Article content For now, at least, the Alouettes are the best team in the CFL. But it’s only the end of June and things in this league are not always as they appear. One season ago, the Toronto Argonauts seemed to be the CFL’s best club.
But the Argos weren’t the last team standing. Indeed, not even the second-last. Through the early blush of this season the Alouettes are certainly taking control of the East Division .
Montreal’s 30-20 victory over the Argos on Friday night at BMO Field might not have been a masterpiece, but the contest never appeared in doubt. The Als not only continue finding ways to win, but a different star emerges each week. Through three games this season, import receiver Cole Spieker appeared to be an afterthought in Montreal’s offence and held to five catches for 49 yards, along with a touchdown.
But the 6-foot-2, 215-pounder was the Als’ leading receiver against Toronto, catching eight passes for 113 yards, including a 44-yard touchdown from backup quarterback Caleb Evans more than nine minutes into the third quarter. Evans, inserted into the game on a third-down gamble, completely fooled the Argos’ defence, lofting a pass to Spieker, who got in behind cornerback Leonard Johnson. The score capped an eight-play, 70-yard drive.
“My coaches trusted me and my teammates trusted me,” Spieker said in a televised post-game interview from Toronto. “We have a great offence and a great defence and we’re all playing together. Whomever’s n.
