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VANCOUVER - Kevin Glenns fill-in role with the B.C. Lions took on greater importance Friday as they prepared for their 2014 CFL season opener. The Lions placed starting quarterback Travis Lulay on the six-game injured reserve list in advance of Saturdays game against the Edmonton Eskimos at B.C. Place Stadium. The move means that Glenn, a 14-year veteran who has built a standout career by being a stand-in, will start for the Lions in more games than planned, barring injury. You can watch the game live on TSN and TSN GO in the second half of a doubleheader at 6pm et/3pm pt. "It takes the pressure off of (Lulay), it takes the pressure off the club. … Its just the smartest thing to do," said Lions coach Mike Benevides. Glenn, a 35-year-old Detroit native, was acquired from the expansion Ottawa RedBlacks in an off-season trade to help offset the effects of Lulays off-season shoulder injury. Benevides was even more grateful for the deal which he sincerely dubbed "the trade of the century" after he admitted the club "miscalculated" Lulays recovery period. It was already known that Glenn would start against the Eskimos, but Lulay, who was placed on the one-week injury list at the start of this week, was expected back soon. Now Lulay, who took part in a walk-through Friday, can not practise with the team for at least four weeks under rules that were revised by the new collective bargaining agreement between the league and players association. Glenn went 10-3 with the Calgary Stampeders last season while helping them post a 14-4 record that was the best in the CFL. But despite a 66.6 per cent completion rate that was the second highest of his career, he was made available in the expansion draft. The RedBlacks claimed him, but he balked at being a backup with the first-year club after it signed former Hamilton Tiger-Cats quarterback Henry Burris. Glenn was in limbo before the Lions sent a 2014 first-round pick to Ottawa for him on May 13. He has quickly made an impression with B.C. by helping his new club go unbeaten in two exhibition games. "The guys have gravitated to him," said Benevides. "Hes a guy thats overcome a lot of obstacles. Hes a winner. He took his team to a championship game (in Calgary in 2012 and Winnipeg in 2007.)" Glenn, who will try to bring the Lions back to glory after his Stampeders beat them in the 2012 Western Final, says hes thankful for his chance with B.C. "I think its a pretty good situation," he said before the club revealed Lulays revised status. "I get an opportunity to continue to keep playing. I get an opportunity to be on the field. … Its just an opportunity to put forth an effort to help a team win in that capacity of the team." Glenns acquisition has emerged as the most important of several changes made by the Lions, who lost former backup quarterback Thomas DeMarco to Ottawa in the expansion draft and veteran signal-caller Buck Pierce to retirement. He is the only healthy Lions quarterback with CFL experience, but has felt comfortable with the schemes injected by new offensive co-ordinator Khari Jones, who was a teammate and coach while they were with Hamilton. "I think were on the right track," said Glenn. "Nobody ever won the Grey Cup in Week 1. But at the same time, you want to see progress, and Ive seen it from the time we started (training) camp until now — and I expect us to keep going up that road." Added B.C. receiver Courtney Taylor: "With (Glenn) here, its almost like we didnt miss a beat." The third-year Lion attributes Glenns success thus far in B.C. to his familiarity with Jones and his experience. "Hes familiar with the offence," said Taylor. "Thats one of the key things why we havent missed a beat. He came in. He knew where guys were supposed to be. Hell tell you where youre supposed to be." With Glenn set to guide the club for a third of the season, if not longer, the challenge now is for the Lions to start proving they can adapt to other changes as smoothly — notably on the offensive line where rookies Andre Ramsey, a 28-year-old left tackle from Ball State and T-Dre Player, a 22-year-old Winnipeg native who played at Northwestern State, will start at left tackle and left guard, respectively. Despite limited experience playing together, centre Matt Norman does not have any concerns about the new-look offensive-protection unit. "Throughout all of training camp, weve had guys rotating in and out of positions, and everybody has shown their worth and their capability to earn those spots," he said. Quarterback protection will also be a key issue with the Eskimos under new coach Chris Jones and their extensively revamped playing and coaching ranks as they try to improve on a disappointing 4-14 record last year. The Eskimos will also start two rookie offensive linemen in left guard Tony Washington, a 28-year-old Abilene Christian product and Andrew Jones, a 21-year-old out of McMaster. Mike Reilly, who was sacked more than any other CFL quarterback last season and put on about 20 pounds of muscle in the off-season to help him withstand hits better, looks forward to seeing how Edmontons offensive and defensive schematic changes, and such personnel additions as free agent cornerback Pat Watkins from Toronto, play out against the Lions. "Theyve been good changes," said Reilly. "Theyve been changes to help us become a championship football team." 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Well, the best answer might be, as Dennis Green might say the Leafs are who we thought they were ... a mixed bag of talented but deeply flawed players who can look tremendous for stretches and just wretched for others. But out of the gate, they sure dont look right now like a team thats headed anywhere fast. As Michael Farber so appropriately pointed out on this past Sundays edition of TSN The Reporters with Dave Hodge, the Leafs have a parent company whose president and CEO is on his way out, which means that within a matter of days Leafs president Brendan Shanahan will be working for someone who didnt hire him. Which kind fits the theme of this organization since Shanahan didnt hire general manager Dave Nonis, who didnt hire head coach Randy Carlyle, who didnt hire either of his assistant coaches, Steve Spott or Peter Horachek. The front office also includes two apparent Shanahan hires in two former junior hockey general mangers in Kyle Dubas and Mark Hunter, the latter of which is already been viewed by outsiders as the GM in waiting. So perhaps the question should be this: with an organization thats been constructed to look like some mad scientists flying machine experiment, should it be any wonder the Leafs dont play like a well-oiled machine on the ice? Building a winning hockey team is a little like constructing a skyscraper. You need an architect, some engineers who share the architects vision and the foot soldiers to construct things in line with those who conceived the blueprint. If everyone isnt on the same page, if the vission isnt shared from top to bottom, the structure is going to fall over sooner or later.dddddddddddd Changing the architect halfway through the building makes things more difficult, since anyone in charge has to be allowed to execute their own vision of what needs to be done. The key elements of this Maple Leafs team right now are pieces laid in place by Brian Burke, including head coach Randy Carlyle, captain Dion Phaneuf and star winger Phil Kessel, both of whom happen to be in the first year of long-term contracts that wont expire until each is 36 years old. That in itself would seem problematic since over the past several months the Leafs seem to be moving quickly away from what remained of Burkes vision for who to build a winner. During his two years in full charge, Dave Nonis didnt so much execute his own vision as he tinkered with the one left to him by Burke, which is understandable for two reasons. One, as someone who worked alongside Burke with two organizations, it makes sense that he shared many of the same ideas for building a team. And given the nature of Burkes hasty exit, Nonis needed to allow things to play out before contemplating a new direction. But the vision of the Leafs future right now belongs to Shanahan – the third chief architect in less than three years, whose actions, if not words, suggest he subscribes to a significantly different approach to building a winner than those who were in charge before him. Theres no guarantee that Shanahan will have the answers, but before we find out, were going to have to allow him the time to fill the organization and the roster with the kinds of people who share his vision, from top right down to the ice. And guess what Leaf fans? That may take a while. ' ' '