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Riders have nothing but third-string quarterbacks for the second year in a row now.

Even a blind squirrel will find an acorn every now and then. Ottawa will struggle.

Barring a miraculous unearthing of a saviour quarterback, Riders will be fortunately to go 6 & 12. I'm calling it now. We can call this Rider season, "The Revenge of Chris Jones" who left town without flushing his droppings.

Still gonna be #1 pivot in Regina.

The Riders re-signed Bennett, did they not? A good guy who has had a hard time sticking with one team, but will instantly and unquestionably be the #1 quarterback in Regina.

Some post-victoriam thoughts: BC was fortunate to still be in the game in the second half. Reilly is still trying to just toss the ball up and expect that his receivers will win most of the possession battles. This worked for him in Edmonton, and might work his new gig, but it will take time even if ti does. I was surprised that his O-line protected him as well as it did. The Bomber front seven was sort of OK, but should get way better- hope Kyrie Wilson is OK, but with concussions, you cannot predict outcomes. Yes, Nichols had to shake off some rust, but I am encouraged by the increased variety in the passing attack- nice to see some long balls, even if they do not always connect. However, its is going to take more than good fortune for Lucky to hang around, and Wolitarsky is headed for an all-star season. Gray was a bit confused in his assignments a few times, but, by God, he has the physical tools, the smarts and the attitude to be a great lineman for a decade- and he is a homeboy to boot! Bonus. I'm not sure how much we can take out of the solid O-line play of the newbies, as BC's d-line does not look to be be great, at least not at this point. Ripper was saying that Harris is the team, but I would bet that Oliviera will be able to step in and do as well with a bit of experience- he is more pugnacious than Harris. Our corners did not look all that good- lets hope we can write that off to inexperience with each other as a group. Hecht was great, as was Wilson before he got hurt. In Hecht's case, maybe he can use experience and intelligence to compensate for lack of speed and size. And last but not least, it would appear that misgivings about Nichols bouncing back from an injury-plagued season are allayed. He is never going to run like a deer, but once Matthews is in the lineup and Nichols is in sync with his receivers, the offence should be epic!

"Chicken Delight" would be a good nickname for Carter.

Okay, one win in the books and 17 to go!

BC receivers getting open far too often

Infuriatingly entertaining

Before we anoint Hecht as the Messiah, lets wait a few games\

INT the nick of time!

Would love to see Carter get really hammered

YESSS!!!!!

Woli looks to be OK. Thanks to the football gods.

Not sure we're gonna win this appeal

Apparently holding is a penalty- who knew?

Whitehead should have caught that

Lawn bowling would be better for him,

Weird penalties- never saw that before

I thought the D-line would be harassing Reilly every play by now.

That has to be called. Helmet to helmet is a penalty.

Oh, crap. Wilson was having a spectacular game, too. Time to see if we have depth.

Come on D-line. Lay Reilly out. Just once.

A great luxury to have.