Floyd Posted June 22, 2014 Report Share Posted June 22, 2014 That's too simplistic an explanation. The stuff going on behind the scenes in the locker room was chaotic as I recall. There seemed to be a cisis a day with Kelly during the 2009 season. All I know is when Bryant got to the Stamps he was a total professional & team player the entire time he was in Calgary. He had a problem with an arrogant & bully Blue Bomber head coach who enjoyed pushing his weight around people just because he thought he could. Ask the Stamps players & coaches who knew him & there were never any issues with Bryant when he was a Stampeder. Never heard of any with the Argos either. So, I think this was a coaching & not a player issue. So then why isn't he still with Calgary? He was 32... Its a credit to Bryant that he found work as an import receiver for two more years after that. I could see him in Ottawa even now... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gbill2004 Posted June 22, 2014 Author Report Share Posted June 22, 2014 I'm surprised Arland Bruce hasn't surfaced in Ottawa yet. Maybe his career is over. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rebusrankin Posted June 22, 2014 Report Share Posted June 22, 2014 How has no team made an offer on Peach? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TBURGESS Posted June 22, 2014 Report Share Posted June 22, 2014 How has no team made an offer on Peach? Because he's on the PR, not a FA? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rebusrankin Posted June 22, 2014 Report Share Posted June 22, 2014 How has no team made an offer on Peach? Because he's on the PR, not a FA? Yeah but any team could ask them to join their team where he'd make more and have a better shot at playing. Calgary would have to activate him, let him go or make a deal. You can't tell me he couldn't make the 46 of Winnipeg, Ottawa, Edmonton or Hamilton. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Posted June 22, 2014 Report Share Posted June 22, 2014 Dude, the cut down deadline wasn't even 24 hours ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted June 22, 2014 Report Share Posted June 22, 2014 How has no team made an offer on Peach? It's Sunday, league offices are closed I believe. Besides that, PR claims aren't a fast process. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zontar Posted June 22, 2014 Report Share Posted June 22, 2014 Wow. Ticats really knows how to keep their Nationals. Starting three CDNs on defense for week 1. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Perfect Posted June 22, 2014 Report Share Posted June 22, 2014 I was disgusted by the way me-first Romby Bryant gave up on the our team while he was here and was glad we traded him to Stamps. Maybe he can now finally fade into obscurity where he belongs. Gee, I see it differently: I was impressed by the way Romby Bryant stood up to that schmuck Mike Kelly, gave him the finger, and forced Kelly to trade him away. But by doing that to Kelly, he also did it to all his teammates as well. Kelly was an idiot & control freak. I don't recall all the circumstances that led to Bryant coming to Calgary but Kelly's "My way or the highway wanting to control the message" arrogance led to his ultimate dismissal as head coach. I blame the coach & not the player. His Majesty King Kelly treated just about everyone badly in the Bomber court, fans, media & even Bob Irving. You didn't/don't like Kelly and I'm certainly not going to defend him. But I do remember the circumstances of Bryant's trade. I do remember the absolute lack of effort by Bryant. He didn't like Kelly's offence - fine but that didn't give him the right to quit on the team. I still remember this play in his last game as a Bomber. He made a catch along the sidelines - both hands on the ball - and then the Als' defender reached in with one hand and easily grabbed the ball from him. It's difficult to describe how pathetic the play was - it really does need to be seen - but the one thing it showed clearly was that Bryant didn't care. So, Bryant goes to Calgary & he has back to back to back thousand plus yard seasons. Sure, blame the player not the lunatic coach running the team at the time. Kelly squandered a very good receiver. By criticizing Bryant you're defending Kelly so... But nobody else quit on the team in spectacular fashion like Romby. Derick Armstrong says hello. Floyd 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacquie Posted June 22, 2014 Report Share Posted June 22, 2014 If you want to get a glimpse of Bryant's attitude, check his twitter feed and his feuds with former teammates. Guy is quiet as a church mouse, but seems to have another persona bubbling under that exterior. So quiet he refused to speak to the media (not just local) when he was here but didn't have a problem with it in Calgary - and that was under Berry as well as Kelly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atomic Posted June 22, 2014 Report Share Posted June 22, 2014 Wow. Ticats really knows how to keep their Nationals. Starting three CDNs on defense for week 1. Would that be Bulcke, Laurent, and Butler? Is Courtney Stephen not a starter at the moment? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pigseye Posted June 23, 2014 Report Share Posted June 23, 2014 Enough for the way they are working the ratio of now. You mean aside from DT...? And one backup for two NI REC spots... Sure, according to some, we should disregard what the roster is telling us and just assume that guys can play any position. No what you should do is stop pretending a roster for fan consumption is some kind of end all be all determining factor on where guys are capable of playing. Oh I agree, Cauchy played safety for almost 2 years, doesn't mean he should have. If it walks like a duck, it's probably a duck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Floyd Posted June 23, 2014 Report Share Posted June 23, 2014 Wow. Ticats really knows how to keep their Nationals. Starting three CDNs on defense for week 1. Would that be Bulcke, Laurent, and Butler? Is Courtney Stephen not a starter at the moment? Plesius is still in the mix at MLB too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Unknown Poster Posted June 23, 2014 Report Share Posted June 23, 2014 If bryant was so upset he didn't want to play for Kelly then he shouldn't have. Half-assing it is inexcusable. Good riddance. On the other hand Kelly should have had the balls to bench a player if he was half-assing it Blue-urns 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SPuDS Posted June 23, 2014 Report Share Posted June 23, 2014 I was disgusted by the way me-first Romby Bryant gave up on the our team while he was here and was glad we traded him to Stamps. Maybe he can now finally fade into obscurity where he belongs. Gee, I see it differently:I was impressed by the way Romby Bryant stood up to that schmuck Mike Kelly, gave him the finger, and forced Kelly to trade him away. But by doing that to Kelly, he also did it to all his teammates as well. Kelly was an idiot & control freak. I don't recall all the circumstances that led to Bryant coming to Calgary but Kelly's "My way or the highway wanting to control the message" arrogance led to his ultimate dismissal as head coach. I blame the coach & not the player. His Majesty King Kelly treated just about everyone badly in the Bomber court, fans, media & even Bob Irving. You didn't/don't like Kelly and I'm certainly not going to defend him. But I do remember the circumstances of Bryant's trade. I do remember the absolute lack of effort by Bryant. He didn't like Kelly's offence - fine but that didn't give him the right to quit on the team. I still remember this play in his last game as a Bomber. He made a catch along the sidelines - both hands on the ball - and then the Als' defender reached in with one hand and easily grabbed the ball from him. It's difficult to describe how pathetic the play was - it really does need to be seen - but the one thing it showed clearly was that Bryant didn't care. So, Bryant goes to Calgary & he has back to back to back thousand plus yard seasons. Sure, blame the player not the lunatic coach running the team at the time. Kelly squandered a very good receiver. By criticizing Bryant you're defending Kelly so... Man.. What part of HE QUIT ON THE TEAM AND OTHER COACHES are you missing here? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ALuCsRED Posted June 23, 2014 Report Share Posted June 23, 2014 Can we either make a 2009 thread or go to a forum that was around in 2009 to discuss Mike Kelly and his battles with players? This is the cuts thread. Floyd 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
comedygeek Posted June 23, 2014 Report Share Posted June 23, 2014 I was disgusted by the way me-first Romby Bryant gave up on the our team while he was here and was glad we traded him to Stamps. Maybe he can now finally fade into obscurity where he belongs. Gee, I see it differently: I was impressed by the way Romby Bryant stood up to that schmuck Mike Kelly, gave him the finger, and forced Kelly to trade him away. But by doing that to Kelly, he also did it to all his teammates as well. Kelly was an idiot & control freak. I don't recall all the circumstances that led to Bryant coming to Calgary but Kelly's "My way or the highway wanting to control the message" arrogance led to his ultimate dismissal as head coach. I blame the coach & not the player. His Majesty King Kelly treated just about everyone badly in the Bomber court, fans, media & even Bob Irving. You didn't/don't like Kelly and I'm certainly not going to defend him. But I do remember the circumstances of Bryant's trade. I do remember the absolute lack of effort by Bryant. He didn't like Kelly's offence - fine but that didn't give him the right to quit on the team. I still remember this play in his last game as a Bomber. He made a catch along the sidelines - both hands on the ball - and then the Als' defender reached in with one hand and easily grabbed the ball from him. It's difficult to describe how pathetic the play was - it really does need to be seen - but the one thing it showed clearly was that Bryant didn't care. So, Bryant goes to Calgary & he has back to back to back thousand plus yard seasons. Sure, blame the player not the lunatic coach running the team at the time. Kelly squandered a very good receiver. By criticizing Bryant you're defending Kelly so... But nobody else quit on the team in spectacular fashion like Romby. Derick Armstrong says hello. Touché. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iso_55 Posted June 23, 2014 Report Share Posted June 23, 2014 That's too simplistic an explanation. The stuff going on behind the scenes in the locker room was chaotic as I recall. There seemed to be a cisis a day with Kelly during the 2009 season. All I know is when Bryant got to the Stamps he was a total professional & team player the entire time he was in Calgary. He had a problem with an arrogant & bully Blue Bomber head coach who enjoyed pushing his weight around people just because he thought he could. Ask the Stamps players & coaches who knew him & there were never any issues with Bryant when he was a Stampeder. Never heard of any with the Argos either. So, I think this was a coaching & not a player issue. So then why isn't he still with Calgary? Why isn't Jade Etienne still with the Bombers? I'm sure he was a nice kid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M.O.A.B. Posted June 23, 2014 Report Share Posted June 23, 2014 The CFL.ca roster page is not fully updates yet but the transaction accounts who are on each teams PR. Non-ActiveMTL ADD NIP Nick BOYD (K) ManitobaMTL ADD IMP Brian BRIKOWSKI (DL) MonmouthMTL ADD IMP Dominique ELLIS (DB) South Carolina StateMTL ADD IMP Mardy GILYARD (WR) CincinnatiMTL ADD NIP Jamahl KNOWLES (DB) CalgaryMTL ADD NIP Jake PIOTROWSKI (OL) GuelphMTL ADD IMP Brandon RUTLEY (RB) San Jose StateMTL ADD NIP Andrew SMITH (WR) ManitobaMTL ADD NIP James TUCK (DL) YorkMTL ADD IMP Winston VENABLE (LB) Boise State OTT ADD IMP Alex CARDER (QB) Western MichiganOTT ADD NIP Hugo DESMARAIS (OL) LavalOTT ADD IMP Steven FORGETTE (OT) Eastern WashingtonOTT ADD IMP Michael HAYES (RB) HoustonOTT ADD IMP Monte LEWIS (LB) Jacksonville StateOTT ADD NIP Robin MEDEIROS (WR) Bishop'sOTT ADD IMP Jermaine ROBINSON (DB) ToledoOTT ADD IMP Fred ROUSE (WR) Concordia CollegeOTT ADD IMP Jasper SIMMONS (LB) Missouri TOR ADD IMP Vincent AGNEW (DB) Central MichiganTOR ADD NIP Jaskaran DHILLON (OL) UBCTOR ADD IMP Jarred FAYSON (WR) IllinoisTOR ADD NIP Shane HERBERT (DB) Wilfrid LaurierTOR ADD IMP Lequan LEWIS (DB) Arizona StateTOR ADD IMP Jeremy LEWIS (OL) MiamiTOR ADD IMP Antwaun MOLDEN (DB) Eastern KentuckyTOR ADD IMP Tristan OKPALAUGO (DL) Fresno StateTOR ADD IMP Nick WILLIAMS (LB) North AlabamaTOR ADD NIP Anthony WOODSON (RB) Calgary HAM ADD IMP Dominic ALFORD (OL) MinnesotaHAM ADD IMP LaMark BROWN (WR) Minnesota StateHAM ADD IMP Antonio COLEMAN (DL) AuburnHAM ADD NIP Michael DALY (DB) McMasterHAM ADD NIP Isaac DELL (FB) Wilfrid LaurierHAM ADD IMP Quincy MCDUFFIE (WR) Central FloridaHAM ADD IMP James ROGERS (DB) MichiganHAM ADD IMP Isi SOFELE (RB) California WPG ADD IMP Kyle BOLTON (RB) BakerWPG ADD IMP Kennon BROWNING (DB) Clark AtlantaWPG ADD NIP Brett CARTER (WR) Winnipeg Rifles Jr.WPG ADD IMP Daivon DUMAS (DB) Northern ArizonaWPG ADD NIP Quinn EVERETT (DE) Mount AllisonWPG ADD IMP Keshawn FRASER (DL) Central MichiganWPG ADD IMP Jarvis JONES (OL) OklahomaWPG ADD IMP Donavon KEMP (WR) Texas El PasoWPG ADD IMP Davin MEGGET (RB) Maryland CAL ADD IMP Maalik BOMAR (LB) CincinnatiCAL ADD IMP Sederrik CUNNINGHAM (WR) FurmanCAL ADD NIP Bradley ERDOS (OL) Simon FraserCAL ADD IMP Dequin EVANS (DL) KentuckyCAL ADD IMP Torin HARRIS (DB) USCCAL ADD IMP Jeremy HORNE (WR) MassachusettsCAL ADD NIP Billy PEACH (OL) Jacksonville UniversityCAL ADD IMP Ryan STEED (DB) FurmanCAL ADD NIP Adam THIBAULT (DB) LavalCAL ADD NIP Akeem WHONDER (LB) Windsor EDM ADD NIP Gregory ALEXANDRE (DL) MontrealEDM ADD NIP Anthony BARRETT (WR) Edmonton Jrs.EDM ADD NIP Raye HARTMANN (DB) St. Francis XavierEDM ADD IMP Daniel ROSS (DT) Northeast Mississippi Jr. CollegeEDM ADD IMP Robert SANDS (DB) West VirginiaEDM ADD IMP Cameron SHEFFIELD (DE) Troy BC ADD IMP Keola ANTOLIN (RB) ArizonaBC ADD NIP Akwasi ANTWI (DL) Mount AllisonBC ADD IMP Bryan BURNHAM (WR) TulsaBC ADD IMP John HARDY-TULIAU (DB) HawaiiBC ADD IMP Rob LOHR (DL) VanderbiltBC ADD IMP Chris OLSON (DE) West Texas A&MBC ADD IMP Andre RAMSEY (OL) Ball StateBC ADD NIP Cameron THORN (DT) GuelphBC ADD NIP Whitman TOMUSIAK (WR) Vancouver Island Raiders Jr. Tracker 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gbill2004 Posted June 23, 2014 Author Report Share Posted June 23, 2014 The CFL.ca roster page is not fully updates yet but the transaction accounts who are on each teams PR. Non-Active MTL ADD NIP Nick BOYD (K) Manitoba MTL ADD IMP Brian BRIKOWSKI (DL) Monmouth MTL ADD IMP Dominique ELLIS (DB) South Carolina State MTL ADD IMP Mardy GILYARD (WR) Cincinnati MTL ADD NIP Jamahl KNOWLES (DB) Calgary MTL ADD NIP Jake PIOTROWSKI (OL) Guelph MTL ADD IMP Brandon RUTLEY (RB) San Jose State MTL ADD NIP Andrew SMITH (WR) Manitoba MTL ADD NIP James TUCK (DL) York MTL ADD IMP Winston VENABLE (LB) Boise State OTT ADD IMP Alex CARDER (QB) Western Michigan OTT ADD NIP Hugo DESMARAIS (OL) Laval OTT ADD IMP Steven FORGETTE (OT) Eastern Washington OTT ADD IMP Michael HAYES (RB) Houston OTT ADD IMP Monte LEWIS (LB) Jacksonville State OTT ADD NIP Robin MEDEIROS (WR) Bishop's OTT ADD IMP Jermaine ROBINSON (DB) Toledo OTT ADD IMP Fred ROUSE (WR) Concordia College OTT ADD IMP Jasper SIMMONS (LB) Missouri TOR ADD IMP Vincent AGNEW (DB) Central Michigan TOR ADD NIP Jaskaran DHILLON (OL) UBC TOR ADD IMP Jarred FAYSON (WR) Illinois TOR ADD NIP Shane HERBERT (DB) Wilfrid Laurier TOR ADD IMP Lequan LEWIS (DB) Arizona State TOR ADD IMP Jeremy LEWIS (OL) Miami TOR ADD IMP Antwaun MOLDEN (DB) Eastern Kentucky TOR ADD IMP Tristan OKPALAUGO (DL) Fresno State TOR ADD IMP Nick WILLIAMS (LB) North Alabama TOR ADD NIP Anthony WOODSON (RB) Calgary HAM ADD IMP Dominic ALFORD (OL) Minnesota HAM ADD IMP LaMark BROWN (WR) Minnesota State HAM ADD IMP Antonio COLEMAN (DL) Auburn HAM ADD NIP Michael DALY (DB) McMaster HAM ADD NIP Isaac DELL (FB) Wilfrid Laurier HAM ADD IMP Quincy MCDUFFIE (WR) Central Florida HAM ADD IMP James ROGERS (DB) Michigan HAM ADD IMP Isi SOFELE (RB) California WPG ADD IMP Kyle BOLTON (RB) Baker WPG ADD IMP Kennon BROWNING (DB) Clark Atlanta WPG ADD NIP Brett CARTER (WR) Winnipeg Rifles Jr. WPG ADD IMP Daivon DUMAS (DB) Northern Arizona WPG ADD NIP Quinn EVERETT (DE) Mount Allison WPG ADD IMP Keshawn FRASER (DL) Central Michigan WPG ADD IMP Jarvis JONES (OL) Oklahoma WPG ADD IMP Donavon KEMP (WR) Texas El Paso WPG ADD IMP Davin MEGGET (RB) Maryland CAL ADD IMP Maalik BOMAR (LB) Cincinnati CAL ADD IMP Sederrik CUNNINGHAM (WR) Furman CAL ADD NIP Bradley ERDOS (OL) Simon Fraser CAL ADD IMP Dequin EVANS (DL) Kentucky CAL ADD IMP Torin HARRIS (DB) USC CAL ADD IMP Jeremy HORNE (WR) Massachusetts CAL ADD NIP Billy PEACH (OL) Jacksonville University CAL ADD IMP Ryan STEED (DB) Furman CAL ADD NIP Adam THIBAULT (DB) Laval CAL ADD NIP Akeem WHONDER (LB) Windsor EDM ADD NIP Gregory ALEXANDRE (DL) Montreal EDM ADD NIP Anthony BARRETT (WR) Edmonton Jrs. EDM ADD NIP Raye HARTMANN (DB) St. Francis Xavier EDM ADD IMP Daniel ROSS (DT) Northeast Mississippi Jr. College EDM ADD IMP Robert SANDS (DB) West Virginia EDM ADD IMP Cameron SHEFFIELD (DE) Troy BC ADD IMP Keola ANTOLIN (RB) Arizona BC ADD NIP Akwasi ANTWI (DL) Mount Allison BC ADD IMP Bryan BURNHAM (WR) Tulsa BC ADD IMP John HARDY-TULIAU (DB) Hawaii BC ADD IMP Rob LOHR (DL) Vanderbilt BC ADD IMP Chris OLSON (DE) West Texas A&M BC ADD IMP Andre RAMSEY (OL) Ball State BC ADD NIP Cameron THORN (DT) Guelph BC ADD NIP Whitman TOMUSIAK (WR) Vancouver Island Raiders Jr. No Sask? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jpan85 Posted June 23, 2014 Report Share Posted June 23, 2014 Going to announce it before their Tuesday practice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M.O.A.B. Posted June 23, 2014 Report Share Posted June 23, 2014 Lot of NationaIs, I want to see in Blue&Gold. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnzo Posted June 23, 2014 Report Share Posted June 23, 2014 https://twitter.com/cfl_news/status/480551555679002626 Maybe they'll bring in Louie Sakoda? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BBlink Posted June 23, 2014 Report Share Posted June 23, 2014 Wonder if we'll try to scoop up Woodson? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fatty Liver Posted June 23, 2014 Report Share Posted June 23, 2014 Time for Walters to get earn his pay. I'll be disappointed if he doesn't explore a number of opportunities to improve the club. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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