Agreed. Let it come to us. Don't (Willy) force it. Lots of good QB's who have been better (lately) and would come much cheaper in the off season. There is opportunity in the East, but we can't burn the future either. I would be ok with Jones and Waud (with a first) but beyond that .....just wait.
The trade story was reported by Justin Dunk, not Drew Edwards, and the former's track record so far is mixed at best. I would not make book on this being entirely accurate but I would not be surprised if both the Argos and Riders kicked the tires on Collaros over the past few weeks.
I don't see how a trade could work this year given ZC's salary -- it would not be worth going over the cap, and having both RR and ZC would likely put us in that position. And since his trade value has dropped now that he's benched, and since the Cats would not want him coming back to haunt in the division, I would bet he does not get moved until after the season (if then).
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Marshall Ferguson tweeted that Collaros salary this year was heavily front loaded, meaning the cap implications for the rest of the year wouldn't be as bad. Problem with trading for him is that he's under contract for next season, meaning a reported 520k hit on next year's cap. There's a good chance Hamilton releases him at season's end (unless they have a full managerial change). That's when I would go after him.
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I don't know if the cap is based on annual contract value or money actually spent. If the latter, and it was front-loaded, then it might work this year but you'd need to renegotiate next season's deal. I interpreted Ferguson's post as meaning he is getting paid more this year than next year, i.e. it is front-loaded to 2017, not in 2017. Who knows?
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Cross, Williams and Ralph are starting right now. Onyeka, Walker and Herdman on special teams. I still like Waud, Noel, Campbell and Woodson as potential long term starters. Don't know what's going on with Jones, as he did play a bit last year and didn't look out of place. There is also Woods and Foster who Popp must have thought highly of seeing where he drafted them. That's 13 young Canadians to choose from. So how do you rate these guys. You can't give up starters at this stage of the season IMO. The rumour is 3 Canadians and a high draft pick. Where there is smoke there's fire. The beginning of the end for Collaros in Hamilton IMO might well have been his tirade at Austin which was caught on TV earlier in the year. You don't show up your Coach in public like that and get away with it, I don't care who you are. Put that with his recent record and you have a recipe for moving on. Most players would have been cut immediately but if its your star QB it just takes a while longer to get all the ducks in order to make the move. But IMO Collaros was marked for movement from that time on by the TiCat brass.
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Collaros backs up Ray for the rest of the season! That would be something.
The Argos could have been offering 3 Canadians they don't really value that much or who they see as special teamers or back-ups only. Say Brian Jones (Ticats have little for NI receivers), Mason Woods (Ticats have little O-line depth) and maybe Herdman or Onyeka, PLUS the early draft pick.
IF - Ricky Ray is moving on / out to pasture after this season, and the Argos don't really like who they have as potential replacement - then that deal might be pretty good - to get a QB who has been a top QB in the league and is not that old by QB standards. And Collaros would not be getting offered near the big coin he is making now - I think that would be part of the equation too ?
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With Hamilton playing better without Collaros, I think he could be had this offseason.
I don't think it's "more likely than not" that Collaros would be rejuvenated; that doesn't happen very often. But he would certainly be worth looking at, since our current plan seems to be to hope that Ray stays healthy and continues to play at a high level.
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