Edmonton Elks Thread

[bellagiobob]

Everybody forget about all the rule breaking and shady shit Jones was doing in Saskatchewan or are we just excited about the possibility of him doing that here?

That's how desperate we've become. Say what you want about the guy, he knows his football. I would take a couple years of a good team followed by him leaving, over another useless plug of a coach.

 

[Drivesaitl]

Everybody forget about all the rule breaking and shady shit Jones was doing in Saskatchewan or are we just excited about the possibility of him doing that here?

Fandom doesn't know a lot of objective standards.

If you aren't cheating you aren't trying hard enough.


i got a few of these..

 

[joestevens29]

Everybody forget about all the rule breaking and shady shit Jones was doing in Saskatchewan or are we just excited about the possibility of him doing that here?

No one cares about rule breaking when it's on your team.

 

[bone]

I'd rather he not flaunt the rules recklessly like he did at points in Saskatchewan, but they caught it and penalized it. To be successful in sports you should always be looking around the edges of the rules to gain some advantage, the key is to not do it so badly as to incure massive penalties ala John Chayka.

 

[Yeah15]

Edmonton Football Team and WR Greg Ellingson agree to one-year extension - TSN.ca

Ellingson sticking around for another year

 

[Cloned]

Edmonton Football Team and WR Greg Ellingson agree to one-year extension - TSN.ca

Ellingson sticking around for another year

This is actually a shock considering they also signed Walker AND Milanovich resigned.

 

[Tobias Kahun]

Or usurp the job of those above him, which is why he might not get hired.

You can't blame a guy for seeking promotions. A position coach is worth enough to be comparable to any position in the CFL and it presents promotional opportunities. If you can become a Coordinator in the NFL, ala Mark Trestman, it's a massive promotion financially that any reasonable person should want to take. Let's not even mention what being a head coach would mean. A man has to do what's best for his family. Moving back to your native country and for a big payday is a honest decision for a man to make even if it's inconvenient for CFL teams to accept.

Chris Jones is a very good coach and I for one really enjoyed watching the team in the years he coached. I'd be happy to see if he can repeat his previous success even if it's a short term arrangement. Winning is what matter most and that's what he does. A good QB with his D is a recipe for success IMO.

Watching his defenses was a thing of art.

Even if he's only here for one year, if he brings us success, I don't care at this point.

 

[Tobias Kahun]

This is actually a shock considering they also signed Walker AND Milanovich resigned.

I wonder how much Walker signed for? Wasn't he the highest paid WR when he was in Toronto?

For some reason I thought Walker was older, he's only 29.

 

[Cloned]

I wonder how much Walker signed for? Wasn't he the highest paid WR when he was in Toronto?

For some reason I thought Walker was older, he's only 29.

I read that he took like a 100K pay cut.

 

[Stoneman89]

I read that he took like a 100K pay cut.

Yes he did. Good thing he's not an offensive lineman that took a cut like that, otherwise he'd owe the club some money.

 

[bellagiobob]

Might end up getting the guy they wanted in 2019 but the XFL wouldn’t let go.

 

[MoontoScott]

Ellingson has re-signed with the Eskimos (in addition to Walker) so we now have arguably the 2 best wide receivers in the CFL.

Now all we need are some actual games to play.

And of course, a new name to keep Gerry Moondoggy happy and content.

 

[SDig14]

So we have Walker, Ellingson, Edwards and Collins Jr.? I wonder if one of the last 2 won't be affordable anymore...

 

[Stoneman89]

At the end of the day, all the signings might mean diddly squat if they can't get another season off the ground.

 

[MoontoScott]

So we have Walker, Ellingson, Edwards and Collins Jr.? I wonder if one of the last 2 won't be affordable anymore...

Only the GM knows for sure but at least on paper it has become a very impressive receiving core.

Collins is more of a possession type target with a style that compliments Walker and Ellingson. I don't know much about Edwards. Someone on the board can probably fill us in on his style/strengths etc.

At any rate it feels good to know the Eskimos (sorry Keith and Gerry, sue me for writing that if you want to) are still in business (at least for the time being).

My guess is that there will be a shortened season beginning after Labor day centered in Winnipeg? We will have some herd immunity by then.

 

[MoontoScott]

Might end up getting the guy they wanted in 2019 but the XFL wouldn’t let go.

Who was this, the tweet is not available.

 

[bellagiobob]

Who was this, the tweet is not available.

Looks like he took his original tweet down. Talking about the possibility of Trestman, but that Elizondo, who they really wanted in 2019, was still the front runner.

 

[bellagiobob]

So we have Walker, Ellingson, Edwards and Collins Jr.? I wonder if one of the last 2 won't be affordable anymore...

Collins is due a bonus Monday, and reports are the team will walk away from it.

 

[MoontoScott]

Looks like he took his original tweet down. Talking about the possibility of Trestman, but that Elizondo, who they really wanted in 2019, was still the front runner.

Oh please not Trestman-- the Billy Martin of football.

 

[bellagiobob]

 

[Stoneman89]

Now they can bring him back and re-sign him with no up front bonuses and a salary at 50 % of what he had before. Such is life in a Covid CFL.

 

[bellagiobob]

 

[rboomercat90]

Never heard of this guy before.

 

[bellagiobob]

Never heard of this guy before.

He’s been around for a while now, paid his dues. Never know how an AC will translate to HC though.

 

[bellagiobob]