Tag Archives: Riders

It's like a scene from Ground Hog Day. Riders VP of football ops, GM and head coach Chris Jones had said it before - and said it again after Friday's 30-7 win over Calgary: Kevin Glenn is Saskatchewan...

The most successful coaches in professional sports have a certain degree of swagger. It has to be that way. To keep the chain of command in place, coaches need to impose their will in locker rooms. Mo...

Even though it happened over ten years ago, Herm Edwards' "you play to win the game" news conference still resonates. Edwards' quote was ringing through my head Wednesday as Chris Jones spoke about pu...

I've often said the beauty of the Canadian Football League is that 66% of the teams get in to the playoffs. If a team is playing decent football for most of the regular season, then playing their best...

Saskatchewan is a CFL hot bed. Everything is up for debate. However, I don't understand why some are saying Darian Durant's legacy is being tarnished this season. Durant is going through some challeng...

The reason I like football is because it is the ultimate team game. The lead story of Saskatchewan's 27-19 win over Hamilton was that Brandon Bridge got the victory. The Toronto born quarterback becam...

Kevin Glenn or Brandon Bridge? That is the big question being asked in Riderville as they prepare for Friday's game in Hamilton. Ironically, there is a chance the outcome won't hang on the quarterback...

A 20-point loss to a division rival hurts, so perhaps some big picture perspective will be of some comfort to the Rider Nation. As of Aug. 12, the 2 and 4 Saskatchewan Roughriders hadn't defeated a di...

It's tough to sweep back-to-back games against the same team in the CFL. In the last decade the Saskatchewan Roughriders have done a terrific job against the Bombers in the Labor Day Classic/Banjo Bow...

We in the media are sometimes criticized by football coaches for putting too much emphasis on defensive numbers. I found Chris Jones' response to a question about fast starts interesting. Let's look a...