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We
round up our look at the West Division teams at the bottom of the barrel with
the Eskimos. Despite their record the Esks are devoid of talent so there will
be some decent choices coming here.
Round 1: Imports
Players likely to be protected: Mike
Reilly, Fred Stamps, Adarius Bowman, Odell Willis, Rennie Curran, Aaron Grymes,
TJ Hill, Marcus Howard, Almondo Sewell, Chris Thompson, JC Sherritt.
Notes:
- Hugh
Charles, Joe Burnett and Damaso Munoz might normally be on the protected list
but are potential FAs
Who Will Ottawa Take?
A
case could be made for taking Marcus Henry but I think Ottawa will opt for
defense instead and take Eric Samuels. I could see Edmonton opting to protect
the younger Samuels and let either Thompson or Hill walk, in which case Ottawa
would take that person.
Round 2: Canadians
Players likely to be protected: Donovan
Alexander, Shamawd Chambers, Matt O’Donnell, Don Oramasionwu, Simeon Rottier,
Alex Krausnick-Groh
Notes:
- Knowing
Hervey’s ego I could see him not protecting Rottier out of spite and ensure “he
never plays another game for us again”. Not a wise move but Hervey hasn’t
exactly extoled the virtue of wisdom in his tenure.
- Ted
Laurent would normally be protected but he is an FA and probably NFL bound
Who Will Ottawa Take?
Honestly
can’t see Edmonton protecting 2 receivers so leaves Nate Coehoorn open and the
obvious choice for Ottawa.
Round 3: Canadians
Players likely to be protected: Eddie
Steele, Grant Shaw, Justin Cappicciotti, Brian Ramsay, Ryan Hinds, Calvin
McCarty
EDIT: I have since been informed that I overlooked the portion of the rules that says kickers can only be taken in Round 2. Oops my bad. So the part about protecting Shaw and losing O'Neil is incorrect. Ottawa could still take Hinse,
Who Will Ottawa Take?
As
inconsistent as he was this year, I think Ottawa needs to take a flyer on the
hobo-kicker aka Hugh O’Neil. They will need a kicker and other Canadian options
from the Esks are weak at this point. The nice bonus is that the endangered
birds living in O’Neil’s beard will qualify the REDBLACKS! for a special tax
break.Other option here would be Gord Hinse
3 comments:
I was under the impression that kickers can't be taken in the third round, only the second because an extra Canadian can be protected in the third round.
I'm not sure the Esks will protect Odell Willis. He's an ok player but but not worth burning a protection status over.
Anon - Yeah I overlooked that part of rules inadvertently. So no kickers in round 3.
Ted - If it were me I fully agree. But given how aggressively Hervey went after Willis in free agency I can't see him risking losing him... hell he took a fine a get him.
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