Riders coach says tough to blame crossover when 0-2 start left team in a hole
REGINA — Saskatchewan head coach and GM Chris Jones said Monday that there’s no point blaming the CFL playoff structure for the Roughriders’ exit from the post-season.
The Roughriders were eliminated Sunday after dropping a 25-21 decision to the Argonauts. Saskatchewan finished fourth in the West Division and crossed over to play both Ottawa and Toronto on the road.
Jones said if Saskatchewan took advantage of missed opportunities at the start of the campaign, then the Roughriders may have had a better seeding and maybe even a home playoff date.
“We had a chance to win two football games and start the season off hot,” he said Monday. “It ended up we were 0-2 and had to dig ourselves out of a hole, and then we were up and down, up and down, for the rest of the year.”