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
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