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Post by jkr on Mar 6, 2008 7:39:51 GMT -5
Any real CFL fans out there? The cynic in me says this trade is a move to prop up the franchise in our largest city. Joseph takes a cut, asks for a raise( deservedly so) & gets shipped to Toronto. tsn.ca/cfl/news_story/?ID=231293&hubname=cfl |
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Post by Disgruntled70sHab on Mar 6, 2008 8:28:34 GMT -5
Any real CFL fans out there? The cynic in me says this trade is a move to prop up the franchise in our largest city. Joseph takes a cut, asks for a raise( deservedly so) & gets shipped to Toronto. tsn.ca/cfl/news_story/?ID=231293&hubname=cflMakes you wonder who was making the call on this trade. Why would the Grey Cup Champions trade their number-1 guy? People out west really like their football. It's a whole different attitude regarding football than it is in the east. They're fanatical about their football in Saskatchewan and I think they had potential for a few more Cups actually. Not so much now though. Cheers. |
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Post by BadCompany on Mar 6, 2008 9:19:48 GMT -5
Any real CFL fans out there? The cynic in me says this trade is a move to prop up the franchise in our largest city. Joseph takes a cut, asks for a raise( deservedly so) & gets shipped to Toronto. tsn.ca/cfl/news_story/?ID=231293&hubname=cflAnd the conspiracy theorist in me can't help but wonder about the timing of it all, what with the NFL announcing a host of games to be played in Toronto, and rumours of an imminent Toronto NFL team swirling... If the Argonauts and by extension the CFL were to have ANY hopes of competing against the NFL (and that's a big IF) they will have to be top-notch draw. Interesting that they now get the league's best player... |
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Post by Polarice on Mar 6, 2008 9:55:06 GMT -5
I was shocked to hear this on TSN this morning. The Riders are blaming the Salary Cap for the reason of trading him, but Toronto has to have a similar payroll?
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Post by jkr on Mar 6, 2008 13:16:09 GMT -5
I was shocked to hear this on TSN this morning. The Riders are blaming the Salary Cap for the reason of trading him, but Toronto has to have a similar payroll? Their is a CFL salary cap but it is not adhered too & teams are not punished. |
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Post by MC Habber on Mar 6, 2008 13:22:27 GMT -5
I was shocked to hear this on TSN this morning. The Riders are blaming the Salary Cap for the reason of trading him, but Toronto has to have a similar payroll? Their is a CFL salary cap but it is not adhered too & teams are not punished. Is that still true? I thought they got somewhat serious about it a few years ago. |
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Post by franko on Mar 6, 2008 14:21:19 GMT -5
Their is a CFL salary cap but it is not adhered too & teams are not punished. Is that still true? I thought they got somewhat serious about it a few years ago. Naw, they keep threatening but never do anything about it. That's the reason they have a new commissioner: the previous one wanted to be serious, but the GMs [who say they have to have a cap] turfed him because of it. As to Joseph, I liken him to Huet: good when he's on his game, but fragile. I doubt very much whether he'll be able to carry the Argos far. let's check back the end of November and see if my prediction holds out |
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Post by jkr on Mar 6, 2008 14:22:31 GMT -5
Their is a CFL salary cap but it is not adhered too & teams are not punished. Is that still true? I thought they got somewhat serious about it a few years ago. I was listening to Toronto radio this morning. This issue was being discussed & no one disputed it. Doesn't mean that it's true but the sports people on the panel acknowedged it as if it were fact. |
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Post by Disgruntled70sHab on Mar 6, 2008 14:41:46 GMT -5
Is that still true? I thought they got somewhat serious about it a few years ago. Naw, they keep threatening but never do anything about it. That's the reason they have a new commissioner: the previous one wanted to be serious, but the GMs [who say they have to have a cap] turfed him because of it. As to Joseph, I liken him to Huet: good when he's on his game, but fragile. I doubt very much whether he'll be able to carry the Argos far. let's check back the end of November and see if my prediction holds outI have agree with that, Franko. I remember Joseph in Ottawa and he was exactly the way you describe. A dynamo one night and a fumbling fool the next. I asked above what might have been the motivation for a Cup championship team to move their top player. Having said that, I tend to buy into BC's theory about keeping football alive in Leafs' Nation. Cheers. |
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