Post one off topics and discussion for the league here.

5 minutes ago, Brandon said:

If the league was so picky about character then how do they allow the Riders to sign half of their roster.... 

 

FIFY

2 hours ago, Ripper said:

Bang on.  If he is found not guilty and cleared, I'm sure the league will reinstate him to be signed by whomever. 

Not good enough....If he is not guilty how does he overcome the stigma and resign with another team? I understand the league wants to look proactive in this but do they not also have a responsibility to stand behind their players until they have gone through due process? Its now trial by popular opinion...that is scary. If these charges get stayed or Teague wins his case in court i hope he takes the CFL to court.Its not a popular opinon but its the right one.

Edited July 19, 20187 yr by bb1

1 hour ago, bb1 said:

Not good enough....If he is not guilty how does he overcome the stigma and resign with another team? I understand the league wants to look proactive in this but do they not also have a responsibility to stand behind their players until they have gone through due process? Its now trial by popular opinion...that is scary. If these charges get stayed or Teague wins his case in court i hope he takes the CFL to court.Its not a popular opinon but its the right one.

Were the charges against Patrick Brown dropped?

3 hours ago, SpeedFlex27 said:

Were the charges against Patrick Brown dropped?

Was Patrick Brown ever formally charged with a crime?  I believe he is sueing CTV.  The court of public opinion is a tough one. While the CFL is right not to condemn  this type of behaviour at what point does an accused file a wrongful dismissal suit when they are found not guilty?  

Based on the contract players sign they have no hope of suing for wrongful dismissal.  The only thing that’s kind of sketchy is the league refusing to register a contract if he signed elsewhere, could be viewed as collusion, but I believe they covered that in the last CBA negotiation.

Wasn’t Justin Coz found not guilty? 

 

Hes still banned from the league.

7 hours ago, bb1 said:

Not good enough....If he is not guilty how does he overcome the stigma and resign with another team? I understand the league wants to look proactive in this but do they not also have a responsibility to stand behind their players until they have gone through due process? Its now trial by popular opinion...that is scary. If these charges get stayed or Teague wins his case in court i hope he takes the CFL to court.Its not a popular opinon but its the right one.

How could he possibly win? A team can cut him anytime they want to.

In the #metoo movement you're assumed guilty at accuasion time. In this case, he lost his job at or around arrest time, which is later on in the process. If he is found not guilty, then I'm sure the CFL will lift the ban even tho not guilty doesn't mean he didn't do it.

 

9 hours ago, Brandon said:

If the league was so picky about character then how do they allow the Riders to sign half of their roster.... 

 

Sherman played on your team for 4 years

PRE allegations tho...seems the Riders tend to sign these guys when it is well known they have quite significant off-field transgressions and issues...there's a difference 

18 minutes ago, Booch said:

PRE allegations tho...seems the Riders tend to sign these guys when it is well known they have quite significant off-field transgressions and issues...there's a difference 

My point on that was it could have been happening when he was with your team, we don't know what people are doing when they are not at work.  Once its out in the open its a different situation.  I get it that players have had issues in their personal life.  No one is perfect and I am far from it myself. Judge not, yeast thee be judged.   Sexual assault and domestic violence are two things I just can't get past however.  Ottawa is doing the right thing here.  I am all for second chances in life, sometimes we all need one.  When you have a very public job like playing professional football however, you have to be held to a higher standard I think.  Its probably not fair but when children at idolizing these players, I think they have some responsibility to not be rapists and wife beaters. I am not defending some of the players that have been signed to my team.  Every situation is different and they need to be looked at on a individual basis.

9 minutes ago, Ripper said:

Its probably not fair but when children at idolizing these players, I think they have some responsibility to not be rapists and wife beaters

So I have no responsibility to not be a rapist wife beater? Awesome

4 minutes ago, brett_c_b said:

So I have no responsibility to not be a rapist wife beater? Awesome

CONGRATULATIONS - YOU WIN DUMBEST POST OF THE DAY, AND IT'S ONLY 10:17AM!!! THAT'S GOTTA BE A RECORD FOLKS!

4 minutes ago, brett_c_b said:

So I have no responsibility to not be a rapist wife beater? Awesome

That would be on you bud. Who wants to be a rapist or wife beater anyhow? Sickos and cowards. Are you a sicko or coward?

1 minute ago, Bigblue204 said:

CONGRATULATIONS - YOU WIN DUMBEST POST OF THE DAY, AND IT'S ONLY 10:17AM!!! THAT'S GOTTA BE A RECORD FOLKS!

apparently my point wasn't clear. He said they have some responsibility not to be because they play football, implying the rest of us don't, which obviously we all should be expected to not be rapists and wife beaters

22 minutes ago, brett_c_b said:

apparently my point wasn't clear. He said they have some responsibility not to be because they play football, implying the rest of us don't, which obviously we all should be expected to not be rapists and wife beaters

Time to put away the Jump to Conclusions mat.

19 minutes ago, brett_c_b said:

apparently my point wasn't clear. He said they have some responsibility not to be because they play football, implying the rest of us don't, which obviously we all should be expected to not be rapists and wife beaters

No, it was pretty clear.

 

2 hours ago, iHeart said:

 

Awwwww......

5 minutes ago, Tracker said:

Awwwww......

Who cares...great publicity stunt

 

4 minutes ago, The Unknown Poster said:

 

NFL throwing cash at CFL to allow this cause I hate this.

Edited July 20, 20187 yr by FrostyWinnipeg

14 hours ago, The Unknown Poster said:

 

I like this as it will close off the "Henoc Muamba" post-NFL-and-now-free-agent tours.  Guys will still owe a year to the team that they left, if they want to return to the CFL.

1 hour ago, ALuCsRED said:

I like this as it will close off the "Henoc Muamba" post-NFL-and-now-free-agent tours.  Guys will still owe a year to the team that they left, if they want to return to the CFL.

I like it too.  It will help bring talented players to the league that don't want to have to stay for two years