![]() And there’s a palpable sense that this story would have felt a little delayed even in May 2020. Watford accounted for the Riders’ lone touchdown, on a 33-yard pass to Caleb Holley at 4:32 of the fourth quarter.Ĭalgary got two TD receptions from Nick Truesdell and single scoring grabs from Kamar Jorden and Boston Rowe.There’s an added poignancy to the year-plus delay of Marvel’s “Black Widow,” finally ending July 9th when the film will be in theaters and available for a premium charge on Disney+. Jones said the Riders would have their final roster sorted out by Saturday. “Tonight we left a little bit to the imagination.”ĬFL teams are to reduce their training-camp rosters to 46 players and 10 on the practice roster by 8 a.m. “I would like to see them stay between themselves and the quarterbacks,” Jones said. Jones was critical of how the offensive line dealt with Calgary’s pressure, That way if it breaks down, they can move.’’ The other guys have a little bit more mobility so I put them in there. “I didn’t want to risk our A-group and B-group quarterbacks going out there. “You could have blocked better than what we blocked in the third quarter,” Jones said. ![]() Jones said the offensive line’s play led to the decision to play Watford and Daniels. Daniels, who are essentially battling it out for third on the depth chart, finished the game. Those plans changed after Collaros was rocked in the pocket and never returned.īackups David Watford and B.J. Saskatchewan’s plans were for Collaros and Bridge to split playing time over the entire game on Friday. The tell-tale thing is next time he gets an opportunity, is he a little sharper than he was tonight?” It’s the first time has been in our offence for two or three years. He has won too many football games to be rusty forever. “Collaros has started a lot of games and he has been a good football player for a long time. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Brandon Bridge will play or it will be opposite. “I have luxury of having a guy (Bridge) who helped us win 10 football games last year. “I have a guy that needs to know that he’s going in as the starter,” Jones said. Jones said a starting quarterback will have been determined by Monday, when the Riders begin their on-field preparations for Friday’s regular-season opener against the visiting Toronto Argonauts. “(Collaros) looks a little bit rusty and the ball didn’t come out of his hand as quickly as I like and he missed two deep throws,” Jones said. The signs pointed to Collaros being the front-runner based on what they gave up to acquire him, his CFL experience, and the fact they signed him to a one-year contract reportedly worth $430,000. ![]() 3 from the Hamilton Tiger-Cats for the 10 th overall pick in the 2018 draft. Jones has maintained that it was an open competition for the starting quarterback position since the Riders acquired Collaros on Jan. Based on their horrid showings in the first pre-season action for both quarterbacks, it will be a tough decision for Jones.Ĭollaros was 6-for-16 for 41 yards before leaving the game with 6:07 remaining in the third quarter, having just absorbed a hard hit while attempting a pass. Jones has to decide whether that starter will be Zach Collaros or Brandon Bridge.
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