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Re: 2025-26 Off-Season Transactions
Posted: Tue Jan 27, 2026 5:06 pm
by paulwoods13
ArgoRavi wrote: ↑Tue Jan 27, 2026 3:01 pmI am okay with Ryan Hunter playing tackle, as long as he is healthy. An interior of Hunter, Nicastro, and Shepley could be dominant, though.
I'm not. He got manhandled there in the 2024 Grey Cup, and was pedestrian at best when he played last season. I've seen very little that gives me faith he can be as effective at tackle as he was at guard. Doxtater might be a better candidate to bump out to tackle.
Re: 2025-26 Off-Season Transactions
Posted: Tue Jan 27, 2026 6:50 pm
by ARGO57
OV Argo wrote: ↑Tue Jan 27, 2026 12:32 pm
Is Shepley going to get a shot to play OT for the Argos or will his passport limit him to OG (where he played in the CFL for the Riders) ?
And all of a sudden highest paid O-lineman in the league ? Not sure that's the brightest GMing move to shell out that kind of money for a guy who hasn't played much football lately and has basically only one year of CFL experience ?
Sorry but I’m not going to complain about a Canadian player getting well compensated to play in the CANADIAN Football League.
Re: 2025-26 Off-Season Transactions
Posted: Tue Jan 27, 2026 6:54 pm
by OV Argo
New O-line coach Picard = going to be interesting to see his influence and decisions, and the play of the unit as a whole.
IF he is told to follow GOB pencilling-in procedure and be forced to go with 2 import OTs (i'll bet that is the thinking, just because), that would leave, for the interior - Hunter, Shepley & Nicastro (the first 2 about the highest paid O-linemen in the league (?) - maybe a great trio; and that leaves a whole slew of former draft picks - Bosse, Dankwah, Doxtater, Vandal, Giffen, Coakes - to fight for the 2 depth jobs ? Nice to have lots of competition for TC and depth at all positions.
Re: 2025-26 Off-Season Transactions
Posted: Tue Jan 27, 2026 6:56 pm
by ARGO57
paulwoods13 wrote: ↑Tue Jan 27, 2026 5:06 pm
ArgoRavi wrote: ↑Tue Jan 27, 2026 3:01 pmI am okay with Ryan Hunter playing tackle, as long as he is healthy. An interior of Hunter, Nicastro, and Shepley could be dominant, though.
I'm not. He got manhandled there in the 2024 Grey Cup, and was pedestrian at best when he played last season. I've seen very little that gives me faith he can be as effective at tackle as he was at guard. Doxtater might be a better candidate to bump out to tackle.
I’d play Hunter at guard, pretty good interior O-Line in the making!
Re: 2025-26 Off-Season Transactions
Posted: Tue Jan 27, 2026 6:58 pm
by OV Argo
ARGO57 wrote: ↑Tue Jan 27, 2026 6:50 pm
OV Argo wrote: ↑Tue Jan 27, 2026 12:32 pm
Is Shepley going to get a shot to play OT for the Argos or will his passport limit him to OG (where he played in the CFL for the Riders) ?
And all of a sudden highest paid O-lineman in the league ? Not sure that's the brightest GMing move to shell out that kind of money for a guy who hasn't played much football lately and has basically only one year of CFL experience ?
Sorry but I’m not going to complain about a Canadian player getting well compensated to play in the CANADIAN Football League.
Who's "complaining" ? I'm asking football & SMS (usually i have next to no interest in CFL salary gossip) questions. FA signing choices are of course limited by dollars to go around, no? Or is anything & everything the Argos do beyond question to you.
I'd love to see Shepley come back from his NFL experience and be the best O-lineman in the league - better than Chris Schultz & Pierre Vercheval put together; and get very well paid for it.
Re: 2025-26 Off-Season Transactions
Posted: Tue Jan 27, 2026 7:08 pm
by ARGO57
OV Argo wrote: ↑Tue Jan 27, 2026 6:58 pm
ARGO57 wrote: ↑Tue Jan 27, 2026 6:50 pm
OV Argo wrote: ↑Tue Jan 27, 2026 12:32 pm
Is Shepley going to get a shot to play OT for the Argos or will his passport limit him to OG (where he played in the CFL for the Riders) ?
And all of a sudden highest paid O-lineman in the league ? Not sure that's the brightest GMing move to shell out that kind of money for a guy who hasn't played much football lately and has basically only one year of CFL experience ?
Sorry but I’m not going to complain about a Canadian player getting well compensated to play in the CANADIAN Football League.
Who's "complaining" ? I'm asking football & SMS (usually i have next to no interest in CFL salary gossip) questions. FA signing choices are of course limited by dollars to go around, no? Or is anything & everything the Argos do beyond question to you.
I'd love to see Shepley come back from his NFL experience and be the best O-lineman in the league - better than Chris Schultz & Pierre Vercheval put together; and get very well paid for it.
They identified a problem with the O-Line and aggressively made a move to correct it, good on them.
Re: 2025-26 Off-Season Transactions
Posted: Tue Jan 27, 2026 8:47 pm
by ArgoRavi
OV Argo wrote: ↑Tue Jan 27, 2026 6:54 pm
New O-line coach Picard = going to be interesting to see his influence and decisions, and the play of the unit as a whole.
IF he is told to follow GOB pencilling-in procedure and be forced to go with 2 import OTs (i'll bet that is the thinking, just because), that would leave, for the interior - Hunter, Shepley & Nicastro (the first 2 about the highest paid O-linemen in the league (?) - maybe a great trio; and that leaves a whole slew of former draft picks - Bosse, Dankwah, Doxtater, Vandal, Giffen, Coakes - to fight for the 2 depth jobs ? Nice to have lots of competition for TC and depth at all positions.
I would expect Dankwah to compete at tackle. As Paul suggests, Doxtater may end up competing at tackle as well.
To answer your previous question, it took a little more than a year for Hunter to become the highest paid OL in the league.
Re: 2025-26 Off-Season Transactions
Posted: Tue Jan 27, 2026 9:23 pm
by ARGO57
gilthethrill rejoicing at this news!
“The Spring King” QB Luis Perez added to the Argos negotiation list.
https://3downnation.com/2026/01/27/toro ... op-rights/
Re: 2025-26 Off-Season Transactions
Posted: Tue Jan 27, 2026 9:39 pm
by gilthethrill
3 Down Nation reports the Argos have added QB Luis Perez to their exclusive "Neg" list.
Re: 2025-26 Off-Season Transactions
Posted: Tue Jan 27, 2026 9:54 pm
by IssuesMcgee
If he signed with the Argos, would that not make him the Sultan of Summer?