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James Letcher Jr. spoke to the media on Tuesday during Grey Cup Week (Thomas Skrlj\/CFL.ca)<\/p>\n
This Sunday, the firebrand Davis Alexander<\/a> will try to lead the Alouettes to a second Grey Cup in three seasons while the cooler \u2014 but no less enthusiastic \u2014 Trevor Harris<\/a> will attempt to get the Roughriders back to the promised land they haven\u2019t seen since 2013.<\/p>\n In competitive spirit they are likely on pretty equal footing.<\/p>\n How their respective leadership qualities manifest themselves during a game often look pretty different though.<\/p>\n While Harris methodically goes about his business and stays away from engaging with the enemy, Alexander is a ball of energy who sticks his nose in other people\u2019s business. And his teammates say they wouldn\u2019t have it any other way.<\/p>\n \u201cI feel like any football player would love to see their quarterback talking trash,\u201d said Montreal kick returner James Letcher Jr.<\/p>\n \u201cYou know, you don\u2019t usually see a quarterback doing that.\u201d<\/p>\n Not to the levels of Alexander, certainly.<\/p>\n If Harris ever gets up to that kind of thing, it\u2019s not nearly as apparent.<\/p>\n Linebacker A.J. Allen and defensive back Tevaughn Campbell<\/a> sort of looked at each other, quizzically, when asked if they\u2019ve ever seen their quarterback get low-key frothy with opponents during a game, maybe in ways that we just wouldn\u2019t notice on TV.<\/p>\n \u201cHe would never say anything bad about any opponent ever in his life,\u201d replied Allen.<\/p>\n \u201cI think he\u2019s just more focused on himself,\u201d offered Campbell.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n Saskatchewan coach Corey Mace marvelled a bit at Alexander\u2019s willingness to mix it up, verbally, with opponents but he also noted that he and the Roughriders don\u2019t look for nor do they need that kind of thing from Harris.<\/p>\n \u201cFor us and our guys, we gotta be self-motivated and really just lean on each other after that,\u201d said Mace during Tuesday\u2019s coaches conference.<\/p>\n Alexander is an emotional leader who seems to kind of put his arms out, palms up, saying \u2018it\u2019s just who I am.\u2019<\/p>\n It works extremely well for him and for this Alouettes team.<\/p>\n Ditto for this Roughriders team, and Harris\u2019 more calculated approach.<\/p>\n \u201cI feel like the less you say, the more power it has,\u201d said Harris, reluctantly sizing up his own leadership traits. \u201cAnd to make sure that you\u2019re understanding who your teammates are, to learn who they are and what makes them tick.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cIf you don\u2019t know your teammates you\u2019re not gonna know how to influence or lead them. And so I\u2019ve kind of just always tried to get to know my teammates, and that kind of has a two-sided effect for me.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cWhen you get to know people, you want to work harder for them.\u201d<\/p>\n