Well that’s pre-season CFL football, I promise it gets better. 27-15 final for the Alouettes over the Bombers.
Here’s what I noticed
-Only 1 quarter of play for Adrian Mcpherson, But ran the ship like it was his. There are many CFL coaches that wish he was the man calling the shots on their team.
-Rough go-around for Brandon Whitaker only three carries for minus 2 yards. However, twice he was met in the backfield by a Bomber defender that beat Ryan Bomben who was replacing Scott Flory, who had the night off.
-On a pass blocking note, Whitaker didn’t miss an assignment, which is the good news.
-Eesh the ghosts of Duval at Percival Molson already? Whyte’s 1st FG attempt wide right from 38 yards out.
-My players to watch showed up early and often. Brandon London started with a huge contested grab on the 2nd play of scrimmage for 47 yards he finished with 8 catches and 145 yards, and Bo Bowling had the 9 yard TD catch to kick things off then his final numbers were 7 for 67.
-De’Audra Dix looked primed, took some chances ball-hawking but its pre-season and I can appreciate that. He knows he’s competing for playing time.
-The sack on Ricky Santos in the 2nd quarter, went right through Kristian Matte and Chris Pino.
-Bo Bowling reminds me of Ben Cahoon…. On the field.
-Avon Cobourne was paying attention to the game he tweeted his well wishes: @AvonCobourne: ALS looking for a running back and they have 8 carries going to in to the 4th. Good luck fellas.
- Speaking of Twitter, you can follow the games star Brandon London @yourboyBLONDON
-The B squad on Defense played and looked like a B squad, The Alouettes better stay healthy on that side of the ball.
-I liked Tad Crawford’s speed versus Boulay’s, this battle for the safety position should continue into the first few weeks of the season.
-Eric Deslauriers had the highlight of the night, with a great contested grab for 44yards in the 2nd quarter, It set up the 2nd TD by Emmanuel Marc
-DL Kitwana Jones looks like he’s here to stay, expect a lot more time on Special teams than Defense.
-Great to see the Alouettes organization finally put their retired numbers in a markee position under the second deck on the south side. Press row has a great view of #56 Trawick, #92 Etcheverry, #75 Patterson, #28 Dixon, #63 Desjardins, #74 Dalla Riva, #77 #Ah You and #27 Pringle.
-Walter Spencer left the game with an elbow injury, Trestman deems it precautionary
-Trestman felt they were forced to pass the ball early and abandon the run because Winnipeg kept putting 8 in the box. He wanted to run more
The Als will head back to Bishop’s university to continue Training Camp over the weekend, they expect to get some bodies back on the field. We can also expect some cuts to be made after tonights game. The Als next play in Hamilton next Wednesday, It’ll be AC time!
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