Toronto Argonauts ‏@TorontoArgos  32s 

#Argos announce they have released QB @ZCollaros7 #CFL

 

 

Not sure if it is to sign a NFL deal or get a head start on where he wants to go.

Unless there is something going on with the NFL, this makes zero sense whatsoever. You don't cut a pending FA to give other teams a chance to talk to him. You do what BC did last year with Reilly and trade his rights and get a return.

Little different this with 3 guys on the market compared to only 1. You don't have to give up an asset to get exclusive negotiation rights to get one of the 3.

The qb landscape would get pretty interesting/scary in Collaros landed an NFL contract.

Does Collaros even have an agent yet?

i wonder what people will say if Walters have traded for the rights to talk to him?

i wonder what people will say if Walters have traded for the rights to talk to him?

He hasn't. As per the thread title, Collaros was released.

i wonder what people will say if Walters have traded for the rights to talk to him?

 

I definitely would not trade a pick now.  You are correct.

 

i wonder what people will say if Walters have traded for the rights to talk to him?

He hasn't. As per the thread title, Collaros was released.

 

i mean if walters traded for his rights earlier like weeks ago, then argos release him.

 

 

i wonder what people will say if Walters have traded for the rights to talk to him?

He hasn't. As per the thread title, Collaros was released.

 

i mean if walters traded for his rights earlier like weeks ago, then argos release him.

 

 

What?

 

If Walters traded for his rights, he wouldn't be Toronto's to release.

 

 

i wonder what people will say if Walters have traded for the rights to talk to him?

He hasn't. As per the thread title, Collaros was released.

 

i mean if walters traded for his rights earlier like weeks ago, then argos release him.

 

if Walters had traded for him weeks ago then the argos wouldn't be releasing him because he would be bomber property and they would have had to release him. 

 

 

 

i wonder what people will say if Walters have traded for the rights to talk to him?

He hasn't. As per the thread title, Collaros was released.

 

i mean if walters traded for his rights earlier like weeks ago, then argos release him.

 

 

What?

 

If Walters traded for his rights, he wouldn't be Toronto's to release.

 

 

I said 'rights to speak' to him just like Esks did to Reilly

 

 

 

 

i wonder what people will say if Walters have traded for the rights to talk to him?

He hasn't. As per the thread title, Collaros was released.

 

i mean if walters traded for his rights earlier like weeks ago, then argos release him.

 

 

What?

 

If Walters traded for his rights, he wouldn't be Toronto's to release.

 

 

I said 'rights to speak' to him just like Reed did to Reilly

 

 

That's not what you get when you trade for the "rights to speak"

 

You inherit the contract. Not just the right to talk to them. You can't trade the ability to make a phone call.

Doug Brown‏@DougBrown9711 mins

Grab the cheque book, and charter the jet. Collaros is officially a free agent today. #Bombers #Work

Wow, interesting move by Barker. 

 

All I can conclude is that Barker realized that he was leaving anyway, and that he couldn't get a trade done.  No point in dragging it out.  Perhaps this will help the Argo's sign a neg-list QB or other prospect.

 

We will see if the Bombers have a legit shot at Collaros now.   Will he sign with someone quickly, or will it be drawn out?   How much NFL interest is there?   Does he sign now, as the only QB on the market with some playing time, or does he wait to see where he stacks up against other potential free agents coming out in 2 weeks (Willy, Burris) ?

 

The day just got interesting.

Am I the only one who has a very hard time seeing NFL teams even taking a glance at this guy...?

 

If he hasn't signed somewhere in the CFL by the end of the week, I'd be flabbergasted.

Will he sign with someone quickly, or will it be drawn out?   How much NFL interest is there?   Does he sign now, as the only QB on the market with some playing time, or does he wait to see where he stacks up against other potential free agents coming out in 2 weeks (Willy, Burris) ?

 

The day just got interesting.

 

It certainly did get interesting, I think he will sign with someone quickly to be honest. I think if things get drawn out teams might start to look at other options more seriously because why deal with a difficult signing when there are other options? The NFL is a wildcard but if it's CFL for Collaros I'd bet he's got a new team before the end of the week. 

Somebody on the Rider forum made a good point in that letting Collaros go now clarifies the FA picture so that while Toronto may not get anything for him, they may take another team out of the hunt for some of the guys they've targeted if money gets tied up in Collaros.

If we sign Collaros can we still sign Muamba and Matthews?

If we sign Collaros can we still sign Muamba and Matthews?

Sure we can. Lots of teams have more than one good player.

Chris Matthews is easily replaceable. He isn't someone I'd be fretting over. If he signs that's great. If not, there are plenty of receivers out there to be found.

The Bombers have 16 free agents if anyone has money to spend its the Bombers

 

If we sign Collaros can we still sign Muamba and Matthews?

Sure we can. Lots of teams have more than one good player.

 

 

Just not the Bombers. 

Did he have a bonus coming due on Feb 1? This is odd.

 

If we sign Collaros can we still sign Muamba and Matthews?

Sure we can. Lots of teams have more than one good player.

 

LOL! 

I hope we get Collaros and not the Ticats. 

This is a very peculiar situation.

The most obvious reason would have been NFL interest, but I just can't see that…no complete resume.

Toronto's motive should have been to move him out West, even for peanuts, but to give Hamilton a clear shot is odd.

You'd think they knew something.

 

As to the interest from the Bombers...

It seemed to me, from the very start, that the Bombers have only had a passing interest, npi, in Collaros. 

Could this stem from the relationship with the new HC or are they playing this really cool?

Perhaps, through their contacts, they are aware of the ongoings and are preparing to go all in…or not.

 

One thing for sure, we won't have to wait 'til Feb 15th and that should definitely be a plus one way or another to settle our QB situation.