sentences:  Popp had traded for top prospect James Franklin from the Edmonton Eskimos in the off-season, with the hopes of him being the successor to Ray.Franklin struggled to find his footing under Trestman's system and would be replaced by McLeod Bethel-Thompson, who Popp also traded for the season prior but he also struggled at the helm.The team's on-field performance and clashing personalities between head coach and new president and ownership prompted the firing of Trestman at the end of the season.