Why is this still a thing? Harris went where the money was. That's his right.
Thanks TLB. How so many others lose the forest for the trees is surprising. I think Pinball was telling us something when he said AH was "a gift" to his team. Pinball gets it. I bet he's shocked we let AH go.
AH: "You got my back?"
WPG: crickets
P.S. By "free on the roster" I meant from a ratio standpoint (as a NAT), not $$. I think the ratio is a bigger limitation than the SMS.
Seriously? All AH33 had to do to get the same contract he got in Toronto was show up for a workout / physical. The ball was in his court. The Bombers told him they needed a workout before offering him a contract. He did not comply. His ego did not allow him to "audition" for a spot he thought he had "earned". He made a decision, and the Bombers were left with the option of repeating the last year where he missed half the games (granted he showed up when it counted) or move on.
The scenario had been laid out for him, and he couldn't understand why they gave him the "insulting" offer. After they signed JA27 Feb 3, he should have been on the phone, asking to come in and work out so that he could get the second spot (did anyone think we'd sign all three Nat RB's?. They didn't sign BO20 until Feb 7... there was a window for AH33 to wake up there. After BO20 was signed, they still offered AH33 a deal. Which amazes me to this day... and if he had come in after getting that offer, said "Let me prove to you I'm worth more", and worked out, I'm sure they come to a deal. Instead, he trashed the team.
I don't see any way the team could have handled better. Maybe they could have been more insistent he come and workout. Maybe they could have bugged him daily, "Are you coming to work out for us so we can tender you a contract". But a: AH33 is a grown man, and b: any negotiatior knows you seriously hurt your position by chasing after a player.
The optics are not optimal, and I get that some people only see him signing in Toronto after WPG "insulted him" with a low offer. They do not understand the whole story.