wtf...all I gotta say

I'm wondering if management, coaches and/or players have tried  to entice him to come back with the latest development of injury or has that shipped sailed once he asked for his release?

43 minutes ago, Floyd said:

I heard he refused to play special teams.

I heard he said something nice about Lankford.

11 minutes ago, HardCoreBlue said:

I'm wondering if management, coaches and/or players have tried  to entice him to come back with the latest development of injury or has that shipped sailed once he asked for his release?

Ship sailed?

Think viking funeral...

Toth asked Tait on 1290 this AM, whether Thorpe had contacted the team about a return. Ed's response - "If he did call, I'm sure it was to Walters and not Osh". They both agreed that coach would not be quick to welcome Thorpe back.

On 27/09/2017 at 4:33 PM, HardCoreBlue said:

I'm wondering if management, coaches and/or players have tried  to entice him to come back with the latest development of injury or has that shipped sailed once he asked for his release?

If they're smart they will. He played very well for us and should never have been left on the PR.

11 hours ago, Pete Catan's Ghost said:

Toth asked Tait on 1290 this AM, whether Thorpe had contacted the team about a return. Ed's response - "If he did call, I'm sure it was to Walters and not Osh". They both agreed that coach would not be quick to welcome Thorpe back.

Oh well, we've known for some time now that the very best players don't necessarily get to play on this team. Some people just don't get along. O'Shea and Thorpe may be two. Like Harris and Buono. You win some, you lose some. Next.

Our good friend TJ is now a proud member of the Riders pr.

2 hours ago, sweep the leg said:

Our good friend TJ is now a proud member of the Riders pr.

Funny, but I was thinking that Calgary would sign him. That batch of receivers they fielded against the Riders were totally underwhelming.

Not good for the Bombers. Hate him or not. We need the receivers more then any of the other teams in the West.  Losing too many guys to injuries and not enough quality guys to replace them with.

21 minutes ago, sweep the leg said:

Our good friend TJ is now a proud member of the Riders pr.

What a jerkstore.

Gotta wonder what's up. He leaves the Blue apparently due to not enough playing time, and ends up on the Riders who have a stronger Rec group. I don't see how he cracks that lineup without injuries.

Just now, Bigblue204 said:

Gotta wonder what's up. He leaves the Blue apparently due to not enough playing time, and ends up on the Riders who have a stronger Rec group. I don't see how he cracks that lineup without injuries.

He's been unemployed for a month. The PR spot in Regina was probably his only option.

2 hours ago, JCon said:

He's been unemployed for a month. The PR spot in Regina was probably his only option.

But he was too good for the practice roster here, so this would seem to confirm that there was other stuff happening then.

2 minutes ago, tracker said:

But he was too good for the practice roster here, so this would seem to confirm that there was other stuff happening then.

Or he's realized that opportunities are not as abundant as he thought and he's had to humble himself. Which if he'd done in the first place would have worked out better. That's the way it goes though. Sometimes guys have to make that mistake to learn about life. 

and he ended up on another practice roster lol 

Should have just stuck it out. 

Pulling a Thorpe 

Definition:   Walking away from an opportunity as a result of  ones heightened self-belief in their abilities; only to realize you are worth nothing more than Rider-fodder.

Yeah but going to the Riders ensures that he will just be moved to the 6 game IR and collect a full paycheck...

 

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I also don't like that he likely has a pretty good  take on the bombers playbook....Jones is a dirty **** and I wouldn't put it past him to sign this guy for that reason alone.

I don't care, Chris Givens looks to be a nice replacement.

14 minutes ago, Bigblue204 said:

I also don't like that he likely has a pretty good  take on the bombers playbook....Jones is a dirty **** and I wouldn't put it past him to sign this guy for that reason alone.

Oh ****, I didn't think of that.

typical ridert crap. they are already prepping to be playing winnipeg in the WSF. 

 

 

21 minutes ago, Bigblue204 said:

I also don't like that he likely has a pretty good  take on the bombers playbook....Jones is a dirty **** and I wouldn't put it past him to sign this guy for that reason alone.

Greaseball tactics a la Jonestown.

If the key to the Riders season is needing info on the Bombers from TJ Thorpe, then those assholes are in bigger trouble than anyone thought...

4 minutes ago, Noeller said:

If the key to the Riders season is needing info on the Bombers from TJ Thorpe, then those assholes are in bigger trouble than anyone thought...

pretty sure all they can get is audibles and terminology, that will all be changed in time to play them.

For all his arrogance and stupidity, Chris Jones is a pretty good judge of talent, so this is more a depth move for him than anything.