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Ottawa really has improved their receivers with Price, Sinopoli and Jackson.

Been reading all day but can't post at work. Love the signing of Bryant. Huge upgrade at LT. Love the Hurl signing, good candidate to start at OLB, helps our ST and NI talent. Not sure yet on Adams but better than Romby. Need to know more on Dile and the DL we signed.

How is it legal to hide Solomon E was a pending free agent? I call foul on Wally. Punish those Orange and Black bastages.

Sam Hurl would be a nice addition to our NIs.

Can Peters play MLB? Is he a better value than Curran? GB can you post the link where Penton said SirVincent over Stanley?

I think we make a large offer to both Rodgers and Bryant out of the gate. Curran too.

An extra $70,000 for Watson over Bastien. An extra $100,000 for Dressler (same salary as last year but a full season) = most of the $ you saved on cutting Picard. Doesn't seem like Taman will have a lot to spend, although I guess he could take Heenen's $ and give it to Jones.

Desjardens, Us, Edmonton. Do the Riders have $$$ left?

Let's get back on topic, how good is Goodrich? Is he really an equivalent talent to Demski?

The club said they would not name the neg list player in the Watson deal until/if he signs with us.

I wonder if rotating Newman and Briggs at WIL along with some reps for Thomas at DT is the plan? I agree with Iso, Walters needs to spend. Bryant or Rodgers at a minimum plus other pieces.

If they take 2 from Regina who shouldn't host because they don't have the infastructure I am for it.

Why not resign Brett Carter?

I think January may get a call if they strike out on Bryant and Rodgers. They however may feel he's on the decline, too injury prone or too beat up physically.

Skelton completed 53% of his passes with nearly twice as many Ints (25) as TDs (15). I wouldn't want him.

If we landed one of Bryant or Rodgers to play tackle, Curran to play MLB and Jackson to play receiver, I'd call it a fantastic free agency period. Spencer Watt as a 3rd NI receiver, Hurl as another NI LB would be nice too.

2 NI receivers, 3 OL. Emery at LB and the 7th NI starter is....????

So pretty much means we're taking an OL at #2 and likely #11, right?

I knew it was a longshot but it still sucks. So for Free Agent OL, who's left to look at besides Rodgers or Bryant for a Tackle spot?

What a brutal call at the end.

Watson has game when healthy, I just question the when healthy part.

Ah yes, it's all about the Riders. Nobody else matters. Greatest fans in the CFL since 2007. Forget the 2 telethons to keep the team afloat. Forget getting 20,000 people out to a game or 70% capacity. Show me a qualitative analysis of TV viewership, merchandise etc and get back to me.

I don't see the love for Bowman, been injured and done nothing the past two years.

Sad. RIP

There is no way we get Heenan. We would have to GROSSLY overpay for SK to let him go -- he's a local boy, old man is a Riderdouche, blah blah. He wants to go to the NFL. Or play in SK. I would like to say take a huge run at him to get SK to burn a bunch of cap money to keep him, but they dont follow the cap anyway so whats the point? I love the CFL and defend it up and down. But the way the cap is treated makes me think it needs a serious cleansing So we grossly overpay. It's not like the Bombers are up against the cap like the Riders. I don't know about you but I'm tired of seeing our qbs being used for punching bags by other teams defensive linemen in the league. I don't care what they pay the guy to sign him. Just sign him. How do you know the Riders are up against the cap when you don't have access to salaries? Taman said he will be aggressive on the 10th. 1. Getzlaff reported salary $225,000 2. Dressler reported salary $200,000 3. Watson reported salary $120,000 4. Labatte reported salary $200,000 5. Durant reportedly makes between $300,000 and $400,000. That's five players making 1.05 and 1.15 million on a salary cap of 5 million. I didn't include Dressler's reported $200,000 bonus so 1.1 million to 1.35 million for 5 players. 20-27% of your cap tied up in five players. I didn't include NI vet starters like Emery and Best either. Can Taman afford to add $200,000-$250,000 for Heenan. Say you're adding $250,000 for Heenan. That could be 1.6 million tied up in 6 players or a third of your cap.