Booch

Yup...when your players wanna stay..sign prior to free agency at a fair price..and less than they would have got if they tested the market is where you wanna be as an organization...and as a player....envy of the other fanbases and need to try and spin the over the cap story

frig no!!...that be an awful imagine

yeah...hardly hepful....and still wayyyyyy over payed.....he gets hurt...that fat boings is still on the books...I see them scrambling for whoever in free agency tho seeing as a lot of their "key" guys havnt signed on dotted line yet....interesting indeed....or they may be paying them more than they worth, or wanted to in order to keep continuity there, mind you they havnt gotten it done the last 3 years with that group...what's this coming yr gonna be but more of the same...

yup...dude just wins...He must be a right Icon in Germany now...every kid who plays gonna wanna be just like him

Woli is awesome....takes whatever role he is put into and plays it lights out....if he was used as a true slot...easy 1000 yard a year guy with 6 to 10 TD's...

Thiadric Hansen...2 seasons...2 cups.....all time greatest hahahaa.....jk....but man what a ride for that global guy...made best of his opportunity

prob a nice 2nd down move the sticks kinda guy hahaha

Nichols is signed as long as he doesn't land an NFL gig and looks like he hasn't and won't be...so we good there

I was...and Huge signing! I actually expected 2 yrs ..but will take 1

I don't see Bailey going anywhere...A teams interest in a player doesnt equate to the players interest in leaving somewhere that he is establishing himself, and loves for that matter...And in all honesty...what receiver in his right mind would head on down to Ottawa and that mess right now?...I can't think of any reason Bailey is probably one of the most extreme guys in regards to loyalty...brotherhood and love of his team...teammates and the chance he was given.....He's the last guy I would worry about as to leaving that locker room for a few extra bucks somewhere else...especially a team with next to no chance of any playoff appearance

wonder how is fragility is going to handle this cut in pay...will it bother him all year now...make him sad

yeah I not 100 percent sold he will bolt for it....but guess we will see...i think too that once the 48 hour window with Bombers is up, and he still trying to land NFL work then that offer is gone...no?

gotta love Woli....and I am sure the sentiment is the same with a lot of the guys...I didnt realize Couture been here 6 yrs now either...damn time flies, so his re-up increase wasnt that drastic...which helps

yeah....BA can get a nice deal....be plopped on the IR and not count against cap...be a good mentor as well as he rehabs....If and I think its likely we sign Darby...he slots right in there...Darby will be a huge re-up....so undervalued last year...just quietly went about his business and played lights out...and he is cut totally from the cloth this management looks for

So basically we have our starting QB, 2 Canadian receivers' and backup in O'leary Orange, 4 of 5 starters on the O-line, but the fill in will be Grey who has started, and a Backup who was on roster for Last part of season and playoffs...good start on offence for sure. Absolute worse case scenario will have one of the Canadian tailbacks back, and Borsa backing him up...we will be okay there with whatever American receivers we land, and truly think 2 of the 3 will be back in some combination. Defensive line is missing Stove and Kongbo at moment, as certain Thiadric will be back....If BA is shelved for a while it's a bonus...hide his salary and re-up Stove, and maybe if we dont over spend on WR's give Boateng a look in lieu of Kongbo....he'd be a sweet rotation with the Jeff's....If we can get Rose, Darby and Jones back we be looking really good....2 of the 3...still damn good...gonna be an interesting free agency for sure, but getting themeat and potatoes of our lines back was huge.....especially if we get a Stove to cook them on

yeah....they may have to cut him now though with what could be well over 600k in 3 receievers...I highly doubt they would want Ryhmes most likely 125k or so salary added to that...like .8 million bucks in 4 guys...all at the same position?...thats just idiotic

if Rhymes cut loose would be open for him here if we lose Lawler...I wanted him before when he hit market

yeah...but if u make that offer...its binding....u got the player....so if u hope a team matches or beats it, and they dont....u have to honor that deal...so its a dangerous ploy if that was their intention....bid the guy up

totally not the same thing...but whatevs....who are all the guys with these big paying off-season jobs?...that make up for their football pay?...If they working a job outside of football...putting in the time and effort there, and paid for it, its no different than u...me....the tree working multiple jobs.....Standard CFL contract with housing allowance in it is cut and dried....and if a "booster" is paying housing...and that housing money is basically pocket money...yup thats skirting the sms....

so they skirt SMS...as accomodation money is included in contracts...hmmmmmmmmm

well Cottoy isnt a given...nor is Lawler yet....thats an offer....he also left there on bad terms....but even if its so....too many other holes there, and also...riding with a basic rookie starter...weak oline...sketchy defence who may gave up 3rd most points last yr....bad allocation of SMS if u ask me

maybe they sign Nichols hahaha

if we were not set with a canadian as a RB....I would love to see Carey behind our oline, and in that lockeroom

don't base what it was assumed Lawler should get off that BC offer...He should be in line with what Begelton and Burnham got...proven guys who have done it more than one yr yup...no need to throw your SMS outta whack for a receiver of all players...u see what happens to teams like BC who way overpay for positions, and have bare bones for the important spots...Your lines...depth/role players...Ask Mike Reilly how that fat contract worked out for him the last few yrs...

well if Walters is smart...and history shows he is, then he will say to Lawler, well we cant match that...or maybe better "won't" match that, but what we can do is give you 185k hard money with possibility to earn say 20k more, and most likely cash 2 play-off cheques, and continue to be part of what we built...case closed...if he balks, wish him well Great receiver, is he busting out..or was that a one off...who knows, but he isn't/wasn't straw that stirred the drink, and game we played while suspended did just fine....we will survive. And like others say...Weineke is out there...Duke, but not sure if that is a good fit lockeroom wise, or SMS wise...I'd rather take a chance on Eric Rodgers....big play guy, and if he isnt the sole focus of the offence may last the whole season....i could see him doing well with ZC scrambling around making things happen...and could prob get him for under 180k