Riders: The Wheels Came Off The Bus

Theres an old joke that goes something along the line of.
Did you hear the two loud thumps in the night last night? The first one was half the Rider fans jumping off the bandwagon and the second one was the other half of the Rider fans coming back down to earth.
The Montreal Alouettes certainly brought the Riders back down to earth with a 43 - 10 drubbing. Media types around these parts had called this game a test for the Riders to see how they really rated after a fast 2 - 0 win loss start. Well if that was a test, the result would be a failing grade.
Saskatchewan managed just 149 yards of offence behind starting quarterback Darian Durant, who was pulled midway through the fourth quarter for Steven Jyles, and scored all of their eight first-half points off three Montreal turnovers.
The Roughriders proved to be their own worst enemy with six turnovers, including four in the first half.
The post game show on the radio brought about the usual calls. Where's Casey Printers? Ryan Dinwaddie, Kevin Glenn, how about Kent Austin back in uniform?
Theres no doubt the Riders need an experienced quarterback. Despite now being 6 - 1 as a starter (over two seasons) Durant just doesn't possess the poise that a team needs to win a championship. Hang on to the guy. Don't let him get away but get an experienced back up to come in and do the job when he struggles. Five quarterbacks on the roster. None with any great amount of experience.
Speaking of Kevin Glenn, wasn't it nice to see him lead the Hamilton Tiger Cats to a 25 - 13 win over Winnipeg. With Mike Kelly as the Bombers coach, it won't take long for the Bombers to become the most disliked team in the CFL.
Elsewhere British Columbia Lions and Calgary Stampeders returned to normal.
The Lions whipped the Edmonton (where has the defense gone) Eskimos 40 - 22 while the Stampeders demolished another ex Rider quarterback with a 44 - 9 beating of Kerry Joseph and the Toronto Argonauts.
So after three weeks Riders sit atop the Western Division standings and play host to Edmonton next week. That really is a must win for the Eskimos if they want to keep pace in the Division and the Riders need a win to prove their first two games were not just flukes.