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2 minutes ago, Gotmilt said:
They think signing young players "who haven't proven anything" is bad business. Should probably inform every league in the world about that. I'm surprised players still want to play there.
Well, it seems like the only ones who do are washed up vets or trouble makers - and Jones is paying them handsomely. No draft picks have yet to sign but that's apparently not an issue... LOL
The homer bias on that forum is bordering on the insane. That green Kool-Aid is heavily laced in Jonestown.
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1 minute ago, FrostyWinnipeg said:
Bettman's Law. No Canadian team will win Cup if he's been Commish for the year.
Or because the top talent has ended up on US teams for the better part of the last quarter century.
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9 hours ago, Floyd said:
That he re-upped three months ago...?
More than three months ago, actually. I didn't know it was through the 2018 season. Now I do, hence my saying it's great news.
And old news can still be great news, anyway.
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1 hour ago, IC Khari said:
It's beer ...
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Great news regarding Chungh.
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25 minutes ago, 17to85 said:
Or is it a case of Hufnagel kept him in line? I dunno seems to me that given his associations with a couple egomaniacs I would say that he's got some ego issues of his own but a guy as strong as Hufnagel keeps him in his place.
Could be. I've rarely seen him speak and he seems pretty knowledgeable in terms of American talent, but I'm no sure how ego plays into how he operates. I think Hufnagel knew how to maximize Murphy's talents and let him do his thing for the better of the Stampeders, an organization that never seems short on talent or depth. I have to think he learned a lot under Hufnagel, too.
We do know Jones is an egomaniac of pretty epic proportions, so I have to think Murphy is just told to tow the company line. It seems like Jones wants to take credit for everything, which leads me to believe everyone else has to be a yesman.
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Just now, Atomic said:
Judging by the current state of affairs in Riderville I'd wager John Murphy also had a lot to do with the gongshow that was the 09 Bombers.
The same John Murphy who went on to help Hufnagel in Calgary...? I'm not sure about that. When given the opportunity, he seems to succeed.
I'd put more blame on Kelly and Jones, the GMs in charge - not an assistant whose forte is talent down south. I also have to wonder how much actual say Murphy is getting in Jonestown right now.
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Just now, bearpants said:
Totally agree... but less regular season games, means less money for owners... which means that will never happen!
Yeah, seems like wishful thinking. I guess I'd be less inclined to complain if the Jets were playing... LOL
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10 minutes ago, bearpants said:
That is exactly the point I was making... I guess, I just stop caring about hockey by time June rolls around... would be nice if the playoffs were earlier in the year...
A shorter regular season and earlier start for the playoffs would be nice, even by a few weeks.
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21 minutes ago, FrostyWinnipeg said:
TC @ WHC didn't think Pickard was mediocre.
Since when is playing for a relatively stacked national team similar to playing on a NHL team?
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20 minutes ago, nate007 said:
In that case, social workers are severely underpaid when compared to cops (well, maybe not the bodies, but everything else you mentioned applies).
That's quite the apples and oranges comparison. Law enforcement is not the same as social work.
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1 hour ago, IC Khari said:
... sounds good, up until last year this was my approach as a long suffering fan of this team
I preferred the Swedish equivalent during those dark times.
1 hour ago, IC Khari said:He had a lot of help also though ...
You're right. It was a collective bed-crapping but Kelly wearing the GM and HC hat put a lot of blame at his feet when he was shown the door.
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1 hour ago, The Unknown Poster said:
Yes, ISIS often takes credit for things they arent directly involved in. A reasonable theory is its someone sympathetic to their cause though. So really, same difference. There was chatter that someone posted on twitter the night before that he was going to do it and then the twitter account was suspended.
It'll come out in time but sympathizer is a likely outcome, even if there is no actual connection between him and douchecanoe ISIS.
You have to be quite the piece of garbage to do something so heinous to children. Absolutely disgusting.
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1 minute ago, BigBlue said:
By that reasoning then we should have stuck with Doug Berry ... how would have that turned out?
We don't know. But yes, I think the organization should've stuck with Berry, instead of hiring that clown Mike Kelly. He singlehandedly destroyed this franchise back in 2009.
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Just now, FrostyWinnipeg said:
Yeah everyone says that but...
But what? Cheveldayoff has already said he plans to address that. Moreover, what would signing a mediocre FA accomplish?
Around The League Off Season Discussion
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I dunno... Greenies seem like a wholly different breed compared to other CFL fanbases. Passionate is a great trait to have, but not when it journeys into irrationality. Chris Jones can do little to no wrong according to many in the rectangle province. Being a diehard doesn't have to mean being delusional.
Joe Mack received a ton of criticism during his tenure here, and rightfully so. Of course it intensified after he was canned - that's the norm for most firings in sports. He was brought in to fix a franchise but didn't while refusing to admit his errors. It's not too different from Jonestown and that sort of attitude eventually wears thin, especially when the losses pile up and nothing improves.