Mike Sherman hired as head coach of CFL's Montreal Alouettes

After with a CFL-worst 3-15 record this year, the Montreal Alouettes have hired Mike Sherman as their new head coach. Jacques Chapdelaine was fired in September, and general manager Kavis Reed finished out the season as interim head coach.

Sherman is best known for his time as head coach/general manager of the Green Bay Packers, where he was 57-39 and 2-4 in the postseason over six seasons (2000-2005). After two years as an assistant with the Houston Texans, he became head coach at Texas A&M and went 25-25 over four seasons (2008-2011).

After two years as offensive coordinator for the Miami Dolphins (2012-2013), Sherman resurfaced as head coach at Nauset Regional High School in Massachusetts. But he resigned in May after two seasons.

Here's some of what Sherman had to say, via a statement.
My goal is to bring passion and accountability that our fans will see when the team plays this season. We need to give Montrealers a competitive team that strives to be at a championship level in everything we do as a team and as an organization. I am looking forward to talking to the players and hear their thoughts about this upcoming season," Sherman said in the statement.
"I have heard some great things about the Canadian Football League and I know that the fans in Montreal are passionate and we will give them a competitive team on the field. We know what's ahead and we're all looking forward to training camp next May."
Sherman is now the third current head coach in the CFL's East division with NFL head coaching experience, joining Marc Trestman (Toronto Argonauts) and June Jones (Hamilton Tiger-Cats).

2017 NFL Week 1 Picks

Week 1 of the 2017 NFL regular season is now on the horizon, with the first game coming Thursday night Sept. 7.

Without further ado, here's my pick for each game of Week 1. Straight up, with no distinction for point spread.


Thursday, Sept. 7

Kansas City Chiefs at New England Patriots
Pick: Patriots

Sunday, Sept. 10

New York Jets at Buffalo Bills
Pick:
Bills

Atlanta Falcons at Chicago Bears
Pick:
Falcons

Baltimore Ravens at Cincinnati Bengals
Pick: Bengals

Pittsburgh Steelers at Cleveland Browns
Pick:
Steelers

Arizona Cardinals at Detroit Lions
Pick:
Cardinals


Jacksonville Jaguars at Houston Texans
Pick:
Texans

Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Miami Dolphins
Pick:
Buccaneers

Oakland Raiders at Tennessee Titans
Pick:
Raiders

Philadelphia Eagles at Washington Redskins
Pick:
Redskins

Indianapolis Colts at Los Angeles Rams
Pick: Rams

Seattle Seahawks at Green Bay Packers
Pick:
Seahawks

Carolina Panthers at San Francisco 49ers
Pick:
Panthers

New York Giants at Dallas Cowboys
Pick:
Cowboys

Monday Night, Sept. 11

New Orleans Saints at Minnesota Vikings
Pick:
Vikings

Los Angeles Chargers at Denver Broncos
Pick:
Chargers

As a follow up to my picks for the season's opening week, be sure to check out full NFL Week 1 betting odds over at Covers.com.