Renaissance of the Canadian RB

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In Calgary and the CFL in general, the Canadian RB has found a new prominence. You can argue that it is in part a function of the decline of the running in the pass-happy modern CFL, but it remains quite a turn around from the decades when almost no Canadians won the rushing title.



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Interesting, but aside from established vets Harris & Messam, what other Canadian RBs are going to be in the running to compete for the #1 tailback job on CFL teams next year? - maybe LaFrance with the ego-Jones Riders, if they decide RB is one of the 7 only need apply NI spots?

Mercer Timmis - one of the most talented CIS RBs in some time - will languish on the bench as a 2nd or 3rd stringer with Kenty's Ticats; Coombs could have a role with the Argos, but he won't be viewed as an every down tailback; and the Esks, BC, Montreal, Ottawa will likely have zero Canadian RBs in the mix to compete for playing time. Not much of a "renaissance" to me, but maybe/whatever.


Looking back at some other outstanding Canadian RB talent of the past number of years and their CFL chances: Jamall Lee (Orville's son) = big back with blazing speed - drafted by good ole Wally, but ended up with more playing time opportunity in an NFL exhibition game with the Panthers in his TC shot there then he ever got with BC - retired after a bit of time on the BC roster; Sebastien Levesque - explosive, fast, big play little back with the powerhouse Laval team = undrafted in the CFL but might have got a brief TC look with the Als? Brandon Deschamps - big power back who helped lead UBC to a Vanier a couple of years back = CFL undrafted - i believe signed briefly by the Riders, but cut before a TC shot to compete? The Argos did draft top CIS rusher Campbell (Laurier) but i guess he didn't pan out in a TC look?

Augustine (Guelph) and Erlington (Montreal) are probably the top 2 rated RBs this coming draft - neither is close to the RB talent level of the likes of Lee or Levesque or Timmis IMO, but interesting to see if/where they get drafted, and if they get a real CFL look and a chance to carry on this CFL "renaissance" - LOL. ;o)

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Interesting, but aside from established vets Harris & Messam, what other Canadian RBs are going to be in the running to compete for the #1 tailback job on CFL teams next year? - maybe LaFrance with the ego-Jones Riders, if they decide RB is one of the 7 only need apply NI spots?

Mercer Timmis - one of the most talented CIS RBs in some time - will languish on the bench as a 2nd or 3rd stringer with Kenty's Ticats; Coombs could have a role with the Argos, but he won't be viewed as an every down tailback; and the Esks, BC, Montreal, Ottawa will likely have zero Canadian RBs in the mix to compete for playing time. Not much of a "renaissance" to me, but maybe/whatever.


Looking back at some other outstanding Canadian RB talent of the past number of years and their CFL chances: Jamall Lee (Orville's son) = big back with blazing speed - drafted by good ole Wally, but ended up with more playing time opportunity in an NFL exhibition game with the Panthers in his TC shot there then he ever got with BC - retired after a bit of time on the BC roster; Sebastien Levesque - explosive, fast, big play little back with the powerhouse Laval team = undrafted in the CFL but might have got a brief TC look with the Als? Brandon Deschamps - big power back who helped lead UBC to a Vanier a couple of years back = CFL undrafted - i believe signed briefly by the Riders, but cut before a TC shot to compete? The Argos did draft top CIS rusher Campbell (Laurier) but i guess he didn't pan out in a TC look?

Augustine (Guelph) and Erlington (Montreal) are probably the top 2 rated RBs this coming draft - neither is close to the RB talent level of the likes of Lee or Levesque or Timmis IMO, but interesting to see if/where they get drafted, and if they get a real CFL look and a chance to carry on this CFL "renaissance" - LOL. ;o)

Greg Morris from the Riders will probably get a good look this year.

A couple of good CIS backs coming down the pipe line in the future are Alex Taylor from Western, Jamel Lyles from the Manitoba Bisons and Jeshrun Antwi from University of Calgary.


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