Week 2 is in full swing. The Alouettes today continued to prep for the 2010 season at Bishop's University. Here are todays News, Notes and Observations
-No pads for #0 Andrew Hawkins, #83 OJ Santiago, #25 Tanard Davis, #55 Skip Seagreaves and #91 Shawn Mayne
-seeing #8 Kerry Carter line-up as a Tight-end a couple of times
-Coach Trestman was pumping crowd noise at Coulter Field, Said it was to prep for the 3-game road trip to start the season, and for his defense at home.
-#18 Jamel Richardson, twice took himself out of 1st unit scrimmages, he's either banged up or lazy.
-#3 Tim Maypray got some reps on 1st unite receiver core, as did #80 Eric Deslauriers
-#12 Chris Leak has a great arm, I would think at least half the league would love to have him as thier pivot.
-#94 Darrell Campbell played at 354 lbs last year, reported to camp at 306lbs
-#15 Damon Duval is cheering for the USA at the World Cup but expects Brazil to take the crown
-#14 Patrick Cobourne looks and speaks just like his brother Avon, but minus the flair.
-Just like last year the Als Defense feeds off the energy of #9 Anwar Stewart, he goes 100% in every drill.
-#12 Leak had back to back beautifull plays with #42 Marcus Freeman
-If i had to choose a horse right now on who will be returning kicks on July 1st, I'd go with #4 Chad Owens, Until #0 Hawkins gets healthy.
-If you want to see your favorite Alouettes in the game on Saturday afternoon at 1pm at the refurbished McGill Stadium, don't miss the 1st quarter, they won't be in for long.
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Wednesday, June 16, 2010
Wednesday, June 9, 2010
Training Camp News, Notes
Well they let me out of studio so I could head take the 2 hour drive to Lennoxville to catch the Als camp today. It was good to see the players and good to see some football being played.
Here are today's News & Notes
-Within the first 10 minutes, #18 Jamel Richardson had three drops, our good friend HerbZ, noted that I just missed one prior to showing up too.
-No #65 Paul Lambert on the field, He was with doctors, he "tweaked" his knee according to Coach Trestman
-With Chiu retired, Lambert MIA and#57 Scott Flory nursing a hamstring injury (he was on the bike today) the future is now for Als OL, #60 Andrew Woodruff RT, #62 Dylan Steenbergen LT and #58 Luc Brodeur-Jourdain C were all taking 1st team reps today.
-# 8 Kerry Carter, #82 Danny Deriveaux and #37 Martin Bedard were not wearing pads today
-#35De'Audra Dix picked off #5 Adrian MacPherson in his bid to claim a starting spot.
-#83 OJ Santiago took reps as a Fullback with Carter out.
-#19 SJ Green made a great one-handed snag along the sidelines, but instant replay may have shown he stepped out of bounds.
-Coach Trestman puts as much pressure on his coaches to perform as his players
-No Competition at the QB or kicker positions, only 3 and 1 in camp.
-As for the Pre-season game in Winnipeg on Sunday. Coach Trestman called it a "Young Man's Game" And there will be alot of Vets not making the trip.
Here are today's News & Notes
-Within the first 10 minutes, #18 Jamel Richardson had three drops, our good friend HerbZ, noted that I just missed one prior to showing up too.
-No #65 Paul Lambert on the field, He was with doctors, he "tweaked" his knee according to Coach Trestman
-With Chiu retired, Lambert MIA and#57 Scott Flory nursing a hamstring injury (he was on the bike today) the future is now for Als OL, #60 Andrew Woodruff RT, #62 Dylan Steenbergen LT and #58 Luc Brodeur-Jourdain C were all taking 1st team reps today.
-# 8 Kerry Carter, #82 Danny Deriveaux and #37 Martin Bedard were not wearing pads today
-#35De'Audra Dix picked off #5 Adrian MacPherson in his bid to claim a starting spot.
-#83 OJ Santiago took reps as a Fullback with Carter out.
-#19 SJ Green made a great one-handed snag along the sidelines, but instant replay may have shown he stepped out of bounds.
-Coach Trestman puts as much pressure on his coaches to perform as his players
-No Competition at the QB or kicker positions, only 3 and 1 in camp.
-As for the Pre-season game in Winnipeg on Sunday. Coach Trestman called it a "Young Man's Game" And there will be alot of Vets not making the trip.
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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