Montreal Alouettes Thread

[jerrym]

Another example of the mismanagement in Montreal that is going on is the $40,000 bonus paid by GM Kavis Reed to Kyreis Hebert on February 1st who was told only a few days later that he could look for another team to sign with. When Hebert was then cut, he had a new contract and job in four hours. While I understand the trimming of players on an aging team, the Als have been signing many players 30 or older at the same time that they have been cutting others, leaving them with 21 players 30 or over, the same number they had last year, when they were the oldest team in the league (no other team had more than 12 players 30 or over). So despite saying the team had to get younger at the end of the 2017 season, Reed despite numerous changes is exactly in the same position he was in last year and paid out a bonus that he did not need to pay with some coherent planning.

Hebert is 37, old for any football player and especially for a linebacker. But he has continued to defy age during the latter part of his 12 season career, the last six with Montreal. He had a career-high 110 tackles last season, two sacks, an interception and three forced fumbles. Despite the Als’ abysmal record, Hebert was named the division’s outstanding defensive player.
Hebert, who earned a not-outrageous $110,000 last season, received a $40,000 bonus on Feb. 1. About eight days later, he was told by Defensive Coordinator Kahlil Carter and general manager Kavis Reed his role would be diminished in Carter’s defensive scheme. As a non-starter, that would likely have required a pay cut, although Hebert said a new contract wasn’t offered.

http://montrealgazette.com/sports/fo...-kyries-hebert