HIT THE POST WITH CJAD'S RICK MOFFAT, VOICE OF THE ALS & CANADIENS

Need another character witness, Dog Killa? Als reciever Brian Bratton says he's not surprised at all that Vick is back in the NFL and fully expects his former Falcons teammate to return to form. Vick helped Bratton go from NFL training camp "intern" (can you say "personal gofer"?) to Atlanta pass-catcher.

If there was any justice, wouldn't Vick have to face the Browns---in Cleveland's Dawg Pound?

At least Vick never asked Montreal's #85 to go for dogfood!

Who is the fastest Alouette? Bratton tells me it is NOT Larry Taylor or Andrew Hawkins, the kick-return speedsters. He figures in a straight-ahead dash it would be Chip Cox or Mark Estelle from the defense.

So what role was Proudfoot playing in that last Alouettes shutout back in '76? "I was out with a knee injury," recalls Dr. Proudfoot, PhD. Think of it...last time the Als D shut someone out, the "StapleGun" wasn't even the StapleGun and Olympic Stadium hadn't even welcomed Marv Levy's troops yet.

Aren't you glad the Habs are bringing D'Agostini and Stewart back? They'll have to earn their ride, too. One year deals. Two-way contracts.

Could you catch a football with oven mitts on? Eric Wilson confirms to me that he's sticking with his defensive gloves and the usual tape job that ties his ring finger to his pinkie. No, not trading in the mittens for Cahoon's "Cutter" reciever gloves. Didn't even get to sit in on the reciever corps meetings this week. Just back to his "day-job" on D-line until the next short yardage set calls for The Human Humidor to spring back to work. Gotta love an old school, 2-way player who insists on wearing #69 even after he got married in the offseason.

Why does Anwar Stewart call Jamel Richardson "Houdini"? The Als' likeable D-end tells me "that's a story for another time." I'll hold you to that Anwar.

Will Coach Trestman ease curfew since a 9PM beddy-bye time resulted in the Als' first loss of the season out in Edmonton? Sorry, nighthawks. 11PM curfew in The Peg. Did I say "curfew"? I meant "suggestion" from Coach.

Can the Als lose to Bishop's Bombers? One CFL player once insisted to me that the former Argo is "defective". That's why the more he gets to know a playbook, the more he botches it. If he's just throwing bombs out of 'scramble for your life' mode he's fine. That suggests there's no way the Als can lose. But then again, even Roger Federer has to lose once in a while too.