The Alouettes have sounded the death knell of their season facing the Red and Black

Photo: Paul Chiasson, The canadian Press
The worst team in the West, the Saskatchewan Roughriders (4-4), has a better record as the Argos (4-6) and the Alouettes.

The players and the management of the Montreal Alouettes may say to the contrary, the defeat Thursday night at the hands of the Red and Black of Ottawa has put an end to hopes of the team to carve out a place in the playoffs of the canadian football League.

This humiliation and defeat of 32-4 relegates the formation of Kavis Reed and Jacques Chapdelaine third place in the East, with a record of 3-7. The Alouettes are lagging two points behind the Toronto Argonauts, who face each other Monday, the pitiful Tiger-Cats of Hamilton, who have lost their eight games so far.

The worst team in the West, the Saskatchewan Roughriders (4-4), have a better record as the Argos (4-6) and the Alouettes. The Lions of British Columbia, at 5-5, are occupying the fourth spot in the West. We can say today that, less than one 180 degree turn, the section Is only send two clubs in playoff games.

“It’s going to depend a little bit about what will happen in the rest of the league. It is certain that there is still a lot of football yet, argues Chapdelaine, after the meeting. But it is also certain that if we had won, we would be more in control of our future. “

What is this future ? The Alouettes will travel next week to Vancouver, where they have won once in the last 15 years. They will then come back to Montreal for the last duel of the season against the Red and Black — who won the first two before going to Toronto and Calgary, blow on blow. In week 16, they will receive the Edmonton Eskimos to then enjoy their second bye week. The Alouettes will play their last three games against the Tiger-Cats (twice) and the Roughriders.

But the Alouettes may be eliminated since a long time for this date. The Argos will play two games for the Ti-Cats, and another for Riders, in addition to rub twice to the Edmonton Eskimos, as well as a time for Lions and Winnipeg Blue Bombers.

The Red and Black also has two games to play against the Tiger-Cats, the other two against the Roughriders and once each against the Lions and the Bombers. The Lions will host also the Ti-Cats once. If you give the victories to all of this in the face of the Tiger-Cats, he will remain a few games with the Larks to climb the leaderboard.

“Of course, that there is a lack of time, has launched a Tyrell Sutton in fury in front of his locker. We don’t stop to say that we still have plenty of games to play, but shit ! We still only eight ! It was said that we had 18 games to play, then 10, then nine and now eight ! It is necessary that we should put on. We are going to run out of time ! “

“It is really time that we start to play football like the world, for its part, said the offensive lineman Kristian Matte. […] We want to keep the control of our destiny, but in this moment, we start to give control to others, and this is not good. “

The attack conspicuously absent

If it is true that the attack of Cheerleader suffered a heavy loss a few hours before the match due to the unavailability of Jovan Olafioye, it is difficult to understand how she was able to make an effort as miserable during a duel also important.

The attack has provided only 277 yards in all and quarters, the Alouettes have been joined five times behind their line of scrimmage.

“It was a game disastrous, said without a visit the centre Luc Brodeur-Jourdain. This is unacceptable. We had a quarter under pressure. We dropped some passes. There has simply never had the pace to attack. I take my hat off to our defensive unit and our special units to do not ever give in to our place, but it is unacceptable. “

“We started well, but you hit the nose on the wall on a second and two yards and a second and three yards two times in the beginning of the game. This is disappointing, noted Chapdelaine. It has dropped some passes in the beginning of the game that we have done wrong. It is difficult to understand. “

The Alouettes have not helped, committing several acts of indiscipline. They were punished 11 times for 138 yards.

“We weren’t focused,” added the coach. At the end of the first half, on a placement, they hurried on. There was no need to hurry and call a time out : the time is stopped ! This is something that everyone knows, especially when you have already played a season in the league. It is very disappointing. “

The coach cannot better say.