2018 Free Agent signings, contract extensions, and other transactions

[Argo57]

Hopefully the Argos land Van G, a lot of untapped potential.

[Scooter McCray]

Wouldn't that take jobs away from Canadians though ?

I agree though, the League should do away with the ratio, and the best players should make the roster and play. No more 21 Canadian quota or 7 starters.

giphy.jpg

[jerrym]

Justin Dunk is reporting the Argos are close to signing TJ Heath.

[Argo57]

Justin Dunk is reporting the Argos are close to signing TJ Heath.

Dave Naylor also reporting Rico Murray heading to Ottawa.

[OV Argo]

Wouldn't that take jobs away from Canadians though ?

I agree though, the League should do away with the ratio, and the best players should make the roster and play. No more 21 Canadian quota or 7 starters.

LOL ! - the "best players" according to who? - Mavis Reed, Mr. Ed Hervey or Ego-Jones types? - they would gladly have zero Canadian players in TC to even compete for a spot (just like in the CFL's US expansion period - ZERO Canadians need apply)

You should get an honorary life-time achievement award over at R****fans. for that post. Beauty.

[jerrym]

We lost a very good DB to the Als, Mitchell White.

[Argo57]

LOL ! - the "best players" according to who? - Mavis Reed, Mr. Ed Hervey or Ego-Jones types? - they would gladly have zero Canadian players in TC to even compete for a spot (just like in the CFL's US expansion period - ZERO Canadians need apply)

You should get an honorary life-time achievement award over at R****fans. for that post. Beauty.

Novel concept, Canadian players playing in the CFL?

[Argo]

Where's Pfeffer (sp? ... it's been so long) these days, and what's he doing?

[Stevoman]

Too bad about losing Mitchell White. I thought he was an excellent addition but if they sign TJ Heath then that would be a nice trade off.

Also stoked about Gabriel extending. If the Argos do get Heath, then the other player I really want them to sign is Bear Woods.

[R.J]

I normally try to avoid using the word hate, but I hate losing Mitchell White, our secondary got better once he arrived, almost like he was the last piece to the puzzle. I thought we would lose him, but I would've guess Ottawa.

[R.J]

LOL ! - the "best players" according to who? - Mavis Reed, Mr. Ed Hervey or Ego-Jones types? - they would gladly have zero Canadian players in TC to even compete for a spot (just like in the CFL's US expansion period - ZERO Canadians need apply)

You should get an honorary life-time achievement award over at R****fans. for that post. Beauty.

I'd rather see players earn their spot, as opposed to being handed a roster spot, starting spot, and more money as Canadians seem to be. I think having Canadian players are important to have, but I've seen way too many times Canadians sticking around the CFL because of their passport and not their talent.

Of course you don't see it this way, as you seem to think, it's Americans who are handed spots, and also think it's a myth that Canadians make more money than their American counterparts. I would say go take a look at some of the reported deals today, but you think they're all lies written by media idiots.

Hopefully the Argos land Van G, a lot of untapped potential.

Agreed. Consistency seems to be his issue from what I've seen, but with a leg like his, at least worth a look. A little surprised that Maher's name isn't coming up anywhere, some consistency issues, but at worst he's a slightly above average kicker IMO. Swayze Waters is also available, but I don't think he's worth a one year deal, let alone a ten year pact.

[Mightygoose]

TJ Heath is back. Term TBA

CFL News‏ @CFL_News 7m7 minutes ago





RT .@TSNDaveNaylor The @TorontoArgos have signed ex-@Wpg_BlueBombers DB @TjHeath34. Began career in Toronto before being dealt to ‘Peg in the Drew Willy trade in ‘17. #Argos #CFL

[Will]

In a move that should deeply amuse R.J, the Argos have signed Swayze Waters.

They better keep some depth around because we know what happened in 2015 when Waters got injured all the time and it wasn't pretty.

[AngeloV]

TJ Heath is back. Term TBA

CFL News‏ @CFL_News 7m7 minutes ago





RT .@TSNDaveNaylor The @TorontoArgos have signed ex-@Wpg_BlueBombers DB @TjHeath34. Began career in Toronto before being dealt to ‘Peg in the Drew Willy trade in ‘17. #Argos #CFL

I sure hope I was wrong about him. Personally, I would rather have re-signed Murray. Way more versatile.

[AngeloV]

In a move that should deeply amuse R.J, the Argos have signed Swayze Waters.

They better keep some depth around because we know what happened in 2015 when Waters got injured all the time and it wasn't pretty.

I'm not ecstatic of this signing either. I would rather run with Pfeffer.

[argolio]

Drew Willy trade: the gift that never stops giving.

[R.J]

I've lost a lot of respect for Jim Popp today. Popp signing Waters makes me wonder if Jim knows the difference between a sneeze and a wet fart.

Not sure what to make of the Heath signing either. Heath makes a lot of plays, but gets beat a lot as well. Reminds me of Ansah actually, just a bit better.

[R.J]

In a move that should deeply amuse R.J, the Argos have signed Swayze Waters.

They better keep some depth around because we know what happened in 2015 when Waters got injured all the time and it wasn't pretty.

Waters never stays healthy, which is ridiculous for a kicker. IIRC he lost out to Long in BC, because he got injured during training camp.

The IR will see plenty of usage with Waters and Ray on the team.

[OV Argo]

I'd rather see players earn their spot, as opposed to being handed a roster spot, starting spot, and more money as Canadians seem to be. I think having Canadian players are important to have, but I've seen way too many times Canadians sticking around the CFL because of their passport and not their talent.

Of course you don't see it this way, as you seem to think, it's Americans who are handed spots, and also think it's a myth that Canadians make more money than their American counterparts. I would say go take a look at some of the reported deals today, but you think they're all lies written by media idiots.


Agreed. Consistency seems to be his issue from what I've seen, but with a leg like his, at least worth a look. A little surprised that Maher's name isn't coming up anywhere, some consistency issues, but at worst he's a slightly above average kicker IMO. Swayze Waters is also available, but I don't think he's worth a one year deal, let alone a ten year pact.

What your types just don't get: (without getting in to too much detail = not worth the effort)

- American players ARE handed jobs, especially starting ones in the CFL - often 17 of them, where Canadian players are just not going to get to compete for playing time there because they are pencilled-in import only; and Americans are also pretty well guaranteed the maximum number of jobs on the roster as per the ratio (never the other way around where a team carries more than the minimum # of NIs) and these personnel decisions are made mostly by Americans who are proud members of the GOB club that ASSumes the CFL has to be that way - and crickets in reply when this little fact is mentioned.

- American players earn / eat-up wayyyy more of a CFL team's $M$ space than Canadian players do; I do realize it is fashionable for dupes who buy what experts tell them to fret about, to rant & cry-baby over a few of these vastly over-paid , no-talent Canadian O-linemen - even when they have ZERO verified, documented CFL salary figures to go by; yet when the above CFL pay-day certainty (American players earn way more in total than Canadian ones do) is brought up in the oh, so over-paid Canadian discussion - again, gut-less crickets.

Your "thinking" there is right up the alley of some clueless dupes over at a certain CFL team forum - where some just love to spew tired, moronic cliches about the CFL, plus do anything to defend their poor little homer team. I'm very grateful we just don't have a bunch of idiots like that on this forum.

[R.J]

CFL = Conspiracy Football League ?
Gotta love that condescension too, as if you actually believe you're smarter than most CFL and Rider fans.
Think it's funny that you slag Riderfans, yet you're on there quite a bit.

Interesting that yet again, you believe there's no pay gap, you might want to take a gander at how many American players have been bringing up this issue on twitter as of late, and over the years for that matter. Are they lying too ?
Believe what you want OV, your schtick got tiring a long long time ago.