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- Thu May 02, 2024 12:23 pm
- Forum: CFL Football
- Topic: Lions sign Christian Covington
- Replies: 20
- Views: 426
Re: Lions sign Christian Covington
Wow! The Lions have also released David Menard. One step forward with the signing of Covington and two steps back with the release of Richardson and Menard. I suspect these moves are cap related.
- Wed May 01, 2024 6:02 pm
- Forum: CFL Football
- Topic: Lions sign Christian Covington
- Replies: 20
- Views: 426
Re: Lions sign Christian Covington
This is a huge signing, and I’m not referring to Covington’s size and strength. As others have said, he and Stove Richardson can be difference-makers in the middle if they’re healthy and in game shape. Having national status as a local product from Vancouver College bolsters the CFL’s deepest nation...
- Tue Apr 30, 2024 11:29 pm
- Forum: CFL Football
- Topic: 2024 CFL draft (Lion's picks)
- Replies: 54
- Views: 143483
Re: 2024 CFL draft (Lion's picks)
It's going to be an uber-competitive camp with some very talented NAT players not making the 46 or PR. Training camp injuries of course can change things. Perhaps we will see some trades to clear some of the log jams? True, but I don’t expect the Lions to send any very talented NAT players packing....
- Tue Apr 30, 2024 9:53 pm
- Forum: CFL Football
- Topic: 2024 CFL draft (Lion's picks)
- Replies: 54
- Views: 143483
Re: 2024 CFL draft (Lion's picks)
John Hodge of 3downnation.com analyzes every pick in the draft.
https://3downnation.com/2024/04/30/anal ... cfl-draft/
https://3downnation.com/2024/04/30/anal ... cfl-draft/
- Tue Apr 30, 2024 8:46 pm
- Forum: CFL Football
- Topic: 2024 CFL draft (Lion's picks)
- Replies: 54
- Views: 143483
Re: 2024 CFL draft (Lion's picks)
The Lions took defensive players with their fourth, fifth and sixth and seventh picks before taking a flyer on TE Theo Johnson with their final pick in the 8th round.
https://www.cfl.ca/draft-tracker/
https://www.cfl.ca/draft-tracker/
- Tue Apr 30, 2024 7:24 pm
- Forum: CFL Football
- Topic: 2024 CFL draft (Lion's picks)
- Replies: 54
- Views: 143483
Re: 2024 CFL draft (Lion's picks)
The Lions finally got a receiver, Ezechiel Tieide of Concordia, with the 19th overall pick
- Tue Apr 30, 2024 7:00 pm
- Forum: CFL Football
- Topic: 2024 CFL draft (Lion's picks)
- Replies: 54
- Views: 143483
Re: 2024 CFL draft (Lion's picks)
With 3 WRs and RB Michael Chris-Ike off the board, the Lions took a hometown gamble on Theo Benedet with the 15th pick.
- Tue Apr 30, 2024 9:47 am
- Forum: CFL Football
- Topic: 2024 CFL draft (Lion's picks)
- Replies: 54
- Views: 143483
Re: 2024 CFL draft (Lion's picks)
The Lions selected two punters in today’s CFL Global draft, Carl Meyer from South Africa and Tory Taylor from Australia. https://www.bclions.com/2024/04/30/lions-grab-k-p-carl-meyer-p-tory-taylor-in-global-draft/ No disrespect to Stefan Flintoft, but using a designated American roster spot for a pun...
- Tue Apr 30, 2024 6:52 am
- Forum: CFL Football
- Topic: 2024 CFL draft (Lion's picks)
- Replies: 54
- Views: 143483
Re: 2024 CFL draft (Lion's picks)
Barring a generational talent, you prioritize building from the trenches out. Always. That’s conventional CFL wisdom but it hasn’t worked for the Lions, who have had little success when they used high draft picks on O-linemen. The only national linemen on the roster who they have drafted or develop...
- Mon Apr 29, 2024 6:57 pm
- Forum: CFL Football
- Topic: 2024 CFL draft (Lion's picks)
- Replies: 54
- Views: 143483
Re: 2024 CFL draft (Lion's picks)
With the CFL draft set to begin Tuesday at 5 p.m., a number of prospects have likely fallen down the draft board due to NFL interest. Hulking UBC OT Giovanni Manu was drafted in the fourth round by the Detroit Lions , while UBC teammate Theo Benedet signed an undrafted free-agent contract with the C...
- Thu Apr 25, 2024 9:27 pm
- Forum: CFL Football
- Topic: Rourke now a NE Patriot
- Replies: 78
- Views: 3918066
Re: Rourke now a NE Patriot
As expected, the Patriots used the third overall pick in the NFL draft on a potential franchise quarterback, Drake Maye of North Carolina. Maye is young and raw at 21, having spent only two years as a starter in college. The Patriots will likely have to rely on journeyman backup Jacoby Brissett to l...
- Sun Apr 14, 2024 7:25 am
- Forum: CFL Football
- Topic: Training camp 2024
- Replies: 18
- Views: 2531
Re: Training camp 2024
When they changed TC practices to more walk throughs than actual hitting and play making, I lost interest in attending as it just seemed more difficult to figure out what was going on. Yes, that's another factor. There are still some padded practices in camp but I don't even try to evaluate line pl...
- Sat Apr 13, 2024 3:25 pm
- Forum: CFL Football
- Topic: Horrific kickoff collision has likely ended Hinsperger’s career
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1295
Re: Horrific kickoff collision has likely ended Hinsberger’s career
It's sad to see the damage that can be done on one play. I wish Hinsperger a full recovery. As someone whose football dreams ended after suffering a neck injury on kickoff coverage in high school, I feel for both players.
- Sat Apr 13, 2024 6:29 am
- Forum: CFL Football
- Topic: Training camp 2024
- Replies: 18
- Views: 2531
Re: Training camp 2024
The change is disappointing in the sense that FanFest at Hillside Stadium has always had a festival atmosphere, even though attendance has dwindled over the years. Why do you suppose that is? I would have expected attendance to increase over time as popularity builds with exposure and engagement (i...
- Wed Apr 10, 2024 4:35 pm
- Forum: CFL Football
- Topic: Lions' receivers
- Replies: 64
- Views: 31549
Re: Lions' receivers
I wasn't meaning to suggest the Lions should entertain a veteran presence / back-up receiver like Manny - much rather roll with young talent. And if it's just 6 receivers on the game roster (meaning just one back-up in Harty, or 2 if you include a KR with some receiver ability like Williams), that'...