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Originally Posted by cross16
Burris wasn't good enough today, there is no question. But I don't think he was awful. The 2nd pick wasn't his fault and if copeland doens't slip thats a big gain when the game was still in reach. I woudln't put this game on Burris, but I do agree he dind't play well enough to win.
I am most dissapointed with George cortez in this game. i think he called a terrible game. He kept trying to use that zone read play that the Roughriders sniffed out and were ready for. and honestly, come on you ran that play all the time against Edmonton. did you not stop and think that perhaps the Riders might watch your tape and be ready for it? Once they stopped that, it was clear Cortez was fooled. he had no other way of attacking the Riders and their offence stalled becuse of it.
I lost it when on a 2 and 1 he called a motion reverse with playaction? He's in a position to drive and calls a play that can lose him yardage? terrible call and the day was full of it. Sask blitzes alot and usually that leaves a screen game open. Yet they didn't call a screen until the game was out of reach. Cortez bothered me all year. I think he believe too much i his offence and his game plans and he deosn't change it till its too late.
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Rare that I blame the coaches, but I think they were a big reason for the loss today and the lackluster season. You're completely right about the zone read: how did they think that Sask hadn't spent the whole week working out how to stop it? Also, I'm pretty frustrated with special teams; still vulnerable to the big play, while unable to generate anything themselves. The kick return to start the second half was an absolute dagger. The defense wasn't bad, actually pretty good overall except at the halfback position, so I think it might be more of a personnel issue than a coaching issue. But overall, this team did not look prepared for the game that they were required to play.
Full credit to Saskatchewan for adapting and improving as the game went on; classic case of the team that makes the right adjustments ending up winning.