

Without further flimsy preamble, here is a dissection of the Roughriders’ first season-opening victory since 2014 … Given the team’s improvement under head coach, etc., Chris Jones, how can the sombre “post-mortem” title still be applicable?

Summer, especially, was a bummer in 2015 (when the Roughriders lost their first nine games) and 2016 (when the team had a stellar 1-10 start).Įven last year, the Roughriders had records of 1-3 and 2-4 before finishing at 10-8, winning a first-round CFL playoff game, and coming within one play of a Grey Cup berth.Īnd now, Saskatchewan sports a 1-0 slate after defeating the visiting Toronto Argonauts 27-19 on Friday.
