Mike Edem Trade
Posted: Thu May 11, 2017 11:27 am
Thoughts?
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When the trade was a rumour I suggested over on RF that it wouldn't cost the Riders much for Edem, likely a later round pick or possibly someone like QVG who is likely to strain his baby toe and spend another year on the IR. And who's to say Wally didn't try to get QVG and was turned down. Jones is in the same situation as Wally was when BC had the likes of Sean Whyte and Hugh O'Neill stuffed on the IR or PR as insurance for McCallum. The Riders have Crapigna placekicking and Bartell punting. Not sure what would happen if Bartell was injured as Crapigna could take over there. If Crapigna went down or suddenly became eratic on FGs QVG is the guy who would take over. Regardless I expect a kicker to be signed before camp. Wally always has 2 kickers in camp even if barring injury there's little to no chance of the second one being activated.QB Club 63 wrote:I will admit my expectations about Edem were probably a little too high, but he was spectacularly bland at safety. If we need a Canadian starter in the secondary, I'm not against the idea of using Keynan Parker on the corner. IMHO he was not a liability at any time.
As a former kicker myself, I'm more than a little disappointed Wally didn't pick up Quinn Van Gylswyk in the trade. Shirley it's obvious the Greenies and Jones favour Crapigna over QVG so why wouldn't they swap a CDN practice roster player for a potential CDN starter? And from the Lions side, it makes sense because Swayze Waters was signed to just a one-year deal. I'd rather have a spare kicker available for insurance, specifically a Canadian kicker, and Paul McCallum's in the real estate biz, not the insurance biz.
I thought Edem was a good pickup when he first joined the team and had potential to play an impactful role in the secondary. But there were some noticeable gaps back there last year; too many big plays surrendered and not enough turnovers.VICIOUSCIRCLE wrote:Thoughts?
I agree that Edem and Steward were both liabilities on our defense last season. I didn't see Phillips as being as much of a liability as the previous two defenders. Wally wanted Phillips to take a reduced role this season but still be wearing a Leos uniform so he saw positives.B.C.FAN wrote:Edem has had a remarkable fall from grace as a former third overall draft pick. He was a liability on the field last year, along with Ryan Phillips and Brandon Stewart. None of them could get to the ball. Mark Washington deserves a lot of credit for putting together the league's top-ranked defence despite having the fewest interceptions and giving up a lot of big pass plays.
Buono also signed free agent Brandon Steward to play corner for us last season. Buono believed that the signings of both Edem and Steward would make our defense "a little bit more physical, a little bit more intense" were his words at the time.Washington never thought he’d escape Montreal.“I was very surprised,” Washington said Thursday at BC Place. “After his rookie year, I’m like, ‘Well, the cat got away.’ But I guess he didn’t. “He became a priority. When he went to Hamilton and they didn’t re-sign him, I had my eye on him.”
B.C. and Edem inked a two-year deal, connecting the fourth-year player with Leos’ defensive coordinator Mark Washington after the two apparently built a rapport during that year’s draft process.