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definitely a lot of interesting players on this list... but I won't get too excited about anyone until we see what the actual list is going to look like in Feb... 75% of these guys will be resigned or have NFL opportunities...

curious if you could elaborate on that?... I don't know anything, but I've heard only good things about Miller...

Tommy Condell was supposed to be the "next great coach" a few years back... and then never seemed to materialize... hiring him feels like we'd just be trying to optimize Zach for one year instead of optimizing the offense as a whole... I was on the Mike Miller train last year and I'm back on it again... Also interesting times in Toronto... O'Shea and Mace (and essentially Dinwiddie) have all turned them down this offseason.... https://3downnation.com/2025/11/24/saskatchewan-roughriders-head-coach-corey-mace-declines-interview-with-toronto-argonauts-report/

It's not just about free agency... but it will be important... the biggest question is will new additions, including rookies... actually get a shot to compete for jobs?... or will the incumbents just automatically be the starters... that's a change I want to see

I think what he meant was "high up-side" players... and there certainly were some that didn't (or took forever to) get a fair look... For example Shay, Smith, Cam Allen, Woodbey, Munier-Bailey, Jawarski, Jenkins,... I know those last two were added late but showed enough that one should've been rostered for the playoff game... flip the ratio to reinforce the OL... instead of vets having their spots carved in stone (to steal a saying someone else used here)... there should be a competition and let the best players play... and if the team isn't good enough... start bringing in reinforcements, until the team is good enough The riders started 4 Canadian receivers and 4 American OL last night... they adjusted their ratio to give them the best chance... they weren't sporting the best receiving group you can imagine... but Trevor Harris had time for a coffee break after every snap and had no problem distributing the ball... why not both??

Technically he's earned exactly half of what O'Shea has... in terms of GCs...

100 agree... I'm happy he's staying... but nervous about who he wants to stay with him... please, please, please no Jake and Kolo... and as much as I still see a role for Willie (and even Vaughters)... If I had to choose those two or the two raw rookies we saw in game 18... I'll take the rookies

just for fun... bolded my hopeful returnees... some have some caveats attached... others are obvious Quarterback Chris Streveler (A) Running back Brady Oliveira (N) Receiver Kody Case (A) Nic Demski (N) Dillon Mitchell (A) Dalton Schoen (A) Jerreth Sterns (A) Keric Wheatfall (A) - can't get rid of everyone but he should be fighting for a job OL Stanley Bryant (A) - at the right price and if he's still up for it Tui Eli (N) Chris Kolankowski (N) Eric Lofton (A) Patrick Neufeld (N) - shouldn't be handed a job, would make a nice 6th man Defensive line Willie Jefferson (A) - should have more DEs on the roster leading to reduced snaps (and reduced money) Cameron Lawson (N) Tanner Schmekel (N) Jake Thomas (N) James Vaughters (A) - same as Jefferson Jamal Woods (A) Linebacker Tanner Cadwallader (N) - still need some ST specialists, he's one of the good ones Shayne Gauthier (N) Kyrie Wilson (A) Defensive back Terrell Bonds (A) - was his 2024 season an anomaly... or was he just hurt in 2025? Michael Griffin II (A) Nick Hallett (N) Evan Holm (A) Demerio Houston (A) Redha Kramdi (N) - maybe not at a superstar contract... but versatile, talented Canadians are always valuable. Enock Makonzo (N) - sat on IR all year... assuming he can play like some have said Deatrick Nichols (A) Jamal Parker (A) Specialist Sergio Castillo (A) Jamieson Sheahan (G) - I'm fine with him but I would bring in another Cdn or Glb punter for a real competition

I'm still going to go but... bluh, gross is right... I guess I'll cheer from Mtl... as much as I hate that I'll never cheer for the riders...

Yeah I read up on him a bit and seems like an interesting guy... there's a lot of interesting candidates but my biggest concern would be if any are a significant upgrade... the one guy I would've wanted is off the table now

I think he's dead... if I recall correctly, Bridget shot him and Ray took the fall.... could be misremembering...

How do you justify bringing Kyrie back (at 33 years old) when you have Shay, Smith, Woodbey, and Ayers all potentially on the roster... Love what Kyrie brought in his prime... he was arguably the MODP front runner in 2022 before getting hurt... and of course we'll never forget the scoop from Rose for the 2021 GC clinching int... but it's time to move on

The problem I have with this idea is if O'Shea is the coach... and Kyrie resigns... there's no competition... Kyrie is the starter in pen This would be my only condition for bringing back guys like Kyrie, Willie, Vaughnters, and even Neufeld... you have to earn your spot... I don't trust our coaching staff to do that

BC does suck... that's a known fact... but when Sask is one of the options... it's always the other team

There's two old adages in football that I still believe to be 100% true... defense wins championships... and you build your team from the lines out... the second one was our downfall this year... I said it earlier in the season... all else being equal behind the lines, if we could import a dominant OL and DL on this exact same team... I think we'd be hosting the WF again next week... All this is to say... that I agree we should've kept Lawler and he would've helped the offense immensely... having poor lines was our biggest downfall