Riders Get Lucky
There is a sports cliché that sometimes teams need to win ugly at times if they are going to get to a championship. Not all wins are what would be regarded as aesthetic triumphs, but the 2018 version of the Saskatchewan Roughriders with a good defense that has its lapses, special team’s that have been consistently good with returns for touchdowns and an offense that, when is mediocre, maybe gives the Riders a chance.
The Riders’ 30-29 win gave them a step up on their competition in the west with Montreal coming up this week.
However, the Riders should not make the Winnipeg mistake of thinking they can only do enough to win and pile up enough wins and who knows…maybe they can lose on the last play of the western final this year instead of the eastern final.
The curious case of Zach Collaros continues with a great first half where he looked to finally justify his contract, only to disappear in the second. However, while it is easy to lay blame at his feet, this is increasingly appearing to be a situation where the blame can extend to the relatively inexperienced receiving corps and probably the play selection of offensive coordinator Stephen McAdoo.