about time to start this thread, and we'll give the first word to Our Man Tait: 
 

 

Actually I think Richmond will be an improvement....Yoshi was getting beat quite a few times last year and Zack had to get on his horse to avoid getting planted....He was letting guys leak in at the most inoportune times and it was costing us...However I still think he has some game left and his winning attitude he had here will most likely be carried over there BUT he can't do it all by himself....Good move for everyone

He still is a good tackle but he decided that it's time to get paid and the Riders gave him what he wanted, can't blame him but he is now dead to me. 

Hardrick I thought was much better than Bryant last year, kinda wish we would've kept Jemarcus instead.

Hardrick’s deal will pay him 230.5k in each season. 120k signing bonus. Makes him the highest paid 🇺🇸OL in @CFL. @CFLonTSN
 

LMFAO

Hurts less when you have a guy in waiting. I have high expectations for Richmond

Just now, Mike said:

Hardrick’s deal will pay him 230.5k in each season. 120k signing bonus. Makes him the highest paid 🇺🇸OL in @CFL. @CFLonTSN
 

LMFAO

It seemed like the only way. 
 

Good for him - but that’s absolutely bonkers. 

1 minute ago, Mike said:

Hardrick’s deal will pay him 230.5k in each season. 120k signing bonus. Makes him the highest paid 🇺🇸OL in @CFL. @CFLonTSN
 

LMFAO

Holy overpay Batman. That's ridiculous.

Riders are a desperate team and organization, he is nowhere near worth that contract but like I said the dummies are desperate

Just now, GCn20 said:

Holy overpay Batman. That's ridiculous.

There was a time not so long ago where we were in that very same boat .. that said .. ridiculous overpay.

You gotta think they view him as the blindside tackle for that cash which is absolutely bananas 

1 minute ago, Mike said:

Hardrick’s deal will pay him 230.5k in each season. 120k signing bonus. Makes him the highest paid 🇺🇸OL in @CFL. @CFLonTSN
 

LMFAO

Great for yoshi.......but that's a lot of coin for the guy in what is likely to be his swansong years....I knew the riders wouldn't disappoint......heh heh

Just now, Mike said:

You gotta think they view him as the blindside tackle for that cash which is absolutely bananas 

I wouldn’t want him doing that. 

Glad Yoshi got a bag. Glad we didn't give it to him.

3 minutes ago, Mike said:

Hardrick’s deal will pay him 230.5k in each season. 120k signing bonus. Makes him the highest paid 🇺🇸OL in @CFL. @CFLonTSN
 

LMFAO

Good Christ. I'd go live in Regina and play for the Riders for that kind of dough........

No i wouldnt.

I genuinely would’ve been disappointed to see us bring back Yoshi at 50k a year less than that. 230k is insanity.

I really hope the Gappers sign Betts for 300k . 

LOLOL!

JOD.... you diabolic............. O'Day out there playing 3D chess while everyone else is playing checkers, apparently...

Just now, Mike said:

I genuinely would’ve been disappointed to see us bring back Yoshi at 50k a year less than that. 230k is insanity.

I think he was getting paid about what I would have wanted to pay him here. 

Best of luck in Regina. Can’t be upset at Yoshi or the bombers here. Riders quite simply put decided to overpay by a significant amount. Bombers weren’t gonna make him the highest paid US OL. Like what I saw from Richmond so. Smart move here. Saves over 120k roughly. 

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Maybe this opens some money for Geoff Gray. 

Just now, Geebrr said:

Maybe this opens some money for Geoff Gray. 

Well everyone going on about Richmond at tackle, but is gray maybe an option there?

2 minutes ago, Geebrr said:

Maybe this opens some money for Geoff Gray. 

I feel he’s moving on to his engineering career unless he’s not done yet but he’s taking it at U of M or was so. 
 

not sure he’s back honestly. I’d think he’d have been signed by now if he was coming back. If he’s still in school we are his only option really. 

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Just now, 17to85 said:

Well everyone going on about Richmond at tackle, but is gray maybe an option there?

Imo gray should be a rt. That said, idk if he’s ready for that switch. He struggled at times in pass pro at guard last year. 
 Between he and Richmond we should have a good battle. Let the best guy start. 
 Richmond instantly makes us better in pass pro but arguably worse in run pro. 
 Bryant Neufeld Eli Dobson gray/richmond is the best case scenario. And that is an improvement over last years line. Shouldn’t need a lot of time to gel. 

6 minutes ago, Geebrr said:

I think he was getting paid about what I would have wanted to pay him here. 

I’d agree I’d it was yoshi circa 2 years ago. 

3 minutes ago, 17to85 said:

Well everyone going on about Richmond at tackle, but is gray maybe an option there?

He was always projected to be a tackle, so  sounds like an option to me. 
 

 

1 minute ago, wbbfan said:

 Bryant Neufeld Eli Dobson gray/richmond is the best case scenario. 

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