jerrym
01-29-2016, 03:04 PM
With Canadian content so often determining a CFL team's success, no matter how many American stars it has (see the Argos of much of the 1950s and 60s for what happens when its Canadian content was weak) , picking up National free agents can be critical to a team's success. CFL.ca has ranked the top 10 National free agents, including Argos Laing (#4) and Gabriel (#9).
The top Nationals in order were Andrew Harris, Ted Laurent, Justin Capicciotti, Cleyon Laing, Courtney Stephen, Josh Bourke, Jerome Messam, Corey Watman, Jermaine Gabriel, and Chris Getzlaf.
Do you agree with this listing?
Are there other Nationals who should make the top ten?
Should the Argos just try to go after their own free agents, focus on their Nationals, or try to sign some other teams' National or International free agents?
In what’s shaping up to be one of the deepest free agent classes in recent memory, a Canadian passport can go a long way in spiking a player’s value.
Five of the top six players on CFL.ca’s top 30 free agents list (http://www.cfl.ca/2016/01/26/cfl-ca-top-30-free-agents/) are nationals while, no coincidence, more than a third of the players on the list in total are from Canada.
It’s understood that Canadian content is key to building a team geared towards long-term success, and with an abundance of national talent in this free agent class it’s obvious that all eyes will be on the potential ratio-breakers.
http://www.cfl.ca/2016/01/29/canadian-content-national-free-agents-worth-watching/
The top Nationals in order were Andrew Harris, Ted Laurent, Justin Capicciotti, Cleyon Laing, Courtney Stephen, Josh Bourke, Jerome Messam, Corey Watman, Jermaine Gabriel, and Chris Getzlaf.
Do you agree with this listing?
Are there other Nationals who should make the top ten?
Should the Argos just try to go after their own free agents, focus on their Nationals, or try to sign some other teams' National or International free agents?
In what’s shaping up to be one of the deepest free agent classes in recent memory, a Canadian passport can go a long way in spiking a player’s value.
Five of the top six players on CFL.ca’s top 30 free agents list (http://www.cfl.ca/2016/01/26/cfl-ca-top-30-free-agents/) are nationals while, no coincidence, more than a third of the players on the list in total are from Canada.
It’s understood that Canadian content is key to building a team geared towards long-term success, and with an abundance of national talent in this free agent class it’s obvious that all eyes will be on the potential ratio-breakers.
http://www.cfl.ca/2016/01/29/canadian-content-national-free-agents-worth-watching/