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Booch Grand Master

Booch

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14 hours ago, 17to85 said:

got the recap for people who don't actually want to listen to him speak?

no...the interview in the link is Carter....he's short some marbles

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Mr Dee
Mr Dee

Well, there you go.  It seemed to me that it’s been perceived as being stale and the interest level was tapering off. It takes all week to gather, edit and format that topic and I thought I’d giv

blue_gold_84
blue_gold_84

Often...? Yeah, one of the league's top offensive units that's gone cold in recent weeks due to injury vs. a defensive unit that's been one of the worst in the league in several categories for the las

johnzo
johnzo

I think this is just good babysitting.  You run him hard, tire him out, he makes no trouble and falls right asleep at bedtime.

Brandon Grand Master

Brandon

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3 minutes ago, SPuDS said:

not so much quit as left for greener pastures... cant fault a guy for moving to where he can start.

I thought BC offered him a lot more money and the opportunity to start,  while Winnipeg was offering back up money. 

SPuDS Newbie

SPuDS

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Just now, Brandon said:

I thought BC offered him a lot more money and the opportunity to start,  while Winnipeg was offering back up money. 

...isn't that what I just said? well minus the higher paycheque but they offered him a spot to start.

bearpants Veteran

bearpants

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18 hours ago, Booch said:

Man this kid's not all there...I seriously think he has mental health issues

http://leaderpost.com/sports/football/cfl/saskatchewan-roughriders/carter-reportedly-involved-in-incident-during-riders-practice

It's funny that we all get a laugh at the Rider's expense... but I would feel kinda bad if Carter legitimately had a serious mental illness that needed attention... perhaps he should get the old noggin looked after...

14 hours ago, Brandon Blue&Gold said:

With his talent he should be in the NFL.  Too bad about his 10 cent brain.

Based on talent alone, Carter would be more than just a marginal player  in the NFL... I actually think he could be a star in the NFL... there's no question it's not his talent keeping him out of the league... 

bigg jay Grand Master

bigg jay

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5 minutes ago, Brandon said:

I thought BC offered him a lot more money and the opportunity to start,  while Winnipeg was offering back up money. 

Not sure money had a part in it.  Here's a a quote from Walters:

“It was pretty evident Tony was going to go to free agency. He’s from the West Coast… his agent was open and up front and it seemed like they had made up their mind pretty early in the day that they were going to head West. Tony’s a good kid and we wish him the best of luck and he may have a better opportunity to play there.”

SPuDS Newbie

SPuDS

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Just now, bigg jay said:

Als have released the guy they had tabbed to replace for Bear Woods.

 

interesting.   ya he was said to have been the reason Bear Woods was expendable.   Suppose the story behind Wood's bringing issues up to the CFLPA may have had more weight to it.. not that I'm surprised in the least, Kavis Reed's tenure as a GM has been laughable at best.

blue_gold_84 Grand Master

blue_gold_84

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4 hours ago, bearpants said:

Is there any reason the Bomber should not be kicking tires on Underwood?...

Wouldn't he be ineligible to play this season/post-season?

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SPuDS Newbie

SPuDS

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5 minutes ago, blue_gold_84 said:

Wouldn't be ineligible to play this season/post-season?

I thought so... but not 100% on how it works.  I know we can sign FAs and they can still play.. does that include FAs from cfl teams cut recently?  not sure.

blue_gold_84 Grand Master

blue_gold_84

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1 minute ago, SPuDS said:

I thought so... but not 100% on how it works.  I know we can sign FAs and they can still play.. does that include FAs from cfl teams cut recently?  not sure.

I think if a player is released by team A at this point in the season, team B can sign him to a PR spot only. IIRC, this was a discussion last year when Carter was released by the Alouettes.

bb1 Mentor

bb1

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1 minute ago, SPuDS said:

I thought so... but not 100% on how it works.  I know we can sign FAs and they can still play.. does that include FAs from cfl teams cut recently?  not sure.

Wouldn't that mean we can't sign Burnett too? That would really be a strange agreement  if the CFLPA endorsed  it....

SPuDS Newbie

SPuDS

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Wouldn't that mean we can't sign Burnett too? That would really be a strange agreement  if the CFLPA endorsed  it....

yea its a grey area that i'm not sure of. I'm sure there must be some mention of it in the CFLPA agreement but ain't nobody got time fo' digging into dat, lol.

Jimmy Pop Rookie

Jimmy Pop

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2 hours ago, bearpants said:

It's funny that we all get a laugh at the Rider's expense... but I would feel kinda bad if Carter legitimately had a serious mental illness that needed attention... perhaps he should get the old noggin looked after...

Based on talent alone, Carter would be more than just a marginal player  in the NFL... I actually think he could be a star in the NFL... there's no question it's not his talent keeping him out of the league... 

Why not both.  I agree Carter's got serious mental issues at worst, massive egomaniac at best.  He needs help.

That said, this is 2397423rd controversy type thing since Saviour Jones took over, they deserve everything they get and then some. 

Fatty Liver Grand Master

Fatty Liver

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37 minutes ago, blue_gold_84 said:

I think if a player is released by team A at this point in the season, team B can sign him to a PR spot only. IIRC, this was a discussion last year when Carter was released by the Alouettes.

This is correct, thus it's rather cruel to release a player late in the season but if they are a vet. they've already been paid out anyways.

mbrg Newbie

mbrg

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48 minutes ago, bb1 said:

Wouldn't that mean we can't sign Burnett too? That would really be a strange agreement  if the CFLPA endorsed  it....

They would endorse it if the player was guaranteed his full salary, so that's probably what's happening here.  So on the bright side for Bomber fans, these teams haven't freed up any cap space by doing this**.

**Edit: If the CFL behaved in a logical manner, which is a coin-toss at all times.

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bb1 Mentor

bb1

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8 minutes ago, mbrg said:

They would endorse it if the player was guaranteed his full salary, so that's probably what's happening here.  So on the bright side for Bomber fans, these teams haven't freed up any cap space by doing this**.

**Edit: If the CFL behaved in a logical manner, which is a coin-toss at all times.

Yea i get it....so these players are SOL to play this year but get a full salary and a possible window for next year i guess but why practice roster and no games is strange.What good is it to put Vet players on the practice roster? They are free agents at the end of the year and no benefit to that team...

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WinnipegGordo Grand Master

WinnipegGordo

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53 minutes ago, bb1 said:

Yea i get it....so these players are SOL to play this year but get a full salary and a possible window for next year i guess but why practice roster and no games is strange.What good is it to put Vet players on the practice roster? They are free agents at the end of the year and no benefit to that team...

I imagine the rule is in place so teams don't try to circumvent the trade deadline. Say for example the Bombers now need a Sam to replace Leggett. Then another team like the Als that are out of the playoffs just so happens to release an all-star quality Sam that the Bombers proceed to sign. Then in the off-season the Bombers and Als make a deal that heavily favours the Als as compensation for the Sam they released. 

Noeller Grand Master

Noeller

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apparently this is a thing:

 

@TShireGlobal

Duron Carter will play both defensive back & receiver on Friday. He will play a lot of football but won't see every snap. #Riders #CFL

mbrg Newbie

mbrg

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6 minutes ago, Noeller said:

apparently this is a thing:

 

@TShireGlobal

Duron Carter will play both defensive back & receiver on Friday. He will play a lot of football but won't see every snap. #Riders #CFL

Clearly the entire Rider season is structured around "any news is good news", and subsequently a desire to be in the headlines at all times.

SPuDS Newbie

SPuDS

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5 minutes ago, Noeller said:

apparently this is a thing:

 

@TShireGlobal

Duron Carter will play both defensive back & receiver on Friday. He will play a lot of football but won't see every snap. #Riders #CFL

so his punishment is to play ironman football.. just not every down.

 

seems legit.

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