The Canadian Quarterback Conundrum Part 7: “CFL Development Program: Step in the Right Direction? Canadian quarterbacks and the training camp invite”

CFC reporter Rahim deMolitor was tasked with getting to the bottom of the CANADIAN QUARTERBACK CONUNDRUM.  This multi-series story digs deeper than ever and includes interviews with many Canadian Football experts including a variety of journalists including Kirk Penton & Andrew Bucholtz; coaches including Danny Maciocia & Warren Craney; former players including Duane Forde; Quarterbacks including Brad Sinopoli, Giulio Caravatta, Jamie Bone and Michael Faulds and many, many, many more.  And of course, we encourage you to join in the discussion, and forward these great stories to your friends.

CFL Development Program: Step in

the Right Direction?

Canadian quarterbacks and the training camp invite

PART 1 – CLICK HERE

PART 2 – CLICK HERE includes comments from Giulio Caravatta, Warren Craney and Michael Faulds

Part 3 – CLICK HERE includes comments from Brad Sinopoli, Michael Faulds, Giulio Caravatta, Kirk Penton and Richard MacLean

Part 4 – CLICK HERE includes comments from Jamie Bone, Kirk Penton, Giulio Caravatta and Brad Sinopoli

Part 5 – CLICK HERE includes comments from Duane Forde, Andrew Buchotlz, and Kirk Penton

Part 6 – CLICK HERE includes comments from Kirk Penton and Andrew Bucholtz

Part 7 includes comments from Lowell Ullrich, Giulio Caravatta, Michael Faulds, Brad Sinopoli, Billy McPhee and Duane Forde

Part 8 – CLICK HERE includes comments from Danny Maciocia, Giulio Caravatta, Duane Forde, Brad Sinopoli, Andrew Bucholtz and Michael Faulds

Part 9 – CLICK HERE includes comments from Danny Maciocia, Andrew Bucholtz, and Duane Forde

Part 10 – CLICK HERE includes comments from TSNs Farhan Lalji

Part 11 – CLICK HERE includes comments from Christian Audet, Pat Boies, Cherif Nicolas

Part 12 CLICK HERE includes comments from Danny Maciocia and Brad Spinoli

It’s like being the last pick in gym class.

You stand there, awkwardly, looking around knowing that while you may be on the team, you are not exactly ‘one of the guys.’

For university quarterbacks at CFL training camps, the situation can be just as awkward.

The CFL’s Non-import Quarterback Development Program is a venture by the league to help Canadian quarterbacks’ breakthrough in the CFL. The top-eight CIS quarterbacks are plucked from the college-ranks and shipped off to spend the summer training under professional lights.

The intent is for CIS quarterbacks to experience the CFL life: study the game, learn the ropes and develop skills they can use in the future.

But intent and practice are two different things.

Critics claim quarterbacks in the program are pedestrians on the field, simply shadowing the ‘real’ quarterbacks as they go through drills. Individual reps are minimal, scrimmage reps are non-existent and coaches steer clear of them as if they had the plague.

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