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ArgoRavi wrote: ↑Mon Feb 02, 2026 12:38 pm Dejon Brissett has reportedly agreed to terms with Calgary. Hamilton is reportedly pushing hard to sign Wynton McManis.

ArgoRavi wrote: ↑Mon Feb 02, 2026 4:35 pm Worth noting that Paris Shand's stay with the UFL's Columbus Aviators lasted a very short time as he has been released from his contract. I wonder if Jim Barker had a chat and talked some sense into Shand. We shall see if he soon signs with Toronto. If so, the Argos would be well-positioned to have Jeremiah Ojo, Shand, and Jonathan Kongbo rotate at defensive end and Luigi Vilain might still come aboard, too.

OV Argo wrote: ↑Mon Feb 02, 2026 6:25 pm

ArgoRavi wrote: ↑Mon Feb 02, 2026 4:35 pm Worth noting that Paris Shand's stay with the UFL's Columbus Aviators lasted a very short time as he has been released from his contract. I wonder if Jim Barker had a chat and talked some sense into Shand. We shall see if he soon signs with Toronto. If so, the Argos would be well-positioned to have Jeremiah Ojo, Shand, and Jonathan Kongbo rotate at defensive end and Luigi Vilain might still come aboard, too.

Kongbo has plenty of CFL experience now and actually led the weak EE D in sacks last season in very part-time work; Ojo was an all-star pass rush DE in college ball with an outstanding set of athletic testing #s = those 2 alone should easily be able to hold down a DE spot in a rotation (Parrish got full-time reps at DE last year and was average); Vilain was a pass rush force in his last season of Div I ball and has been around several NFL rosters including dressing; Shand is more the unknown, especially at DE (seemed more of a tweener DT/DE in college ball) and couldn't stick at all on an NFL roster. The first 3 guys there on the roster and I would have full confidence they could hold down one if not both of the DE spots. Shand showing up too would be interesting and he (like Kongbo) might be able to play reps at both DE & DT.

ARGO57 wrote: ↑Mon Feb 02, 2026 5:59 pm

ArgoRavi wrote: ↑Mon Feb 02, 2026 12:38 pm Dejon Brissett has reportedly agreed to terms with Calgary. Hamilton is reportedly pushing hard to sign Wynton McManis.

Hamilton got raided pretty extensively yesterday and are desperate to make a splash in free agency to appease their flea bitten fan base.
I’ve stated before I would love to see McManis return but it would have to be at a reasonable price, Aaron Casey and or Darkangelo are more than capable of stepping in to fill that roll quite nicely.

Scooter McCray wrote: ↑Tue Feb 03, 2026 2:22 am

ARGO57 wrote: ↑Mon Feb 02, 2026 5:59 pm

ArgoRavi wrote: ↑Mon Feb 02, 2026 12:38 pm Dejon Brissett has reportedly agreed to terms with Calgary. Hamilton is reportedly pushing hard to sign Wynton McManis.

Hamilton got raided pretty extensively yesterday and are desperate to make a splash in free agency to appease their flea bitten fan base.
I’ve stated before I would love to see McManis return but it would have to be at a reasonable price, Aaron Casey and or Darkangelo are more than capable of stepping in to fill that roll quite nicely.

Hamilton have the cash now to get McManis. Those flea bitten varmints will certainly overpay for him now.

ARGO57 wrote: ↑Mon Feb 02, 2026 6:43 pmI think any combination of these Canadian DE’s are an upgrade over Parrish TBH, would really be nice if the Argos could actually sign them.

paulwoods13 wrote: ↑Tue Feb 03, 2026 8:53 am

ARGO57 wrote: ↑Mon Feb 02, 2026 6:43 pmI think any combination of these Canadian DE’s are an upgrade over Parrish TBH, would really be nice if the Argos could actually sign them.

Upgrading over Parrish is a bare-minimum requirement. That said, it's asking a lot of a guy who has barely played DE in the CFL and a guy who has been little more than a journeyman for several seasons. Fan optimism is both expected and encouraged, but I'm taking a wait-and-see on this, and won't be surprised if DE is not one of the Canadian starter positions in the lineup.

paulwoods13 wrote: ↑Tue Feb 03, 2026 9:57 am UFL makes NFL possible in 2026. CFL delays it by a year.