gbill2004 Posted October 28, 2014 Report Share Posted October 28, 2014 @garylawless: word on #cfl street is #riders OL Ben Heenan will not re-sign prior to free agency. Heenan is the prized UFA in CFL and wants to test market Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gbill2004 Posted October 28, 2014 Author Report Share Posted October 28, 2014 Get er done Walters! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atomic Posted October 28, 2014 Report Share Posted October 28, 2014 I'll believe it when I see it. They will give him the money. If they have to cut Picard to afford it and start Clark or Watman at Centre, then so be it. Heenan will be a Rider. Tracker 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gbill2004 Posted October 28, 2014 Author Report Share Posted October 28, 2014 @garylawless: expect #argos OL Tyler Holmes to join Heenan in free agency although #redblacks will have a crack at bringing him back to his hometown #cfl @garylawless: few in #cfl circles expect Heenan to sign elsewhere but do expect him to test market and establish his worth before re-upping with #riders Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandon Posted October 28, 2014 Report Share Posted October 28, 2014 Time for us to over pay Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldSchoolBlue Posted October 28, 2014 Report Share Posted October 28, 2014 Time for us to over pay yup. If only to make the Riders squirm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gbill2004 Posted October 28, 2014 Author Report Share Posted October 28, 2014 Time for us to over pay Agreed. Give either one (or both) of them Drew Willy money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stickem Posted October 28, 2014 Report Share Posted October 28, 2014 Back up the money truck Walters and put out some big ones for Heenan. Would be nice to see a little payback for the Labatte theft. Holmes wouldn't be too bad either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mbrg Posted October 28, 2014 Report Share Posted October 28, 2014 I'll believe it when I see it. They will give him the money. If they have to cut Picard to afford it and start Clark or Watman at Centre, then so be it. Heenan will be a Rider. @garylawless: few in #cfl circles expect Heenan to sign elsewhere but do expect him to test market and establish his worth before re-upping with #riders Ahemmmmm Would someone at least have the courtesy to say "SPOILER ALERT"? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted October 28, 2014 Report Share Posted October 28, 2014 Riders are going to lose someone they don't want to lose, but I'd be absolutely shocked if it was Heenan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gbill2004 Posted October 28, 2014 Author Report Share Posted October 28, 2014 Does Picard play positions other than centre? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
holoman Posted October 28, 2014 Report Share Posted October 28, 2014 If you're a top O-lineman, you'd almost be crazy to NOT test the FA waters. I'm with Mike...The Riders will lose someone they don't want to, but it wont be Heenan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gbill2004 Posted October 28, 2014 Author Report Share Posted October 28, 2014 If you're a top O-lineman, you'd almost be crazy to NOT test the FA waters. I'm with Mike...The Riders will lose someone they don't want to, but it wont be Heenan. Watman for our 2nd rounder?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted October 28, 2014 Report Share Posted October 28, 2014 Does Picard play positions other than centre? Maybe. But he's no more than an average lineman at this stage of his career. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jpan85 Posted October 28, 2014 Report Share Posted October 28, 2014 Make them pay to keep him. No harm in throwing him a ridiculous offer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gbill2004 Posted October 28, 2014 Author Report Share Posted October 28, 2014 If I'm Walters I make Heenan a 3 year offer worth $1 million. I'm serious. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rebusrankin Posted October 28, 2014 Report Share Posted October 28, 2014 Offer big money to both, increase if needed, hope for the best. Imagine if Walters landed both? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Dee Posted October 28, 2014 Report Share Posted October 28, 2014 I'm 4 months away from getting excited about this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gbill2004 Posted October 28, 2014 Author Report Share Posted October 28, 2014 I'm 4 months away from getting excited about this. Get ready for 4 months of discussion on this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Dee Posted October 28, 2014 Report Share Posted October 28, 2014 I'm 4 months away from getting excited about this. Get ready for 4 months of discussion on this. Yes, I can see the next few months of FA talk - Heenan, Holmes, and any other breathing soul who might be approaching the realms of Free Agency. The list will start one way, veer off another way, and get shortened as the months go by, and somehow..Walters will be expected to sign 'em all. Yikes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted October 28, 2014 Report Share Posted October 28, 2014 If I'm Walters I make Heenan a 3 year offer worth $1 million. I'm serious. This caught me off guard. But then I thought about it ... and I don't think you're too far off. Noeller 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Unknown Poster Posted October 28, 2014 Report Share Posted October 28, 2014 Remember when lawless said this weeks ago and a bunch of you went on about how lawless was just making stuff up? Because he's fat I guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tracker Posted October 29, 2014 Report Share Posted October 29, 2014 There's no point in starting a bidding/salary war just to be poopheads. Heenan isn't going anywhere and the Riders will juggle things to make it so, so the other GMs will back off quickly. Holmes is a legitimate target and worth pursuing and Walters had better be in at the finish here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ripper Posted October 29, 2014 Report Share Posted October 29, 2014 Riders are going to lose someone they don't want to lose, but I'd be absolutely shocked if it was Heenan. You are correct. Potential riders to go if push comes to shove would include Picard, Fulton or maybe Best. Bottom line is we have way too much cap space tied up in this group. At this point Labatte is the only untouchable on that line followed by Heenan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Perfect Posted October 29, 2014 Report Share Posted October 29, 2014 Remember when lawless said this weeks ago and a bunch of you went on about how lawless was just making stuff up? Because he's fat I guess. Actually what Lawless said was that Walters should sign Heenan, which we all know (the intelligent ones anyway) the chances of that happening are slim and none. If Heenan does test free agency, he'll be there about as long as Josh Bourke was before Montreal re-signed him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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