The long wait between games continues for the Montreal Alouettes after their season opening loss to The Riders. It'll be a third straight day of being off the field for the Als on Tuesday.
Don't think the Als haven't been watching the film of the loss, they have. What will they see?
-Poor Tackling
-loose coverage
-tired bodies
-and some nice tosses by Darian Durant
The Als defense will bounce back. This is pretty much the same group that stymied the CFL last year. The Als were up by 21 points in the 3rd quarter, then they got tired. They still have the skill. However they will have another big test as the Als secondary will have to deal with Ricky Ray. Ray has one of the best arms in the CFL. However the Esks Receiving core is nowhere close to the talent that the Als and Riders have.
The Als Defense will have to move forward for a couple weeks without Diamond Ferri for a couple weeks with a shoulder injury, plus Mark Estelle may not be ready to go with a Hamstring. Look for Ramon Guzman and De'Audra Dix to replace.
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Als this Week- July 6th 8pm on The TEAM 990 www.team990.com
Guests include
#22 Etienne Boulay of The Montreal Alouettes
and Colour Analyst on 630 CHED Radio for Edmonton Eskimos Broadcast Dave Campbell
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Monday, July 5, 2010
Sunday, November 29, 2009
At the Half
The Alouettes are trailing 17-3 to the Riders. The Als Defense has kept the team within two scores. Two big fumbles have been the difference with the first by Anthony Calvillo, which led to the The Riders only TD (Durant to Fantuz) and the second was by Kerry Carter which killed a positive offensive drive by the Als.
Adjustments?
Well the Als need to re-asert themselves on the Riders, they were the best team in the CFL for a reason. When it comes down to pure talent the Als have more.
The first drive of the second half will be huge. The Riders will have the ball, if they score then it'll be a three score game.
For Calvillo, look to Kerry Watkins, 1 catch 2 yards, not enough. Look down field, Only one attempt to go deep and it was a broken play. Or just keep throwing the ball to Cahoon, he's ready to play.
For Special Teams, don't lose focus or should I say re-focus, both All-stars Duval and Taylor look out of sorts in the first half.
On Defence, down by 14 points and with only 3 on the board, they need to take an activate role in producing points. Start ball searching and scratching, the offense needs one big turnover to turn the green tide.
As for the 41 point prediction before the game, if there is a team that can score 38 points in one half then I would guess it's the Als.
Defensively, The Als
Adjustments?
Well the Als need to re-asert themselves on the Riders, they were the best team in the CFL for a reason. When it comes down to pure talent the Als have more.
The first drive of the second half will be huge. The Riders will have the ball, if they score then it'll be a three score game.
For Calvillo, look to Kerry Watkins, 1 catch 2 yards, not enough. Look down field, Only one attempt to go deep and it was a broken play. Or just keep throwing the ball to Cahoon, he's ready to play.
For Special Teams, don't lose focus or should I say re-focus, both All-stars Duval and Taylor look out of sorts in the first half.
On Defence, down by 14 points and with only 3 on the board, they need to take an activate role in producing points. Start ball searching and scratching, the offense needs one big turnover to turn the green tide.
As for the 41 point prediction before the game, if there is a team that can score 38 points in one half then I would guess it's the Als.
Defensively, The Als
Als Finish Season with a Bang
Here's the pre-game prediction. But to make Als fans feel at ease, here's a pic of Damon Duval kicking in warm up from the 51 yard line. It was good and landed 15 yards deep in the end-zone.
Mitch Gallo who has been giving me his Predictions is MIA out in Rimouski. So to fill in our good friend from CTV and The TEAM 990 Mr. Randy Tieman gave me his score as well.
Randy likes the Als 42-23.
I'm on that bandwagon too, as I said on Melnick in the Afternoon on The TEAM 990 on Friday, Als should take this one. 41-28. It'll be closer than Als fans would like and look for a late defensive TD to be the game-breaker.
Throughout the game, I'll be on www.twitter.com/seanrcampbell with game updates and observations
Grey Cup: Keys to the game
A couple of hours prior to Kick-off here in Calgary here are some keys to the game and my view of the field from the press box, pretty sweet.
For the Riders:
-Make contact with Calvillo. It is quite obvious but they need to get to Anthony Calvillo. It's important for the Riders D-line to make him feel uncomfortable.
-Establish long drives. For two reasons, keep the Als offense off the field and to create confidence with Darian Durant.
-Keep Wes Cates involved. Via the run or the pass, he should get more than 10 touches on the day.
For the Als:
-Score early. So they can block out Rider fans. They will be loud and all over the Als offense an early. An early score will cut into the Riders confidence as well.
-Win the Turnover Battle. Another obvious one, however it will be key for the Als Defense to play a big role in a potential Alouette victory.
-Score in redzone. The Als biggest achilles heel this year. putting up field goals instead Touchdowns. Finish off their drives with a bang
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