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  1. Around the CFL Offseason Discussion

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    He knows he'll cash in if he's cut so it's a low risk gamble for the guy. I didn't think much of some of his comments regarding using the CFL as a stepping stone to the NFL. Maybe a thank you to the Stamps for drafting him after he said he wanted to attend med school may have been appropriate. Just seems like a cocky young guy.

    And if he qualified for pre-med, he is no dummy.

     

     

    Oh yes, "I'm in pre-med." Translation -- I've got my BSc. 

     

    Talk to me when you've at least been accepted into med school.

  2. Kevin Glenn's future

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    Kg is a great insurance policy and can come in and win some games if necessary.

    If this were 2011-12 I would agree with you. 2015 KG not so much.

    All I'm saying is a year ago a lot of guys were happy to pick up Burris LOL. KG at the right price (150-175k) wouldn't be so bad. Do you really think marve or portis is going to perform better than kg?

     

     

    For a CFL back-up?  No way that's a good deal.

     

    Glenn's prior contract (now expired) that he signed in Calgary had a base of $90,000 but had bonuses based on how many games he started. He was a bargain before & he'll be a bargain now.

     

     

    90K plus 5K per start would be highway robbery. We'd be crazy not to. Gives you a guaranteed chance to win

  5. Around the CFL Offseason Discussion

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    Not so much a bust but Getzlaff is injured quite a bit. riders better hope Durant stays healthy or they are screwed.

    And J Richardson, Emry, Watson.  Its the roll the dice year for us. We apparently are just going to wing it from here on out.

     

    You guys are nothing without Durant. Proved it last year. 

     

    Any team without its starter is in big trouble. Pretty basic football 101.

     

     

    The more surprising part for me was how ineffective the passing game was when Durant was still healthy.  It's one thing to be a run-based offence, but the passing game looked completely out of sync for most of the year no matter who was under center.  I don't know what to expect from that team this year.

     

    The O looked bad all year. Hopefully getting rid of Cortez helps that situation

     

     

    I'm all for blaming the OC -- this is WPG after all -- but Chapstick is only an "upgrade" over Cortez until DD sours on him too. 

  13. Ritch Dowery AKA third down

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    This guy was a gem many years ago posting on ourbombers, 13th man and all the old message boards.. Received word he passed away this morning. Guy was a huge Lions fan and loved the CFL.. Had a serious incident that stopped him from posting on the boards many years ago. 

     

    RIP Rtch.

     

    So sad. RIP Ritch. 

  15. Around the CFL Offseason Discussion

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    So who are our targets in Free Agency? Heenan is a given, likely Rodgers and Bryant but who else?

     

    There is no way we get Heenan. We would have to GROSSLY overpay for SK to let him go -- he's a local boy, old man is a Riderdouche, blah blah. 

     

    He wants to go to the NFL. Or play in SK. 

     

    I would like to say take a huge run at him to get SK to burn a bunch of cap money to keep him, but they dont follow the cap anyway so whats the point?

     

    I love the CFL and defend it up and down. But the way the cap is treated makes me think it needs a serious cleansing

  17. Around the CFL Offseason Discussion

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    Cap is a myth in SK. No way a Regina boy sees Free Agency. 

     

    Amazing how skilled a GM Taman is when he gets to play with Monopoly money. 

     

    They will sign Heenan at the last second to a lower than expected contract. Then they will restructure Getz to something less. 

     

    And we'll all be like "how?" And the answer will be when Heenan and Getz show up in new cars or fat off season jobs. 

     

    Seriously, screw that entire province. I liked them better when they were poor. 

  18. Around the CFL Offseason Discussion

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    The only fly in the ointment is that SK will break the cap and do all the dirty underhanded stuff their fans used to whine about. 

     

    I remember when Burris's wife got a 60k a year job in Calgary when Hank signed from SK. They all screamed bloody murder then. Wouldn't be surprised in the least if Heenan sticks in SK and suddenly his spouse is a "consultant" for Sasktel for example. 

  19. Around the CFL Offseason Discussion

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    Just like Holmes signed with the Argos today, Heenan could sign with SASK tomorrow or b4 free agency begins even. Who says he wants to stay in SASK? Has he come out and said that? If so, what's the point in even trying to sign the guy if it's a foregone conclusion that he will sign back with the Riders. Seemed like lots of folks believed Holmes would go back home to Ottawa and he didn't. If these guys don't make it to free agency, Holmes didn't, Heenan still might sign with SASK before free agency begins, what could Walters do really? No pressure at all. Not until Free Agency Officially begins. If Heenan makes it to free agency and we give him a big money offer and he still goes  back to SASK, what could you do really? Nothing. 

     

    Free agency in the CFL is interesting for about 5 minutes, It's actually interesting up until all the guys the fans want the bombers to go after sign back with their original clubs before free agency even begins. 

     

    As for Heenan and the Riders, if he signs there, he signs there, what can you do really but... 3 NI receivers and Emery +3 starting Canadian oline = 7 starters.

     

    Getzlaf at 225k? He'd have to be released and i doubt that would go over well in SASK.. he's a local boy. At 225k, what team would trade for that contract? 

     

    Exactly, he is making way too much and Taman knows it. And now, the entire fan base knows it. 

     

    I wouldnt be surprised if he gets renegotiated. The home town card can just as easily be played against you if the fans see you as using it to over value yourself. 

  20. Around the CFL Offseason Discussion

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    Puts pressure on Walters to get Heenan. But I don't think he will. 

     

    Heenan wants to stay in SK, so he'll dangle the Blue to get the most he can out of Taman. 

     

    The only upside is that this might put Taman in a pickle as he HAS to sign Dressler too. 

     

    So if we lose out on Heenan and Dressler to SK, someone else HAS to shake free.

     

    And I'm thinking its (barf) Getzlaf.

  23. Bombers trade Cory Watson to Saskatchewan

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    I just saw that Watson is in the final year of his contract.

     

    Maybe Walters is trying to extend Watson and he denied it and (1) expressed intentions to be traded close to home or (2) will walk out as FA after this year and sign on any East team.

     

    So Walters, instead of losing him for nothing, pull the trade when Taman bit the bait.

     

     

    I don't like to put the cart before the horse, but the "why" of this trade as far as Taman's concerned doesn't have a lot a good answers - except for one.

     

    Taman really wants to make sure he has 3 bonafide NI starters at receiver for next season because he knows they are going to have to change the ratio, because he's fairly certain Heenan won't be back.

     

    Taman has a different philosophy than I do but he's not an outright dummy.  This trade doesn't make much sense unless I view it from Heenan angle, which doesn't make it a spectacular trade for him, but at least a logical one.

     

    I apologize for any hopes this may raise, I know there's a pretty good chance they'll be dashed later on.

     

    I agree with your assessment. Watson is way too expensive not to be a starter. I think they know that they are in tough with the ratio and needed to make this move. It would appear that Taman has given up hope of signing Heenan for the price tag he is willing to pay him. That could mean that Heenan ends up in the NFL as well....either way, I love watching the Riders squirm just to field 7 Nats. I have never seen a GM decimate a teams overall NAT talent so quickly. Not all of it his fault, but he must wear it,

     

     

    Ever hear of Mike Kelly?

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