Courtesy Montreal Gazette:

Alouettes owner Robert Wetenhall admits he has taken a risk with the hiring of Marc Trestman - devoid of Canadian Football League and head-coaching experience. But Wetenhall said he had a good feeling about Trestman from their first meeting, and remains confident he and the team will prosper this season.

“I’ve put my reputation behind (Trestman). I’ve put it out there,” Wetenhall told The Gazette in a rare offseason interview. “I would bet my judgment on Trestman. It didn’t take me more than 15 minutes to make up my mind.”

Trestman, who has a wealth of experience at the National Football League and NCAA university level, was named the Als’ 19th head coach on Dec. 18. Trestman’s hiring was in sharp contrast to the decision, one year earlier, to allow general manager Jim Popp to remain Montreal’s coach after he replaced Don Matthews in October 2006.

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