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Jason Tucker leaves riders as receivers coach to join the Titans in NFL.
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MLB Taylor Reed reups in HAM. Stud on the rise.
Like his size, he is definitely a keeper. He is only 23 yrs old also.
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Holy cow! What are they feeding him? If he ever gets his feet under him he is going to be scary. Looks a bit like Nate Davis with the hair. Is this The Predator part 2?
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First thing a Rider fan will say about Clark was he was beat like a rented mule on the play where Durant was hurt.
You mean on the play that was blown dead?
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Plan B is try to scoop Stanley Bryant AND Sir Vincent Rogers for our OTs.
Imo, top Canadian remaining in FA pool (barring re-signing) are...
- Brad Sinopoli
- Keenan McDougall
You guys don't want McDougall, he was born in Saskatchewan.
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As expected no Barron Miles. I'm sure he is headed to Winnipeg to be with Hall. Sinclair and Missick are great additions. Would have loved to see Dyce get canned, I really don't know how he keeps a job here after failing at two separate coaching positions IMO. Think Dyce is Chamblin yes man.
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Watson has missed 20 games out of 54 the past few years and has missed at least a third of the season each year. That doesn't include the games he was hurt in and left or didn't produce in. He appears to be a guy who is chronically injured. What are the docs in Regina going to do that wasn't done in Winnipeg? Have the Riders been better at rehabbing players?
Your post sums the trade up pretty good. I'm wondering the very same thing. Watson is not going to magically be better now, although now that he is a rider I'm really hoping he will be. I think we can all agree that Watson has some game when healthy. Seriously questioning if it will ever happen however.
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I hope you aren't refering to me. After reading your post, let me guess, you are a twelve year old posting in your parents basement. Who uses the word douchbag anyways?What, Migs back under a different name? Why am I not surprised? The guy has no life. Hey Migsy just want to say hello & if you're banned but snuck on here using a different IP address & name then you're a douchebag.
Thanks for the welcome
Well, I never named names or singularly picked you out so it's funny how that message offended you. And if I never mentioned you then I have nothing to apologize to you for.Besides, what better way to flush out a guy with an ego the size Migs has than by being insulting. For all I know it is you Migs so you're welcome back. Migs has done this before here & on other sites being perma banned only to come back under some new nickname he came up & denying it's him only to be discovered later. Time will tell if Migs has come back as he has a definite posting style. If you're not Migs then no need to be offended. In case you don't know MIgs or whatever name he calls himself he is probably the most loathed & hated poster anywhere posting on the CFL universe. I'd say he is a POS but it has redeeming qualities because it is expelled fecal material. Migs isn't even that.
Wide Right & Ripper, you'll find that I'm not a bad guy here & neither are most others if you are posting & respect our team or don't play the Prider routine constantly. I'm more than willing to give you guys a chance. I welcome you & other CFL fans here if they give good takes. It may not seem like it after what I said above but I do. But, please remember that this is a Bomber forum & the Riders are a huge rival so your team will take shots from time to time.More than any other team. It's how you handle it that will determine if you stay here long term or not. Anyway you say you're not Migs so I believe you.
I fully accept shots coming my way and the riders direction as well. As I've said before, I follow the bombers closely and am not here to convert u guys to rider fans. I try to pick my fights, but will respond to posts from time to time regarding the riders. I'm fine with some back and forth.
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That's what all Rider fans say. If they go over the cap just pay the fine so who cares? Yet, a decade ago the same Rider fans were crying the blues accusing other teams of spending too much & they couldn't compete so the SMS was brought in. Now, the perennial cheaters just pay the fine & it's alright. What a joke.
Have you ever looked up the word cheat in the dictionary? Just wondering. What are the Riders doing that is not public information? You keep references a decade ago: are the riders secretly paying double or triple the payroll that the bombers are? Do you have any facts to back up your argument or are you just howling at the moon. If you want to discuss it, I'm all ears, if you just want to bash the riders go ahead its your site.
You keep missing the point. Iso has been around the CFL message boards for a long long time, so have I, so have many others, we all remember the screaming that Rider fans used to do about the Esks "cheating" by spending way more money than the Riders could afford and how unfair it was. Now the tables are turned and the Riders are the ones spending like drunken sailors without a care in the world about the cap and Rider fans rush to defend it at every chance. It's the fact that the fan base are being giant hypocrites that people here are pointing out nothing more nothing less.
I totally agree with the first part of your post, its the second part I disagree with. 100k is 2% of a 5 million dollar SMS. Drunken sailor is a bit of a stretch isn't it?
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I'm a little surprised Kromah hasn't been re-signed. I thought he was solid.
I agree. I really liked him when he was here. He seemed to have everything going for him. Can't help but wonder if that broken leg did him in.
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That's what all Rider fans say. If they go over the cap just pay the fine so who cares? Yet, a decade ago the same Rider fans were crying the blues accusing other teams of spending too much & they couldn't compete so the SMS was brought in. Now, the perennial cheaters just pay the fine & it's alright. What a joke.
Have you ever looked up the word cheat in the dictionary? Just wondering. What are the Riders doing that is not public information? You keep references a decade ago: are the riders secretly paying double or triple the payroll that the bombers are? Do you have any facts to back up your argument or are you just howling at the moon. If you want to discuss it, I'm all ears, if you just want to bash the riders go ahead its your site.
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Taman is getting the reach around from the usual Rider circle jerk for signing Dressler.
Seriously was the guy going anywhere ?
With his NFL dream played out was he ever a serious threat to sign anywhere else ?
Signing a guy who wanted to stay anyway isnt exactly a sign of a mastermind GM .
Probably your one and only post you've ever made that I agree with. Dressler wanted to stay, easy signing for Taman. Would have been hard for him to screw that one up. Taman is far from a mastermind, doesn't mean he isn't doing a good job either. If Brendan could recruit better we haven't have to overspend on our receivers. Is what it is, it just means we have to play weaker, cheaper players in other positons to off set the costs. If things don't work out this year, the pitchforks will be out, but I'm still optimistic we will be in the hunt again this year.
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How do you think the Stamps can pay for 2 starter quality QBs, Cornish, Hughes, Lewis, Federkeil, Wall, Raymond, McDaniel, Simpson, etc?
"WE'RE NOT CHEATING AS BADLY AS OTHERS CHEATED!!!11!!!"
Esk's payroll was two to three times what the other teams were paying. Comparing that to the current Riders spending less than 100k more than other teams is hilarious to say the least. How about the stamps paying Flutie one million a year, why don't we talk about that? Or the Argo with Rocket Ismail?When EDM did it in the dynasty days or any other team since like TOR that spent wildly it was called "unfair,unwise , evil and hurting the league".
When Riders do it they call it "building a winner".
don't ever change Rider fans, don't ever change.
I swear some think the Riders are the only team that commands their star players to be paid top dollar.
Uhhh I never said anything about their cap situation this year, I'm only pointing out the Riders history of being the only team to regularly go over the cap and the hypocrisy of Rider fans excusing the cheating their team does after railing against other teams so hard for over spending a lesser enforced cap in the past.
Given that the RIders are the team that consistently over shoots the cap I don't think it's much of a stretch to say they're going to do it again with all the cash they're handing out.
Its a salary management system. If the Riders want to pay the fine and exceed it I have zero problem with it. Right up to the point but not including a draft pick. I'm having a hard time understanding your point of view. Cheating IMO is doing something behind closed doors that no one knows about. What are the Riders hiding that you don't know about? The Riders, Bombers, and Esks are community owned teams, they are audited and ran by a board of governors. It would be pretty much impossible for them to do something behind closed doors without a lot of people knowing about it. The private owners who have other businesses away from football however would not have those other businesses being audited. It would be pretty easy to hide something wouldn't it?
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When EDM did it in the dynasty days or any other team since like TOR that spent wildly it was called "unfair,unwise , evil and hurting the league".
When Riders do it they call it "building a winner".
Esk's payroll was two to three times what the other teams were paying. Comparing that to the current Riders spending less than 100k more than other teams is hilarious to say the least. How about the stamps paying Flutie one million a year, why don't we talk about that? Or the Argo with Rocket Ismail?
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I don't understand why it can't be like the NFL or NHL where teams just can't go over, because it's always being tracked. It seems ridiculous that the Riders have been over so many times and someone only finds out after the season is over and they've won the Cup. What's the point?
The year ends Dec 31st the last time I checked.
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I wonder how it would go over if the Assistant GM is the one doing all the talking about deals in Winnipeg.
Taman is hiding in the desk fort I imagine.
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It's funny ... I remember over the past few months, we've all been talking about maybe trading Watson.
So many of us (myself especially) were shooting down the hope of ever being able to get a 2nd rounder for Watson.
Thank you Taman!
We are happy to help you guys out. ):
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Sounds like a young Watson good route runner with good hands
I remember when we drafted him and that was his calling card. Kid is supposed to be sure handed and can hang onto the ball when he gets hit.
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How is this move playing amongst Rider fans?
People like Watson, he is good player, but he can't stay healthy. As far as Bastien, we are deep at receiver he was on practice roster behind 2 other guys, he likely would have never saw the field. I think this is the first of 2 moves, another one is coming with riders involving a receiver. There has to be IMO
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If you add the salaries of Bagg Getzlaf and Watson must be North of 450,000.
One of them must be going down the road, my money is on Getz.
That's a crazy payroll for receivers, especially if/when they re-sign Dressler.
Agreed. imo someone has to be going out of here. we can't afford to keep everyone. the good ship taman will be under siege for this move. can't say anything bad about Watson but the guy can't stay healthy. Another roll the dice move by the riders this winter.
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Likely their salaries are north of 500k
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If you add the salaries of Bagg Getzlaf and Watson must be North of 450,000.
One of them must be going down the road, my money is on Getz.
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What kind of money is Watson making?
Pretty sure it's lower than the $225k that Getzlaf is receiving.
Good one there. I'm still trying to recover from the getzlaff salary bomb and now this. I need a drink.
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