tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2457862363782171899.post1295302558414396816..comments2024-03-11T21:26:54.222-06:00Comments on Rider Prophet: Tuesday Morning Sentimonies: Fitting EndRider Prophethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05111976277479263164noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2457862363782171899.post-16561714028984291532018-11-17T16:58:26.114-06:002018-11-17T16:58:26.114-06:00Haha I'm with you on the Marshall part.Haha I'm with you on the Marshall part.Rider Prophethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05111976277479263164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2457862363782171899.post-44895358419395242862018-11-16T22:50:41.938-06:002018-11-16T22:50:41.938-06:00Can't ht an open receiver but can hit the goal...<br />Can't ht an open receiver but can hit the goal post. Could not throw a spiral all game.Cant find a receiver EVER! <br /><br />We would have been better to use Carter at corner and Nick Marshall at qb. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2457862363782171899.post-14112884988397461762018-11-15T20:57:28.411-06:002018-11-15T20:57:28.411-06:00Anon 1 - McAdoo is not going anywhere. He is a pac...Anon 1 - McAdoo is not going anywhere. He is a package deal with Jones. Although we need an upgrade at QB I don't see us paying big money to get one. More likely we find an affordable option and spend on D.<br /><br />Anon 2 - Agreed on most counts.<br /><br />Gov - that pass wasn't going to come anywhere close to the receiver.<br /><br />Anon 3 - He was right. We knew they were going to run, they did, we couldn't stop it. We don't want Bridge back and I'm not sure many others will be willing to take a chance on him. Yes he was curiously managed here but he's a 5 year vet with major flaws in his game. As for Collaros, I think we would be interested BUT given the concussion issues you couldn't count on him as a starter. If he'll stick around for back-up money, maybe. He's now a health risk that has shown minimal upside of late.Rider Prophethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05111976277479263164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2457862363782171899.post-64436154850196276262018-11-15T00:19:19.384-06:002018-11-15T00:19:19.384-06:00An interesting comment from Suitor on TSN today. H...An interesting comment from Suitor on TSN today. He says Jones was seen on the sidelines in the final minutes mouthing "We can't stop them". The run package was in but they couldn't get a stop. I don't agree often with Suitor but I agree that neither Bridge nor Collaros will be back. Fully agree Bridge was mismanaged & can't see why his agent would want him to sign there. Fully agree Jones can't have a QB who can't stay on the field. Time for the Riders to develop a QB unless they win the sweepstakes on someone coming available in February. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2457862363782171899.post-85223033741991203472018-11-13T14:42:44.640-06:002018-11-13T14:42:44.640-06:00I'd don't think that throw that hit the up...I'd don't think that throw that hit the upright was going to be on target anyway from the endzone look on the replay screenGovindhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17266076144685069975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2457862363782171899.post-90482100991807663402018-11-13T13:01:39.413-06:002018-11-13T13:01:39.413-06:00Jones & McAdoo are besties so you hire one, yo...Jones & McAdoo are besties so you hire one, you get both. Jones MO is to build a defence to hold opponents to 20 or less & the offence has to be just good enough. Hold onto the ball & ball control. You don't need a great QB, just a good one. None of the Rider QB's are good. Collaros has awful #'s. We saw this year what we saw in 2008, another QB collective who together threw more int's than td's. Went 12-6 with a good defence & quickly dispatched in the semi. Would we have won with Collaros? Who knows. He's played in games where he has zero TD's. Wpg plays them differently with Collaros as they have to respect the pass so those wide open receivers may have more guys back in cover. You're replaying not just those plays but the whole game is different. The 69 yard drive by Bridge was a "Bridge" drive, not Collaros. Why they would pull him & put in Watford to hand the ball off is classic Jones stuff. If you're putting him in to pass as Bridge couldn't find 82 open previously I can understand. But a running play? As much as Collaros was the story of the game was our inability to stop the Bomber offence. After moving to within 1 point at the end of the third quarter, Wpg had 3 drives in the 4th. The first ended in a FG & ate up 5 minutes. The second took 2 minutes & Harris rolled over them for a TD. The third with 2:35 left was Harris & Streveler for 2 first down when EVERYBODY knew the Bombers were running the ball. We loaded the box & couldn't get them off the field before the game was basically done. If we want to blame Bridge then why did we sign him? Gaga Rider fans were convinced there was a guy who might beat out Collaros. Everyone outside of Regina knew Bridge can't throw an accurate pass, has trouble on his reads. That was not news going into the season. Why kick Glenn out the door the day after Zach arrives? What's the hurry? Wasn't he even a cheaper option than Bridge? And if you're going to go that route, develop him. Taking him out after he takes the team down the field into scoring range & bringing in Watford in a playoff game is a pretty good indication of what you think of him. That is, if being under instructions to handoff, run or throw a pass no further than 2 yards wasn't enough proof already. Here's the problem for next year. You need a QB & there's a bunch of them out there. You have a reputation for running them in & out of the lineup at your whim, sometimes in the middle of a drive to bring in a fresh QB. That's one reason Nichols had to be traded out of Edmonton because he wasn't allowed to work his way through things when struggling & got the hook for Franklin. Franklin later became disenchanted with his treatment by the coaches as well - that's why he admitted he had no thoughts of joining the Riders. So how do you attract the big name QB's to go to Regina? You need to give them some better weapons on offence to get them there as well & who wants to play for McAdoo in his offence? The other side of the coin is with 12 wins don't think other teams don't have an eye on our free agents. Jefferson likely takes another kick at the can down south. He's still only 27. Charleston Hughes is signed but faded down the stretch & was invisible in the semi. At 35, don't expect another season like this one. Eguavoen needs to be signed. This was an incredible season but the chances of the defence having another record tying year in 2019 are slim. Records don't usually occur back to back. More likely a one off. Gainey had 10 int's last year, not so this year despite being the 2nd most targeted DB in the league (had a great year by the way). With all the movement coming up, everything is different next year. This was an opportunity missed especially when you see how badly the receiving groups for Calgary & Hamilton have been hit with injuries. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2457862363782171899.post-15090581689727250442018-11-13T08:08:59.686-06:002018-11-13T08:08:59.686-06:00Prophet thanks for all your hard work in putting t...Prophet thanks for all your hard work in putting together this blog and statistical analyse.<br /><br />A few things that need to happen for 2019<br /><br />Get rid of McAdoo <br /><br />Get a bonafide QB 1 and back up <br /><br />sign Jefferson and EgubonAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com