Alouettes get permission to interview Argos’ Chamblin and Condell

Montreal has been given the go-ahead to meet with two Grey Cup-winning coaches from Toronto.

#Alouettes get jump on coaching "Christmas shopping". Dec. 1 window opens with permission from #Argos to speak with Trestman's asst. HC&DC @CoachChamblin. #CFL pic.twitter.com/qTPlSSFYIc

— Rick Moffat (@RickMoffat) December 1, 2017

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#Alouettes will also speak with #Argos assistant (receivers coach) @TommyCondell. #CFL pic.twitter.com/9BjIWL290p

— Rick Moffat (@RickMoffat) December 1, 2017

Chamblin has turned around the Argos defence that ranked last in points allowed (568), touchdowns allowed (59), rushing majors (19), rushing yards allowed (2,074), yards per rush (5.7), yards per completion (8.7), opponent completion percentage (70.9), red zone chances allowed (62), big plays allowed (rushes 20-plus yards and completions 30-plus yards equaled 52) in 2016.

Compare those numbers to Toronto’s defence in 2017. The Argos rank in the top five in points allowed (443), opponent touchdowns (46), passing touchdowns allowed (25), opponent net offence per game (second 337.2), opposition yards per play (6.2), two-and-outs (65), sacks (second 47), rushing yards allowed (1,454), passing yards allowed (4,654), opponent completion percentage (second 64.8) and opponent QB rating (70.3).

Chamblin was a defensive back in the NFL from 1999-2004. After that, the 40-year-old rose through the ranks in the CFL becoming a head coach for Saskatchewan in 2012. He led the Riders to a Grey Cup triumph on prairie soil in 2013, earning the franchise just its fourth, and most recent, CFL title since being established in 1910. During three-and-a-half seasons as head coach in Riderville, Chamblin posted a 29-34 regular season record while going 3-2 in the playoffs. All those post-season victories came in the most memorable run in Saskatchewan sports history which saw the Riders claim the Grey Cup at Taylor Field with a dominant win against Hamilton 45-23.

Condell coached receivers for Toronto in 2017 and pushed S.J. Green to a career-best season and helped develop younger CFL receivers Armanti Edwards and DeVier Posey, who had 175 yards and one touchdown to earn the Most Valuable Player honour in the Argos Grey Cup win. He spent three seasons in Hamilton as the Ticats offensive coordinator when the team made back-to-back Grey Cup appearances in 2013 and 2014.

Two intriguing candidates to go along with Stampeders defensive coordinator DeVone Claybrooks who the Alouettes received permission to interview this weekend in Montreal.