SpeedFlex27

The Stamps playing without Shane Bergman really gave a boost to the Riders interior DL. They manhandled the Stamps OL. Off the edge & up the middle.

LOL. Whatever you say.

I said "You're pathetic". I deleted it. You asked.

I don't hold with your optimism about Hall. If O'Shea wouldn't fire him last season then he won't this season. I also don't like the way our Canadian receivers are treated on this team. Lankford, an International plays while Petermann, a Canadian sits. Wolitarsky plays & he never gets thrown to. He's shown if given a chance that he too can make plays. He can't when he is ignored. A great game for him now is 2 catches for 25 yards. He is of no consequence at all.

Petermann is an excellent choice to replace Dressler. Imagine if O'Shea was Joe Poplawski's HC back in 1978, he'd never have seen the field & been CFLROTY, a CFL western Conference All Star & All Canadian. He may never have developed into a HOF receiver. O'Shea's misguided trust in Lankford while stifling Petermann's growth is absolutely mind boggling.

"Oh man I hope it doesn't happen with another team". How many more times are you going to keep saying that? Wah, wah, wah, wah, wah.

We don't need a gunslinger. Our qb is fine as he is. The other members of the team have to pick it up. Everybody has to do their jobs. Coaches & players. Nichols included.

Winning more games hasn't equated into playoff wins or GC victories. Then again, neither has Calgary who choked twice. I think 5 seasons is a good body of work to be judged on & it will be 5 complete seasons once 2018 is over. The next 9 games & (hopefully) playoffs will be key.

O'Shea has a stubborn streak a mile wide & I think he's not the kind of guy who can adjust to changes on the fly. I don't think he's a bad coach but I also don't think he's a great head coach either. I've never heard O'Shea ever say once he made a mistake & own up to it . He's too loyal at times with his coaches & his players. Failing to address the liabilities of Ritchie Hall is frustrating. He should've been fired after our playoff loss but it didn't happen. I think we'll keep winning with him during the regular season as that's proven but win a Grey Cup? Not sure he can do it.

We have issues with our DC & something needs to be done in the off season. I think we have the talent in the secondary to be very good but not with Hall. We've seen Hall's defense over the past few years & I want to see a change, You won't get any argument from me.

I have no problem with Matt Nichols as our starting qb as he's the best we've had since Kevin Glenn in 2011. He needs help from everybody on the offense from LaPo to the offensive line. He also needs MOS to stop butting in & playing the qb carousel game at times. His actions started this whole thing plus his words of, "He gives us the best chance to win" when down by a bunch of points with 2 mins left. MOS was the problem. Not Nichols.

This may sound hokey but if you really want to stick around here & are sincere then respect is earned & not given. What you said when you first posted here about how we were basking in the sunlight a week ago... doesn't cut it & you won't get any modicum of respect doing it that way. You have to prove you're not a Rider troll by the style & substance of what you say. For me, the jury is still out.

Fans do stay away to the tune if 6-7,000 a game with all kinds of excuses for doing so.

LOL

I don't hate you. I just never understood the need for Rider fans to behave like you do after a win. Pretty simple.

What the …?

I know. All good.

Please don't patronize us with your comments as I know you're saying all this tongue in cheek & aren't being sincere. If you really wanted to talk football as you claim then you wouldn't have brought up that a week ago we Bomber fans were basking in the sunlight & how fast things change bullshit. You would have just come on here & talked about how well your team played without bringing the Bombers & us... the fans... into it. Instead, you just want to rubs our collective nose in it. You say you've been here for a year posting. Well, only at the pleasure of the mods & admin.

I gave a response & put it in the wrong thread hence I deleted it.

They're so bad we actually wish Bad Karma on them & their team just to shut them up. I don't feel that way about any other fanbase.

No surprise.

You know you named this thread "What A Difference A Week Makes". If you say that then you know things could flip on the Riders just as fast.. Another injury to Collaros. for example. Or a series of injuries where your starters go down. Or a bad loss & a great win by a rival. This is mid August. Not late October. Enjoy the win as you don't know for sure what is going to happen.

You won a game. Props to your team. I'll give you that. They slapped Calgary around today. That doesn't happen often. Come back here after a loss or during a losing streak. We know you won't.