Als stockpiling Canadian QBs [Archive]

OV Argo

05-09-2012, 09:37 PM

http://ca.sports.yahoo.com/blogs/cfl-55-yard-line/kyle-graves-addition-sees-montreal-stock-canadian-qbs-225149655.html

Anybody want to do a compare/contrast of these guys.

Interesting signings; and i don't recall any official CFL announcement about Canadian QBs not counting towards CFL TC roster numbers? - there was some talk of some sort of roster bonus for teams carrying NI QBs a couple of years back - i belive this was a big factor in Barker signing Brannagan at the time - sort of a jump the gun move to see if it may pay-off with a roster freebe development project?

At least these 2 young NI QBs are going to a situation with a QB guru type guy in Trestman in charge; I suspect it's more of some extra arms for TC situation - do the Als not have any QBs on the roster besides Calvillo, MacPherson (very over-rated by some IMO) and Santos (shown zip in the CFL thus far) ?* (have to check their roster); but maybe they get a good shot to impress Trestman - Calvillo = probably his last year - they need QBs for the future. HOWEVER - if the Als braintrust (or any CFL team) had any sort of real respect for either of these QBs (or Hec winner Billy Greene) - they would have been drafted - over some of the reach, unhearlded types who got drafted recently - the Als took a DB and an O-Lineman who were nowhere on anybody's scouting lists of CFL draft prospects that i saw. Only in the CFL; the top 2 picks in the recent NFL draft were star college ball QBs; in the CFL - 3 star CIS QBs are totally ignored in the draft; and while some star US college ball QBs get written-off by the cookie-cutter measureables/form type scouting experts in the NFL - usually due to size or lacking supposed "arm strength" - Quinlan, Greene and Greaves are all big QBs, with decent arms and mobility - going by their stats for sure anyways; only seen Greene & Greaves play in last year's CIS play-offs - where their teams got killed / over-matched; but they both showed some stuff anyways in terms of arm, mobility, smarts IMO; Quinlan, OTOH - i've seen play several times - both live and on TV - and IMO, he's a total package - strong arm, athletic/mobile, poised/smart - maybe the best pure CIS QB i've seen in years - superb QB performance in the Vanier IMO; and better than Sinoppoli IMO (who was drafted last year and made the Stamps as 3rd stringer - wonder if he'll stick again this year?). I won't bet on Quinlan making the Als roster however - but at least he is getting some sort of shot i guess.

* edit - just checked the Als roster and they have import QB Josh Neiswander (Angelo St.) - signed last year - also still on their roster; can`t picture any NI QB beating out 3 import back-ups on the depth chart - but you never know i guess.

KCargosfan

05-09-2012, 10:47 PM

Theoretically, could be somewhat of a shrewd move by the Als. Get both of them in camp and get an upclose and personal look at them for a few weeks. Send both back to school for another year of college ball to keep getting better, then sign the one you liked best next December.

argolio

05-09-2012, 11:20 PM

argonaut11xx

05-10-2012, 10:08 AM

ArgoRavi

05-10-2012, 12:33 PM

well..the Alouettes had the last Starting Canadian QB of any significance in the CFL , Gerry Dattilio. if i remember correctly he won the Outstanding Canadian, and was the east nominee for Outstanding playing in the same year.

There have been a few Canadian QB's since, but none that mattered ...sadly

Greg Vavra played a decent amount with Calgary, B.C. and Edmonton between 1984 and 1988 IIRC. Vavra even started some games as a rookie with the Stamps in 1984. He was really the last Canadian QB to receive substantial playing time although Giulio Caravatta did start two or three games for the Lions in the mid 1990s and was a backup QB for B.C. from 1991 to 1998.

argonaut11xx

05-10-2012, 01:55 PM

Greg Vavra played a decent amount with Calgary, B.C. and Edmonton between 1984 and 1988 IIRC. Vavra even started some games as a rookie with the Stamps in 1984. He was really the last Canadian QB to receive substantial playing time although Giulio Caravatta did start two or three games for the Lions in the mid 1990s and was a backup QB for B.C. from 1991 to 1998.

Nothing against Vavra, or Caravatta, but neither ever had starter's job locked up, ...the one guy i wish would have gotten a chance to play/start in the CFL, was Chris Flynn.

I suspect there have been more than a handful of Solid Canadian quarterbacks, (like Vavra, etc) who might have been able to start, but sadly no team ever seemed to want to take risk, or give them the time to secure the #1 spot.

Gerry Dattilio was a bonafied Starter in Montreal, and Calgary.

c33

05-10-2012, 03:32 PM

It's possibly noteworthy that Datilio played NCAA ball which may have somewhat mitigated the anti-Canadian QB bias, assuming such bias ever existed of course.

Invader

05-10-2012, 06:38 PM

The Als might be taking advantage of the new rule that Canadian QB's don't count as bodies at training camp...allowing Cavillo not to overwork his arm at camp while developing two future QB prospects.

AngeloV

05-10-2012, 07:14 PM

Gerry Dattilio was a bonafied Starter in Montreal, and Calgary.

Yes, but even he played receiver first when Joe Barnes and Sonny Wade were in Montreal.

OV Argo

05-10-2012, 08:02 PM

Greg Vavra played a decent amount with Calgary, B.C. and Edmonton between 1984 and 1988 IIRC. Vavra even started some games as a rookie with the Stamps in 1984. He was really the last Canadian QB to receive substantial playing time although Giulio Caravatta did start two or three games for the Lions in the mid 1990s and was a backup QB for B.C. from 1991 to 1998.

Larry Jusdanis had more playing / starting time in the CFL ( 3 or 4 starts for the Ticats in 96 i think it was) than Carravata ever did, I believe. And Vavra was the Stamps main starter as a rookie back in 84 - 324 pass attempts on the season; and interesting that Datillio - after coming over from the Als - was a starter for the Stamps (full-time in 82 with 387 pass attempts and then some in 83 too) - so that was 3 straight seasons a single CFL team had a Canadian QB start some of them - theCFL times sure have changed, eh, er, huh?

So anyhow - approx. 15 years since a Canadian QB got to start in the "radically canadian" CFL; easily the biggest such gap in CFL history - and don't look for that to change anytime soon either.

Invader

05-10-2012, 10:47 PM

According to this football website, Bob Torrance had more passing yardage than either Judanis or Carravata. Torrance is one of three Canadian QB's who had a career passing ratio of over 50%. Torrance got 51.6% while G. Datillio was tops at 54.8% and R. Jackson 53.6%. Incredibly, Jackson averaged over 20 yards per pass completion in his career and is the only Canadian QB to throw more TD's than Int's in his career, 185 to 125.

http://cfl-scrapbook.no-ip.org/CFL-CanadianQB.php

Rich

05-11-2012, 01:46 AM

I think Barker missed the boat big time in not signing Kyle Quinlan. Quinlan is 10 times the QB Brannagan ever was. He's got all the tools and with the proper coaching I seriously believe he can be a starter in this league. Stefan Ptasczek thinks he's the best CIS QB ever and I would have to agree. Doubters should watch again this some of this clip: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=smTYWT3sjoY

That last drive of regulation in the Vanier, well, I don't think any QB in any league performed the 2-minute drill any better last year. The power and precision of Quinlan's passes were jaw-dropping (and some great catches by the Mac receivers too). His decision-making and power running was seemingly unstoppable. I could not believe my eyes watching that game. Maybe he was playing over his head that day, but surely he's a better QB than Adam Tafralis.

argonaut11xx

05-11-2012, 07:45 AM

Stefan Ptasczek thinks he's the best CIS QB ever and I would have to agree. Doubters should watch again this some of this clip: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=smTYWT3sjoY (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=smTYWT3sjoY)

I agree Quinlan is a very good QB, and if given a fair shot could be a quailty CFL quarterback. That said i wonder if Stephan Ptasczek ever saw Chris Flynn play? I'd suggest Fylnn was the best canadian university quarterback ive ever seen.

AngeloV

05-11-2012, 11:32 AM

I agree Quinlan is a very good QB, and if given a fair shot could be a quailty CFL quarterback. That said i wonder if Stephan Ptasczek ever saw Chris Flynn play? I'd suggest Fylnn was the best canadian university quarterback ive ever seen.

If Flynn had a stronger arm, he would have been a bona fide pro. Truth be told, he was successful mostly because of his ability to buy time for himself. The problem is that I don't think he would have been able to buy that much time from the more speedy defensive players he would have seen in the pros. He also benefitted from playing in a bit of a week division out east. He never did lead his team to a Vanier championship.

Great CIS QB, but IMO not a pro candidate. Quinlan is a much better prospect.

OV Argo

05-11-2012, 05:37 PM

I agree Quinlan is a very good QB, and if given a fair shot could be a quailty CFL quarterback. That said i wonder if Stephan Ptasczek ever saw Chris Flynn play? I'd suggest Fylnn was the best canadian university quarterback ive ever seen.

Flynn was a great CIS QB - never got a CFL shot as a QB; i think Quinlan has the better arm, but is not near the scrambler (though Quinlan is athletic/mobile for sure); i agree mostly with Rich's assessment - Quinlan was nothing short of superb in the past Vanier. But the Argos alread have 5 QBs for TC - though they could have drafted or signed Quinlan, clearly they had no interest - maybe Barker and the other Argo "scouts" missed watching that Vanier; and the attempt at so-called "developing" a NI QB probably seems a lost cause after Brannagan was tried - for all of one year - and cut to make room for such a talent as Hall last year.

As far as CIS QBs all-time; there have been some good ones for sure I've seen (Jon Makie who led the Bisons to the 07 Vanier win at the SkyDome would be my all-time most under-rated), BUT - in terms of all-time best - a guy by the name of Russ Jackson played CIS ball - QBing McMaster - I didn't get to see him play there, but since he is arguably (IMO he is the best) one of the all-time best QBs ever in the CFL or pro ball, i find it hard to believe he was not the best CIS QB of all-time.

ArgoRavi

05-11-2012, 07:14 PM

Flynn was a great CIS QB - never got a CFL shot as a QB; i think Quinlan has the better arm, but is not near the scrambler (though Quinlan is athletic/mobile for sure); i agree mostly with Rich's assessment - Quinlan was nothing short of superb in the past Vanier. But the Argos alread have 5 QBs for TC - though they could have drafted or signed Quinlan, clearly they had no interest - maybe Barker and the other Argo "scouts" missed watching that Vanier; and the attempt at so-called "developing" a NI QB probably seems a lost cause after Brannagan was tried - for all of one year - and cut to make room for such a talent as Hall last year.

Could the explanation simply be that the Argos liked their current QBs better than Quinlan?

KCargosfan

05-11-2012, 07:56 PM

Could the explanation simply be that the Argos liked their current QBs better than Quinlan?

Nooo waaayyy, that would be too sensical.

Let's see if Quinlan actually makes it past training camp with the Als before complaining about Barker not signing him.

OV Argo

05-11-2012, 08:33 PM

Could the explanation simply be that the Argos liked their current QBs better than Quinlan?

Sure, of course; and that type of always agreeing with what your team says/does is pretty easy to do or believe; what's the point of these discussion boards anyways?

My question would be, just exactly why, do the Argos "thinkers" like some of their current QBs - like Hall, Trafalis or that other guy they signed this off-season, better than Quinlan? Is it because of the amazing arm strength, accuracy, mobility and poise, plus very nice football accomplishments, includng extensive experience playing the Canadian game, of these other QBs? And it's same for every other CFL team that chose not to draft Quinlan? That must be the reason, there just can't be any other factors at work here. Pretty obvious eh, Ravi - the good ole - "well, they're not "good enough" " excuse; exact same reason Flynn or Leason or Denison never played a down in the CFL; while Chris Leak, Joey Elliott, Ted White and a whole slew of other stiffs have got to play QB in the CFL.

RoRoYoBoat

05-11-2012, 08:56 PM

Jim was the first guy under Cohon to give a Canadian QB a shot. He started it all. He should be commended not blamed.

OV Argo

05-11-2012, 10:15 PM

Jim was the first guy under Cohon to give a Canadian QB a shot. He started it all. He should be commended not blamed.

Who's blaming him and what is he being blamed for? Yep - he did sign (and not draft) Brannagan, and he stuck around the PR for one whole season; there was CFL talk of NI QBs being mandated or a roster freebee or something along those lines back at that time.

KCargosfan

05-11-2012, 10:29 PM

My question would be, just exactly why, do the Argos "thinkers" like some of their current QBs - like Hall, Trafalis or that other guy they signed this off-season, better than Quinlan? Is it because of the amazing arm strength, accuracy, mobility and poise, plus very nice football accomplishments, includng extensive experience playing the Canadian game, of these other QBs? And it's same for every other CFL team that chose not to draft Quinlan? That must be the reason, there just can't be any other factors at work here. Pretty obvious eh, Ravi - the good ole - "well, they're not "good enough" " excuse; exact same reason Flynn or Leason or Denison never played a down in the CFL; while Chris Leak, Joey Elliott, Ted White and a whole slew of other stiffs have got to play QB in the CFL.

Probably a lot has to do with "potential" of a player that GMs see. I would compare it to the NBA's obsession with drafting on "potential" since the mid-late 90s.

As far as Chris Leak, I wouldn't exactly say it was a bad idea giving him a chance. He's an athletic guy who can run, has an arm and put up good numbers in the SEC. He obviously didn't turn out well up there, but it was worth a shot.

Quinlan and Graves are getting shots, with the worst-case scenario they go back to school for another season and get better. Not being Canadian, I don't have the emotion of wanting to see a Canadian QB as badly as others, but I would think this would at least be considered progress.

ArgoRavi

05-12-2012, 12:33 AM

Probably a lot has to do with "potential" of a player that GMs see. I would compare it to the NBA's obsession with drafting on "potential" since the mid-late 90s.

As far as Chris Leak, I wouldn't exactly say it was a bad idea giving him a chance. He's an athletic guy who can run, has an arm and put up good numbers in the SEC. He obviously didn't turn out well up there, but it was worth a shot.

Quinlan and Graves are getting shots, with the worst-case scenario they go back to school for another season and get better. Not being Canadian, I don't have the emotion of wanting to see a Canadian QB as badly as others, but I would think this would at least be considered progress.

For the third consecutive season, Canadian QBs are getting an opportunity at training camp. Brannagan earned a shot two years ago and was at camp last year along with Marc Mueller in Edmonton and Brad Sinopoli in Calgary who made that team. This year, we have Sinopoli, Quinlan and Graves at least. That is certainly progress.

Rich

05-12-2012, 12:50 AM

As far as CIS QBs all-time; there have been some good ones for sure I've seen (Jon Makie who led the Bisons to the 07 Vanier win at the SkyDome would be my all-time most under-rated), BUT - in terms of all-time best - a guy by the name of Russ Jackson played CIS ball - QBing McMaster - I didn't get to see him play there, but since he is arguably (IMO he is the best) one of the all-time best QBs ever in the CFL or pro ball, i find it hard to believe he was not the best CIS QB of all-time.

I'm pretty sure Ptaszek, or anyone else who makes such a claim, means the best CIS QB "since Russ Jackson", it kinda goes without saying.

I'm surprised nobody's mentioned Jamie Bone from Western, who had a tryout with the Dallas Cowboys in the early 80s IIRC. In those days the Varsity Blues had a strong team and always gave the Mustangs a good battle. (Wasn't Mark Bragagnolo, the last UofT RB to play in the CFL, on one of those teams?) Anyway that stadium at Western was packed for I think a playoff game and a bunch of us came down from UofT and i remember through the haze a great football game, and a real good-natured party in the stands with lots of pretty girls. It was a blast even though the Blues lost. It's too bad people in university today don't know how much fun football games can be.

OV Argo

05-12-2012, 12:52 AM

For the third consecutive season, Canadian QBs are getting an opportunity at training camp. Brannagan earned a shot two years ago and was at camp last year along with Marc Mueller in Edmonton and Brad Sinopoli in Calgary who made that team. This year, we have Sinopoli, Quinlan and Graves at least. That is certainly progress.

I suppose; a Canadian QB getting some real playing time at QB in the CFL would be more of a sign of some progress to me; but maybe that's just me; and since a Canadian QB hasn't had any real playing time in the CFL in something like 15+ years, I'm not holding my breath on any real sign of "progress". Sinopoli going to make the Stamps as 3rd stringer again this season? - i guess he might get a shot to play if both Tate and Glenn went down to injury or perhaps both s*ck*d big-time as Stamps' QB?

A Canadian QB actually making a CFL roster AND some devastating injuries to other QBs higher on the depth chart, is a faint hope that a Canadian QB might get a shot at some playing time i guess; one Canadian QB on a CFL roster = little chance. Who do the Ticats, BC, Esks or Argos, for example, have as decent 3rd stringers going into TC?

Further down the CFL road - a CFL key decision maker from an actual Canadian football background who knows a lot of and has respect for a top CIS QB and gives a real shot to a Canadian QB, might be another way there's a chance a Canadian could get to play QB in the CFL; for example - if somehow a CFL team hired Mac HC Stef Ptaszek as a HC or OC, the chance of a Quinlan getting to play in the CFL goes up substantially IMO; DO NOT hold your breath in this department either.

Rich

05-12-2012, 01:00 AM

Could the explanation simply be that the Argos liked their current QBs better than Quinlan?

Well obviously, Ravi, but what do YOU think? Would YOU keep BJ Hall over Quinlan at this point in time if you had the choice? What about Tafralis?

OV Argo

05-12-2012, 01:13 AM

I'm pretty sure Ptaszek, or anyone else who makes such a claim, means the best CIS QB "since Russ Jackson", it kinda goes without saying.

I'm surprised nobody's mentioned Jamie Bone from Western, who had a tryout with the Dallas Cowboys in the early 80s IIRC. In those days the Varsity Blues had a strong team and always gave the Mustangs a good battle. (Wasn't Mark Bragagnolo, the last UofT RB to play in the CFL, on one of those teams?) Anyway that stadium at Western was packed for I think a playoff game and a bunch of us came down from UofT and i remember through the haze a great football game, and a real good-natured party in the stands with lots of pretty girls. It was a blast even though the Blues lost. It's too bad people in university today don't know how much fun football games can be.

Yeah Rich - forgot about Bone - another example of an outstanding CIS QB who never played a down in the CFL.

Another one might be Dan Fereday - U of T star QB who was actually drafted by the Bengals in the NFL (by Forrest Gregg's Bengals - and here's what Bengals OC - Lindy Infante, vet NFL offensive guru, said about Fereday - quoted in Jay Teitel's fine book - "The Argo Bounce" : "the most accurate thing I've seen on film this year. He's calm cool, and has a great sense of the field. If he played US college football he would have been drafted among the top three quarterbacks"); Fereday was in Argos TC in 82 (apparently amongst 11 (!) QBs there), got cut, went to the Bengals, didn't make it there; not sure if he ever got another CFL look - but another example of a top Canadian QB who never played a down in the CFL.

Rich

05-12-2012, 01:14 AM

if somehow a CFL team hired Mac HC Stef Ptaszek as a HC or OC, the chance of a Quinlan getting to play in the CFL goes up substantially IMO; DO NOT hold your breath in this department either.

I'm not so sure. Someone DID hire (the other) Greg Marshall once. Ptaszek has got to be at least on the radar. That was a pretty-well coached team that won the Vanier last year. Tillman likes to take risky chances, he'll sign him someday soon.

OV Argo

05-12-2012, 01:44 AM

I'm not so sure. Someone DID hire (the other) Greg Marshall once. Ptaszek has got to be at least on the radar. That was a pretty-well coached team that won the Vanier last year. Tillman likes to take risky chances, he'll sign him someday soon.

Maybe/ could be - but I don't have as much faith in that department as you do perhaps; Millanovich or Chamblin or Bart Andrus types get their CFL shots with very little Canadian football experience. Ptaszek = played in the CFL, fine football coaching resume (OC for that gritty, smart Laurier offence/team that won a Vanier, plus now HC of a Vanier winner) ... well, we'll see if he ever gets a CFL key decison maker offer (and i have no idea if he's be interested in leaving his nice CIS gig?); and we'll see if the likes of Constantin or Nill or Marshall (again - what, the CFL recycle?) ever get CFL key decison maker opportunity - in the "radically Canadian" CFL ;0); again - IMO - don't hold your breath on this one.

paulwoods13

05-12-2012, 07:59 AM

Maybe/ could be - but I don't have as much faith in that department as you do perhaps; Millanovich or Chamblin or Bart Andrus types get their CFL shots with very little Canadian football experience.

Trestman is another "Bart Andrus type" who got a shot with very little CFL experience, right OV? And going back a ways, how about Don Matthews, hired into the CFL out of U.S. high school (!) football if I'm not mistaken?

argonaut11xx

05-12-2012, 08:46 AM

Hmmm..Bart Andrus...

... i wonder if Bart Andrus, and The Count from seasame street have ever been seen together??....hmmmm
what about Barry Manilow, and Joe Montana...or John Elway and Silken Laumen...????

could they be leading double lives???

ArgoRavi

05-12-2012, 10:18 AM

Well obviously, Ravi, but what do YOU think? Would YOU keep BJ Hall over Quinlan at this point in time if you had the choice? What about Tafralis?

I like Tafralis quite a bit so I have no problem signing him over Quinlan. I have not seen enough of B.J. Hall to know whether he is any better than Quinlan or not. For the record, I do think that Quinlan is good enough to challenge for a spot somewhere in this league.

OV Argo

05-12-2012, 01:24 PM

Trestman is another "Bart Andrus type" who got a shot with very little CFL experience, right OV? And going back a ways, how about Don Matthews, hired into the CFL out of U.S. high school (!) football if I'm not mistaken?

Right - and so between us, we could probably name dozens of these types who have been handed key CFL decision making jobs - with mixed degrees of success i guess - Matthews and Trestman quite successful, Andrus, Joe Paopao types at the other end of the scale.

OTOH - Paul - can you name me dozens or even a few examples of veteran, accomplished football people from the Canadian football system - guys who grew up playing the game here and coached here at many levels - being hired as key decision makers in the CFL? Russ Jackson i suppose, way back; Greg Marshall (the Canadian one) - gets hired by the Ticats, resurects a horrid Ticats 1 & 17 team and wins CFL coach of the year, and gets fired a couple of seasons later (as happens to many coaches whose teams struggle). Why so few examples of Canadians (not CFL schooled good ole boy Canadians - a stooge like Taman) being hired as key people in the CFL, yet dozens of examples of Americans with little or zip experience in or understanding of the Canadian game, being handed top CFL jobs? Isn't this the "radically canadian" CFL ? - yep - the same good ole radical league that hasn't seen a Canadian QB get to play a signifigant down in 15 years or so.

KCargosfan

05-12-2012, 01:57 PM

Hmmm..Bart Andrus...

... i wonder if Bart Andrus, and The Count from seasame street have ever been seen together??....

Haha, good question. One of the mysteries of our planet.

Argocister

05-12-2012, 07:14 PM

Isn't Benevides Canadian? From T.O?

ArgoRavi

05-12-2012, 07:22 PM

Can't remember where I read it .... Some twitter account..... But apparently the Lions have placed Greene ( the 3 rd CIS QB) on their negotiating list. I wonder if he will be invited to training camp ..... Similar to what Quinlan did last year with the TiCats. I think Greene said he plans on returning to school this year anyway.
Isn't Benevides Canadian? From T.O?

The last I heard from today was that Greene was on Edmonton's negotiation list but they have since taken him off. I haven't heard anything about the Lions picking him up but perhaps they have. Benevides is indeed Canadian. Is he part of the "ole boys network" though? I don't know for sure. I believe that Wally Buono, another Canadian, would be considered to be part of that network so Benevides likely is as well. Another Canadian working for the Lions is Neil McEvoy while Marcel Desjardins, yet another Canadian, is the assistant GM for the Alouettes. Here is a good article from the Ottawa Citizen which lists the candidates for the GM position in Ottawa, at least according to their fine reporter, Don Campbell: http://www.ottawacitizen.com/sports/Hunt/6608899/story.html

Drew Allemang and Marcel Bellefeuille are other Canadians on that list. Bellefeuille has extensive CIS experience as well.

Argocister

05-12-2012, 07:25 PM

Sorry for that erroneous info on Greene...... Misread the tweet and combined it with another...... Partsheimers?
When I went to check then returned and deleted my post .... You had already replied. Thanx for the info tho

argolio

05-14-2012, 01:06 AM

The thing I'm not hearing in all these comments is the role and responsibility of current and past Canadian CFL players. In his 1972 book, Mel Profit (an American) criticized the league for adding one American and reducing one Canadian in the early 70s. The CFLPA okayed that change as well as every subsequent roster change.

In recent years the loudest proponents of Canadian QBs within the league have been people like Jim Barker, Eric Tillman, John Hufnagel, and Jim Popp, all Americans. Some might argue whether their concern has been genuine, but in comparison the players have been almost totally silent.

So whatever the virtues may be of giving more opportunities to Canadian QBs (and Canadian coaches & executives), I'd argue that the league's Canadian players, whether by their silence or by their approval of past changes, fully support how the CFL operates today.