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Collaros has a .166 win % the last 2 years, and before anyone says "well he played for a crap team", his counterpart Masoli was over .500 with the same supporting cast. Those are numbers comparable to Darian Durant's last 2 years but Riderfans are praising Jones for his foresight in not re-signing Durant last year. Hypocrites. I'm not going to say that Collaros is not better than Durant but this contract is not one to be praised. It's a huge gamble on a QB that has not performed well in years. The biggest laugh is they are suggesting that Collaros is better than Nichols.

I wouldn't say that Nichols, or Calvillo ever had happy feet. They took a crap load of sacks but never panicked in the pocket.

So Collaros gets 430k incentive free contract with 225k of that coming up front. Gotta hand it to Jones, he's a river boat gambler. If he's going down, he's going down in a blaze of glory. This is the type of move that you either end up as a god or a goat as a GM.

I agree Booch. In a defensive backfield philosophy that predicates on giving the DBs some carte blanche to cheat a little at times to get turnovers, I can't think of a better coach than Younger to guide our DBs on when to and not to make these decisions. He was the master of this as a player and will get the defensive backfield in order. I love the hiring of Younger, he fits our defensive system perfectly.

It's tough. I can't think of anyone either.

Collaros used to be excellent at extending plays with his elusiveness. He seems to have lost that ability and as a pocket passer he holds the ball waaaaay too long. The Riders have a suspect OL. I don't see this ending well.

I'd be pretty surprised if Hamilton doesn't already have a contract agreement ready with Manziel that was just waiting for Ambrosie's green light. I don't think they file that contract until they have clarified the existing QB conundrum because it takes leverage away from them, but I agree that Manziel is almost definitely going to be a TiCat....unless Reed makes some kind of extraordinarily stupid trade offer to reunite him with Sherman.

Montreal will be the only team willing to trade for that contract.

I think we will get Westerman back at a reduced rate.

Perhaps, Nevis took a shave.

I thought Migs being mentally ill was already well established?

I got banned for disputing the accuracy of Stronson's claim that Franklin was a pending FA last offseason.

Migs you have to be a special kind of stupid to think that stalking players and Rider staff while spying on them through a glory hole in the fence at the stadium is "a job at Evraz." and that the janitor who pokes you in the eye with his broom stick is "your boss".

It is elevated somewhat when you have to hop a plane and fly half way around the country out of your own pocket to do it. Ever visit a sick co-worker in Vancouver? Bet if you did that people would say that it was a very generous, heck maybe even incredible, move.

I see your point Noeller, but there are literally hundreds of musical acts that were discovered on Youtube because they took a shot and posted their stuff after radio stations turned them away. My teenagers IPOD is loaded with music that I guarantee receives almost zero radio play and is put out by Indie artists on Youtube and other internet mediums. Some of the best new songs I've heard are most certainly not on radio play rotation.

Knapton sucked this year too. A couple of underachievers getting a fresh start. I'd say this trade is a win-win or possibly a lose-lose if neither guy rebounds.

I would be shocked if Gray were still on their 53 man a month from now. They had to sweeten the pot to get him to sign, but I highly doubt that once he's gotten a couple game cheques that they will keep him on the 53.

Riderfans are trying to spin that there is no way that Franklin signs anywhere but the Riders. The most funny is the resurgence of the "drawer contract" with Franklin that Ed Hervey sent to the league that made Franklin angry. Here's the thing....all CFL contracts must be notarized and signed within 7 days of execution with the league. The "desk drawer" contract was simply a negotiated extension that Franklin signed...nothing more. They are trying to spin it that Hervey made Franklin sign two contracts when he came into the league and waited until the last minute before FA and executed the 3rd year despite Franklin's objection. What a load of crap. Apparently multiple forum members there have CFL office insiders that fed them this info....lmao. I can't believe Stronson, Rotor, and RDavidson are still banging this drum.

I think the trade signals the transition of Ricky Ray from player to coach.

Decisions...decisions.....Jim (I will pay whatever you ask to hell with the cap) Popp, and Mark (the QB whisperer with NFL connections) Trestman or Chris ( I am the cheapest GM in the league) Jones and Steve (my offence sucks) McAdoo.... What to do....what to do....

Not in Thompson. However, last preseason I was able to listen to the Bomber game on 680 while fishing at a lake about 20kms South of Thompson. I haven't really attempted it any other time in Thompson because of a little thing called TV...but I was pleasantly shocked that my little 1970's battery op AM radio that I bought at a yard sale for $1.50 allowed me to fish out on my boat while listening to the game.

I agree, year 5 should bring much higher expectations. It's time to put up or ship out.

You're probably right, however, injuries are a part of the game. The real litmus test of whether a team is a contender or a pretender is how well they do when their depth has to be activated.

I can't complain about the coaching, but a roster that can win a playoff game would be nice.

Forgive me if I'm a little out of the loop because it's been a few years since I was a coach in the WHSFL and haven't really been keeping up, but if Ray Jarvis is still the HC of the Lancers your son could do a lot worse than playing for him. Having known Ray, and coaching against him, for many years I can attest to his quality as a coach and as a developer of players.