– Say goodnight to the 2015 Season Roughrider Fans –It Likely Gets Uglier from Here
The Saskatchewan Roughriders season may only be five games old, but for all intents and purposes, Sunday night’s 31-21 loss to the Hamilton Tiger-Cats marked the end of the Rider season.
It presented us with the spectacle of Kevin Glenn injuring his shoulder while tackling a defensive back who intercepted him. Considering the beating the Hamilton pass rush put on him, Glenn at least went out swinging compared to his defense, which tackled with all the viciousness of a kitten playing with a ball of yarn.
Third string quarterback Brent Smith went in, but the pass rush was again barely blocked and the Riders gave up a couple of drives to allow Hamilton to clinch the win. As of Monday morning, there was no word as to Glenn’s condition and the Saskatchewan Roughriders go to Edmonton on Friday. Edmonton on Saturday knocked Drew Willy of Winnipeg out of the game and planted a 32-3 win over the BluBonic Plague of Winnipeg. The Riders should hope they match Winnipeg’s offensive totals.
It was fascinating to listen to Rider Head Coach Cory Chamblin’s press conference after the game where he basically said that despite his genius, he was unable to come up with any answers for why the Riders matched their worst start since 1995. But hey Rider fans, the worst start was 0-12 and that was in 1979 and I was a season ticket holder then with my father. Believe me; it can get worse than this.