Monday Morning ‘Rider Blogging
Far too often throughout the latter half of the 2013 season, the Saskatchewan Roughriders’ early-game offensive struggles partially masked their greatest strengths. Particularly after Alex Hall arrived in a mid-season…
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Friday Morning ‘Rider Blogging
Last week, I noted that the Saskatchewan Roughriders’ semi-final win against B.C. reflected a team just barely adjusting to an opponent who thoroughly neutralized its strengths. But in case there…
Friday Morning ‘Rider Blogging
Ideally, a football team would hope to be able to win on its own terms in the playoffs. But that wasn’t to be for the Saskatchewan Roughriders in their semi-final…
Friday Morning ‘Rider Blogging
Obviously the final two games of the 2013 regular season didn’t go the Saskatchewwn Roughriders’ way. But they did seem to offer a clear indication what the ‘Riders will need…
Friday Morning ‘Rider Blogging
Halfway through the first quarter of last weekend’s contest against B.C., nobody would have been surprised to learn that the game would be decided by a team giving the ball…
Tuesday Morning ‘Rider Blogging
In some ways, CFL wins don’t get much uglier than the Saskatchewan Roughriders’ narrow victory over Edmonton on Saturday. But while a 14-9 slugfest may have continued to emphasize the…
Tuesday Morning ‘Rider Blogging
After a few weeks of maddeningly bad luck, the Saskatchewan Roughriders desperately needed a win against B.C. to stay in the race for a top-two position in the West. And…
Friday Morning ‘Rider Blogging
Early in the season, the Saskatchewan Roughriders frequently dug themselves into a hole at the beginning of a game, only to pile up just enough points at the end to…
Sunday Morning ‘Rider Blogging
Earlier in the 2013 season, the Saskatchewan Roughriders looked like they could control games with a ruthlessly efficient offence. Two thirds of the way through the season, that theory seems…
Thursday Afternoon ‘Rider Blogging
It would be nice to be able to blame the ‘Riders’ latest loss on injuries hitting a few more of the team’s key players. But that excuse would ring rather…
Saturday Morning ‘Rider Blogging
Needless to say, last weekend’s result against Winnipeg was far from what ‘Rider fans would have hoped for to start the second half of the 2013 season. And it’s particularly…
Friday Afternoon ‘Rider Blogging
Once again, the Saskatchewan Roughriders faced a significant challenge from a team at the bottom of the CFL’s standings in last weekend’s Labour Day Classic. But once again, the ‘Riders…
Thursday Morning ‘Rider Blogging
Yes, Saturday’s Roughrider win over Edmonton represented another narrow victory over a seemingly struggling team. But otherwise it couldn’t have been much more different from the team’s previous game against…
Tuesday Morning ‘Rider Blogging
Last week, I wrote this about the Saskatchewan Roughriders’ upcoming schedule: Of course, the next few games may seem to be ones where the ‘Riders can afford to experiment somewhat.…
Tuesday Morning ‘Rider Blogging
Obviously Friday’s result against Calgary wasn’t what the Saskatchewan Roughriders hoped for – particularly since it means having only one game of separation from third place in the CFL’s West…
Sunday Morning ‘Rider Blogging
Just two games ago, I noted that there was still one major question facing the Saskatchewan Roughriders: whether the team’s offence could function without Darian Durant at the controls. But…
Monday Morning ‘Rider Blogging
Needless to say, there isn’t much to question after a performance like the ‘Riders romp over Hamilton yesterday. But I’ll point out a couple of aspects of the ‘Riders’ recent…
Monday Morning ‘Rider Blogging
Last week, I noted that even after a 2-0 start, the Saskatchewan Roughriders might be one injury away from some serious problems. And another impressive win later, that number may…
Monday Morning ‘Rider Blogging
Two games into the Saskatchewan Roughriders’ regular season, the “experienced team starting quickly” theory is looking fairly solid. But let’s take a look at what’s gone better than expected –…
Sunday Afternoon ‘Rider Blogging
I was going to post about the ‘Riders’ offseason…until Stephen LaRose said pretty much everything I planned to say. So instead, I’ll stick to pointing out where I’d question or…