The Alouettes are for sale, but it might not help. (CFL)

Details have been starting to emerge that would suggest the ownership of the Montreal Alouettes
are looking to sell the team in the next little while. The Alouettes have finished out of the
playoffs for the last four seasons, and have been a mess in every way possible. From low
attendance due to on-field product, and questionable decisions by the front office (Hello
Johnny Manziel signing!), this team needs a considerable face lift, and I don't mean a new
logo or uniforms.

Ever since Marc Trestman was let go by the Als (a most ridiculous decision), they've had little
to no consistency at the head coaching position, aside from Mike Sherman. They never gave
Jacques Chapdelaine (an excellent coach in my opinion) the tools to succeed, and then got rid
of him. Tom Higgins wasn't very good, and Dan Hawkins was a disaster (An American college coach
who had no idea what Canada was, let alone how to coach a CFL team) and didn't last long either.
This is a team that lacks direction, a decent quarterback, and anything that looks like what
a proper football team should look like.

Manziel. When it was first announced that Manziel was leaving Hamilton for Montreal, I almost
perfectly predicted what would happen to him. I has said that Manziel wouldn't last more than
one season with the Als, and his personality and problems would eventually wear thin and cause
some sort of issues (locker room or other) that would lead to his release. Instead of taking
a season to develop some younger QB's on their roster (Pipkin, for one), they opted for a quick
fix and some ticket sales, hoping to put some butts in the seats. This plan backfired, with
Manziel never really settling in to the Canadian swing of things, and playing horribly in all
of his appearances (save maybe one game where he made a couple nice plays).

When Montreal had Anthony Calvillo under centre, they maintained their integrity, keeping the
team together, and making small improvements here and there to stay competitive. When Calvillo
left, this all went down the toilet, with the Als making bad moves and band-aids on the team
that led to their current situation. New ownership may help right the ship, or might be the
catalyst that finishes the sinking altogether.