12 ordspråk av Ted Hellard
Ted Hellard
An Achilles is tough to come back from. But he's only 28, so the prognosis is pretty good. Yet you never know with these types of injuries.
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From the information we have right now, it looks like it will be several weeks, but it won't be the season.
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His dedication and commitment to the organization are second to none. Since joining the organization he has been able to increase competition at every position on the football field and provide great depth in each area.
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In the past, the CFL has had great difficulty of where to place these players in terms of how do you give them legitimate tryouts.
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It wouldn't be unfair to disclose that the spread between the top and bottom was $700,000.
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Maybe before things have not have the depth of planning that this had before they were brought before the owners. If you don't have that depth and thought behind things, it allows the political side to come forward.
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The reality is we have to put forth the best system that we can with rather limited resources. This is the CFL, not the [National Football League].
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There is a recognition that there are other areas that will eventually need to be addressed to try and create an equitable playing field.
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This isn't about revenue, but before you can focus on revenue, you have to have cost certainty. Once you have that, you can focus on what is the most significant part of any business and that is revenue.
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We're going to be in a learning process. We're going to learn a tremendous amount and we'll make changes that allow us to keep the integrity of the league.
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We're in the middle of the negotiating season and many clubs have already signed player contracts. It would be pretty unrealistic to tell those teams now that we will implement a new system.
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We've formed three committees. One is actively searching for new ownership, one is working towards gathering as much data as we can so we can fully understand the impact and a third is a group to (find alternate solutions) by thinking outside the box.
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