Looks like a little shuffle of the deck chairs.
Haley was not going to get a chance here with Knowlton, Floyd, and Johnson as the import LBs.
Auggie, Carter, and Mariuz dressed as Canadian back-ups and ST guys it looked like a log jam at the LB spot.
I did like Haley and he can start in this league.
It seems a little bit ironic that we are trading an import LB to B.C. when it is the B.C. 3 that are our import LB starters.
What was the point of your post? lol jk… I guess he means or thinks we’re set with the db’s we have.
I liked Haley, I think he has a lot of potential and would have been good depth if one of our line backers goes down, I know nothing of this new guy and I’m kind of getting tired of us adding nothing but former Lion players to our roster. It’s just as bad as Marshall and former Mac guys.
I too liked Haley but I like the trade. We get a guy of the same age, with more CFL experience who's also an established ST player to be at least a back up, in an area where the depth isn't as good as it is at LB. And, I agree with rftt's thoughts on Obie's attraction to Lions -- he knows what he's getting, how they'll fit in and, so far, the old lions have looked good with stripes. I imagine Dennis commands a few more dollars than Haley did, but likely not enough to question this trade.
I liked what I saw from Haley last season. But we may have another rookie MLB on the way in to take his place. And I hope so, as I wonder how much longer Floyd can play.
One thing I should point out about the Dennis we acquired (not the one we traded) is that he can be used on returns. Here is an interesting quote from him from this article: http://www.canada.com/vancouversun/news … 4760bb56fb
In my sophomore year at Utah State [2003], I ended up seventh in the nation in kick return yardage. I can shoot the gap. I don’t know if the Lions realize that. I’m waiting for an opportunity here.
'Shuffle the deck chairs' is usually associated with the sinking of the Titanic; another is 'while the band played on'. Both bring to mind the frivolity of doing seemingly normal things while ignoring an upcoming catastrophe. This would be a better analogy for the blue team than either CFL felines.