TORONTO — The 2025 CFL Draft has concluded and all nine teams have added a lot of Canadian talent to their rosters.
Stamps got big and strong as was the objective .They won this draft for sure, at least in short term
Is it just me or is the coverage by CFL.ca very weak?
Yes, the Stamps got big and strong, but did they get better?
I think the Stamps lost the draft big time. This is not a slight to any of the players they chose, but rather the positions they prioritized.
Four picks in the top 20 and Dickey goes off the wall on three of them, possibly trying to prove he’s the smartest guy in the room or revealing himself to be as mad as a March hare.
Why would he choose a receiver at #1, and not even the best receiver available? The team has bigger needs than at receiver. There was a stud LB and DL available–both positions the club is in dire need of–and Dickey passed on them! Why? Giant receivers are a dime a dozen, albeit mostly Americans. Terrible pick with the team lacking in so many other areas.
Fortin was the only pick in the first four that made complete sense.
I heard Vaughn described yesterday as a Canadian Tommy Too Tall Stevens. It was also said he is probably destined to be a fullback, but he’ll be a project at that position because he is a poor blocker. Dickey takes Vaughn when he could have taken Elgersma, who can potentially become a Canadian Too Tall Stevens who can throw the ball.
With his fourth pick, Dickey picked Anton Haie. He’s described as an elite special teamer. Great, but with a top 20 pick, shouldn’t Dickey have sought a guy whose ceiling is higher than a special teams specialist? Drafting a player so high with such a modest ceiling is a poor pick, especially when there were players still available with higher expectations and who could fill more pressing needs.
Dickey really seemed to have his priorities mixed up in this draft.
In no way am I making fun of Dickey, but I seriously wonder if as he is getting older, the effects of the concussions he suffered as a player and which ended his playing days prematurely are affecting his abilities as GM and coach.
When the experts grade out the team’s picks, I’m pretty sure the Stamps will be at or near the bottom of the class.
How often does a club get four picks in the top 20? I truly hope Dickey can ram my negativity down my throat with each of the first four pick blossoming into Stamp stars, but following three of Dickey’s first four selections, I groaned in disappointment and shook my head in disbelief at what I thought was a squandered selection.
I agree
The priority positions seemed to have been forgotten
The O lineman made sense but to not Take Shay at 1 or the D lineman the elk took was just terrible
I guess time will tell
Stamp need depth on offense more than defense, they wanted a big body receiver and got one, drafted exactly how I figured in round 1
They need depth on the offensive line, but convince me why they need a big body receiver above anybody else? Easy as pie to find giant American receivers albeit not as fast as the kid they selected. They had Rison John, who’s about 10 feet tall, in the system, but he never panned out.
On any given offensive scrimmage, how many Canadian receivers are there? Usually two. The Stamps have Philpot and Barnes, both young and both extremely talented. Obviously, Dickey knows more about Barnes than I do, but the kid looks brilliant. Got the feeling yesterday that Barnes hits free agency at the end of the season, he gone, and that’s a shame because he is really good. You can’t give enough playing time to three uber talented Canadian receivers in the CFL, especially in the salary-cap era where one can bolt for bigger dough elsewhere.
The Stamps have depth on defence? Seriously? Where and whom? There are at least 8 or 8 new starters on defence, and even Dickey doesn’t know who they will be.
Shay should have been the top pick. Comes highly touted and is a ratio buster. If not Shay, Newell should have been picked. A Canadian defensive lineman who can routinely wreak havoc on the other team is worth his weight in gold, which is why Robbie Smith is the highest paid lineman in the league.
They should’ve gone after a proven big body receiver in FA
yeah they have 2 CDN receivers, but nothing behind that, They need depth and Barnes and Philpot both have had injury issues.
The stamps have 7 national dlinemen signed probaly 4 LBs and at least 3 dbs
Cole Tucker and Colton Hunchak both retired since GC. Taking a good WR was a need for the Stamps i’d say.
Did you just prioritize quantity over quality?
How many of the said nationals are first teamers?
The Stampeders are deficient at many positions, hence their rotten record the last couple of years. A big-bodied Canadian receiver should have been more a want than a need for Dickey. Once more, he got his priorities all wrong.
Still early days, but I don’t see the Stamps as anything but a basement dweller. Wasn’t this supposed to be the season that set the club on the right track so it would be a legitimate contender to play in the Grey Cup it hosts next year? I don’t believe that has happened.
I get your point but Colton Hunchak played with the Riders in 2024 so no impact there for the Stamps. 
Who was he with prior to Oct? In any case back with the Stamps as a coach apparently where they really did seem to need help with the WRs. And thanks for the reminder 