Wray Morrison's Blog

The magic is over. After Sunday's loss to Montreal, it's evident that the Riders clearly need some veterans back on offense in order to compete with the elite of the CFL. The Riders appear to be a team that is clearly second guessing itself. One example of that came in the first half. Michael Bishop hit Rob Bagg on a huge pass and run play that put the Riders inside the Alouette five yard line. Saskatchewan couldn't convert. They had to settle for a field goal. If go to guy Wes Cates is in the lineup, the Riders have a much better chance of scoring on a play like that.

I'll never say, "Hey pal, can you pass me a beer", to anyone in the east side stands at Mosaic Stadium again.  Sorry.

Since I don't read the responses to this blog anyway, I figure it's safe to ask this question without being accused of trying to stir up a quarterback controversy. Who should the Riders start at quarterback Saturday against B.C.?

It doesn't take a football expert to know that Michael Bishop's effort on Sunday won't win the Riders a playoff game, let alone help them return to the Grey Cup. He'll have to be much sharper if he wants to continue to earn playing time. However, for a pivot who had just four full practices with his team leading up to the Labor Day Classic, I thought he was O.K. He had just 10 completions for 108 yards, but did score a touchdown using his legs.

After Thursday night's loss to Edmonton, I referred to Marcus Crandell's  play, as well some other Riders, as "horrid". Many veteran quarterbacks could put a 10 point lead to good use and bury their opponents. Instead the Riders were dominated by the Eskimos.