TORONTO - They came into the CFL combine as the top prospects and Pierre Lavertu and David Foucault didnt do anything Sunday to diminish that standing.
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Foucault, who was battling the flu, also showed he was human. The
six-foot-eight, 300-pound tackle was knocked on his backside in a one-on-one
matchup with Western defensive end Dylan Ainsworth, who gave up six inches and
75 pounds on the Montreal Carabins offensive lineman. "He did the bullrush and
kicked my ass," Foucault said with a chuckle. "I was too high in my stance and
he took advantage of my weakness. "It was a good experience here to see all the
best guys in Canada as well as the CFL teams. It was a good weekend." Lavertu, a
six-foot-three, 300-pound lineman from Laval, and Foucault finished the season
ranked second and third, respectively, on the CFL scouting bureaus top-15
prospects for this years draft. McGill tackle Laurent Duvernay-Tardif, who ended
up No. 1, didnt attend as hell hold his pro day in Montreal next week for both
NFL and CFL officials. That left the offensive line contingent with three of the
remaining four top-ranked players — Simon Frasers Matthias Goossen ended the
year at No. 5. The other was fourth-ranked St. Francis receiver Devon Bailey.
Ottawa Redblacks scout Miles Gorrell, who played 19 CFL seasons as an offensive
lineman, gushed about the O-line talent at the combine. "Their footwork and hand
placement are very good, its clear theyre well coached," Gorrell said. "You see
guys like Pierre Lavertu, David Foucault and Matthias Goossen stepping up to the
plate and being able to prove to the coaches and scouts theyre ready to take the
next step. "But a kid like Jaskaran Dhillon of UBC really impressed me, this was
his first year playing on the offensive line. I also thought Terry Hart from
Mount Allison did a great job and I also liked Kyle Patterson of Regina and
Aaron Wheaton from the U of T." Gorrell also had words of encouragement for
Foucault. "Ill guarantee you every offensive lineman has had that day," he said.
"You consider a defensive lineman has 12 sacks in 18 games and hes had a great
year but that means the offensive line has stopped him 98 per cent of the time.
"Its all about how many times did you stop your opponent and David Foucault got
beat on one play and Id say he was out there for 30 plays so what would you
grade that as? Yes, Dylan Ainsworth rolled him but its going to happen to the
best of them ... you just hope it doesnt stay on film forever." Mike OShea, the
former CFL standout linebacker whos now the head coach of the Winnipeg Blue
Bombers, was impressed with Lavertus play. "Polished, he looked very good,"
OShea said. "Theres a bunch who look ready to go in the CFL and contribute right
away." Predictably, Lavertu was hard on his performance Sunday. "I think it was
half and half," he said. "I won some, lost some, but overall Im satisfied. "We
were up against the best (defensive linemen) in the country and I have to show
the scouts Im one of the top-ranked players." Unfortunately for Lavertu and the
other prospects, the CFL draft wont be held until May 13. But Lavertu has plenty
to keep himself occupied with between now and then. "Ill go back to the gym to
make sure I am ready," he said. "Ill work on my core, my leg strength and my
technique." Manitobas Evan Gill, the scouting bureaus top-ranked defensive
lineman at No. 6, displayed impressive brute strength Sunday. However, not
having been in pads since the end of the season took its toll on the
six-foot-three 300-pound Winnipeg native. "It was tough knocking the rust off,"
he said. "Youre getting a lot of reps at once and youre getting gassed out
there, its tough moving at that fast pace. "But its not necessarily how you
perform, its how you move, how your body works ... theyre the top coaches,
theyre professionals and theyll mould you into what they want. Overall, I think
the weekend was a success because I met with all nine teams and I wanted to tell
them my story and I feel I accomplished that." Laval defensive back Adam
Thibault was a standout individually. Thibault, ranked No. 13 on the CFLs top-15
list, had the top 40-yard dash time of 4.454 seconds and also finished first in
the left and right agility drills as well as the shuttle. However Thibault, who
had a personal-best 18 reps in the bench press Saturday — tops among the
defensive backs — couldnt go in the one-on-one drills due to an apparent
hamstring injury. Many prospects showed their versatility Sunday. Concordia
defensive lineman Quinn Smith performed quite well lining up as an offensive
lineman while both Ainsworth and Saint Marys Nigel Romick also worked with the
linebackers. As well, Simon Fraser linebacker Casey Chin was impressive as a
long-snapper. Given the limitations of a CFLs 42-man active roster, versatility
is a much sought-after commodity by coaches and GMs. "The more you can do the
better," Gorrell said. "If you can carry the water jug and get the coaches
doughnuts, its all good." Here is a list of all the top performers in each
event. Bench Press Rank Player Pos School Result 1 David Menard DL Montreal 33
T2 Pierre Lavertu OL Laval 32 T2 Terry Hart OL St. Francis Xavier 32 4 Kyle
Paterson OL Regina 30 T5 Matthias Goosen OL Simon Fraser 29 T5 Evan Gill DL
Manitoba 29 Complete results 40-Yard Dash Rank Player Pos School Result 1 Adam
Thibault DB Laval 4.45 2 Antoine Pruneau DB Montreal 4.48 3 Derek Jones DB Simon
Fraser 4.51 4 Anthony Coombs RB Manitoba 4.52 5 Tore Corrado WR Simon Fraser
4.56 Complete results Vertical Jump Rank Player Pos School Result 1 Evan
Pszczonak WR Windsor 40.00 2 Jesse Briggs LB McGill 38.5 3 Adam Thibault DB
Laval 37.5 4 Anthony Coombs RB Manitoba 37.0 5 Andrew Lue DB Queens 36.5
Complete results Broad Jump Rank Player Pos School Result 1 Andrew Lue DB
Queens 105 2 Raye Hartman DB St. Francis Xavier 104 3 Dylan Ainsworth DE Western
102.5 4 Kris Bastien WR Concordia 101 5 Kris Bastien WR Concordia 1005 Complete
results Shuttle Rank Player Pos School Result 1 Adam Thibault DB Laval 4.03 2
Antoine Pruneau DB Montreal 4.05 3 Anthony Coombs RB Manitoba 4.15 4 Devon
Bailey WR St. Francis Xavier 4.19 5 Tore Corrado WR Simon Fraser 4.22 Complete
results Three-Cone Drill Rank Player Pos School Result 1 Tore Corrado WR Simon
Fraser 7.03 2 Andrew Lue DB Queens 7.07 3 Derek Jones DB Simon Fraser 7.21 T4
Guillaume Bourassa RB Laval 7.22 T4 Eric Black DB St. Marys 7.22 Complete
results
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(29-6-4). Chris McCarthy had two goals for Vermont (20-15-3), which was making
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