any merit to this idea, re canadian QBs

[KnowItAll]

maybe they should allow for each team to add a 4th QB if Canadian, allowing for only 3 to be dressed per game. Also, perhaps, that 1 canadian qb should be exempt from the cap, but only if he is a 4th QB and paid under a certain amount

In other words, be allowed to add an extra player to the roster, without him counting against the cap, if he is a canadian QB, not paid too much, and there are 3 other QBs on the roster, regardless of which 3 QBs dress for each game.

[Zarquon]

I like the idea. When was the last time a Canadian QB started?

[TheLionKing]

I like the idea. When was the last time a Canadian QB started?

Guilo Carravatta

[Rammer]

I like the idea. When was the last time a Canadian QB started?

Guilo Carravatta

Only out of necessity though, Vavra may have been the last real hope for an NI QB. Although Plamer could have been, but wasn't given a peek at it.

[sj-roc]

I like the idea. When was the last time a Canadian QB started?

Guilo Carravatta

Didn't Hamilton have a Cdn QB start a game since GC's '95 outing in Baltimore? I want to say Larry Jusdanis but I'm not sure that's right.

[princetonfan]

I think Toronto had a N I qb.Brian Ah Yat, in the not too distant past

[Tighthead]

Bob Torrance started a game or two for the TiCats.

[West Coast Blue Fan]

Ah Yat played for the Bombers from 99-01 before going to the Arena League.....I don't think he was a non import though.....if I recall he was Hawaiian....maybe Blitz could confirm.

[Hambone]

maybe they should allow for each team to add a 4th QB if Canadian, allowing for only 3 to be dressed per game. Also, perhaps, that 1 canadian qb should be exempt from the cap, but only if he is a 4th QB and paid under a certain amount

In other words, be allowed to add an extra player to the roster, without him counting against the cap, if he is a canadian QB, not paid too much, and there are 3 other QBs on the roster, regardless of which 3 QBs dress for each game.

Your suggestion re: a Canuck QB being exempt is irrelevant. Currently only the top 2 QB salaries count towards the cap. The 3rd stringer (3rd highest salary) currently is not counted against the cap.

[Hambone]

Eric "Canadian Rifle" Guthrie was probably the last NI QB to get any significant action as a starter first with BC, then Saskatchewan. If memory serves me correctly Guthrie was the starter for the Riders for a couple of season in the mid-late 70s.

Brian Ah Yat was in import; native of Hawaii who played college at University of Montana.

[KnowItAll]

maybe they should allow for each team to add a 4th QB if Canadian, allowing for only 3 to be dressed per game. Also, perhaps, that 1 canadian qb should be exempt from the cap, but only if he is a 4th QB and paid under a certain amount

In other words, be allowed to add an extra player to the roster, without him counting against the cap, if he is a canadian QB, not paid too much, and there are 3 other QBs on the roster, regardless of which 3 QBs dress for each game.

Your suggestion re: a Canuck QB being exempt is irrelevant. Currently only the top 2 QB salaries count towards the cap. The 3rd stringer (3rd highest salary) currently is not counted against the cap.

Thanks, I didnt realize that. However, would it still be valid to say that a 4th QB being canadian would not count against the roster limit??? Would that still make it worthwhile for teams to add a Canadian QB if they didnt have to delete someone else to make room for him??

[Hambone]

Thanks, I didnt realize that. However, would it still be valid to say that a 4th QB being canadian would not count against the roster limit??? Would that still make it worthwhile for teams to add a Canadian QB if they didnt have to delete someone else to make room for him??

Blitz might be a better one to answer this. Very few teams will carry a 4th QB on the PR . Buono generally doesn't unless injuries force his hand. A lot of the success in Wally's QB development comes from a willingness to give 2nd and 3rd stringers a bigger share of the reps. Therein may lie the problem with having a 4th QB. CIS QBs generally are considerably behind their NCAA peers in terms of development by the time they exit college. Shorter seasons, smaller coaching staffs, less opportunity to play the position prior to college are all factors in putting the CIS QB behind the competition. The guy coming out of an NCAA school has far more resources available to him to help accelerate his development thus is a far more polished prospect much more ready for fast-track development into hopefully a starting CFL QB. The average CIS QB will require more time and attention to than would the average NCAA QB coming out of college. Unfortunately with the abbreviated training camp and 2 game exhibition season there is precious little time to give that CIS player that extra time and attention he needs. Then once the regular season starts there's even less opportunity to do so. That's the crux of the problem for the coach. While developing a CIS QB into a CFL starter would be nice he's paid to win, period, and the 4th string QB is only one hit away from the active roster and two hits away from being the backup that the Head Coach's job relies on. The CFL coach has to go with the guy he perceives has the best chance of developing into a starter-calibre the fastest.

[Tighthead]

I may be in the very slim minority, but the idea of more Canadian QBs wouldn't up my interest in the league one bit, and I am not sure it would really be a boon to marketing.

[Rammer]

I may be in the very slim minority, but the idea of more Canadian QBs wouldn't up my interest in the league one bit, and I am not sure it would really be a boon to marketing.

Pretty sure if there was a DF type NI QB, we would all be on board with him, however as Hambone points out, that isn't likely to happen for the reasons he listed, unless he comes out of a US program. Just think of all the benefits that an NCAA program allows for a QB, just playing against faster better coached defenses makes the transition to the CFL a smaller step.

[lion24]

Seems to me that the only Star calibre Canadian QB there has been is Russ Jackson?? It really is too bad there have not been any since as every other position has had many Canadian stars??