Obviously his transition to the CFL game is what is going to determine how well he will do but I'm more concerned about who we have behind him should Kelly get injured.
Obviously his transition to the CFL game is what is going to determine how well he will do but I'm more concerned about who we have behind him should Kelly get injured.
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After two weeks of USFL season, MBT is #1 rated QB. So maybe this bodes well for him in getting a real look in NFL training camps and a shot at making a roster.
And while I agree that chances of him coming back are not high, if things don't work out for him NFL-wise, could there not be a POSSIBILITY, that he could be enticed to come back after Labour Day for the back half of the season? It would be much less time away from his family, and if his competitive juices were still flowing, I could see that potentially being of interest.
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No NFL team is signing MBT even if he throws for 4000 yards in usfl. 27 is too old in NFL for marginal players, 34 is a no go. USFL is two steps below cfl, let alone nfl.
He took a 400k pay cut to play in usfl, so money isn’t the issue. Given that he makes in 2 games in cfl which he makes whole usfl season, and he only would miss 3 Argo games with usfl season, u could see him double dipping. But I think he is semi retired in Atlanta.
Last edited by Shipyard; 04-28-2023 at 01:54 AM.
It would’ve been good to have MBT as a possible ace in the hole after Labour Day in case Kelly laid an egg in the first half of the season. But I think Kelly will deliver at least decent QBing, and maybe better than that.
The bigger question may be who emerges as QB2. Surely we will sign at least one more rookie QB for camp, and I gotta believe the braintrust is waiting another week or so to see which of their prospects sign in the NFL.
There's the whole thing on which our season depends. To think that we could assemble a team that looks this good and be dependent on Chad Kelly, and only Chad Kelly seems like madness to me... But here we are.
On the bright side: if he is playing at a "decent" level (as you've put it) by mid-August, it's likely that we win the East.
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There is no way MBT comes back. He went straight home after winning the Grey Cup and wrote a public goodbye letter to the CFL.
I think a trade is the more likely scenario.
Cameron Dukes + Dan Adeboboye + Kevin Mital + David Ungerer + Damonte Coxie + DaVaris Daniels + Dejon Brissett = Unstoppable Force
I’m looking forward to seeing how Chad Kelly performs this season but admittedly have the same concerns that you do.
Magri and the gang have done a nice job building a very solid team but are very thin at the most critical position on any football team which is very concerning.
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Don't sleep on Dakota Prukop. If he negotiated an "out" clause in his USFL deal, he might be more interested in becoming Toronto's backup than Wpg's third-stringer.
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Prukop is almost 30 and has not developed beyond a #3 in his CFL career. I'd rather sign a couple of rookies and see what they have.
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