That didn't take long.  Mistake by the new brass, I think.

 If he catches on in Ottawa & scores 130 points & our placekicking isn't as good then it was a huge mistake. 

So if a guy we cut goes elsewhere, & plays much better than the guy we kept instead, it should be considered a bad thing for us? Thanks for clearing that up.

Palardy cut looks like he won the job.

@PentonKirk: RT @TimCBaines: Surprise. #RedBlacks cut kicker Justin Palardy. #CFL #Ottawa

 

 If he catches on in Ottawa & scores 130 points & our placekicking isn't as good then it was a huge mistake. 

So if a guy we cut goes elsewhere, & plays much better than the guy we kept instead, it should be considered a bad thing for us? Thanks for clearing that up.

 

How can it not be? Especially if the guy we keep isn't as good. You're welcome. Anytime. 

If he catches on in Ottawa & scores 130 points & our placekicking isn't as good then it was a huge mistake.

So if a guy we cut goes elsewhere, & plays much better than the guy we kept instead, it should be considered a bad thing for us? Thanks for clearing that up.

How can it not be? Especially if the guy we keep isn't as good. You're welcome. Anytime.

Yes he was being sarcastic, because your comment basically adds up to:

"If the guy we cut ends up better than the guy we kept, then it was a mistake."

Well no ****. That's how cuts work.

 

 

 

If he catches on in Ottawa & scores 130 points & our placekicking isn't as good then it was a huge mistake.

So if a guy we cut goes elsewhere, & plays much better than the guy we kept instead, it should be considered a bad thing for us? Thanks for clearing that up.

How can it not be? Especially if the guy we keep isn't as good. You're welcome. Anytime.

Yes he was being sarcastic, because your comment basically adds up to:

"If the guy we cut ends up better than the guy we kept, then it was a mistake."

Well no ****. That's how cuts work.

 

Not a mind reader. LOL!

WTF.. Maher released? Ottawas kicker is the creepy lumberjack i guess? 

Smith looked very good last year,but maybe all the changes has set him back a bit. Given Popp's record of finding talent, I wouldn't write Smith off too soon, unless you're secretly rooting for Brink.

WTF.. Maher released? Ottawas kicker is the creepy lumberjack i guess? 

They have a bye Week 1 so they must have a line on some kickers to bring in & evaluate before then. I wonder if they'll pick up Stamps Tyler Crapigna who was released & sent back to CIS this season? He was never going to beat out Rob Maver & Rene Paredes.

Maher looked bad in the pre-season game.  Missed a FG and put a kick off out of bounds.  Not surprising that he was cut, but it is surprising that they don't have any kickers left.

 

 

 

If he catches on in Ottawa & scores 130 points & our placekicking isn't as good then it was a huge mistake.

So if a guy we cut goes elsewhere, & plays much better than the guy we kept instead, it should be considered a bad thing for us? Thanks for clearing that up.

How can it not be? Especially if the guy we keep isn't as good. You're welcome. Anytime.

Yes he was being sarcastic, because your comment basically adds up to:

"If the guy we cut ends up better than the guy we kept, then it was a mistake."

Well no ****. That's how cuts work.

 

 

Well actually... in this particular case if Maher plays better than Lirim it doesn't necessarily mean we made a mistake because of the ratio.

 

Basically because we are playing NAT at kicker we don't need to play a NAT somewhere else.  So we'd have to look at how much Maher plays better at the kicking position vs. how much of a dropoff we'd have at whatever position we would have to go NAT at if we kept Maher.

Ottawa must be going import at kicker.

 

They aren't going to get any better than Palardy off the NI scrap heap.

Close, but not quite.  Carrying a NI kicker means and extra DI, not an extra starting Import.

@sportscage: Hearing the RedBlacks will name Luca Congi as their kicker as early as Monday

Congi? Man Maher's passport is killing his chances more than I thought.

Congi? Man Maher's passport is killing his chances more than I thought.

 

I don't think his passport had much to do with his being cut by the RedBlacks. He didn't play well in his pre-season game with them. 

 

WTF.. Maher released? Ottawas kicker is the creepy lumberjack i guess? 

They have a bye Week 1 so they must have a line on some kickers to bring in & evaluate before then. I wonder if they'll pick up Stamps Tyler Crapigna who was released & sent back to CIS this season? He was never going to beat out Rob Maver & Rene Paredes.

 

 

The Stamps put Crapigna on their suspended list. That would protect him from being snagged by another team, wouldn't it.

With the new CBA I have no clue. I think a suspended list is a bad thing as Crapinga was cut. I don't like the idea of a team owning a players rights after they were cut.

To all kickers…………….…………….Welcome to Ottawa!

With the new CBA I have no clue. I think a suspended list is a bad thing as Crapinga was cut. I don't like the idea of a team owning a players rights after they were cut.

 

Crapigna is not listed in the Stamps' list of players who were released.

Is Congi doing all three jobs? Hasn't punted since 2010 and has averaged 38 yards per punt in his career.

HaHA... Ottawa re-signed Maher... 

 

Classic Desjardins

HaHA... Ottawa re-signed Maher... 

 

Classic Desjardins

 

They did? Wow so Congi didn't work out very well. But you watch, Maher will have a monster game against us..... though if we play like we did against the Argos, that monster game will mostly be punts

Maybe they will talk to Westwood?

 

With the new CBA I have no clue. I think a suspended list is a bad thing as Crapinga was cut. I don't like the idea of a team owning a players rights after they were cut.

 

Crapigna is not listed in the Stamps' list of players who were released.

 

 

 

With the new CBA I have no clue. I think a suspended list is a bad thing as Crapinga was cut. I don't like the idea of a team owning a players rights after they were cut.

 

Crapigna is not listed in the Stamps' list of players who were released.

 

He is on their suspended list . Check again.