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I see a lot of that talk about him in the forums, to a large extent I think it's unfair. Saying that he's a one-trick pony implies that it is the only thing that he can do. As though he never stacks up or does pursuit just isn't so. You won't see me say that he's an elite run defender (middle of the road on a good day, imo) but he is elite at pressure and a good DC will use him to great effect. Additionally, his contract is for what should be the most productive 2 years of his career (Age 30 & 31). I'm not saying that $260k is a great value for the Leos, but they paid him to keep him before free agency and that's also a premium.

Best in class D-Linemen last year were over $200k. We had two of them, Orimolade ($240k) and Ceresna ($222k). He is a best in class rush end. Add the fact that he's a national and a re-signee and you get $260ish.

3Downnation says it's $260k (plus up to $6k in bonus) next year and $270k (same bonus) the following. https://3downnation.com/2024/12/19/b-c-lions-re-sign-star-canadian-dl-mathieu-betts-through-2026/ I think that's about right for him.

$339k for a backup is a tough one. And the musical QBs song seems like it is winding down... he may be without a chair.

He wasn't brought back as a choice? Or he wanted to play in the USFL?

https://www.cfl.ca/2024/12/16/argos-sign-american-db-donald-rutledge-jr/ A Bomber connection to this Argo signing. Thoughts?

https://3downnation.com/2024/12/16/2025-grey-cup-odds/ Really-Really-Very Early 2025 Grey Cup Odds. Ridiculous. I got better Odds during Grey Cup week than these guys are offering me 11 months out.

The Don is a legend around here. And Coach Din (46) is going to pass him (49) and likely Cahill (54) this coming season. Then he only has Pinball (67) and Obie (89). And Dinwiddie has the highest win percentage of them and if he gets one more cup here he'll pass every one of our post WW2 coaches. Remarkable stuff. I'd do the same lookup for O'Shea (and Mass, who I have been very impressed with), but the Wiki for the Bombers coaches only says it goes to the end of the 2022 season. One of you guys should go edit it. EDIT: Pretty sure that O'Shea owns most of your HC records now?

Demean, denigrate and disparage all you like. But being among the greatest head coaches in the history of the most successful and storied Canadian football team after a mere 4 years at the helm is no mean feat. If we win 8 games next year, he'll be tied with Leo Cahill for 3rd most wins.

Ryan Dinwiddie is 1 or 2 seasons from being the undisputed greatest Head Coach in Toronto Argonauts history. You could even make the argument now, but adding another 20ish wins basically makes it a moot point. He's only been here 4 years.

I think that is a great deal for the Stamps. Adams at $465k is a very good spend.

O'Shea was part of the Argos D when Stubler put the FIFO sign up.

Player Personnel is such a strange sort of square-peg round-hole thing at times. There are times when you cut a player who looks hopeless to the point of not even being able to play football and you wonder why he was even brought in. So he gets cut, another team decides to plug him in and he is a runaway success who goes on to thrive (see: Cameron Judge, Toronto, Calgary)