The Riders lost two DB these past few days, Davin Bush and Omar Morgan. Bush is now in Winnipeg and Morgan in Edmonton. This is a bit of a blow but as far as Bush goes the thing I remember most about his playing career for the RIDERS was the pronunciation change of his from Davin to Dayvin.
As far as Morgan goes apparently he signed a five-year deal worth $725,000, according to the Edmonton Sun. Which is incredible since this is a guy who has already played 6 years in the league. I just got off the phone with my brother-in-law who is a huge fan and we discussed where Morgan rates in terms of all the CB’s in the league and we both agreed that he is probably top 5. However I honestly think this is one of the first steps in the Danny Maciocia regime that will lead to a prolonged downward spiral for the franchise. However I don’t the organization would let it go beyond two years of not making the playoffs. If they don’t make it this year then Maciocia will be on a short leash next year. Morgan has 2 perhaps 3 years of good play in front of him and that is with the benefit of playing half his games on grass. If he last 4-5 years then … I guess the professionals are smarter then me.
The story in the Leader-Post also quotes Tillman as saying that we have a young group of players Sean Lucas, Lance Frazier, Rontarius Robinson and James Johnson who were in the system last year and are ready for development. I remember Robinson but I thought he was more of a linebacker, the rest I don’t remember. If you look at this in another way, this is a real endorsement by the franchise in Hall’s ability to develop a new backfield. Besides there are also economic factors that are coming into play and hopefully the league is serious about making sure that everyone follows the cap.
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