Montreal Alouettes Thread

[R.J]

In a move that should surprise no one - Alouettes have signed Vernon Adams.
http://3downnation.com/2018/06/26/al...s-to-montreal/

[jerrym]

It looks like the Als will continue to bench International OL Xavier Fulton, using Phil Blake at OT instead, with Kirby Fabien replacing Blake at left guard, giving Montreal an all Canadian OL. Sherman made this change in the second half of the Winnipeg blowout and he notes that it stabilized the situation to some extent.

[jerrym]

Jeff Mathews is taking first team reps for the Als this week. Hardly surprising as Willy recovers from what HC Sherman called a stinger injury to the neck or shoulder and after his failure to ignite the offence so far this season.

[jerrym]

After signing Faith Ekakitie in mid-June following his release by the Bombers, his time on the active roster did not last long as he has torn his ACL and will be out for the rest of the season.

[jerrym]

Montreal may have lost two of its best players against Ottawa for an extended period: Chris Williams suffered a hamstring injury, something that can linger for a long time; and Stefan Logan had to be carried off the field by teammates as he could put no weight on his legs what looked like an ankle injury.

[jerrym]

Like the Argos, the Als have paid heavily in attendance for having a home opener stinker with attendance falling from 19,498 to 16,719 in their second home game. Gone are the days of 105 consecutive sellouts from 1999 to 2010. Now the Als are another troubled franchise.

[halifaxguy]

Mathews didn't look too bad at QB but it does hurt losing a pretty good returner and Chris Williams looked like he was regaining his old form.
Good news is that they have a bye week, the bad news is that their next game is in Calgary.

[jerrym]

During the CFL Supplemental Draft, the Als selected OT Tyler Johnstone. As an Outland Trophy winner and National due to dual citizenship, he could be an excellent pickup for Montreal.

Johnstone, (6’6¨, 275 lbs) played 39 games in three seasons with the University of Oregon Ducks in the NCAA between 2012 and 2015. In 2015, the Arizona native won the Outland Trophy, awarded to the best college football interior lineman in the United States, in addition to winning the Rotary Lombardi Trophy, awarded annually to the best college football lineman or linebacker. That same season, he was selected on the first-team All-Pac 12 and on the second-team All-American.
“We are thrilled to have acquired Tyler’s rights,” declared Alouettes General Manager Kavis Reed. “Tyler was one of the best national offensive linemen available this year and he would have been next year as well. Our position has allowed us to solidify our offensive line by selecting Trey Rutherford and Tyler Johnstone, and by acquiring Ryan Bomben during a short span of time.”
In 2013, Johnstone helped the Oregon Ducks lead the Pac-12 division in rushing yards (273.5 yards per game), total offence (565 yards per game) and scoring (45.5 points per game) while ranking third in the fewest quarterback sacks allowed (1.38 average).
The 25 year-old lineman joined the Los Angeles Chargers in 2016 as an undrafted free agent.
Johnstone was declared eligible for the supplemental draft as his national status wasn’t regulated prior to the 2018 CFL Canadian Draft.

https://en.montrealalouettes.com/201...ler-johnstone/

The 25-year-old attended the 2016 NFL Combine where he checked in at six-foot-five, 301 pounds benched 225 pounds for 24 reps, ran a 5.21-second 40-yard dash, 4.60-second shuttle, 7.31-second three-cone, recorded a 30.5-inch vertical, eight foot, six-inch broad jump. ...

Supplemental drafts are held when players miss the deadline for entry into the main CFL draft and there was a number of them last year. Each CFL team has the option to “bid” on the player by forfeiting a selection in the 2019 CFL Draft and the process continues based on waiver priority – the reverse order of the 2018 draft – until the highest choice is identified. The team who puts up that pick (or possesses the top waiver priority) gets the player.
As for Johnstone and his pro three-down prospects, he has the ability to be a ratio-breaking offensive tackle in the CFL.
“He’s going to be a first-round pick,” one CFL scout said about Johnstone.

http://3downnation.com/2018/05/14/fo...emental-draft/

[argolio]

I don't know who wrote that article from the Al's site, but for the sake of accuracy Johnstone didn't win the Outland or the Lombardi. He was on pre-season watch lists for both awards, which typically list about 50 players.

[jerrym]

Here are updates on Stefan Longan's and Chris William's injuries suffered last week.

#AlsMtl Stef Logan suffered a sprained ankle, according to Coach Sherman. It looked a lot worse at the moment the injury occurred late in Q4. #CFL @CFLonTSN

— John Lu (@JohnLuTSNMtl) July 7, 2018

#AlsMtl Coach Sherman says Chris Williams strained his hamstring. Still doubtful to return vs #RNation. #CFL @CFLonTSN

— John Lu (@JohnLuTSNMtl) July 7, 2018

[jerrym]

Ernest Jackson has been a major disappointment so far for the Als with only eight catches for 114 yards in four games and had not catches against Ottawa. The man who many expected to be the top receiver in Montreal is fourth in receiving yardage on the team.

[halifaxguy]

Ernest Jackson has been a major disappointment so far for the Als with only eight catches for 114 yards in four games and had not catches against Ottawa. The man who many expected to be the top receiver in Montreal is fourth in receiving yardage on the team.

In Ottawa he had two 1,000 yard plus seasons, he caught anything thrown at him. The problem is that since going to Montreal he hasn't had a QB that can throw to him very often. He can't catch balls if they don't throw to him.

[doubleblue]

In Ottawa he had two 1,000 yard plus seasons, he caught anything thrown at him. The problem is that since going to Montreal he hasn't had a QB that can throw to him very often. He can't catch balls if they don't throw to him.

Whatever the reason he hasn't looked very good. IMO he has lost a step or two.

[AngeloV]

In Ottawa he had two 1,000 yard plus seasons, he caught anything thrown at him. The problem is that since going to Montreal he hasn't had a QB that can throw to him very often. He can't catch balls if they don't throw to him.

You can blame the QB situation all you want, but the fact is, he has dropped a lot of balls since going to Montreal.

[Argo]

You can blame the QB situation all you want, but the fact is, he has dropped a lot of balls since going to Montreal.

He badly needs a change of scene and a last chance.

[AngeloV]

He badly needs a change of scene and a last chance.

Only way he gets that is the Als release him and he takes a significant pay cut. Remember, he was the prized FA signing last year, and I believe that makes him one of the top paid import receivers in the league.

[OV Argo]

He badly needs a change of scene and a last chance.

Manny Arcenaux & Burnham doing basically nothing on a $hite BC offence this season so far; not sure I'd conclude either of them or Jackson are finished now.

Some gutless & predictable CFL offensive coaching can make a lot of decent players look bad.

[Foxhound]

CFL legend Hal Patterson passed away on 21 November 2011 at the age of 79.

Prior to arriving in the CFL, Hal played football, baseball and basketball at the University of Kansas. He was the leading rebounder on the 1953 Kansas basketball team that lost the NCAA championship final to Indiana by one point. He was drafted by the Philadelphia Eagles but chose to sign with the Montreal Alouettes where he teamed with QB Sam "The Rifle" Etcheverry.

The two were dynamite together. In 1956 Hal set the record for receiving yards in one game with 338. This record has yet to be broken. In another game that same year, Hal caught a 109 yard touchdown pass. The 1914 receiving yard record he set that season in fourteen games would not be broken until Terry Greer of the Argonauts caught passes for 2003 yards in 1983 in a sixteen game season. Hal had ten 100-yard receiving games in 1956, a record that was not broken until Jamel Richardson of the Alouettes set a new mark with eleven in an eighteen game season in 2010.

Hal went to Grey Cup games in 1954, 1955 and 1956 with the Als but they lost them all to the Eskimos. Hal was traded to the Hamilton Tiger-Cats in 1961 and made it to the 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965 and 1967 Grey Cup games emerging victorious in 1963, 1965 and 1967.

He did of course play both ways and was an excellent defensive back as well. Hal was voted the thirteenth best CFL player of all time in 2006.

This first picture appeared as part of one of the three series of CFL players that Weekend Magazine published in 1957, 1958 and 1959:



Here as well are front and back scans of my 1959 Topps CFL card of Hal Patterson:



Great pose of a great player!

[argolio]

Ernest Jackson must have been replaced by his evil twin after he signed with the Als.

[jerrym]

The Als have added CFL Supplemental Draft choice OL Tyler Johnstone, who was a second team All-American with the University of Oregon but went undrafted by the NFL, to their roster. They also placed International DB Greg Ducre, who played nine games with the Redskins and Chargers in 2014-2015, on their PR.