The Alouettes offensive wins the honor after that 38-12 win over the Tiger-Cats on Friday night in Hamilton. However, we also have to pay tribute to the defense of the Montreal club, who have not conceded a single touchdown after two games.
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In most cases, as the enemy nears the end zone, they will have to settle for placement. This happened four times against the Ottawa Rouge et Noir, on June 10 in Montreal, then four more times against the Ti-Cats.
“We may not concede a touchdown, but we concede a lot of placements, we can live with that,” General Manager Danny Maciocia reacted humorously when he was crossed near the guests’ dressing room after Friday’s game in Hamilton. With this defensive unit you always seem to find a way to defend very important points when you have your back against the wall. And in football, it’s the opponent’s touchdowns that hurt.
“The guys step up their game when the game is in the red zone,” commented Noel Thorpe, defensive coordinator and coach in charge of defensive backs. Your attitude and mentality impress me. They tell themselves they won’t let anyone cross the goal line and manage to resist.
Ruffin’s cover
Being behind, the Ti-Cats also had to force the note by attempting to reach the major in the fourth quarter with a third down and four yards left, but new times were imposed on the Alouettes’ defense.
“Dionte Ruffin did a great job against the target receiver on this play,” Thorpe said.
“Hamilton had an 80% batting average before our game this season as he approached the end zone. “We discussed all of this in our meetings last week and it was an impressive performance by our defensive unit that I’m proud of,” congratulated head coach Jason Maas in turn. wesley [Sutton] Obviously they score by returning an interception for the touchdown, but often it starts with winning the fights at the line of scrimmage and we beat their quarterback all night.
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“A great team effort”
Among the other players, defensive back Kabion Ento had a particularly successful evening with eight solo tackles.
“The result of this game is the result of a great team effort,” concluded Thorpe, speaking about the three facets of the game, namely offense, defense and special teams.
Meuse and Maciocia abounded in the same direction.
The Alouettes’ next game is now scheduled for July 1 in Montreal, where the Winnipeg Blue Bombers and their quarterback Zach Collaros will be guests. It will be a big test for all three teams, but especially for the defence.