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ARGO57 wrote: ↑Sun Mar 22, 2026 4:20 pm Quarterback rooms ranked, Argonauts #2.

https://3downnation.com/?p=201138

gilthethrill wrote: ↑Sun Mar 22, 2026 6:46 pm

ARGO57 wrote: ↑Sun Mar 22, 2026 4:20 pm Quarterback rooms ranked, Argonauts #2.

https://3downnation.com/?p=201138

LOL! Hodge was pretty accurate with his rankings. Marshall F of CFL.ca ( aka the Anti Argos-Chad Kelly website) could learn something from him.

ARGO57 wrote: ↑Sun Mar 22, 2026 4:20 pm Quarterback rooms ranked, Argonauts #2.

https://3downnation.com/?p=201138

ArgoRavi wrote: ↑Mon Mar 23, 2026 2:31 pm

ARGO57 wrote: ↑Sun Mar 22, 2026 4:20 pm Quarterback rooms ranked, Argonauts #2.

https://3downnation.com/?p=201138

Argos should be ranked ahead of Hamilton, but #2 isn't bad.

shatto wrote: ↑Mon Mar 09, 2026 10:54 pm With Hunter at LG and Shepley at RG, Doxtater would probably have been a backup. As a result he may have been asked to restructure his contract and if so, it looks like he refused. That is just a guess but probably not far from the truth.

paulwoods13 wrote: ↑Wed Mar 25, 2026 8:28 pm

shatto wrote: ↑Mon Mar 09, 2026 10:54 pm With Hunter at LG and Shepley at RG, Doxtater would probably have been a backup. As a result he may have been asked to restructure his contract and if so, it looks like he refused. That is just a guess but probably not far from the truth.

If Pinball is to be believed, it was Doxtater who asked for a raise.

General manager Pinball Clemons revealed on Wednesday that the decision was made due to financial reasons, as the once-highly touted draft pick wanted to renegotiate his contract and the team couldn’t accommodate that request.


https://3downnation.com/2026/03/25/mont ... argonauts/

If this is true, why would the team opt to release him and get nothing for him while making him available to sign with a rival? If he didn't like how much money he was being paid, or some other aspect of his contract, let him retire or hold out. I get that there can be ancillary benefits from being nice to players, but this makes no sense to me.

ArgoRavi wrote: ↑Wed Mar 25, 2026 10:40 pm

paulwoods13 wrote: ↑Wed Mar 25, 2026 8:28 pm

shatto wrote: ↑Mon Mar 09, 2026 10:54 pm With Hunter at LG and Shepley at RG, Doxtater would probably have been a backup. As a result he may have been asked to restructure his contract and if so, it looks like he refused. That is just a guess but probably not far from the truth.

If Pinball is to be believed, it was Doxtater who asked for a raise.

General manager Pinball Clemons revealed on Wednesday that the decision was made due to financial reasons, as the once-highly touted draft pick wanted to renegotiate his contract and the team couldn’t accommodate that request.


https://3downnation.com/2026/03/25/mont ... argonauts/

If this is true, why would the team opt to release him and get nothing for him while making him available to sign with a rival? If he didn't like how much money he was being paid, or some other aspect of his contract, let him retire or hold out. I get that there can be ancillary benefits from being nice to players, but this makes no sense to me.

If a teams know the Argos can't or won't renegotiate his contract and they will likely have to release him, they're not going to trade for him. Yeah, they could have let him hold out, but I don't know that it would have gotten them or him anywhere. I just don't think those tactics work as well as they did 40 years ago.

ArgoRavi wrote: ↑Wed Mar 25, 2026 10:40 pm If a teams know the Argos can't or won't renegotiate his contract and they will likely have to release him, they're not going to trade for him. Yeah, they could have let him hold out, but I don't know that it would have gotten them or him anywhere. I just don't think those tactics work as well as they did 40 years ago.

paulwoods13 wrote: ↑Thu Mar 26, 2026 9:11 am

ArgoRavi wrote: ↑Wed Mar 25, 2026 10:40 pm If a teams know the Argos can't or won't renegotiate his contract and they will likely have to release him, they're not going to trade for him. Yeah, they could have let him hold out, but I don't know that it would have gotten them or him anywhere. I just don't think those tactics work as well as they did 40 years ago.

Sorry, Ravi, I completely disagree.

Why does him demanding to renegotiate mean the team "will likely have to release him"? If he doesn't like his contract and doesn't show up for camp, suspend him. If he shows up and causes problems, cut him then, and only then.

Why should the team care if him holding out doesn't get him anywhere? Mgmt's obligation is to the team, not to a player who reputedly demanded to renegotiate after playing one mediocre season. Forcing him to hold out if he didn't like his situation might not have got the team anywhere, but releasing him in plenty of time for a rival to sign him, with zero return to the Argos, definitely did not get the team anywhere. Managing your assets well is not an outmoded tactic.