Well that loss stung last night. Not happy with the decision to kick the FG but that can be discussed elsewhere  All in all there was a lot of improvement this year over last year and looking like they are trending upwards. If Walters can pull off another great draft and some more key FAs this offseason I like our chances going into 2017. Who is on the FA watch list and what areas are we in desperate need of fixing?

4th and 2nd for a asset that you did not want and you were going to get nothing for in one month is pretty good.

13 minutes ago, Jpan85 said:

4th and 2nd for a asset that you did not want and you were going to get nothing for in one month is pretty good.

Pretty good would have been signing him or trading him when he still had value.  This is just 'something'.

....I think Durant would have preferred to reach free agency where he could have made his own calls...Jones just decided his future for him UNLESS they had a talk and DD agreed...Poor return for Darian regardless....Corky is playing hard and fast with the quarterback situation in Regina and I hope it comes back to bite him in the ass...That's what you get for hiring Jonesie who has no general manager experience...I still have to laugh at the value placed on Durant...a conditional second, next year and a 4th. this year...LOL...LOL...Darian must really feel appreciated and valued today...

7 minutes ago, Stickem said:

....I think Durant would have preferred to reach free agency where he could have made his own calls...Jones just decided his future for him UNLESS they had a talk and DD agreed...Poor return for Darian regardless....Corky is playing hard and fast with the quarterback situation in Regina and I hope it comes back to bite him in the ass...That's what you get for hiring Jonesie who has no general manager experience...I still have to laugh at the value placed on Durant...a conditional second, next year and a 4th. this year...LOL...LOL...Darian must really feel appreciated and valued today...

Durant can still wait for free agency.

And for the value, it's just a few weeks of negotiating rights. What did you expect?

I'm sure Durant's agent talked to Kavis Reed and set out a framework before the trade...  rumours have been swirling for a while

Have to agree.... Durant will almost certainly be extending with the Als within a day or two

Jeff Bourke cut - wonder if he would be a good depth signing for Bombers, like a mentor role/replacement for Neufeld...

27 minutes ago, Stickem said:

....I think Durant would have preferred to reach free agency where he could have made his own calls...Jones just decided his future for him UNLESS they had a talk and DD agreed...Poor return for Darian regardless....Corky is playing hard and fast with the quarterback situation in Regina and I hope it comes back to bite him in the ass...That's what you get for hiring Jonesie who has no general manager experience...I still have to laugh at the value placed on Durant...a conditional second, next year and a 4th. this year...LOL...LOL...Darian must really feel appreciated and valued today...

Durant made concessions to sign with Jones last year, I'm sure he wasn't too happy to find out he would have to agree to further concessions to continue his career as a Rider this year.  Good luck to the Riders trying to attract vet. CFL F.A.'s in the future, they may not be interested.

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18 minutes ago, Atomic said:

Have to agree.... Durant will almost certainly be extending with the Als within a day or two

According to Justin Dunk he's already inked an extension.

Just now, Mr. Perfect said:

According to Justin Dunk he's already inked an extension.

Yup. Just saw on twitter and wad told he'd be opening day starter 

Basically a bag of footballs for Durant. That's unreal. No starter???

3 minutes ago, SpeedFlex27 said:

Basically a bag of footballs for Durant. That's unreal. No starter???

Sorta surprised Cato wasn't part of the deal 

Obviously Jones is putting all his chips on Franklin. Would be hilarious if we some how ended up with him 

6 minutes ago, Goalie said:

Sorta surprised Cato wasn't part of the deal 

I think Cato is a F.A. anyway, he could still land in Regina.

24 minutes ago, Throw Long Bannatyne said:

Durant made concessions to sign with Jones last year, I'm sure he wasn't too happy to find out he would have to agree to further concessions to continue his career as a Rider this year.  Good luck to the Riders trying to attract vet. CFL F.A.'s in the future, they may not be interested.

I agree that Regina will not be viewed as a destination of great repute by any quarterback worth his salt...They have Brandon Bridge and I would bet that Nichols even crossed Jones' mind but at the price Matt is asking , I doubt there'll be anything happening there...The riders will most likely turn their attention to Franklin and hope that Hervey will bite...I would say that Jones will be put through the wringer IF a deal is being attempted with Edm....I hope we keep our interest in Franklin high and if nothing else put a deal for his services through the ceiling so Jones will have to give up the farm....Even at that, the statement that any qb. in the league now ,is not viewing that dumpster fire as a panacea for success in the near future...Franklin might/could agree to an extension of any kind with the Esks. to avoid being sent to the gulag if he thought he'd end up there....Besides Hervey is in no hurry to deal right now...especially with Jones...Right now we have our own qb. situation to handle but we have to keep our eye on the ball for sure.

Jones gets a bag of practice balls for a player once hailed as "better than Lancaster" then derides him on the way out the door.

Try trading with some class, Chris Jones.

1 hour ago, Floyd said:

Jeff Bourke cut - wonder if he would be a good depth signing for Bombers, like a mentor role/replacement for Neufeld...

Josh Bourke and that happened earlier this week (discussed elsewhere).......he's long past his best-before date. Due to retire.

3 minutes ago, Noeller said:

Josh Bourke and that happened earlier this week (discussed elsewhere).......he's long past his best-before date. Due to retire.

Jeff Josh whatever.  Yes his past his best-before date... but still light years better than Keeping or Neufeld.  Assuming his knee is not completely gone.

1 hour ago, SpeedFlex27 said:

Basically a bag of footballs for Durant. That's unreal. No starter???

Durant is a month away from being a free agent.  They dealt a 4th round pick just to talk to him.

9 minutes ago, JuranBoldenRules said:

Durant is a month away from being a free agent.  They dealt a 4th round pick just to talk to him.

Yes but how strong is Durant's position in a league of 9 teams with most already set at starting QB's?

24 minutes ago, JuranBoldenRules said:

Durant is a month away from being a free agent.  They dealt a 4th round pick just to talk to him.

If you believe that Montreal traded for Durant's "rights" without having any idea of whether they would be able to sign him, then you'll probably also believe that Chris Jones is a "part time travel agent specializing in spring tours of Regina to large groups of young American gentlemen that has absolutely nothing to do with football whatsoever".

27 minutes ago, JuranBoldenRules said:

Durant is a month away from being a free agent.  They dealt a 4th round pick just to talk to him.

He signed an extension in Montreal already so I think it's fair to assume that they were talking before the trade occurred

35 minutes ago, WBBFanWest said:

If you believe that Montreal traded for Durant's "rights" without having any idea of whether they would be able to sign him, then you'll probably also believe that Chris Jones is a "part time travel agent specializing in spring tours of Regina to large groups of young American gentlemen that has absolutely nothing to do with football whatsoever".

In fairness, that is what it says on his business card.

36 minutes ago, WBBFanWest said:

If you believe that Montreal traded for Durant's "rights" without having any idea of whether they would be able to sign him, then you'll probably also believe that Chris Jones is a "part time travel agent specializing in spring tours of Regina to large groups of young American gentlemen that has absolutely nothing to do with football whatsoever".

Missed my point.  Trade value is his rights, not for him signed to play in 2017.  If he had a (reasonable) contract for 2017 obviously he'd have more trade value.

Apparently Jones is calling Calgary for Tate.

Rekindle his career... once last chance.