The dust has settled on the CFL -free agency, which can be a visual for what can happen in the store in the 2025 season.
At the end of the regular season of 2024, it has been almost four months since the final rank of nine franchises of CFLs and has changed a lot as Argos has made a opportunistic defense to win backup nick arbuck and an upset gray cup. Three teams appointed new general manager, established two new head coaches, and More than 100 players have got new houses for the upcoming seasonThere have been seismic changes in the way almost every team is seen.
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1) Suskchewan Refruiters (-)
We can already listen to the allegations of pandering to Rider Nation from fans in the league, but the reality is Suskechewan There was no need to do much in free agency To climb our ranking. The culture created in the excellent first season of Kori Mess as the head coach ensured that almost every player was signed, including experienced inter-producers. Jamir Thuman, Micah JohnsonAnd Marcus salesAdd notable pre -NFL to a couple Shane re And Tevaghan campbellLike dealing with a perennial all-star defensive Mike RoseAnd a frightening rescue became even more frightening. Addition of Scene Macwen And Philip Gaganone Trevor will help in skew the aggressive line in front of Harris How to employ the ratio And Lost 38 -year -old for any stretch of time Is less scared With Jake Mair as backupAll things were considered, it is felt like a serious contender’s off-season that is ready to take the next step.
2) Montreal alouettes (-)
For a team that led the CFL’s regular-season standing in the previous season, the Uluts lost a few shocking pieces of this off-season and even less that they had no already prepared replacement. Big Pasa Roll was moving beyond Kodi Fazardo In favor of up-end-come Davis Alexander But in addition to McLeod Bethel-Thompson Provides a magnificent safety trap If gambling goes up. It seems that it is not possible that any one can really get success A healthy tyson philopot And Austin Mac. Protect Noel Thorpe is almost unchanged at the back end, but Josh Archbald’s addition And Sean oakman Nearby crowds can be two of the lowest signs of the year – especially since Sean Lemon Soon not running through the door,
3) Ottawa Redblack (-)
After finishing its playoff drought in the previous season, Redblack has taken several steps in months as they will be a serious contenders after that signal. Defense areas will be the addition of coordinator And Special Team Coordinator Rick Campbell For the coaching staff, Bob will take a load from the brain of the dias, Putting Eugene Lewis with Justin Hardy and Kalil Pimpleton The ability to make aggressive fireworks has not been seen since his previous Gray Cup win. Bralon Edison will no longer need to take Snap on running back William Stanback, Daniel AdeboboyAnd A healthy Devont Williams For touch, whereas Peter Godbar provides an upgradation in the centerThis will be a solution by the committee in the team’s unnatural secondary Four timid free-agent with additionBut Adarius picktt should be healthy And can raise everything around it.
4) Vinypeg Blue Bombers (-)
You can never count bombers, but it is not difficult to realize that their cruel gray cup loss sewed their era of their dominance Step compared to stitches of zach collaroseSince falling into Vancouver, they have lost something The most important part of his scouting staffPromoted A coach with a play-jolting experience for an aggressive coordinatorAnd done Price on many of his major free agents, The most specially receiver Kenny Lolarbeing able to Maintain Dalton Scone Some of those departs take the sting out and Kyle Wallers have done a good job of filling hole on cheap with players. Dillon michelle, Regi White Junior.And Zerath sternsBut this is still a change of guards. For confirmation, do not look beyond the hole in the middle of the defense, where – for better or worse – Adam Bight will no longer stand,
5) Admonton Elks (-)
What arguments are the off-season winners this year, but our voters are not yet ready to crown the Alks Champion. From Franchise legend Chris Morris as President till Report of General Manager Ed Harve And Homegron head coach Mark Kilam recruitmentGreen and gold have laid an exciting foundation. It has been acute by only A grand free-agent spending race This certainly landed them on the best defensive line in the league Under the leadership of Jake Ceresna And a boat load like a canadian Tierel Ford And Robby Smithnot everyone The management style of Harve has given up feeling hot and fuzzy And still questions are to be answered Virtually driving a complete core out of the cityHowever, until the tray ford Rokes on this occasion as an undisputed starterThe main thing that keeps this team back will be the required time for 13 new starters to jail in a harmonious unit.
6) Toronto Argonats (-)
No team has been given more cruelty to this off-season compared to the gray cup champion, with almost no situation left. There were losses of argos Five impact members of Toronto Bori ExchangeHis best defensive in Dasoon Amos, His best receiver in Makai PolkAnd The best aggressive lineman of the league in Deson Alan of courseIn Classic John Murphy Fashion, the team has found a price addition to the free agency to plug some of those intervals, including a couple of pre-saves defensive linemen Anthony Lanier II And Brian Cox Junior, And improved their proportion in weak-side lineback Business for Cameron Judge And Rider Varga. Nevertheless, they would need some major crook contribution to not experience drop-off. Fortunately, they will be more stable in quarterbacks Chad Kelly potentially healthy for training camp,
7) Hamilton Tiger-Cat (-)
Burlington Native Ted Govia Ticats had an understanding about league-agni gray cup drought When he was hired and done as a general manager Created some ambitious tricks to solve their plightThis included the goal of creating a new culture with the poaching of seven players from the bombers. Kenny Lallor’s most paying non-quarterbackThe more exciting it is to imagine Bo levy michelle Lolar, Tim White, Shemur Bridge, Kionadre Smith and throwing a received group, and Drew VolitarskyLast year, the team’s big issues were on defense and there is still to be done there. New coordinator brent monson Should play with fun Dasoon amos And Regi Stablefield In secondary, but Brandon Barlow released Already shallow makes a huge question mark a huge question mark that is impossible to ignore.
8) BC Lions (-)
Leos worked dramatically and decisively after the loss of a West semi -finals, Firing Rick Campbell, GM promote Ryan RigmedonAnd Installing Bak Pierce as a head coachLast season is a quarterback controversy, Vernon sent out of the city with adams Junior And Nathan Rourke made undisputed starter Slightly lower price tagNevertheless, high pay of Canadian stars like Rourke, Matthew BatesAnd Justin Macinis Motivated for All-star receiver Alexander Hallins release And he was forced to show the door for long -standing veterans like TJ Lee and Sukh Chung. East the most outstanding aggressive lineman Dizon Alan a blockbuster trading The security of the team will undoubtedly improve, but our voters are not convinced that they have become better elsewhere.
9) Calgary Stampders (-)
Stampders dramatically look different from a year ago, most importantly in the quarterback position Where Vernon Adams can provide the most dramatic upgradation of the league on Junior Jake MairBut after years of decline in performance, a disastrous 2024 season, and An off-season of shots was fired in his directionThe team’s perception can only change, while Daver Dickenson remains at the top of the organizational flow chart with several titles. Head coach and general manager Two of his two best-honored assistants And promised to change the big roster, But only managed to wahimers separately Star Pass Rashar FollernWith all due respect Dominic rhymes, Demon webAnd Tevin JonesThe fans were expecting more and the situation is worsened only Demero Houston’s sudden release,
Post 3downnation CFL Power Rankings: Elks’ off-season splash ripple, but does not moist the podium Appeared first 3downnnation,
