Sounds like Craig is saying the Riders are suffering the Wideman effect with Garrett Marino being the Riders version of Dennis:
Following the Riders’ Week 7 loss to the Argos at home, head coach Craig Dickenson suggested some of the borderline calls on which he and his team might normally get the benefit of the doubt haven’t gone their way since that infamous July 8 game.
“I think the negativity of that Ottawa game has followed through our team a little bit,” said Dickenson.
“I think it’s hurt our team in a lot of ways. Even questionable calls we don’t seem to get anymore. And I think a lot of it is a self-fulfilled prophecy when you talk about a team as being possibly undisciplined a lot of times then the refs look at the team the same way.”
“I’m hoping I can reverse that dialogue on our team. It’s going to take time and I’m hoping I can change the perception of our team as undisciplined and playing a little bit over the edge to being a little more disciplined — being physical but playing to that edge and not past it.”
https://3downnation.com/2022/07/26/t...penalty-calls/