Rider Rumblings

Rob and Murray discuss how the Riders fared during free agency, starting with the deal that didn’t happen. They talk about fans’ disappointment around the team not being able to nab a new high-profile quarterback such as Bo Levi Mitchell, and instead falling back to Zach Collaros.

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After a maelstrom of Rider news, this week is a bit of a lull before free agency starts in the CFL. Rob and Murray start off by talking about the Super Bowl, then move into the Riders’ search for a new defensive co-ordinator and other positions that have to be filled. Rob rants again about why a collective bargaining agreement still hasn’t been reached between the CFL and the players’ association, plus a plethora of other issues he has with the league.  

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This week Murray and Rob share their thoughts on the Riders’ new head coach, Craig Dickenson. There’s also discussion on Chris Jones’ legacy and the ongoing search for a quarterback.

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Now that the dust has settled, Murray and Rob discuss who is likely to be hired as the Riders’ next head coach. Stephen McAdoo? Craig Dickenson? There are many possibilities, but there can be only one. 

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We’ve got a special bonus episode this week where Rob and Murray speak at length about the massive news that Chris Jones is leaving the Riders. Why did he do it? What does it mean for the team?

 We’ll be back with a regular episode next week.

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Murray is back from covering important CFL meetings in Quebec, and he and Rob start off the podcast by talking about linebacker Adam Bighill signing with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers.

The guys then talk about who the Riders should get for their next starting quarterback. Maybe Mike Reilly?

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This week Rob Vanstone is joined by 980 CJME sports reporter Arielle Zerr.

The two talk about the rumours that Riders head coach and GM Chris Jones is being vetted by NFL teams, and what impact Jones leaving would have on the Riders.

Rob and Arielle also talk about receiver Jordan Williams-Labert leaving the Riders to pursue an opportunity in the NFL, Paul Jones joining the team to handle player personnel and another lengthily discussion about CFL contracts and labour issues being faced by players.

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This week Murray and Rob start off with answering a couple of questions from listeners, and talk about why the Riders didn’t provide media access to the players when they cleaned out their lockers for the season, an event known as “garbage bag day”.

The guys go on to talk about whether the Alliance of American Football will be a problem fro the CFL, players who did and didn’t like talking to the press, Corey Chamblin and finally some more talk on the operations salary cap.

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This week Rob is joined by 3DownNation’s Joel Gasson.

The guys talk about the Riders’ quarterbacking situation, and if Chris Jones is likely to sign a contract extension. Then it’s onto more general CFL subjects, such as whether the league still offers a unique kind of football to watch, if CFL players are fairly compensated and what we might see when the league and the CFLPA go to the bargaining table.

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This week Rob and Murray are joined by former Roughriders general manager and Leader-Post sports columnist Brendan Taman.

 The guys start off with talk about the Grey Cup and whether icy conditions played a factor, hits on refs, contract talks between the CFL and CFLPA and finally the thorny issue of the CFL’s cap on football operations.

Is the policy geared towards targeting the Riders? Taman thinks so.

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