voodoochylde

Stats don't really tell a tale on their own now do they ... Rourke looked rather pedestrian all night and, if I'm honest, this game never felt like it was in doubt. Can rack up all the yardage in the world but the only number that matters is the record. We were 1-0 after the game was played. I know he's still working his way back into the lineup but he really hasn't looked like himself when he's on the field .. that, and other guys have stepped up in his place.

His receivers left a lot of plays on the field as well. Some of that is on Rourke, some of that is on the conditions .. hell .. some of it is just seeing our guys coming downhill at them.

We've made Rourke look very average in each of the three games we've faced him this year. He's a talented kid with a great future ahead of him but he's got some growing to do. Kind of overshadowed the celebration moment at the end of the game .. seeing one of our guys laid out on the field after that dirty SOBs cheap shot.

O’Shea said it was a penalty and an intentional rule change to protect the kicker.

Cannot express how much I ******* love this.

The level of butt-hurt in some of those comments is really funny. Was starting to ask myself "Is this for real or are they trolling the OP?" Loved the wave off and if *anyone* should be helping up Rourke it was the turnstile that allowed Thomas to drop their QB.

My thoughts on this game .. it's completely meaningless, a tune-up game before heading into the playoffs. My feelings on this game .. I hope we **** them up royally and show BC they have no business hanging with the B2B champs. Do not go into the post-season giving *anyone* confidence.

Brown looking at the ref like “What do I have to do to get a call?”

I’ll say this now .. backups or not I ******* hate giving a team confidence going into the post season. And our run defence is still a total **** show.

Already being discussed in another thread. Closing this one.

Not saying he’s a stud or any sort of saviour simply that he hasn’t been the worst guy we’ve trotted out there .. first game, limited practice reps, he faired better than some of the players we put on the field. I’ve been saying for weeks on end that that side of the defence is a disaster. Gauthier has no business being an every down player and it seems we’re just plugging in warm bodies at this point.

Holm didn’t look out of place last game in the sense that he didn’t stand out in a negative way and the one play he did give up, he was right there in coverage - it was simply a great play by the offence. Parker on the other hand has been a liability since he stepped on the field.

I'm not even thinking of this year but also going forward .. no guarantee Jeffcoat comes back for another season after this and we have to start planning for the gradual turnover of our core players. Bring people in. Immerse them in the team culture while we have those leaders here.

That's a little disappointing.

Expect? No. I HOPE they do and will be passing the hat around to help make this happen .. haha

Pruned a couple of posts and will simply ask that we keep the discussion on topic.

The entire left side of the defence is a disaster … and we still can’t stop the run.

Interesting to see Darby in for the Cats.

He was in during the later stages of the Banjo Bowl .. both he and Cadwallader were getting some reps at WLB

Not sure if this is sarcasm or not but that game was wild

Not to derail this thread in anyway but Wilson has bust written all over him.

That was straight up Tim Burke level coaching.

Going out, establishing the run (and sticking to it) is the only way they realistically pull out a win. They are not going to win on the strength of Fajardo's arm.

Hey guys .. I've pruned a couple of the recent posts that were unnecessary and would kindly ask that we keep the discussion on topic. Thanks.

But doesn't that sum up this Rider team in a nutshell - lack of awareness? Many (I won't say all because they do have some quality individuals on that team) simply bask in the echo chamber that they and their fans have created for themselves. They are ego driven. Feel that the league is out to get them. It's an "us against them" mentality and it breeds selfishness. That's what separates this club from that one. Under O'Shea, it's never been "us against them" .. it's always been about being accountable, to yourself and your teammates. Execute your assignments. Give what you have to the guys on the field. Be a professional. If you do that, your accolades will come. It breeds selflessness.