Andrew Hawkins signs with St. Louis Rams

[Ottawa Als Fan]

http://tsn.ca/cfl/story/?id=349104

Wish him the best of luck... Never got a true chance with the Alouettes.

[sectionu2]

Well he busted his ankle at a time were starting to use him more. He may be back, if not, best of luck to him.

[LeStaf]

On lui souhaite tout le succès qu'il mérite. Hawkins a été moins spectaculaire cette année qu'avant sa blessure en 2009. Espérons pour lui qu'il pourra avoir un poste de partant, sur les unités spéciales, peut-être.

[XGamer]

Pretty sure he wont be back, he was in his option year in 2010, so he would have become a FA in Feb 2011.

Best of luck to him....

[LeStaf]

Sans compter qu'il risque d'avoir une confrontation entre les joueurs de la NFL et les propriétaires cette année. Il pourrait se retrouver avec un contrat, mais pas de paye.

[Trestman@Godsright]

Seriously who really care it's not like we miss some good receiver... rather keep Green than Hawkins...

[Ottawa Als Fan]

Seriously who really care it's not like we miss some good receiver... rather keep Green than Hawkins...

I dunno I do, I truly believed he would/will be a star one day. Circumstances just didn't work in his favour, and his broken ankle came at a horrible time.

[Chuggabunch]

With Hawkins gone, this makes for a great opportunity for Whitaker. He didn't get to play much cause he's behind Cobourne on the depth chart. When he played in pre-season and a couple of games this season & last, I thought he did a good job and hope he gets another shot. If not, I'd hate to see him leave but to put a player like that on the shelf for a third year would get very frustrating for any athlete.
Put him in coach!

[Ottawa Als Fan]

Would love nothing more than to see Whitaker succeed! Ask Calgary, having Canadian RB's is so great for the ratio, and I just feel better in general cheering on Canadian boys haha.

[Trestman@Godsright]

Seriously who really care it's not like we miss some good receiver... rather keep Green than Hawkins...

I dunno I do, I truly believed he would/will be a star one day. Circumstances just didn't work in his favour, and his broken ankle came at a horrible time.

Ottawa... don't get me wrong here the guy has talent...but I don't think is the kind of body als really need... With Bratton, Watkins ahead on the roster Hawkins become expendable... plus we haven't seen much of what Maypray can do offensively..

What made Hawkings good was is ability to quick & brutal route explosion now with a broken ankle that seemed to fade a bit ... the guy was just not the same...

[LeStaf]

Would love nothing more than to see Whitaker succeed! Ask Calgary, having Canadian RB's is so great for the ratio, and I just feel better in general cheering on Canadian boys haha.

Euh... Whitaker est américain, à ce que je sache.

Je crois que ce que Whitaker doit améliorer est son blocage. À ce titre, il a un désavantage sur Diedrick, qui est plus imposant et qui, lui, est canadien. J'aime bien Whitaker parce qu'il est un coureur opiniâtre, mais il doit encore s'améliorer.

Concernant Hawkins, je crois qu'il a bénéficié en 2009 du facteur du gars oublié. Personne ne le connaissait, alors on le surveillait moins. Cette année, les défensives adverses ont plus fait attention à lui, et ses coups d'éclat ont été plus difficiles à réaliser. Il demeure un gars talentueux qui peut avoir sa place sur l'équipe, mais il a actuellement pas mal de talent à cette position dans l'équipe. S'il avait été plus éclatant sur les retours de bottés, la question ne se poserait, mais cette fois, il n'est pas en cause : les schémas de blocage sur les retours de bottés ont été atroces la grosse majorité des fois.

Son départ laisse une chance à Maypray de se faire valoir comme receveur. Il a montré une chose sur ses retours de bottés : il a de bonnes mains.