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True, but maybe he values other things over said career. Again, sometimes doing the right thing is costly.

Or... he acted on something that he believes is important, and accepted that there might be consequences as a result. Believe it or not, some people actually would rather do what they think is right, even if it costs them personally. We need more of those people.

Ya, I've posted about a half dozen things on his website, 10 minutes was a long time for the post to stick aound. I posted once under the name "Mr. 70K". That one was gone in seconds!

I am proud to announce that after posting my very reasonable observations on his twitter feed, captain douchecanoe blocked me!

Welcome to the family Bud. Looking forward to hearing more from you!

I doubt very much that this was a "Sorry, but I just changed my mind and I'm going to retire" moment. To me, this was very clearly an "I'm not playing backup to anyone but I'm going to get something out of this before I walk away" scheme. Sadly, even though he signed the contract in bad faith, there's really no way of proving it. I really hope that the league looks at doing something about this, like if they won't go after the player, the very least they can do is return the value of the bonus money amount to the cap. Unless it happens to the Riders because "f them".

They might trade, but likely not to a western team and only to an eastern team who wants him dearly and is prepared to pay. I'm thinking that his antics have pretty much ensured that he's done.

Pretty hard when the Bombers hold his rights

So, you want to defend Durant's "Richard"-move by saying that this is done to players, but then say that you didn't say that either the Bombers or Walters does this. Thanks for clearing that up.

Really? Care to demonstrate how the Bombers "usually" do this?

Yes because that's why you wouldn't give the team a call and say that...

Well, if nothing else, you now know what he brings... sfa

It would depend on the contract, but I'd think the idea is that the money is payed for signing AND honoring the contract. I'd imagine it would be different if between signing the contract and now there was some sort of unforeseen circumstance that made him have to rethink his future, but there doesn't seem to be any indication of that. I'm hoping that the Bombers do pursue this is court and force him to give up that money one way or another, either to the Bombers or to his lawyer.

I'm baffled as to why we continual have to put up with this asshat. He should have been kicked to the curb a long time ago.

I'd like to have customizable sounds. For instance, this sound would announce posts from a very select group:

Obvious troll is painfully obvious

I think that this is the most powerful reason to like what Walters did.

And a spot (at least) for a backup, and for people who are likely penciled in as special teamers. But ya, six picks for one spot...

Wow, it's almost like they knew something that we didn't. Funny how that works.

Been saving it up for a few months now. It's got to feel good to be back at it.

Seriously? You have no idea???

It costs money to sign a first rounder. They don't play for free and so you better be getting the most bang for your buck, and you don't get that by drafting in a position where you already believe you have plenty of depth and then paying first rounder bucks for the privilege .

I'm a bit lost with your assumption that I'm outraged. Just for future reference, someone can disagree with you and not be upset at all. I'm actually kind of confused. If the Bombers coaches and managers are ok with our current depth at O line, why in the world would drafting another one in the first round be helpful. You actually can have too much depth at a certain position. It would be a waste of developmental time and money to draft someone if they already believe that their o line depth is good. I also recognize that this is Walters speaking to the press, so I take everything he says about his thoughts about the draft with a huge grain of salt.

So, you're thinking that Spooner and Speller are question marks and this can be best solved by drafting an O lineman with absolutely no pro experience, development or familiarity with our system? Ok then.

It's quiet... Too quiet...