Mike

Already been released.

I hope they give Corey Lewis a shot, not Devin Tyler.

Not sure why Twitter is so quick to say this was terrible work by the agent. Maybe. Or maybe he just got his client a fresh start with a chance at a pay increase from the league minimum he might've been making. I wouldn't be surprised if Winnipeg signed Simmons.

That's highly unlikely.

Yes,true. But the Stamps are paying Simmons his full salary not dressing. I empathize with him but he's going about this the wrong way. My understanding from what I heard on CHQR radio here in Calgary (Stamps play by play station) is that Huff has tried to trade Simmons the past 2 weeks but there's been no takers. You keep saying full salary as if that means anything. Full salary for Simmons likely means near league minimum. His coin is made by being on the field.

I also think you using Shawn Lemon is a funny example considering before he went to Calgary, he was a Bomber and quit in a very Nic Grigsbyish fashion because he didn't immediately get playing time.

Wow, poor guy. Can't beat out the starting linebackers in front of him. Didn't ask for a trade. He's a slave. Welcome to pro football.Pretty harsh the guy just wants to play and if he is not good enough to even dress for Calgary let him play somewhere.These guys aren't making big bucks. Lots of guys are in Jasper Simmons' place & don't do what he & his agent did. Not everyone can play & start.They don't run to twitter & start bitching. If he's being held "hostage" by the Stamps like he claims & doesn't like it then he should quit & do something else with his life. In a story yesterday it was reported that Simmons is getting his full salary whether he dresses or not. So, this stuff about not being able to take care of his family is rubbish. Two years ago Sean Lemon was backing up Corderro Law & wasn't dressing for games like Simmons is now. John Hufnagel said he was in his office every week complaining & saying he wanted to play. At the time, Lemon was extremely upset. Huff told him to be patient & continue to work hard. Well, Law left for the NFL & Lemon got his chance with the Stamps last season & had a great year. Now he's getting a shot with the 49ers. Lemon never bitched publicly like Simmons did or had his agent call out the Stampeders. He just went about his business & acted like a pro even though he was unhappy. Things certainly worked out for Lemon since. I'm of the mind that you (nor I) are really in position to tell anyone else how they should or should not manage their life as it pertains to taking care of their family. Maybe he's getting his full salary - now what if he makes league minimum and his best way of making money is by being on the field, making plays? Football is a fickle business and in a sport where contracts are not guaranteed, I don't ever criticize a player who decides to make a decision (whether I agree with it or not) to try and maximize their earning potential. Mike, he's under contract to the Stamps & getting paid. Were you saying that last year when Nic Grigsby walked into Osh's office & gave him a "Play me or release me" ultimatum? Everyone on this board called the guy a quitter when he was released. I don't recall you or very many defending Grigsby. How is this different? And since when is pro football all about equal playing time? Stamps are exceptionally strong at linebacker. Simmons has to do what others did in the past when in a similar situation. Work hard, continue to work hard, be patient, wait for the opportunity & then make the most of it. Not cry about it on twitter. Grigsby chose to sign with Winnipeg. Simmons didn't ask to be traded to Calgary. All I know is I can sympathize with Simmons - he went from one of the best situations in the league to one of the worst for him personally. And we can talk about how exceptionally strong the Stamps are at linebacker all we want, he deserves to be on that roster - I have no idea why he isn't - and while he's maybe not going about it the best way, the end result is that this whole ordeal is going to give him what he wants.

Wow, poor guy. Can't beat out the starting linebackers in front of him. Didn't ask for a trade. He's a slave. Welcome to pro football.Pretty harsh the guy just wants to play and if he is not good enough to even dress for Calgary let him play somewhere.These guys aren't making big bucks. Lots of guys are in Jasper Simmons' place & don't do what he & his agent did. Not everyone can play & start.They don't run to twitter & start bitching. If he's being held "hostage" by the Stamps like he claims & doesn't like it then he should quit & do something else with his life. In a story yesterday it was reported that Simmons is getting his full salary whether he dresses or not. So, this stuff about not being able to take care of his family is rubbish. Two years ago Sean Lemon was backing up Corderro Law & wasn't dressing for games like Simmons is now. John Hufnagel said he was in his office every week complaining & saying he wanted to play. At the time, Lemon was extremely upset. Huff told him to be patient & continue to work hard. Well, Law left for the NFL & Lemon got his chance with the Stamps last season & had a great year. Now he's getting a shot with the 49ers. Lemon never bitched publicly like Simmons did or had his agent call out the Stampeders. He just went about his business & acted like a pro even though he was unhappy. Things certainly worked out for Lemon since. I'm of the mind that you (nor I) are really in position to tell anyone else how they should or should not manage their life as it pertains to taking care of their family. Maybe he's getting his full salary - now what if he makes league minimum and his best way of making money is by being on the field, making plays? Football is a fickle business and in a sport where contracts are not guaranteed, I don't ever criticize a player who decides to make a decision (whether I agree with it or not) to try and maximize their earning potential.

Worth noting - this guy really isn't a prominent CFL agent so he doesn't have the same kind of pull as guys like Gill, Vertlieb, etc. He represents Simmons, EJ Kuale and I think a handful of other PR guys. He has to get the job done without much leverage elsewhere and I'd say he's doing it - even if he publicly looks like a fool, his client will be happy. Mission accomplished.

Sadly, the reality is that because of this, he WILL get his way so while his agent looks like an absolute ****, he's going to end up getting the job done.

Simmons was very good last year, no idea why he's sitting on the bench to be honest. He was Ottawa's MOP nominee last year. Very bright star on a weak defense.

What kind of football / league / uniforms / field is that?

So tell us the truth then - if you don't know him, how did you manage to learn this?

Well it does beg the question, on a short week, with one scheduled practice and a QB making his first start, you have a storm forecasted during the practice, and the coaching staff does nothing? Seems odd to me. O'Shea stated that they did move up practice 20 minutes...so there. Obviously overlooked in that extensive Google research.

Is this what we talk about on here now? Good grief. Anything to have something to complain about.

Is he? What is he wrong about? The team hasn't done anything to improve this offseason. Relying on Ehlers and Burmi to put this team over the top doesn't really give me too much confidence. I think they're relying on a lot more than Ehlers. They're relying on the raised level of comfort from Myers and Stafford who get a TC with their new team. They're relying on the development of Scheifele, Trouba and Lowry. They're relying on the system to put some new blood in. That article is a joke lol

Read above been stated that veltung is a healthy scratch. He's hurt. I don't really care how they word it in the media - healthy scratch is an incorrect use of terminology, he's on the gameday roster as a member of the 2-man reserve but he's still injured.

Donaldson is honestly amazing. Favorite player.

Maybe but hey, at least we're not starting a linebacking core featuring Brandon Isaac and James Yurichuk and at least Dave Stala isn't on our team. Every team has its warts at this point of the season.

I would assume so. It's a very winnable game for either team.

This game truly is winnable ... no Greenwood, no Owens, no Durie, no Whitaker ... we have a definite chance.

Go a little deeper into T'cona to find the real gems. The Central, The Spike, still around too. It's like going into a time machine. The Spike is a beauty, love it there. Spent a fair amount of time at the Villa in North Kildonan in my university days too.

Our DL has been really good lately, just not getting the big money stats (just like every other team in the league) but they've been much better with Peach and Turner out (moreso Peach out and Collins in)

Andrew Harris

Both BS. Our D has actually been somewhat dominant since Collins went into the lineup. Not enthused to see all the guys who made up an extremely mediocre DL back in the lineup together. I've already resigned myself to Veltung sitting, I was holding out hope Collins won't. Very frustrated to see Peach back in the lineup.