The Old Man and the C
There’s a Special Forces saying somewhere along the lines of Improvise, Adapt and Overcome – something Chris Jones and the Saskatchewan Roughriders seem to be taking to heart after trading away Darian Durant.
This week in Riderville saw the signing of Kevin Glenn for the third time, filling the need for an experienced back-up to help mentor what is shaping up to be a crash learning course for whatever quarterbacks survive the next few months.
It seems the thinking in terms of a starting quarterback is Kevin Glenn if necessary, but not necessarily Kevin Glenn. Jones has announced an open competition for the starting position and with Rider back-up Mitchell Gale an impending free-agent, I would expect whatever depth chart exists at quarterback will be written in chalk.
It would be unfair to expect Glenn to replace Durant and likely to be the safety net as whoever competes for the starting job emerges through growing pains. The Durant trade frees up salary cap money which hopefully will be spent bolstering the offensive line that had more leaks than the Titanic last season.
The Glenn signing looks like it a design for public confidence in the Riders considering the worst kept secret in the CFL was unveiled on Thursday when Duron Carter, former Montreal receiver and high maintenance player was signed by the Riders.
Carter’s addition gives the Riders a potentially great receiving corps, but they needed someone to pull the trigger and Glenn, who played with Carter in Montreal, gives the Rider passing game a semblance of credibility.