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    Mathew Ross is also questioning whether the acquisition of Freeman in the light of the previous failures to develop or obtain a quality QB since Calvillo retired.

    But here we are. Montreal is desperate for a stabilizing talent at the most important position in the CFL and Josh Freeman hasn’t found a team who would give him a legit chance in two years. This training camp should be an intriguing one.
    Freeman, who was spotted on the Alouettes sideline during a preseason game last season, has decided to take his talents north of the border and see if he can impress in a foreign land. The fans in Montreal are absolutely starved for quarterback consistency. To ask a guy who has questionable work habits and a taste for night life to make it work come Week 1 is, well, a tall order.
    Then there’s also the question of whether or not Darian Durant will be given the opportunity to compete for the starting job. ...

    Freeman is now 30 years old and has made millions in the NFL. But he is more or less considered a bust based on his talent and initial promise. Is coming to Montreal the best thing for his professional career?
    “Hopefully he comes up here, has his mind right and understands how to be a professional…. if you don’t come in here with a professional mindset, especially knowing that you don’t have as much time (commitments) as the NFL, and you don’t do your due diligence with that time, it can be a very short career up here,” said Alouettes running back Tyrell Sutton, on my TSN 690 radio show.
    “He definitely has to gravitate to some of the guys who’ve been around here, to get him to understand that there’s a lot of free time that goes on around here, and Montreal is a city that can definitely get you in a lot of trouble. Hopefully he’s put some of that behind him.”
    Look, it takes time to learn a new game, with new field dimensions and new rules, not to mention new receivers and a new coaching staff. To me, it’s a long shot that Josh Freeman works out and excels in the CFL, based on everything we know about why he didn’t succeed in the NFL.
    Troy Smith didn’t work out. Rakeem Cato didn’t work out. Vernon Adams Jr. and Brandon Bridge weren’t given the right opportunity. Jonathan Crompton was dispatched unfairly. Darian Durant was an over-hyped flop. And now Josh Freeman? Oy, let’s hope he’s become a more studious person and less of a night owl during his two years away from football.
    http://3downnation.com/2018/01/14/al...nigma-freeman/

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    Herb Zurkowsky is reporting that Durant is likely going to agree to restructure his contract, although he says that the reported January 15th $150,000 bonus date is incorrect.


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    Will Durant check his ego at the door ?
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    GM Kavis Reed says he has not categorically ruled out the Als signing Durant in the future, but that would only be in limited circumstances.

    Reed said the organization’s not closing the book on Durant returning, but that would likely only occur should he still remain unsigned by May, when teams prepare for the start of training camp. Veteran backup CFL quarterbacks generally earn between $190,000 and $225,000, plus incentives for play time.
    In a nine-team league, Durant might have limited options, especially after Edmonton on Monday signed Kevin Glenn, recently released by Saskatchewan. But Durant, who recently became a first-time father, wants to play this season. His most-likely destination appears to be Winnipeg, where he would be reunited with offensive co-ordinator Paul LaPolice. Also, the future of Travis Lulay in British Columbia and Toronto’s Ricky Ray, both potential free agents, remains uncertain.
    http://montrealgazette.com/sports/fo...-darian-durant

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    The Als named their coaching staff for the upcoming season. The article below gives a detailed description of each one's background. Four of the six have previous CFL coaching experience.

    The Montreal Alouettes announced the coaching staff for the upcoming season on Tuesday. Paul Dunn (offensive line coach and run game coordinator), Bert Hill (defensive line coach), Jason Tucker (receivers coach), Todd Howard (linebackers coach), André Bolduc (running backs coach) and Billy Parker (defensive backs coach) will be a part of head coach Mike Sherman‘s coaching staff for the 2018 season. Quality control coaches will be added at a later date.
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    More bad news for the Als. Uzooma Okeke has turned down a contract extension as Football Operations Assistant/Scout - another sign of people deserting a chaotic organization that already lost Catherine Raiche and Chantal Covington to the Argos today.

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    Keith Shologan and Giguere released in Montreal. They both had bad seasons so I'm not surprised. Both over the hill so I can't see them helping any team.

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    In the following interview, the Als new OC Khari Jones discusses how he sees Montreal, his style, his approach to dealing with Josh Freeman and his assistants.

    https://en.montrealalouettes.com/201...s-als-offence/

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    GM Kavis Reed has announced major changes in their roster with the release of six players and the addition of four others. The additions have very limited professional experience.

    Linebackers Brandon Calver and Robbie Meade, running back Josh Robinson and receiver Jack Bramswig are the new additions.With the exception of Shologan, who is 32, all the other five players cut are 27 or younger, so this does not help reduce the average age of the team which had 21 players 30 or older last year when the next oldest team had only 12 players 30 or older. This is still an aged team more susceptible to injury as the season wears on and with many players with declining skills due to age. Not a great formula for success for a team that finished last.
    The team has released offensive linemen Vincent Brown and Jeremy Lewis, defensive tackle Keith Shologan, fullback Nate O’Halloran, receiver Alex Carroll and special teams member Chad Bushley.
    Meade makes his return to the Als after being part of the team’s training camp last season. The six-foot-three, 245-pound quarterback became a linebacker during his final two seasons of university sport.
    Calver joins the Alouettes after five seasons with the Wilfrid-Laurier University Golden Hawks. The linebacker is six-foot-three weighing 220 pounds and was on the 2017 Ontario All-Star team.

    Robinson is five-foot-eight, weighing 217 pounds and played for the University of Mississippi. He was drafted by the Indianapolis Colts in the sixth round in 2015 and had a workout with the Detroit Lions. After a season with the Saskatchewan Roughriders, he played in the Spring League, where players from the NFL and CFL are showcased.
    Bramswig is six-foot-five and weighs 220 pounds. He played for one season with the Boston College Eagles on special teams after graduating from Manhattanville College and played in the Indoor Football League.
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    The Als have added another five players to their roster including two quarterbacks: QBs Garrett Fugate and Nick Shafnifsky, in addition to WR Lonnie Outlaw, LB Jordan Harris and DL Ventral McMillan. The 2 QBs profiles below show they are both capable runners and have some talent as passers. Outlaw spent three years in Arena football and had a short stay with the Bombers. McMillan was on the Als PR last year.

    https://en.montrealalouettes.com/201...rbacks-roster/

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    Does Nik Lewis want to make a comeback? You've had a great career, please don't push your body and your reputation too far.


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    The new Als' QB Josh Freeman is interviewed below.

    https://en.montrealalouettes.com/201...-josh-freeman/

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    Herb Zurkowsky claims that Montreal's release of Frederic Plesius was in part the result of a post-game meltdown after playing the Bombers. However, it was much more likely that it was directly related to Plesius being due a $27,000 bonus tomorrow.




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    I suspect that many quality free agents like Adarius Bowman will say not thanks to the chaos that reigns in Montreal, which is also reflected in the mass exodus of management personnel over the last year.





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    Montreal is also actively pursuing Kienan Lafrance and Emanuel Davis, who were both recently released by the Riders.

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    Montreal has signed four new recruits, National LB Brandon Calver, and three Internationals: RB Josh Robinson, who was an Indianapolis Colt draft choice and attended their and Rider TCs; WR Jack Bramswig who played in the Indoor Football League; LB Robbie Meade, who was on the Als' PR last year.

    https://en.montrealalouettes.com/201...layers-roster/

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    Despite being an Eastern All-Star and making 110 tackles, Kyries Hebert to pursue a job elsewhere. Not unexpected for a 37 year old LB.

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    Despite GM Kavis Reed's denials the chaos in Montreal means a lot of players and their agents have no interest in signing with the Als.

    “I don’t think we’re at any disadvantage based on last season’s record or previous years,” Reed said. “We have to promote that we’re shifting the culture and environment. Montreal’s a good place to play football. We have a good fan base. The city’s nice and the team’s headed in the right direction.”
    Nonetheless, one CFL agent made it clear he won’t be shopping his clients’ services to the Als.
    “You never know but, right now, the Als are a mess. And unless I have no choice to park a guy there, most free agents — unless they’re getting overpaid — will pass on Montreal. Like Toronto last year when they had no general manager or head coach,” said the agent, who wished to remain anonymous.
    “The (Als’) coaching staff really has no body of work in the positions they were hired,” the agent continued. “That’s a hard sell to a top player.”
    http://montrealgazette.com/sports/fo...-agency-begins

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    https://www.cfl.ca/2018/02/14/alouet...qb-drew-willy/

    The battle for the Alouettes starting QB spot should be epic between Willy and Freeman.

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    Reed's comment below the players he has signed through extensions and free agency is ironic. He is right he has a big collection of players with long records of success. The trouble is many of them are long in the tooth as well, with 22 who are thirty or older, in other words, Groundhog Day all over again.

    “We have guys that have done a tremendous job so far in their careers,” Reed said.
    http://montrealgazette.com/sports/fo...cus-on-defence

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