Win, Lose & Quarterback Draw

You know it's going to be a great day when the sun is shining, mail arrives with your name on it and the Riders w.....

Oh wait.

WE didn't win?

Well dang.  It sure felt like it...sort of.  My poor little green heart was looking for resuscitation while Seth Doege repeatedly tossed interceptions.  I mean, he knew we were the guys in green, right?  Then Tino SUNseri came into the game and holy smokes did he light things up.  He not only marched us down the field but went for 3 straight converts.  2 point converts haven't seemed to work this year but the Riders did it 3 times in one game!  Then the game was tied at 24 and my green heart was set to a thumping like it hadn't since...I saw Kerry Joseph on a quarterback draw to win the Labour Day Classic in 07.

Coincidence?

This morning as I was procrastinating and finally got around to mopping the floor, which is my most hated household task by the way...I returned to social media to find out the Riders announcing Kerry Joseph, the 2007 MVP & Grey Cup champ was signed to the green and white.  How THRILLING!  We don't know what roll he will have or what number he will wear but I can assure you he isn't being brought in to carry a clipboard. 

So many fans and media have been calling for changes.  Bring in Burris.  Give Price a chance.  Yada yada yada.  So here we have change.  The Riders have done something to try to remedy the situation to get us through until Darian Durant can return...and they still aren't happy!  Wha? 

I think this is exciting and amazing news.  He was available.  He was willing.  He is a veteran.  He was an ex-Rider.  Who else could be capable of winning...who could almost step in and right things now?  Sure he's old but even Calvillo was older and he was still playing up until his injury last year. I think this is a great move by Brendan Tamon.

So WE did lose on Friday.  But dang it sure came close.  There were so many bright spots.  The SUN was so bright I needed sunglasses. 

Back to reality.  This morning while gathering the mail I got a wonderful expected surprise.  CKOM's Quinn Magnusson sent me two autographed cards.  *smile*  He's quite the character and if you don't follow him on Twitter, you should.  He's a fun guy and an ex-CFL-er full of all kinds of football talk.  Thanks tons Quinn!