Never-ending Training Camp for Riders Continues
The Saskatchewan Roughriders continued their 20 game exhibition season with a 35-15 loss to the Calgary Stampeders that was notable for…wait, I’m sure there was something.
The Rider defense disappeared after three quarters and the offense was like a 1977 Pontiac Pariesienne with a rebuilt motor that moved in fits and spurts. The special teams were notable for Johnny Mark, a former Rider draft pick who was drafted into duty after Tyler Crapigna injured a hamstring on the last practice before flying to Calgary.
Needless to say, there are those who want something to happen, an admission by the Riders management that perhaps they were less than transparent in getting the team back on the rails or some of their player moves have been less than inspired.
If you use the current Rider defense as a metaphor, you could say the Riders make moves all the time, but without talking to each other or figuring out what their end game is. The Riders have traded to players who retired on them leaving one to wonder if they actually do their due diligence on trades or just got hooked on playing fantasy football and are handling their football duties with the same level of expertise.