CFL Free Agency gets underway tomorrow at noon ET. Every year brings fans major interest and potential hope that this is the year that their team lands that missing puzzle piece to the Grey Cup championship. Or the hope that your favourite player doesn’t jump ship and wear the colours of your hated rival. It’s … More The ALSternative: 2019 CFL Free Agency
The time had come for a change. Yesterday, the Montreal Alouettes started a new chapter in their history by unveiling not only a new logo and uniforms, but a new identity as well. Last year was a testing ground of sorts as the team adorned their white helmets with Alouettes logos from years gone by. … More An ALSternative look at the new MontreALS identity
Whether you are ready for it or not, the winds of change blasted through La Belle Province and the Montreal Alouettes organization has some new bosses on the forefront. The news that everyone was expecting took a back seat to news that no one was expecting, as Andrew Wetenhall, current lead governor of the team and … More Sweeping changes usher in a new era in Montreal Alouettes football
An area that has taken its fair share of lumps in recent years is the special teams unit for the Montreal Alouettes. Despite last season being more down than up for the Birds of Prey, they can look back on 2015 and say that one of the year’s highlights was the play of this particular … More The ALSternative — 2016 Season Preview Part 8
The last line of defense on any team is the secondary. The ones who battle receivers and do all that they can to either break up a highlight play or make one of their own by picking off the quarterback. These are the defensive players for the Montreal Alouettes that will have opposing quarterbacks earning … More The ALSternative — 2016 Season Preview Part 7
If you’re looking for that combination of size, speed and strength on defense, look no further than the linebacking corps. These are the guys that will punish the offense and make plays happen. If you thought the Montreal Alouettes’ D-Line was going to be tough to beat, look who’s waiting for you on the other … More The ALSternative — 2016 Season Preview Part 6
The final but potentially most crucial part of Anthony Calvillo‘s offensive scheme is the 5 stout men who will be on the field in front of the quarterback. They’re big, they’re mean and they are all Canadian! It’s time to take an in-depth look at the offensive line of the Montreal Alouettes. Offensive Linemen When … More The ALSternative — 2016 Season Preview Part 4
You know who will be throwing the ball in 2016 for the Montreal Alouettes. Now it’s time to meet the recipients of said ball! Despite all of the woes on offense last season for Montreal, there were some bright spots and with the knowledge that a veteran like Kevin Glenn is behind centre this year, … More The ALSternative — 2016 Season Preview Part 3
In the Canadian Football League, you have to be able to score points. A great defense will keep you in games but if your attack is putrid, then you will be in for a long three plus hours. Once upon a time, the Montreal Alouettes used to have the most deadly offense in the league, … More The ALSternative — 2016 Season Preview Part 2
After five years of doing this blog for you good readers and following this league as closely as I do, I often think that you can’t be taken by surprise. But throughout this off-season, I found myself absolutely bemused by the thoughts and opinions of not just the fans of this league, but media members … More The ALSternative — 2016 Season Preview Part 1
