Tuesday, October 15, 2013

Riders, Texans, and Longhorns

The Roughriders won another game this past Saturday.  While the offense sputtered the defense was fantastic.  The goal line stand with less than two minutes left keeping the Eskimos from tying the score was incredible.

It was a terrific weekend for the Houston Texans if you are of the "Get Rid of Kubiak" camp.  The greater the losses and the greater the number of losses the greater the chance for Gary to get fired.  The season is not a total loss at this time and a coaching change could salvage the season.  The team is solid player wise, they just need to be put in better positions to win.  I do not think Matt Schaub is a super quarterback but he is not as bad as some would have you think (look at his numbers over the past years).  It would be tough for any quarterback to win if not put in a good postion.  At this juncture of the season it would be nearly impossible to get another quarterback that is a "higher calibre" than Schaub.  To save the season the team needs to make the decisions that will allow the team to be in the best position to win.

Other than a blown kcik-off coverage the University of Texas Longhorns had a fantatic win over the University of Oklahoma this past weekend.  Simply put the Longhorns looked more motivated, better prepared, and better coached than the Sooners.  It may be time for Coach Brown to move on (coaches do get stale after a while) but continued play from last week will help the team move back into the upper crust of the college football world.

Tuesday, October 8, 2013

Big Win in BC

This past weekend the Roughriders got a big win in BC.  Not only did they end a four game losing streak but they beat a West opponent on the road.  The key to victory was the return of Kory Sheets.  Having the threat of a strong running game helped open up other options but the team also had a very strong defensive performance, won the turn-over battle, limited their penalties, and had a fair special teams game.  Similar performances for the rest of the season should result in more wins.