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?

Good thing the Riders and their fans have taken pains, not to denigrate the Commissioner or portray him in a negative light

Maybe John Murphy was just as nuts a Kelly back then... and it was Huffer that reeled him in  

this feels like the PacMan Jones gong show

18 minutes ago, WinnipegGordo said:

Maybe they got the guy that scouted the TiCats' practice for Mike Kelly. 

It was a friend of Murphy's, not Kelly, who did that. 

Speaking of Murphy, does he still have that scouting business? Could it be one of his guys who worked out Manziel so it wouldn't be directly linked to the Riders.

So reading some posts on the Riders forum (ugh) and they seem to think Kyle Walters is feeding Dunk this stuff.

The new narrative is that Walters is Dunk's mole, and Kyle also leaked the Young thing.     Why?   "To embarrass the Riders"

Mind you, no actual proof has been offered up yet.

 

I fully expect the league to say, "We are aware of this issue and are investigating it." Then hope that it all blows over and never talked about again.

 

16 minutes ago, Dr. Blue said:

I fully expect the league to say, "We are aware of this issue and are investigating it." Then hope that it all blows over and never talked about again.

They have responded already and this is basically EXACTLY what they said....

CFL's investigation -

Phone Chris Jones.

CFL - "Did you workout Manziel?"

Jones - "No"

CFL - "Alright, the report is false! Let's pretend this never happened!"

 

10 minutes ago, Dr. Blue said:

CFL's investigation -

Phone Chris Jones.

CFL - "Did you workout Manziel?"

Jones - "No"

CFL - "Alright, the report is false! Let's pretend this never happened!"

 

as per CFL PR earlier this afternoon: "They say they didn't do it, so at this time, we believe the report is false. Should other information come to light, we would investigate"

1 minute ago, Noeller said:

as per CFL PR earlier this afternoon: "They say they didn't do it, so at this time, we believe the report is false. Should other information come to light, we would investigate"

There a lot of people out there that hope the police adopt the CFL's intensive investigation techniques.  "Did you do it?"  "No."  "Case closed!"

Just embarrassing...

45 minutes ago, The Unknown Poster said:

So reading some posts on the Riders forum (ugh) and they seem to think Kyle Walters is feeding Dunk this stuff.

what a joke. Its the busiest time of the year for the front office. Going into cfl FA, the draft around the corner after that, and they think we are worried about creating dirt to keep them down? We are gonna worry about dicking them over instead of improving the team thats in a great position finally. Just idiotic. They allways have a scapegoat. Its not the rest of the world, its jones and the goons that work for him. No one needs to make them look bad, they do it them self. 

If this is true with the previous rule infractions I wonder what the leagues punishment would be. Personally id rather see the riders axe jones et al and the league pass on punishment. No franchise being run that poorly is good for the league. 

Bombers are looking up at bc, and calgary and to the side at edmonton. Figuring out how to move up. Not way way in the back at the stalls at the riders wallowing in their own you know what. 

 

http://www.tmz.com/2017/02/09/johnny-manziel-cfl-workout-investigation/

 

You know things are "fuhh rillll" when TMZ is investigating..........

It's called "plausible deniability". I wonder how much longer the Riders' board of directors can let this farce go on. Funny enough, firing Jones for cause would probably improve things in Pile O' Bones. 

Jim Barker, anyone?

It's not a huge deal IMO,   however deep down I would LOOOOVE for some footage of him working out with some Rider personnel to be leaked. 

 

Just check Manziel's Intragram account. If he did something, it's on there.

 

 

Casual workout?  Dunk's going to have to explain...

Seems pretty obvious that its one of Murphy's contacts... not official Roughrider scout but probably mentioned his connections...

I'm sure Austin/Tillman have already called up Murphy to see what they are offering for Manziel's rights, ha

Edited February 9, 20178 yr by Floyd

1 hour ago, The Unknown Poster said:

So reading some posts on the Riders forum (ugh) and they seem to think Kyle Walters is feeding Dunk this stuff.

 I'm sure Dunk has more than one person he talks to, but I would believe Walters is one of them.

humorous comments on this at profootballtalk.com.... some of you sask haters should have a look

 

such as

Quote

"For those of who who don’t know, Sask. is flat, boring and freezing, while Hamilton is an ersatz combo of Detroit and Pittsburgh. Good luck not getting messed up in either of those places…

lol some other good ones there

Did the Riders do this?  Likely.  Can anyone prove it?  Not likely.  I'm assuming that this was on on behalf of the Riders by a "friend".  So, most likely,  there would be no one on the Riders payroll there, even if film of the workout did show up.  Orridge probably knows that it likely happened but there is bo diddly squat he can do about it.  Jones being Jones.  Eventually, he'll outhink himself and end up running afoul of the rules (again).  But next time, he's not going to just get a fine.  He'll get a fine AND a stern look from the commissioner.  That'll fix him.

1 minute ago, WBBFanWest said:

  He'll get a fine AND a stern look from the commissioner.  That'll fix him.

Watch out for the 'stern look'.....that comes just before getting expelled....lol...The league is not going to go out of their way to 'poop' on a franchise (even if deserved) that is about to unveil a 280 mil stadium and is the so called 'flagship' of the CFL....Carpet...meet broom...this one is gonna get swept...You know just like what we're going to do to them in 17'...Jones flaunts the rules and is laughing up his sleeve at the league...He must have one enormous ego to go along with the 'cheat sheet' he possesses