tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2457862363782171899.post5231971463109606143..comments2024-03-11T21:26:54.222-06:00Comments on Rider Prophet: Monday Morning Sentimonies: That’s Four!Rider Prophethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05111976277479263164noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2457862363782171899.post-16671858466406200912018-09-13T21:20:13.624-06:002018-09-13T21:20:13.624-06:00I love Durant but he doesn't come across great...I love Durant but he doesn't come across great in that interview.Rider Prophethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05111976277479263164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2457862363782171899.post-22562361844639957912018-09-13T13:39:56.329-06:002018-09-13T13:39:56.329-06:00What did you think about Durant's comments of ...What did you think about Durant's comments of not being bitter? That he left to be with his daughter doesn't jive with offering his services mere weeks later when Nichols went down before the season started. That with Carter etc he could create "magic" is improbable. Darian was released because he couldn't complete a short pass anymore as he aptly demonstrated in Mtl where, despite the mess there, QB's of far fewer talent have nonetheless won the same # of games as DD did last year. If he was honest with himself Darian would admit the reason he quit on his new team was he only wants to start which isn't going to happen with any team that has weapons like he would like to have. On a good team he's a backup. On a bad team why start with a 36 year old who's 5 years past his prime? Not bitter? He's still plugging himself & it's sad to see. Give it up man. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2457862363782171899.post-68217386027784950722018-09-10T09:36:46.804-06:002018-09-10T09:36:46.804-06:00Bang on as usual. With 3 Eastern squads on the men...Bang on as usual. With 3 Eastern squads on the menu including Mtl & Argos in there, we could easily end up 10-4 or at least 9-5. Don't count top spot out yet. Stamps lose the game & Jorden, their top receiver, Evans their all-star CB, Jackson at RB & Powers, a key specials guy. Mitchell's knee didn't seem to bother him in the rematch but Micah Johnson is also playing a bit hurt. So, Stamps go into Hamilton who is playing as well as anyone right now & have one game left with Riders. It's not that far fetched. Bombers are not a concern, Eskimos have a much tougher schedule down the stretch. So things are lining up nice for a home game. Why is pacing first, not second important outside of the obvious reason? Zero TD's again from the offence. Riders have been very lucky to sit at 7-4 IMO with 14 TD's from offence. If they have to play Edmonton & Calgary to get to the big game they're going to need offence. Edmonton has 40 to date, Calgary 34 &, outside of the shootout on the weekend, give up about the same points to opposing offences (Edmonton) or far less (Calgary). Get to the GC & you're looking at TiCats who have 30 TD's & also rank higher in pts allowed by defence than Riders. The Riders have been very good at scoring points off turnovers & creating turnovers. Record when they have less turnovers than the opposition 6-0, more 0-4. More importantly the defence puts up the points on T/O's, not the offence. Or they fall a yard short giving the offence a 1 yard offensive drive to look after. Going into the weekend here are the rankings for Opponents net offence allowed - Cal, Ham, Sk, Edm. Opponent pts allowed - Cal, Ham, Ott, Sk with Edm 0.3 pts/game behind SK. You don't need to know how the offences rank in those categories except to say you have the top 3 offences in the league in Hamilton, Edmonton & Calgary & they're putting up close, or more, than 100 yards of offence/game than the Riders. As good as the Riders have been on defence, I don't see them beating those teams come playoff time unless they get a top seeding in which case they only need to win 2 & the Alberta teams go into that match having beat on each other. At some point in time the offence has to contribute. Let's be honest. Had Nichols fallen down twice in the Red Zone instead of throwing a ball right into the DL on one play & shovel passing it to a green uniform on the other, the Bombers get 2 FG's & 2 TD's come off the board for the Riders. Those 20 points are game, set, match. Great that they're sitting at 7-4 & who cares how they got there. But they have a lot of work to do on offence. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com