Als 2010 full roster is listed here, curtosy of www.montrealalouettes.com
http://en.montrealalouettes.com/roster/index/team/9/sort/last
The Alouettes always do their best to protect their players, within the rules of 1-game, 9-game injury lists and the practice roster has yet to be released.
The Als roster looks eerily similar to the 2009 version. The key players gone off the starting postitons are of course Davis Sanchez(FA-Lions), Keron Williams(FA-Lions), Larry Taylor(NFL) and Bryan Chiu(retirement).
The players replacing them are all going to be in house. Except if you see Tim Maypray returning the opening kick-off on July 1st.
Players of note to look at on the Als Roster, or not on the roster, Adrian McPherson on the 9-game injury list. This could affect the Als short yardage play. Chris Leak will be taking those 1-yard dives but he gives at least 4 inches to McPherson. It was automatic last year, this year it will be something to keep an eye on. As for if AC gets hurt, Leak is more than capable to run the show.
O.J. Santiago on the 1-game list. I'm just really curious on how he'll fit in on the Als roster and who will be sitting out in his place. He's a big body that has hands, but he'd be a new target for AC and I'm curious how that relationship will develop.
Kick-Off is only a week away. Don't forget the 1st Als this Week Show for 2010 on The TEAM 990 www.team990.com is on Tuesday June 29th at 8pm.
Thursday, June 24, 2010
Monday, June 21, 2010
Als Release Ten
Alouettes Press Release:
Montréal, le 21 juin 2010 - Les Alouettes de Montréal ont libéré les joueurs suivants aujourd'hui / The Montreal Alouettes have released the folllowing players:
G/G, David Bouchard, PL/DT, Darrell Campbell*, DC/CB, Alex Chandler*, RÉ/WR, Patrick Cobourne*, BL/T, Kristoffer Doura*, RÉ/WR, Marcus Freeman*, RÉ/WR, C.J. Hawthorne*, DI/SB, Taylor Krislock, PL/DT, Justin Lawrence, DC/CB, Sir Snowden
**Non-canadien/Import
L'alignement final sera dévoilé le jeudi 24 juin à 15h / The final roster will be announced this Thursday, June 24 at 3 p.m.
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No big shockers, Darrell Campbell's performance was underwhelming in the pre-seaosn and he did have the inside track on the DT position left open by Keron Williams. Campbell knew the defensive scheme as he was on the 2009 edition of the Als. Campbell lost over 35 pounds in the off-season to become more useful to the team. However the weight loss, could have lost him some strength when it came to run-defense.
It would have been a nice story if Patrick Cobourne made the squad, however Patrick was in tough to try and crack the Als at the receiver position. Most of the Back-up receivers will be Canadians. This may not be the last we see of the younger Cobourne.
And you got to think the Als had what DB's they wanted on the squad prior to the game against The Argos. Both Chandler and Snowden had INTs in that game and looked solid.
It does seem like the returners position is still up for grabs as Maypray, Owens and Whitaker and still around, for now.
Montréal, le 21 juin 2010 - Les Alouettes de Montréal ont libéré les joueurs suivants aujourd'hui / The Montreal Alouettes have released the folllowing players:
G/G, David Bouchard, PL/DT, Darrell Campbell*, DC/CB, Alex Chandler*, RÉ/WR, Patrick Cobourne*, BL/T, Kristoffer Doura*, RÉ/WR, Marcus Freeman*, RÉ/WR, C.J. Hawthorne*, DI/SB, Taylor Krislock, PL/DT, Justin Lawrence, DC/CB, Sir Snowden
**Non-canadien/Import
L'alignement final sera dévoilé le jeudi 24 juin à 15h / The final roster will be announced this Thursday, June 24 at 3 p.m.
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No big shockers, Darrell Campbell's performance was underwhelming in the pre-seaosn and he did have the inside track on the DT position left open by Keron Williams. Campbell knew the defensive scheme as he was on the 2009 edition of the Als. Campbell lost over 35 pounds in the off-season to become more useful to the team. However the weight loss, could have lost him some strength when it came to run-defense.
It would have been a nice story if Patrick Cobourne made the squad, however Patrick was in tough to try and crack the Als at the receiver position. Most of the Back-up receivers will be Canadians. This may not be the last we see of the younger Cobourne.
And you got to think the Als had what DB's they wanted on the squad prior to the game against The Argos. Both Chandler and Snowden had INTs in that game and looked solid.
It does seem like the returners position is still up for grabs as Maypray, Owens and Whitaker and still around, for now.
Saturday, June 19, 2010
Post Game Alservations: Pre-Season Predictable
Sure it was a pre-season game but there was plenty of eye-catching performances and moments for the good or the bad.
-It's going to be a long season to the Argos
-AC looked good in his two series, in for 11 plays, 8 completions, 1 hand-off. One of his two incompletions was a dropped ball.
-Each of the starting WR got a touch from AC, #81 Watkins, #85 Bratton, #19 Green with 1 catch and #86 Cahoon and #18 Richardson with 2.
-The Battle for Kick/Punt returner was a good one. #4 Owens, #3 Maypray and #2 Whitaker all had some quality returns.
-#3 Maypray may have won the battle because his play at WR, lead the way with 4 receptions and 54 yards and 1 TD.
-#2 Whitaker is in a tough spot because he's a RB and # 6 Cobourne has a lock on that position.
-DB #25 Tanard Davis made a couple of great plays on defense, Two weeks in a row he's impressed. The decision at CB will be tough. I still think it'll go to #35 Dix or #16 Samuels.
-QB #12 Chris Leak could start/star for at least 3 other CFL teams, cool and collected.
-The Als back -up defense had 4 sacks, 3 pics and 2 forced fumbles. They played 60 minutes.
-RB #30 Deidrick had a slight pull of the hamstring in the game.
-The Als O-Line cycled positions throughout the game which made it tough on #5 McPherson and #12 Leak. Expect Brodeur-Jourdain to be at Left guard come July 1st.
- #57 Scott Flory did no play, Congrats to the Flory's and their new baby Girl.
Als are off for a couple of days, and will practice next week for a couple of days at Concordia. Coach Trestman has tough decisions to make for the final roster spots, just don't expect any shock and awe cuts to be made.
-It's going to be a long season to the Argos
-AC looked good in his two series, in for 11 plays, 8 completions, 1 hand-off. One of his two incompletions was a dropped ball.
-Each of the starting WR got a touch from AC, #81 Watkins, #85 Bratton, #19 Green with 1 catch and #86 Cahoon and #18 Richardson with 2.
-The Battle for Kick/Punt returner was a good one. #4 Owens, #3 Maypray and #2 Whitaker all had some quality returns.
-#3 Maypray may have won the battle because his play at WR, lead the way with 4 receptions and 54 yards and 1 TD.
-#2 Whitaker is in a tough spot because he's a RB and # 6 Cobourne has a lock on that position.
-DB #25 Tanard Davis made a couple of great plays on defense, Two weeks in a row he's impressed. The decision at CB will be tough. I still think it'll go to #35 Dix or #16 Samuels.
-QB #12 Chris Leak could start/star for at least 3 other CFL teams, cool and collected.
-The Als back -up defense had 4 sacks, 3 pics and 2 forced fumbles. They played 60 minutes.
-RB #30 Deidrick had a slight pull of the hamstring in the game.
-The Als O-Line cycled positions throughout the game which made it tough on #5 McPherson and #12 Leak. Expect Brodeur-Jourdain to be at Left guard come July 1st.
- #57 Scott Flory did no play, Congrats to the Flory's and their new baby Girl.
Als are off for a couple of days, and will practice next week for a couple of days at Concordia. Coach Trestman has tough decisions to make for the final roster spots, just don't expect any shock and awe cuts to be made.
Wednesday, June 16, 2010
Week 2: Training Camp News, Notes
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.
-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.
Saturday, June 12, 2010
Key Time for MacPherson
The news of Anthony Calvillo staying in Montreal for the Pre-season game in Winnipeg is no surprise to anyone. AC will play his 2 plus quarters at home in a week. The start of course goes to #2 man Adrian MacPherson and this is a key start for him.
The Alouettes are a machine that is designed for AC, there's is no question that MacPherson brings different attributes to the table. I also realize that Coach Trestman has plays designed solely for MacPherson and not AC.
But time is very limited for a back-up to Mr. Calvillo. If he's not injured any playing time MacPherson will get will be at the end of a blow-out, where he'll just be handing the ball off to the 3rd string RB.
For MacPherson to prove himself around the league these pre-season starts are important for him. For MacPherson to be ready in any case of injury the pre-season is the only real competition he'll get. It'll probably be the only time he plays in game (besides post playoff clinching) that the score will be within 20.
Look for him to use his legs, they are an asset, plus he won't have the 'A' receiving crew at hand. So don't just look at the box score when it's over. MacPherson knows his place on the depth chart in Montreal but it doesn't mean he won't be strutting his stuff on Sunday in Winnipeg.
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, June 8, 2010
It's All In Their Heads
Big news in the CFL today as they will be moving forward with headsets in the QB's helmets. Another positive step for the CFL as they continue to grow year by year.
It took awhile for the CFL to get HD replay for the referees, however they got it and they got it right. Headsets for the QBs may be years behind the NFL, however it is now in effect.
Coaches will be able to communicate with their QBs up until 10 seconds left on the play clock and the headsets won't be turned back on until the play is whistled dead.
What does this mean for the Alouettes? More offense. This can only benefit a team that is already on the same page offensively. The Als are a team that can run a hurry up offense at ease, meaning coach Trestman will be able to communicate to Calvillo even more knowledge at times of need. The two already have a great relationship this piece of technology can't hurt the potent tandem.
The Headsets are only one-way, meaning the QBs will not be able talkback to their coaches, I'm sure the coaching staffs prefer it that way.
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Camp notes:
-Gavin Walls is out with a torn ACL in this knee, he suffered the injury on the opening day of camp.
-I'll be making the 2-hour trek to Sherbrooke tomorrow morning for camp, I'll be tweeting updates at www.twitter.com/seanrcampbell
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