Okay, so the off season officially begins now that the Grey Cup is over. Lots of topics for discussion in the months to come with the Bombers & the League. A new CBA needs to be negotiated sooner rather than later.  Will there be an eventual agreement or a lockout? How much will the salary cap go up? Randy Ambrosie is on record that wants the cap to significantly go up so that is a positive.  Will Bo Levi Mitchell sign with an NFL or perhaps another CFL team? What about Mike Reilly & Trevor Harris who are also free agents? There's a new start up league called the  AAFL & there are legit concerns that it'll draw star CFL players away or hamper free agent signings with CFL teams. Coaching changes in BC & Toronto. The continuing evolving story of the expansion Halifax Schooners & possible exhibition games in Mexico. 

Edited November 27, 20187 yr by SpeedFlex27

14 minutes ago, Noeller said:

I was saying to 17to85 last night that, based on how angry MOS seemed about the whole thing last year, I wouldn't put it past him to strap 'em on one game just for the chance to lay out DD...

It would be interesting to watch both of them with their walkers.

2 hours ago, Throw Long Bannatyne said:

Nice try but Jones was not hired by the Browns organization but his buddy Freddy Kitchens who was hired as the Browns H.C. on Jan. 12th, it may not have been a sure thing that Kitchens would get the job but chances are he had discussions with Jones about the matter prior to that date.  If there was any chance of leaving Jones should have rightfully delayed signing his contract extension and those of his coordinators until the door was officially closed.  This did not come out of the blue as many Rider supporters are claiming.

 

1 hour ago, 17to85 said:

You think he put that out clause in there on a whim? Guy knew damned well there was a possibility of going to the NFL and he hedged his bets. 

obviously none of us know how this actually went down... I'm not going by what "rider supporters claim", I'm going by what Dave Naylor reported... and I consider him a reliable source...

but I did say I was skeptical that is came together as quickly as Naylor describes...

22 minutes ago, Tracker said:

It would be interesting to watch both of them with their walkers.

I think if I had to choose between dressing DD at QB for one game and dressing MOS at LB for one game... my preference would be the latter...

The Riders are hilarious...Reynolds basically saying that they've been in succession planning from Day 1 because they knew he wouldn't be there long. "Nothing to see here! Had it all planned this way anyhow!" 

O'Day says all coaches are on a 1-year contract and that the new coach will have to inherit those coaches, but "interest in this job has been great".....yahuh.....

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16 minutes ago, Noeller said:

O'Day says all coaches are on a 1-year contract and that the new coach will have to inherit those coaches, but "interest in this job has been great".....yahuh.....

Things are awesome. 

Your best defender is a FA. <- That's okay, we got lots of other players around (just ask us where we keep 'em! ) 

You have no QB. <- Opportunity knocks to attract and mould your own!

You're stuck with our current coaches. <- Lots of coaches around to tell you where to find good coffee in town!  EDIT: Or, should I say, turnkey operation!

 

Edited January 18, 20197 yr by JCon

19 hours ago, Noeller said:

“I’ll leave that up to the fans. Let’s do a poll and see how they feel about it and we’ll go from there, Durant said on CJME 980 The Green Zone hosted by Jaime Nye.

“We’ll see how that goes. I know that there are a lot of people that would love me.”

https://3downnation.com/2019/01/17/darian-durant-on-possible-riders-return-a-lot-of-people-would-love-me/

The poll has spoken, douchebag.  Time to go away.  Like, yesterday.  

 

4 minutes ago, 17to85 said:

Call it now. Post of the year.

^^^ I just wanna point out that I posted this on Wednesday when all this went down.....but I did steal it from him via FB Messenger........thooooo.....he stole it from Reddit. So there...make of it what you will, so long as you don't give him any credit. His ego's big enough...

11 minutes ago, Jimmy Pop said:

The poll has spoken, douchebag.  Time to go away.  Like, yesterday.  

No he needs to do everything he can to get back on the roster with the riders. That's my wish for 2019. DD the starting QB for shittown suckatchewan

15 minutes ago, Noeller said:

^^^ I just wanna point out that I posted this on Wednesday when all this went down.....but I did steal it from him via FB Messenger........thooooo.....he stole it from Reddit. So there...make of it what you will, so long as you don't give him any credit. His ego's big enough...

that is simply not true. I am the most humble person you wouldn't believe it. 

18 minutes ago, Bigblue204 said:

No he needs to do everything he can to get back on the roster with the riders. That's my wish for 2019. DD the starting QB for shittown suckatchewan

Thank you. I'm adding that to my Rider vocabulary.

I hope that Jones left a case of water-based personal lubricant behind because the Riders are screwed for the upcoming season at least.

1 hour ago, 17to85 said:

Old jokes are kinda the same as old news when reposted.

10 minutes ago, Tracker said:

I hope that Jones left a case of water-based personal lubricant behind because the Riders are screwed for the upcoming season at least.

Is there a major reason you hope for "water-based" as opposed to anything else ?...... based on experiences maybe ?...... jus curious

Riderfans...

Jeremy O'Day was so awesome today..was he always this awesome and we just didn't notice?

Discuss..

24 minutes ago, NorthernSkunk said:

Is there a major reason you hope for "water-based" as opposed to anything else ?...... based on experiences maybe ?...... jus curious

'Cuz peanut butter causes a lot of problems.

1 hour ago, Zontar said:

Riderfans...

Jeremy O'Day was so awesome today..was he always this awesome and we just didn't notice?

Discuss..

LOL. Cue the usual Rider vitriol.

It's amusing though, they still keep talking about me over there. Ban hammers supreme. Gonna have to setup a proxy and create a new account to mess with them. Maybe I will call it DDBack42019

Fascinating to watch, if Riders crater, half empty stadium they boasted would be near filled every time and the damage it will do to the "Canada's Team" trope...ditto TSN enablers of this.

1 hour ago, Tracker said:

'Cuz peanut butter causes a lot of problems.

Not if you throw in your special lady friend and man's best Friend!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Not what you expected? Get your mind outta the gutter....

45 minutes ago, wanna-b-fanboy said:

Not if you throw in your special lady friend and man's best Friend!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Not what you expected? Get your mind outta the gutter....

Sex involves other people?

I apologize if I was in any way responsible for the slight derailing of this thread.

58 minutes ago, NorthernSkunk said:

I apologize if I was in any way responsible for the slight derailing of this thread.

You are forgiven. You're not a riderfan so we can't hold a grudge past the day you die, let alone pee on your tombstone down the road.