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?

10 hours ago, Jacquie said:

So before the current drug policy was introduced people were bitching and complaining about the lack of one and now when someone is penalized under it people are bitching and complaining about it. SMH  And no, it doesn't surprise me.

tbh i liked it better when recreational drugs were not tested for. I dont think peds is a huge problem in the league. 

13 hours ago, WBBFanWest said:

Anyone else wanna step up on this one...

I can go fetch gbill for ya so that he can end the debate by taking a number one of us wrote at Riderfans and then announcing it in a way that suggests it came from a solid secret source he has. Lol

1 hour ago, wbbfan said:

tbh i liked it better when recreational drugs were not tested for. I dont think peds is a huge problem in the league. 

He was suspended for using performance enhancing drugs. 

BTW, from what I read his suspension was lifted in October last year.

Esks sign Matt O'Donnell to a 4 year extension....

3 minutes ago, Noeller said:

Esks sign Matt O'Donnell to a 4 year extension....

Four years - wow.

Big extension for a big man....curious if long contracts become "a thing" now...

3 hours ago, Jacquie said:

He was suspended for using performance enhancing drugs. 

BTW, from what I read his suspension was lifted in October last year.

I was more talking about over all league wide. I had no clue what his suspension was for personally xD

21 minutes ago, Noeller said:

Big extension for a big man....curious if long contracts become "a thing" now...

no kidding. I wonder if its a true 4 year or 3 plus an option or some thing. Do they have recurring team options? Short of a top 10 player in the league including all none qb positions or a qb i cant see giving that term in the cfl. Too much changes too fast and the shelf life of football players is scary short. 

Length of a contract when the player can be cut at any time doesn't mean that much. If his play goes down, you cut him. If his play remains stable you keep him. If he gets better, you extend him with more money.

Whats the Steele deele? Home boy come home?

 

3 hours ago, Noeller said:

Big extension for a big man....curious if long contracts become "a thing" now...

I don't see why the player would even want that.  The teams would sign guys for 10 years.  Doesn't matter to them they can get out from under that whenever, the players can't and have no security either.

Madani says Chamblin in as Argos DC.....good move. Not sure what they'll have for talent, but they'll have some good pieces in place come June...

Stubler as D consultant? 

Im hoping the Riders will drop Bennet when they sign Young

2 minutes ago, M.O.A.B. said:

Im hoping the Riders will drop Bennet when they sign Young

Which Arena League team do you cheer for?

2 minutes ago, JuranBoldenRules said:

Which Arena League team do you cheer for?

I dont put any attention to those crap ?

Stubler should have stayed in Calgary. What a bad career move. Leave Calgary for Toronto. Stubler bounces around more than a basketball. Word was Dickenson wanted him to stay on staff & was caught off guard when he left. Now a year later he's unemployed as teams have their staffs in place. He has to be in his late 60's now so maybe it's the end of the coaching line for him.

Edited March 7, 20178 yr by SpeedFlex27

Has it been reported here that Steele signed with the Riders?

 

Too bad. I would have liked to see him here. I can only hope the Riders have overpaid for him.

Edited March 7, 20178 yr by JCon

Really would have liked to have Steele in Blue and Gold. He's always wanted to play for the Bombers but I guess we don't have the cap space.

How come the Riders have all this cap space signing players left & right & we don't?

I don't think it's a cap space issue as much as it's a 'We've already spent as much as budgeted on the DL'. Having 2 first round picks will cost a bunch too.

8 minutes ago, SpeedFlex27 said:

How come the Riders have all this cap space signing players left & right & we don't?

"We" as in the Stampeders?

 

Riders don't have a starting QB. They have several back-ups.

7 minutes ago, SpeedFlex27 said:

How come the Riders have all this cap space signing players left & right & we don't?

They don't have a QB.  The "cap space" thing is kind of a joke anyway because how it's done in the CFL everyone pretty much has the same amount until a game is played and then it gets interesting, unless a bunch of money has been deferred from the past seasons which is mostly a Taman and Jim Popp philosophy.

 

So, I guess it's either DT Eli Ankou or DT Junior Luke for one of our 1st rounders. 

Does anyone think Gray makes the NFL?

31 minutes ago, Dirty30 said:

Does anyone think Gray makes the NFL?

I don't but hope I'm wrong. I think the level of NFL interest in him is exaggerated.