2018 Free Agent signings, contract extensions, and other transactions

[Argo]

Some great commentary and analysis and most of it is similar to what I’m thinking. However, I’ll take the total contrarian view on Ricky, he’s back next year.The media has been oddly relentless in pushing the Henry Burris storyline of last year on him.Not once has he mentioned anything of the sort re: being done.I can honestly foresee another few years of Ricky Ray in an Argos jersey, call me crazy if you must.

It hasn’t been mentioned as he likely is under contract for next year but is no one else thinking / concerned that Wilder gets an NFL shot and we release him from his contract? He’s still young and he’s big, strong and fast. Can’t see at least one of the NFL clubs wanting to give him a shot.

Supporting your Ray opinion would be this: it's rather difficult to simply walk away from somewhere north of $500,000 for six months' work.

[Tau Ceti]

My two biggest concerns on this list are replacing Green's receptions and Woods' tackles. Admittedly, a quarter million for S.J. is high. Who else is out there to replace him?

Regarding Wilder, we should give him the shot down south if someone knocks but I really don't want that to happen. Obviously defences are adjusting and he's not going to continue to put up 200 yards a game. But the fact is you can divide the Argos' 2017 into the pre-Wilder break out and the post-Wilder break out. I don't think we get to the Eastern final let alone the championship with out him.

Mchester you make a good point that it's been the media pushing the riding off into the sunset narrative for Ray rather than the man himself. Perhaps he's content to play into his forties, health permitting. As Argo points, a half million a year is a pretty good incentive. I'd really like to find out who the heir apparent is though.