some interesting stuff here about an American TV deal incoming.......

 

 

8 hours ago, Fatty Liver said:

Rhymes should probably consider firing his agent first thing, didn't even get him close to #1 receiver pay on his own team, with Whitehead earning $200K.

Whitehead is just shy of 300k if he meets his bonuses.

1 hour ago, Jesse said:

If teams did the same thing, you could make that argument. 

Then why go through the bother of contracts at all?  Nationally televised pickup games every weekend!

We need long term variable rate contracts that rise and fall with demands of the market. Have fun with managing that by season's end, GMs

4 minutes ago, Wideleft said:

Then why go through the bother of contracts at all?  Nationally televised pickup games every weekend!

Brilliant!

If Rhymes and his agent want to angle for a new deal (likely by offering another year or two), they're welcome to try. The worst the team can say is "no". 

Wonder if Rhymes wanted to fight McEvoy and Campbell in the parking lot after their offer? 

On 2023-02-11 at 9:39 AM, CodyT said:

So just a question here --- how does everyone like the tampering window ?

Love it. NFL has had a similar thing for a few years now. Anything that generates discussion and debate on sites like this or on Twitter, etc, is good for the league.

If the Elks are indeed paying Lewis 300k/year it should be fun to watch Lawler going against them this year. 

Edited February 13, 20232 yr by Geebrr

10 hours ago, SpeedFlex27 said:

He signed a contract. Honour it. he's probably a free agent next season & would cash in then. 

Yes, agreed. After all, teams in pro football always honour the contracts and don’t historically just use guys up like they are assets and nothing more. 

Rhymes to the Riders then?

1 minute ago, Bigblue204 said:

Rhymes to the Riders then?

Nah, he wants to win as well. 
 

It is the NBA model. I want all the money and to play on an elite team. 

Meh....Rhymes thing is a nothing burger imo. He asks for a trade, BC ups him a little bit on a renegotiated one year deal and he is a Lion this year. If they don't redo his contract they both lose. What is he going to do if they don't re-up him. He probably feels he holds all the cards but he doesn't.

Non Bomber Off Season Update:

One of my riding Brothers gets the Grey Cup a week from today on the Holiday Monday. We're tailgating and having a party. Expecting 70+ friends. Menu is looking good. Any MBB posters in the GTA East who'd like to pop-in can PM me.

Speaking for myself, it'll be the final time this off season that I celebrate our Championship. Afterward, the climb begins again.

1 minute ago, bluto said:

Non Bomber Off Season Update:

One of my riding Brothers gets the Grey Cup a week from today on the Holiday Monday. We're tailgating and having a party. Expecting 70+ friends. Menu is looking good. Any MBB posters in the GTA East who'd like to pop-in can PM me.

Speaking for myself, it'll be the final time this off season that I celebrate our Championship. Afterward, the climb begins again.

Fart noise.

2 minutes ago, bluto said:

Non Bomber Off Season Update:

One of my riding Brothers gets the Grey Cup a week from today on the Holiday Monday. We're tailgating and having a party. Expecting 70+ friends. Menu is looking good. Any MBB posters in the GTA East who'd like to pop-in can PM me.

Speaking for myself, it'll be the final time this off season that I celebrate our Championship. Afterward, the climb begins again.

Keep fighting the good fight, Bluto. 
 

 

37 minutes ago, Mike said:

Yes, agreed. After all, teams in pro football always honour the contracts and don’t historically just use guys up like they are assets and nothing more. 

Get a union or something 

5 minutes ago, bluto said:

Non Bomber Off Season Update:

One of my riding Brothers gets the Grey Cup a week from today on the Holiday Monday. We're tailgating and having a party. Expecting 70+ friends. Menu is looking good. Any MBB posters in the GTA East who'd like to pop-in can PM me.

Speaking for myself, it'll be the final time this off season that I celebrate our Championship. Afterward, the climb begins again.

wow...all the Argo fans in the GTA will be there...thats awesome hehehe

19 minutes ago, bluto said:

Non Bomber Off Season Update:

One of my riding Brothers gets the Grey Cup a week from today on the Holiday Monday. We're tailgating and having a party. Expecting 70+ friends. Menu is looking good. Any MBB posters in the GTA East who'd like to pop-in can PM me.

Speaking for myself, it'll be the final time this off season that I celebrate our Championship. Afterward, the climb begins again.

Go. ****. Your. Self.

Hey, the off season can be a long slog. Thought I'd offer the invite.

 

2 minutes ago, bluto said:

Hey, the off season can be a long slog. Thought I'd offer the invite.

 Pretty cool offer, imo. I haven’t seen the Grey Cup up close since 2012.

Rhymes has to be a little careful.  He’s a good player, not an exceptional one.  Given the list of veteran receivers on the market still he’s not irreplaceable.

 

1 hour ago, Mike said:

Yes, agreed. After all, teams in pro football always honour the contracts and don’t historically just use guys up like they are assets and nothing more. 

Likewise, players who sign fat contracts and then underperform always agree to re-negotiate down in the same interest of fairness as they expect the teams to do after a breakout year on a value deal. 

1 hour ago, GCn20 said:

Meh....Rhymes thing is a nothing burger imo. He asks for a trade, BC ups him a little bit on a renegotiated one year deal and he is a Lion this year. If they don't redo his contract they both lose. What is he going to do if they don't re-up him. He probably feels he holds all the cards but he doesn't.

Rhymes is a talented player, but his personality does have to be taken into account.  He would be a close second to Lawler in available players.

41 minutes ago, TrueBlue4ever said:

Likewise, players who sign fat contracts and then underperform always agree to re-negotiate down in the same interest of fairness as they expect the teams to do after a breakout year on a value deal. 

I am never going to fault a player for getting the bag

53 minutes ago, TrueBlue4ever said:

Likewise, players who sign fat contracts and then underperform always agree to re-negotiate down in the same interest of fairness as they expect the teams to do after a breakout year on a value deal. 

Or even re-structuring deals to create cap space.