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Is this where the Riders fall apart?
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The floundering of the Saskatchewan Roughriders aided by the mass of injuries to major players and two mid-season retirements in two weeks does not leave many in a hopeful frame of mind as the Riders go to Ottawa on a short week to play the resurgent Redblacks.
The Riders 42-31 loss to the previously winless Edmonton Elk continues a fine tradition of Riders sacrificing themselves so less fortunate teams can enjoy a good week of headlines. The Riders peaked on the opening kickoff when Mario Alford ran it back for a touchdown, but for all the Riders focus on Tre Ford, they forgot of Javon Leake and when you run for 169 yards against the previous league leading run defense, you know there are holes in the lineup and maybe, just maybe, history is repeating itself.