It has been an interesting week with a lot of my fellow Rider fans breaking their ankles as they jump off the bandwagon. Yes, the Riders are 0-3, and the team hasn't played that great in any of the first three games, but I still believe that they have the talent to make the playoffs.
It doesn't hurt that B.C. and Calgary aren't setting the world on fire either. Its better to be looking forward instead of backward, but with B.C. still winless and Calgary not that far away (with the Stamps up next week) there is no reason to believe that the season is over. Yet.
I admit that everytime I watch the Riders play I want everything to work. I want to see the offense dominate and put up lots of points; the defense force turnover after turnover and the special teams be a threat on both sides of the ball. Of course, this may happen only once in a while...but isn't it wrong not to want this?
In the Riders first game Edmonton coach Kavis Reed told his players that nobody expects them to win. And now they are a surprising 4-0. I think that nobody expects the Riders to beat the Alouettes, so I am predicting they will. And if they do, today's game will be the turning point for the season.
It doesn't hurt that B.C. and Calgary aren't setting the world on fire either. Its better to be looking forward instead of backward, but with B.C. still winless and Calgary not that far away (with the Stamps up next week) there is no reason to believe that the season is over. Yet.
I admit that everytime I watch the Riders play I want everything to work. I want to see the offense dominate and put up lots of points; the defense force turnover after turnover and the special teams be a threat on both sides of the ball. Of course, this may happen only once in a while...but isn't it wrong not to want this?
In the Riders first game Edmonton coach Kavis Reed told his players that nobody expects them to win. And now they are a surprising 4-0. I think that nobody expects the Riders to beat the Alouettes, so I am predicting they will. And if they do, today's game will be the turning point for the season.
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They might beat the Als tonight, but it will be one and done. The Als don't have their QB and are showing how weak they are in the depth department there. The Riders are hosts to a pissed off Calgary team next week, with a QB who was better than Ricky Ray in a losing cause last night. But then, that's just an Eskimo fans opinion..:>)
The Riders were winning when Cavillo went down, and he was pretty ineffective. But MacPherson played quite well, well enough for the Als to win. Saskatchewan's defense was the differnce in this one.
So, anyway, like I was saying, one and done for the Riders. On the bright side, the Eskimos are 5-0!!!
The Riders might have a shot next week in a battle of the cellar dwellers, but that will be about it for the season in Riderville.
Did I mention the Eskimos are 5-0?
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