Training camp is over .... adjustments have been made  and its time for the opening kickoff

Anybody change their minds on how preseason changed their expectations for this year .... Montreal thrashing Ottawa changed mine .... cutting Willy raise my hopes for the Argos .... Edmonton looks stronger than I first thought and Regina even worse

For the first time in years I am forecasting Winnipeg finishes first in the league  .. just an optimistic hunch .... I forecast these final standings:

Winnipeg

Calgary

Vancouver

Edmonton

Ottawa

Montreal

Toronto

Hamilton

Regina

 

 

 

 

he was there...played in pre-season. He ended up cut, but pretty sure he may have injured his knee as well.

 

Other than that...not sure what he up to now

2 hours ago, Throw Long Bannatyne said:

Seems like they're trying to break last years record for most signings, they have to be #1 at something I guess....

Yeah, it's crazy. They brought back RB Joe Craig 2 days ago and then released him today. 

I understand a team wanting  to constantly improve their team but are players really being given the fair opportunity? 

 

3 hours ago, Booch said:

so he signed for 75-80k for this and next...Foster and Knox signings must have had a bigger price tag than a rookie...gave 20k to Holley today as a bonus towards this years cap..have a few higher priced guys even tho Glenn makes chump change as a base...but is prob hitting a lot of his bonus...they must be tight on cap space...if not over...most teams generally try to keep 300-400 as a safety net once season started and rosters finalized for injuries...NFL cuts..etc...you would think they have used that up...christ they sign new guys daily...tho i guess when u dump a pile on 6 game it helps you a bit

Can we really expect the "Flagship Franchise" of the CFL to follow the rules like everybody else? I mean that province of 1.3 million drives everything in the league, tv ratings and revenue, gate attendance, merchandise. We all just need to ignore the two "Save Our Riders Telethons" and acknowledge our new Rider overlords.

 

2 minutes ago, rebusrankin said:

Can we really expect the "Flagship Franchise" of the CFL to follow the rules like everybody else? I mean that province of 1.16 million drives everything in the league, tv ratings and revenue, gate attendance, merchandise. We all just need to ignore the two "Save Our Riders Telethons" and acknowledge our new Rider overlords.

 

Couldn't let it slide for some reason lol 

So with Richardson signing is Marshal gone? Pulling out all the stops and everything else to boot...

2 hours ago, Dr. Blue said:

It's actually funny that Justin Dunk reported back in August that the two sides were working on a contract. Reading all the Rider fans' tweets  to Dunk at that time was pretty funny. They were pretty much saying that Dunk was full of poop, and it wasn't going to happen,  and saying he wasn't credible...

Looks like Dunk was right again...

Is you automatically assume that Riders fans are full of BS, you are halfway home.

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Not sure if it was mentioned yet, but Getzlaf was released by Edmonton. Don't think the Bombers would be interested.  He's past his best before date and too expensive. Personally  I would like to see more of the guys we already have.

If anyone is still labouring under the delusion that the Riders, much like the Eskimos of previous years are even pretending to respect the salary cap, this ought to wake them up.

must be the first time in history of cfl, that two  no. 1 nfl draft picks have been signed to one team in the same season.

I remember when R. Williams came to the CFL, Toronto I think. The entire Bomber defence was tackling him every time he got the ball .one guy against 12  

 

1 hour ago, bb1 said:

So with Richardson signing is Marshal gone? Pulling out all the stops and everything else to boot...

Marshal is injured and was performing very well before he went down, so I think the answer is "no".

10 minutes ago, Mark F said:

must be the first time in history of cfl, that two  no. 1 nfl draft picks have been signed to one team in the same season.

I remember when R. Williams came to the CFL, Toronto I think. The entire Bomber defence was tackling him every time he got the ball .one guy against 12  

 

The 1981 Alouettes signed Billy White Shoes Johnson, Vince Ferragamo and David Overstreet.  Only Overstreet street was a 1st rounder but the other 2 were established NFLers. 

HAM cut ricky Collins today. Rider fans pumped the living hell out his tires when he was on their  PR.  Dunno what happened.

2 hours ago, bb1 said:

So with Richardson signing is Marshal gone? Pulling out all the stops and everything else to boot...

Amazing how the Riders can sign every available free agent football player not only in North America but the entire world yet the Riders don't go over the cap. Like I've said before, the CFL just looks the other way. The league doesn't have the balls to come down on the Riders. 

42 minutes ago, SpeedFlex27 said:

Amazing how the Riders can sign every available free agent football player not only in North America but the entire world yet the Riders don't go over the cap. Like I've said before, the CFL just looks the other way. The league doesn't have the balls to come down on the Riders. 

There's no conspiracy ... 

12 minutes ago, Mike said:

There's no conspiracy ... 

Can anyone explain how the Riders can continually sign players day after day? I'd sure like to know. Can't stand that team. 

19 minutes ago, SpeedFlex27 said:

Can anyone explain how the Riders can continually sign players day after day? I'd sure like to know. Can't stand that team. 

Glenn be working for cheap & they give their PR guys a little extra cheese on the taco.

 

26 minutes ago, SpeedFlex27 said:

Can anyone explain how the Riders can continually sign players day after day? I'd sure like to know. Can't stand that team. 

I'm 50/50...

John Murphy has some insane connections in the states... but I'd also believe that the Riders are offering 'extras' beyond the cap.  More than just free car washes.

6 minutes ago, Mark H. said:

Glenn be working for cheap & they give their PR guys a little extra cheese on the taco.

 

I would agree if it was the normal number of signings like other teams but this has become ridiculous.  I'd love for the CFL to be transparent & release their salary cap audits so we would know for sure. 

26 minutes ago, SpeedFlex27 said:

Can anyone explain how the Riders can continually sign players day after day? I'd sure like to know. Can't stand that team. 

Jones is either paying the majority of his players entry level wages or they're cooking the books.  Either way I can't see how this strategy will attract F.A.'s or retain veteran players needed to build a sustainable winner.  I think he's playing the short-term game and doesn't intend to stick around for the long run.

Richardson signing doomed to be a colossal failure?  Fingers crossed!

2 hours ago, Zontar said:

HAM cut ricky Collins today. Rider fans pumped the living hell out his tires when he was on their  PR.  Dunno what happened.

There's your answer

Glenn is supposed to have a $200,000 base deal with bonuses to make it $300,000 based on starts. You have to assume he's at around $260,000 and will end up at $300,000. So they save what $100,000-$150,000 compared to some teams? Not enough on the surface but they have used the six game a lot and who knows maybe more people than we think want to go to Saskatchewan for $50,000 a year or $50,000 prorated.

18 minutes ago, Throw Long Bannatyne said:

I think he's playing the short-term game

team got better for a few games, and now is regressing to actual level.

They are flailing the water, desperately hoping something useful will emerge. 

I am beginning to wonder if Jones is feeling heat to produce results after the circus he has been ringmaster over for the past while. Desperation makes for poor decisions.

Hey, when a guy with a 3.3 yards per carry average like Trent Richardson tells you that he is too talented to sit on the sidelines, you have to make the move to sign him.