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either Williams closes the Cats: "i'm not reporting. you may as well release me." or the Cats close Williams: "we won't release you this season, so you may as well get a big payday instead of sit, then we'll release you and wish you all the best"

Have offered him more money, more CFL money isnt what he's after, he wants out. Cant play the nice cop when he doesnt want to be here. i don't think "nice cop" was ever put on the table in the first place. but i wasn't in the room or on the conference call so we'll never know. all i know is that closers close. and Austin didn't close his deal.

true... they might claim a gem off waivers... like Bloi Dei Dorzon

yup. the only person he's obligated to look out for is himself. he has one shot in his life to play for hundreds of thousands or maybe even millions. sucks that he likely won't trust them enough to sign a new 1+1 with a "gentleman's agreement" to release him. Hamilton misplayed this situation, imo. the new GM coming in (Austin) could have played "good cop" and offered him Chad Owens type money and promised a release (if he still wanted one) after one season... but instead he circled the wagons and dug in. iron fist is fine... but you should wear a velvet glove over it.

what? like lying about his mods (that he was so grateful to for running the site that he abandoned and let turn into $h!t) being welcome back... when he'd already delete-banned their butts outta there? hopefully this holier-than-thou post isn't an example of what you have to offer... #thetruthshallsetyoufree

behave.

now you're talking!

just Hefney? heck... if you aren't going to make a serious offer fuhgedaboudit... the price for Ray was set at: 1 QB, 1 Kicker and a draft pick.

i see that we've de-valued the word "guru" somewhat...

if Mack could do that, i'd be impressed.

the point is though, if a GM is shopping a veteran, it's unlikely he'll be keeping him. anyway, how certain are we that Hefney is in the doghouse?

if you were an opposing GM and Mack called you (lol, yeah right) to trade Hefney, would you give up an asset, or just wait for his inevitable release?

that's just it though... unless he tries to play somewhere else, he ain't breaking his contract.

http://www.edmontonjournal.com/sports/football/edmonton-eskimos/Eskimos+offensive+lineman/8478644/story.html

right... so fine him from money that he isn't trying to collect since he's staying home? catch my drift?

he's only breaching it if he tries to play elsewhere. it's his right to sit.

it's the minimum length of contract under the CBA (AFAIK)

yeah, it isn't ideal for him... but then, consider that speed and shiftyness are his stock and trade. he won't be risking an ACL, concussion or turf toe by sitting out. some teams may like that he won't have any additional mileage. never know. apparently there's more than one team willing to sign him now. i imagine that they'd be willing to bring him to their camps next year i he sat.

love the pop-up view. it was one of the features of another site i frequent that i'd hoped for here.

he's reported to be somewhere in the $60k range... and that was after his bonuses. you get $90k to be on an NFL practice rostr and $400k+ for making the team... there's really no reason for him to risk his likely NFL payday for such a (comparative) pittance. we had to step up and pay Owens and then Kackert to not go south. but i think it's too late for the TiCats to sign him. bridges were already torched. and he won't want a new deal anyway because the 1+1 minimum could keep him away from the NFL for two seasons... and i don't know if he's willing to take a team's word on a "gentleman's agreement" to release him after one season...

they can't force him to show up.

teams that need DBs like Hamilton (and maybe even us due to injuries and retirements) might bring him in if you do. (plus, the team can do the ol' steal the playbook move)

sure did. glad the contract was upheld. doubt Williams will play though... there's just not any incentive in it for him.

lol, at least the DBs that are in the doghouse at your camp don't get oven mits taped on their hands!