Giving Carter Credit

By Mitch Gallo

Montreal Alouette fullback Kerry Carter doesn’t always get the credit he deserves.

On the offensive side of the football, the run game goes to Avon Cobourne, the aerial attack goes to a plethora of receivers and the protection of quarterback Anthony Calvillo is credited to the offensive line.

“There are a lot of things that people don’t see out there, I try to take pride in everything that I do and blocking is something I’ve tried to improve on since I didn’t do it very much before I got here,” said Carter. “It’s something that I want to improve on every single week and every single day and I think that’s an important thing for me.”


Standing on Calvillo’s right side, is Carter, a Montreal Alouette since 2007 and has been a staple with coach Marc Trestman’s offense. With that said it has been a learning curve for Carter since he entered the Canadian football league.

“It’s just about getting out there and doing it because for me I played tailback my entire career so I never did any run blocking,” said Carter. “The learning curve for me is just coming up here and trying to see where I fit in and where I can contribute. It’s not the most glorified position, you don’t get to catch touchdown passes or make a lot of runs but your teammates appreciate what you do and that’s what’s most important to have the respect of your teammates and coaches.”

Not being in the spotlight and not getting praised isn’t something that Carter is used to. He’s spent time with the NFL’s Seattle Seahawks after signing with the team as an undrafted free agent as well as with the Washington Red Skins.

During his time playing college football at Stanford he saw the ball much more often. But still, Carter knows his role with the team and feels a sense of accomplishment helping out with the protection of his quarterback.

Although fans might not notice the small things that Carter brings to the field it doesn’t go unseen with his teammates.

“"Kerry Carter is one of those guys who's the unsung hero around here, hes a leader on the team and he does the little things that keep us working," said his partner in the backfield Avon Cobourne. "We're glad we have him, he's an asset and we all feel like when he does get the ball he makes plays."

Still, with all of the praise from the coaching staff and his colleagues the Alouette fullback would like to touch to ball more often and find his way into the end zone on occasion.

The management staff with the Alouettes did recognized the intangibles that Carter brings to the field and they signed him to a contract extension in February.

“I’m hard working, dedicated and focused individual who’s trying to get better on and off the field every day,” said Carter. “I’m a student of life and I do whatever it takes to improve, I take pride in my job and everything that I do.”

Post Game Alservations-CAHOOOOON

Well the Als were able to pull through with the big 46-19 home win against Calgary.
It's kinda funny how this game went down exactly how i thought it would, however I did not expect a 27 point differencial.

on to the Alservations...
-First thing is first congrats to Ben Cahoon on 1007 receptions in the CFL, the most all time.

-If you have never met Ben Cahoon, well your missing out on a great individual.

-If I were the referee I'd given Ben the first down on that play

-He was 100% embarrassed that they stopped the play to congratulate him.

-Cahoon said he felt some pressure because his family flew up for the occasion and didn't want them to wait another week.

-AC was happy it was he that threw to cahoon on the record breaking play, it was called a run play in the huddle.

-on to the game, 2 TDs in 33 seconds was the fastest Brian Bratton ever scored in his entire playing career

-Henry Burris look dis-interested, 4 turnovers on his own.

-I still think Burris has the goods to be a QB that can win the Grey Cup, but he'll have to put together 2 straight weeks of strong performances

-Ramon Guzman was the spark plug early on for the Als defence on the first series he stopped Joffrey Reynolds in his tracks and forced a intentional grounding penalty on Henry Burris

-Anwar Stewart was the spark plug the rest of the way, with two sacks and a forced fumble

-Billy Parker was alot stronger and was close to unbeatable this week.

-and Colt David is a great placekicker 6 for 6 on FGs, however his punting and kickoffs need alot of work.

Up next for the Als Winnipeg, Watch out, they are still alive in the play-off hunt

CFL Pick'em Win'em Week 15-results

ONly 3 3-1 records.
Sask made sure no one went perfect
Gallo sits alone atop, Jack and Gary move up.


Mitch Gallo-4 Aces (35-21)- Ham, Sask, Mtl, Win (3-1)
Joey Alfieri- NHALL Tonight (34-22)-Ham, Sask, Mtl, BC (2-2)
Gary Whitaker-Franchise (34-22)-Ham, Sask, Mtl, BC (2-2)
Trex Griffin- Snack- (34-22)- Ham, Sask, Cal, Win (2-2)
Conor McKenna- Playoff Push (33-23)- Ham, Sask, Cal, Win (2-2)
Nick Murdocco-Franchise- (34-22)- Ham, Sask, Mtl, Win (3-1)
Shaun Starr- Mornings (32-24)- Ham, Sask, Cal, BC (1-3)
Crazy Pierre- He's Nuts (32-24)- Edm, Sask, Mtl, BC (1-3)
Sean Campbell-Midday (32-24)- Ham, Sask, Mtl, BC (2-2)
Jack Bedell- ProPlayers 32-24)- Ham, Sask, Mtl, Win (3-1)
Moe Khan- Snack (31-25) -Ham, Sask, Mtl, BC (2-2)
Cam E2- In front of Press Box (26-30)-Edm, Sask, Mtl, BC (1-3)

Injuries Pile Up

The Alouettes prepare for their remathc against The Stampeders today and to go along with Damon Duval, Kerry Watkins and Paul Lambert, look for Etienne Boulay to be wathcing form the sidelines.

It'll be Colt David Kicking in place of Duval today.
Luc Brodeur-Jourdain at the Centre position.
Matt Proulx will play the bulk of snaps if not all at Safety today.

It's beautiful sunny crisp day in Montreal expect condition to be a non-factor.
Ben Cahoon is 4 catches away from history and Chip Cox is one tackle away as well. And Scott Flory is playing in his 200th game.
None of that matter sif the Als lose.

Despiut all the injuries, Expect Billy Parker and the Als defence to get to Henry Burris and AC to keep rolling at home.

Als Win 33-30 over the Stamps

MFG CFL Pick'em Win'em standings thru 14 weeks

I haven't thrown an update out in awhile.
It is tight. 11 within 3 games. With only 4 of us going over .500 last week it's revenge week. I see some choices changing.
Can the East win a game?

week 15 due friday at 7pm
Edm@ ham
Tor@Sask
Cal @ml
BC @WIN


Mitch Gallo-4 Aces (32-20)- Cal, Sask, BC, Ham- (3-1)
Joey Alfieri- NHALL Tonight (32-20)- Mtl, Sask, Win, ham- (1-3)
Gary Whitaker-Franchise (32-20)- Mtl, Sask, Win, ham- (1-3)
Trex Griffin- Snack- (32-20)- Cal, Sask, Win,ham -(2-2)
Conor McKenna- Playoff Push (31-21)- Cal, sask, BC, EDM (4-0)
Nick Murdocco-Franchise- (31-21)- Mtl, Sask, BC, ham- (2-2)
Shaun Starr- Mornings (31-21)- Mtl, Sask, Win, ham- (1-3)
Crazy Pierre- He's Nuts (31-21)- Mtl, Sask, BC, Edm- (3-1)
Sean Campbell-Midday (30--22)- Cal, Sask, BC, Ham (3-1)
Jack Bedell- ProPlayers (29-23)- Mtl, Sask, Win, Ham- (1-3)
Moe Khan- Snack (29-23) -Mtl, Sask, BC, Ham- (2-2)
Cam E2- In front of Press Box (25-27)-Mtl, Sask, Win, Edm (2-2)

Battle of Kicks

As our good friend Herb Z from the Gazette pointed out to on Tuesday. The Alouettes will have to play week 15 against Calgary without Kicker Damon Duval who has a Hamstring injury.

Two Kickers are trying out for the gig this week at practice.
Colt David, Alouettes fans remember him from pre-season fame in Winnipeg.
Amd Sam Swank who was recently cut from the New York football Giants.

If Duval is out long term I can see this being an issue, but for one week, why don't we just call this fun. As a former football Kicker myself, I should have thrown my name in the hat for Coach Trestman, I used to be gold form 42 yards in. Now I'm getting off topic.

Special teams are so important in the CFL game 1/3 of the plays, so whoever wins will have an impact on the Alouettes ability to beat the top team in the league on monday.

Why Montreal should beat Calgary

First a quick apology to the readers, it's been awhile. I'm Sorry.

Now that that is out of the way, on to business at hand.

The Montreal Alouettes versus the Calgary Stampeders.

I love the revenge week, I love that the CFL has set it up that you play the same opponent this late into the season back to back in a home and home. The Als of course lost game one on the road, but there are many reasons why the Alouettes should win game two on Thanksgiving Monday.

1- The Als with Anthony Calvillo under centre are still perfect at Percival Molson Stadium over the last two seasons.

2-Despite Injuries to veterans (Watkins, Lambert) the Als have capable back-ups that have experience. They are not completely fresh.

3-Whenever the Als defence gave up 20 or more points two weeks straight, this season they've held their opposition to under 18 points in the next game.

4-The team won't spoil Ben Cahoon's record breaking day, He'll catch 4. Probably a TD too

5- Coach Trestman will make adjustments a) cause he lost b)because of injury, Hufnagel will not because plan A worked.

6-Henry Burris has'nt been consistant all season long, he's thrown a league high 16 INTS, the Als already have picked off 17 passes.

I could make a case on why The Stamps should win this game however, we'll save that for another day.