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15 minutes ago, TrueBlue4ever said:
I thought I read that Brady Oliveira also said the Bombers were pretty quiet about his contract negotiations as well leading up to the tampering week and then Wade Miller got involved and reached out when other offers were coming in.
Sounds like communication was not an issue for Brady.
"Talks of a new contract for Oliveira had been on and off for some time, but ramped up in recent days, with negotiations hitting a crescendo late Monday, just days before the official opening of free agency on Feb. 13. While the Bombers worked closely with his agent, Oliveira was also actively talking with the club despite being on a dog rescue mission in Bali, Indonesia."
https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/featured/2024/02/06/oliveira-will-do-his-running-at-home
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4 minutes ago, SpeedFlex27 said:
Posters say that here all the time. Just what is the "right price"? You're not a GM nor do you know the financials of the Bombers when it comes to what we have to pay players. Therefore, what you said makes no sense. No offense, but you have no idea what the right price is. None of us do.
You're reading way too much into that. I said the right price - meaning whatever works for the team.
While I would like to see a proven DT like Baron brought in, I doubt it happens as DT is clearly a spot Walters isn't willing to overpay for since we've let one walk year after year (Stove, Sayles & now Walker).
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1 hour ago, SpeedFlex27 said:
What do you think of Connor McDavid winning a million dollars the skills competition at the NHL All Star weekend? With all the homelessness & people lining up for food banks & just the general struggle we're all having today as a society, wouldn't it have been better for McDavid to have won the money & then donate it all to the charity or charities of his choice? What a great gesture that would have been. I mean. the guy is already making millions. Does he really need the extra money? How much is too much?
He talked about potentially donating it, during a post-event press conference. He was going to take time to figure it out. Said there are a lot of good options, he just hadn't put too much thought into it yet.
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2 minutes ago, Mark H. said:
It takes less than a minute to send an email.
Works both ways but the article doesn't mention anything about his agent trying to contact the club, only that the club hadn't reached out until recently.
It does say that he left retirement on the table after the season but at some point had decided to keep playing. Again, no mention of if/when that was communicated to the team. More detail about his efforts to communicate would have been nice.
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1 minute ago, Fatty Liver said:
Clements is 3 years younger, probably less expensive, and more versatile, pass.
Clements is a LB while Baron is a DT so I'm not getting the comparison?
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24 minutes ago, blue85gold said:
If it wasn't for the legal tampering period the timing of release would be right as FA opens. That's probably a good time to get released. So this is only a week late. I'd bet these bonus dates start to coincide with the start of the tampering period.
But the tampering window is there so we can't pretend like it's not.
15 minutes ago, GCn20 said:There is months to go before TC. Not that late in the offseason as well. Teams have not committed all their money at this point of the season unless they are fools.
Any offers made during the tampering window are binding so looking around at some teams (hello Saskatchewan), they have committed a significant amount already. I'm not saying teams can't or won't continue to sign guys. Just from a players point of view, it doesn't strike me as ideal to be looking for a dance partner after the music has already started.
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4 minutes ago, Noeller said:
It's the players/agents who put those bonuses in there at that time.... to force the team to **** or get off the pot, and allow them to move on to another team if they don't get the bonus. This is what they want.
Would they really want to be released this late in the off-season though? Teams have already been planning out their FA spending and if they've committed their cap space elsewhere, it lessens where the player can sign & for how much.
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15 minutes ago, Noeller said:
Awe re-signs in Calgary and BC cuts Woody Baron loose ahead of a 30k bonus due...
Wonder if Awe's getting a signing bonus or if they'll just put the money towards all the fines he'll rack up this season?
I would like to see Baron here, at the right price.
- HardCoreBlue, rebusrankin, JohnnyAbonny and 1 other
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14 minutes ago, Geebrr said:
That would be wild.
It is bizarre that he struggles to get info on the team he covers and yet has the ability to pocket check every other team in the league.
He knows, he just doesn't want to bite the hand that feeds him, IMO. He has no problem throwing out numbers for other teams but doesn't want to make it seem like the Lions are spending wildly so he keeps that under wraps.
- rebusrankin, Fatty Liver and Jesse
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24 minutes ago, Booch said:
Nichols resigned before Jan....I believe....before tampering period anyway
Yup, he signed a new 2 year deal just before Christmas.
- Colin Unger and Noeller
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9 minutes ago, HardCoreBlue said:
Random question.
Knowing he's probably NFL bound, I can't seem to find on the world wide web if Qwan'tez Stiggers is still under contract with the Argo's?
Man he would great in Blue and Gold.
Still under contract. Argos will release him when he gets drafted by an NFL team.
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24 minutes ago, Mike said:
Drew Richmond retired 😂
Oh ****! I'm going to have to play and not just collect a cheque? I'm out!
- Noeller, JohnnyAbonny, rebusrankin and 4 others
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3 minutes ago, JohnnyAbonny said:
Yoshi is dead to me from now until he retires
I would be thrilled if he pulled a Durant. Take the signing bonus and go enjoy retirement!
- Wanna-B-Fanboy, JohnnyAbonny, Bigblue204 and 6 others
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19 minutes ago, Noeller said:
it makes me physically ill thinking of Yoshi in Riders green. Absolutely disgusting. He better be getting WAY overpaid...
He played for them before us so it's not the first time he's done dirty things for money. 😂
I'm sad to see him go due to his personality and energy. On the field, I think we'll be just fine with Richmond.
- Noeller, Booch and Bigblue204
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3 minutes ago, Noeller said:
hope this is the year he comes back from the States....
I would have to think he plays this year. I get why he didn't come back and play part of last year after NFL shots weren't happening - he felt a shot at a prorated NFL PR salary was worth forgoing half a year of CFL rookie money.
A full season might be a bit different though and since he has had no other NFL workouts (afaik), it doesn't seem like he has too many options. He can come play out the last year on his rookie deal, get some more film and see what happens from there.
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4 minutes ago, Fatty Liver said:
Was Pickett released early? FA hasn't started yet, thought Argos had to wait until this weekend to make a counter offer?
They can agree to terms but the current team will still have 48 hours at the end of the tampering window to try & get a deal done. No deal is official until FA starts.
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14 minutes ago, Jesse said:
I don't understand man. What's the difference between Behar and Jake Thomas?
You're the one arguing we should shed this type of player, but know you want to sign another team's version?
For the record, I am totally open to bringing in Behar as veteran depth - but you and others have been adamantly against these deals for our players because they "block a young player".
You're talking as if Behar is a super old guy when he's only 29. He's the same age as Lawler - who missed a 3rd of the season this year (suspension) and last year (injury). Would you advocate for the team to move on from him since he fits the same criteria as the one you're applying to Behar?
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1 minute ago, Booch said:
thats soley my point...One stupid GM wont upset the apple cart....nobody else followed suit...same with dumbdumb in Regina...big overpay for Lanier...yet better players in that position made significantly less....and he goes and does it again....Idiot
And their respective records back-up their smarts. If I'm another GM, I'm not necessarily inclined to follow their lead.
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13 minutes ago, TrueBlue4ever said:
Agree that smart roster building is the way to go, but it only takes one GM to re-set the market (like Jones did with Lawler 2 years ago - $300K is now the accepted ceiling), and all GMs, including Walters, have to work with that standard going forward or risk losing their top guys like Schoen. Add more money available equally for all teams and all that happens is the ceiling for the top guys will go up as the bidding wars increase. A marquee player rule will not change that reality. And every club, including the Bombers, will overpay depending on their current state (think Travis Bond when we needed to climb out of our hole).
Is it accepted though? Jones keeps signing receivers to that number (first Lawler and then Lewis) but no other GM has gone there. Lawler is making $250K but after that nobody was close to that mark (Tim White had the highest max at 220k). Maybe it's different this year but Jones "reset" in 2022 did not make 2023 salaries follow suit.
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2 minutes ago, JCon said:
O'Day is genius. Only sign players no one else wants.
No, those are must have players!
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