The Montreal Alouettes head into Hamilton to face Avon Cobourne for the first time. Cobourne will want to impress his former mates as the Tiger-Cats look for their 3rd win in a row.
Montreal will have their own AC in the line-up, as Calvillo is good to go after leaving last week with blurred vision.
Sorry for no Watch List last week, but alas it is back for week 5
-Look for AC to find Kerry Watkins within his first 3 throws.
-Brandon Whitaker will be used more this week, as he was stuck in the backfield helping Jeraill McCuller block for the most part last week against Saskatchewan.
-Brandon London may see less balls thrown his way but he still remains a threat downfield. So look for any throws his way 20plus yards.
-Avon Cobourne will at some point in this game will be jawing with Shea Emry
-Kevin Glenn will look to go deep down the middle with Jeff Hecht starting at Safety in place of Etienne Boulay. Marcel Bellefeuille will be testing him early.
-Dwight Anderson and Billy Parker will have their hands full with rookie WR Chris Williams he has looked great in the 1st few weeks.
Prediction time, The Alouettes dont lose twice in a row that often. It is on the road so I expect this to stay close. Big games from Calvillo and Whitaker will carry the team. Montreal 30, Hamilton 28.
Friday, July 29, 2011
Saturday, July 16, 2011
Post- Game Alservations: Put it in the Record books
Well it was going to happen for Anthony Calvillo sooner or later, he just decided on sooner. AC hit Eric Deslauriers in the 1st quarter to break the CFL's all-time TD mark as the Als trumped the Argos 40-17.
-This game wasn't all AC, RB Brandon Whitaker played a huge role with 27 touches and 214 total yards. The fact that Whitaker caught 11 passes means that the Argos DBs were doing their job.
-It did seem however, that Jim Barker did not implement a game plan for the one they call B-Whit. He showed a tremondous ammount of vision on numerous run plays finding not one or two holes but sometimes three.
-Back to AC, he's thrown 2 INTs this year, both started in the hands of his own receiver (Jamel Richardson and Eric Deslauriers).
-Chip Cox set a CFL record of his own with his 108 Fumble return. The previous mark was that of Ottawa Roughrider Al Washington in 1984 of 104 yards.
-Including special teams Chip Cox played 69 plays total in this game, He also had a pic and 7 tackles.
-Chad Kackert was washing dishes before the game and forgot to dry off his hands before playing, 2 fumbles at critical points in the game.
-Decent night for the Alouettes D line, 4, hurries, 4 hits and 2 sacks on Cleo Lemon.
-It was OL Scott Flory's 35th birthday, He was forced to play tackle when Josh Bourke got hurt. He hasn't done so since 2005. He prefers Guard as he was called for a holding penalty in the tackle position.
-Great to see Brandon London improve his game for the 3rd straight game. game 1: 1 reception, game 2: 3 receptions and game 3: 6 receptions. Anthony Calvillo is developing confidence with the wideout.
-What would have happened if Jamel Richardson and Kerry Watkins were in the line-up?
-It was a nice ceremony for Ben Cahoon, it is always great to see him in Montreal. But I have always believed if its a no-brainer to retire an athletes number, then there is no reason to wait. Just do it right away.
The Alouettes now have a long week of rest a recuperation as the host Saskatechewan next next Saunday evening a Percival Molson Stadium.
-This game wasn't all AC, RB Brandon Whitaker played a huge role with 27 touches and 214 total yards. The fact that Whitaker caught 11 passes means that the Argos DBs were doing their job.
-It did seem however, that Jim Barker did not implement a game plan for the one they call B-Whit. He showed a tremondous ammount of vision on numerous run plays finding not one or two holes but sometimes three.
-Back to AC, he's thrown 2 INTs this year, both started in the hands of his own receiver (Jamel Richardson and Eric Deslauriers).
-Chip Cox set a CFL record of his own with his 108 Fumble return. The previous mark was that of Ottawa Roughrider Al Washington in 1984 of 104 yards.
-Including special teams Chip Cox played 69 plays total in this game, He also had a pic and 7 tackles.
-Chad Kackert was washing dishes before the game and forgot to dry off his hands before playing, 2 fumbles at critical points in the game.
-Decent night for the Alouettes D line, 4, hurries, 4 hits and 2 sacks on Cleo Lemon.
-It was OL Scott Flory's 35th birthday, He was forced to play tackle when Josh Bourke got hurt. He hasn't done so since 2005. He prefers Guard as he was called for a holding penalty in the tackle position.
-Great to see Brandon London improve his game for the 3rd straight game. game 1: 1 reception, game 2: 3 receptions and game 3: 6 receptions. Anthony Calvillo is developing confidence with the wideout.
-What would have happened if Jamel Richardson and Kerry Watkins were in the line-up?
-It was a nice ceremony for Ben Cahoon, it is always great to see him in Montreal. But I have always believed if its a no-brainer to retire an athletes number, then there is no reason to wait. Just do it right away.
The Alouettes now have a long week of rest a recuperation as the host Saskatechewan next next Saunday evening a Percival Molson Stadium.
Friday, July 15, 2011
The Watch List- Keeping an Eye on History
The Montreal Alouettes host the Toronto Argonauts in an east division battle. With a Win the Als will be all alone in top spot as an Argos win would create a three-way tie with Winnipeg. Here's what to look for tonight.
- It's all about the Alouettes first series as Anthony Calvillo will break the tie with Damon Allen for top spot on the CFL all-time TD passing list. AC and Trestman would love to get it over with so they could just concentrate on football.
- If the Als aim for the endzone early on a bomb, look for SJ Green or Brandon London to be on the other end of it.
- If the Als march up the field and get into the Redzone, look for either Brandon Whitaker or Brian Bratton to notch the historic TD much like their last week TD receptions.
- #80 Eric Deslauriers will get his first start of the Season with the offense, He better catch the first few to him, or AC may never look at him for the rest of the game.
- The Alouettes Special teams coverage which has been an issue this year will have their hands full with former WR/KR Chad Owens. He may score the Only TD for the Boatmen.
- Look for Montreal's front four to concentrate a little more on Cleo Lemon than Chad Kackert. With no Cory Boyd it frees up for more pass rushing plays other then playing run defense against one of the leagues best.
- Don't Miss Ben Cahoon being honored at halftime, he deserves your attention, even though he doesn't want it.
-It's week 3, Dwight Anderson, Billy Parker or Mark Estelle would like to nab the Alouettes 1st INT of the season. It'll happen, give me Parker.
Prediction time: if you know me, You know I will not go against the Alouettes at home with Anthony Calvillo at the helm. I do not like the Argos Chances without Cory Boyd, their one true offensive star. The Argos defense will focus on Ac as he is missing some receivers. But I expect 5 plus receptions from Bratton, Green, Whitaker and London. Montreal 35, Toronto 15.
- It's all about the Alouettes first series as Anthony Calvillo will break the tie with Damon Allen for top spot on the CFL all-time TD passing list. AC and Trestman would love to get it over with so they could just concentrate on football.
- If the Als aim for the endzone early on a bomb, look for SJ Green or Brandon London to be on the other end of it.
- If the Als march up the field and get into the Redzone, look for either Brandon Whitaker or Brian Bratton to notch the historic TD much like their last week TD receptions.
- #80 Eric Deslauriers will get his first start of the Season with the offense, He better catch the first few to him, or AC may never look at him for the rest of the game.
- The Alouettes Special teams coverage which has been an issue this year will have their hands full with former WR/KR Chad Owens. He may score the Only TD for the Boatmen.
- Look for Montreal's front four to concentrate a little more on Cleo Lemon than Chad Kackert. With no Cory Boyd it frees up for more pass rushing plays other then playing run defense against one of the leagues best.
- Don't Miss Ben Cahoon being honored at halftime, he deserves your attention, even though he doesn't want it.
-It's week 3, Dwight Anderson, Billy Parker or Mark Estelle would like to nab the Alouettes 1st INT of the season. It'll happen, give me Parker.
Prediction time: if you know me, You know I will not go against the Alouettes at home with Anthony Calvillo at the helm. I do not like the Argos Chances without Cory Boyd, their one true offensive star. The Argos defense will focus on Ac as he is missing some receivers. But I expect 5 plus receptions from Bratton, Green, Whitaker and London. Montreal 35, Toronto 15.
Saturday, July 9, 2011
Post- Game Alservations: AC tops Darian and Damon
The Montreal Alouettes went into Mosaic Stadium and put the hammer down with a 39-25 road victory over the Roughriders. Here’s this week Alservations:
-Anthony Calvillo throws for 5 TDs for only (yup only) the 3rd time in his career. He ties Damon Allen for the most TD passes in CFL history with 394. Maybe he’ll hit number 400 next week.
-Great game for WR Brian Bratton, the 5 receptions, 76 yards and 2 TDs doesn’t tell the whole story. His key catch set-up Whitaker’s TD and he laid out a great WR block as S Green scored. Plus on more than one occasion Bratton was pass protecting for AC.
-Very rough game for some of the Alouette stars on Saturday. On separate occasions, Jamel Richardson, Mark Estelle, John Bowman, Brandon Whitaker and SJ Green all had to be tended to and helped off the field. Whitaker did not return and according to HerbZ of Alsinsideout has a concussion but hasn’t been ruled out for Friday at home against Toronto.
-But it was great to see Whitaker on the sidelines late in the fourth signally in plays to Dahrren Diedrick.
-Loved Dwight Anderson’s aggressiveness and ability to close the gap on Dressler on numerous occasions.
-Ever wonder why Chip Cox plays special teams when he’s an all-star on defence. Well watching him chase down returner Tristan Jackson, should answer that.
-All the pushing a shoving after the whistles makes me want to skip week three against Toronto and to invite Saskatchewan to town now. The Riders are easily the Als best rivalry in the west.
-After the game Darian Durant said he sees Anthony Calvillo as the greatest QB ever in the CFL. He only ever ‘heard’ of Doug Flutie.
-Speaking of Durant, I thought he looked a lot better than last week. He didn’t turn over the ball and put together a couple of very nice looking drives. He just doesn’t have the arsenal of receivers that he had to play with last season.
-The Riders Coaching staff did not get Wes Cates the ball enough he only had 9 touches overall in the game
-All three of Brandon London’s catches were for first downs
-With 419 passing yards, AC is now only 3490 yards away from passing Allen on the All-time passing yards list.
Friday, July 8, 2011
Rematch Watch List
Week two for the Alouettes is an afternoon Grey Cup rematch with the Saskatechwan Roughriders. As per usual there is alot to focus on.
-Marc Trestman is 6-2 against The Riders with Ken Miller as Head Coach, letès see how Greg Marshall prepares for the Alouettes.
-The Riders DBs had a tough time with Eskimoe tall WRs Bowman and Barnes in week one. It only gets tougher with Jamel Richardson and SJ Green
-The Riders gave up 42 points and 294 yards in the air as the could get any sustained pressure on Ricky Ray. Anthony Calvillo doesn't need time but if you give it to him then he'll rip the DBs apart.
-Wes Cates will be tough to defend and should get upwards of 20 touches between receiving and running. The Riders don't have the depth at WR like they have seen in years past.
-De'Audra Dix returns to the Als as a starter, how long will it last? if there are any more injuries on to the DBs they'll really have to search for replacements.
-Can Brandon Whitaker bring his A game on the road. The Als only have 1 win in 3 years when visiting Regina.
Prediction time.
I like the Als, pretty much on the basis of how the Riders played against Edmonton last week. If I didn't watch the game I'd probably pick Saskatechwan at home as they have not lost more than 3 games at Mosiac Staidium in any of their last 5 seasons.
The Als DBs will be tested and I'd probably go with the over.
Alouettes 42, Roughriders 37
Thursday, June 30, 2011
Post Game Alservations: Win it for Brown
The Alouettes season is one game deep, and they are on the road to BC with the 30-26 win over the Lions. Here are tonight's Alservations.
-NorthEast stands empty. 2011 is Sell out streak over 22 317 fans. How much did ticket prices go up... Not the number Ray Lalonde wanted to start his tenure with
-First series first touchdown SJ Green lines up outside, Ben Cahoon never did that 51yards
-Jeff Hecht gets thrown into the fire with the Brown injury, Billy Parker moves back to DHB.
-Chip Cox may be a linebacker but he still has DB speed, but after a drop of a sure pic in the 3rd quarter he’s probably better off where he is playing.
-Huge block by Jeff Hecht on Lions OL John Hameister-Ries on the Missed Field goal return by Tim Maypray, You’ll see it in the highlight packages for a bit.
-Jamel Richardson is ready to make his mark on the CFL in 2011, TDs of 40 and 46 yards, one displaying his speed, the other showing off his strength. He finished with 9 rec and 162 yards.
-Rough game for OL Jeff Perrett, gave up a sack and a holding call
-Special teams coverage still needs to be addressed, lanes were open right up the middle on the Tim Brown return
-The Alouettes lost a little luster when they turned to the run game in the 3rd quarter, its not like it didn’t work, but it couldn’t counter the Lions quick pace because ethey were down by so much.
-Travis Lulay took awhile to get going, but he can put a nice drive together in a time of need. He does run when he is in trouble, good thing he’s young.
-Nice to see the Alouettes hang Jerald Brown’s #39 jersey hang in the middle of the locker room after the game, Trestman says he’ll have surgery tomorrow and is likely done for the year
-NorthEast stands empty. 2011 is Sell out streak over 22 317 fans. How much did ticket prices go up... Not the number Ray Lalonde wanted to start his tenure with
-First series first touchdown SJ Green lines up outside, Ben Cahoon never did that 51yards
-Jeff Hecht gets thrown into the fire with the Brown injury, Billy Parker moves back to DHB.
-Chip Cox may be a linebacker but he still has DB speed, but after a drop of a sure pic in the 3rd quarter he’s probably better off where he is playing.
-Huge block by Jeff Hecht on Lions OL John Hameister-Ries on the Missed Field goal return by Tim Maypray, You’ll see it in the highlight packages for a bit.
-Jamel Richardson is ready to make his mark on the CFL in 2011, TDs of 40 and 46 yards, one displaying his speed, the other showing off his strength. He finished with 9 rec and 162 yards.
-Rough game for OL Jeff Perrett, gave up a sack and a holding call
-Special teams coverage still needs to be addressed, lanes were open right up the middle on the Tim Brown return
-The Alouettes lost a little luster when they turned to the run game in the 3rd quarter, its not like it didn’t work, but it couldn’t counter the Lions quick pace because ethey were down by so much.
-Travis Lulay took awhile to get going, but he can put a nice drive together in a time of need. He does run when he is in trouble, good thing he’s young.
-Nice to see the Alouettes hang Jerald Brown’s #39 jersey hang in the middle of the locker room after the game, Trestman says he’ll have surgery tomorrow and is likely done for the year
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.
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.
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