The Toronto Argonauts have won the CFL off-season when it comes to making headline-grabbing moves, particularly when it comes to landing talent once highly sought after in the National Football League.
It’s a playbook that’s been used over the years to varying degrees of success in the CFL, and it comes with rather obvious pluses and minuses.
On the up side, a player once highly coveted in the NFL should have all the tools to make an impact in the CFL, given the level of scrutiny players face as they enter that league.
The down side is that those players couldn’t stick in the NFL despite having those tools, which raises the question of why. It also leads one to wonder whether the answer to that question – be it injuries, lack of performance or off-field problems – will follow them to Canada.