Riders Keep Rolling With Roster Make-Over
While I wage a more epic struggle to give Zoey the Magnificent Himalayan her antibiotic pills following the removal of two teeth from some autoimmune attack than Leo Di Caprio had with his digital bear in the Revenant, I thought I would write a few notes to keep the conversation going while I wait for the bleeding to stop.
Jim Popp has once again proven to be the biggest idiot in Canadian football since the eradication of Brendan Taman and Cory Chamblin.
Releasing Henoc Muamba before he was due a big bonus, combined with all the other vets released before bonuses were due to be paid, sends the wrong message to CFL players. If you back end contracts and then cut players, the message will get through and players will want more up front, which impacts the salary cap negotiations. So Popp overpaid for Muamba, then got Durion Carter back from the NFL and then paid for Vaughn Martin and found out he was screwed with the cap. This shoots a bullet into the theory that he is any great shakes as a GM and was just lucky enough to get good coaches and then Anthony Cavillo.
Hamilton is going all in with their signings, and Toronto Argonaut fans, and right now they’re like followers of a promising Indy band, know how we feel in the centre of the Canadian football universe with losing Ryan Smith, but particularly Weston Dressler, to the Godless Winnipeg Blue Bombers.