This is beginning to feel like Monty Python's Argument Clinic, but since you asked . . .IssuesMcgee wrote: ↑Wed Apr 01, 2026 1:33 pm
Since I was able to provide you an example of why that is a bad idea, do you have any that prove it's a good idea?
I'm struggling to see how the Wilder example is germane. Unlike this case, the team caved in to his contract demands, and he went on to have two lacklustre seasons in which -- for many, many reasons beyond him -- the team went 4-14 back to back.
As for "proving" that releasing Doxtater was a bad idea, obviously judgment either way will be based on how he performs for his new team, and how the Argos' o-line performs without him. It seems self-evident (to me, at least) that letting an asset walk away is tantamount to dropping a $100 bill on the sidewalk. You are no longer able to benefit from the money, and someone else gets a "free" $100. I'm sure there have been examples of promising young players, including NATs, being released early in their careers and then performing well elsewhere. At the risk of dating myself, one was Chris Walby. But again, to me it's self-evident that you don't just outright release a promising (albeit completely unproven) young NAT who is under contract and plays a position where the club demonstrably has needs he could theoretically fill. If you are 100% certain that you have several better players at that position, you can do it, but even then, you damn well better be right.
