EJ Kuale an Alouette according to Dave Naylor

**bluto** · 02-25-2013, 04:15 PM

David William Naylor ‏@TSNDaveNaylor
Mtl has signed former Argo LB Ejiro Kuale. #cfl #als #Argos
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Have to say that this caught me flat footed.

**1argoholic** · 02-25-2013, 04:39 PM

What? I'm just sick and tired of the movement and flip flopping of players in pro sports. No wonder fringe fans tune it all out.

**Will** · 02-25-2013, 04:47 PM

Uh huh, we have our Mike O'Shea folks!

**mchesher03** · 02-25-2013, 05:20 PM

So the Argos did him a favour with releasing him early to pursue NFL options and he turns around and signs with one of our rivals (who is on the decline as well FWIW)??

bush league stunt, completely bush league.

**ArgoGabe22** · 02-25-2013, 06:04 PM

No hate from me. He was a FA anyways, its past Feb 15 and he's free to sign for anyone. With a young daughter and with football being a short career, cash in when you can.

**ArgoGabe22** · 02-25-2013, 06:33 PM

Does mean Ron Flemons may be back? Won't be surprised if he is brought back now. Lots of cap space available and with him taking a paycut, seems plausible.

**zontar** · 02-25-2013, 06:35 PM

What happened to "exploring NFL opportunities but he'll be back " ?

**294life** · 02-25-2013, 07:22 PM

Hey thanks guys. we can't have enough defencemen apparently. dunno if there's still room for anwar stewart who's been released by the stamps.

**ArgoRavi** · 02-25-2013, 08:14 PM

Originally Posted by ArgoGabe22

No hate from me. He was a FA anyways, its past Feb 15 and he's free to sign for anyone. With a young daughter and with football being a short career, cash in when you can.

I am not thrilled by this but we did benefit from a similar situation a year ago when Jason Barnes signed with us instead of re-signing with Edmonton after they let him go early to explore his NFL opportunities. I am surprised that Kuale made this move but it is what it is.

**KCargosfan** · 02-25-2013, 08:14 PM

Originally Posted by ArgoGabe22

No hate from me. He was a FA anyways, its past Feb 15 and he's free to sign for anyone. With a young daughter and with football being a short career, cash in when you can.

Agreed. If he received more money from Montreal you can't blame him.

**matchuk** · 02-25-2013, 08:44 PM

Very big loss Imo. I don't blame him for trying his chance with the NFL and signing as a free agent with another team. For all we know the Argos might have not even offered him a deal.

**1argoholic** · 02-25-2013, 11:15 PM

Sounds like a bit more coin and the chance to play more linebacker which he loves. Sports these days sucks. I'm so sick of the constant movement of players. Pinball and Masotti were very rare guys who played long careers with one team.

**argolio** · 02-26-2013, 12:59 AM

Good riddance to that cheap-shot artist! (he said three seconds after reading this thread)

And it should make Argo-Alouette games a lot more interesting this season.

**paulwoods13** · 02-26-2013, 07:06 AM

It's not a huge loss. He was a good special teamer and had some value on defence because of his versatility, but was also prone to cheap shots and not a good representative of the team in the community, judging by some of his offensive tweets.

**paulwoods13** · 02-26-2013, 08:59 AM

What I find really interesting is how Jim Popp has gone away from his usual strategy of doing his own recruiting. He's loading up this offseason on other teams' castoffs and free agents. Maybe his new approach will work as well as the successful strategy he has employed for the past 15 years, maybe it won't. Will be interesting to see, either way.

**AngeloV** · 02-26-2013, 10:10 AM

He obviously enjoyed the strip joints in Montreal better than the ones in Toronto....Why else would he go there?

Seriously, a good ball player IMO, but only a part time starter. I think the signing of Yurechuk made the Argos have little or no interest in bringing Kuale back.

**KCargosfan** · 02-27-2013, 02:42 AM

Originally Posted by paulwoods13

What I find really interesting is how Jim Popp has gone away from his usual strategy of doing his own recruiting. He's loading up this offseason on other teams' castoffs and free agents. Maybe his new approach will work as well as the successful strategy he has employed for the past 15 years, maybe it won't. Will be interesting to see, either way.

I'm betting it won't, especially with Hawkins at the helm. Montreal is heading deeper down the mountain they've been descending the past 2 years.

Now that I'm on record with that, the Als will probably go 16-2 and win the whole, thing, haha.

**KCargosfan** · 02-27-2013, 02:43 AM

Originally Posted by AngeloV

He obviously enjoyed the strip joints in Montreal better than the ones in Toronto....Why else would he go there?

Seriously, a good ball player IMO, but only a part time starter. I think the signing of Yurechuk made the Argos have little or no interest in bringing Kuale back.

haha, good one AV.

**matchuk** · 02-27-2013, 09:07 PM

Originally Posted by mchesher03

So the Argos did him a favour with releasing him early to pursue NFL options and he turns around and signs with one of our rivals (who is on the decline as well FWIW)??

bush league stunt, completely bush league.

apparently kuale did give the argos the first chance at signing him after the steelers didnt pan out....guess they didnt offer a deal?