The Watch List: BC vs Montreal

Game one is finally here and finally there will be real football to talk about. Time to look forward and focus on the in-game play.

The Watch-List is a series of pre-game notes for the upcoming game. A football game is a wonderfully complicated game and certain games there will be things that I will be looking at/for throughout the game at hand

Montreal vs BC
Campbell’s Watch list:

-Brandon Whitaker’s pass protection, I don’t expect Whitaker to get anymore than 10 carries barring a blow-out. Let’s see how he reads BC’s defense for 60 minutes.

-Alouette route running, SJ Green in the slot, and newcomers Brandon London and Dallas Baker will be the focal points. Will they zig left instead of right? Will they be able to read AC’s hot reads as quickly as Ben did?

-Travis Lulay, Wally Buono Loves him, should say enough, Theis could be a name that will be in the CFL for a long time. It’s his first season as a full-time starter, can he make the most of it. He’ll need to show experience because without Geroy Simon there isn’t any on the WR core.

-Billy Parker and Dwight Anderson, it’s new position for Parker on the outside and it’s the first real long look at Anderson for Alouette fans.

Final Score:

Montreal 37, BC 34.

I really like BC this year, but I liked them last season, so who knows. However, the Alouettes are the Champs for a reason, mainly is that they win at home. They were 7-2 at Percival Molson Stadium last season and both losses Anthony Calvillo did not play. Look for 80-90 total yards for Whitaker and a great day from Alouette receivers. For BC Lulay may struggle in the passing game with his young receivers but Jamal Robertson may be able to run a little tonight, maybe for a couple of TDs. We will also see how the Alouettes special teams have adjusted since their weak performance in Hamilton last week.

Enjoy the game.