Riders Aquire Wes Cates

RiderzFan · 06-23-2007, 06:03 PM

Cates for Lazeo and Draft Pick

UPDATE: http://www.sportsnet.ca/football/cfl...23_185603_4732

Tony_Montana · 06-23-2007, 06:06 PM

Rob Lazeo and a conditional draft pick for Cates is what Sportnset.ca is saying

murphy · 06-23-2007, 06:07 PM

Rob Lazeo and a pick for Cates, ET must not be happy with the running backs

sc · 06-23-2007, 06:07 PM

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Originally Posted by RiderzFan

We traded with the stamps. saw it on sportsnet not sure what we gave up though.

UPDATE: http://www.sportsnet.ca/football/cfl...23_185603_4732

Like the trade, gives us a pretty decent runninback with good speed. With Bracey and Russell not playing that well in the game, Cates could be a possible backup to Childs

Tony_Montana · 06-23-2007, 06:08 PM

I guess Austin is not happy with his current running game, but I don't much like the move. Lazeo was a versatile O-lineman, he will be missed. I would rather have brought in Ranek for free than make this move.

murphy · 06-23-2007, 06:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Tony_Montana

I guess Austin is not happy with his current running game, but I don't much like the move. Lazeo was a versatile O-lineman, he will be missed. I would rather have brought in Ranek for free than make this move.

They must be happy with Parenteau to make this move.

Tony_Montana · 06-23-2007, 06:11 PM

Priced still seems to steep to me. A draft pick as well. Hopefully the condition is, we win the Grey Cup and they get the draft pick, that I could live with. Still think Lazeo is worth more than many in Riderville give him credit.

sc · 06-23-2007, 06:11 PM

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Originally Posted by Tony_Montana

I guess Austin is not happy with his current running game, but I don't much like the move. Lazeo was a versatile O-lineman, he will be missed. I would rather have brought in Ranek for free than make this move.

Edmonton has no good runningbacks... so IMO if Ranek was looking any good they would have kept him. Lazeo is a good versatile player but we'll be al right

Rossco · 06-23-2007, 06:12 PM

Very interesting move to give up Lazeo. Is Cates worth it? So it will be interesting to see who gets dumped. Do the 'Riders have a certain amount of "free time" before they announce what they will do with Cates? Does this mean someone like Best moves onto the 42 man roster?

DallasF · 06-23-2007, 06:13 PM

I think we need to look at what we got instead of what we gave up. Wes Cates could be a big player for us. I was less then pleased with our running game last night. This could be a big deal for us.

squish · 06-23-2007, 06:16 PM

Is Wes Cates any good? Yikes, steep price.

Rider Rooter · 06-23-2007, 06:17 PM

Someone should tell Tillman about the rule of thumb that if you give up a non-import, you get one in return. He gave up 2 NI's for an import.

Thanks for the years of service, Laz.

sc · 06-23-2007, 06:22 PM

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Originally Posted by DallasF

I think we need to look at what we got instead of what we gave up. Wes Cates could be a big player for us. I was less then pleased with our running game last night. This could be a big deal for us.

Agreed, any improvement in the running game is good from last night, besides, we haven't even seen how Childs will play in the regular season yet. They can challenge eachoterh to play better

Coastal green · 06-23-2007, 06:22 PM

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Originally Posted by squish

Is Wes Cates any good? Yikes, steep price.

An indication of the youth movement on our offensive line.

I think we need to see all the roster changes, right up to the 29th before you can judge this in isolation.

That said, in isolation, it does seem a a tad expensive, particularly when both teams might have made these pickups next week for free...

Under_Miner · 06-23-2007, 06:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Rider Rooter

Someone should tell Tillman about the rule of thumb that if you give up a non-import, you get one in return. He gave up 2 NI's for an import.

Thanks for the years of service, Laz.

Tillman has done quite well in acquiring Canadian Talent. I think that Wes Cates can do more for the Riders on the field than Lazeo can do on the bench.

Just my 2 cents.

Tony_Montana · 06-23-2007, 06:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Under_Miner

Tillman has done quite well in acquiring Canadian Talent. I think that Wes Cates can do more for the Riders on the field than Lazeo can do on the bench.

Just my 2 cents.

Of course on the other hand, better to have Lazeo and not need him than need him and not have him.

ziggy · 06-23-2007, 06:27 PM

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Originally Posted by squish

Is Wes Cates any good? Yikes, steep price.

Wes Cates is very underated. For his size (6' 215lbs), he is very fast, catches the ball well out of the backfield and was the Stamps best special teams player. He was always one of the players on the Stamps that scared me. I can't remember which game it was last year, but he turned a swing pass into about an 80 yard touchdown down the sidelines. The only better acceleration I saw in the CFL was from Kenton Keith. His only problem was that he had to play behind Joffrey Reynolds. I predict that this will turn into a very good trade for us.

scrubs · 06-23-2007, 06:27 PM

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Originally Posted by squish

Is Wes Cates any good? Yikes, steep price.

He had success in limited opportunities last year. I'm very curious to see what he can do.

Under_Miner · 06-23-2007, 06:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Tony_Montana

Of course on the other hand, better to have Lazeo and not need him than need him and not have him.

We also need a running back...especially after seeing last night's game. Calgary's D-line isn't exactly stellar. Too often the Riders made it "close" to the endzone, only to come up short...that needs to be fixed.

Safimod · 06-23-2007, 06:29 PM

i dont like it. But I think this is another one of Tillman's "we'll realize later why he gets paid the money he does" moves!