Quote Originally Posted by OV Argo View Post
And no doubt you could name all sorts of CIS all-star or great stat QBs you've seen play who weren't near as good as Buckley and hence that's why they got zero real CFL shot from any of the GOBs running CFL teams? Carry on with your tired cliche ridden excuses on this file - nice job !
So why did Buckley get named as the backup in Calgary? he obviously impressed the coaches. I'm sure there are dozens of examples where a player had better stats or played better in the CIS or NCAA but were cut in training camp. We've seen lower draft picks winning starting jobs and higher draft picks being cut.
I don't know why you are getting so upset over someone's opinion. There is no conspiracy in the CFL to prevent Canadian QBs, the fact is there are dozens of QBs coming out of the NCAA that have more talent, better trained, faster, better coached.
The top Canadian football players are being scouted in high school by the NCAA, Bridge was scouted and then signed by an NCAA school and trained there.
We are seeing NCAA schools scouting Canadian high schools for the cream of the crop.
There is a reason why the last Canadian CIS player to win the CFL MOP was almost 50 years ago.