The demise of the Riders...Dickenson fired...GM extended.

[Horseman]

I dunno. The riders have done relatively well since their #1 and #2 Qb went down and have been decent with their #3 Qb for most part of the season. I think Dickie the lesser stays.... he?s very well spoken and connects with the fan base. They could do worse if they decide to clean house.

CD does not connect with the fan base, if you have ever gone onto Riderfans forum, they have the pitch forks and truckload of manure ready for both CD and JOD.

[Waffler]

It's not just Walters that makes us successful. It's the relationships in the entire front office. If they think they can hire one piece and see instant results they are sadly mistaken. It took the Bombers years to win a playoff game. We stayed the course and kept working patiently with the same group.  I hope we can keep Walters but I don't have a crystal ball to know what he thinks and what his options may be. You are talking a lateral move to Sask though. The money would have to be huge and that hamstrings them in hiring coaches.

What about Lapo? I thought his dream job was HC in Regina.

[dd]

I can't see Walters going to Regina, for any amount of money. Why would he leave the situation he's currently in, just to start over again with another team and spend another 5+ years building it back to respectability, in Regina of all places?? Its not exactly a huge attraction for coaches or players. If he gets more money, he may go east though, to be with family and friends

[Throw Long Bannatyne]

I can't see Walters going to Regina, for any amount of money. Why would he leave the situation he's currently in, just to start over again with another team and spend another 5+ years building it back to respectability, in Regina of all places?? Its not exactly a huge attraction for coaches or players. If he gets more money, he may go east though, to be with family and friends

You have to wonder if Walters still has ties out East, like O'Shea he's been in Wpg. for so long now, it might feel more like home than his original home.  I read a while ago that he recently got remarried, so he might also now have spousal ties to Wpg.

[Blue In BC]

The Riders potential free agent list showed up today on CFL.CA. Virtually the entire roster is on the list. Aside from Management and coaching there are going to be lots of roster changes. I'd expect them to be big players in free agency.

[blue_gold_84]

The Riders potential free agent list showed up today on CFL.CA. Virtually the entire roster is on the list. Aside from Management and coaching there are going to be lots of roster changes. I'd expect them to be big players in free agency.

A full rebuild in SK wouldn't shock me in the slightest with the full blown rot on the current regime.

[Ridermania]

Riders - Massive Free Agent List

Quarterbacks
Jake Dolegala (A)
Mason Fine (A)
Antonio Pipkin (A)

Running Backs
Frankie Hickson (A)
Jamal Morrow (A)

Fullbacks
Albert Awachie (N)

Receivers
Mario Alford (A)
Shawn Bane Jr. (A)
Juwan Brescacin (N)
Tevin Jones (A)
Brayden Lenius (N)

Offensive Lineman
Philip Blake (N)
Logan Ferland (N)
Evan Johnson (N)
Colin Kelly (A)
Eric Lofton (A)

Defensive Linemen
Miles Brown (A)
DeMarcus Christmas (A)
Charbel Dabire (N)
Micah Johnson (N)
Anthony Lanier II (A)
Pete Robertson (A)

Linebackers
Larry Dean (A)
Brian Harelimana (N)
Justin Herdman-Reed (N)
Derrick Moncrief (A)
Micah Teitz (N)

Defensive Backs
Jeremy Clark (A)
Amari Henderson (A)
Nelson Lokombo (N)
Nic Marshall (A)
Godfrey Onyeka (N)
C.J. Reavis (A)
Trumaine Washington (A)

Specialists
LS Jorgen Hus (N)
K Brett Lauther (N)

[theaardvark]

Can't resist reposting this gem from "ship" on Riderfans:

Its not long ago that we saw:

Bomber ticket contest:

First prize 2 tickets
2nd prize 4 tickets...

Winning changes everything.  Riders don't really seem to be convincing their fans that they are trying to win.  Crapping all over Fajardo when it was the porous Oline causing the issue, and then dismissing him without having a replacement... not great optics or GMing.

[Sir Blue and Gold]

From Jamie Nye;

24,158 is tickets distributed for todays game. That?s the lowest attended regular season game I can find since August 19th, 2006. (And there are much fewer actually here)

That sucks! As lifelong Bombers fans we know the pain of going through down times for the franchise. I want to beat the Riders on the field every year but I want them to be strong otherwise. It's more fun beating them when they have sold out crowds and a motivated fan base.

[Blue In BC]

There might be a few Canadians on their roster worth taking a look at in free agency depending on SMS.

[Throw Long Bannatyne]

There might be a few Canadians on their roster worth taking a look at in free agency depending on SMS.

Don't see much on that list worth taking, except maybe Import Nose Tackle Miles Brown at 320 lbs., and Brett Lauther. I can only think of a handful of players they've locked up for another year, which reflects poorly on their GM.  That being said, every team including the Bombers is going to have a huge F.A. list to deal with every year with the standard one year contracts. 

[The Zipp]

The Saskatchewan Roughriders announced Monday that Vice President of Football Operations and General Manager Jeremy O?Day has agreed to a new contract and Craig Dickenson will not return as head coach


The Saskatchewan Roughriders announced Monday that Craig Dickenson will not return as head coach.

The team did renew the contract of general manager Jeremy O'Day, who has held the role since 2019.

?I want to thank Coach Dickenson for everything he has given to the Saskatchewan Roughriders over his ten years in Green and White. From his time as Special Teams Coordinator to his five seasons as a head coach, he gave all he had to the team and did it with kindness and respect,? said O?Day. ?We appreciate his hard work and dedication and wish him all the best moving forward.? 
The Roughriders were eliminated from playoff contention with a 29-26 loss to the Toronto Argonauts on Saturday, their seventh straight defeat.

With a Week 21 bye, Saskatchewan finished with a 6-12 record thanks to the loss. The team finished 6-12 last season as well, with an identical seven-game losing streak to end the season.

Dickenson's best season with the Riders came in his first season, when the team went 13-5 in 2019 before losing in the West Final.

More details to follow.

https://www.tsn.ca/cfl/roughriders-expected-to-announce-dickenson-won-t-return-as-head-coach-1.2024798

[Throw Long Bannatyne]

The Saskatchewan Roughriders announced Monday that Vice President of Football Operations and General Manager Jeremy O?Day has agreed to a new contract and Craig Dickenson will not return as head coach


The Saskatchewan Roughriders announced Monday that Craig Dickenson will not return as head coach.

The team did renew the contract of general manager Jeremy O'Day, who has held the role since 2019.

?I want to thank Coach Dickenson for everything he has given to the Saskatchewan Roughriders over his ten years in Green and White. From his time as Special Teams Coordinator to his five seasons as a head coach, he gave all he had to the team and did it with kindness and respect,? said O?Day. ?We appreciate his hard work and dedication and wish him all the best moving forward.? 
The Roughriders were eliminated from playoff contention with a 29-26 loss to the Toronto Argonauts on Saturday, their seventh straight defeat.

With a Week 21 bye, Saskatchewan finished with a 6-12 record thanks to the loss. The team finished 6-12 last season as well, with an identical seven-game losing streak to end the season.

Dickenson's best season with the Riders came in his first season, when the team went 13-5 in 2019 before losing in the West Final.

More details to follow.

https://www.tsn.ca/cfl/roughriders-expected-to-announce-dickenson-won-t-return-as-head-coach-1.2024798

Dickenson takes the fall, but he's not to blame for the swath of empty seats, they should have cleaned house right to the top.

[The Zipp]

Dickenson takes the fall, but he's not to blame for the swath of empty seats, they should have cleaned house right to the top.

Hard to argue with that...also this should have been done this time last year...we all knew it and were surprised Craig was retained.  Failure looks good in green..

Green is the color of failure and mediocrity.

[blue_gold_84]

Keeping O'Day is a terrible decision.