Redblacks move to first place in East, Alouettes lose fifth straight
MONTREAL — The Montreal Alouettes had a new head coach on the sidelines but the result on the field didn’t change.
General manager Kavis Reed made his Alouettes coaching debut Sunday as Montreal lost 29-11 to the Ottawa Redblacks for their fifth straight defeat.
Reed took over as head coach on Wednesday after firing Jacques Chapdelaine and defensive co-ordinator Noel Thorpe.
“We made mistakes,” said Reed, who coached the Edmonton Eskimos from 2011 to 2013. “It started with the way I set the team up in terms of the personnel going into the week. I’m culpable for that. When the score reflects this way, it’s not going to reflect on the players, it’s going to reflect on the coaches.