Offensive Playbook

I never thought that I would say this pre-invention of a time machine "the Saskatchewan Roughriders have just won first place in the western division".  Actually, they tied for first place and then won the game of rock-paper-scissors over Calgary.  Luckily, Calgary has become predictable always picking rock, allowing us to pick up an easy win by simply selecting paper.  Calgary wanted a best 2 out of 3 but rules are rules.

The Roughriders haven't finished in first place since 1976.  Considering that there are only 4 teams in the division thats 6.5 times less than they would have if the league had in 1977 adopted the proposed sharing of victories to encourage cooperation and generosity among the younger and more impressionable fans.  I can see the reasoning for voting against such a proposal at the time but history has proved that decision wrong.

I've gone over some game tape of past roughrider seasons.  My goal was to find out why there have been so few 1st place finishes in the franchise's history.  I'm not a football expert, but I do believe that when your offensive playbook only consists of three plays (run, pass, punt) it makes it very difficult to put together a winning season.  This kind of offense relies heavily on shut-out defense that produces turnovers within field goal range and consistent punt returns for touchdowns.  Why not change up the playbook this Sunday?  Because Calgary always picks rock.