B.C. Lions at Edmonton Oct. 12, 2019 - Game Day Thread

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Hambone wrote:
Mon Oct 14, 2019 10:24 am
BC 1988 wrote:
Sun Oct 13, 2019 6:07 pm
Does anyone wonder why EDM decided to let him go at age 34?
Edmonton was willing to match BC's contract offer of at least $200K more than his expired deal. That totally contradicts any thoughts that they "decided to let him go" for any reason other than they couldn't justify going any higher. Given Reilly's personal situation with Seattle home, young kids and wife having a very good job herself based out of Seattle he likely still signs in BC even if the Esks offer is higher. When one thinks about it BC got the proverbial home town discount at $2.9M over 4 years. Scary eh?
Exactly--I think his value was grossly inflated. If we were talking about the Reilly of 2015, you could justify making him the highest paid player, but not after another 3 seasons of hard miles on the clock. Of course, Hervey and his green goggles was only seeing another EDM treasure to add to his collection.
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don corleone wrote:
Sun Oct 13, 2019 2:17 pm
Less critical now that the Lions have now been eliminated but they also could have been leading the west and suddenly be looking at Danny OBrien as their starter. Lots of things to think about in an sms world.
Fully agree. Imagine that (very real) possibility. The Butler looking around saying "Who, me?"
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The Lions better not go into the 2020 season with O'Brien on the roster along with an aging Reilly whose durability is far more likely to diminish in the coming seasons.
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DanoT wrote:
Tue Oct 15, 2019 5:25 pm
The Lions better not go into the 2020 season with O'Brien on the roster along with an aging Reilly whose durability is far more likely to diminish in the coming seasons.
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