Riders plan for quarterback seems to be Hail Mary!
It almost feels like the Saskatchewan Roughriders don’t want you to look to closely at how their quarterbacking situation has not fallen into place for the 2016 season.
The sight of Vince Young talking about coming to the CFL and wanting to prove himself was great publicity for a league that does not seem willing or able to get people to talk about it in the offseason. If you blur your eyes and ignore the fact Young has been out of football for a few years it could seem like an exciting day for Rider football and by extension the CFL.
But, lost in the hype, was news that Rider quarterback Jake Waters, who the Riders got from Hamilton and who then broke his clavicle from a hit allowed by an offensive line that had all the consistency of jello, has retired to take a grad assistant job coaching at the University of Iowa. The Rider stable of quarterbacks now consists of Kevin Glenn, Brandon Bridge, GJ Kinne and Vince Young.
Losing Waters hurts because he might have had the natural leadership that quarterbacks need to lead to wins which is something this team, torn down to the roots and since rebuilt on a plan that will likely result in team with a strong defense, great receiving corps, perhaps a Canadian backfield and an offensive line of question marks and a quarterback situation that can best be described as unsettled could have used.