The Riders have officially signed Barrin Simpson. A great move IMHO, he has been a quality linebacker for years. Also he is hungry for a championship, he said on Twitter "I tell you what tho, I'm starving for a championship!!! 9yrs no championship" also adding "Rider Fans, I'm extremely excited about the opportunity 2b a Rider. And as a Compliment to U and the entire Rider Org. I'm determine to represent Rider Nation w/ pride as you have. I can finally say it "Rider Pride." " It's not often a 6 time all star has that kind of great attitude. Also Labour Day and Banjo Bowl will have even more extra spice this year.
The last big name former multi-year all star the Riders signed from another team was Willie Pless, a CFL Hall of Famer in 2005. How'd that turn out?
about as good as this
But I don't think this will be a poor signing, Simpson has always been known as a good teammate, he is hungry to win, he is only 32, not terribly old by linebacker standards, also he has the mad skillz to anchor the middle of the Rider D.
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I thought Willie Pless led the team in tackles that year.
Sure he did, and he was the Rider's nominee for outstanding defensive player, beating out such players as Colin Scrivener and Jason Mallet. That being said sometimes stats can be funny. If you lead the league in kickoff return yardage does that mean you have great special teams? It can. Or it can mean you suck hard and get a ton of touchdowns scored on you. In 1999 the Riders were 3-15, and gave up 592 points. Just saying is all... I have an idea in 1999 the Riders were close to the league lead in kickoff return yardage
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