BigBlue

really ... something sane?

Is this 12 signed QB's? " Riders - Quarterbacks...Recruits - Jacob Huesman, BJ Coleman, Vad Lee, and Phillip Sims,QBs that came from other teams -Bryant Moniz and GJ Kinne. Mitch Gale came from a trade with Toronto. Brandon Bridge, salvaged after Montreal cut him Waters came in a trade from Hamilton.former Bomber QB Bryan Bennett. Kevin Glenn Free Agent Vince Young, very Free Agent - the Rider Prophet " how do you run a camp like that?

I guess the big question is when do the Sask natives start to become restless .... if Young makes the team disappointment is sure to follow .... if not disrespect is going to show up in the biggest way possible .... even if the Riders had accumulated great talent in this off season, the so very many changes means its going to take time & patience for the club to gel .... what's going to happen 4 or 5 games in when there is almost nothing in the victory column? Will we see panic?

Having watched the news conference and followed the threads I have seen nothing to change my mind that Jones is desperate meaning going off book for his QB isn't helping .... might even be retarding progress .... Jones is putting a lot of stock in Brandon Bridge as his QB of the future and who knows if GJ Kinne can do anything ... I guess Jake Waters and Bryan Bennett may not even make it to main camp with Young & Glenn nudging each other for the season's initial starting role Trying to live up to former glories can make you do strange things and going with long shots isn't the step by step matter of fact way to build your ball club Strike one for pressure Strike two for a horrific offensive line to suppport QB development & confidence building Strike three for ego & narcissism Where is the next strike coming from?

Joners listed two other starting QB candidates not including Glenn or Bennett

Vince Young or any other QB savior, Kevin Glen included , is going to look incompetent behind the fairy tale offensive line they have .... bad O-lines destroy confidence & QB careers .... we have proved that here in Bombersville

What is it ... if you have to make an issue out of eveything ... we are just talking

My observation is that it is not about the money ... yes thay want backup players for injury relief .... but a number of players are getting CFL ready for use next year or later in the season .... could not disagree with you more on practice squad vs development

There is a big problem with a board that won't examine certain issues in detail

I am sure the biggest concern is not whether he can get into football shape by June My biggest personal concern is how much of his compensation is off book - - being paid by some sask' business as a "marketing consultant" .... disrespecting the cap can only be bad for the league. My greatest hope is he is western all star in 2017 ... it will bring more NFL pllayers up here So is Chris Jones an incredible mad professor or delusionally brilliant?

I am fine with the PR system during the year ... as a matter of fact I wish players would move from team to team a little more ... its good for those players who can get work pn another team ... it is just when the season ends let the developing team have that player's rights until free agency ... its only fair and orderly

It's good to know you have an ear for silence

"approximately 0% of GM's seem to be concerned about this" and how do you know this?

How long do you think it will before "the good ole boys" CLUB actually takes some action against Jones ? Apparently "shunning" is having zero effect ....

Are you actually defending Jones?

How is a cap issue related to a protection issue? yes put he whole PR roster on the 1 game IR to protect them from scavengers like Jones

Whats the Steele deele? Home boy come home?

slavery nothing .... IF the CFLPA wanted more than $750 a game for PR players they would have it ... they just don't think it is am item worth taking a stand on The PR is the club's developmental squad for future openings .... a lot more goes into it than grocery money ... scouting coaching mentoring all takes time effort and money Not one member of the PR considers themselves a slave, not even close .... they are there for a chance to play professional football and they love it, dream it and work hard to earn it I am just saying clubs should have some protection for the developmental work they do all year long in the form of having the players rights after the regular season ends in order to have enough time and flexibility to sign them to another contract .... no one is going to play a single down or lose one red cent between November and February

Yes they have been developing him, all year, on the PR and agrteeing to do so ... they can join the other free agents in February ... meanwhile the club gas a c hance to sign the prospecty they are developing ... its not about the money, not even slightly

In addition to freezing practice rosters from seasons end till the free agency date in February (teams can release a player from their protected list whenever they like) I would like to see two other changes this year: All failed challenges receive a ten yard delay of game penalty ... only two failures allowed .... otherwise successful challenges can continue as long as the zebras keep being proved in error .... justice is important I would also like to see the number of time outs expanded to 3 per half (no carry over) ... it will increase the scoring at the end of each half (increasing fan excitement) and mid half timeouts will increase the quality of the ensuing play .... I don't think this will lengthen the game ... all that will change is when the commercials are played, not how many commercial breaks are taken

sounds like you have been shown up .... so wear your shame

I am really wondering what Jones did to win a Grey Cup .... was it his ranting and raving emotionalism demanding the best from his players ..... I am not sure if players give their best on a long term basis under such terrorism Is it Jones ego? The bully can win temporarily but can't build sustainable success... Have I overlooked something and Jones is actually a sweet guiy that his players will go to the ends of the eartth for? I don't think so but how could we find out? Is he another Bill Belichick? Excuse me but I just fell down laughing and I think I hurt myself. How did he win the Gey Cup .... I am guessing it was contagiuos bravado amonst a decent level of talent and the right ingredients that happened to be on hand My guess is that Jones has pulled a Mike Kelly move in Regina ... and they won't be able to put Humpty Dumpty together again any more than they could with Kelly As to "not playing well with others" .... the old boys club in the form of the other GM's and directors around the league .... they have a way of getting back at you in ways that you can not recover from Bas behavior does not make for good judgment ... I will be dumbfounded if Jones lives out the life of his contract with the Roughies .... and I would be fascinated to be proved wrong

I am not sure about how much the Bombers cared (we could check how much he was on reserve and how much on the PR) ... but we do know Bryan was frustrated being stuck at #4 all year and when Jones comes a wooing and whispering sweet things in his ear ... If we had control of his rights until February he might still be with us .. was even an outside chance we would not have signed LeFevour if we thought highly of Bennett

So is this about your disappointment about Durant or about Richards?

You sound like a sour grapes kind of guy