September 27, 20177 yr comment_294217 Hey, when a guy with a 3.3 yards per carry average like Trent Richardson tells you that he is too talented to sit on the sidelines, you have to make the move to sign him.
September 27, 20177 yr comment_294218 11 minutes ago, tracker said: I am beginning to wonder if Jones is feeling heat to produce results after the circus he has been ringmaster over for the past while. Desperation makes for poor decisions. Jones has little choice to roll with Glenn at this point, transitioning to Bridge or Adams next season is going to produce a .500 record at best. I have no doubt they will throw a boatload of money at Franklin in the off-season to try to avoid that scenario, but it reeks of desperation.
September 27, 20177 yr comment_294219 7 minutes ago, Throw Long Bannatyne said: Jones has little choice to roll with Glenn at this point, transitioning to Bridge or Adams next season is going to produce a .500 record at best. I have no doubt they will throw a boatload of money at Franklin in the off-season to try to avoid that scenario, but it reeks of desperation. Franklin will probably seek an NFL opportunity.
September 27, 20177 yr comment_294221 6 hours ago, tracker said: If anyone is still labouring under the delusion that the Riders, much like the Eskimos of previous years are even pretending to respect the salary cap, this ought to wake them up. When did the eskimos go over the cap?
September 27, 20177 yr comment_294228 As much as I don't like the riders I don't think there's a conspiracy. They sign a lot of players seemingly on the daily, but they are also releasing players just as much so it's a wash for the most part. I think tho they are getting closer to the cap limit with some of the signings like Knox jr and Foster lately when they guys they replaced can't be making more than league minimum (like ratelle for example). They've used the 6 game quite a bit. I also believe the PR's expanded recently too, so they are filling theirs up. I'm actually a little jelly and wondering why we aren't seeing more of our own transactions
September 27, 20177 yr comment_294230 I'm glad that the league is welcoming with open arms guys like Richardson who recently were arrested for domestic violence... http://www.al.com/news/birmingham/index.ssf/2017/02/former_alabama_running_back_tr.html
September 27, 20177 yr comment_294231 15 hours ago, bb1 said: So with Richardson signing is Marshal gone? Pulling out all the stops and everything else to boot... I hope so... b/c Marshall is a much better back than Richardson... so it would be funny if they got rid of one of their most productive offensive players for a dud... 11 hours ago, Throw Long Bannatyne said: I think he's playing the short-term game and doesn't intend to stick around for the long run. I think you're bang on... he does not plan to be in Sask for a long time... he's trying to win quickly so he can cash in on his next job... Because of that mindset and mostly cuz he works for Sask makes me want to see him fail ever so much...
September 27, 20177 yr comment_294232 7 hours ago, Esks1975 said: When did the eskimos go over the cap? Back in the 80's-90's when the salary cap was a gentleman's agreement, the Esks spent like sailors on shore leave and bought up all the best players because they could due to being the most financially viable team in the league. It got to the point where they actually paid the travel expenses of teams so they could afford to come to play at the Grey Cup a couple of times.
September 27, 20177 yr comment_294244 is this summary of each official's job accurate? ( I don't know, that's why I'm asking) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Official_(Canadian_football). Interesting, there is no published roster that I can find, of CFL officials. Someone posted that a ref was suspended for no call head shot on Reilly. good to know if true, but how can we know? commissioner might want to update fans on stuff like that, since it causes a lot of irritation. edit. Edited September 27, 20177 yr by Mark F
September 27, 20177 yr comment_294250 This whole deal with Manziel seems a little over the top. No way the league puts a non-celebrity player under this much scrutiny when they enter the league.
September 27, 20177 yr comment_294251 Trent Richardson got charged with DV and had the same outcome as Manziel ... dismissal so why is he allowed in but Manziel is not? why was Justin Cox allowed in? Now he's stuck in Canada beating the **** out of women here too. why was Chris Rainey allowed in? Texting "time to die *****" to a woman isn't bad enough? why was Kyries Hebert allowed in? The list goes on and on ... they only care because Manziel is high profile and it gets people noticing that they care ... which is what the league wants ... the illusion of giving a **** when they clearly don't
September 27, 20177 yr comment_294252 Maybe it's a move to the way things are going. I do know many teams have already lately and in the past ran potential signings by the league prior to doing it to see if they would/should allow it, and have been re-buffed and they would have been significant names....and I am all for that exclusion because the CFL doesn't want to be perceived as a League which allows any degenerate into it's fold, no questions asked...and thats a good thing It's also not a convenience thing for Hamilton. They as an organization shouldn't have to lose rights to a guy while the League waits to determine if his head is right. As for the guys already in...I'm guessing that they are grandfathered now, but any recurrence and I'd bet they will be outta here immediately. As for that piece of crap Cox...just a shame he is still here at all Edited September 27, 20177 yr by Booch
September 27, 20177 yr comment_294255 16 minutes ago, Mike said: Trent Richardson got charged with DV and had the same outcome as Manziel ... dismissal so why is he allowed in but Manziel is not? why was Justin Cox allowed in? Now he's stuck in Canada beating the **** out of women here too. why was Chris Rainey allowed in? Texting "time to die *****" to a woman isn't bad enough? why was Kyries Hebert allowed in? The list goes on and on ... they only care because Manziel is high profile and it gets people noticing that they care ... which is what the league wants ... the illusion of giving a **** when they clearly don't Cox is not allowed back in the league. You can't just shitcan Rainey and Hebert at this point now can you. they have contracts with the league. They changed their stance on stuff, period. what flew before, doesn't now. I will agree that the Trent Richardson one is a head scratcher tho.. I guess its not the fact he was charged and dismissed thats holding up Manziel, it must be something else. clarification on why Richardson is allowed to have a contract while others are not would be nice to see.
September 27, 20177 yr comment_294256 But they let Cox in originally. thats my point. same thing with the Briles case, they were gonna let him in until the public outrage. They only seem to care when somebody is watching.
September 27, 20177 yr comment_294258 2 hours ago, bearpants said: I hope so... b/c Marshall is a much better back than Richardson... so it would be funny if they got rid of one of their most productive offensive players for a dud... I think you're bang on... he does not plan to be in Sask for a long time... he's trying to win quickly so he can cash in on his next job... Because of that mindset and mostly cuz he works for Sask makes me want to see him fail ever so much... He may not be planning on being in Sask for a long time. But I fail to see him getting more money at his next gig, unless it's south of the border of course.
September 27, 20177 yr comment_294259 9 minutes ago, Mike said: But they let Cox in originally. thats my point. same thing with the Briles case, they were gonna let him in until the public outrage. They only seem to care when somebody is watching. The CFL is really lucky all these cases are Americans. If they barred a Canadian with no conviction from plying their trade they would be sued like there is no tomorrow. Americans have no grounds to work in Canada so have no standing in court until they are permanent residents at least.
September 27, 20177 yr comment_294266 52 minutes ago, JuranBoldenRules said: The CFL is really lucky all these cases are Americans. If they barred a Canadian with no conviction from plying their trade they would be sued like there is no tomorrow. Americans have no grounds to work in Canada so have no standing in court until they are permanent residents at least. That is a good point. I think Manziel will have to serve some sort of punishment for that bad disguise he used in Vegas a while back.
September 27, 20177 yr comment_294270 Why do people assume Manziel's case was strictly about domestic violence. That wasn't the only issue he would have had to address.
September 27, 20177 yr comment_294271 1 hour ago, Bigblue204 said: He may not be planning on being in Sask for a long time. But I fail to see him getting more money at his next gig, unless it's south of the border of course. Yeah, kind of what I was thinking
September 27, 20177 yr comment_294273 10 minutes ago, Jacquie said: Why do people assume Manziel's case was strictly about domestic violence. That wasn't the only issue he would have had to address. I think the connection was made early on by 3DownNation- Quote The league is requiring Manziel be assessed by an expert in domestic violence prevention as well as meet with commissioner Randy Ambrosie before signing a contract with any club. But you're absolutely right, there could have been a multitude of issues being discussed.
September 27, 20177 yr comment_294277 2 hours ago, Mike said: Trent Richardson got charged with DV and had the same outcome as Manziel ... dismissal so why is he allowed in but Manziel is not? why was Justin Cox allowed in? Now he's stuck in Canada beating the **** out of women here too. why was Chris Rainey allowed in? Texting "time to die *****" to a woman isn't bad enough? why was Kyries Hebert allowed in? The list goes on and on ... they only care because Manziel is high profile and it gets people noticing that they care ... which is what the league wants ... the illusion of giving a **** when they clearly don't Maybe Richardson just wants to come up to Canada in order to run for the leader of a provincial political party?
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