WPG. Own thread coming soon.

CAL . How much do you tinker if at all? But somethin aint right here

EDM. Lots of room for improvement.  Reilly another year older

SSK. Canadas team has lots of FAs, Carter leaving. Huge question marks at QB

BC. Lots of smoke but less flame than grease fire in MTL. Whole new coaching staff at least

TOR. Turning point to build on or just a nice story like OTT last year?

HAM. Soap opera . Key FAs looming. Collaros. Manziel thing.

OTT.  Trending down

MTL. Grease fire until further notice.

So Collaros gets 430k incentive free contract with 225k of that coming up front. Gotta hand it to Jones, he's a river boat gambler. If he's going down, he's going down in a blaze of glory. This is the type of move that you either end up as a god or a goat as a GM.

So Collaros gets $430,000. That's at least $130,000 more than Glenn got last year. Wonder who gets cut there? Funny thing is on Riderfans they're praising Jones for getting a QB and preserving the cap.

Going all in on Collaros...  I wonder what happens if he does not return to his pre-injury form?

yeah they talk of a great contract that fits nicely into the sms there...don't see it ...but i guess based on the intellect there that's what you'd expect to hear.

225K lopped off the cap right off the hop has to be a bit concerning..as well as 205k more of salary to cover...on a guy who may still not have it...or get re-injured...tho anyone can be injured but a quarter million tied into a player in a sms small cap league is just dumb.

No what if Bridge plays lights out and beats out Zack...are they gonna still start Zack...and alienate him further as it seems he is a bit perturbed now based on some tweets

Wonder what his deal is worth....I'd say has to be around 200k

5 minutes ago, Brandon said:

Going all in on Collaros...  I wonder what happens if he does not return to his pre-injury form?

The Riders crash and burn and Jones gets axed...? I mean, isn't that all we could hope for?

7 minutes ago, blue_gold_84 said:

The Riders crash and burn and Jones gets axed...? I mean, isn't that all we could hope for?

0-18 is always top good for them... 

2 hours ago, rebusrankin said:

So Collaros gets $430,000. That's at least $130,000 more than Glenn got last year. Wonder who gets cut there? Funny thing is on Riderfans they're praising Jones for getting a QB and preserving the cap.

Since when is the salary cap a consideration in Regina?

Collaros has a .166 win % the last 2 years, and before anyone says "well he played for a crap team", his counterpart Masoli was over .500 with the same supporting cast.  Those are numbers comparable to Darian Durant's last 2 years but Riderfans are praising Jones for his foresight in not re-signing Durant last year. Hypocrites. I'm not going to say that Collaros is not better than Durant but this contract is not one to be praised. It's a huge gamble on a QB that has not performed well in years.

The biggest laugh is they are suggesting that Collaros is better than Nichols.

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18 minutes ago, Booch said:

yeah they talk of a great contract that fits nicely into the sms there...don't see it ...but i guess based on the intellect there that's what you'd expect to hear.

225K lopped off the cap right off the hop has to be a bit concerning..as well as 205k more of salary to cover...on a guy who may still not have it...or get re-injured...tho anyone can be injured but a quarter million tied into a player in a sms small cap league is just dumb.

No what if Bridge plays lights out and beats out Zack...are they gonna still start Zack...and alienate him further as it seems he is a bit perturbed now based on some tweets

Wonder what his deal is worth....I'd say has to be around 200k

Both Bridge and Adams are prone to disgruntlement, Jones commitment to Collaros will refuel the QB carousel.

yeah methinks we see some issues there...discontentment...possible locker room division...should be interesting to say the least.

4 minutes ago, gcn11 said:

Collaros has a .166 win % the last 2 years, and before anyone says "well he played for a crap team", his counterpart Masoli was over .500 with the same supporting cast.  Those are numbers comparable to Darian Durant's last 2 years but Riderfans are praising Jones for his foresight in not re-signing Durant last year. Hypocrites. I'm not going to say that Collaros is not better than Durant but this contract is not one to be praised. It's a huge gamble on a QB that has not performed well in years.

The biggest laugh is they are suggesting that Collaros is better than Nichols.

they are seriously banking on pre-injury collaros to be the one that shows up in riderville and not the willy'd version.   If he is back and 100% with no jitters.. he will be a good QB for them.  If he can't regain that form, he will bomb out just like he did in hamilton for the last year and a half..

 

Collaros, when healthy and on point, is a very good QB. I don't know if he can regain the level of play he had when he first made the jump from toronto to hamilton.. even getting some of it back would make for a pretty good QB.. better then nichols though is definitely laughable.

Well over a half million tied up in two question mark QBs.  Easy to imagine what the sheep would say if CAL or WPG did this

22 minutes ago, gcn11 said:

 

The biggest laugh is they are suggesting that Collaros is better than Nichols.

Well last year they said Glenn was better than Nichols too. The simple fact is that if the Riders were going into a season with a turnip as their starting qb they'd try and claim that it was better than Nichols too. 

The hate continues for Sask....so be it.  It maybe a hefty price but right now I would take their QB depth over ours. Still a significant concern.

18 minutes ago, DR. CFL said:

The hate continues for Sask....so be it.  It maybe a hefty price but right now I would take their QB depth over ours. Still a significant concern.

It's not hate. It's justified criticism of a group of fanboys whose team can do no wrong. Those same biased clowns no doubt all laughed at Collaros' and the Ti-Cats' struggles the last two or so seasons, but now he's magically the saviour in Riderville.

And calm down, chicken little. Or go cheer for Jonestown if their depth is so much better than the Bombers' right now.

2 hours ago, Throw Long Bannatyne said:

Both Bridge and Adams are prone to disgruntlement, Jones commitment to Collaros will refuel the QB carousel.

Isn't disgruntlement what happens when a pig retires?

2 hours ago, DR. CFL said:

The hate continues for Sask....so be it.  It maybe a hefty price but right now I would take their QB depth over ours. Still a significant concern.

Ummm...no. Even if our backups were zeros, Nichols is ten or close, and none of the QBs under contract in Regina rate higher than a 3, we are waaay ahead.

4 hours ago, Taynted_Fayth said:

meh Thomas had better stats then Steele last year and has been a bomber for 5 years now.  Steele might be from wpg but IMO Thomas has probably endeared himself to Oshea and will likely continue to have a job here

Cant rely on the stats. Players play in different system. Jones D is only rushing 3 DL most of the time.

Maybe they invest in QB's and save money on losing out on guys like Carter?

 That guaranteed contract and huge upfront payment make Jones' promised open competition at qb a joke. 

 

 

I'd love to know what Bridge got upfront and how much he makes. Ditto Adams.

Riverboat gambler Corky Jones is all in on Zach....heh heh...IF Collaros doesn't return any dividends, they'll be tying Jones to the paddle wheel and sinking him...That's a lot of coin to be tied up in pivots...I'm sure Bridge is watching this and thinking ..wow..Jonesie has dropped a bundle on Zach and I'm glad I only signed for one year...This is going to be fun to watch...Interesting days ahead in Saskabush country heh heh

2 hours ago, Stickem said:

Riverboat gambler Corky Jones is all in on Zach....heh heh...IF Collaros doesn't return any dividends, they'll be tying Jones to the paddle wheel and sinking him...That's a lot of coin to be tied up in pivots...I'm sure Bridge is watching this and thinking ..wow..Jonesie has dropped a bundle on Zach and I'm glad I only signed for one year...This is going to be fun to watch...Interesting days ahead in Saskabush country heh heh

With some misgivings, I would be interested in Bridge as a project QB, but only if he was willing to work on the deficits in his game.  God knows, he couldn't be worse than LeFevour or Davis.

Vernon Adams could be worth a look at the right price if he shakes loose.

3 hours ago, blue_gold_84 said:

Vernon Adams could be worth a look at the right price if he shakes loose.

Maybe, but Bridge has some battlefield experience- Adams is still unknown for the most part.