The decimated lark in the quarter position

It is a real massacre for the Montreal larks in the quarter-arre position. After losing blow in the background Davis Alexander and McLeod Bethel-Thompson, the team saw its No. 3, Caleb Evans, falling into battle last Saturday during a reverse against the Lions, in British Columbia.

Tuesday, the verdict fell: a tear of the cross ligament prior to the right knee put an end to the season of Evans.

Despite this wave hollow, energy did not seem to have evaporated during the team training on Tuesday.

We probably had our best practice today, said head coach Jason Maas. Whether in terms of intensity or combativeness, looking at everyone, we see that they really want to go back to the field.

Each time a team acts this way, good things end up happening.

Three quarters injured, two new

The sparrows therefore arrive at the 12th week of the season without their three main quarter-arrers. Davis Alexander, affected by a thigh, is already on the list of wounded of six games, like McLeod Bethel-Thompson, who cares for a painful elbow.

Alexander was back in training on Tuesday, but it will be necessary to wait another several weeks before seeing him again at the controls of the offensive unit.

Even when he will come to see me to tell me that he is ready, or that the medical team will tell me that he is ready, probably that I will impose on him another week or two, said general manager Danny Maciocia. Because the last thing you want to relive is what we saw the last time it was back.

Faced with this observation, the organization had to move quickly. Last week, the Alouettes put under Cameron Dukes contract, a former quarter of the Argonauts in Toronto during the 2023 and 2024 seasons.

Then, Tuesday, it was Shea Patterson who joined the workforce in disaster. The 28 -year -old American pivot knows the LCF : he played five games with Montreal in 2021, before spending the last two campaigns with the Roughriders of the Saskatchewan.

In 2024, Patterson completed 131 of its 217 assists (60.4 %) for gains from 1655 yards and 6 affected. On the ground, it accumulated 134 yards in 38 races, adding seven adults, the highest total of the team. He had previously participated in the camp of Chiefs of Kansas City in the NFLin 2020, and more recently to that of Blue Bombers The Winnipeg.

We were looking for a quarter-Arrière with experience in the Canadian Leagueexplained Maciocia to justify this choice.

Asked about Jonathan Sénécal, the DG Alouettes swept away the idea of bringing the ex-star of the Carabins from the University of Montreal, a selection of the team to the draft this spring, but entrenched in the training camp.

[Jonathan Sénécal] has no experience in the Canadian League, unfortunatelysaid Maciocia.

James Morgan takes control

In the meantime, James Morgan will be sent to the arena Thursday against the Blue Bombers. The 27-year-old was launched in the action of the action after the injury of Caleb Evans in British Columbia.

Despite the circumstances, he was solid: 20 successful passes on 33 attempts for 211 yards, 1 hit and 1 interception.

The most difficult part, when you are not ready, is to prepare for something hypothetical that could happen, or nothe said after training.

For me, it was unreal to live this in the middle of a match, even if I would have liked it to be in other circumstancescontinued Morgan.

On Thursday, he will become the 4th quarter of a quarter of the lark after 11 games this season.

Originally from Wisconsin, Morgan was drafted in the fourth round in the NFL by New York Jets, in 2020. He also made stays with the Panthers from Caroline, the Steelers of Pittsburgh and the Colts of Indianapolis, in addition to going through the USFL Before landing in Montreal.

Since his arrival with the sparrows, he distinguished himself by his work ethics. On Tuesday, he stayed 30 more minutes on the ground to repeat sequences with his receivers. His teammates and his head coach did not fail to underline it.

Everyone is excited that James finally has an opportunity, said Jason Maas. He is a guy who works extremely strong. We know that we have a chance with him. He prepares himself like no one else, he is motivated by this opportunity, and the guys rally behind him.

Morgan, he tackles this challenge with enthusiasm.

I will do everything I can to get the best of this opportunity. We play against a good team, and I am very excited to face them.

A massacre that exceeds the quarter position

The injury waterfall does not stop at the Arrier quarters.

The recipient Tyson Philpot (ischiojambiers) and the marauder Marc-Antoine Dequoy (shoulder) will also miss the call on Thursday, depriving the larks of two pillars, offensive and defensive.

The two players nevertheless participated in some contactless sequences in training.

Some returns still bring a little comfort, including that of Austin Mack, who finds his teammates in training, and that of James Letcher Son, involved in sequences of returning kits.

But Maas was clear, Thursday’s workforce should not have a significant return, apart from a few assessments that it remains to be done.

After a perfect departure (3-0) with Davis Alexander at the helm, the Montrealers have lost their last three games and is now found with a 5-5 file.

The Blue Bombers (5-4) also go through an unequal mid-season, but remain formidable under the leadership of Mike O’Shea. The two teams, at the height of the race in their respective division, will seek to consolidate their place for the playoffs.

For the larks, the challenge is clear: survive a massacre of injuries and bet on the depth of their workforce to relaunch a season which seemed so promising at the start.

With Canadian press information