Zontar

Near epic collapse of CAL defense which shows they're vulnerable. Tait played well.

Easy does it. Ploen's 97 year old doctor said there's a chance he might be back for playoffs

Grey Cup '96.

Never heard of 'em. Reminds me of the time I had to take the ferry over to Shelbyville to get a new heel for my shoe. I had an onion tied to my belt, which was the style at the time, anyway,back in those days nickels had pictures of bumblebees on 'em....

Unless Doege shows something Taman has royally botched the backup QB file. No sugar-coating it.

Doug Flutie came back at the same age.

He aint alone. Lots are drinking that particular batch of kool-aid.

How long did it take Flutie to come back from the exact same injury? How long did it take Flutie to come back from the exact same injury? Gee, if he recovers and comes back as Flutie he should have had that injury and surgery a long time ago. Could have had a dynasty.

If WPG gave Willy two weeks to see if he could throw even without surgery the idea of SSK plugging in Durant and have everything instantly back to normal is highly dubious. Sure, they may not be lying but they are painting an incredibly rosey picture considering they have no idea what Durant can or cant do post surgery yet. Rider fans really need to temper expectations here.

Bush was responsible for 9/11 right? Grow up. So the Durant happy talk on the heels of the failed trade offers was a complete coincidence ?

Control the message . With Riders smashing the panic button and failing to get a credible QB they need to quell the negativity with overly optimistic Durant talk. This keeps the hounds at bay and dont have to answer annoying questions about the now ordinary defense and porous O-line.

Can't..stop...laughing...

Imagine Rider fans begging for his return when they thought it was their Rider fan duty to try and make his life hell when he visited there only to have Burris refuse the trade because of all that abuse. ? You cant make this stuff up.

Riders are officially in panic mode.

Any team should. He's a great OC. The stubbornes and ego "problems" are fan-invented horse-shiite.

I am sure there's an official Rider fan flowchart of blame out there somewhere. Cortez is the designated goat. Chamblin and Taman have been placed on pedestals so high you need a telescope to see. Big question is when they get around to going after the scapegoat of bygone days, Richie Hall.

Oh, that Cortez ego and stubborness... . Is it time for the HC, you know, the guy supposedly runs the team, to step in and do something or does that constitute criticism and therefore blasphemy ? what's a Rider fan to do ?

Burris is not coming to Riders. The only people suggesting this are a couple imbecile journalists & a few drunk fans. But the fact fans are royally flip flopping on such a central and traditional concept of hating Burris and actually entertaining the idea of him returning.

Is there anything more bizarre than the abandoning of a Riders' fan hate level for Burris as the gold standard of a being a Rider fan in favour of trading for him becasue sticking with backups means you're not serious about salvaging the season and therefore not a real fan ? It's truly surreal what's going on over there.

re -playing it safe. It was bascially a gurantee that refs would always call it when a kicker fell down. But last week Murphy decided to play psycho-analyst and determined OTT kicker was faking. But then goes back to playing it safe last night on a far easier to see fake out.

It wasnt a catch - the contacting the kicker call was inexcusable. Walters needs to complain tomorrow AM.

Blame Cortez. The 'ol stand by when you're too proud to criticize Chamblin or Taman.

Chamblin doesnt play QB. Cupboard's bare at QB, defense pulled the chute. If you cant get up for a big divisional game just a finger wag from the coach wont fix that.

Just announce him as starter already, Mike, its getting to be anti-climax.

Justin Hickman to play Sat. FYI