Today the Saskatchewan Roughriders Moved Closer to Repeating as Grey Cup Champions
At times this week there have been moments of high drama and tension and welcome moments of hilarity for the Saskatchewan Roughriders. Whatever the result on Sunday, Thursday will go down as the day the Riders moved a substantial step forward towards repeating as Grey Cup Champions.
Last Sunday the Riders not only used their defense, but they came together as a team to overcome the BC Lions who had their guaranteed win day spoiled by the Riders 20-16.
A physical game which saw both starting quarterbacks knocked out, the appearance of Tino Sunseri had former Rider offensive lineman Belton Johnson gulping loudly on social media. When Johnson posted Sunseri was rising to the occasion, I decided to contradict him and say “no, the team was rising to the occasion”.
On that particularly Sunday, the Riders were clearly a running team, not inclined to take many chances with the ball downfield. The Riders, to make up for their loss of playmakers, have placed an emphasis on holding on to the ball and if you don’t, get ready to get benched. The current five game winning streak is a testament to how well that has sunk into the young club.