It is obvious that our goal in free agency was to solidify the middle linebacking spot, although some were proponents of going with Plummer in that spot. Some of us thought that re-signing Khalil Bass meant that Bear Woods was as good as gone so many of us were pleased when the Argos re-signed him earlier in the week, however a few minutes later we learned that the Argos had also re-signed Taylor Reed from the Redblacks. This was somewhat odd given that Woods and Reed play the same position. The Argos currently have (I believe) 9 linebackers on the roster of which 4 (Woods, Bass, Reed and Jordan) have been known as middle linebackers in the past. I'm not so much concerned with the outside spots as I figure that Ball is at one spot and Plummer likely at the other. I'm grateful for the talent Popp has brought into that position, but I am a little confused at what the plan appears to be. There are several questions I asked myself and wanted to get input from others:
1) Had the market for MLB gone down so fast that the Argos were able to snap up two pretty good ones in Woods and Reed? To my knowledge, Winnipeg, Saskatchewan and Montreal all need MLB.
2) Were Reed and Woods aware that the Argos were signing both? Why would either sign here if there was no guarantee that they'd be starting?
3) Are the Argos considering a 3-4 configuration?
4) Are the Argos considering moving an OLB to DE? Is that practical? Are there any candidates?
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