25/26 CFL (Non Bombers) Off Season Thread

[Booch]

Riders taking a nice eviceration ...

[Brandon]

 

[rebusrankin]

Micah Johnson, Carney, Baldonado from the dline, Reavis and Allen from the linebackers, Nield and Robustelli from the wr group and the back up QB, that's a lot of loss.

[Brandon]

 

[GCn20]

2 hours ago, Booch said:

Riders taking a nice eviceration ...

Nothing in that organization breeds loyalty. Riders have taken a massive hit. 

Edited 1 hour ago by GCn20

[GCn20]

7 hours ago, Booch said:

Dinwiddie making hay there...Ott will be legit thbs yr

and their Bacjup QB....Not sure who they have behind old man river there....but i if he goes down now...Yikes

Interesting that they cannot retain all key players after a Grey Cup yr, and some at discount like we wer able to several post Grey Cup yrs in a row...tho we played that game a lil too long....but still...Guess the culture and wanna to run thru walls for Mace aint what its all made out to be...plus...It's always gonna be ....Regina

That had a lot to do with our HC. Yes he became loyal to a fault, but it did help us retain our guys that mattered. I am sure you will disagree but look at Mace, cutthroat and it costed him.

When players are treated like they are a commodity and nothing more, they return the favor.

There are a few times that MOS took his lumps for being overly loyal and he needs to dial that back for sure, but guys still stick with him. Mace shouldn't have thrown players under the bus like he did at times. We criticize our coach for not speaking to the media about players, but the players appreciate that.

Edited 1 hour ago by GCn20

[Mike]

That Eberhardt deal is total, not annually. 

[GCn20]

1 minute ago, Mike said:

That Eberhardt deal is total, not annually. 

Has to be. He has done nothing to deserve 300k annually unless Dinwiddie is just a terrible negotiator.

[Booch]

11 minutes ago, GCn20 said:

That had a lot to do with our HC. Yes he became loyal to a fault, but it did help us retain our guys that mattered. I am sure you will disagree but look at Mace, cutthroat and it costed him.

When players are treated like they are a commodity and nothing more, they return the favor.

There are a few times that MOS took his lumps for being overly loyal and he needs to dial that back for sure, but guys still stick with him. Mace shouldn't have thrown players under the bus like he did at times. We criticize our coach for not speaking to the media about players, but the players appreciate that.

Oh no I agree...Osh has that effect for sure...i wont discredit that...but the organization does too and how we go about things ...group effort

And yup...if he has learned when and where to cut the cord...we should be fine....I just want to see now a true TC and may the best win spots...and adjust ratio as need be 

[SpeedFlex27]

39 minutes ago, GCn20 said:

That had a lot to do with our HC. Yes he became loyal to a fault, but it did help us retain our guys that mattered. I am sure you will disagree but look at Mace, cutthroat and it costed him.

When players are treated like they are a commodity and nothing more, they return the favor.

There are a few times that MOS took his lumps for being overly loyal and he needs to dial that back for sure, but guys still stick with him. Mace shouldn't have thrown players under the bus like he did at times. We criticize our coach for not speaking to the media about players, but the players appreciate that.

Just curious, but Mace has only been a HC for 2 seasons. When did he throw players under the bus or develop a reputation for doing that? I don't recall any examples of players sbeing called out. 

I'm no Rider or Corey Mace fan but I can say that he developed the Riders into what the Bombers were 2019-22 with FIFO. Players love playing for him. The problem with being GC Champions is everybody wants to get paid. NOW. And they can't pay everyone. Plus for most players, money is the only true loyalty they'll ever understand. hence the endless one year contracts. They want to get paid. It has very little to do with loyalty.