Hey there, this is my first post so be gentle with me. Of course for my first post i want to basically attack the CFL who has pretty much ruined itself in my opinion. First let it be known that i have been a season ticket holder literally since birth.
First of all the commissioner has two markets he could expand too make the league slightly more diverse than 8 teams(which is a joke of a league). All he has done with this is ponder. We hear Ottawa is coming but the fact that we don't know when is a pretty good sign its not any time soon.
Now in no way am i comparing the CFL to the NBA or NHL, but those two leagues have too many teams, and they are still profitable. They attract the best players in the world. Obviously the CFL will not be competing with the NFL for players, but we should definitely be attracting there cuts. Where is the shame is basically being a minor league system for the NFL. Guys like Vince Young, Terrell Owens, Chad Johnson, David Garrard could all be CFL players. These guys are football players with no jobs, they aren't ready to retire and they need to prove they can still ball. Insert the CFL, why would they not want guys like this. First of all stadiums would fill up immediately, I don't care how badly you want to disagree and argue if TO was an Eskimo Commonwealth would be much fuller than it is this year.
As i continue on my journey to enlighten you on the CFL's mishaps, i arrive at the juncture that the CFL is a passing league......Why in gods name do we have half brained chip delivery guys playing quarterback then. Is the CFL so shitty that we can't attract 8 quality QB's so that fans can watch a true passing league. Steven Jyles, Kerry Joseph, Darian Durant, Ricky Ray(this yr not in past), Kevin Glenn, the other two clowns in Winnipeg aside from Buck Pierce. Nothing against these guys as people or athletes but they are below average. Steven Jyles struggled to thrown anything over 15 yds with anything resembling accuracy. Kerry Joseph i honestly believe forgets he has to throw sometimes. Ricky Ray can barely throw the ball to the sideline. Darian Durant is so lucky he has fast receivers or he would be in jyles' cattegory. Kevin Glenn likes the throw the ball to both teams when he plays. The fact that we rely on TSN to fill us in on who is even playing QB for the bomber kind of speaks for itself. Seriously CFL there are guys out there please sign them and make the league slightly less of a joke.
Were rolling right along as we arrive at those "CFL all stars" that feel they need to go tryout for the NFL. These are guys who never got a shot out of college but they feel now that they tore up a league equivalent to about division 3 football they should go try and make the Miami Dolphins which really is not a prize. On the defensive side of the ball they have had success in recent years, Cameron Wake played very well with the dolphins, Philip Hunt just made the eagles. But when you go to the other side of the ball it turns into a laughing matter. Andy Fantusz was the best receiver in the league a few years ago, he was leap years ahead of most guys. He tried out for the WR depserate Chicago Bears and got cut, when i say WR desperate i mean it. Jerome Messam rushed for 1000 yds in a passing league, pretty good stats when he missed a few games as well, he couldn't find a spot on the MIAMI DOLPHINS, there starting QB this yr was playing receiver two years ago and a lifetime RB couldn't even snag a sport on the depth chart. Ricky Ray who at the time of his tryout was an absolute stud in the CFL, was a 3rd string QB behind Chad Pennington.....I feel i have made my point made on this one.
Like i said at the start I have been an Edmonton Eskimo season ticket holder since 1990 (yr i was born) and i will continue to buy season tickets because its something to do and i genuinely enjoy watching football in any form. The point i'm trying to make is imagine how good the CFL could be. It could be a 10 team feeder system for the NFL, compared to an 8 team laughing stock. In no way am i saying i'm fit to run the CFL but they guy who is running it needs to see the leagues potential. The NFL was willing to make a league in europe, i'm sure they will be more than happy to make an agreement with the CFL that will improve both leagues.
Thanks for reading this feel free to comment good or bad, i want to express that these are my opinions and in no way do i expect anyone really to agree with them but be open to what i write.
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