The Winnipeg Blue Bombers defence took another hit Monday as linebacker Tom Canada was traded to Hamilton along with defensive lineman Corey Mace in exchange for Zeke Moreno.
The trade comes after a disastrous loss to the Roughriders yesterday that dropped the Bombers to 2-8 this season. This blockbuster deal also comes a week after another blockbuster deal that saw Brendan Taman trade away Winnipeg's long-time franchise player Charles Roberts to BC.
Canada, who has been with the Bombers his whole career, was less than thrilled about the trade and has said he will not report to Hamilton. Canada had just come off his best ever CFL season in 2007, leading the Bombers with 12 in 17 games to help propel the Bombers into the Grey Cup game.
With Barrin Simpson out of the lineup and now Canada gone, the Bombers appear to lack an identity on defence. They will have to be able to find some sort of chemistry if they intend to salvage the season.
In Moreno the Bombers get an all-star linebacker in the prime of his career at 29. But is it too late for the Bombers? And how much of an immediate impact can Moreno and the other sudden newcomers make in Winnipeg.
Brendan Taman is clearly desperate and trying everything possible to shake this club up and get back on track. He appears to not only be sending a message to the fans that he is trying to improve this team, but he is also sending a strong message to the players that no one is safe on this team right now.
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Kay Rod 10 months ago
Canada is not gone.......threw enough of a hissy fit so they ended up keeping him and Moreno. Canada also seems to have a mysterious spleen problem that will keep him out of the line-up for at least 9 games. Who knows... this might be a lesson to him that if he shows up next year and out of shape he will be traded. It sure seems like this year he had trouble finishing plays and there didn't seem to be a lot of double teaming on him. As with Joe Smith.....maybe its a lesson to the CFL to stop paying the big bonuses up front and make sure they are more performance based!
Cuz K-Rod Says So!
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