Argo players of the past that you regret the team getting rid of.

**paulwoods13** · 08-23-2016, 04:48 PM

Man, it really pisses me off that the Argos let Rick Sowieta go to Ottawa. And don't even get me started on Mookie Mitchell.

**ArgoZ** · 08-23-2016, 08:25 PM

Originally Posted by paulwoods13

Man, it really pisses me off that the Argos let Rick Sowieta go to Ottawa. And don't even get me started on Mookie Mitchell.

LOL! For me personally, it hurts when I think about when the Argos lost Manny Hazard to Shreveport. He gave me my first CFL autograph on a Jogo 93 Card. I thought he was going to be a star for the Argos for years. I guess we should both move on.

**Argo57** · 08-23-2016, 09:11 PM

Originally Posted by paulwoods13

Man, it really pisses me off that the Argos let Rick Sowieta go to Ottawa. And don't even get me started on Mookie Mitchell.

LOL Paul.
Willi Pless, Paul Bennett, Danny Bass and of course Feoli-Gudino are on my list.

**ArgoGabe22** · 08-24-2016, 01:37 AM

Originally Posted by Argo57

LOL Paul.
Willi Pless, Paul Bennett, Danny Bass and of course Feoli-Gudino are on my list.

I don't follow the Bombers closely but in really surprised JFG has stuck around this long.

**Ron** · 08-24-2016, 01:41 AM

Originally Posted by ArgoZ

LOL! For me personally, it hurts when I think about when the Argos lost Manny Hazard to Shreveport. He gave me my first CFL autograph on a Jogo 93 Card. I thought he was going to be a star for the Argos for years. I guess we should both move on.

I feel ya. Nothing was more devastating for me, the fans, the franchise or the city than the Great Betrayal in 1995. 21 years later and the team still has issues trying to get fans to trust them for the long haul.

**Will** · 08-24-2016, 08:22 AM

Originally Posted by Ron

I feel ya. Nothing was more devastating for me, the fans, the franchise or the city than the Great Betrayal in 1995. 21 years later and the team still has issues trying to get fans to trust them for the long haul.

Wayne Lammle's departure

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**Double Dare** · 08-24-2016, 08:53 AM

I have always missed Wonderful Terrific Monds of the Ottawa Roughriders. : )

**R.J** · 08-24-2016, 12:18 PM

Bring back Domer!

(I'm aware he was the Dome's mascot and not the Argonauts)

**ArgoRavi** · 08-24-2016, 12:28 PM

Originally Posted by paulwoods13

Man, it really pisses me off that the Argos let Rick Sowieta go to Ottawa. And don't even get me started on Mookie Mitchell.

Don't forget about Tom Wilkinson, Paul!

**1argoholic** · 08-24-2016, 12:35 PM

Paul Bennett, Mookie, Danny Bass, Willie Pless as well. Danny and Pless were massive stars after they left.

**paulwoods13** · 08-24-2016, 12:45 PM

Originally Posted by 1argoholic

Paul Bennett, Mookie, Danny Bass, Willie Pless as well. Danny and Pless were massive stars after they left.

Pless was traded for Matt Dunigan, who won us a Grey Cup a year later. Hated to lose Pless -- he was fabulous from his first game in the CFL -- but I'd make that trade 100 times out of 100.

Bass was sent away in possibly the worst trade Ralph Sazio ever made -- for defensive lineman Reggie Lewis, who played a few games and then tried his luck in the NFL.

**1argoholic** · 08-24-2016, 03:30 PM

Fair enough about Dunigan but both starred for years in Edmonton.

**OV Argo** · 08-25-2016, 09:23 AM

Originally Posted by paulwoods13

Pless was traded for Matt Dunigan, who won us a Grey Cup a year later. Hated to lose Pless -- he was fabulous from his first game in the CFL -- but I'd make that trade 100 times out of 100.

Bass was sent away in possibly the worst trade Ralph Sazio ever made -- for defensive lineman Reggie Lewis, who played a few games and then tried his luck in the NFL.

Pless was traded along with a whole whack of other Argos for Dunigan - who played for the Argos for how many seasons? Beauty to get an all-time great QB who helped win ONE GC; giving up an all-time great CFL linebacker as part of the deal = no.

Pless should have been an untouchable IMO; I really doubt BC would have refused the trade if the Argos had offered up another good young D starter instead of Pless.

Real fans should be wise to know their team history and be aware that management is capable of some very stupid/moronic moves that see great players traded away or cut or mistreated; and hope history does not repeat itself too often. Pless. Bennett, Neil Lumsden, Sowieta, etc.

**Will** · 08-25-2016, 09:27 AM

The problem was the stupid decision to let Dunigan walk after the 1991 season in favor of Rickey Foggie. That move set the Argos back four years and contributed to the downward spiral of the team's off-field fortunes in Toronto. Yes, Pless was an all-time linebacker, but the Argos actually filled that void nicely for several season with Darryl Ford, Chris Gaines and Don Moen. But, Gaines decided to retire after the 1991 season, I don't know what happened to Ford and Don Moen was heading towards the twilight of his career.

**Will** · 08-25-2016, 09:31 AM

I'm going to splice the posts from the other thread.

**1argoholic** · 08-25-2016, 10:10 AM

Plus we often see guys players lights out until they have a NFL tryout or two. When they come back they are half the player unless they go to another CFL team and thrive. Didn't Darryl Ford hit Detroit for a bit and wasn't the same afterwards. I'm sure it was him.

I'd like to see more Argos like Masotti, Pinball and Moen start and play their whole CFL careers with us. I really hate when guys leave for a year or two near the end of their careers to another team. Saskatchewan is a great example as Jones cleared house and they suck and players he ditched can still play. Nice to see Chick haunt them last week even though his a Ticat.

**paulwoods13** · 08-25-2016, 10:18 AM

How did this become an actual thread? My post (in a different thread) about Sowieta and Mitchell was simply a clumsy attempt to poke fun at the endless -- and I do mean endless -- complaining about Collaros and Harris being "allowed" to leave. I don't actually give a damn that Sowieta was let go back in 1978 or whenever it was. Would have liked Mitchell to play only for us but at the time the decision to let him go did not seem particularly heinous.

**Will** · 08-25-2016, 10:19 AM

Originally Posted by paulwoods13

How did this become an actual thread? My post (in a different thread) about Sowieta and Mitchell was simply a clumsy attempt to poke fun at the endless -- and I do mean endless -- complaining about Collaros and Harris being "allowed" to leave. I don't actually give a damn that Sowieta was let go back in 1978 or whenever it was. Would have liked Mitchell to play only for us but at the time the decision to let him go did not seem particularly heinous.

People did start discussing legitimate names from the past.

**Jon Gonzo** · 08-25-2016, 10:24 AM

Sure wasn't happy when Coach Dracula (with the big NFL credentials) played a part in trading our best receiver (Arland Bruce) to our biggest enemies (Hamilton Ti-Cats)