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Looks like Brett Carter is being brought back
 

Looks like Brett Carter is being brought back
 

my guess, that money or increase would go to just the top players on the team, that's probably what the PA doesn't really get... it's not like the guy at the bottom of the depth chart is gonna get a significant raise, it's the "stars" that will. so for the bombers, maybe willy gets a bit, maybe turner and vega get a bit, but guys like i dunno, lets say matt bucknor and dan west, they wouldn't see an increase at all. The greed some of these players are showing and just downright stupidity (you have to call it that relating to banks ridiculous tweet) is just mind boggling. Some of them really don't get it at all do they. 
 
I'll tell you this much, this guy wont be buying a banks or moore jersey thats for sure. That's not a name i would be proud to wear on my back.

We also just hit 1000 topics in the bomber discussion forum. I'm proud to say 4 or 5 are mine, even if they are entirely filled with gifs. Long live the gif day thread

5.2m cap, raising to 5.7m over course of 5 yr term.
 
Minimum salary of 55k raising to 62.5k over course of 5 yr term.
 
5k veteran bonus, 2.5k rookie bonus for showing up.
 
Give them their independent neurologist, 5 padded practices every four weeks.
 
Beers all around.
 
Call it a day.
 
There. I just did Molstad's job. Pay me.

This is really great news. I think its a position that fits Sears very well. Can go out and seek and destroy guys across the middle. Going across the middle is going to be a scary proposition for anyone with Kuale and Sears patrolling it. Hopefully can get a full season out of Johnny.

This is really great news. I think its a position that fits Sears very well. Can go out and seek and destroy guys across the middle. Going across the middle is going to be a scary proposition for anyone with Kuale and Sears patrolling it. Hopefully can get a full season out of Johnny.

Hmm, I have all those things - maybe I should go to work for the PA...
 
First tip I'd have for them - in a league where you have one person propping up 2 of 9 teams and losing millions every year to do it just because he loves the CFL so much, don't try and assert that the owners are greedy.  Not a believable talking point.

I don't want a covered stadium.   Nothing beats sitting outside on a summer Friday evening watching Blue Bomber football.  I will gladly suffer through the couple of really cold games we get to be outside in the summer for most of them.

As a 46 year season ticket holder, I'm quite concerned regarding the current bargaining situation.  I love the game and have been a big supporter of the league, and especially the Canadian Content rules.  
 
After reading the letters from both sides, the comments on here, and the articles in the newspapers, I find that I'm more in support of the league's position rather than the players.
 
The CFLPA's position apprears to be 2 fold: we deserve more because we took hits in the past, and revenue sharing is the way it is done in sports.   I tend to believe that these arguements are easily countered.
 
1. Yes the players have had to sacrifice in the past, but so have the owners.  Many teams lost a significant amount of money, and those losses are different variety than the players sacrifices.   As a player, if you took a pay-cut, you still got paid to play football.  They didn't have to ante up money that they had saved from other ventures.  The owners that lost money, were in negative positions.  The players who sacrificed were still in positive positions  (ie they didn't pay to play)   Furthermore, they aren't all the same players.   The players turn over every couple of years, so the ones that gave up, are not necessarily those who will gain back.
 
2.  Revenue share is a fact in the NFL, NBA, NHL, all of which are a much greater scale than the CFL.   It is not a fact in smaller scale sports:  Arena football, Minor League baseball, AHL hockey.  To believe that this is the model for all sports is incorrect, and there is a major flaw in the concept: COSTS.   The players say that they want to be partners with the owners, but they don't mean it.  They want to share in the revenue, but not in the costs.   How much is the CFLPA willing to contribute to the new stadiums in Winnipeg, Regina, Hamilton, or Ottawa.   They want a hefty percentage of the gate, but don't want to consider the capital costs needed to attain that money.
 
In a normal business, many decisions come down to the profitability of a project.  For example, suppose you are considering building a new factory, and your annual financing cost is 4 million per year.  You estimate that the increased net revenue will be 6 million per year, and you estimate that staffing cost and other costs remain consistent.  Let's also assume that you have a share ownership plan with your staff.  It's an easy decision, you build the project, everyone is happy, staff have a nice new facility, better than the old one, and the business grows and prospers and everyone gets a share increase on the 2 million per year profit enhancement.   Now consider if you had what the PA wants, a royalty right of the top before expenses.  They'd want 50% of the 6 million, meaning the net revenue would go up by 3 million, and the cost by 4 million, so the project would not happen.    It isn't realistic for the PA to exclude costs from their position.  Partners share in costs, not just revenue.
 
 
In the end the CFL already pays way more than most of the players would make if it didn't exist; mulitples more than the arena league, or the European loops.  They pay more than most of the other professional sporting leagues (excluding the big 4)   A 12% (on average) pay hike along with a 3,000 signing bonus appears to be very generous. Certainly in the greater society, most people would be thrilled with an offer like that.
 
I have the utmost respect for the players hard work and talent, but I'm also realistic about how much they should expect.  The difficulty may be that they are used to working hard and sacrificing to "win" at whatever they are doing.  I'm afraid that egos will get in the way fuelled by all of the union bravado.  If they don't step back and look at the value of the league's offer, which I think more than fair, they risk losing the season.  This would hurt the players and the fans more than the owners.  Right or wrong, that's reality.  My greatest concern is that if we lose a year, a new version of football comes in to replace it.  American (boring) Rules, small fields, 4 downs, 11 players, none of whom are Canadian.   I can't stand the thought of that.

Got to admit I have not gone to any of the other sites since I signed up. Can't wait for the Lock of the Week to start up enjoyed doing it last year.

$750 a week is $39,000 a year. That's a very decent entry level salary for someone just out of university.

What gets me creeped out in all these types of statements how much people care what other people do within their own homes and their private lives. Do you need to care that much what people do or are that narcissistic.

I like how he phrases it as if we are in disbelief that he could pull off such a great move

What gets me creeped out in all these types of statements how much people care what other people do within their own homes and their private lives. Do you need to care that much what people do or are that narcissistic.

What gets me creeped out in all these types of statements how much people care what other people do within their own homes and their private lives. Do you need to care that much what people do or are that narcissistic.

The last thing I want is more sports, more channels and more choice.  This makes me so angry.

Probably has a lot to do with Calgary being a city of newer residences.

January is needed in a time like this. In a rebuild you need high character guys who lead on and off the field. I can only remember the first couple games in 2012 where he missed were a complete train wreck.

January is so underrated here it's criminal

Save him for the playoffs!

I would rate January as the 4th best import tackle in the league behind Jovan Olafioye, Stanley Bryant, and Xavier Fulton. He is vastly underrated here for some reason.
The attitude that an import OL has to be some dominant monster is totally unfounded. There isn't a guy in the league like that these days.

Hajrullaha has just as good stats if not better and can do both.