A couple of thoughts heading into the game tonight:
People may want to say "Saskatchewan isn't as good as their record .. " That's bullshit in my mind. You are what your record says you are. Good teams go out and perform regardless of circumstance, don't play down to opponents and win the games they should win. This will not be an easy contest by any stretch of the imagination.
This will be the strongest defensive line we've put out all season. That, coupled with the injuries Saskatchewan is facing, should hopefully mean we are making Patterson very uncomfortable and forcing him into bad decisions. Capitalizing on those bad decisions will be key. When we have an opponent on the mat, we need to keep them there.
Can our offensive line give Zach a chance in back to back weeks? It's no coincidence that Collaros had his best game of the season last week as he enjoyed a pretty clean pocket (for the most part). That said, I don't have a lot of faith that that group, as a whole, that it's turned the corner.
Am I the only one who hates seeing Zach lock onto one receiver for the course of a game? I know that his reads make this a bit of a moot point but last week felt pretty emblematic of Collaros's play over the last year and a bit - locking on to a single receiver and forcing it.
Kind of an opposing thought to the one above. I don't expect a monster game from Brady tonight so Zach has to be efficient with the ball in his hands. Make your read, get the ball out quickly and take what's there.
I said a couple weeks ago our offense looks so much better when we go tempo - I want to see more of it.
Smith has been steady but unspectacular since coming onto the roster (was a tremendous upgrade over Mitchell though). Will see if Case has that little something "extra" the return team needs.
Sheahan ..... why? Week after week after week I continue to ask myself "Why is he here?" I just don't get it.