Thems the Breaks

Bad news. I'm sure you've all heard by now that Weston Dressler is out for awhile, possibly the season with a broken fibula. Tough loss in a game the Riders won, but its not the end of the world.

Yes, Dressler was headed for his 2nd straight 1,000 yard season in receiving, the first time a Rider pass catcher would accomplish that since Don Narcisse did it in the mid 90's. And sure, #7 was probably going to be in the discussion for the Riders MOP (along with John Chick & Stevie Baggs). But this is football and it takes 12 guys pulling in the same direction to be successful.

So, what are the options? How about this theory. Slide Gerran Walker into Dressler's spot and put Chris Jones back on the roster. Simple, no ratio problems, just a 1 for 1 switch. And Walker has shown good speed and great elusiveness in recent games, he may not be the same as Dressler, but he's the closest thing the Riders have.

In Jones, the Riders are convinced there is some shine if they can just get to it under the dust. In fact, he was thought of highly enough to start the season at the wide out spot, so he mustn't be bad.
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I'm tired of receivers asking for a flag every time that a ball is thrown in their direction and they don't make a catch. BRUTAL...This is football, not figure skating. Suck it up. Maybe the leagues should look into throwing a flag for these whiners when they try and influence the call. Really, they are showing up the officials when they do this. In hockey if you pulled a stunt like that you'd get "T'ed" up for a pair.
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ATTN: Scott Moore @ CBC. Please get rid of Don Cherry.
I've been a huge supporter of Coach's Corner over the years, but the time has come to send Grapes out to pasture. This weekend I caught him saying that a player who had his thumb bitten by another player should just suck it up and quit crying. Sorry Don, but even the WWE doesn't allow biting anymore, nor should the NHL.
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I may have been wrong about the Moose Jaw Warriors. They might not just make the playoffs, they may contend for the East Division title. The Tribe took down the #1 Calgary Hitmen twice in a week. Jason Bast is sick. This kid may not have the most talent, but there is no doubt that there is not a more determined player in the league. Unreal! He outworks even the concession people! In fact, if I catch him serving burgers at intermission before going back on the ice to score another goal I wouldn't be shocked! His leadership is spreading thru the team like and mad disease. The result. Wins!
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I'm already excited about USC/ND this weekend.