Booch

you can only play the teams on the schedule as you go...if the defense had continued the trend they were on, then yeah it would be a concern, but they seemed to tighten up and change their scheme....so I would dare to say they are much improved from the start of the season...we shall see

Maybe this is John Murphy's big chance to show he has the onions to do a G.M job...hahahahahaha....or finally have it exposed he has been riding on coat tails his whole career and is waaaayyyy overated

Not totally true...we sit 3rd in rushing yards against...and 4th in passing yards against....so basically in the top 3rd of the league in regards to yardage given up, and 2nd best in points given up....so the defense has actually improved and progressed as the season has gone on. I think something was said to Richie Hall...or perhaps "suggested" in terms of scheme and how personnel are deployed and has been reflected in the results the defense has put up the last 4 games..

we have 22 as well actually

yeah but if they win Sask is in last place in West lol

he's one good smack away from being out longterm again..

Interesting to that they claim their defense is soooooo exceptional and ours sucks...yet we have given up less points..28 less than them and after they have played same amount of games..

I said in a different post somewhere that's the reason I think they kept him off of the offence..as they know it sucks and he wont get any balls..and cause of it..pull stuff like this and fragment the team..looks like it's happening after 1 game back on offense lol

I think edmonton's crappy defense made Sask offense look better than it is/was Sask defense played well and is pretty good...but Reilly seemed more off than it being they made him look off...both teams tho have major discipline issues

Yeah his deep balls are just hope and prayers..and that last drive of game showed he doesnt have the kahonies to pull a game out..was pathetic Now wouldn't it be something if BC pulls out a win and the ol riders roll into their bye week in the west basement..

i would bet there are more fans living south of the Polo location than around it or north of it to be honest...it's just one areas convenience has now become a convenience to the fans for 50 yrs who had an inconvenient Polo location...whining for the sake of whining

hhahaahha

yeah was a good call they chimed in

halfway through first quarter and Rider faithful already whining that they are etting a screw over from the refs...paythetic fan base...poor teams make dumbe errors and take penalties...they need to learn to accept that

yes they have Biggie playing the MLB position they way you need to in order to be successful..thus allowing JSK and Moe/Fenner to play accordingly to be successful..which ripples into the secondary...and further confirrms this 'gap filling' role of Hurl's was just a B.S smokescreen to not throw him under the bus for the team's oversight in not adequately filling that position and adjusting the ratio accordingly

Not one to use excuses..or ya buts..but...realistically if we started the season with Nichols healthy I have no problems saying this team would be 6-1 at worst..possibly even 7-0... We are a better team than our 4-3 record indicates and believe me...teams know it

Yeah..but he was a player on the roster tho..now they need to replace the roster spot...and have no real useful canadians in reserve..

But they need to field another Canadian on the roster to replace him..of which they have little of at any position that would provide any use

Not Sayles hasnt impressed..Fenner is just better all around and wont hurt u with a rookie mistake..Sayles slides into the DI role...cut and dried

Fanbase that is...

Slide him into short side HB

They already discussing Franklin for bridge trade lol

Bryant is just plain good..has that side locked down and is the leader. And like Hardrick said..Bryant is a quiet leader by example type of guy..but when he speaks up everyone listens..because he rarely needs to say much but when he does..it carry's a lot of weight

Riders issues are more than bad OC work..sure he is lousy but he is trying to devise a game plan where the QB has to get the ball out in 1 to 2 seconds..because the piss poor oline cant sustain much for blocking more than that..the coaches know it and are doing the offence they do so they can protect Bridge and avoid injury.. or him getting pounded and getting the Willy's He goes down and they are reeaally screwed..more than they are now. Factor in if u ask me other than Roosevalt a weak receiving Corp with no veteran presence to see things and recognize where to go and it just makes it worse. Getting rid of Bagg..Grant..Owen's was soooooo dumb and falls solely on coaches and GM and mismanaging a SMS system caused it. Carter might help that offence but I doubt it and his immaturity and whining and **** disturbing he would cause due to not getting balls thrown to him or ones that are being uncatchable would totally fragment that team more than it is..coaches know it too and prob why they keep him away. The fact on defense that they have to move him around on defense basically to try and hide him so not to get exposed is also telling. For all the tire pumping fans and some media give Jones he is the sole reason the team is at the point they are..and the bonus part about it is he is to egotistical to make the right changes and this will continue..and nbn is funny as heck

Yeah we should come back from break if all goes well totally healthy..which is good