2019-20 Stamps and CFL off-season thread

[Pliddy]

As a kid playing High School Football in the 90's, it was amazing to have a Calgarian in the backfield (even if he went to Dief). I used to try to model myself after Tim, somewhere in my parents basement there is a Petros jersey packed in a box. When this virus is over I'm going to go look for it

[Lubicon]

Originally Posted by tvp2003

If the CFL season gets delayed, one option they are considering is an 8 game regular season starting on Labor Day: https://www.tsn.ca/cfl-weighing-opti...d-19-1.1460628

As a one off situation that would provide a unique opportunity for the league. An eight game season would be a round robin, everyone plays each other once. For this year only (to add some more gate revenue) all teams could make the playoffs. 8 vs. 9 as a wild card play in. Then quarter finals, semi finals, and the Grey Cup. You end up with 12 weeks of football so not a total loss.

[RyZ]

https://twitter.com/user/status/1245036029020520448

[Julio]

Originally Posted by Lubicon

As a one off situation that would provide a unique opportunity for the league. An eight game season would be a round robin, everyone plays each other once. For this year only (to add some more gate revenue) all teams could make the playoffs. 8 vs. 9 as a wild card play in. Then quarter finals, semi finals, and the Grey Cup. You end up with 12 weeks of football so not a total loss.

In this scenario, I would prefer it be 8 games, but all in division...home and away in the west, extra game against rivals in the east. Less travel in a compressed schedule, and every game would be a 4 point game.

[tvp2003]

Originally Posted by Julio

In this scenario, I would prefer it be 8 games, but all in division...home and away int he west, extra game against rivals in the east. Less travel in a compressed schedule, and every game would be a 4 point game.

But if everyone makes the playoffs, does the regular season and/or points mean that much? It also wouldn’t work with 9 teams.

I’d prefer the 8 game regular season, and would even suggest a 1-8 playoff format (an 8-9 playoff might be interesting, but it adds an extra week). Would provide more incentive for doing well in the regular season, and it would be fair since everyone plays everyone once.

[Julio]

In my scenario, playoffs would be as per normal.

[transplant99]

https://twitter.com/user/status/1246181460588912640

[Nufy]

We won those right ??

It the ones in between that I wanna miss...

[tvp2003]

Originally Posted by Nufy

We won those right ??

It the ones in between that I wanna miss...

2014 and 2018 = good

2016 and 2017 = bad

[transplant99]

https://twitter.com/user/status/1247549566276128768

[transplant99]

Remembering Marcus Crandell on stampeders.com

Great little read.

Marcus Crandell was seemingly in a no-win situation.

From the moment he became a Calgary Stampeder, circumstances conspired to make his football life unpleasant.

For starters, when the quarterback from North Carolina joined the Stamps as a free agent in 2001, he was following some very tough acts. Consider the names of the starting QBs who had racked up miles of passing yardage for the Red and White in the decade before Crandell’s arrival.

Flutie. Garcia. Dickenson.

If the deck wasn’t already stacked enough against Crandell, the 2001 Stamps were in a team in transition.

For one thing, that was the first season since 1989 that a Calgary quarterback didn’t have the luxury of throwing footballs to Allen Pitts, one of the greatest receivers in CFL history. In addition, five all-stars from the 2000 squad — Dave Dickenson, Eddie Davis, Shonte’ Peoples, Marvin Coleman and Tony Martino — were no longer on the squad.

That was also the year franchise ownership was transferred from Sig Gutsche to Michael Feterik.

https://www.stampeders.com/2015/02/0...ence-paid-off/

[White Out 403]

I know it's selfish, and I hate to write it, but I was really looking forward to going home in July to see a couple games and be around Winnipeg. And that won't happen. I get there's a lot of #### going on, but yeah that's super disappointing. #### I had covid.

[CofR]

A former Edmonton Eskimos front office employee is suing the team for wrongful dismissal, and alleging he was also asked to help the club circumvent the Canadian Football League’s salary cap.
Kyle Thorne worked as the Eskimos director of human performance between February of 2018 and November of 2019.

Thorne says he was unfairly fired over an $800 accounting error and for refusing multiple requests from general manager Brock Sunderland to keep healthy players on the team’s injury list where they wouldn’t count against the team’s salary cap.

https://edmonton.ctvnews.ca/ex-eskim...-cap-1.4888697

[Jiggy]

Originally Posted by White Out 403

I know it's selfish, and I hate to write it, but I was really looking forward to going home in July to see a couple games and be around Winnipeg. And that won't happen. I get there's a lot of #### going on, but yeah that's super disappointing. #### I had covid.

I love being outside for a football game (beers in hand) in the summer. It's honestly one of the most relaxing things for me. I hope we get some games in August or September.

[Slanter]

Yeah, and you can always go to the top rows of Section X if you want to be totally isolated

[White Out 403]

Originally Posted by Slanter

Yeah, and you can always go to the top rows of Section X if you want to be totally isolated

Or an Argos game

[Erick Estrada]

So legitimate accusations of salary cap circumvention;

https://edmonton.ctvnews.ca/ex-eskim...-cap-1.4888697

EDMONTON -- A former Edmonton Eskimos front office employee is suing the team for wrongful dismissal, and alleging he was also asked to help the club circumvent the Canadian Football League’s salary cap.

Kyle Thorne worked as the Eskimos director of human performance between February of 2018 and November of 2019.

Thorne says he was unfairly fired over an $800 accounting error and for refusing multiple requests from general manager Brock Sunderland to keep healthy players on the team’s injury list where they wouldn’t count against the team’s salary cap.


"It was super uncomfortable. It felt like I was being set up to be a fall guy if anything ever happened," Thorne said of the requests he says were made as a personal favour from the general manager.

The allegations are outlined in a statement of claim obtained by CTV News and filed in Alberta Court of Queen's Bench on April 2.

Kind of sucks that Canadians have their own KHL and I'm really surprised the league hasn't been taken to task with all the cheating that goes on behind the scenes. Why have a salary cap and rules if they are not enforced? I love the CFL but I wish it wasn't such a bush league sport.

[dash_pinched]

Nothing earth shattering here - Just an article that speculates that Huf could entertain offers for the first overall draft pick.

The Calgary Stampeders are open to listening to trade offers for the No. 1 overall selection in the 2020 CFL draft, per sources.

Stamps’ general manager John Hufnagel has a few targets in mind for the No. 1 overall selection and East Carolina University linebacker Jordan Williams is very likely one of those players. However, if the price is right, Hufnagel could opt to trade back, accrue draft capital and land a favoured prospect.

https://3downnation.com/2020/04/27/s...fl-draft-pick/

[transplant99]

The thing about Williams is as long as he is a player, he is a ratio breaker that benefits every other aspect of the team, ala Alex Singleton.

Cant imagine Huf dealing out of that situation unless he thinks there are issues with Williams abilities...which would be the first time hearing anything like that about the young man.

[jayswin]

Originally Posted by Jiggy

I love being outside for a football game (beers in hand) in the summer. It's honestly one of the most relaxing things for me. I hope we get some games in August or September.

Games with fans? Not a chance in hell this summer.