Quote Originally Posted by Rich View Post
Well I think we're all agreed that 5+ seasons of continued excellence -- something this team has never done before in its history -- would at least move the needle a little bit. We're already through season 1!

But as for long-term solutions, Tannenbaum pretty much spelled it out in that article, and I think he's right on. The CFL needs to be totally restructured in order to survive. The community-owned teams need to have a stake in the success of Toronto, Vancouver and Montreal. Although Larry can't say it in public, surely he believes the CFL should be structured like MLS, where all player contracts are with the League and all revenues are shared.

This would bring the return of the Marquee Player, IMO the only way the CFL survives going forward. Look, the TFC was invisible in this town until the day Beckham came to town as an opponent. They took off from there. Big names draw interest in Toronto. Period. Just imagine Russell Wilson coming to finish off his career with the Argonauts, Derek Carr in BC and Jared Goff trying to rekindle his career in Montreal. There'd be sellouts across the League, including at BMO.

And if anyone wants to argue that Flutie didn't draw any interest in 96-97, think about how different things are today in terms of media exposure and social media. It's a different world.
The Argos did get their way as far as reinstating revenue sharing.