When the GM states that his team "is not a mess" and the future of the franchise is not as bleak as it appears, you know it's a mess. The big question is whether he is the man to the correct the situation. Based on the evidence so far, the answer is an emphatic no.

“The time has come to overhaul this roster,” Reed told the Montreal Gazette, after he and president Patrick Boivin met the media on Saturday, not long after players had emptied their lockers at Olympic Stadium following a disastrous 3-15 season that included 11 consecutive defeats to end the year.
And yet, Reed said the state of the franchise is not as bleak as it appears. “It’s not a mess,” he emphatically stated. ...

Reed said there will be a minimum 30-per-cent turnover in personnel based on a 69-player team, including those who are injured or on the practice roster. He said the secondary needs to be revamped, while there must be improvement and more explosiveness at defensive tackle. Reed wants taller defensive backs who are capable of making plays.
Surprisingly, Reed said only minor changes need to be made to an offence that scored a Canadian Football League-low 314 points in 18 games and ended the season being shutout 33-0 at Hamilton. And, while the quarterback situation needs to be addressed, Reed remains high on rookies Matthew Shiltz and Antonio Pipkin, and he didn’t rule out the return of Darian Durant. Whether it’s Durant, Drew Willy or someone else, there will be a veteran quarterback on the roster in 2018. If it’s Durant, he probably will be forced to restructure his $400,000 annual salary. Should he balk, he’ll probably be released. “I’m not embarrassed by the decision (to trade for) Darian. It’s very easy to blame him because he’s the quarterback,” Reed said. “Darian will tell you he’s not happy with his performance. And we expected more. But we have to be careful not to throw the baby out with the bath water.”
The receivers dropped too many passes, Durant operated behind an offensive line that endured its share of injuries and there were glaring weakness in the offensive system designed by Chapdelaine. Dropped passes in particular could well mean Ernest Jackson is finished as an Alouette after one season. One of the team’s prized free-agent additions, he didn’t live up to his potential. But Chapdelaine also didn’t play him close enough to the ball.
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