Booch

It's not like we are letting him walk...he is obviously thinking on open market his value will be more...so we will all find out...it may be that the most he will find is 10-15 k more than what we offered and we match and all is good...but to throw a buttload of money at him before any other offers become apparent is foolish...and to mismanage your SMS in that way will reverberate through the roster elsewhere... his position isn't a super hard one to fill....and Bighill in no way will be slipping off after this year..I bet he has several other good ones after this deal left in him barring any catastrophic injury

I would agree..Though Francis v=can prob be grabbed at a bargainish price..he's a special teamer at best...Maaaaybe a safety Roosevalt...no thanks..injury issues and age..I'd be targeting Burnham..Walker..and Posey in that order Also..Adeleke has way more upside than Francis..doubt he makes it to free agency but if he does..hope we go hard..safety...returner..even boundary corner possibilities and he played sam as well for CGY and did just fine...hence why I tink he gets signed prior to

Yes he is good...would like him back...but like others said...not un-replaceable..and in Play-offs Wilson did just fine there..and if it came down to him as the incumbent..with more reps..and playing with Biggie...I'm not too worried And if we can poach one of Lokombo..Ackie..better for the ratio...even if we don't need it...then can sub guys in freely at linebacker

Bryant..Jeffcoat...Roh...Thomas in rotation...I believe Rivers still is under contract and the 2 guys recently signed There are also 2 guys in draft that can most likelt step right in for reps...so not to wottied there..I bet Nevis signs soon as well

My take from what I heard is I bet Chungh and Bombers will agree to something at the 11th hour....I will say now we moved on from Loffler and fill his spot at a lesser amount, also think that JSK will be back once he see's the market and most likely won't get this year what he thinks he should..especially as teams will be holding off on big money until the QB's are signed He also alluded to what I assumed is that they know what dollar value they have to play with and will target what they want...and guys will know to take a nice deal as the money may not be there when all the dominoes fall...so I'm not to concerned that we are going to be in a bad spot..Sucks about Corney but oh well. We ink Chungh...and bigtime receiver and a possibly a proven half back..I will be happy..anything else will be gravy in my opinion.. I also think too...with the 2 first rounders we have an ace in the hole..possibly a trade bait at the draft..or we can grab the 2 best guys with no worries of signing implications for SMS

Stadium deal tho is really not his doing...and he can't dictate what Halifax City council wants...Big Ten in the U.S??.

Top Canadian prospects will still be competing....these international adds just means more players at the combine, and I bet of all the affiliations...you maybe might see 1...maybe 2 make it to a TC on a couple teams....but if it increases exposure..revenue possibilities etc....whats it hurt...rather have the Commish be progressive and think outside the box then have another Orridge or someone who has no clue

well with the CFL endzones he will have even more room to grab a fade

it's funny because go to the Rider site and say something similar and you are attacked relentlessly...called juvenile names...usually banned....quite the difference

and then what happened???....just saying

Hardly a dream come true when those fat salaries allow you next to nothing to augment your team with...and i guess you can sleep well knowing you will end up with one of Collaros..Bridge or Jennings...eeewweee I'll take fat Matt's 450 right now and his winning record the last 3+ years over 700k and the left overs you guys will be sucking up to..cause at least if Nichol's falters we have a plan B that has shown he can play and win...you hardly have a "plan" as of yet 😉

well hopefully him and Reilly...and Harris for that matter have a bunch of teams competing to try and land them and drive up their value...be nothing better than having 3 teams slitting their SMS throats by paying 600 to 700k for a QB...and thats just the starter where we are most likely paying maybe 625k or so for all 3 of ours. that will be like a quarter of million bucks available to sign other areas of needs that they wont have compared to teams set at that spot right now...should be interesting

YEAH I wouldn't be surprised if he is cut loose prior to free-agency, or just after the feeding frenzy...he totally disappeared after labour day...plus they are already wayyy over paying Evans (170K LAST YEAR) and are going to need to sign a QB..and want Jefferson back...so thats a salary that could be shed

When you have a defence full of them though...him..Hughes..Edam..Purifoy..Gainey...well the overall result when it matters is inevitable..and was seen. Most of the guys on the Ssk defense were more concerned with their personal stats/acco;ades than the success of the unit as a whole it seems...now isolating one guy on a "team" well thats a different story

no he's been pretty reliable the last 3 years..18..16..18 games..thats another reason why I like him

Posey would be my second option only because Burnham gets those gritty grimy yards and catches and rarely gets out fought for a ball...

I agree...that team was all about the individual...and wonder how he would fit in..that being said..we have a strong locker room and headcoach...so I think that alone would allow him to fall in line..I bet in that situation he would be even better I don't think money is an issue with us right now...we shed a lot, and also unlike most teams don't have the unknown floating around on what we need to keep for a starting QB..There are 4 teams alone right now that don't have that position and SMS hit confirmed at the moment...whereas we do and can make best offers at whomever we target

I think he is a really good DC...Average at best HC...and a horrible GM....not sure about the President of Operations part, but based on all the stuff they got caight doing the first 2 years, and the place they are in now...I'd say he was bad at that too. Rebuild for sure, and if they don't land a Reilly..BLM...or even a Harris they are royaly screwed. Franklin...Jennings..Glenn??...just won't get it done there, especially with their best reciever gone, no slam dunk Roosevalt signs there and zero Canadian depth on offence. Aging Hughes on defense who dissappeared last 3rd of season, losing Evougan..possibly Jefferson, and still need to address their o-line even though most there think it's awesome because they gave up less sacks than us (which means diddly when you break it down) So a lot of work needs to be done there....and doing it with a rookie HC and GM as well as a fresh face DC..well growing pains will occur...which we can attest to in our first few years of this new regime and rebuild

TSN radio yesterday

Well Bombers want him back..and he wants to be here if no NFL deals happen..so I'm expecting him back this year.

Interesting to hear from D.TAylor that people have been saying that WPG is going to throw money at Burnham..as well to look out for them landing Willie Jefferson..that signing alone would would be entertaining to watch rider fans heads explode and turn on him as a traitor and that no loss as he one dimensional..disappears for games..etc..etc...not sure that where we should place a lot of money but if his salary basically replaced OPO's then him and Jeffcoat with Roh rotating would be pretty intruiging Fenner restructuring to save team 20k prior to free agency is a sign of a true pro and guys wanting to be here..and doing whatever to help the team..kudos to him

Find it interesting too that most teams...some more than others have locked down a lot of players..some big names too, and the Riders have been very quiet other than a couple of Meh guys (Purifoy and Edam) Either they are sitting on a bunch...un-announced as of yet...or they will be scrambling...or they are gonna throw the bank at Reilly or Harris...and see whats left to re-sign guys...which in itself is a recipe for disaster on an already thin depth team and one that has lost several starters already from last year

exactly...and guys walked for less money elsewhere.....now come for less money If we can add just one of Posey/Walker/Burnham to go with Adams, Woli and Harris then we'd be looking really good even with just incumbents manning the other 2 spots (Thompkins and Simonese) and Peterman as the first sub/rotation guy

Burnham has proven to be very durable....he also makes the dirty catches..Walker not so much

yup...scratch that idea hahaha