Now that Jesse Palmer is with the Als some new possibilities emerge.Green has been a wasshout to date with the Als in that almost every pass he has thrown has been intercepted.Brady could not make second string with Hamilton and was a flop with Toronto.Jesse started some games with the Giants in the NFL and was a legitimate high draft choice in the NFL.Jesse is younger than Calvillo and could develop,in time,to be a first string QB as Calvillo has to be on the downside of his football life.I hope the Als give him a good contract that enables him to remain with the Als long enough to develop into a first string QB.
Well, seeing how the front office has been since Don Matthews became head coach, I would say that most likely, Jesse Palmer would be the one to be cut...
Totally agree......keep Brady, release Greene. Greene's actually starting to make me nostalgic for Ted White...........
Who knows, maybe after a year or two of tutoring under Calvillo, Palmer could blossom into a bona fide CFL QB, just as Cavlillo did tutoring under Ham (and remember, AC was brutal in Las Vegas and Hamilton before spending time behind Ham in Montreal).
Hate to be a guy to rain on the parade, but I don't see a lot of promise in Palmer. Whenever I watched him, he was usually dropping back and staying in the pocket. I can't help but feel he will wash out in the CFL
Meanwhile, does anyone know the status of Dave Mudge? The offensive line can use all the help it can get.
Mudge had surgery for a torn pectoral muscle, and as per the doctor after the surgery, he was out for the season, unless some kind of "miracle ala Jason Clermont happens".
I talked to him after the last game, and if it was up-to-him, he would be on the field ! He hates it seeing the team struggle without him being able to give them a hand.
Nealon will be traded to Winnipeg for a pack of cigarettes and guitar picks for the resident rocker Troy Westwood. I disagree placing Brady at #2. I don't think The Don will do that either, palmer will be #2, and start in two years after AC is done. Palmer is better than Brady. A non-import QB? That's what every CFL team dreams for. There is no way Don will let him go, the Als will release Brady next season too. Will the Als think of getting Groulx(sp) from Laval ?
Maybe I missed read, how do I interpret your post: trading Nealon for Westwood ? We have Duval, better IMHO than Westwood.
Palmer non-import QB, not even sure he would count in the ratio because the 3 QB’S are not included in ratio…but he’s Canadian, and that might attract more coverage from media which might result in more viewership !
As for Groulx from Laval, if the Al’s pick him up, I certainly hope he doesn’t do the same thing as Mathieu Bertrand did when the Al’s drafted him in 2003 !
No. Bertrand would have played for Montreal. But when he got out of school, he wanted to remain a QB. The Als wanted to play him as a linebacker. So Bertrand did not show up for training camp. Upon his release, he went to see other clubs to get a QB job. No one wanted him as such, but Maciocia, then Eskimos offensive coordinator, told him "I really want you as a fullback, but I am willing to give you a shot at QB."
Bertrand went to Edmonton's training camp, tried at QB for a couple of days, and then got to practice as a fullback when it was clear he would not get the QB job. He stayed because it was his last option. I think he enjoys it now.
Last year, when Ray was down south and Maas was injured, Bertrand was dressed as a back-up QB for one or two games, but he did not have a rep.