Just yesterday, I wrote here on Missed Field Goal that one of the biggest questions for the Als would be all the off-field questions. Well one has been answered.
The CFL and CFLPA have reached tentative agreement on a new Collective Bargaining Agreement. The deal has yet to be ratified, but as a CFL veteran put it 'Football will be played this summer'.
This is great news for the CFL and the CFLPA, it just did not make any sense to delay or postpone the 2010 season. Professional football leagues, other than the NFL, are tough to sustain but the CFL has been kicking for a while now and a stoppage would hurt it's future. It's great to see that the owners and players realize how much they need each other to survive.
In the New CBA there will be drug testing. Something that both the players and owners wanted to implement this year. Just adds more credibility to the league. More details will come once the deal will be finalized.
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On an Als note, single game tickets go on sale tomorrow at noon, check out www.montrealalouettes.com for details.
Wednesday, May 26, 2010
Tuesday, May 25, 2010
Priming for the 2010 CFL Season
As the Montreal Canadiens distracted the city until yesterday, the Montreal Alouettes brass have been busy preparing for the opening of training camp on June 6th in Sherbrooke.
You can get excited about all the signings like O.J. Santiago and NFL releases like S.J. Green, but if CFL training camps that I have attended are any indication, there are alot of no shows and quick departures.
The fact is the Montreal Alouettes of 2010 will look alot like the Montreal Alouettes of 2009 at least on the offensive side of the ball. The questions about Brian Chiu and Anthony Calvillo were quickly answered and Ben Cahoon's return was always assumed.
Barring any major injuries, the Alouettes offense will be pretty much the same it has always been under Marc Trestman. But training camp could always yield a couple of surprises.
The questions for the Als are mostly off-field.
-Can they sell out a 25,000 seat stadium consistently?
-Can Rob Wetenhall and Larry Smith re-sign GM Jim Popp?
-Will the CFL and CFLPA agree to their CBA in time for Training Camp?
Those will be the topics leading up to June 6th but once that first ball is thrown, caught, kicked, dropped, muffed, tipped or fumbled all the focus will be on The Als quest to repeat as Grey Cup Champs
You can get excited about all the signings like O.J. Santiago and NFL releases like S.J. Green, but if CFL training camps that I have attended are any indication, there are alot of no shows and quick departures.
The fact is the Montreal Alouettes of 2010 will look alot like the Montreal Alouettes of 2009 at least on the offensive side of the ball. The questions about Brian Chiu and Anthony Calvillo were quickly answered and Ben Cahoon's return was always assumed.
Barring any major injuries, the Alouettes offense will be pretty much the same it has always been under Marc Trestman. But training camp could always yield a couple of surprises.
The questions for the Als are mostly off-field.
-Can they sell out a 25,000 seat stadium consistently?
-Can Rob Wetenhall and Larry Smith re-sign GM Jim Popp?
-Will the CFL and CFLPA agree to their CBA in time for Training Camp?
Those will be the topics leading up to June 6th but once that first ball is thrown, caught, kicked, dropped, muffed, tipped or fumbled all the focus will be on The Als quest to repeat as Grey Cup Champs
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