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If a contract is written with that condition as an agreement (which they are) then sure. Both parties know the rules. Until a player is cut, the team they are under contract to has to pay them anyway.

Why have contracts then?

You mean like 1962? Yeah! That game is legendary as was 1950 where Buddy Tinsley supposedly almost drowned face first in a puddle. And the Wind Bowl of 1965. But realistically, with all the GC's played there since 1909 the weather for the most part has been decent.

I don't either after they play out their contracts. I would release Mitchell if I was a GM the day after my team's last game this coming season to pursue NFL opportunities. But not a year before.

That is unbelievable. He deserves a lot more than that base salary wise. I guess he got a few bonuses for winning so many games the past 2 seasons in Calgary.

I'm okay with letting players go into FA after the season ends with the GC. Or prior to Feb 11th. Not with a year left, though. I know Jim disagrees & if he reads this he'd probably put me in my place by email as he knows me & who I am quite well, which is fine. I respect Jim for everything he has done in the CFL & for being a part of 3 different GC winning teams. The man knows football. But as a fan, I don't agree with releasing players with a complete season remaining on their contracts. I don't think it is good for the CFL. All this does is put pressure on other teams when their players come to their GM a year early & say I want out, now.

Well when you want to stop inventing make believe arguments about Joe Mack I'll stop arguing with you. It's totally different because I'm calling Lawless a terrible writer, which he is. Nothing more nothing less. Just stating the simple fact that since Tait moved to the Jets and Turner stopped doing anything the Free Press coverage has been laughably bad and Lawless is part of that. No way,man. I'll argue with you till the cows come home about Mack. You get bothered.... and you do get bothered.... even though you deny it... whenever someone dares to criticize Mack. Yet you criticize Lawless any chance you get which I find hypocritical. So, hey everyone.... Looks like 17 & I are juuuust getting started.

his big flaw was not hiring the right coach. Fundamentally his approach was not that dissimilar from Popp or Buono, but he didn't have an all time great coach like Buono who always developed a qb or Calvillo for decades. The guy had the approach that you can replace players which isn't wrong but you need a good teacher and leader at head coach if you're going to do that and he failed spectacularly at that aspect. His bigtime flaw was his inability to get a decent QB or provide the QB with decent protection. The latter goes hand-in-hand with his inability to accumulate good Canadian depth despite being given 4 years to do so. The fact that he didn't even know who Brad Sinopli was shows how little knowledge he had of the CIS. Jade Etienne anyone? You mean, Jade "The misunderstood, he's going to come back, bite us in the ass & make us regret the day we traded this untapped potential of a superstar Canadian receiver" Etienne?.

A&W used to have great fries & then they switched to the ones they have now. Fail.

Just makes it tougher for other teams as it set a precedent. Don't like it.

Why do the Argos do this? He's under contract & it's March?? Just because a player wants to pursue things in the NFL?? Play out the contract. I can see it a week ahead of free agency but this? It's crazy. Now other players will want the same thing.

Sign this dude up Kyle, Holy Smokes.

The A&W onion rings are very tasty but you consume a salt factory by the time you finish. You'll get 4 days worth of sodium intake in their 5 onion rings. Blech!

For me, it comes down to this. I could really care less what a sportswriter says or writes. I do care when a General Manager doesn't do a good enough job & it affects the team I support. That's way more important than what is written in a newspaper in my opinion.

See, this is exactly what I was talking about. The same people criticize & insult Lawless even when he has a positive article yet object to any ongoing criticism of Joe Mack. The same old **** gets stirred round & round by the same people. Yet, here we have the same people criticizing & name calling Lawless also have a major hard on for Joe Mack. Dare not criticize Joe because the hair on the back of their necks go up in anger. Yet, they make fun of Lawless any chance they get. Totally hypocritical if you ask me. Well too, too bad. It's a football website & as long as the comments are within the rules & the subject of Joe Mack comes up & you don't like it's just too bad. Any subject is fair game. Stop talking about Lawless in a negative manner with insults if you don't like criticism of Mack in any way, shape or form. You can't have it both ways so don't expect it. I'm not defending Lawless & the content he writes. Not saying it's good or bad. just expressing an opinion.

If you don't know then it doesn't matter.

Okay Shankman... Hey don't say Jesus because some people may find that offensive.

Of course, there's no moratorium on the same people who always do the lame bitching about every Lawless column they read & yet we have to put up with their stupid moaning. I'm sick of having to read thru that constantly. There's lots of things people do here that bother others.

Nope.

I'll delete my comments only because we don't want to offend certain overly sensitive people here now, do we???

A&W is way too expensive. I don't go to a lot of burger joints but I don't go there even though I like the Teen Burger. Just won't pay their outrageous prices. And the fries, yeah....

I'll blame him for everything under, over, above, beyond, around, beside, near & far from the sun. Did I miss anything? #mack=loser

I was in Oregon a couple of years ago & they had deep fried clams on the menu. I made sure I ordered that. My American friends tell me that the US A&W is nowhere near as good as up here.

Why don't we just keep DST all year? I'd rather have an extra hour of daylight in the winter in the evening rather than an extra hour of daylight in the morning.

We had a Plan A Collaros & Willy. Plan B Burris & Willy. We need a Plan C like Glenn/Willy or Willy/Glenn whoever wins the job. I believe that having Glenn is the future as he mentors our future in Willy. Willy & Hall was probably Plan D. But no way we give up so much to get Glenn. I agree with Zontar. Desjardins created the mess he has now because he was stupid. He proves his stupidity by wanting way too much for Glenn. Desjardins thinks he has the hammer. But everyone knows Glenn wants out so actually Desjardins is the nail.