Riders Woes

In what has been a season of poor play, and serious disappointment to my thinking to this point, I think that the Riders have been extremely lucky. The play of the team has been abysmal.

They have been very lucky to win any of their games this season. The last win against BC, the Rider defense was strong in the second half. But the Riders won by 1 point ... heck I'll give them the two points they conceded in the final seconds. Look at the evidence, however. The Riders got a TD by Mitchell's hit on Dickenson for the turnover and only had a three point lead.

The defense is letting this team down. After watching the first game of the season and seeing BC do whatever they wanted, I hoped for some changes. I've listened to people stick up for Danny Barrett and while I think he is a good person, when the team performs so poorly and is so ill prepared, he is the man that is accountable.

Factor in the distractions of Kenton Keith and the lack of action taken, by coach and GM and we have the players running things. With Antonio Warren released for his lack of performance, I think the Riders could release KK and pick up Warren. He would be a great addition as he is motivated after losing his spot in BC. A statement can be made by the coach and GM and I am waiting to see if they can improve the team.

In terms of the offence, I think that Kerry Joseph is the deal and Armstead has been great.