Eskimos Taking More Heat

[Rider TD]

According to "the red-headed piss-ant"...

http://www.sportsnet.ca/cfl/article....08_151551_3328

I bring this up not to troll. Thought it was interesting though...outside audits eh?? Who woulda thunk it??

[Esks4ever]

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TROLL!!

[KnuckleChucker]

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Shut up Tillman......

Tillman = mini york......

**Disclaimer - I do agree that an enforcable cap should be in play ASAP for the better of the league and my sanity....

[Sgt. Nuke]

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Put your name on the quote, coach, and you'll have some validity. Till then, quit whining and work harder. I guess as the most successful franchise in the CFL, the Esks must have done this for decades eh? Multiple owners, multiple CEO, multiple GM's....all blowing budgets? Suck it, losers.

[Esks4ever]

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here's the story for those who dont wanna access the link:


Renegade deal causes stir


Sportsnet has learned that discussions in league meetings have included the need for outside monitoring of teams.

By Eric Tillman, Sportsnet's CFL Insider

Sportsnet.ca -- The CFL is "buzzing" today as word of Kyries Hebert's five-year, million-dollar contract with the Ottawa Renegades filtered across the league.

Even more than the length and value of the contract, emotions seemed to be highest concerning the supposed guarantee of $300,000 in the deal for the safety/linebacker according to the report in Thursday's Ottawa Sun.

"This really (expletive) me off" said one team executive. "The money thing is going to create big problems for all of us with our guys (free agents), but that guaranteed thing is the biggest issue. As a league, we don't need to go there. We can't go there," he continued.

Another CFL source expressed surprise saying "it's probably been 10 years since we've even seen the word guaranteed."

With team presidents meeting in Las Vegas this week, the reaction has only accelerated talk about the need for a strong commitment to a league-wide salary cap "with teeth."

Sportsnet has learned that discussions in the league meetings have included, in addition to the much-discussed $3,800,000 proposed salary cap, the need for outside independent compliance officials to monitor each of the nine teams. If agreed upon, outside regulation would be a league first.

"We are going to recommend to the Board of Govenors that we hire an outside auditing or accounting firm that will give us absolute clarity to teams' total expenditures," said a team executive. "It has to include exposing teams with side deals. And we have to give Tom (Wright) our total support in terms of fining their (expletive) off if they exceed the cap.

"In fairness to Ottawa, this is not about them. Their timing is kind of bad so this is going to make it look like it's about them, but it's more about other teams that everyone knows about."

The Vegas meetings included some fireworks between league executives, Sportsnet has also learned. According to one person in attendance, Calgary Stampeders president Ted Hellard was very aggressive in condemning Edmonton's salary expenditures in a loud directive to Eskimos COO Rick LeLacheur.

A CFL coach, speaking on the condition of anonymity, seemed to concur that the Eskimos are the biggest culprit. "What can we say to Ottawa when Edmonton won the Cup doing it their way? My owner tells me that (the Eskimos) may have spent more money on players than any team he can ever remember doing."

[Esks4ever]

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The Vegas meetings included some fireworks between league executives, Sportsnet has also learned. According to one person in attendance, Calgary Stampeders president Ted Hellard was very aggressive in condemning Edmonton's salary expenditures in a loud directive to Eskimos COO Rick LeLacheur.

A CFL coach, speaking on the condition of anonymity, seemed to concur that the Eskimos are the biggest culprit. "What can we say to Ottawa when Edmonton won the Cup doing it their way? My owner tells me that (the Eskimos) may have spent more money on players than any team he can ever remember doing

Someone from the Stumps is upset... Sour grapes... still pissed we took them out during the playoffs.


and secondly.. we MAY HAVE spent more on players.. yada yada... sounds like Pure speculation to me.


Its nice to see 8 other teams soooo worried about we do instead of trying to improve they own bloody teams.

[Evil Empire]

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I'm sorry how many times has Edmonton had to give money to other teams?

[Rider TD]

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Someone from the Stumps is upset... Sour grapes... still pissed we took them out during the playoffs.


and secondly.. we MAY HAVE spent more on players.. yada yada... sounds like Pure speculation to me.


Its nice to see 8 other teams soooo worried about we do instead of trying to improve they own bloody teams.

Yeah, I thought that Hellard calling the Esks out was a little ironic. However, the Stamps did unload several high priced contracts before they signed Copeland, Burris and others.

[Esks4ever]

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Yeah, I thought that Hellard calling the Esks out was a little ironic. However, the Stamps did unload several high priced contracts before they signed Copeland, Burris and others.

Yep they did - but so did we....

[Rider TD]

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Yep they did - but so did we....

Vaughn and ???

[Opus]

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Someone from the Stumps is upset...

The same person quoted on GSG as saying that salaries are much closer than people think......

Now I've seen Hellard post those exact words......Ted is pretty laid back, he's doing this for his enjoyment. Given that; do I believe the story about him openly berating LeLacheur? About as much as I believe that Tillman could climb Everest with Marty York strapped to his ass.

Methinks Tillman is continuing on his little spew from the Grey Cup coverage...he never liked the Maas deal one bit and drove it into the dust long before we even finished the season.

Unbelucking feavable.....the poor Rens offer a guaranteed contract to a LB for 300k and we get blamed for it........GFYS!

[Esks4ever]

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Vaughn and ???

you're going to make me think? for shame


Pringle comes to mind.. umm

[Esks4ever]

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Unbelucking feavable.....the poor Rens offer a guaranteed contract to a LB for 300k and we get blamed for it........GFYS!

ya that does really piss me off as well.. Long live the Evil Empire - **** everyone else

[Opus]

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you're going to make me think? for shame


Pringle comes to mind.. umm

subtract Abdullah who I'm sure Cowtown gave a raise to.

Coleman, Crutchfield, October, Grant, Boose, Kinney, Mills, Panaro, Prinson

(some contracts large - some small.....just like everyone else) all in addition to Vaughn

[Rider TD]

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The same person quoted on GSG as saying that salaries are much closer than people think......

Now I've seen Hellard post those exact words......Ted is pretty laid back, he's doing this for his enjoyment. Given that; do I believe the story about him openly berating LeLacheur? About as much as I believe that Tillman could climb Everest with Marty York strapped to his ass.

Methinks Tillman is continuing on his little spew from the Grey Cup coverage...he never liked the Maas deal one bit and drove it into the dust long before we even finished the season.

Unbelucking feavable.....the poor Rens offer a guaranteed contract to a LB for 300k and we get blamed for it........GFYS!

I thought only Rider fans thought the whole league has a conspiracy against them.

Just joking fishman...sorta anyway!!