Fans of the Black and Gold have pondered whether or not their team could be considered as one of the upper echelon teams in the CFL. They have had the belief that because of their offensive weapons and a solid defense they could compete with anyone in the league. The Labour Day domination of the defending Grey Cup champions heightened such thoughts. Unfortunately, there is one glaring black mark on those claims: the Ti-Cats have not won against the Alouettes in Montréal since 2002. After this past Sunday, the aforementioned black mark continued to grow.
Montréal quarterback Anthony Calvillo continued to prove that he is "the best in the league at what he does" by dominating a Ti-Cat defense that has no real direction in secondary coverage. Calvillo completed 31 of his 45 pass attempts for a blistering 421 yards in the air; throwing to the end zone four times in the first half alone. When you dig yourself into that big a hole in the opening 30, you need to bring some serious fight to try to compete. Alas, for the Black and Gold faithful, it was not to be on this day.
Hamilton QB Kevin Glenn flipped into Bizarro World mode by going 13-for-30 for 151 yards. The problem Alouette receivers had with dropped passes at Ivor Wynne six days previously shifted over to Ti-Cat receivers. Stala, Bakari Grant, and Chris Williams could not snare Glenn's passes at McGill. What's worse, the only points the Tabbies were able to put on the board were off the foot of Justin "Mr. Money In The Bank" Medlock; including a huge 57-yard field goal in the 2nd quarter. When the only time you score is when your kicker connects with the ball, then you have some serious issues with your offense.
In the end, the Alouettes get their revenge for their Labour Day defeat by beating the 'Cats 43-13 and having the Black and Gold licking their wounds back to Steeltown.
What's On Tap...
After the Massacre at McGill, the 'Cats will attempt to regroup for this Friday night when they return to the Bastion on Balsam to take on the Edmonton Eskimos. The Eskies defeated the Black and Gold in Commonwealth back in Week 2, so Glenn & co. will look to extract some revenge of their own. The action at Ivor Wynne starts at 7:30 p.m. on TSN. Unfortunately, due to circumstances beyond our control, we'll be unable to be at our usual perch in Section 22; however, we will be doing our live tweeting from our residential abode in the "Dief On Cats Studios" while watching the action on TSN. Follow along on Twitter at @DiefOnCats.
Until next week Tigertown, oskee wee wee!
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