Official Game Day Thread - Saskatchewan at Winnipeg , September 6, 2025

[Blue In BC]

Yeah that is wierd. Both of them showed they can play. Ignored.

OC play calling.

[Blue In BC]

Riders didn't have a spectacular game last week or this week but they made plays when they had to. That's what Winnipeg used to do as a team. Now we're the ones that happens to.

2 turnovers, 2 missed FG's, a few penalties and constant pressure on our QB.

Our defence chased Harris around but they didn't really prevent him from controlling the game. Would having Adams or Woods have helped? I don't know but I'd sit Ayers for either one of them to find out next week.

Can't blame the defence for points on turnovers so they didn't give up much.

[Throw Long Bannatyne]

OC play calling and poor execution by Collaros cost us the game by in large. You don't win many games scoring 13 points when you give the opponent 10 points on turnovers.

Defence did not have a great 4th Q. Riders on their 1 yard line and we give up the deep shot and then a PI for a total of about 80 yard? That was another 3 points that shouldn't have happened.

Castillo missed 2 FG's this week and 1 last week. Last week that might have been the difference between winning and losing.

Regardless. Predictable play calling. A 2nd string QB that can't throw beyond 10 yards.

How many games has Collaros been knocked out of this season in particular and last season? Obviously a player gets taken out for Concussion Protocol. Whether he actually had a concussion today or any of those times is for doctors to say.

However, it might be time for him to consider his long term health and family life. Too many hits and this is not good.

My worst nightmare regarding Zach's 2019 signing has finally come true after providing many great years of leadership, he's become a one hit glass QB. It's impossible to game-plan for that level of risk, it's time for Walters to read the writing on the wall and prepare for the future, there's no way Zach should be invited back next season.

[dd]

OC play calling.

Wonder if we change OC's at the end of the season. I think MOS is too stubborn to admit he was wrong and won't 'cut' one of his home boys. But the rate we are nose diving, maybe MOS retires after this season !

[dd]

strev is not a pro QB

We ran every play possible to not have him throw - cause he can't throw

No he can't and everybody knows that including the riders !! He's awful.

[Throw Long Bannatyne]

Wonder if we change OC's at the end of the season. I think MOS is too stubborn to admit he was wrong and won't 'cut' one of his home boys. But the rate we are nose diving, maybe MOS retires after this season !

Can't see how any of the mistakes made in this game were Hogan's fault, can you please elaborate?

[BlueInCgy]

Not that I think we'll go anywhere in the playoffs, but we gotta hope BC continues to stink.  After this week, we are, at best, the third worst team in the league with the least upside potential of those three.

Too many years of holding onto guys because we're all still in love with the 2019 team.  Zach is done.  Strev needs to be cut.  Hogan isn't ready and I doubt we'll ever be.  MOS  loyalty used to be commendable - now it is dragging us down.

And we're not going to do a one year turnaround all the Stamps - we are going to suck for a while.

[Ducky]

15 points in the 2nd half for Sask, 0 for us.

Outcoached AGAIN. Team cannot make adjustments.

[Blue In BC]

Can't see how any of the mistakes made in this game were Hogan's fault, can you please elaborate?

To end the 1st half we just needed to protect the ball with 38 seconds left. We had a chance to kill the clock and possibly get a couple of quick 1st downs to kick a FG. Obviously poor decision / read / execution by Collaros but that cost us 3 points and the momentum.

I'd say the 2nd int was another over reach decision which shouldn't have been made.

Predictable play calling, over focus on Wilson and Demski. If those other receivers aren't any good make a change.

What did play calling produce once Streveler went in? Zero, Zip.

Yeah, a lot falls on our OC all year so far.

[Pigskin]

It's pretty simple:

4 turnovers
2 missed FGs
Robustelli beating Vaval on the deep pass getting the Riders off there goal line.
DL with ZERO pressure.

[BBRT]

It's pretty simple:

4 turnovers
2 missed FGs
Robustelli beating Vaval on the deep pass getting the Riders off there goal line.
DL with ZERO pressure.

I agree and the reason for most of the errors and related is just a plain lack of talent across the board and that is all on Bomber Management.

[Ducky]

Collaros has almost as many interceptions as TDs. Embarrassing as ****. Stuff should get you benched. Trouble is there is no backup.

Really hope Elgersma comes back to Canada.

[Blue In BC]

Collaros has almost as many interceptions as TDs. Embarrassing as ****. Stuff should get you benched. Trouble is there is no backup.

Really hope Elgersma comes back to Canada.

Behind that OL and only 2 receivers in any game worth their salt, he's lucky to end a game standing. Noting that he didn't several times this season.

I said before TC that re-signing Streveler was a huge mistake. Nice guy, fan favorite but not a starting QB.

[dd]

Can't see how any of the mistakes made in this game were Hogan's fault, can you please elaborate?

Start using ALL of your receivers just not 2 of them for starters. Teams know they have to key on demski Wilson and brady and nobody else plays a significant role in the offense. Wheatie and clercius may as well have stayed on the bench today. Look at riders offense, yes they run the ball with outlets but they also pass to ALL of their receivers because they are scheming that the defense is going to be keying on receiver #1 and 2, we don't go beyond that,

Our offense is sooooo predictable with Steve and his RPO only play it's pathetic, simply pathetic. Empty the backfield and make the linebackers cover , roll Strev out of the pocket and quit making him a sitting dead duck, he rolls out, 2 receivers run deep 4 on short passing routes, dunk and dunk the ball and worse case Strev has to pull it down and run but he can under that scheme because he's rolling out of the pocket ready to open field and he's a runner. Nope, we let him sit back with a bogus o line run the rpo to Brady or pass flat footed. It's truly sad that that's all we have for creativity offensively. We rebgoing nowhere with him at OC . Nowhere

[Tecno]

Never seen a team with worse plays on 2nd and 4 in my life

Our quick short game, things like curls, is the worst in the league.  They almost never work out.  It's embarrassing.  We're better off going for 25Y on 2nd & 4, at least the D won't expect that.  We'd have a higher conversion rate.

Not only do teams stop our short pass, they are often only a hair away from an INT, the big failure one today.

Our short pass has been pathetic and awful since '22 when the inability to get 2nd & 4 probably cost us the GC.  Buck made an effort in '23 to try to build up our short game, to mixed success.  Lost the '23 GC again because we couldn't convert with a pass on 2nd & short.  Our short effort has petered out ever since then.  Under Hogan it's probably even worse.

Compare our short pass game to SSK, who clearly prioritize it as job #1.

I don't want to make it our bread & butter, but I do want to be able to make it work a few times a game when you need it, because you can't just run on 2nd & short every time.