Year of the Rocket: John Candy, Wayne Gretzky, a Crooked Tycoon, and the Craziest Season in Football History (https://sutherlandhousebooks.com/pro...of-the-rocket/)
Bouncing Back: From National Joke to Grey Cup Champs (https://bit.ly/3fvip5x)
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Lalji says Nichols signed for $350k in hard money with incentives that could take it to $560k. That's pretty rich, IMO. $350k base is not too far out of line but I thought we could have got him for closer to $300. There were not gonna be any other suitors at his pay grade so we had some leverage. But he had some, too -- our desire for a second experienced QB.
If both guys negotiated the same games-played incentive ($5k per game/$90k total available), and if the reported numbers are accurate, we would be in for a minimum payout of $657k (MBT $217k, MN $350k, GP $90k). If MN negotiated a higher GP incentive, obviously that could push our total QB spend up; at the same time, it would be an incentive for mgmt. to play MBT instead of MN.
I hope MN's GP incentive maxes at $90k and his other incentives (potentially $120k) relate to team success: first-place finish, GC appearance, GC win. If he plays the most and we have a great year, I'd be thrilled to have him exceed $500k in earnings. But I still like MBT's chances of winning the starting job, if it truly is the open competition we've been told it will be.
Year of the Rocket: John Candy, Wayne Gretzky, a Crooked Tycoon, and the Craziest Season in Football History (https://sutherlandhousebooks.com/pro...of-the-rocket/)
Bouncing Back: From National Joke to Grey Cup Champs (https://bit.ly/3fvip5x)
YOTR YouTube https://bit.ly/37jtG4f
BB YouTube https://bit.ly/2TSYPs7
The best signing we could ask for given the circumstances. Just curious but what is better than this, given whats available?
As i tried to point out: the Bummers just won the GC with a rookie 1st round draft pick and an undrafted FA starting on their O-line; and the Ticats have been a top team lately with young Canadian O-linemen (Revenberg, Ciraco) out of the draft starting sooner than later; i think a lot of people under estimate the calibre of young Canadian talent that smart CFL teams can reap and get production out of - and at a lot of positions. Lefebvre is a milti-year Q all-star at C (his "real" position - i.e. not a new position for him) and he learned under a Laval coaching staff that has produced a number of very good CFL hogs - he might be a quite able replacement for a departed McEwen, and he should be available still at # 11 or 20 or maybe even 28.
As far as NIs able to play for the Argos on D: Laing (would be a real tough loss if he leaves); Lokombo at OLB (or maybe safety but he's more of an OLB IMO); Woodson at D-half or corner; maybe Robbie Smith at DE (backed by a good draft pick) - but this is unlikely if Jefferson is signed + one of the new import DE signings shows lots; not sure if Gabriel is a write-off at safety, but i like his vet smarts plus he can also move up to OLB some, and they could also think of drafting a good safety prospect who could play right away or platoon perhaps; and if Bear Woods is listed as one of the new "Nationals", them Kwemo IMO has the talent to spell or back-him up quite capably.
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