Eskimos Give Riders a Big FU to End Preseason with a Bang
It was probably a good idea that the Riders game against Edmonton on Saturday was not televised.
Listening to how Edmonton swept down the field on their first possession and punctuated it with a touchdown pass to Chris Getzlaf, formerly of the Riders, you can just feel Edmonton GM Ed Hervey telling Eskimo head coach Jason Maas – kick them, kick them hard.
In fact, after the game an Eskimo staffer agreed with Rod Pedersen, voice of the Riders, the Eskimos performance in the game was a big FU to Chris Jones, thus giving me my headline.
For a few hours on Saturday afternoon it was like the ghost of the 2015 3-15 Riders had returned, out of position, dropping balls, fumbling balls, blowing tackles, but somehow still in the game due to the graces of it being an exhibition game and each side had players to look at.