When it's there, he gets the ball out quickly and when it's not there, you can see him go through his progressions and then use his legs,” said Dickenson. “I think he's very intelligent and you can tell he understands that offence. With five games of film available to study Rourke, Riders head coach Craig Dickenson has a good idea of the kind of player that Rourke is. The 24-year-old has completed 126 of 160 passes for 1,605 yards this season with 14 touchdowns and eight interceptions. brings a high octane offence into Regina with Nathan Rourke, a young Canadian quarterback, at the controls. I did go to sleep early last night, eight o'clock, which pretty dang early for me.
“I felt like I was dragging a little bit. I will say my energy is back to normal, which is the most exciting thing for me,” said Fajardo. “I had some congestion in my chest and I think through the practicing and running I've broken a lot of that stuff up so I do feel a lot better. He suffered damage to his medial collateral ligament (MCL) in Week 2 and has been wearing a large brace in every game since.įajardo, who said his knee is at 70 per cent, is more excited about getting the upper hand on his COVID issues. In addition to dealing with COVID, Fajardo has an ongoing issue with his left knee. Fajardo, cornerback Nick Marshall, defensive lineman Charbel Dabire, receiver Justin McInnis and offensive lineman Terran Vaughn are back after clearing COVID protocol while Williams served his suspension last week. They will benefit, however, from a number of veteran starters returning to the roster.
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The Riders weren’t able to hold any practices before last week’s return game with the Argos, and this week was short as well with just one full practice. In addition to the suspensions of defensive lineman Garrett Marino (four games) and receiver Duke Williams (one game), the Riders have been dealing with a COVID-19 outbreak following the July 19 Touchdown Atlantic game against the Toronto Argonauts. July has been a tough month for the Riders. “It's not a must win game because it's still early in the season, but it is one of those games that can set you off on the right path.” We're excited about the opportunity to play one of the hottest teams in the CFL right now and see how we up against them,” said Fajardo.
“I think there's excitement because the only way you can catch teams in the West is by playing teams in the West. Quarterback Cody Fajardo said that while the Riders are aware of the difficult schedule ahead of them, they’re not about to lose focus on the job at hand. The Riders currently find themselves in fourth place in the West, trailing the first-place Winnipeg Blue Bombers (7-0) along with the Calgary Stampeders (4-1) and the Lions, who are tied for second place.
Edmonton) with the other six games coming against East Division clubs. In their first seven games, the Riders schedule included just one game against a West Division team (June 18 vs. Lions on Friday, opening a run of eight straight games against West Division opponents.
REGINA - Seven games into the season, the Saskatchewan Roughriders are heading into the toughest stretch of their schedule.
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