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http://www.tsn.ca/talent/integrity-the-issue-in-roster-allegations-against-roughriders-1.543182
 
From Lawless:
"For the second straight week there are allegations of roster impropriety in Regina. This is no longer about Riders general manager/coach Chris Jones and his staff. They’re the tail. And as we all know in pro sports, the tail can get clipped pretty quickly. They come and go. No, this is about the dog: the Canadian Football League and its integrity.
This is an issue that must receive the attention and voice of CFL commissioner Jeffrey Orridge.
Sometime in the next day or so, if it hasn’t already happened, Orridge needs to pick up the phone and get Roughriders president Craig Reynolds on the other end. Orridge needs to tell Reynolds that he doesn’t care whether the Riders have done anything wrong. The people in football operations, both at the league and Riders level, can sort that out. What Orridge must demand is that he doesn’t hear another peep about the perception, right or wrong, that one team in the CFL is contravening roster and salary cap rules.
Call it whatever you want. Say it’s bending the rules. Say it’s pushing the boundaries. It doesn’t matter. Some are going to say it’s cheating, and Orridge can’t have that said about his league.
Following his chat with Reynolds, Orridge needs to get out his commissioner’s gavel and rap it sharply to send a very public message to fans and the entire league. Fudging with the ratio and league roster rules won’t be tolerated.
Orridge’s league must provide a trust between its fans and partners. The games must be viewed as having complete competitive integrity. End of story.
One team source said to me on Wednesday: “If this is true and they’re hiding players in Regina, someone needs to get fired tomorrow. It’s cheating. It’s having extra guys around and immersing them in your system and playbook and preparing to be ready if someone gets hurt. It’s unfair advantage over the rest of the league.”
The first allegation against the Roughriders resulted in a $15,000 fine for breaking ratio regulations.
Then, on Tuesday night, Calgary Stampeders quarterback Bo Levi Mitchell accused the Riders of hiding non-roster players in Regina and having ineligible players take part in practice and meetings.
The whispers surrounding the Riders have gotten louder. When the league’s best player jumps on Twitter and fires off a salvo of accusatory tweets the commissioner needs to act.
The league’s response on Wednesday to Mitchell’s tweet was short: “We’re aware of it, and we’re looking into it.”
Jones gets paid to win football games. Some will buy into the old saw, “If you’re not cheating, you’re not trying.”
I’m not here to say Jones is a cheater. I don’t know that to be true. What we all know is there have been very public allegations. It may turn out that there’s nothing to this and it won’t look bad on Jones and the Riders. But that’s tomorrow. The reality is these accusations look bad on the league. True or not, Orridge needs to quell them."

Is it were too cheap or is the job insecurity from lousy teams and constant staff rotation holding us back from getting people to come to wpg? We can't seem to attract anyone other then first time HC's (Oshea, Burke,Lapo, Kelly, Berry, Daley) and if MB is the best OC we've been able to get for last 2 years yikes, then other fails like crowton, etch.  hell even our scouts are first timers if im not mistaken,  like mcmanus as an american scout, and that dept needs vast improvement.
 
and much as i hate cleaning house and starting all over again, we really need rip this old band aid off and finally clean the wound. We built a house of cards on a cracked foundation and its caused too much instability far to frequently. I dont know how far up the totem pole you need to go but someone at the top needs to get their finger out of their arse and on the pulse and start putting staff in place to win.  I would personally like to see our entire scouting staff turfed and replaced with people known for their good work. No idea who that would be but thats gotta be a top priority this offseason 

Doug Berry
 
... or if Miller / Walters can buy his TSN contract, then Paul LaPolice

It's not ignorant. You saying Marve was the only bright spot is tho.Willy was good. Bastien was. Marshall appears to be that goal line power back. Cotton played well. The OL was solid. Freeman wright Richardson all had good games. Ignorance is saying one player was the only bright spot when plenty of others played well too.

Sounds like he has the adaptability, athleticism and smarts to be an MLB if he puts on 10 or 15 lbs. With any luck at all, he could be a fixture here for the next ten years.

Whoa - Keanu Reaves
 
With the rollover options in his contract and family ties, and passing on the USC thing 2(?) years ago, yeah, it seemed like he was going to be there much, much longer.

Lots of luck, Jason.

I told you all in chat, blaming the loss on not going for it is absolutely stupid. The defense needed one stop, instead they let the Riders march the entire field to score... I'll say it again for the slow people, the defense let the riders march the entire length of the field to score. blame them for not being able to get a stop when needed nothing else. It came down to them in crunch time and they failed. 

That's why the Bombers want Banks as his backup but Banks won't accept that role. So much for his "leadership", he's just another selfish athlete. Good riddance Korey Banks.

They're bringing him in for a workout... relax...

No...I don't think so.   Maher was in tough to win the job and Osh told him that he'd have to perform significantly better than Highralahoo in order to beat out the Cdn kicker.  And I believe it was pretty much a tie between the two.