<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'>I f it were up to Dr? Bly, he wouldn't be going anywhere.But he says it's not his decision.Bly says his sooner-than-later exit from Detroit is being orchestrated by the Lions. Basically, the Lions are saying they don't need the services of the All-Pro cornerback any longer.So, Bly was told he and his agent, Kennard McGuire, could work out a trade. Otherwise, expect to be released."I wouldn't mind staying, but it's not like it's my decision," Bly told The Detroit News on Wednesday. "They're going in a different direction and I don't want to be a part of something, be here, if I'm not in the plans."I respect them for telling me."Lions president Matt Millen did not return phone calls.Bly, the face of the Lions the past four seasons, isn't bitter. He understands the business of football. And in this case, he's happy the Lions gave him a chance to control his own destiny."They gave me the opportunity to shop around, see what's out there," said Bly, who has not been contacted by any other teams yet.This didn't hit Bly, who turns 30 in May, like a ton of bricks. The change in direction became clear during Bly's first meeting with new defensive coordinator Joe Barry. Barry talked about the rumors swirling that Bly wasn't wanted anymore and there was a chance he could be cut June 1.It makes sense.The Lions, under Rod Marinelli, use the Tampa Two defense, a cover 2 system. Bly is used to running a big-play defense."A guy of my caliber is not needed (in the Tampa Two)," said Bly, who is scheduled to make $4.2 million this season."I'm a cover corner, a guy who makes plays."Consider Bly's numbers last season: three interceptions, down from six in 2005."This system doesn't need the kind of player that I am," said Bly, a Pro Bowl starter in 2004. "And that's a playmaking corner that likes to match up."No regretsNo one who has ever come to Detroit was more enthusiastic about being part of the solution than Bly.Sure, his five-year, $24.5 million free-agent contract signed in 2003 was incentive, but Bly really wanted to turn this team into a winner."It's been frustrating," said Bly, who was part of a Super Bowl champion with the Rams. "It's hard going to work every day when you're not successful. Anybody would struggle, going to work four straight years and being at the bottom of the barrel. It makes it not fun to go to work."But Bly isn't the first big-name player to get the door -- remember Herman Moore and Robert Porcher?Still, Bly is looking positively at what the future holds."We probably want this to go as fast and smooth as possible," he said. "But it's no bad taste in my mouth. Everything I experienced here, other than (not) winning football games, was good</div>
It wouldn't surprise me. The guy is a Man Corner in a Zone System. Plus if true, Bly speaking out now hurts the Lions leverage in any trade situation as now it appears he has to go and does a little bit to restore Bly's value because 'it wasn't him who demanded a trade'.
