Plenty of pros and cons to this discussion

Injury history (both), playoff experience, age, current contract, history with Lapo, etc.

 

 

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Salary for salary ...

Throw in Neufeld to offset the salary and to provide DW that much needed protection he will require in Sasky.

I wouldnt personally, I think durants best days are behind him(scary to think im only a few weeks older then him) If nichols continues to play decent ball i'd probably just outright release willy in the offseason and hope our backups can answer the call next season if nichols goes down.  Davis is in his what 2nd year with the bombers? I would hope by year 3 (next) he would be more then capable to run our offense when called upon

39 minutes ago, Taynted_Fayth said:

 

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I think Durant will be looking for a new home...His time in Regina looks to be just about over...Where will he land and how much does he have left in those old legs...???Big question marks for those seeking his services...Would we....should we....He sure knows Dress and Smith and I could see him moving us down the field in short order if they can ever stay healthy BUT how much shelf life does Durant still have????

no brainer deal for us to do this. why would Saskatchewan do this? Willy is just as prone to injury as Durant and isn't nearly as good.

16 minutes ago, White Out said:

no brainer deal for us to do this. why would Saskatchewan do this? Willy is just as prone to injury as Durant and isn't nearly as good.

Willy may be a lot of things, but injury prone is not one of them. There isn't a QB in the league who wouldn't have missed time playing for the Bombers last year. 

17 minutes ago, White Out said:

no brainer deal for us to do this. why would Saskatchewan do this? Willy is just as prone to injury as Durant and isn't nearly as good.

I think that both sides could have some degree of motivation to make this deal.

Sasky needs to show their fanbase that they aren't sitting with the status quo, because the status quo clearly isn't good enough. Maybe the fairytale begins anew with Willy's return to the bald prairie?

As to the BB; think how close we currently are to being a championship team (I don't believe we are there)?...Now imagine having a revitalized DD behind centre for a playoff run (if/when Nichols goes down). Even as a relief pitcher he could have value, because at this point, Willy doesn't inspire optimism.

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7 minutes ago, Mark H. said:

Willy may be a lot of things, but injury prone is not one of them. There isn't a QB in the league who wouldn't have missed time playing for the Bombers last year. 

This is false and you know it to be false. In the next sentence you agree with but suggest it's the fault of the other players. Willy has had injury problems since year 1. 

2 minutes ago, White Out said:

This is false and you know it to be false. In the next sentence you agree with but suggest it's the fault of the other players. Willy has had injury problems since year 1. 

Meh. You don't have to agree with me, nor I with you. 

Just now, Mark H. said:

Meh. You don't have to agree with me, nor I with you. 

There's no agreement or disagreement to be had. In each of his first 2 years Wily missed multiple games due to injury. You can't debate whats already happened and is fact. 

4 minutes ago, White Out said:

There's no agreement or disagreement to be had. In each of his first 2 years Wily missed multiple games due to injury. You can't debate whats already happened and is fact. 

If you or anyone else was run over by a tractor 100 plus times, you'd have injury problems too.

And willy behind that sask oline would suddenly improve his game? I dont see the riders wanting willy, franklin seems like their target to aquire

The crux of this trade proposal is not about who is your most resilient player. it's that it only needs to last for the remainder of this year. Either QB could be traded/cut/ or restructured at year end.

Who would you rather have as your relief guy for a championship run in 2016...Durant or Willy?

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Hell, we'll throw in Pavelec....

We should be able to get a starting QB in trade for Willy? SMH.

Perhaps this is for the Willy thread, but I would suggest that he (Drew) is not even as good as Nichols at this moment. Not sure a one for one swap with the Riders would be accepted by them. If they want anyone else as part of the deal that would break it for me ...

Durant is breaking down as the years roll on, Willy is just broken both will and should be out of the league in a few years.

taking on Durant at this point in his career would be like when we took on Roy Dewalt from BC when he was passed done.  No thanks.

I'd prefer Willy for Ray ,Burris, or even Glenn contracts aside.

With Harris named as the starter, I think Burris ends up back in Regina for Durant in Ottawa....you heard it here first.

Why trade for Durant? Why give up on Willy? The guy just needs more time on the sideline. He has been shellshocked. It can  take qbs time to recover mentally from the punishment and injuries that are aflected on them. We can afford Willy that time.

 

Not sure if anyone has seen the Kings Speech but Willy needs a Geoffrey Rush type character to teach him how to play football again. Give him some confidence. Could Buck be that guy?  I'd hate to just give up on him and then see him go on to a rewarding career elsewhere, a la Danny McManus.

And Danny Mack's heir Anthony Calvillo was dumped by Hamilton and reclaimed by the Als.

4 hours ago, White Out said:

no brainer deal for us to do this. why would Saskatchewan do this? Willy is just as prone to injury as Durant and isn't nearly as good.

Durant is 3 times the better qb than Willy. If the Riders did that it would mean Jones has totally lost his mind.