Dimitri Tsoumpas's performance at his Proday and CFL Ecamp

http://www.cisfootball.org/forums/showthread.php?t=3045

http://www.tsn.ca/cfl/feature/?fid=11452

Duane Forde is a sort of CFL draft guru.

http://www.nfldraftscout.com/ratings/dsprofile.php?pyid=73280&draftyear=2008&genpos=OG

His 5.46 40 is not encouraging, but the thing about Tsoumpas is he plays better then his measurables, he is a thick bodied player who is very powerful and imho probably has a great shot to stick on the Dolphins.

Tsoumpas is one of those cats who is just a football player he led the Stampeders to the Grey Cup, was a CFL all star, and was a Day 1 player in the CFL.

Imho he is sort of the anti Donald Thomas, meaning not as athletic, but more of a pure football player, Tsoumpas couldn't play BBall to save his life, he can move people off the ball really well..

I spent last preseason studying Cam Wake and sorta knew that he could play in the NFL, he was just to explosive to not make it, with Tsoumpas, imho he can play in the NFL but for a different reason, he is just a mauler on the Oline, the kind of guy who plays the same when he is dinged up or when he is 100%, he just is a stumpy blocker who anchors well and has a great punch and lockout.

His issue is pulling, he can inline pull to block, don't ask him to pull to the outside on the other side of the Oline to kick out a LB.

 

Found this nugget after Tsoumpas signed with the Dolphins:

The Jets are scouring the CFL hard, they signed the CFL All Star kick returner Larry Taylor and worked out Ricky Foley, but this is the first I've heard of the Jets calling him the day after the Grey Cup ended (presumably).

http://forum.gostampsgo.com/showthread.php?t=14782

http://cfl.ca/article/duo-grabs-o-line-spotlight-tsoumpas-newman-buck-tradition

In all seriousness, I've spent more time than I care to admitt looking for a live interview with Tsoumpas and this is as close as I've come to it.

 

Thanks Alen, .02 is typically in and out online so sooner or later he'll offer some insights to be sure.

Of the three CFLers, imho Stump has the best shot of sticking, unless RGM just blows up ala Stefan Logan as a kick returner.

And last year I had some fun during the slow period between the SB and the Draft scouting Cam Wake, Stump may be my project this year.

Kinda interesting that the Jets called him so quickly, their player acquisition strategy is very very aggressive, like Ryan camping out at Scott's house at midnight last year.

Funny thing about the Jest, rumor has it they are looking for a Right Tackle (per adamcaplan), wonder if they saw Stump as a Tackle and not a Guard?

 

Thanks Rafi, a 5th rd pick?

Maybe, maybe a 4th rd pick max, Wake was compared to a Day 1 pick, Stump would be a later rd pick, but he screams "football player" if one watches his CFL mashups.

No disrespect to the CFL "but" when a player can come in and start Day 1 and play all the way through to winning the Grey Cup winning accolades along the way, chances are good they are a NFL prospect in the wrong league.

Cam Wake has and should have opened some eyes as to the quality of CFL talent, last yr at this time Wake and the CFL were being bashed as "not even College Starters at a Div I school".

And I spent a solid 2 hours just finding this information, Wake had CFL.ca features, Stump had nothing, no interviews in print, no archived radio interviews that I could find, he keeps a really low profile, imho he will be a "Sparano Guy".


And the fact that 4 teams looked at Stump, and 7 have looked at Ricky Foley means Foley will land somewhere in the NFL and soon.

 

Well, maybe, I'd suspect when he starts the offseason program on 3/15 they will have a better feel for what he is and isn't.

My Theory for this offseason is "return to 2008" meaning we will see cattle calls and competition at need spots, Stump has as good a chance as anyone to win a slot, but I wouldn't pencil anyone in for a slot outside of the obvious guys like Long.