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.

Some of you must get really pissed at players retire before their contract ends. 

16 minutes ago, JCon said:

Some of you must get really pissed at players retire before their contract ends. 

only when they are still looking to play the game and get an NFL shot, otherwise.. so be it.

 

I didn't fault Wagonner for retiring even though I had high hopes for him..

On ‎1‎/‎28‎/‎2018 at 12:26 PM, tracker said:

A bit off current topic, but has it been posted that former Stampeder QB Jerry Keeling departed this mortal plane last week?

Jerry was a great player. He could play both ways & was not only an All Star qb. He was also an All Star defensive back as well. Cut in the same mould & from the same generation as Ken Ploen.  Both guys could go both ways. Keeling came into the CFL  in the early 60's playing defense while being the Stamps backup qb at the same time. It wasn't until Peter Liske left Calgary for the Denver Broncos after the 1968 season did he get a chance to start. He quarterbacked the Stamps to a Grey Cup victory in 1971 & along with former Blue Bomber qb Rick Cassata, the Ottawa Rough Riders in 1973. 

3 hours ago, SPuDS said:

only when they are still looking to play the game and get an NFL shot, otherwise.. so be it.

Sarcasm alert: fans of the Winnipeg Blue Bombers need to imagine an early retirement conversation between Kyle Walters & Andrew Harris. 

12 hours ago, JCon said:

Why would an NFL team contact a CFL team? That doesn't make sense. 

NFL teams contact agents. The CFL teams don't speak for players. 

Whether it's an NFL team or another CFL team, they need permission from the team who the player is under contract to in order to talk to player. If they don't have that permission, they are not allowed to contact the player or his agent.

https://www.tsn.ca/lalji-manziel-ticats-roughly-350k-apart-1.984122

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Hamilton offered Manziel a contract in the range of $150,000 with some minor incentives, but Manziel’s camp is looking for something in the range of $500,000.

Johnny Dumbass.

8 minutes ago, blue_gold_84 said:

https://www.tsn.ca/lalji-manziel-ticats-roughly-350k-apart-1.984122

Johnny Dumbass.

I guess when you publicly declare that someone's going to be the "best ever" before you get that contract signed you kinda weaken your bargaining position.

Somebody should tell Johnny that $150,000 is a lot more than $0. Then again his nickname isn't Johnny Math.

15 minutes ago, rebusrankin said:

Somebody should tell Johnny that $150,000 is a lot more than $0. Then again his nickname isn't Johnny Math.

I thought the guy came from a really rich family?   

On 30/01/2018 at 5:34 AM, Jacquie said:

Whether it's an NFL team or another CFL team, they need permission from the team who the player is under contract to in order to talk to player. If they don't have that permission, they are not allowed to contact the player or his agent.

That's how its supposed to work. But there are no repercussions from them contacting the agent. If anything the agent would want to talk with them as an NFL deal would increase their bottom line. A cfl team is likely to tell them to take a hike.

23 minutes ago, Brandon said:

I thought the guy came from a really rich family?   

Loaded.

Plus, he's made quite a bit of money on his own, with his own name.

Trade his rights to Montreal asap... only team in the league crazy enough to sign him

1 minute ago, Floyd said:

Trade his rights to Montreal asap... only team in the league crazy enough to sign him

at 500k? I don't know if even Reed is that much of a mental case.

 

 

3 minutes ago, SPuDS said:

at 500k? I don't know if even Reed is that much of a mental case.

oh, right.. say no more lol.

39 minutes ago, Floyd said:

A more recent one would be less vomit-inducing...

Only slightly less, mind you.

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The @BCLions have released LB Micah Awe to allow him to pursue @NFL opportunities?http://on.cfl.ca/kpuY30i7xaq 

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The @BCLions have released LB Micah Awe to allow him to pursue @NFL opportunities?http://on.cfl.ca/kpuY30i7xaq 

Ruh-roh... This oughtta upset Butler and Wilder.

Probabably why BC did it. I wonder if this was Wally’s call or Hervey’s?

I don’t blame Manziel ... his coach to be pumped his tires and all he’s doing is asking for the paycheque to line up with that.

$150K is not a serious offer, actually quite insulting. $300K plus bonuses would have been realistic. 

2 hours ago, pigseye said:

$150K is not a serious offer, actually quite insulting. $300K plus bonuses would have been realistic. 

Maybe the offer reflects what the Cats see as his value and potential. Talent is not enough- we've seen a lot of talented players arrive with great fanfare and implode.

13 minutes ago, tracker said:

Maybe the offer reflects what the Cats see as his value and potential. Talent is not enough- we've seen a lot of talented players arrive with great fanfare and implode.

I don't know. Their head coach legit said he would be the greatest to ever play in CFL.

Als cut Plesius to avoid roster bonus...  

I think 150k is more than fair with some MUCH higher earning potential if the guy lives up to it and is a superstar. I think what's offensive is him showing up to a tryout looking like a blimp....why should they take him seriously? If he's got a 150k base with potential to hit 400 in his first year, I think that's more than fair...