December CFL Scouting Bureau Rankings

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So Shane Richards gets sent home because he refused to do the testing in front of scouts apparently. He did all the testing at the Oklahoma State pro day earlier this month, so those numbers are out there. But he was here and weighed in and measured. Just a shade under 6'6 and 334. Others passed up the bench and the vertical jump so maybe he also told the organizers he wouldn't do the one on ones. Disappointing for sure. Has anyone ever suffered a serious injury doing the one on ones? Peter Godber pulled this stunt last year but still landed on his feet with the BC Lions after not getting a contract in the NFL. These NCAA players seem to think they can dictate to the CFL because they feel they're going to the NFL so who needs the CFL. That's until they get cut down there.

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So Shane Richards gets sent home because he refused to do the testing in front of scouts apparently. He did all the testing at the Oklahoma State pro day earlier this month, so those numbers are out there. But he was here and weighed in and measured. Just a shade under 6'6 and 334. Others passed up the bench and the vertical jump so maybe he also told the organizers he wouldn't do the one on ones. Disappointing for sure. Has anyone ever suffered a serious injury doing the one on ones? Peter Godber pulled this stunt last year but still landed on his feet with the BC Lions after not getting a contract in the NFL. These NCAA players seem to think they can dictate to the CFL because they feel they're going to the NFL so who needs the CFL. That's until they get cut down there.

Pascal Baillargeon blew out his ACL in the one on one drills in 2011 .His career was never the same.
This is a CFL BOG problem.They choose to not make going to Pro Days a priority.
If the CFL wants to monetize this event then let the BOG budget an appearance fee.

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Pascal Baillargeon blew out his ACL in the one on one drills in 2011 .His career was never the same.
This is a CFL BOG problem.They choose to not make going to Pro Days a priority.
If the CFL wants to monetize this event then let the BOG budget an appearance fee.

CFL clown act scouts who prioritise Combine testing over actual, real scouting - watching games live or on film = go ahead and draft good jumpers or NCAA resumes over actual accomplished football players.

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CFL clown act scouts who prioritise Combine testing over actual, real scouting - watching games live or on film = go ahead and draft good jumpers or NCAA resumes over actual accomplished football players.

It's not just CFL evaluaters, or Usport players. Plenty of top NCAA football players don't get a look in any of the leagues either. Whether you want to believe it or not, the pro game is played at a much faster speed. Some players are awesome (Michael Sam?) at the college level, and just can't keep up to the pace in the pros.