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no, no... that can't possibly be right...

Great report, thanks MoD... By the sounds of our competition at DB... I would guess Bruce Johnson is no lock to make the team... I'm starting to get concerned we may only have Corney for 3 years... but what a 3 year stretch it should be... hopefully he'll remember the team that gave him his start when he returns to the CFL...

I've been browsing through these threads the last couple of days out of curiosity... There's becoming a distinct difference between the level-headed ones saying "darn, we seem to have screwed the pooch here. Let's at least try to get a decent return for him"... and the ones saying "yeah, go get em Jones! you guys are the best, no one pushes the Riders around, he can sit an rot for all I care!"... Imagine the panic around here is we had a first overall (or even first rounder) refuse to sign... The one thing the rah-rah rider fans fail to recognize is... if they offered 80k + bonus and incentives (give or take)... he'd be in camp right now, there would literally be no issue... and those same fans would be praising Jones and Co for their work in signing him...

There's no way signing one player at a lower rate will suddenly set a new market for top picks... that's why this whole argument is BS... the market is already set... last year's first few picks and this year's first few signed picks are what the Riders will have to pay St John... otherwise he'll never suit up for them

I agree with you but not in the order you have it stated... I believe you need to find someone you can count on game in and game out... then cut your losses...

I think all (maybe most is more appropriate) Bomber fans will agree it's an excellent "problem" to have...

I honestly thoroughly enjoy reading the interactions between reasonable posters... there's just some guys who start every response with "stop trolling" or "you're just pushing an agenda"... rather than take part in actual discussion... but hey, I don't want to call the kettle black, every forum has them...

One thing I was wondering about this JSJ holdout... Does anyone know approximately how much Gagnon, Revenberg, and Villiancourt (and even Brian Jones) signed for... if Jones and Co think they can sign JSJ for less than the other top picks... I wouldn't expect him to ever play for the Riders...

yes very true... I hope our bickering doesn't come off as childish and petty to outsiders as their does... however I thought it was funny that many Rider fans were defending Mike... turns out there are a few level headed individuals...

I'd argue the rock solid hands part... sure he's improved but he's not as sure-handed as guys like Green or Dressler...

I jumped to about 60 and we're right before camp is about to start and he's not signed... things are starting to heat up...

She is aware of my NFL fantasy football obsession (I'm only in 2 leagues now, it's getting better)... so maybe I'll just keep the CFL one to myself...

Sounds good... I'm in (unless the draft date/time doesn't work for some reason)... I have this thing called a "wedding" coming up in about 5 weeks and I have a feeling my future wife will make me prioritize that over this draft... I'm starting to reconsider all of my life decisions...

Count me in... would this be a legitimate fantasy league where you pick a team and stick with it or is it like TSN's where you change up your team every week using a salary cap?

Where does the fun start?... I just looked and it's 100+ pages long!!

just out of curiosity... this RF thread everyone is talking about is "Riders pick JSJ 1st overall"??

First off, I'm just glad it's not a choice and we have both... but I think if I could only have one it would be Smith.... by all accounts he has the same professionalism and work ethic of Dressler...plus he has the added benefit of being several years younger... I could see him carving out a successful 10-year career here... That being said, I'm very happy to have Dressler... and especially excited to see them both on the field together...

Reportedly St John was asking for 400K over 3 seasons

he'd be making a lot more as a CFL starter than an NFL PR player... bad Cdn dollar closes that gap a bit... if he can make the active roster then he'd be in the money... hope he does...

A combo pack of Chevon Walker and Nic Grigsby... the best of both worlds

I don't care how they do it but Wild and Bass need to be on the field at the same time...

I couldn't type the word without thinking of this guy...

Just thinking... it's not inconceivable that BC could have the first and second overall pick next year...

I think, in hindsight, had we never switched to navy blue... we wouldn't love the royal blue as much...

I really liked Vernon Adams in Oregon last year... the offense suffered horribly in the bowl game when he got hurt before half... that being said, he has never taken a pro snap and has no guarantee of being a productive pro... he went undrafted and had 2 unsuccessful NFL workouts (I believe Seattle and NE??)... right now it looks like Buono completely raped Popp in this trade....