for the Esks last season, maybe the Stamps can take advantage this season.