SpeedFlex27

Reading that article didn't make me feel that O'Shea & Walters were the bad guys here. Harris had the chance to earn back O'Shea's trust. He didn't want to. If we didn't perform at the expected level at our jobs we'd be fired. It may not be athletics but our boss expect us to put in an honest day's work. We all have personal issues that can affect our job performance but we're expected to leave it all behind when we start working & people for the most part do. Some of us had to go to night school to get professional designations to be able to continue employed in the industry we work(ed) in. Having to go to night school twice a week for 3 hours & study for a final exam is hugely difficult & exhausting while holding down a full time job. It also shows an employee's committment to the company one works for. The Bombers wanted to see how he was if he was still committed to the team for 2022 by doing a workout which Harris could have done very easily. He said no. Why should Andrew be different?

Well, the most respected guy in the room is showing a lack of respect to the team & coach he played for. You don't hear Walters or O'Shea saying anything publicly & we know they won't. Andrew Harris should have taken the high road but he chose not to. This kind of reminds me of the way Gerry James left the Bombers back in the early 60's. James was a Canadian fullback who tore it up for the Bombers having two 1,000 yard seasons in 1954 & 56. James rushed for 5,541 yards before & during the Bud Grant years. He left the Bombers after the 1962 season very unhappy feeling disrespected by Grant. He played his last season with the Saskatchewan Roughriders in 1964. He accused his Head Coach of disliking Canadians thinking they were inferior players to their American counterparts. He accused Grant of underpaying & treating every Canadian player on the Bombers like dirt. As well, he felt he deserved more money but the Bombers wouldn't pay so he left very angry when his contract expired. Until his name was put up on the Ring Of Honour a number of years ago, James had little to do with the Bombers or Alumni. My point is, most players don't get to leave the game at any level the way they want. Injuries, lack of playing time, eroding skills, contract disputes or coaching changes all contribute to a lot of players being dissatisfied as to how they left the game. Not many Tom Brady's get to walk away on top.

Of course they would. It's the Argos who are allowed to spend like drunken sailors.

Seven on 7 is huge in the US. All kinds of leagues & tournaments that run winter, spring & summer. It's starting to pick up in this country but only a few teams travel. With Covid, Canadian teams that normally would compete from here haven't been able to travel to the US.

I don't agree. O'Shea wanted Harris back. I never got the sense O'Shea was not happy with him. This is a business. Decisions need to be made. If Harris wanted to be back then he would've made it happen. He wanted a bigger payday. In the end, that's what it came down to. Money. If Walters is, that is the dumbest move he could make. We have more pressing needs right now than chasing a backup qb who has been gone for 3 years.

We were lucky Castillo signed. We probably would have lost the Grey Cup relying on Mourtada to kick 5 field goals. You can't just dismiss kicking as no big deal. It's an integral part of any team's success.

Just wishin' & hopin' & thinkin' & prayin'.

I think Ellingson is an upgrade over Darvin. I just worry about Lawler's position. I keep waiting & hoping we sign someone like Ricky Collins as the pickings are getting slim. I'd like us to sign a veteran DB & Janarion Grant. The other thing is with 8 veterans gone elsewhere & their salaries off the books, why is Edmonton the front runner to sign Sergio Castillo? I'm not criticizing Walters but I am wondering just what is going on? We have some holes to fill & what are we waiting for? Again, no criticism just a question I'm sure the fanbase is wondering the same thing. I didn't expect us to be crazy in free agency but I did think we'd be more active than this. Willie Jefferson was asking the same thing on twitter yesterday.

Still waiting for a signing. Any signing. Other than Ellingson, it's been....

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Hecht at safety. OMFG. Next year they'll be in salary cap hell.

I'd hope Walters is in on this guy.

I didn't see the Harris signing until a couple of minutes ago. Yeah, crazy the money being thrown around. That salary cap must be going up, up, up... If not, a lot of teams will be handcuffed the way the Stamps & Lions were 2-3 years ago. Gawd, please don't remind us of the Dark Ages.

Well, another backup qb bites the dust. Yeah, maybe McGuire had a bit of bad luck in Montreal with the weather conditions but that was his only chance to impress & he didn't. Why do I think rookies like Bo Levi Mitchell, Michael Reilly, Tom Clements, Jeff Garcia, Tracy Ham, Dieter Brock, Doug Flutie & Matt Dunigan would have found a way to impress.

With all the players we lost today, shouldn't that have freed up some money to go out & sign some more of our free agents or others from the CFL pool available? I get we lost some guys but I figured we'd get maybe another receiver or db?? I don't know why we've sat on our hands today.

Schilz signed in hamilton for $125,000. Probably what we were paying Sean McGuire.

What hole? Geoff Gray will fill Desjarlais spot. We may have a depth issue so we may sign another OL. Would I like Eli back? Sure but if he won't get vaxxed then no one will sign him.

Booch, do you think Ricky Collins could fit in here?

I wonder what they said in BC in 2011 when Harris took over in the backfield. "It's a mistake. It's a mistake". But it wasn't. guys have to play to get better.

Don't mention attendance issues in Toronto to any Argo fan. Their typical response is "Really, that's getting old". Like it's no big deal at all when it is. The Argos could play their games at a local high school football field with no stands. The fans could stand single file all next to each other & the line wouldn't make it completely around the playing field.

You've been dead to us for years.

Who did Stove sign with?

Ellingson is signed!!! He catches everything thrown at him. Great signing. Why we let darvin go is a headscratcher. He needs blocking help as well. That line was terrible. I don't see a massive upgrade. None of the guys playing OL could start here. Alden Darby is a big loss for our secondary.

You're talking 7 on 7, aren't you?

Trust me when I say this. Myself & a few others here have been watching the Bombers for decades. We've seen a lot of outstanding backs play for us over the years & we'll have others in the future. Harris is a great back & will go down as one of the Bombers best ever. Not the greatest but one of them. We now have 3 young Canadians at running back & they need to play. Harris is breaking down physically at 35. He missed a substantial part of last season as well as a lot of practice time with injuries & maintenance days. You can't have one player not go through the drudgery & hard work of training camp & practices & then just be given back his starting spot on Game Day. That too, causes dissension when others at the same position do the work but don't play. It's time to pass the baton for the Bombers. If he has to go then he has to go.