Riders get two weeks of peace and tranquility following big win
OK, who saw that happening?
The Riders 41-8 win over the BC Lions was a glimpse of how things might be, if only the Riders were consistent. The Riders have veered from being close, to winning to getting pummeled and just when you think you are ready to write them off, they come off the canvas in a defensively decisive win.
What was fascinating about the game was something that I had noticed in earlier games about BC. Their offensive line is sometimes not very good. So from an armchair defensive coordinator perspective, if you can get pressure on BC’s quarterbacks, you can disrupt their passing game which is pretty good now that you have Chris Williams added to the equation.
Last week the Riders went with their three man rush and BC exploited the lack of pressure with deep passes and runs up the middle, running up a 30-0 lead before the Riders responded in garbage time with a couple of touchdowns.