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.

https://www.cfl.ca/2018/02/01/ambrosie-cfl-issues-statement-regarding-player-contracts/

 

TORONTO — Canadian Football League Commissioner Randy Ambrosie released a statement on Thursday regarding player contracts.

The statement reads:

“There has been a lot of commentary lately about the status of CFL players who wish to pursue potential NFL opportunities halfway through their first standard CFL contract (which spans a first year and a second year, which kicks in at the option of the team). I want to spell out where the CFL stands:

– Our rules and procedures are clear. Players are required to honour their contracts as they are registered with the league. In two recent cases that have garnered media attention, the Toronto Argonauts have honoured these rules and procedures as they should.

– Teams are not allowed to make side deals with players entering the league, either in unregistered written contracts or in verbal agreements, which promise a player he will be released upon request after one year or which bind him to subsequently return to the same CFL club should he not secure employment in the NFL. Recently, one of our teams announced they had released a player halfway through his first CFL contract so he can pursue NFL opportunities. The CFL has discerned this action was a product of such a side agreement and the team faces a heavy fine for not following our rules and procedures.

– Some people refer to an NFL window which would allow a player to leave after the first year of his first CFL contract. Such a window does not exist. It has not been in place or in practice since 2012, when it was phased out.

– We have the utmost respect for our players, their careers and their ambitions. Like any league, we also expect them to respect their contractual obligations as our teams will respect theirs.

– We remain open to change. I am currently on a listening tour of CFL cities, meeting with football operations for each team as well as fans in every market, looking for ideas that will make for the best game and our strongest league.

– It is too late in the calendar year to fairly amend this rule but if a better approach to this issue – or any issue, for that matter – is available, we will move forward with it. There are differing views on this issue within our league and I look forward to hearing all sides of the debate as well as from people with innovative new ideas.

As always, I thank our players for their tremendous efforts on and off the field, our fans for making all we do possible and the media for their continuing interest and storytelling.”

wow....so BC actually gonna get fined for letting a guy out to try the NFL. Thassss crazy talk........

The CFL stands ready to firmly shoot itself in the foot... again...

36 minutes ago, wanna-b-fanboy said:

 

28 minutes ago, Noeller said:

wow....so BC actually gonna get fined for letting a guy out to try the NFL. Thassss crazy talk........

I fully support the players on this issue, trust me, but what Ambrosie is doing here i believe completely protects his teams and is in the best interest for the league and leave the door open to discussion and change in the near future hopefully.

Edited February 1, 20188 yr by Gotmilt

Good on Ambrosie for clarifying the situation. BC should be fined - they broke the rules.

2 hours ago, pigseye said:

That's Dinwiddie type money. 

And I suspect that both careers will be as memorable in the CFL.

1 hour ago, wanna-b-fanboy said:

There's a slim LaFrance he signs here.

he can replace Le Fevour.

B.C linebacker Micah Awe.... can take a highlight film of his head shot  on Messam, and I think he has one or two other head shots from last season and show it to teams down there.

based on what I've seen of the NFL this season, that should be enough get him a job there. 

 

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That's Dinwiddie type money. 

"Bring back Dinwiddie" said someone once.

Edited February 1, 20188 yr by Mark F

51 minutes ago, Gotmilt said:

I fully support the players on this issue, trust me, but what Ambrosie is doing here i believe completely protects his teams and is in the best interest for the league and leave the door open to discussion and change in the near future hopefully.

Bad optics on a day that players are being released just because roster bonuses are due...

Going to be nothing but one year contracts now

30 minutes ago, Floyd said:

Bad optics on a day that players are being released just because roster bonuses are due...

Going to be nothing but one year contracts now

I've heard Walters talk about the roster bonuses and are actually for the most part requested by player agents, they are generally not expecting the team to pay them out at the end but are similar to an option window for players and teams.

Darian Durant would technically still be under contract this year without the bonus and be stuck on a depth chart behind a number of QBs in a system he obviously does not feel comfortable in. In addition the Als most likely would have approached him to restructure his contract. 

If things would have worked out in MTL I have very little doubt Darian would be a richer man right now and MTL would not be in the position they're in.

Edited February 2, 20188 yr by Gotmilt

HAM re-signs Cappicotti cuts veteran DB Davis

2 hours ago, Jacquie said:

Good on Ambrosie for clarifying the situation. BC should be fined - they broke the rules.

All they really did was cut a player. There is a really simple way around this - just don’t state why the player was cut. 

19 minutes ago, Mark H. said:

All they really did was cut a player. There is a really simple way around this - just don’t state why the player was cut. 

Yes, all it really is  is posturing as there is no way to actually enforce this rule.

11 hours ago, MOBomberFan said:

LOL Mack's the only GM that cuts players due roster bonuses it's true

Jones cut LaFrance today so the Riders wouldn't have to pay him a $20,000 bonus.

5 hours ago, Noeller said:

wow....so BC actually gonna get fined for letting a guy out to try the NFL. Thassss crazy talk........

Was this Hervey's or Wally's idea?

6 minutes ago, SpeedFlex27 said:

Jones cut LaFrance today so the Riders wouldn't have to pay him a $20,000 bonus.

It's the sort of thing that happens all the time. I was facetiously pointing out Mack get's LOL'd at on this forum for doing something every GM does routinely.

Good to see Ambrosie coming down on teams that release players for NFL opportunities.

7 hours ago, SpeedFlex27 said:

Good to see Ambrosie coming down on teams that release players for NFL opportunities.

It won’t make a shred of difference 

Just cut the player and say nothing about it. You have to believe that the player has agreed to return to the same team if he gets released by the NFL team . 

http://3downnation.com/2018/02/02/cfl-commissioner-says-players-work-off-season/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+DrewEdwards3downnation+(3+Down+Nation-Drew+Edwards+√)

'Players should work in the off-season...  all it takes is one injury...'

Ambrosie starting to dig a hole.

Why can't we have nice things.

Duron Carter busted for marijuana possession: http://www.cjme.com/2018/02/02/riders-wr-duron-carter-charged-with-marijuana-possession/

http://www.cjme.com/2018/02/02/riders-wr-duron-carter-charged-with-marijuana-possession/

Does this mean anything as far as being able to play in the league? Probably doesn't change anything?

This should improve his standing on the team.  

 

Duron Carter is facing a marijuana possession charge.

Court records show Carter was arrested Feb. 1 in Saskatoon.

He has since been released from custody and is scheduled to make his first appearance March 27 in Saskatoon Provincial Court.

Carter, 26, was named the Riders’ most outstanding player for the 2016-17 CFL season, amassing 73 catches for 1,043 yards and eight touchdowns in 17 starts at wide receiver.

He also started one game as a defensive back, in which he picked up nine tackles and an interception which he ran back 43 yards for a touchdown.

By the end of the season he was named both a CFL all-star and a West Division all-star.

Carter signed a one-year extension with the Riders on Jan. 22.

Just now, blue_gold_84 said:

Duron Carter busted for marijuana possession: http://www.cjme.com/2018/02/02/riders-wr-duron-carter-charged-with-marijuana-possession/

Not sure if big deal or not.

 

14 hours ago, MOBomberFan said:

It's the sort of thing that happens all the time. I was facetiously pointing out Mack get's LOL'd at on this forum for doing something every GM does routinely.

you realize I wasn't making fun of mack in the other thread for cutting Durant but that he is the type to throw a boatload at Manziel...