Harris extended through 2015

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Wonder if Harris "bulked up"from last season or if he lost dome weight
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TheLionKing wrote:Wonder if Harris "bulked up"from last season or if he lost dome weight
Dome weight? You mean is he going bald? Didn't appear so. :wink:
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B.C.FAN wrote:I like Wally's admission that he was wrong about Harris.
"Smart as I was, I wanted to make a safety out of him," said Buono, now the Lions' GM and vice-president of operations. "I think it just shows you the kind of athlete Andrew is. Football has never been too big for him. It's just finding a place for him."
Yes, nice admission by Wally. One of his graces. He is not afraid to change, albeit at times slowly.

"For me it's a very good day, and I think for the province and the organization it's a good day," said Buono. "For an individual to call this place home after going back and forth I think speaks volumes for what Andrew wants to be a part of. In the organization, you want to keep your assets and he's been a tremendous asset for us."

The five-foot-11, 213-pound Harris has rushed for 2,568 yards on 481 carries (5.3-yard average) with 15 TDs during his career, quickly making him one of the premier Canadian running backs in the game.

"He's an elite player," said Lions head coach Mike Benevides. "He's dynamic, and the combination of he and the other guys we've got on our roster will bode well for us."
But the Lions' ground attack lost its way last season, going 10 games without a 100-yard rusher. Harris totalled just 10 yards on two separate occasions during that dry spell, but he never let the adversity affect him, at least in public.

"It was tremendously frustrating for all of us, not just Andrew," said Benevides. "He was the byproduct of everything around him. The biggest thing that I think people discredit is the teammate that he is, the pro that he's matured into."

The addition of running back Stefan Logan, who started his career with the Lions back in 2008 before jumping to the NFL, and new blocking schemes on the leaky offensive line helped get the ground game back on track by October.
Yes, a change of blocking scheme in mid-season. And it gave us a strong drive down the stretch.
"At the end of the day there was still a solid nucleus. I had faith in the coaches, I had a feeling the coaches still had faith in me and it was just a matter of getting everything put together," said Harris, who has never missed a game in his four CFL seasons. "Sometimes it takes a while to get things on the right course and get things going.
Durable.
"That's what makes a team and makes a brotherhood and a family. I really think that more than ever the nucleus of this team is really close and we're building towards a championship team."

Now the diminutive Logan and the power-running Harris are set to spend an entire season together sharing the workload for new offensive co-ordinator Khari Jones.
Yes. A power runner. And very elusive. With top level running instincts.
"It's one of those things where someone makes a play, you want to make a play as well and we feed off each other," said Harris. "That's one side of it, and then staying healthy. We're both going to be very fresh. It's going to be a great season and I'm very excited about it."

"I've always been part of championship teams and this organization is looked on as a championship team. Any time you don't get to the championship it's unsuccessful," said Harris. "That's the goal. That's the mindset. This 2014 season with the Grey Cup here is absolutely a redemption year.

"We want to be feared at the end of the season going into the playoffs."
It is possible.

IMO This is a very special athlete. Very nice to have him happy and in the Lions' Den.
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I miss the days of the bruising fullback ala Sean Millington, Robert Drummond, Blake Marshall, Milson Jones etc. Big guys like that were almost automatic from the 2 or 3 yard line, Harris and Logan I don't know about that. As much as I like those 2 guys I would love to see a bigger stronger option in the back field and it's not Rolly. I really hope that having 2 similar type rb's doesn't come back to haunt us.
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A great signing...there were times last year when it looked like this wasn't going to happen...I'm glad it did...I agree with MB that Harris still has not played his best football yet...if we get solid OLine play this season, he could be in store for a great year!
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